Morgan Wallen Offers Prayers to Charlie Kirk’s Widow Erika at Canadian Tour Stop

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"This opus close present has been hitting maine harder successful the past mates days," the state vocalist said astatine his Edmonton show.

Morgan Wallen took a heartfelt infinitesimal during his caller performance successful Canada to grant Erika Kirk, the grieving widow of blimpish activistic Charlie Kirk.

Performing astatine Edmonton’s Commonwealth Stadium connected Friday (Sept. 12), the 32-year-old state superstar paused midway to stock an affectional message. Just days earlier, Erika’s hubby had been assassinated during a nationalist speaking lawsuit successful Utah.

“I’m not gonna accidental a full clump connected this, but this opus close present has been hitting maine harder successful the past mates days,” Wallen said successful fan-captured footage. “I conscionable wanted to fto Erika Kirk cognize that maine and my household are sending prayers her way.”

Wallen past dedicated his opus “I’m a Little Crazy” — which reached No. 17 connected the Billboard Hot illustration successful April 2025 — to the Kirk family, inviting the assemblage to articulation successful and sing on successful a amusement of solidarity.

Charlie Kirk, 31, was a well-known blimpish activistic and the co-founder of Turning Point USA. He was changeable connected Sept. 10 during a Q&A league astatine a “The American Comeback Tour” lawsuit hosted by the enactment astatine Utah Valley University successful Orem, Utah. He was aboriginal pronounced dead. Kirk is survived by his wife, Erika, and their 2 young daughters. The suspected gunman, Tyler Robinson, was taken into custody the pursuing day.

Wallen wasn’t the lone creator to grant Kirk implicit the weekend. That aforesaid evening, Coldplay frontman Chris Martin addressed fans astatine the band’s Wembley Stadium amusement successful London, asking the assemblage to “send emotion anyplace you privation to nonstop it successful the world,” including to “Charlie Kirk’s family.”

Numerous different euphony artists — including Sheryl Crow, Jason Aldean, Kane Brown, Breland, Lauren Alaina, Gavin Adcock, Parker McCollum, CeCe Winans, and Michael W. Smith — besides shared tributes and reactions connected societal media successful effect to Kirk’s death.

A nationalist memorial work for Kirk is scheduled for Sept. 21 astatine State Farm Stadium successful Glendale, Arizona, location of the NFL’s Arizona Cardinals.