Why was the Morgan Wallen concert canceled in Mississippi? What you need to know

The venue was set and concert-goers were waiting for Morgan Wallen to take the stage in Mississippi Sunday night. He never made it.

"Ladies & Gentlemen, Unfortunately, Morgan has lost his voice and is unable to perform tonight – therefore tonight's show has been canceled. Please make your way safely to the stadium exits. Refunds for tonight's event will be available at point of purchase," stated a post on a massive stage screen.

To say that people were upset by the turn of events would be an understatement.

People took to social media to post about the abrupt cancellation as they were waiting for the country music star — whose popularity has skyrocketed in the past year — to take to the stage at the University of Mississippi Rebels' Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi.

As the news spread so did rumors attached to the sudden cancelation.

Here's what we know so far about the April 23 concert and more about the singer.

Morgan Wallen cancels Mississippi concert, rumors swirl

The billboard chart-dominating country superstar stated that he needs vocal rest.

"After last night's show I started losing my voice so I spent the day resting up, talking to my doctor and working through my vocal exercises trying to get better. I really thought I'd be able to take the stage and it kills me to deliver this so close to showtime, but my voice is shot and I am unable to sing," stated the 2022 Academy of Country Music Album of the Year winner via social media just before his scheduled performance in Oxford, Mississippi.

After this rumors swirled on social media, wondering if there was some other reason for the cancellation.

Wallen's social media accounts and his website have not been updated with any more information about the cancellation or how the singer is doing as of 11 a.m. April 25.

Lawsuit against Morgan Wallen

After Wallen bailed on a concert with more than 60,000 of his fans, one has filed a lawsuit against him for it.

Brandi Burcham, who had tickets to see Wallen at Vaught Hemingway Stadium Sunday, has filed suit against the country music star in class action complaint.

The suit states, "Even if ticket prices are refunded, no offer has been made to reimburse concert goers for other out-of-pocket expenses they incurred in connection with the concert cancellation, including transportation, lodging, food, merchandise sales, transaction fees, and other such expenses."

How do I get a refund for the Morgan Wallen Mississippi concert?

After the announcement that Wallen wouldn't be performing, concert-goers were directed to the point of purchase desk for a refund and now the Ole Miss athletic department has reached out via email to all who have purchased tickets for the canceled concert.

"Thank you for your patience as we process all refunds for the Sunday, April 23 Morgan Wallen concert," the emails stated. "All orders placed through the Ole Miss Athletics Ticket Office will be refunded at 100% to the original payment method.  Refunds include all tickets, parking, fees, order charges, and VIP packages for Sunday's show."

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What about other Morgan Wallen concert dates?

Wallen was only just starting his world tour when his voice gave out.

Wallen's current tour cycle would take him off the road for his dates on April 27 at Grand Rapids, Michigan's Van Andel Arena, April 28 at Moline, Illinois's Vibrant Arena, and April 29 at Lincoln, Nebraska's Pinnacle Bank Arena.

Vibrant Arena already announced the rescheduling of Wallen's scheduled concert to Sept. 8 on Facebook.

The date following that trio of shows is in Jacksonville, Florida, at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena on May 4. The Florida venue has not posted anything about the concert on the arena's office social media pages.

Morgan's vocal rest amid a global tour has been compared to what happened to Adele, while she was seeing phenomenal success of her album "21", almost a decade ago.

During a 2011 ABC interview, Dr. Gaelyn Garrett, Senior Executive Medical Director of Nashville's Vanderbilt Voice Center, stated, "I'll put someone on complete voice rest (meaning no singing or talking) for a week. Then I'll check them again in a week to make sure there's no recurrent bleed."

The Clarion-Ledger in Jackson, Mississippi, contributed to this story.

Joyce Orlando is an Audience Specialist based out of The Tennessean. She can be reached at jorlando@gannett.com.

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