Tickets for Morgan Wallen’s free show in Nashville snapped up quickly
Sold out show: Tickets for Morgan Wallen's surprise free concert in Nashville were snapped up in three hours. (Jason Davis/Getty Images)
By Bob D'Angelo, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Country music star Morgan Wallen celebrated the release of his third album by announcing a free concert in Nashville, set for Friday night. Don’t try to get a ticket, though -- they are all gone.
Wallen, 29, the reigning Academy of Country Music Album of the Year award-winner, debuts “One Thing At A Time” on Friday, The Tennessean reported. He decided to mark the release of the 36-track project with an acoustic concert at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena, according to the newspaper.
The box office opened at 10 a.m. CST on Thursday. By 1:06 p.m., all of the free tickets had been distributed, the arena tweeted.
“I’m gonna do acoustic … everyone’s asking me why I ain’t doing a Tennessee show,” Wallen tweeted in a video. “I’m doing one now.”
The in-the-round show begins at 7:30 p.m. CST, WKRN-TV reported.
“The response was so incredible to Morgan Wallen’s album release celebration tomorrow night that as of 1:06 pm CT, all tickets to his free show have been distributed,” Bridgestone Arena tweeted.
In a news release, Wallen said his new album represents the last few years of his life, “the highs and the lows,” The Tennessean reported.
“It also brings together the musical influences that have shaped me as an artist -- country, alternative and hip-hop,” Wallen said. “There are 36 songs on this album because we just kept exploring with fresh lyrics, music and production ideas and these are the songs that felt right to me. It was a blast to create, and I was so grateful to be back in the studio to lay this out for my fans.”
Wallen will open a 63-date, 30-stadium tour on March 15 in Auckland, New Zealand. He returns to the U.S. on April 14 at Milwaukee’s American Family Field and will conclude the tour on Oct. 7 in Tacoma, Washington.
Photos: Morgan Wallen through the years Here are some photos of country music singer Morgan Wallen through the years. (Mike Coppola/Getty Images for CMT)
Photos: Morgan Wallen through the years 2013: Morgan Wallen appears on "The Voice" in 2013. (Tyler Golden/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images)
Photos: Morgan Wallen through the years 2017: Singer Morgan Wallen performs onstage at the ACM After Party for a Cause: Virgil's Real BBQ on March 31, 2017, in Las Vegas. (Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for ACM)
Photos: Morgan Wallen through the years 2017: Singer-songwriter Morgan Wallen (right) and gust attend the 2017 CMT Music Awards at the Music City Center on June 7, 2017, in Nashville, Tennessee. (Michael Loccisano/Getty Images For CMT)
Photos: Morgan Wallen through the years 2018: Morgan Wallen attends the 2018 CMT Music Awards at Bridgestone Arena on June 6, 2018, in Nashville, Tennessee. (Mike Coppola/Getty Images for CMT)
Photos: Morgan Wallen through the years 2018: Country singer Morgan Wallen performs onstage at Dodger Stadium on July 28, 2018, in Los Angeles. (Scott Dudelson/Getty Images)
Photos: Morgan Wallen through the years 2019: Morgan Wallen performs at Irving Plaza on February 21, 2019, in New York City. (Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images)
Photos: Morgan Wallen through the years 2020: Morgan Wallen attends the 54th annual CMA Awards at the Music City Center on November 11, 2020, in Nashville, Tennessee. (Jason Kempin/Getty Images for CMA)
Photos: Morgan Wallen through the years 2021: Morgan Wallen performs onstage at the Ryman Auditorium on January 12, 2021, in Nashville, Tennessee. (John Shearer/Getty Images for Ryman Auditorium)
Photos: Morgan Wallen through the years 2022: Morgan Wallen and Lesli Wallen attend the 2022 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 15, 2022, in Las Vegas. (Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for MRC)