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Morgan Wallen Rips The Roof Off Nashville Arena

Originally, Morgan Wallen was supposed to be a big part of Luke Bryan’s tour that came through Charlotte a couple of weeks ago.  We all know what off-stage issues Wallen’s…

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Originally, Morgan Wallen was supposed to be a big part of Luke Bryan's tour that came through Charlotte a couple of weeks ago.  We all know what off-stage issues Wallen's been dealing with, and as a result he pulled himself from the tour.  In fact, we really haven't seen Morgan performing on a big time stage since his problems began.  That changed on Saturday night at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville as Luke's tour played there.

Already onstage with Luke were Jason Aldean, and Tyler Hubbard of Florida Georgia Line.  Then Morgan comes out, those three take a seat on a couple of coolers and watch a performance of "Whiskey Glasses" that at the very least can be described as electric.  Credit photographer Andrew Wendowski's Instagram account for this amazing video.  In a way, I think this was a gesture by Luke saying, "Hey man, we all screw up.  Now get up and do what you do-like we'd planned for you to do on this stage."  In another way, I think this was quite the test case to see how Morgan would be received by the country faithful.  We have our answer. Morgan Wallen IS BACK!

Charlie Nance is the Afternoon Drive co-host (along with his wife) of "The Charlie and Debbie Show" at WSOC, Country 1037 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The couple have been with the radio station since 2006. Charlie has won the prestigious CMA (Country Music Association) Award for Radio Personality of the Year and has been a finalist for the Country Radio Hall of Fame four times. Prior to his time in Charlotte, Charlie (along with Debbie) spent more than a decade hosting successful morning radio shows in Greenville, SC; Augusta, Ga; and Birmingham, Al. As a content creator for Country 1037, Charlie writes about dream lottery windfalls, sports, restaurants and bars, and travel experiences in North and South Carolina.