Country music is emerging as the nation’s most profitable genre once again, and the artist at the forefront of that revival is set to make history. Morgan Wallen has dominated charts for the last few years and sold out stadiums all over America.
Next year, the “I Had Some Help” singer will take his act to some of the largest venues in the country, including one where he’ll be playing just the second concert in the stadium’s near 100-year history.
On Thursday, Wallen announced the “Still the Problem” tour for 2026 with an emphasis on two very special dates. He’s set to become just the second headliner in the history of Michigan Stadium, the iconic college football venue in Ann Arbor and home of the Wolverines.
Wallen’s Next Major Tour
The two-time Grammy nominee will head to Ann Arbor on July 24 and 25 next year, part of a 10-city run. He’ll visit other top college football venues along the way in Alabama (Bryant-Denny Stadium) and Florida (Ben Hill Griffin Stadium), and NFL cities like Baltimore, Denver, Las Vegas and Philadelphia are also listed.
Wallen is no stranger to performing at major college venues, bringing over 150,000 fans to Neyland Stadium for two nights in his home state of Tennessee. Special guests for those 2024 shows included Peyton Manning and Tennessee football coach Josh Heupel.
Wallen will be the second headlining concert act in the history of “The Big House,” following fellow country star Zach Bryan’s show there last month. Bryan drew a crowd of 112,000 to Ann Arbor, where he was joined by special guests like John Mayer.
“This weekend, I took part in the largest ticketed event in U.S. concert history,” Mayer said after the show. “[Zach] set a new attendance record at Ann Arbor’s Michigan Stadium. What he’s accomplished is truly phenomenal, and to share the bill with him was a real honor.”
The Second of Many for Michigan?
Michigan Stadium routinely brings in more than 100,000 fans for college football games, but it’s looking to expand as a concert venue.
“Our goal is to do more of this. There’s increased pressure on athletic departments because of (player) revenue sharing and those sorts of things,” Michigan Athletics’ chief operating officer Rob Rademacher told the Detroit Free Press.
“So we want to make sure we take advantage of every opportunity.”
The “Still the Problem” tour will be Wallen’s third career stadium tour, rivaling some of the biggest artists in all of music. He’s become a fixture at MLB and NFL venues around the country over the last few years, coinciding with his dominant run at the top of the Billboard charts.
