At the grand opening of his bar Posty’s in Downtown Nashville, Post Malone imposed a rule that he would not perform any of his own songs — not “Sunflower,” definitely not “Rockstar,” and not even “I Had Some Help.” But he made an exception for a special guest. Lainey Wilson joined the singer for a performance of their F-1 Trillion duet “Nosedive.”
“I know there’s a thing about no originals, but if I could play an original tonight, I swear she’s going to make it worth it,” Malone told the crowd. “Ladies and gentlemen, would you please welcome to the stage Miss Lainey motherfucking Wilson.”
Malone had already been celebrating for a while before Wilson stepped up on stage, so he couldn’t promise he’d know all the words. “I’m going to fuck it up,” he said, “but you’re going to fucking crush it. Make some fucking noise!”
He managed pretty well with the other songs in his set, which included covers of Vince Gill’s “What the Cowgirls Do,” Hank Williams Jr.’s “Outlaw Women,” Brad Paisley’s “Ticks,” Toby Keith’s ‘How Do You Like Me Now,” and Zach Top’s “I Never Lie.”
Brooks & Dunn also made a special appearance to join Malone for performances of “Neon Moon” and “Brand New Man.” Dierks Bentley joined to perform “What Was I Thinkin’” as well.
Posty’s launched a soft opening in July with access to its first floor. The official grand opening unveiled its two other floors, which host a full-service restaurant, karaoke, a live music stage, and a gift shop. There’s also a bar on the rooftop.
After Malone wrapped his set, he covered the tab for the entire bar until 2 a.m. “Drinks are on me tonight for the whole entire night, food is on me tonight, whatever you want in the entire world,” he told the crowd at the gathering.
