Feeling the love.
This weekend, Morgan Wallen kicked off his 2025 I’m The Problem tour in Houston, Texas at NRG Stadium, and he was visibly emotional speaking to the crowd before playing his popular cover of Jason Isbell’s “Cover Me Up.”
Of course, he released his monster, 37-song album I’m The Problem about a month ago in May, which has since dominated the charts and remained at #1 on the Hot 100 for the four weeks since it has been out, and it will likely remain their this week too. The album debuted at the top of the all-genre Billboard 200 album chart, and landed 6 songs in the top 10 of the all-genre Hot 100 upon its release. It also claimed all 10 spots in the top 10 of the Hot Country Songs chart, the first time an artist has swept the top 10 spots. Love him or hate him, that’s a wild accomplishment.
His career has become something beyond what I’m sure he ever imagined, and during his first concert of this tour in Houston, Morgan got visibly emotional as he talked about how much his fans support has meant to him over the years.
It’s not his first stadium tour, obviously, but it seemed to make him really emotional standing their taking in the thousands of people there to hear and watch him perform:
“Man, I just thought about everything that it has taken to get to this moment right here, and that wouldn’t be possible without you guys. Your support, man, it means a lot to me, I know it means a lot to my team.
You know, one thing that I miss about playing those smaller places is I could go out onstage every night and and I can pretty much look at every single person in the eyes, and that’s not possibly now, but this is my best attempt to get a little bit closer to it. I’m gonna sing a few songs back here, acoustic style.”
It’s a side we don’t see of him very often, but it’s clear how much all of it means to him:
@concertsin4k Morgan Wallen gets teary eyed at opening night of his I’m The Problem Tour. You can tell this moment hit him hard. @morganwallen 🏷️: #morganwallen #imtheproblemtour #imtheproblemtour2025 #morganwallentiktok #morganwallenconcert #morganwallenmusic #morganwallenfyp #morganwallenfan #morganwallentour #morganwallenfans #morganwallennation ♬ original sound – ConcertsIn4K
Another angle:
@mommakaitttt Morgan realizing he made it. 2025. Hearing his voice crack holding back tears had me in tears😭 Back in 2019 i watched him play at a little bar called The Texas Club in BR, LA. Now seeing him in this stadium is just WOW. #morganwallen #mw #fyp @morganwallen ♬ original sound – mommakaitttt
It wasn’t all such a sappy and emotional night, though, as Morgan also brought out a kerosene bottle throwing (fake, obviously), lighter fluid on the ground then lighting a match and lighting up some pyro. While he’s doing this, on the screen, headlines from articles of his past scandals flash behind him. Like I said, you can hear the title track “I’m The Problem” playing in the background, and it’s a heck of a message to send on opening night of the tour.
It’s kind of hard to tell in the video, but it looks like there’s also a paper on the screen referencing the 57th CMA Awards from 2023, when Morgan notably lost Entertainer of the Year and Album of the Year with One Thing at a Time (Lainey Wilson beat him in both categories). The photo shown here specifically references the Album of the Year category:
@eliza_wilson5 @morganwallen burning it down in Houston 🔥🔥🔥 #morganwallen #imtheproblemtour #countrymusic ♬ original sound – Eliza Wilson
2025 I’m The Problem Tour Dates:
June 20 // NRG Stadium // Houston, Texas w/ Corey Kent and Koe Wetzel
June 21 // NRG Stadium // Houston, Texas w/ Corey Kent and Koe Wetzel
June 28 // Camp Randall Stadium // Madison, Wis. w/ Ella Langley and Miranda Lambert
July 11 // Hard Rock Stadium // Miami Gardens, Fla. w/ Gavin Adcock and Miranda Lambert
July 12 // Hard Rock Stadium // Miami Gardens, Fla. w/ Gavin Adcock and Brooks & Dunn
July 18 // State Farm Stadium // Glendale, Ariz. w/ Ella Langley and Miranda Lambert
July 19 // State Farm Stadium // Glendale, Ariz. w/ Ella Langley and Brooks & Dunn
July 25 // Lumen Field // Seattle, Wash. w/ Anne Wilson and Miranda Lambert
July 26 // Lumen Field // Seattle, Wash. w/ Anne Wilson and Brooks & Dunn
Aug 1 // Levi’s Stadium // Santa Clara, Calif. w/ Anne Wilson and Miranda Lambert
Aug 2 // Levi’s Stadium // Santa Clara, Calif. w/ Anne Wilson and Brooks & Dunn
Aug 15 // Huntington Bank Field // Cleveland, Ohio w/ Ella Langley and Miranda Lambert
Aug 16 // Huntington Bank Field // Cleveland, Ohio w/ Ella Langley and Thomas Rhett
Aug 22 // Gillette Stadium // Foxborough, Mass. w/ Corey Kent and Miranda Lambert
Aug 23 // Gillette Stadium // Foxborough, Mass. w/ Corey Kent and Miranda Lambert
Sep 4 // Rogers Centre // Toronto, ON w/ Gavin Adcock and Miranda Lambert
Sep 5 // Rogers Centre // Toronto, ON w/ Gavin Adcock and Brooks & Dunn
Sep 12 // Commonwealth Stadium // Edmonton, AB w/ Ella Langley and Miranda Lambert
Sep 13 // Commonwealth Stadium // Edmonton, AB w/ Ella Langley and Brooks & Dunn
