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Pittsburgh mayor hits back at Morgan Wallen’s claim he spoke to city officials before concert cancelation

Pittsburgh mayor hits back at Morgan Wallen’s claim he spoke to city officials before concert cancelation

Get the inside track from Roisin O’Connor with our free weekly music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This The mayor of Pittsburgh is pushing back on Morgan Wallen’s claim that his conversation with city officials led him to cancel his concert over weather concerns. Wallen, 33, announced Saturday afternoon that his Still The Problem tour concert that night at the city’s Acrisure Stadium would be canceled due to scattered storms in the area. The controversial country singer said that after speaking with “local officials,” he had “no choice” but to call off the show. However, Pittsburgh Mayor Corey O’Connor denied that any conversation with city officials took place and said that Wallen had “no contact” before making his decision. “No City of Pittsburgh officials met with or consulted with the tour about the cancellation,” a spokesperson for O’Connor told The Independent. “There was no contact to Public Safety or my administration, so however the artist and his team picked to not …