Concert | Kris Allen plays the Epcot International Food and Wine Festival, November 2 and 3, 2019

Epcot International Food and Wine Festival

America Gardens Theatre at Epcot World Showcase

November 2 and 3, 2019

Kris takes a break from the 10 Years 1 Night tour and heads to Disney World in Florida for the Epcot International Food and Wine Festival. (He's told the meet and greet crowds during the tour he'll be in Disney with the family over Halloween too.)

This is a huge, fall-long, festival that features international food and wines at the various Epcot neighborhoods, paired with concerts by many entertainers. Kris takes his turn on November 2 and 3. There are three shows. Saturday the 2nd, the shows are at 6:30 p.m., 7:45 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. On Sunday the 3rd, the shows are at 5:30 p.m., 6:45 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.

Visit the official site for more information!

Updated November 9 with another great full length video from Epcot plus some more video that's been shared... thank you to all the fans who are passing on these links!

Music | Kris Allen's new song Whenever You Are Here

Our third new song of the tour! Kris premiered this one, which we'll call Whenever You Are Here in Portland. It was inspired by the movie Coco. A fan in Denver gave us a fantastic video from which we can figure out the lyrics (thanks, Christi)! Kathy (@kheilig) has taken a shot at them, but she advises some of the lines might need a little crowd-sourcing, so please weigh in with your thoughts on the lyrics. (Updated: Thanks to @AuntyCJ, @shoshpd and Christi, we updated some lyrics.)



(Whenever You Are Here)

What if I’m always late to the party?
What if I never sing like McCartney
Just a couple of my fears
But they seem to disappear
Ohhhh, Whenever you are here.

What if the mirror is a liar?
And what if my future doesn’t look brighter?
Just a couple of my fears
But they seem to disappear
Ohhhh Whenever you are here.

Baby don’t you go because you don’t know what it’s like
Whenever you’re away all of these thoughts run through my mind
And I’m not proud to say I’m not alright, I’m not alright, noooo

What if I take a bite from the fruit tree?
Why does the devil never feel sorry?
Just a couple of my fears
But they seem to disappear
Ohhhh Whenever you are here.
Ohh woahhh

Baby don’t you go because you don’t know what it’s like
Whenever you’re away all of these thoughts run through my mind
And I’m not proud to say I’m not alright, I’m not alright, I’m not alright, nooooooo

What if I’m always late to the party?
What if I never sing like (probably same word as first verse)?
Just a couple of my fears
But they seem to disappear ohhh
Whenever you are here.
Whenever you are here
Whenever you are here
Whenever you are here.

News | Kris Allen and David Cook are going to tour Europe in 2020

Well this is welcome and exciting news! Many of us have long wanted Kris Allen and David Cook to do more collaborations. They've shared the occasional billing or stage, but this is an honest to goodness tour, and even better, it's Kris' first tour in Europe (beyond the USO tours).

Here are the dates, locations and ticket links for the tour!

Updated March 19, 2020: Sad news. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the tour is postponed. I'm leaving the dates/links up so fans can get updated information on refunds or rescheduled dates.

04/11 – Luxor, Cologne, Germany
04/12 – Frannz, Berlin, Germany
04/13 – Knust, Hamburg, Germany
04/15 – Whelan's, Dublin, Ireland
04/17 – Bush Hall, London, UK
04/18 – The Deaf Institute, Manchester, UK
04/19 – King Tut's Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow, UK
04/21 – Hotel Cecil, Copenhagen, Denmark
04/22 – Skive Theater, Skive, Denmark
04/24 – Nalen, Stockholm, Sweden
04/26 – On the Rocks, Helsinki, Finland

Hoping they bring this tour to America! And continue to bring us wacky videos like this tour announcement!

DCO | (VIDEO) David Cook @thedavidcook & Kris Allen @KrisAllen Go to Europe Acoustic Tour 2020! https://t.co/b9ym1AenVb

— David Cook News/Info (@FoolsApril64) October 23, 2019

Updated December 6: The guys have just announced a show in Utah on March 28. Hmmm, US tour in the works or just getting prepped for the Europe tour?

10 Years 1 Night Tour | Kris Allen plays Colorado cities October 24, 25 and 26, 2019

It's on to the state of Colorado for Kris, who plays Denver on October 24, Boulder on October 25, and Fort Collins on October 26.

The basic 22 song set list for the tour is in this post. In subsequent sets, Kris has added Written All Over My Face to that set, and on one occasion, Parachute and Paul Simon. He's also getting brave with doing songs he NEVER does in VIP, like Turn the Pages! Even more awesome, he's been performing a few new songs (More Machine, We Will Change and most recently, Whenever You Are Here).

Come back after the shows as I'll put the highlights from the Colorado stops in this post!

Updated October 26 PM with videos from Fort Collins' show! All of the Colorado cities earned #gavegoodlist.

10 Years, 1 Night Tour | Kris Allen brings the 2019 tour to the Pacific northwest on October 21 and 22

The tour continues, moving from California to the Pacific Northwest with stops in Portland and Seattle. I feel like it's been quite awhile since Kris played Portland and Seattle, so I checked and it was not actually as long as I was thinking... he played both cities during the Letting You In tour (just click their names in the post tag to see the posts).

The basic 22 song set list for the tour is in this post. In subsequent sets, Kris has added Written All Over My Face to that set. He's also done some songs just once: Parachute and Paul Simon.

Come back after the shows as I'll put the highlights from these stops in this post!

Updated October 25 with fantastic full-length meet and greet video, joining the fantastic full-length concert video from Portland featuring another new song from Kris! Portland thus earns #gavegoodlist

Music | Another new song by Kris Allen - Title TBD but we'll call it "We Will Change"

So Kris debuted another new song last night during his show in Novato, CA. Kris doesn't know what he's calling it yet. Until he decides that, I'm calling it We Will Change. Thank you @kheilig for transcribing the lyrics and providing a nice clear video (embedded below). We still need a little help with some of the lines, so give it a listen and let us know what you think!

I don't know if I'm a gypsy , but I can't seem to stay in one place
Everything upon your shelf, you'll replace it with something else
And the green that I have loved in my life has a turned a different shade
And you've gotten every ? ___in your eye
Wonderin when they're gonna fly away 

Honey, you and I, we will change, change, change
It's just the way it is, nobody ever stays the same
You and I, we will change, change, change
For worse, or for better, but I love changing

I used to have a dream of flying
Now I wonder how I'll dream in the sky
(stumbled here- started wrong lyric then quickly fixed it) Try to find a place on your heart to put another permanent scar
We erased all of the letters in my name to start a brand new life
(he forgot next lyrics here)

Honey, you and I, we will change, change, change
It's just the way it is, nobody ever stays the same
You and I, we will change, change, change

Cuz I'm not who you fell in love with, and you're not who I remember
Cuz I'm not going anywhere, and I hope that you aren't either
Well I'm not who you fell in love with, and you're not who I remember
But I'm not going anywhere, and I hope that you' aren't either

ohhhhh

Honey, you and I, we will change, change, change
It's just the way it is, nobody ever stays the same
You and I, we will change, change, change
For worse, or for better, but I love changing together.

I don't know if I'm a gypsy , but I can't seem to stay in one place
And everything upon your shelf, you'll replace it with something else.....

Music | Kris Allen's new song More Machine

So.... we weren't sure after a few shows of the 10 Years 1 Night tour whether the new song Kris is performing was "More Machine" or "War Machine."

I asked Twitter for help...

You guys always are great! Most people thought it was "More Machine" but A+ to Kathy (@kheilig) who took the time to watch the videos and transcribe the lyrics... it's definitely More Machine! I've put her transcription below. Give it a go! (I'll embed the video below the lyrics.) Thank you Michelle (@summerdaze_) for fleshing out the 2nd and 3rd lines.

More Machine

Spider on the windowsill has more to say than me
and at least my grandma's sugar pills keep her mind at ease 
cause I can't even find the words to fill up my own feed
it’s times like this I feel less a of a man; more machine

The earth keeps slowly turning in an eternal microwave
And after all these years it hasn't changed its pace
Yesterday my lover came to tell me I should breathe
It’s times like this I feel less of a man; more machine

I want to feel, feel, feel something
I want to feel, feel anything at all

The Christmas decorations are sitting patiently
‘Cause they know there’s a smile that they can't wait to bring
But lately I've forgotten who I was really meant to be
It’s times like this I feel less of a man, and more machine

I want to feel, feel, feel something
I want to feel, feel anything at all
I want to feel, feel, feel something
I want to feel, just feel anything at all

Ohhhh
Anything at all

So these days I've started drinking to oil up my soul
Thinking maybe there's an answer in the art of letting go
But the only thing it's done is help me fall asleep
It’s times like this I feel less of a man; more machine

10 Years, 1 Night Tour | Kris Allen finally returns to California for solo live shows October 15 - 18

It's been a long while since Kris Allen played regular (non-Christmas) shows, and played them in California. Those fans have waited awhile, and the week of October 15, 2019, Kris returns to play Los Angeles, Berkeley, Novato (Marin County near San Francisco) and Winters (near Sacramento).

The basic 22 song set list for the tour is in this post. In subsequent sets, Kris has added Written All Over My Face to that set, and on one occasion, Parachute.

Come back after the shows as I'll put the highlights from these stops in this post! In the meantime, here's a nice interview with Kris from the Winters, CA local paper.

Updated October 24: Added some links to all the awesome stuff that @krismicklin posted from the Winters show!

10 Years 1 Night Tour | Kris Allen plays New York, Connecticut and Washington, DC, October 3-6

This week Kris plays Cambridge, MA, Pawling, NY, New York,NY, Fairfield, CT and Washington, D.C. This post will contain the highlights from the New York, Connecticut and Washington, D.C. shows after the break. (We're covering the opening date in Cambridge in this post, where you can see the full 22 song set list!) Come back for updates after each show.

Updated October 7 with even more videos from the DC show! New York City, Fairfield, and Washington DC all received the coveted #gavegoodlist tag.

10 Years 1 Night Tour | Kris Allen opens his fall 2019 tour on October 2 in Cambridge, MA

Kris Allen follows up the release of his album "10" with a fall tour starting on October 2 in Cambridge, Massachusetts and winding up on November 23 in Grand Rapids, MI. You can find ticket links and more information for all shows here.

This post will capture the set list and all the action from the first show.  I'm planning regular highlight posts for the other show, grouped by region. 

Updated October 3: The fabulous @ameeliu got the very long (set list (22 songs, including one brand new song) and videos. We've also heard some good banter stories. I notice her videos do include the banter. Kris played acoustic, it's a solo show (no band) and it lasted over two hours. Everything after the break!