10 Years, 1 Night Tour | Kris Allen plays a hometown show in Conway, Arkansas on December 5, 2019

Rumor had it that Kris had slotted an Arkansas show during his 10 Years, 1 Night tour but the original venue fell through. Not to worry though, his hometown of Conway stepped in and organized a free show on December 5 so Kris could bring the tour to his home state.

The basic 22 song set list Kris followed for the tour is in this post. Kris has added Written All Over My Face to that set, and has dropped in a few surprises occasionally (Parachute and Paul Simon). Even more awesome, he's occasionally performed a few new songs (More Machine, We Will Change and Whenever You Are Here).

Updated December 13 with a complete playlist from the show!

10 Years, 1 Night Tour | Kris Allen's 10th anniversary acoustic tour concludes with Michigan stops, November 21-23, 2019

Kris Allen finishes up the 10 Years One Night tour with a swing through Michigan. He plays Ann Arbor on November 21, Orion Charter Township on November 22, and ends the tour with a show in Grand Rapids on November 23. Hoping his old Idol friend Matt Giraud is there for that one!

The basic 22 song set list for the tour is in this post. Kris has added Written All Over My Face to that set, and has dropped in a few surprises occasionally (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 occasionally performed a few new songs (More Machine, We Will Change and Whenever You Are Here).

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

Updated November 23 with whatever I found from Grand Rapids plus a few more videos from Lake Orion. Lake Orion earns #gavegoodlist.

10 Years, 1 Night Tour | Kris Allen brings the tour to Indianapolis and Chicago, November 19-20, 2019

After a quick Christmas show in Virginia (thanks, Kris!) and a few days off, it's back to the road for Kris Allen, who heads to Indianapolis on November 19 and Chicago on November 20.

The basic 22 song set list for the tour is in this post. Kris has added Written All Over My Face to that set, and has dropped in a few surprises occasionally (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 occasionally performed a few new songs (More Machine, We Will Change and Whenever You Are Here).

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

Updated November 22 with video from Chicago (including one of his Christmas songs - I suspect his Christmas music will now find its way into set lists), and a fantastic Out Alive from Indianapolis.

Christmas Show | Kris Allen comes to light our Christmas Tree in NoVa again on November 15

Tysons Corner Tree Lighting

Tysons Corner, Virginia

November 15, 2019

Free! 6 - 9 PM EST

So true confessions, I didn't go to the local DC area tour stop this year for various reasons. I felt kind of guilty about missing it! Flash forward, I was searching Facebook and local event blogs for some fun and free things to do this month, and I stumbled on this event before the mall announced it! Kris is returning to light up Northern Virginia's nicest mall's Christmas Tree. So I get a Kris show after all!

The photo above is mine from the last time he did this. It was a great way to kick off the holiday and I'm glad he's going to do it again for us. Hopefully the weather will be good, as it is an outdoor event. Hope to see many of you there! It's free, you can take the metro there, and having gone a few times, I can say it is a lot of fun. You can find all the information here. Keep an eye on the mall's IG account too. Last time they had a meet and greet contest.

Updated November 16 with Kira's photos and Eric's video of five songs from the set from this event after the break! Plus bonus review from Mr. KAL who saw Kris for the first time last night. 

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!

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

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!

Concert | Kris Allen joins Delta Rae in concert on May 31 in Louisville

Screencap from Kris and Delta Rae's performance, October 2018

Concert with Delta Rae

Headliners Music Hall

Louisville, KY

May 31, 2019

I am so jealous of Louisville! The band Delta Rae has been on tour, and for their Louisville show on May 31, they've lined up Kris as their opening act. If you haven't already seen Delta Rae and Kris collaborate on a cover of George Michael's Freedom '90, go do that right now.

Updated June 2, 2019: Our friend Jackie (@ShouldI45) did indeed get to this show, and did indeed bring some videos home with her! Check them out after the break, plus set list too.

Concert | Kris Allen joins other artists to perform a tribute to Paul Simon on May 29, 2019 in Nashville

Graceland, a Tribute to Paul Simon

May 29, 2019

The Basement East, Nashville, TN

8 PM CDT

Tickets and information

Kris joins a line-up of singer-songwriters to perform a tribute to Paul Simon. He performed at a similar tribute in 2016, and again in 2017, so we know this will be a great event.

Updated 6/2/2019: Kris performed Graceland and joined the group to perform You Can Call Me Al and Homeless. Videos and photos after the break. (6/2 - Added high quality video of You Can Call Me Al)

Charity | Benefit Concert by Kris Allen for Big Change, Blue Ridge, GA, May 5, 2019

Benefit-Big Change

Firefly Music Cabin

Blue Ridge, GA

May 5, 2019

5:00 P.M. EDT

Kris Allen returns to play the Firefly music cabin in Blue Ridge, Georgia at a small benefit concert for Big Change, "an awesome social impact accelerator that finds inspired youth with potentially world-changing ideas and helps them bring those ideas to life" according to the event's website. He's played this cabin before (shown in the photo above from their 2016 concert).

Updated 6/2/2019: Jonins is awesome as always and snagged Kris' video of the cabin for us. Pam (@granni9) went to the show and got the set list plus video! New stuff! (6/2: Adding a high quality video of Safe Harbor posted by the event's organizers)  After the break...

College Show | April 23, 2019: Kris Allen opens for T-Pain at ECU's Barestock Spring Concert

Barestock

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

April 23, 2019

Kris has his weirdest opening gig ever, opening for T-Pain at East Carolina University's 2019 spring concert.  I want a duet of Buy U a Drank! The student union is doing a good job of promotion via their Instagram account (with a lot of posts on both stories and the main Instagram feed). According to their IG account, Kris should be on about 5 pm Eastern Time.

Updated: We have gotten a few pictures and some great videos, but no epic duet. What we've got is after the break. Sadly Kris didn't even meet T-Pain, but did catch his show.

Christmas Tour 2018: Kris Allen comes home to Nashville on December 12.

Photo by timothy.woodrum

City Winery Nashville

Nashville, TN

December 12, 2018

Doors 6:00 PM; Show 8:00 PM CST

Opener: Sawyer

Tickets and information

This year's Somethin' About Christmas tour wraps up in Kris' adopted home town of Nashville on December 12.

Thank you to Kris and the band for a fantastic tour that totally got us all ready for the holidays! Wishing you all a fantastic holiday season and wishing us all new music in 2019!

Updated December 14 with some fantastic new videos after the break!

Christmas Tour 2018: Kris Allen comes home to Little Rock for the holiday on December 7

Ron Robinson Theatre

Little Rock, AR

December 7, 2018

Doors 6:00 PM CST

Tickets and information

Kris Allen returns to his home state with his Christmas show! He appeared on KARK-TV to promote it the day after Thanksgiving. 

Updated December 9, 2018: Hear the hometown show was received enthusiastically. Thank you to @elmo3907 for sharing your videos with us! After the break. Also hear that Kris played a private Christmas party gig for a local hospital while in town.

Christmas Tour 2018: St. Louis gets a holiday visit from Kris Allen on December 5

Photo by theBobbyJames

The Old Rock House

St. Louis, MO

December 5, 2018

8:00 PM CST

Opener: Sawyer

Tickets and information

Kris Allen brings the Somethin' About Christmas tour to St. Louis on December 5.

Updated December 9, 2018: Thank you @felizabeth552 and @thebobbyjames for sharing these fantastic videos! Looks like it was a fun show!

Christmas Tour 2018: Lake Orion, Michigan makes Kris Allen's nice list with a sold-out show on December 3

Yay full band photo! by Kris Allen

20 Front Street

Lake Orion, MI (Detroit suburb)

December 3, 2018

Show 8:00 PM

Opener: Sawyer

SOLD OUT

Congratulations to the Detroit area for being the first to sell out a show this tour!

Updated December 4: This show sold out so fast that the usual fans who go and get videos for us in Detroit weren't even able to buy tickets! I guess that's a good problem? Kris will just have to play Detroit again. In the meantime, some videos and photos after the break...

Christmas Tour 2018: Kris Allen headlines a show in Cleveland for the first time in four years on December 2

Photo by @kt_cle

House of Blues (Cambridge Room)

Cleveland, OH

December 2, 2018

Doors 7:00 PM EST

Opener: Sawyer

Tickets and information

Kris hasn't played Cleveland since his Christmas tour with Jim Brickman in 2016, and he hasn't played a headlining show there since 2014, but he's bringing the Somethin' About Christmas tour to them this year! Don't miss it, Ohio!

Updated December 3, 2018: Thank you Kathy for the videos and lakeeriemama for the photos! Check them out after the break! Looks like a very festive show!
Updated December 14: Some new videos linked, including When All the Stars Have Died

Christmas Tour 2018: Kris and the band bring the holiday cheer to Boston on November 30

Awesome photo by Annie!

City Winery Boston

November 30, 2018

Doors 6:00 p.m. Show 8:00 p.m.

Opener: Sawyer

Tickets and information

Boston is always a great town for Kris, so no surprise it made the nice list!

Come back after the show for coverage!

Updated December 1, 2018: Hearing it was a great show! Fantastic high quality videos and photos after the break thanks to the awesome Annie who definitely makes the KALnicelist and earns Boston the fourth #gavegoodlist in a row!