Morgan Wallen’s joke about Taylor Swift during his concert in Indiana backfired on Friday night.
The 30-year-old singer, who followed the hitmaker’s lead in re-recording some of his previous work, kicked off his One Night At A Time tour at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on Thursday.
When the country crooner took a break on the second night to thank the crowd for coming out to support him, he bragged a bit.
“This is the most attended concert in the history of this building, and we are the first to do this two nights in a row,” the Last Night singer told the audience, who responded with loud whoops and applause.
Good-humoredly, he continued, “I’m going to say that until Taylor Swift comes to town.” However, the crowd was not amused as they booed at the mention of Swift.
Morgan Wallen, 30, made a joke about Taylor Swift during his show in Indianapolis on Friday night, which backfired with the audience (pictured in Nashville in November 2022)
Some in the crowd cheered, but the majority began loudly booing the sentiment and shouting out opposing opinions.
Morgan tried to appease the crowd and show that there was no animosity towards Swift.
“We don’t need to boo, we don’t need to boo,” he told the crowd, who continued to express their displeasure.
Not knowing what to say next, he thanked his fans for their support.
“You’re all too much. I’m a Morgan Wallen fan and a Swiftie,” one commenter wrote.
“I’m a fan of both and won’t compare their success as they are both very successful singers,” another claimed.
‘I love Morgan! He will always have a fan in me, but many of his fans are questionable,” one fan wrote.
‘lol I’m a Swiftie too!! I love seeing my favorite artists flourish and not tear each other down!”
Morgan himself appears to be a fan of the superstar. Video from one of his 2022 concerts shows the singer and audience singing faithfully, if not melodically, Swift’s hit All To Well
“This is the most attended concert in the history of this building, and we are the first to do this two nights in a row,” the Last Night singer told the audience, who responded with loud whoops and applause
Good-humoredly, he continued, “I’m going to say that until Taylor Swift comes to town,” he added. However, the crowd was not amused as they booed at the mention of Swift
“We don’t need to boo, we don’t need to boo,” he told the crowd, who continued to express their displeasure. Not knowing what to say next, he thanked his fans for their support
Swift recently added three nights in a row of shows at the Lucas Oil Center on November 1, 2 and 3, which is what led to Wallen’s comments in the first place. All three shows sold out quickly (pictured in Sydney in February)
The new billionaire will release her eleventh album, The Tortured Poets Department, on April 19.
Swift, who is on a break from her Eras tour, will go to Europe in May, according to her website.
She recently added shows three nights in a row at the Lucas Oil Center on November 1, 2 and 3, which is what led to Wallen’s comments in the first place.
All three shows sold out quickly.
The newly minted billionaire was set to release her eleventh album, The Tortured Poets Department, on April 19.
The new collection of songs can be purchased via pre-order in various versions on her website and various other music stores.