Morgan Wallen made his first public speech after lifting a piano while performing on stage in Denver, Colorado.
Wallen, 33, took to TikTok four days after the Empower Field concert at Mile High to share a sarcastic response to the incident on Friday, May 29. “Hey, I just want you to know that this piano is working right now,” he told fans as he tapped the piano keys. After appearing to record a clip in his dressing room one night after the incident, Wallen added, “That’s what they told me last night.”
The country music star also captioned the video, “Can’t you see I’m so worried about my piano?”
Wallen, currently on his 23rd home run Still the Problem Tour in the US, she appeared distraught on Friday night just before performing her hit song “Sand In My Boots.” In photos shared on social media and many news outlets, the singer appeared unable to hear his piano with ear pieces.
A technical error led to him pushing the bell off the stage before flipping it completely. He then sang an a cappella song.
Us Weekly contacted Wallen’s representatives at the time but did not hear back.
Fans took to Wallen’s TikTok video to comment on his nonchalant response, with one person writing in the comments section, “I love seeing you clap,” and another writing, “Hah! I was there … great concert!”
The praise follows criticism of Wallen’s piano flip, with fans voicing their disapproval on social media due to a video circulating online. “He’s a mature professional if you can believe it,” wrote one Instagram user, while another wrote, “From chairs on the streets of Nashville to pianos blowing up. Wow, anger management can help. What a kid.”
While some of the biggest names in country music gathered at the CMT Awards on Sunday, April 7, Morgan Wallen was reportedly getting into trouble in Nashville. Photos of Wallen, 30, sitting in a police car outside fellow singer Eric Church’s Chief’s Bar in downtown Music City went viral early Monday, […]
This incident comes after a long period of controversial news that Wallen has stirred up since his rise to fame in season 6. Voice in 2014. He was arrested in May 2020 for public drunkenness and disorderly conduct at a party. Kid RockNashville bar, Big Honky Tonk. Wallen was later cleared of both charges and apologized for his actions on X, then called Twitter.
He also said that year he lost a Saturday Night Live A hosting gig after being seen out without a mask and kissing a lot of women in college bars. (The mask prescriptions for the COVID-19 pandemic were in effect at the time.)
There he made his own It’s SNL first as a musical guest in March 2025, he once again ruffled feathers by abruptly walking off stage before the show’s credits rolled – an unusual move for any cast member, let alone a guest.
Wallen was again the subject of the 2021 titles after that TMZ published photos of him using the N-word in public amid racial tensions following the murder of George Floyd. He later apologized for using the word before promising to “do better.”
