Morgan Wallen and the 10 Best Minutes at Boots and Hearts 2019

Morgan Wallen showed up at Boots and Hearts on Sunday ready to play for Canadian country music fans. He left with a memory that will last him a lifetime.

Wallen was the final act of the weekend on the Front Porch Stage. The crowd was the biggest we saw at the stage during the festival. The energy was high from the jump. And the Tennessee native took full advantage of it.

There was a lot of singing. A lot of partying. Then there were ten minutes that belong in the Boots and Hearts history books.

After playing a few songs and getting the crowd fully engaged, Morgan Wallen introduced his number-one single, Whiskey Glasses. He offered it up to anyone that’s ever had their heart broken, saying “If you’re like me and you’ve had your heart broken a couple times, I think you might understand this one here. Y’all sing it with me, ok?”.

They went wild. Every single word of the song was sung by thousands of country fans. From start to finish it was one of the most enthusiastic performances on stage and in the audience that we’ve seen at the festival. It’s one of those single song moments that stands out. It’s a huge song that went perfectly. But that wasn’t all that made it special.

After the song ended the crowd got even louder. They gave the kind of cheer that headline acts get at the end of their set to call for an encore. And it just kept going. For ten minutes the Sunday crowd at Boots and Hearts cheered and screamed and chanted for Morgan Wallen as he stood on stage in the middle of his set. He took it all in with a look on his face that showed appreciation, shock, disbelief, and who knows what else. His eyes were wet. His band was smiling. At the side of the stage a group that included Kane Brown, Hardy, MacKenzie Porter, Boots and Hearts co-founder Stan Dunford, and more watched and clapped too. They all knew they were seeing something special.

He showed his excitement for the moment with a cheer and a fist pump of his own. But they didn’t stop. He tried again by raising his red solo cup and taking a long drink. But that didn’t stop them either. Finally, Morgan put the microphone to his mouth and spoke. He thanked them and he promised that this was one of those moments in life he’ll never forget. We believe him.

Check out the introduction, performance, and the first two minutes of the ovation in this video from Charlene Linklater-Trapper. It gave us goosebumps in the moment. It is still amazing to watch on video. In eight years at Boots and Hearts, these ten minutes stand out as one of the most amazing, emotional, magical moments we have ever seen.

Morgan Wallen played a full and dynamic set on Sunday. He gave his dedicated fans and the semi-familiar listeners something to sing and enjoy. He played singles and album cuts and he even brought Hardy out to sing Up Down with him. Ask around and a lot of people who were there will tell you that Morgan Wallen played their favourite set of the festival.

There’s nothing bold or risky about these next predictions, but we’ll give them to you. 1) We’ll see Morgan Wallen at Boots and Hearts again. 2) The next time Morgan Wallen comes to Boots and Hearts, we’ll be seeing him up on the Main Stage.

We look forward to both of those predictions coming true. And when they do, we’ll be there.

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