The Memorial Day weekend opening for country music star Morgan Wallen’s new bar was postponed days after Nashville’s city council denied the venue a neon sign with the country star’s name, citing his past controversies. TC Restaurant Group announced over the weekend that “Morgan Wallen’s This Bar” would not open during the holiday weekend as originally planned. “The ground-up construction of a six-story venue launching with hundreds of team members is a tremendous amount of work and a complex process,” the group said in a statement to The Washington Post .
“When we open, we want This Bar to be an exceptional experience for guests. Unfortunately, the process requires more time, and we are not able to open and provide that experience this Memorial Day weekend. Rest assured it will be well worth the wait.
We look forward to welcoming guests soon.” The delayed opening comes days after local politicians denied Wallen’s plans for a 20-foot sign outside his bar, with some council members pointing to Wallen’s previous controversial behaviour of using racial slurs and being arrested for allegedly throwing a chair off another bar’s rooftop as reasons to deny him. “We just voted down a resolution allowing an Aerial Encroachment with Morgan Wallen’s name on it.
Yes THAT Morgan Wallen. The one who throws chairs & uses racial slurs,” said Delishia Porterfield, council member at large, in a post on X . “Nope! No thank you.
Try that in a small town. ..
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