Morgan Wallen has gone viral for grabbing and throwing a security guard’s phone at one of his shows, and also batted off backlash after cancelling a gig due to the threat of “severe weather” that never materialised.
The country star turned heads during one part of his live show in Pittsburgh on Friday night (June 5), when he threw a security guard’s phone towards the audience.
In footage of the moment, which has now gone viral, the singer is seen performing live at the Acrisure Stadium as part of his ‘Still The Problem’ tour, and seemingly noticed that a security guard was holding a phone above her head to film the gig while on shift.
The clips show him performing close to her, walking further away to perform to the other side of the audience, before returning and taking the phone out of her hands and chucking it to the side of the stage.
The moment came shortly after Wallen made headlines earlier in the tour by flipping his piano over mid-show, apparently due to technical issues.
Don’t worry guys, she had a screen protector… #MorganWallen #StillTheProblemTour #countrymusic pic.twitter.com/ros484MNEA
— Country Sayings (@countrysayingss) June 6, 2026
Morgan Wallen was set to play two shows in Pittsburgh, the aforementioned first night on Friday and a second gig on Saturday (June 6), however the latter was axed just hours before it was due to kick off.
At around 1pm local time on Saturday, the ‘Last Night’ singer confirmed that he was calling off the show as he had been informed of the threat of “severe adverse weather conditions expected throughout the rest of the day and night”.
He said that the move was done as they were left with “no choice”, and added that the “safety for my fans and crew is the highest priority”.
BREAKING: MORGAN WALLEN IN PITTSBURGH CANCELLED!!!! pic.twitter.com/0Ii0oLxoZO
— Andrew Fillipponi (@ThePoniExpress) June 6, 2026
While some storms did roll through the area around 3pm, the conditions cleared fully well ahead of the show’s 8pm opening time – leading to some fans hitting out at the singer for presumptuously scraping the show.
“Morgan Wallen cancelling his show last night is just hilarious because I walked outside after my shift at 11pm and my car was completely dry. no rain in sight,” one person wrote on X.
Others shared photos of what the weather conditions were like outside the venue at the time he was meant to be on stage.
morgan wallen cancelling his show last night is just hilarious because i walked outside after my shift at 11pm and my car was completely dry. no rain in sight. that man was already on his way back to tennessee. he hates his fans and his job and they eat it up
— hannah (@coleslawslut) June 7, 2026
Update on Morgan Wallen Pittsburgh:
It’s currently 8:38pm. The concert was cancelled out of “concern for fans due to inclement weather”
Pictured below is a photo I just took of where I should be listening to Ella Langley.
Did Morgan Wallen cancel on purpose? Hungover? pic.twitter.com/XU9GqPI9p5
— Adio (@Adiofreak) June 7, 2026
In response to some of the backlash, Wallen issued a statement standing by his decision to cancel the show and said that it was done out of concern for his fans’ wellbeing.
“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. And I said, ‘Why?’ They said that there was going to be strong winds in the area. And I said, ‘OK’,” he explained.
“So that’s what I did, and that was the information I had in the moment, and I trusted my team.”
He added that he was aware that “that wind and whatever else hasn’t gotten to Pittsburgh yet” but that had seen that it went to other parts of the state, so wanted to err on the side of caution.
“The truth of the matter is I have a large stage that, in those conditions, could become fatal to a lot of folks around it. So I did the best I could with the information I had in that moment,” he continued.
“I’ve been seeing a lot of nonsense about me that is simply not true, and I just wanted to clear the air. I think my true fans know that that’s not how I operate in general, but I had to say it.”
At his Pittsburgh show that did go ahead on Friday night, the singer brought out former WWE star and Olympic gold medallist Kurt Angle as a special guest. His tour dates are set to continue in Chicago later this month.
In other Morgan Wallen news, the country star recently admitted that he hadn’t visited a bar in over a year since he was arrested for throwing a chair off a rooftop bar. That incident led to him being charged with three counts of reckless endangerment and one count of disorderly conduct.
His last album ‘I’m The Problem’ dropped last year and featured guest appearances from Tate McRae, Eric Church, Hardy, Ernest, and Post Malone.
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