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The April 2 Pinnacle concert launched his SiriusXM channel, featured a surprise duet with Ella Langley.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u201cGet me to God\u2019s country,\u201d superstar Morgan Wallen once demanded on a now-infamous Instagram story<\/a> following a \u201cSaturday Night Live\u201d performance in New York City. Whether Indianapolis fits that bill is unclear, but the merciful roof of Lucas Oil Stadium can\u2019t hurt the notion that it does.<\/p>\n The coverage meant some 55,000 stayed dry in a dreary, drenched downtown on night one of Wallen\u2019s Indianapolis double-header<\/a>. The May 8 performance was the first of Wallen\u2019s two-show Indy stint on his Still The Problem Tour<\/a>, with a second headlining performance slated for May 9.<\/p>\n Wallen\u2019s stop marked the first concert at Lucas Oil since Billy Joel and Sting played the stadium<\/a> in February 2025. The country star returned to venue following back-to-back dates on his One Night at a Time Tour<\/a> in 2024.<\/p>\n These are my takeaways from the hitmaker\u2019s first of two Indianapolis outings:<\/p>\n In another instance of what one of my favorite music critics calls the \u201cAvengers\u201d-ification of pop culture<\/a>, Wallen has historically recruited a hometown hero to help him make his entrance during shows. He walked out with former Minnesota Vikings defensive end Jared Allen in Minneapolis when the tour kicked off last month, for one, and he\u2019s brought out celebrities like Drake and Tom Brady on previous outings.<\/p>\n Indianapolis offered plenty of options for a night-one cameo. The internet floated Indianapolis Colts punter-turned-sports media personality Pat McAfee, Indiana Fever superstar Caitlin Clark or Colts running back Jonathon Taylor<\/a> as Wallen\u2019s potential walkout companions. But either something fell through or Wallen opted to go it alone from the beginning: In Indy, he flew totally solo. \u00a0<\/p>\n There was no walkout surprise to be had in Indianapolis, nor were there many other extras to note during Wallen\u2019s two-plus hour set \u2014 though openers Zack John King and Hudson Westbrook appeared briefly during \u201cUp Down\u201d as they have at other stops. Maybe night two will have better luck.<\/p>\n Wallen does win bonus points for rocking a Peyton Manning jersey during the encore. Even more points for his band getting in on the action, all repping custom Colts jerseys of their own. \u00a0<\/p>\n Wallen\u2019s Lucas Oil showing bounced around the expansive catalog that\u2019s crowned him the king of the \u201cmore is more\u201d streaming economy. The 28-song set peppered in heavyweights like \u201cWasted on You\u201d and \u201cCowgirls,\u201d old favorites like \u201cThe Way I Talk\u201d and \u201cChasin\u2019 You” and recent hits like \u201c20 Cigarettes\u201d and \u201cI\u2019m the Problem.\u201d Wallen closed the set proper with \u201cI Had Some Help,\u201d his mega hit recorded with rap-turned-country phenom Post Malone. I caught that a month ago when Malone headlined Indianapolis\u2019s March Madness Music Festival <\/a>and will likely see it for a third time when he hits Lucas Oil in June<\/a>.<\/p>\nWho did Morgan Wallen walk out with in Indianapolis?<\/h2>\n
Despite the stadium extras, Wallen thrives in the stillness<\/h2>\n