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With major 2027 stadium tours being unveiled in recent weeks from the likes of Noah Kahan and Zach Bryan, the spotlight is now fixed on Morgan Wallen as fans await news of whether he'll be returning to the road next year. Now, fans think they've found a clue that Wallen is about to unveil a 2027 stadium tour as early as next Thursday.
The crucial piece of evidence that fan-pages are pointing to is an article by Country 106.5 WYRK, a Buffalo, New York-based radio station. In the piece, it is suggested that a major concert is about to be announced at Buffalo's Highmark Stadium - home of the Buffalo Bills - and that this show “might be the biggest one” of 2027.
The article tantalisingly claims, “As promised, more concerts are coming to Highmark Stadium coming up in 2027 and they're rolling out the announcement before the end of the year. This might be the biggest one announced so far”.
It goes on, “Who is coming to Buffalo Bills Stadium next year? We have a feeling that this might be the biggest one that will be announced for the stadium next year”.
The article confirms the show will be unveiled on Thursday, November 19th 2026, “The concert will be announced next Thursday here on Clay & Company before 10am with who is coming, when and where you will be able to buy tickets to the concert”.
The article has since been deleted, and while the reason behind this is unknown, it's possible that it was pulled because it was giving too much away about the show.
Of course, there's no direct reference to Morgan Wallen here. But there are only a select few artists in the modern landscape that can feasibly headline stadiums - especially stadiums of this size - with Highmark able to fit in a capacity of 63,000.
Zach Bryan, Noah Kahan, Metallica and Kenny Chesney have all already announced headline shows at Highmark Stadium as part of their respective 2027 tours. And we're at a point in the year where there aren't many artists that are both yet to unveil their 2027 tour-dates and that could realistically sell-out a venue of this size. Luke Combs has already announced his 2027 tour, Beyoncé is unlikely to tour again before she starts the rollout for Renaissance Act III, and Drake - another touring heavyweight - famously prefers headlining arenas to stadiums.
This is why fans are wondering if Wallen could be the mysterious artist reportedly about to unveil a 2027 show at Highmark. Interestingly, he's never headlined there before, but the scale of his recent tours would align perfectly with a venue of this size.
What's more, Wallen was recently announced as the 2027 headliner for Sand in My Boots Festival, which returns after skipping 2026. This indicates Wallen has plans to perform shows next year, hopefully in promotion of his eagerly anticipated new album.
The ‘Last Night’ chart-topper has toured every single year of his career so far - albeit with some enforced pauses and postponements along the way. Fans are therefore expecting an announcement for 2027 soon, and he has a history of unveiling his tours in the Fall, which makes us think - and hope - there's big news on the horizon.
The main cause of excitement - aside from the chance to see Wallen perform live again - is the idea that, if he's unveiling another tour, this surely means new music is on the way, too.
Wallen has toured his 2025 album, I'm the Problem, two years running, and he's been teasing that there's lots of new music on the way, following his recent singles ‘Been By Now’ and ‘Last Thing You Need’, the latter of which is on GTA VI: The Album.
There's also the matter of Wallen hinting that he'd be returning to the UK and Australia, with the Sneedville native seemingly confirming there would be 2026 shows in both these regions as part of a message sent to fans that had pre-ordered I'm the Problem. These never materialised, and you can't help but feel Wallen wouldn't make fans wait two extra years, especially after suggesting he'd come back in 2026.
We'll have to wait and see. But it feels safe to assume that, if Wallen is announcing a blockbuster show at Highmark Stadium next year, then this won't be a standalone concert at a one-off venue - it will surely be part of a wider tour. Fingers crossed.
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