Noah Kahan, 29, told fans to avoid “poop[ing] my pants” at his Great Divide Tour shows, joking that venue workers don’t need to deal with the aftermath. Kahan also confirmed he previously had an onstage mishap in Charlottesville, while he hits stops like Phila
Noah Kahan has a very specific request for anyone heading to his Great Divide Tour: please don’t poop your pants at the venue.
The 29-year-old singer posted the plea on X on Saturday, June 27. “If you have to poop at a show please, dear God, just go to the bathroom,” Kahan wrote. “Lmao I’ve pooped my pants as much as the next 29-year-old but you guys gotta understand there’s a venue worker out there with a 1000-yard stare after dealing with that.”.
Kahan kicked off the tour earlier this month in Orlando and brought it to Philadelphia’s Citizens Bank Park on Friday, June 26. After the show, he wrote “Holy s*** Philly” on Instagram Stories and shared a backstage selfie.
He didn’t spell out what happened during the Philadelphia performance. But he later teased that the tour might come with extra wardrobe needs. “If that’s what tour is going to be like, I’m going to need to buy significantly more boxers,” he tweeted on Friday.
Kahan then clarified the earlier mishap wasn’t just a random joke. On Saturday, June 27, he explained that he had, in fact, “s*** myself” during a concert in Charlottesville. “I s*** myself onstage in Charlottesville but that’s because I am dedicated to my craft. ” he tweeted later on Saturday. adding the reason he was issuing such a personal warning.
While he was busy thinking about boxers and bathroom breaks, Kahan also sounded energized to be back on the road. He told Rolling Stone last month that he’s been touring for 10 [or] 11 years and that in every city we play in. he’s “probably played five or six of the venues in that city.” He said he wouldn’t be in those venues “without those 100. 2. 000 [or] 5. 000 people that came to those earlier shows.”.
As rehearsals continue, Kahan has been eager to make sure the shows land the way they’re supposed to. “We’re still in rehearsals. I just want the show to be as good as it can get before I’m. like. too excited. ” he said. before joking that he knows the Fenway shows are going to be intense. “Fenway shows are gonna be insane,” he quipped. “Four shows at Fenway is just nuts. [then] Wrigley Field. Rose Bowl. like. these venues that I’ve just seen on TV growing up. I’m so. so excited for.”.
Boston, in particular, carries a deeper meaning for him. Kahan told the outlet that “Boston, though, is always like, is home for me.” He said he’ll get to see “my family and all my aunts and uncles and friends and this community of people that have always shown up for me.”
He also reflected on how much larger his audiences have become since earlier days on the road. Kahan said he used to buy his own tickets for sold-out shows. adding that now “so many more people now are coming to these shows.” He remembered times when he couldn’t sell a show out and looked out to a “half-empty room. ” then said every stop still feels important because those who’ve supported him for years are finally packing venues. “So every single show I’m excited for ’cause there’s sold out and there’s gonna be thousands of people that have supported me for a long time watching.”.
For now, though, the biggest takeaway from Kahan’s tour message is refreshingly simple: if nature calls, he wants fans at the bathroom—fast enough to save everyone involved from the aftermath.
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