Morgan Wallen officially launched his highly-anticipated headlining tour, dubbed The Dangerous Tour, on Wednesday evening (Feb. 9) at the “world’s most famous arena,” Madison Square Garden in New York City.
The trek comes in support of his record-breaking project, Dangerous: The Double Album.
After “Broadway Girls” flooded the venue speakers, Wallen, wearing his signature cutoff flannel shirt, entered the MW-shaped stage to thunderous screams from the sold-out arena crowd who were excited to see him before he sat down at his piano to kick off the show with a performance of his chart-climbing single, “Sand In My Boots.”
With a decibel level averaging 30dBs louder than the average game at the arena, the East Tennessee native treated fans to an epic 23-song set that spanned both of Wallen’s albums, 2018’s If I Know Me and his chart-topping 33-song project, Dangerous: The Double Album. He performed 15 songs from his chart-topping double album, including the title track, “Still Goin’ Down,” “Rednecks, Red Letters, Red Dirt,” “Silverado For Sale,” “7 Summers,” “Country A$$ Shit,” “Somebody’s Problem,” “Warning,” “865” and more.
The hitmaker also performed all the hits and fan-favorite tunes such as “Chasin’ You,” “More Than My Hometown,” “Whiskey Glasses,” “Up Down,” “The Way I Talk,” “Heartless,” “This Bar,” and Jason Isbell’s “Cover Me Up,” during which phone flashlights lit up the iconic venue and stayed on while Wallen confessed, “this is one of my favorite songs to sing.”
Wallen was also joined by ERNEST and HARDY during his set for performances of “Flower Shops” and “He Went To Jared,” respectively.
Wallen’s electrifying performance not only featured a massive MW-shaped stage, but it also included a top-notch production with pyrotechnics, fireworks, and vibrant lights from impressive lighting rigs.
“I never thought I’d be doing this. You all are incredible,” Wallen gushed as he concluded his impressive set.
HARDY, who served as direct support, performed a lengthy set that included the live debut of his unreleased song, “Sold Out,” in addition to tracks from his album, A Rock, including “Truck,” “Boots,” “Boyfriend,” “Give Heaven Some Hell,” and “Unapologetically Country As Hell.” He also added in some fan-favorite tunes like “Rednecker” and “4×4.”
The Mississippi native brought out Lindsey Ell for “One Beer,” a song that originally features Lauren Alaina and Devin Dawson. He also covered “God’s Country,” a song that he co-wrote, which was recorded by Blake Shelton.
Larry Fleet opened the show and will for the remainder of the nearly sold-out trek.
See Wallen’s full set list below.
Morgan Wallen Set List
1. Sand in My Boots
2. Somethin’ Country
3. Up Down
4. Dangerous
5. Still Goin Down
6. Rednecks, Red Letters, Red Dirt
7. Silverado for Sale
8. 7 Summers
9. Country A$$ Shit
10. Wonderin’ Bout the Wind
11. Somebody’s Problem
12. Chasin’ You
13. 865
14. Cover Me Up (Jason Isbell cover)
15. Flower Shops (Feat. Ernest)
16. He Went to Jared (Feat. HARDY)
17. Warning
18. This Bar
19. More Than My Hometown
20. The Way I Talk
21. Heartless
22. Wasted on You
23. Whiskey Glasses
See photos and videos, captured by fans in attendance, below.
@theashleycooke unreal. @morganwallen #morganwallen #sandinmyboots
Morgan Wallen is Joe Shiesty as a singer pic.twitter.com/nzQPIi3825
— Ricky Lipsey (@Rickylipsey) February 10, 2022
The Dangerous Tour was initially set to launch on February 3 in Evansville, Indiana, with the second and third date being in Charleston, WV, and Allentown, PA, respectively, however, Wallen was forced to postpone the first three shows due to “inclement weather.”
“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,” Wallen told the capacity crowd during the show before grinningly adding, “Make it hard for the next people who come see us on tour.”
See a full list of Wallen’s upcoming Dangerous Tour dates below.
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
