Back in December, we reported that Post Malone would be performing at a concert before Super Bowl LX. But since the show was sponsored by Bud Light, fans had to enter a contest to win tickets.
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But it sounds like the "I Had Some Help" singer might have bitten the hand passing him that pint. He reportedly called out the brand for its prices at the show. We have the details below.
Post Malone Didn't Know It Was $14 for a Bud Light
If you watched the game on Feb. 8, then you're probably aware that Malone is closely associated with Bud Light. The artist starred in a commercial with Peyton Manning and comedian Shane Gillis. While at a wedding, the trio attempts to rescue a keg of the Saint Louis-brewed beer from rolling down a hill.
The brand's name was even in the title of the singer's show, "Bud Light Presents Post Malone & Buddies." The "buddies" who came to support Malone at the Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture in San Francisco over the past weekend included rappers T-Pain and Quavo.
As reported by the San Francisco Chronicle, Malone shared that because his beloved Dallas Cowboys weren't playing at the Super Bowl this year, fans of the team would get free beers for the rest of the night.
When a member of the audience informed him that a Bud Light cost $14, Malone could not contain his shock.
"I had had some young man over on this side tell me that the beers were not free," he said. "$14 for a beer? ... That's absolutely unacceptable at a Bud Light show. Ladies and gentlemen, I will cover half of the tab for the entire night. So, therefore, beers will only be $7."
Posty Kept Lowering the Price
After thinking it over, Malone then lowered the price to $5. It went down to $3 at one point. He told the audience that his offer to cover most of the tab was "genuine."
While fans tried to take advantage of the singer's kindness, the bartenders didn't relent. They continued to charge $14 for a cold one, which is pretty standard nowadays.
While we appreciate Malone's gesture, sometimes there's no fighting the "industrial beer complex."
