Morgan Wallen fans brave the rain at Ole Miss as the country star returns to the stage for his first performance arrested in nashville About two weeks ago.
Fans wore ponchos amid heavy rain as they gathered at Vought-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi, for the 30-year-old singer’s concert on Saturday night.
Prior to the show, inclement weather was predicted for the area over the weekend. Despite online speculation that the show might be cancelled, Morgan’s concert, which was the latest stop on her One Night at a Time World Tour, went ahead as scheduled.
Morgan Wallen fans packed Ole Miss Stadium despite heavy rain as the country star returned to the stage following her Nashville arrest. (Getty Images)
Fans wore ponchos amid heavy rain at the concert on Saturday night. (Tenny Sahakian/Fox News Digital)
Before the show, fans lined up outside the stadium in the rain. (Tenny Sahakian/Fox News Digital)
Wallen’s performance was followed by opening performances by Bailey Zimmerman, Lauren Watkins and Nate Smith.
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The show also marked his return to Ole Miss after last year’s accident. Wallen suddenly canceled his performance After the opening act ended and just a few minutes before they took the stage. The stadium poked fun at the incident, with a message displayed on the jumbotron before Wallen took the stage.
The message read, “Ladies and gentlemen, luckily Morgan has a great voice and is able to perform tonight… so, he’s ready to get it back running and make things right….” The message read. “There’s no reason to hang out for the next two hours because Morgan and the boys are about to face Oxford!!!”
The stadium assured fans that Morgan Wallen was ready and able to perform after the incident at Ole Miss last year. (Tenny Sahakian/Fox News Digital)
Once the concert began, Wallen continued to joke about his recent circumstances, and told a story about how his rowdiness almost got him kicked off his high school baseball team, before playing the song “’98 Braves”. Had given.
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He told the crowd, “I have this set up here behind me, these flags are from my high school. And it represents something.” “I had a coach, I used to play baseball, his name was Coach Davidson. When I was a junior in high school, I almost got kicked off the team. I was a little rowdy at the time. I think I’m “I’m a bit rowdy now,” he admitted, trying to stifle laughter.
“But Coach… he never gave up on me, and there are a lot of people who never gave up on me – some of them are in this building tonight… including you guys… I’m just Wanted to shout out that part.”
Many fans remained inside the stadium to avoid the rain until the start of the show. (Tenny Sahakian/Fox News Digital)
Wallen also performed his formally unreleased song, “Lies Lies Lies”, which he debuted in March as a part of his digital series, “Abbey Road Studios”.
Wallen’s tour bus is parked outside the stadium. (Tenny Sahakian/Fox News Digital)
One fan held a sign mocking Wallen’s arrest. (Tenny Sahakian/Fox News Digital)
On Friday, Wallen broke his silence on his arrest and took to Twitter, formerly known as X, to condemn his actions, assuring fans that his One Night at a Time tour would continue as planned.
“I didn’t feel right publicly investigating until I reached a settlement with some people,” Wallen wrote on social media. “I’ve touched base nashville law enforcement, my family, and the good people at Chief. I am not proud of my behavior and I accept responsibility.
“I have the utmost respect for the officers who work every day to keep us all safe. With respect to my visit, there will be no changes.”
On April 7, Wallen, 30, was charged with three felonies by the Metro Nashville Police Department after he allegedly threw a chair from the roof of the six-story Chief Bar that landed near two police officers on Broadway.
“At 10:53 p.m. Sunday, Morgan Wallen was arrested Downtown Nashville For reckless endangerment and disorderly conduct. He is cooperating fully with authorities,” Wallen’s attorney, Warrick Robinson, told Fox News Digital.
Nearly a year ago, on April 23, 2023, Wallen caused chaos after abruptly canceling the second performance of a two-night, sold-out show in Oxford, Mississippi.
“My voice started to fail after last night’s show, so I spent the whole day resting, talking to my doctor, and trying to get better through my vocal exercises,” she explained in an Instagram Story. “I really thought I’d be able to get on stage and perform it so close to showtime that it would kill me, but my voice is shot and I’m unable to sing.”
Morgan Wallen’s first performance since his Nashville arrest following dispute at a concert venue
Following the cancellation, a fan filed a lawsuit against Wallen on behalf of ticket buyers seeking compensatory damages for a potential class-action lawsuit. The suit was voluntarily dismissed the next day.
Morgan Wallen had to cancel her 2023 Ole Miss show at the last minute after losing her voice. (Morgan Wallen Instagram)
Morgan Wallen’s label CEO shut down rumors that the country singer’s concert was canceled due to Wallen being drunk. (Instagram/Seth England)
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A viral TikTok clip of a security guard working at the venue reveals that Wallen canceled the show because he was too drunk to perform. He said Wallen’s cancellation due to vocal problems was “bulk—” and that an ambulance was needed to pick up the “Chasin’ You” singer. But Seth England, CEO of Big Loud denied drug claims In a social media post.
“A hired employee of Best Crowd Management made false claims as it related to last night’s Morgan Wallen concert and we do not stand behind the details of her statement. Please see Morgan’s social media pages for details.”
Morgan Wallen has faced many controversies throughout her career. (Getty Images)
England also wrote, “Thank you to @bestcrowdmanagement for correcting their employee who created an entire story that was not true in any way. Every detail was wrong. What some people will say just for the sake of reaction is ridiculous… Don’t believe everything you read.” ,
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Despite last year’s difficulties and the alleged chair-throwing incident in Nashville, the Ole Miss stop on Wallen’s “One Night at a Time” tour was still full steam ahead.
Before Saturday’s show, Ole Miss athletics director Keith Carter told Fox News Digital, “We are aware of the situation, but we have not been told any changes yet. We are obviously monitoring everything very closely.” Have been.”
Morgan Wallen & Eric Church has a #1 song on the country music charts. (John Shearer/Getty Images)
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Wallen recently kicked off his “One Night at a Time” tour in Indianapolis on April 4, and is scheduled to perform across the country with opening for Bailey Zimmerman, Nate Smith and Lauren Watkins.
jelly Roll, lanny wilson and Jon Pardi are just some of the country stars set to join Wallen on tour this summer.
