College Show | Kris Allen to play Snowcoming at Fontbonne University in St. Louis on December 6, 2019

For those of you who attend Fontbonne University in St. Louis, you've got the last Kris Allen show of 2019 (and one of only two Christmas concerts) on December 6! So you better go to Snowcoming 2019!

Updated December 13 with some videos:

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. 

10 Years, 1 Night Tour | Kris Allen plays shows in the southeast November 7, 8 and 9

After a break, it's back to the road for Kris Allen, who heads to the Southeast for his next run of shows. Kris plays Shelby, North Carolina on November 7 (Charlotte area), Bluffton, South Carolina on November 8 (Hilton Head area), and returns to Eddie's Attic near Atlanta, Georgia on November 9. He did an interview with Shelby's local paper to promote the shows.

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 the southeastern stops in this post!

Updated November 9 with videos from South Carolina:

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.

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!

News | Kris Allen releases new album "10" on Friday, September 20, 2019

Exciting news recently from Kris! He's releasing an album on September 19 called "10" to celebrate his ten years as a recording artist. The album will contain remakes of many songs from his earliest albums re-imagined as he would do them now. You can find out more about his thought process in this video below.

But first and more important, here are the links to stream and buy:

Kris Allen Official | Spotify | Apple Music | iTunes | Amazon | YouTube Music | Deezer

I am excited to announce that my new album “10” is coming out this Friday, 9/20! “10” is a look back at the last 10 years. I wanted to shed some new light on some older songs of mine. I can’t wait to share these new versions with everyone!

~kris pic.twitter.com/KIq4qaAgve

— Kris Allen (@KrisAllen) September 18, 2019

College Show: Kris Allen plays Angelo State University's Ram Jam on September 14, 2019

Ram Jam
September 14, 2019
Angelo State University (open to public)
San Angelo, TX

We didn't get much lead time on this, but it was open to the public and hope some of you saw my tweet or this post on Facebook and checked it out. I'm still on vacation, but a little rain means you get a little post right now as Ram Jam is happening!

Here's some videos the always awesome @krisjonin found (after the break):

College Show: September 6, 2019: Kris Allen plays Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton

Florida Atlantic University
Bonfire
Boca Raton, FL
September 6, 2019

Kris joins Waka Flaka Flame to play a back-to-school traditional party at Florida Atlantic University in the pretty town of Boca Raton. That's all we know!

Photos and videos after the break. Sorry for the late update! I was traveling. Many thanks to @krisjonin for picking up my slack.

College Show: Kris Allen plays Manhattan College, August 30, 2019

Photo by Manhattan College

Kris played back to school show called "Quadchella" at Manhattan College on August 30, 2019 in Riverdale, NY. Videos after the break.

Concert: August 31, 2019: Kris Allen opens for Matthew West in Tennessee

Concert
The Caverns
Pelham, TN
August 31, 2019

Doors 6 PM CDT
Show 7PM CDT

Tickets and information

Kris Allen opens for contemporary Christian music artist Matthew West at an unusual venue located in a cavern at the base of Monteagle Mountain in Tennessee. This is going to be Kris' first concert in quite a few months. (He did a college show last night.)

Set list and videos from this show after the break. Many thanks to Linda @krismicklin for grabbing them! And to Jonins for always grabbing the best stuff from IG and IG stories!