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Morgan Wallen took a lighthearted jab at Taylor Swift during a recent concert at Lucas Oil Stadium, saying his shows had the highest attendance at the stadium until Swift tours there in the fall.
Some fans cheered the comment while others booed.
“This is the single most attended concert in the history of this building, and we’re the first to do it for two nights in a row,” Wallen said. “I’m going to say that until Taylor Swift comes to town in the fall,” he added, laughing.
Wallen acknowledged the boos but said there was no need for that, as his remark was meant in jest.
“We ain’t gotta boo, we ain’t gotta boo,” he said.
“I appreciate that. I know ya’ll got my back,” he said.
While most saw it as a harmless quip, some Swift fans criticized Wallen online, arguing Swift would never insult another artist to promote herself as Wallen seemingly did.
Others defended Wallen, saying he was simply stating his current attendance record until Swift tours at that venue.
“When you sell out stadiums all over America and overseas, give me a call. Taylor Swift has some more class than you and your fans. She would never insult you, even though you deserve to be. Drop Taylor’s name to get your name out there. I don’t see you insulting any male artist,” one X user wrote.
“He basically said he’s top dog for attendance of that stadium UNTIL Taylor Swift comes there in the fall lol relax swifties,” one user wrote.
Both Wallen and Swift have been on massively successful world tours over the past year.
