NEW YORK, NY – Clad in a flannel cut-off shirt, denim jeans and boots, Morgan Wallen opened his Dangerous Tour at Madison Square Garden tonight, the first stop on his 54-city trek across the country. With a decibel level averaging 30dBs louder than the average game at the arena, the songwriter/superstar eased into the night opening the show with current single “Sand In My Boots” solo on piano before asking the crowd, “What you say we do something country in New York City tonight?” And that’s exactly what the 13,237 crowd did. Showing up early, by 8 pm the crowd was at 92% capacity, a full 75 minutes before their headliner took the stage. “My name is Morgan Wallen,” he said introducing himself, three songs in to his 23-song-set. “We were supposed to start our tour in Indiana, but the good Lord had other plans, so for 2022, our first show is right here in Madison Square Garden,” before grinningly adding, “Make it hard for the next people who come see us on tour.” Broken into four quarters and overtime, with two surprise guests (ERNEST on “Flower Shops” and HARDY on “He Went To Jared”), the sold-out crowd was treated to music spanning both of Wallen’s albums, 2018’s If I Know Me (“Chasin’ You,” “Up Down”) and 15 songs from 2021’s 33-song Dangerous: The Double Album. During “7 Summers” fans mimed the lyrics and facetimed those at home, and during “Cover Me Up” phone flashlights stayed on while Wallen confessed, “this is one of my favorite songs to sing.”
As he dove into his final two songs (“Wasted On You” and “Whiskey Glasses”) standing on the edge of his stage, the boy from East Tennessee said in closing, “I never thought I’d be doing this. You all are incredible.” 2022 The Dangerous Tour stops: February 9, 2022 — New York, NY — Madison Square Garden — HARDY and Larry Fleet February 10, 2022 — New York, NY — Madison Square Garden — HARDY and Larry Fleet February 24, 2022 — Columbia, SC — Colonial Life Arena — HARDY and Larry Fleet February 25, 2022 — Savannah, GA — Enmarket Arena — HARDY and Larry Fleet February 26, 2022 — Greenville, SC — Bon Secours Wellness Arena — HARDY and Larry Fleet March 3, 2022 — Biloxi, MS — Mississippi Coast Coliseum — HARDY and Larry Fleet March 4, 2022 — Bossier City, LA — Brookshire Grocery Arena — HARDY and Larry Fleet March 5, 2022 — Oklahoma City, OK — Paycom Center — HARDY and Larry Fleet March 10, 2022 — Sioux Falls, SD — Denny Sanford PREMIER Center — HARDY and Larry Fleet March 11, 2022 — Omaha, NE — CHI Health Center — HARDY and Larry Fleet March 12, 2022 — Grand Forks, ND — Alerus Center — HARDY and Larry Fleet March 16, 2022 — Nashville, TN — Bridgestone Arena — HARDY and Larry Fleet March 17, 2022 — Nashville, TN — Bridgestone Arena — HARDY and Larry Fleet March 18, 2022 — Nashville, TN — Bridgestone Arena — HARDY and Larry Fleet April 14, 2022 — Evansville, IN — Ford Center — HARDY and Larry Fleet April 15, 2022 — Charleston, WV — Charleston Coliseum — HARDY and Larry Fleet April 21, 2022 — Corpus Christi, TX — American Bank Center — HARDY and Larry Fleet April 22, 2022 — San Antonio, TX — AT&T Center — HARDY and Larry Fleet April 23, 2022 — Lafayette, LA — CAJUNDOME — HARDY and Larry Fleet April 28, 2022 — Green Bay, WI — Resch Center — TBD and Larry Fleet April 29, 2022 — Des Moines, IA — Wells Fargo Arena — TBD and Larry Fleet April 30, 2022 — Kansas City, MO — T-Mobile Center — TBD and Larry Fleet May 12, 2022 — Denver, CO — Ball Arena — HARDY and Larry Fleet May 13, 2022 — Rapid City, SD — Summit Arena — HARDY and Larry Fleet May 14, 2022 — Billings, MT — First Interstate Arena — HARDY and Larry Fleet May 27, 2022 — Allentown, PA — PPL Center — HARDY and Larry Fleet June 2, 2022 — Charlotte, NC — PNC Music Pavilion — HARDY June 3, 2022 — Raleigh, NC — Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek — HARDY June 4, 2022 — Bristow, VA — Jiffy Lube Live — HARDY June 16, 2022 — Noblesville, IN — Ruoff Music Center — HARDY June 23, 2022 — Gilford, NH — Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion — HARDY June 24, 2022 — Gilford, NH — Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion — HARDY June 25, 2022 — Darien Center, NY — Darien Lake Amphitheater — HARDY July 2, 2022 — Orange Beach, AL — The Wharf Amphitheater — HARDY July 3, 2022 — Orange Beach, AL — The Wharf Amphitheater — HARDY July 7, 2022 — Saratoga Springs, NY — Saratoga Performing Arts Center — HARDY July 8, 2022 — Syracuse, NY — St. Joseph's Health Amphitheater at Lakeview — HARDY July 21, 2022 — Burgettstown, PA — The Pavilion at Star Lake — HARDY July 30, 2022 — Ridgefield, WA — RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater — TBD August 4, 2022 — Atlanta, GA — Cellairis Amphitheatre at Lakewood — HARDY August 5, 2022 — Atlanta, GA — Cellairis Amphitheatre at Lakewood — HARDY August 11, 2022 — Mansfield, MA — Xfinity Center — HARDY August 12, 2022 — Hartford, CT — XFINITY Theatre — HARDY August 25, 2022 — Wichita, KS — INTRUST Bank Arena — HARDY August 26, 2022 — Rogers, AR — Walmart AMP — HARDY August 27, 2022 — St. Louis, MO — Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre — HARDY September 7, 2022 — Albuquerque, NM — Isleta Amphitheater — HARDY September 9, 2022 — Nampa, ID — Ford Idaho Center — HARDY September 10, 2022 — West Valley City, UT — USANA Amphitheatre — HARDY September 15, 2022 — Chula Vista, CA — North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre — HARDY September 16, 2022 — Mountain View, CA — Shoreline Amphitheatre — HARDY September 17, 2022 — Wheatland, CA — Toyota Amphitheatre — HARDY September 24, 2022 — Los Angeles, CA — Crypto.com Arena — HARDY September 25, 2022 — Los Angeles, CA — Crypto.com Arena — HARDY |
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