Morgan Wallen postponed the opening of his Nashville bar, which was scheduled to open its doors over Memorial Day weekend, at the last minute.
Just hours before the venue opened, Wallen’s This Bar & Tennessee Kitchen revealed in a statement to Billboard which wouldn’t be ready in time for the holiday weekend.
‘We are proud of our team who have worked tirelessly to prepare Morgan Wallen’s This Bar & Tennessee Kitchen for its opening. Building a six-story location from the ground up to launch with hundreds of team members is an enormous amount of work and a complex process,” TC Restaurant Group said in a statement to Billboard.
The organizers continued: ‘When we open, we want this bar to be an exceptional experience for guests. Unfortunately, the process requires more time and we are unable to open or provide that experience this Memorial Day weekend. Rest assured, the wait will be worth it. We look forward to welcoming guests soon.”
TC Restaurant Group also owns several celebrity bars such as Jason Aldean’s Kitchen and Rooftop Bar, Luke’s 32 Bridge Food + Drink, Miranda Lambert’s Casa Rosa and more.
Morgan Wallen postponed the opening of his Nashville bar, which was scheduled to open its doors over Memorial Day weekend, at the last minute.
At this time, no new opening date has been set, but the venue promised it will be “coming soon.”
A source told Billboard that “the restaurant/bar is awaiting final inspections, but declined to address whether TC Restaurant Group had been denied a catering license (which allows an establishment to sell spirits, wine and beer).”
The source, however, clarified that the opening postponement was not related to the Metro Nashville Council’s decision to reject his proposal for a 20-foot sign advertising his new bar on Nashville’s downtown strip.
Some fans expressed their disappointment in the bar’s latest post on Instagram, as they had already made the trip to Nashville to visit the bar.
“Damn, I drove 12 hours for this,” one writes beneath the bar’s latest Instagram post.
Another follower claimed they were “pretty bummed” because they had “bought hotel flights” with “a lot of hard-earned money.”
“I understand I’m not in control, however, it would have been nice to get some notice or at least an announcement. We love Morgan Wallen and are very excited to go to his bar opening. Sorry for the rant, but I’m a little disappointed “he explained. his reaction.
On Tuesday, the Metropolitan Nashville Council denied Wallen’s request due to his past controversies, including his arrest last month and past use of a racial slur.
Just hours before the venue opened, Wallen’s This Bar & Tennessee Kitchen explained in a statement to Billboard that it wouldn’t be ready in time for the holiday weekend.
On Tuesday, the Metro Nashville Council rejected Wallen’s request due to his past controversies, including his arrest last month and previous use of a racial slur (seen above in a 2020 mugshot, taken after he was arrested for public intoxication at Kid Rock club). in Nashville)
During the vote, District 14 Council member Jordan Huffman called the Heartless hitmaker’s actions “harmful” and the past use of the N-word “hateful.”
Councilwoman Delishia Porterfield agreed as she gave an impassioned speech about her desire to “make sure Nashville is a supportive place for everyone.”
“I don’t want to see a sign with the name of a person who throws chairs from balconies and says racial slurs,” Porterfield explained of his decision to vote against.
Some found Porterfield’s words ironic when an
‘If I were Morgan, I would do all the dates of my future Tennessee tour outside of Nashville. Fuck them. If they don’t want him, they don’t deserve to benefit from the money he brings to the city from him,” one social media user suggested.
Another wrote: ‘You should put your bar right outside the Nashville city limits. I bet it would be packed.
Others noted that Wallen’s bar, This Bar and Tennessee Restaurant, was still open this weekend and, like several celebrity-owned bars in downtown Nashville, a sign with his name will “eventually” go up.
Still, some haters questioned “how many chances” Wallen has before something doesn’t “go his way.”
Some fans expressed their disappointment online because they had already traveled to Nashville to check out the bar.
Another follower stated that he was “pretty bummed” because he had “bought hotel flights” with “a lot of hard-earned money.”
Last month, Wallen was arrested after he allegedly threw a chair from a rooftop bar in downtown Nashville; seen in 2023
Last month, Wallen was arrested after he allegedly threw a chair from a rooftop bar in downtown Nashville.
Wallen was charged with three counts of felony reckless endangerment and one count of misdemeanor disorderly conduct, and officers alleged the chair landed three feet away from them.
Wallen already faced major backlash in 2021 when TMZ posted a video of the singer saying the N-word to one of his friends after a night of partying.
After footage of Wallen using the racial slur went viral, many radio stations stopped playing his music and the Country Music Association removed Wallen’s appearances from their platforms.
Her songs were removed from featured playlists on Apple Music, Pandora and Spotify due to the sandal.
Wallen already faced major backlash in 2021 when TMZ posted a video of the singer saying the N-word to one of his friends after a night of partying.
Wallen’s record label, Big Loud, indefinitely suspended its recording contract with him.
The Academy of Country Music announced that Wallen and his most recent album at the time, Dangerous: The Double Album, would be ineligible for the 56th annual Academy of Country Music Awards.
In the week following racism, Dangerous’ album sales increased and digital sales increased more than 100 percent.
It even stayed at the top of the Billboard charts for seven more weeks.
In April 2021, Wallen donated $300,000 to the Black Music Action Coalition on behalf of 20 people who had advised him after he used the racial slur.
Wallen spoke publicly about his comments on Good Morning America on July 23, where he said he “was with some of his friends and they were saying dumb things together” and said he “made a mistake” in saying those words.