Good for Carly Pearce for standing up for herself.
In case you missed it, over the weekend, the Kentucky native was performing at WE Fest, a country music festival in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, ahead of headliner Parker McCollum, when the show got a little sidetracked.
According to radio personality @IanOnAir, Carly was introducing a song and said something to the effect of “I’m gonna tell you a little about myself,” and some scumbag in the crowd allegedly said “no one cares.”
From what security told me, when she went to the mic to say “I want to tell you all a little bit about me”, he yelled “no one cares”.
— Ian 🎙 (@OnAirIan) August 3, 2024
And unfortunately for him, Carly heard him. And she WASN’T having it. She bounced his ass in a hot second, tearing him a new one on the way out:
“Somebody get him out of here, I do not want him at my show. Get out of my show.
If you’re gonna be an a**hole, you’re gonna have to say it to me and then get the f**k out of my show. I do not have time for dicks… see you later.”
.@CarlyPearce (rightfully) putting up with ZERO bullshit during her set tonight at WE Fest!
What did that asshole say, anyways? pic.twitter.com/JupUaN5yzK
— Ian 🎙 (@OnAirIan) August 3, 2024
She followed it up by saying that it was the first time she’s ever removed a fan from the crowd, and then taught on lesson on treating people with kindness and respect. I thought it was a pleasant surprise to see a female country artist (other than Miranda Lambert, who I love) stand up for themselves in this way. I think women in general tend to be more willing to let things like this go (and are probably encouraged to by their label when it comes to artists), and a lot of the time that’s probably the smart move, but on the other hand, they shouldn’t be criticized for simply not putting up with nonsense like that, either.
And in an interview with radio host Ashley Morrison on iHeart Country/US 103.5 this morning, Carly explained that she doesn’t think her throwing out that man for being disrespectful is any different than the boys in country music who kick people out all the time… just search through our website and you’ll find tons of videos of fans getting kicked of many different concerts, and usually deservedly so.
Carly said that her “Kentucky came out full force” in that moment, because that comment struck a chord with her for whatever reason, and she’s tired of people not getting “reprimanded” for things like that. Ultimately, she’s just “tired of being afraid of standing up for myself” and I couldn’t agree with her more:
“I guess people are learning a new side of me, but the boys do it all the time, it’s no different. If somebody’s going to show disrespect at my show, get out.
And I think so many people think that they’re not going to be reprimanded for their actions, whether it’s writing on Reddit and spreading hate, or writing on your comments spreading hate, in your DMs spreading hate, or to your face spreading hate, and I just, he hit me in a moment where my Kentucky came out full force.
And I’m just, I’m so tired of being afraid of standing up for myself.”
I think it’s an important message for women, and men, in any industry, and if this is a new side of Carly we haven’t seen before, I hope we get to see more of it… well, without her having throw some jerk out who’s being rude.
Carly recently put out an amazing new album called Hummingbird, and announced a world tour that will kick off later this year.
Clearly, the a** who yelled at her hadn’t listened to “truck on fire” yet:
The Hummingbird World Tour
+Karley Scott Collins
#Matt Lang
*Wade Bowen
^Carter Faith
~Festival date
October 3, 2024 Windsor, ON Caesar Windsor +
October 4, 2024 Hammond, IN The Venue at Horseshoe Hammond +
October 5, 2024 Cleveland, OH Agora Theatre +
October 10, 2024 Tucson, AZ Fox Theatre +
October 11, 2024 Las Vegas, NV The Pearl +
October 12, 2024 Albuquerque, NM Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta ~
October 24, 2024 Tampa, FL Hard Rock Live Event Center +
October 25, 2024 Hollywood, FL Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, Fla. +
November 12, 2024 Calgary, AB The Palace Theatre #
November 13, 2024 Edmonton, AB Midway Music Hall #
November 15, 2024 Saskatoon, SK Coors Event Centre #
November 16, 2024 Winnipeg, MB Burton Cummings Theatre #
February 9, 2025 Stockholm, Sweden Berns *
February 10, 2025 Oslo, Norway Rockefeller Music Hall *
February 12, 2025 Copenhagen, Denmark Vega *
February 13, 2025 Hamburg, Germany Gruenspan *
February 14, 2025 Munich, Germany Backstage Werk *
February 16, 2025 Amsterdam, Netherlands Melkweg *
February 17, 2025 Cologne, Germany Die Kantine *
February 19, 2025 London, UK O2 Sheperd’s Bush Empire *
February 20, 2025 London, UK O2 Sheperd’s Bush Empire *
February 21, 2025 Bristol, UK O2 Academy Bristol *
February 22, 2025 Birmingham, UK O2 Institute Birmingham *
February 24, 2025 Manchester, UK Albert Hall *
February 25, 2025 Glasgow, UK O2 Academy Glasgow *
February 26, 2025 Belfast, Northern Ireland Waterfront Hall *
February 28, 2025 Dublin, Ireland The Academy *
March 20, 2025 Welch, MN Treasure Island Casino
March 21, 2025 Milwaukee, WI The Pabst Theater
March 22, 2025 Cedar Rapids, IA Paramount Theatre
March 28, 2025 Salamanca, NY Seneca Allegany Resort
March 29, 2025 Mashantucket, CT Foxwoods Resort Casino–Great Cedar Showroom
April 10, 2025 Columbus, OH KEMBA Live! – Indoor Music Hall ^
April 11, 2025 Indianapolis, IN Egyptian Room at Old National Centre ^
April 12, 2025 Knoxville, TN The Tennessee Theatre ^
April 17, 2025 Houston, TX House of Blues Houston ^
April 18, 2025 Dallas, TX House of Blues Dallas ^
April 19, 2025 Tulsa, OK River Spirit Casino ^
April 22, 2025 Colorado Springs, CO Pikes Peak Center for the Performing Arts ^
April 24, 2025 Phoenix, AZ The Van Buren ^
May 1, 2025 Silver Spring, MD The Fillmore ^
May 2, 2025 Bethlehem, PA Wind Creek Bethlehem ^
May 3, 2025 Hampton, NH Hampton Beach Casino ^
May 16, 2025 Nashville, TN Ryman Auditorium
