Megan Moroney bringing $9 Cloud 9 show to Richmond and digging deeper on new album
megan moroney will stop in Richmond on Saturday, Feb. 21, for a $9 fan-focused celebration of her third album, Cloud 9, offering an intimate three-song acoustic set at The National and exclusive merch tied to the record.
Megan Moroney headed to Richmond with a $9 fan show
The Richmond stop is part of a "9 Cities, 9 Days" celebration and is scheduled for The National on Feb. 21, with tickets available only in person at the venue box office at 708 E Broad Street. Fans cannot line up before 7 a. m.; the line will begin at the box office and extend toward 8th Street, and merchandise for Cloud 9 — including vinyl and CDs — will be available for purchase.
The performance will be an acoustic three-song set, and a portion of proceeds from the Richmond fan show will benefit The Megan Moroney Foundation, which aims to address bullying and raise mental health awareness by promoting kindness. After the Richmond appearance, the artist is set to launch a full Cloud 9 Tour later this year.
Cloud 9 digs deeper: collaborators, songs and a new emotional range
Cloud 9 is Moroney's third album and includes high-profile features from Ed Sheeran and Kacey Musgraves. The record keeps Moroney’s blend of Music Row songcraft and Gen Z phrasing but introduces sharper emotional complexity: tracks called "Liars & Tigers & Bears" and "Change of Heart" find her processing the pressures of pop life and personal blame, while the duet "Bells & Whistles"—sung from a mistress’s point of view—ends on the line, "I'm not me without the bells and the whistles. "
Critics and fans have noted how Moroney folds conversational internet-era language into muscular pop-rock arrangements; songs that threaded earlier breakthroughs like "Tennessee Orange, " "I'm Not Pretty" and "Am I Okay?" now sit beside pop-punk and waltz-tinged moments that expand her storytelling reach. Moroney, who is 28, has described her approach as "really simple storytelling with really complicated emotions. "
Demand, vinyl signings and a rising profile
Demand for Moroney's music has been intense: her breakthrough single "Tennessee Orange" went quadruple platinum, and she has drawn cosigns from artists across generations. That rush of interest has translated into logistical pushes—she is preparing to sign thousands of vinyl copies this weekend, a task that has required trucks to haul LPs and adjustments tied to travel and shipping.
Moroney has also parlayed chart and streaming success into big live followings; she has gone from influencer moments to arena headliner status and has collected industry honors that mark her rapid ascent. She has said she is "thinking ten years down the road, " and is balancing immediate fan-facing events like the Richmond $9 show with the longer arc of a full Cloud 9 Tour later this year.
The Richmond performance on Feb. 21 will be followed later in the year by the larger Cloud 9 Tour, and the weekend’s vinyl signings remain on the artist's immediate to-do list as she continues promoting the new album.
