Morgan Wallen is constantly making headlines — and it’s not always for his chart-topping country hits.
The singer’s 2026 Still The Problem Tour lived up to its name, with a string of explosive onstage moments reigniting conversations about his temper and lengthy list of past controversies dating back to 2020.
The 23-stadium run kicked off in April 2026, and within weeks, Wallen had flipped a piano in Denver, hurled a security guard’s phone across the stage in Pittsburgh and canceled a show citing severe weather.
Keep scrolling for a breakdown of all the drama:
What Happened on ‘SNL’
In May 2025, Wallen was performing during the Saturday Night Live episode hosted by Mikey Madison. He walked offstage before the show’s end credits rolled, sharing an Instagram Story that read, “Get me to God’s country.”
“I was just ready to go home,” he later said on Caleb Pressley’s Sundae Conversation YouTube show in May 2025. “I [had] been there all week.”
Morgan Wallen Flips a Piano in Denver
During a May 2026 show at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Wallen flipped over his piano mid-performance after appearing to be unable to hear the instrument through his earpiece.
Fan footage showed the singer pushing the piano along the stage before flipping it over completely. He then powered through “Sand in My Boots” a cappella, undeterred by the apparent technical mishap.
Days after the incident, Wallen broke his silence with a sarcastic TikTok video filmed in what appeared to be his dressing room.
“Hey, I just want you guys to know that right now this piano is working,” he told fans while tapping the keys of a working piano. “That’s what they told me last night, too.”
Morgan Wallen Throws a Security Guard’s Phone in Pittsburgh
In June 2026, Wallen launched a phone across the stage during his concert at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh.
According to fan footage, Wallen walked over to a security guard who was holding up a phone to film his performance. He first gestured into the camera, signaling for her to stop recording, before turning away to keep singing. When the guard kept filming, the singer returned, snatched the phone from her hands and tossed it across the stage.
Morgan Wallen Cancels a Pittsburgh Show and Calls Out Fans
Wallen canceled his second scheduled Acrisure Stadium show in June 2026, citing severe weather.
“This morning my team walked on my bus, told me that they had been consulting with local officials and that I should cancel my show in Pittsburgh tonight,” Wallen shared via Instagram Stories. “I said, ‘Why?’ They said that there was going to be strong winds in the area, and I said, ‘OK.’ So, that’s what I did, and that was the information that I had in the moment.”
He continued, “I trusted my team, and I understand that the wind and whatever else happened hasn’t gotten to Pittsburgh yet. I know it has touched some of Pennsylvania, so my heart goes out to all those affected by it.”
Wallen claimed his stage could be “fatal” because of the size.
“I did the best I could with the information that I had in that moment. I’ve been seeing a lot of nonsense about me that is simply not true, and I just wanted to clear the air,” he added. “I think my true fans know that’s not how I operate in general.”
This story was compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists.
