Morgan Wallen in Nashville: Who's opening, Nissan Stadium weather policy and what to expect ahead of concert run
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There's a solid argument to be made that Sneedville, Tennessee native and Nashville-based Big Loud Records-signed Morgan Wallen is pop music's latest superstar.
2023 saw the "Last Night" vocalist named "The People's Artist" of 2023 by Billboard and the holder of 2023's "Song of The Summer" by Spotify.
Thus, the shows he's playing on May 2, 3, and 4 in Music City at Nissan Stadium are kind of a big deal.
Wallen's been a proven live-event ticket mover in Nashville and elsewhere recently. He sold millions of tickets worldwide in 2023 for his One Night at a Time Tour, sold out Bridgestone Arena for three consecutive nights in March 2022, and released his album with a sold-out pop-up concert in the venue a year later.
Are you headed (or considering heading) to Nissan Stadium to hear Wallen play hits like 16-week all-genre Billboard Hot 100 chart-topper and Spotify's Song of the Summer "Last Night," or top 10 country radio hits "Everything I Love" and "Thinkin' Bout Me?"
Here are a few (of many) things that bear highlighting about the trio of concerts:
What time does Morgan Wallen's concert start?
The gates will open at 4:30 p.m. each day and the show will start at 6:00 p.m. Nissan Stadium officials say parking lots near the stadium will open at 2:30 p.m. each day.
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Who else is appearing at Morgan Wallen's concert?
Wallen's team notes that country chart-toppers Bailey Zimmerman, Nate Smith, and Big Loud-signed upstart Lauren Watkins will join as support.
As was recently seen on April 28 at the Stagecoach Festival, Wallen's keen on having collaborators and friends join him onstage during the festivities. Of the potential guests, given their touring schedules, here is what exists currently as their potential for showing up at Nissan Stadium.
Eric Church (longtime ally, business partner, confidant, and collaborator on the current radio single "Man Made A Bar"): Plays a date of his 19-date residency at Chief's on May 1, available May 2-4.
Drake (appeared in his "You Broke My Heart" video, also seen backstage at his headlining concert with J. Cole and Lil Durk at Bridgestone Arena): Currently available to appear on all three evenings.
ERNEST (collaborator on "Flower Shops" and "Long Live Cowgirls"): Available on May 2, on tour with Brooks and Dunn on May 3-4.
HARDY (currently sings "John Deere Green" on just-released Joe Diffie-honoring "Difftape" album, numerous other songwriting features): Currently available to appear on all three evenings.
Jelly Roll (Nashville native country and rock chart-topper, no released or teased Wallen collaborations): Currently available to appear on all three evenings.
Miranda Lambert (new Republic Records/Big Loud signee, co-writer of his No. 1 hit "Thought You Should Know"): Currently available to appear on all three evenings.
Post Malone (currently anticipated to release Wallen collaboration, "I Need Some Help," soon): Currently available to appear on all three evenings
Where to park for the Morgan Wallen concert?
Parking near Nissan Stadium for a weekend event is difficult. A pass must be purchased before the concerts if you hope to park there.
However, other parking options include the following:
MTA Parking at 400 Charlotte Avenue (near Woodland St.)
Metro Courthouse/Public Square Garage at 101 James Robertson Pkwy (near Woodland St.)
222 Garage at 222 2nd Avenue (near the John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge)
333 Garage at 128 4th Ave N (near the John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge)
Arriving early is best to avoid parking and traffic issues. More parking options are noted at tennesseetitans.com and nashvilledowntown.com.
Those taking a rideshare can be dropped off and picked up near Nissan Stadium's Lot E.
Expected weather at Nissan Stadium on the day of the show
May 2: Sunny, with a high near 89 during the day, with an overcast evening low temperature of 66. A chance for precipitation later in the evening is set at 30 percent.
May 3: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81, with a 60 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1 p.m. CT. There is a 70 percent chance that showers and thunderstorms will continue through a cloudy evening with a low temperature of around 64.
May 4: Partly sunny, with a high near 84 and a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms extending into a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms during an evening with a low of around 63.
Best practices during rainstorms include wearing a raincoat and using plastic sandwich bags to keep your phone and your belongings dry. If lightning strikes near the venue, concerts can be delayed or canceled. Nissan Stadium and the Tennessean's social media will advise regarding potential weather-delay updates.
Last-minute Morgan Wallen in Nashville tickets
Wallen's tickets on second-hand reseller Stubhub are priced between $100-$2000 for each of the three nights, with similar values being reflected on Vivid Seats. Limited all-in pricing tickets are also still available via Ticketmaster.
For every ticket sold for Wallen's American tour dates, $3 will benefit his Morgan Wallen Foundation, which supports sports and music youth programs. Community revitalization efforts for ballparks in local neighborhoods in some touring cities, including Boston and Chicago, plus $500,000 to Habitat For Humanity of Greater Nashville's Parkwood community transformation project, have benefitted from his recent tour success.
Is Morgan Wallen's bar open yet?
No.
However, a sign currently highlights the upper levels of the 107 4th Avenue North location next to Lower Broadway's legendary Ryman Auditorium, where Wallen's multi-level venue is currently being renovated.
Announced in Feb. 2024, "This Bar" — a partnership with TC Restaurant Group — is slated to open in Summer 2024. Designed and built from the ground up, the six-story venue will be approximately 30,000 square feet and will include three live music stages, six bars, and a rooftop. It will incorporate a "Tennessee Kitchen" element, which Wallen and Chef Tomasz Wosiak will curate. The menu will include southern classics and some of Wallen's mother's recipes.
What about that May 3 court date?
On April 7, 2024, Wallen was arrested after Nashville police said he threw a chair off the rooftop of Eric Church's Chief's on Broadway honky-tonk. Because of that event, he's currently facing three counts of reckless endangerment and one count of disorderly conduct in connection with the incident.
He's scheduled to face a day in court for those charges on May 3, one of the dates of his three planned concerts at Nashville's Nissan Stadium.
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No tour dates have changed at this time, and Wallen is still scheduled to perform in Nashville on May 2-4.
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