Carly Pearce opened up about kicking a concertgoer out of the venue because he heckled her during the show.
Pearce caught up with iHeartCountry’s Ashley Morrison of US 103.5 in Tampa Bay, Florida. During that conversation, Pearce said “I guess people are learning a new side of me… If somebody’s going to show disrespect at my show, get out.
“So many people think that they’re not gonna be reprimanded for their actions,” Pearce said, including “spreading hate” in her DMs on Instagram, commenting on social media or “spreading hate” directly to her. “He hit me in a moment where my ‘Kentucky’ came out full-force, and I just, I’m so tired of being afraid of standing up for myself.”
Morrison shared a snippet of that interview on Instagram on Tuesday (August 6). She said she’s known the hummingbird artist since 2017, “so I appreciate her getting candid with me in our conversations.” Pearce joined Morrison on a call from L.A. earlier this morning, Morrison noted, also spotlighting Pearce’s upcoming show in Tampa on her headlining world tour in 2024/2025.
Videos circulated on social media after Pearce demanded a concertgoer be removed from her show for heckling her at WE Fest in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. Though it wasn't clear as of publication time exactly what the audience member said, Pearce can be heard saying: “Somebody get him out of here. I do not want him at my show. Get out of my show. If you’re gonna be an a**hole, then you’re gonna have to say it to me and get the f*** out of my show.”
The audience applauded Pearce’s response to the heckler as he was removed from the venue, and the Grammy winner later addressed that incident on stage: “I don’t care if it’s to me. I don’t care if it’s to somebody sitting next to you. I don’t care if it’s on the internet. I don’t care if it’s texting. Words hurt. That hurt me. that was not nice, and I’m just here to tell you guys be kind. Do not say mean things to people just to be mean. Don’t think that there aren’t consequences for it. It is not kind. It is not right, and I do not believe that he should have been at my show if he’s gonna speak to me like that. …That is the first time I have sent somebody out of one of my shows, but if somebody's gonna be that mean and disrespect me, you are not welcome.”