Fifty-thousand people commemorate the largest country concert ever in the UK
Morgan Wallen celebrated his American Express presents BST Hyde Park debut with a London takeover on July 4th, complete with projections of his One Thing At A Time cover art throughout four of the city’s iconic destinations – Camden, Southbank, Tate Modern and Wellington Arch – and a surprise drop of a UK exclusive “Lies Lies Lies” physical CD, available for purchase via his UK webstore. “Lies Lies Lies” is available now on all streaming platforms.
Wallen’s Hyde Park show marked his first UK appearance since performing to a sold-out crowd at The O2 in December 2023, and the first time a contemporary country artist has headlined an all-genre festival. Traversing an audience of 50,000 through 24 songs – becoming the largest country concert ever held in the UK – Wallen’s pyro-filled set ignited the enthusiastic crowd, as he treated them to a solo rendition of current single “I Had Some Help,” an acoustic performance of newly-released “Lies Lies Lies” and a plethora of hits before capping the night with “The Way I Talk” off his 2018 debut album If I Know Me.
Written by Jessie Jo Dillon, Josh Miller, Daniel Ross and Chris Tompkins, and produced by Joey Moi, Wallen timed the release of “Lies Lies Lies” to his return to the city where it was originally recorded. Recorded at London’s iconic Studio Two at Abbey Road Studios on December 5, 2023, “Lies Lies Lies” was part of his Abbey Road Sessions, released on March 3, 2024, to celebrate the first anniversary of his record-breaking third studio album, One Thing At A Time.
“Lies Lies Lies” arrives as Wallen’s Billboard Hot 100 six-week No. 1 hit with Post Malone, “I Had Some Help” becomes 2024’s longest-running No. 1, while simultaneously skyrocketing to No. 1 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart in just seven weeks – the quickest climb to the top since Garth Brooks’ “More Than a Memory” in 2007. The single’s global appeal led it to reach No. 1 across the UK, Australia and Canada, in addition to the US last week.
With a portion of every ticket purchased to his live shows benefiting The Morgan Wallen Foundation (MWF) – which operates on the core belief that all children deserve a chance to thrive, play, and create through sports and music – MWF earmarked $20,000 to support London Youth Choirs (LYC). LYC’s mission is to improve access to singing and music for disadvantaged young people, and Wallen’s donation will support them in finding their unique voice and thriving through music.
Wallen will return overseas on August 28th in Stockholm, Sweden to kick off his first-ever European tour. The seven-show run will include additional stops in Copenhagen, Denmark; Amsterdam, Netherlands; Glasgow, UK and more before concluding with two back-to-back nights in Dublin, Ireland.
