Lainey Wilson Adds Hilarious New Pre-Show Routine After Pants Split at Faster Horses Festival
“Adding this into my routine before a show so my britches don’t rip like they did last night at Faster Horses,” Wilson joked.
Lainey Wilson; Photos via Instagram
Lainey Wilson’s Faster Horses festival debut was a memorable one. During her main stage performance at the Michigan festival on Saturday, July 20, Wilson apparently split her pants, causing her to add a new step into her pre-show routine in an effort to avoid any future wardrobe malfunctions.
In a new video shared to social media, the CMA and ACM Entertainer of the Year is seen jumping, doing squats and dancing to her single “Hang Tight Honey” while wearing her stylish pants to make sure they can handle all the heat she brings on stage.
The text on the clip reads, “Adding this into my routine before a show so my britches don’t rip like they did last night at Faster Horses.”
Several of her fellow country stars chimed in saying they too make sure to test out their wardrobe before hitting the stage as they have either found themselves in the same situation or fear that it will one day come.
Natalie Stovall of Runaway June said, “You are the best. I also do this move in my britches before shows for the same reason 😂😂,” while Kylie Morgan assured her that “Ripped britches = job well done lol”
Caylee Hammack also wrote, “add a karate kick to it & that’s exactly what I do before I go onstage😂😂 too many times, I have felt a slight breeze on my buttcrack after a kick onstage & then had to shuffle off stage like a crab.”
“There’s A First Time For Everything”
After the incident occurred at the festival, a slew of fans captured Wilson’s return to the stage when she admitted that she didn’t even notice the issue at first, and that it was her team who came to the rescue. Fortunately, she changed quickly and was able to laugh about the whole thing with the large crowd.
“Y’all just about got a real show… a REAL show,” she joked. “There’s a first time for everything and I’m glad it was y’all that I split my pants wide open in front of. You can’t make that up,” Wilson says. “I’d have never known had my people back here not seen it.”
While sitting on top of a pick-up truck she let the concertgoers know that while she had new pants on, it was a struggle to get the denim bell bottoms on after sweating so much.
She said, “I’ll tell you what, trying to put on some jeans when you sweatin’ it ain’t fun. You got to jump in them things.”
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Like a true entertainer, the “Heart Like A Truck” singer then picked up right where she left off and continued on with the show.
This performance marked just one of many festival dates Lainey Wilson has booked throughout the summer. Next up she will take the stage at Cheyenne Frontier Days on July 26 followed by the North Dakota State Fair on July 27.
In August, she will embark on the next leg of her Country’s Cool Again Tour featuring special guests Jackson Dean, Zach Top and Ian Munsick on select dates.
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Madeleine O’Connell
Madeleine O’Connell graduated from North Central College with a bachelors degree in Journalism and Broadcast Communications before deciding to pursue her studies further at DePaul University. There, she earned her masters degree in Digital Communication & Media Arts. O’Connell served as a freelance writer for over two years while also interning with the Academy of Country Music, SiriusXM and Circle Media and assisting with Amazon Music’s Country Heat Weekly podcast. In addition to Country Now, she has been published in American Songwriter, Music Mayhem, and Holler.Country. Madeleine O’Connell is a member of the Country Music Association and the Academy of Country Music.