Morgan Wallen Angers Fans with Last-Minute Concert Cancelation
Morgan Wallen was just minutes away from taking the stage at his concert at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi, on Sunday (4/23) when he canceled the show due to vocal…
Morgan Wallen was just minutes away from taking the stage at his concert at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi, on Sunday (4/23) when he canceled the show due to vocal issues. Morgan's fans were informed of the cancellation via an on-screen message moments before he was scheduled to perform, and several fans went to social media to express their anger for the short notice.
Wallen posted on his Insta stories, "After last night's show, I started losing my voice, so I spent the day resting up, talking to my doctor, and working through my vocal exercises, trying to get better. I really thought I'd be able to take the stage, and it kills me to deliver this so close to stage time, but my voice is shot, and I'm unable to sing. I'm so sorry. I promise you guys I tried everything I could."
Fans showed their anger over the cancelation on Twitter. Below are a handful of reactions from fans.
"My 4 yr old granddaughter was there and cried all the way home." See that post here. "This Morgan Wallen situation is really just proof that rookies have to pace themselves when they go to Oxford." See that post here. "This kid ever going to grow up?" See that post here. "Field seats for Morgan Wallen: $800." See that post here. "Some of us are just built differently." See that post here. "It was claimed he lost his voice. Whether that was true or not remains to be seen." See that post here.
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Last week (4/21), Morgan was playing a show at Kentucky's Yum! Center In Louisville last week (4/13) when he sang one of the last songs in his set, "Heartless," and took a nasty tumble on stage. Wallen did bounce right back up after the fall and didn't even miss a note in the song.
Morgan will join HARDY, Lainey Wilson, ERNEST, and Bailey Zimmerman to take the stage on the Topgolf green to raise money and awareness for ACM Lifting Lives in Texas on Wednesday, May 10, at Topgolf The Colony. The event will occur one day before the 58th ACM Awards on May 11. The ACM Awards will air live on Amazon Prime from Frisco, Texas.
He said in a statement, "ACM Lifting Lives does great work providing aid in times of need to folks inside and outside of the music industry. My band and I are excited to help them raise funds to continue doing this amazing work."
It is uncommon for a country music star to be born in Nashville, Tennessee. Most of them migrate to Music City to make their country music dreams come true. However, a handful of country stars were born in Nashville, and a few more come from the great state of Tennessee.
Garth, Reba, Blake Shelton, and Carrie Underwood are from Oklahoma, and Luke Bryan, Thomas Rhett, and many more are from the Peach State of Georgia. Keith Urban was born in New Zealand and Lainey Wilson and Jordan Davis hail from Louisianna.
Let's look at those country stars who started in Tennessee, where Nashville dreams were just hours away.
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Kane Brown - Chattanooga, Tennessee
Tom Cooper/Getty ImagesKane loves all the Georgia teams, primarily the Bulldogs, as Georgia is just minutes away from his hometown of Chattanooga, Tennessee. Moving to Nashville in his early twenties was an easy two-hour drive from his birthplace.
Morgan Wallen - Sneedville, Tennessee
Jason Kempin/Getty ImagesMorgan, like Keny Chesney, loves his Tennessee Vols from near his hometown in Knoxville, Tennessee. His move to Nashville was just under four hours away from where he was born.
Dustin Lynch - Tullahoma, Tennessee
Emma McIntyre/Getty ImagesAn hour south of Nashville, Dustin was playing rock music before donning a cowboy hat and moving to Nashville.
Lady A's Hillary Scott - Nashville, Tennessee
Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty ImageHillary is the daughter of Linda Davis, who scored a Grammy win for her duet with Reba, "Does He Love You" in the 1990s. Hillary recalls as a child, her mom toured with Reba and she spent some time with the country icon.
Chris Young - Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Erika Goldring/Getty ImagesChris' mom has worked in the music business for years. Young actually moved to Texas for a while to start performing in clubs and honky tonks before coming back home to make the big time in country music.
Kelsea Ballerini - Mascot, Tennessee
Rick Diamond/Getty ImagesKelsea grew up in Knoxville, moving to Nashville with her family when she was still in high school.
Jelly Roll - Nashville, Tennessee
Rick Kern/Getty ImagesJelly Roll grew up in Antioch, Tennessee, a suburb of Nashville. While he did hip-hop and rap music, he just recently scored a number-one hit in country music with "Son of A Sinner."
Kenny Chesney - Knoxville, Tennessee
Rick Diamond/Getty ImagesRaised in Luttrell, Tennessee, Kenny bleeds orange and all things Tennessee Vols, his home team.
Dolly Parton - Sevierville, Tennessee
Brendon Thorne/Getty ImagesDolly drove to Nashville right after she graduated from high school in the late 1960s. In 1988, Dolly paid back her hometown area by opening Dollywood, a theme park where so many natives of East Tennessee are employed.
