Concert: October 19, 2017: Kalamazoo, MI

Concert

October 19, 2017

State Theatre

Kalamazoo, MI

8:30 PM EDT

Opening act: Matt Giraud

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Wow, a Kratt concert! (Matt Giraud was Kris' good friend in American Idol season 8 days and is a hometown Kalamazoo boy.)  This should be a fun show for those who go. Matt seems excited and is taking requests.

And it's a total bargain - $10 or only $3.50 if you are a Western Michigan University student. Maybe bring them some Taco Bell as requested in the video above. I do know of one regular video-taker who is going. ;)

Updated 11/2/2017: Yes, we did indeed get a White Chocolate reunion! Videos (more just added!), setlist, photos all after the break! Updated 11/2 to add a great review.

Concert: September 11, 2014: The Grey Eagle, Asheville, NC

Promo Flyer by Team Kris

Concert

September 11, 2014

The Grey Eagle

Asheville, NC

8:00 PM EDT

Opening Acts: Jillian Edwards

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Show and List Preview:
Kris heads back south for a show in Asheville, NC. The last time he played here, we got an epic cover of Tom Petty's Breakdown. Tonight's venue describes itself as a "listening room" and says an artist "must have marquee value to play here." Our list is not big, but hopefully it will grow as we get closer to the show (and it seems to be). (Update - This turned out to be one of our best lists of the Horizons Tour - well done, Asheville!)

Concert: September 7, 2014: Infinity Music Hall, Norfolk, CT

Promo Flyer from Team Kris

Concert

September 7, 2014

Infinity Hall

Norfolk, CT

7:30 PM Eastern

Opening Act: Sarah Barrios

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Show and List Preview:
This show is a rescheduled show from the one that was set for last February but canceled due to a huge east coast winter storm. The venue is in a remote part of northern Connecticut near the Massachusetts border. We do have some of the fandom's finest on the list.

Concert: September 6, 2014: Tupelo Music Hall, Londonderry NH

Promo Flyer by Team Kris

Concert

September 6, 2014

Tupelo Music Hall

Londonderry, NH

8:00 PM EDT

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Show and List Preview:
The shows for everyone else resume tonight as the Horizons Tour spends night two in the Manchester, NH area (having done a private college show the night before at Saint Anselm College). This show is all ages and two of our favorite tweeters are on the list, so expect some flail!

Concert & Livestream: September 2, 2014: Utica, NY

Photo by Mohawk Valley CC

Concert

September 2, 2014

Schaefer Theater
Mohawk Valley Community College

Utica, NY

7:00 PM EDT SHOW
7:50 PM EDT STREAM

Opening Act: Jeff LeBlanc

CLICK HERE TO BUY TICKETS

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Show and List Preview:
Kris does a show tonight in Utica, NY at the theater of the local community college. Originally advertised as a college show (as you can see from the prices in the flyer), it's turned into a much bigger deal. Yahoo! Yahoo! Screen, which has been livestreaming a concert every night all summer, chose this concert to livestream! So we hope that the people of central New York State will turn out like their fellow citizens in New York City always do!

Pre-Show/Event Press and Publicity:

• Mohawk Valley Community College Press Release
• Lite 98.7 post
• Street Team tweets, promo flyer and promo flyer challenge

The Ticket:

If you are going in person:

Photo by @onerealfan - Thanks!

If you are not in the Utica area:

Screencap by Kris Allen Lists

(CLICK PICTURE ABOVE TO ACCESS THE STREAM 7:50 EDT, 6:50 CDT, 5:50 MDT, 4:50 PDT)

Merch, Signage and Other Fun Stuff!

Sign outside of theater - thanks @NawtQuiteRite

Click here to get your copy of Horizons,
the fantastic new album from Kris Allen!

Soundcheck:

• A few notes from Kris via Instagram

The Show:

Photo by @AvaParrago

Set List: 

1. Paul Simon/Young Love [Yahoo] | [Vine] | [mp3] | [YouTube (fan in audience)]
2. Better With You [Vine] | [mp3]
3. Don't Set Me Free [mp3]
4. Beautiful and Wild [Yahoo]  | [instagram] | [mp3]
5. Prove It to You  [mp3]
6. Alright With Me "Sax" [Yahoo] | [Yahoo] | [mp3]
7. In Time [Yahoo] [mp3]
8. It's Always You  [mp3]
9. The Wire!!! FINALLY!!! (Cover - Haim) [Vine] | [mp3]
10. Lost  [mp3]
11. Monster/Rude (Original/Cover - MAGIC!)  [mp3]
12. Everybody Just Wants to Dance/I Want You Back (Original/Cover - The Jackson 5ive) [Yahoo]  [mp3] 
13. Live Like We're Dying  [mp3]
14. Chandelier/Stay With Me (Cover - Sia/Sam Smith)  [mp3] [YouTube (fan in audience)]
15. Shut That Door  [mp3] [YouTube (fan in audience)]
16. End of the Show  [mp3]

Also: Guitar and Sax Duet [Yahoo] |

Complete YouTube playlist of show

After the Show:

• mp3 Folder
• Kris Allen Media
• Lite 98.7 interview with the guy who helped sing I Want You Back
• As of this writing, Yahoo has archived the show here and the excerpted videos here

Flashback Friday: February 7, 2013: Canyon Club, Agoura Hills, CA and a September 5, 2012, interview on Good Day LA

Every Friday, we catch up on media around here. First we look at a video from the Out Alive Tour, and second, we check a video from the past you may have missed the first time!

As you may have known from reading his tweets this past week, Kris is in Los Angeles to visit friends, attend his manager's wedding and most importantly (to me anyway), work on that next album! He also took in time to watch his Idol castmate Allison Iraheta perform with her new band. Check out @SnapCracklyPop's timeline on Twitter for more on that.

I thought it would be good to revisit some past trips to Los Angeles for this week's Flashback Friday post:

Out Alive Tour Video:

I've worked my way up to the February 7, 2013, Agoura Hills show at the Canyon Club. (Agoura Hills is a suburb of Los Angeles.) This show is most special because it gave us one of Kris' best cover request songs ever, Wicked Games by Chris Isaak. Enjoy kradamantium's video of it below, and then check out my updated post for the Agoura Hills show for more videos and an mp3 of Wicked Games (courtesy of @summerdaze_)



Past Video:

Well working on the album this week, I thought it would be fun to hear Kris' thoughts after his last album, Thank You Camellia, was released. Here's @isbinla's video of his September 5, 2012 interview on Good Day LA, featuring a performance of Better With You.



Enjoy!

List: July 5, 2013: Coast West Music Festival, Muskegon, MI,

Coast West Music Fest

MLive Stage

July 5, 2013

7:30 PM EDT

The Ragbirds opening

Kris returns to live performing following his most recent and extensive wrist surgery. Last night, he and Big Daddy had a blast seeing the Goo Goo Dolls and Matchbox20 in Chicago. Tonight, they'll head to Muskegon, MI, a city that borders Lake Michigan and is driving distance from Chicago. 

Show Info:

This is a big four-day festival with three stages. For those wondering, Buddy Guy is an American blues legend and the headliner for July 5. Kris' opening act, the Ragbirds, are a folk-pop band from Ann Arbor, MI.

List Preview:

It's not a big list, but we do know a few people on it! I'll be looking to see what kind of show it is. So far we have only seen Kris and Big Daddy on the move. Jake confirmed that he is not going. Will we see the return of Cale? Will Torres be there? Will the Ragbirds play back-up band? Or maybe Matt Giraud from nearby Grand Rapids? We shall see!

Recap:
It ended up being full band and plugged in, with the return of Cale Mills and Andrew St. Marie, plus Torres and Kris. Lots of great tweets, pics and videos! Check out the Set List/Video & Photo links post.

List: May 3, 2013: Rams Head Center Stage, MarylandLive!, Hanover, MD

Rams Head Center Stage

Maryland Live! Casino

9 PM EDT

No opening act

The Out Alive Tour concludes tonight in the new casino in Maryland, built near BWI Airport and close to the University of Maryland, Baltimore and some outer suburbs of DC. 

Unfortunately the venue is 21+, not all ages, and about as inconvenient for a Virginian to get to as it can get, so while this is technically a DMV show, it's more M with very few D and V yet on the list. Sadly, this will be the first DMV show I'll be missing (my kid has a tennis event which will allow me to get home to do the list in time, but not to actually go to the show considering its location).

Having said all that, the casino is a popular new attraction and advertises on TV here in the DC area a lot. So Kris may attract just regular casino-goers - Yay New Fans!

List Preview:

Although I'm not on the list, I'm about the only non-DC area superfan who isn't on the list! So as DMV lists usually give good tweet, flail, pics and videos, you should be fine. I will miss hanging with them tonight, and hope they all have a blast. I do wonder if Kris will go out with a bang and do a bunch of requests as he did for the last show of the first leg of the tour. He should; the people attending this show are big fans and deserve a treat!

Updated: Wifi issues at the venue prevented most live tweets (except for some hilarious tweets from two of my funnier locked friends who let me RT some of them).  However, the listees more than made up for this by taking plenty of photos and video! Kris did perform his new song again. Click here for the Set link/Video Post.

List: May 2, 2013: World Cafe Live at the Queen, Wilmington, DE

World Cafe Live at the Queen

Wilmington, Delaware

May 2, 2013

8 pm EDT

Jillette Johnson opening

The Out Alive Tour continues its journey through its stronghold of the East Coast down to the Mid-Atlantic city of Wilmington, Delaware. This city is home to 93.7 WSTW - the first station to really support and play The Vision of Love and Kris fans/Purple Pawns are grateful for how nice this station was about playing our many requests for it!  Kris is repaying them for their support today with a live in-studio performance. We'll try to keep an eye out for that and WSTW and its DJ are on the list. You can listen to the station online at http://www.wstw.com/ (click listen live).

List Preview:

Got a bunch of fans who are taking the easy train ride down from New York or up from the DC/Baltimore area for this show! And it is an all-ages show. So we will have a lively list for sure. Definitely hoping that Kris will play his gorgeous and playful new song, All We Need is This Love, for them!

Updated: Kris didn't play the new song, but he did do an awesome mash-up of Jump Jump by Kris Kross (in honor of the late Chris White) with Rooftops. Set List/Video Link Post is here.

Also, earlier in the day, Kris stopped by WSTW - here's the Set List/Video Link Post for that appearance.

Concert: May 1, 2013: Rockwood Music Hall, New York City

Rockwood Music Hall

New York City

May 1, 2013

Jillette Johnson opening

Two Shows! 

7 pm EDT - ALL AGES 

8:45 pm EDT - 21+ Only

Show and List Preview:

The Out Alive Tour stops in New York City's Rockwood Music Hall tonight for two shows! The first is for all ages and the second is for the grown-ups. How did New York get so lucky as to get two shows, when one at the Highline Ballroom was originally scheduled? Well the not-so-secret reason is that Kenny Chesney has an album premiere party for Sirius XM contest winners tonight at the Highline Ballroom and it was made worthwhile for Kris to move venues. Win/win! Hopefully, Kenny will make it to the second show to check out the guy who was nice enough to move for him. (Disclaimer: I'm a huge Kenny fan and have tried to get his online radio station, No Shoes Radio, to play some of Kris' music, because songs like Alright With Me, Leave Me Alone and Teach Me How Love Goes would be a good fit.)

One list for both shows. You'll find, like the last time we had two shows in New York, many people are going to both. We might have a professional concert photographer potentially coming and a whole bunch of regular Kris list tweeters have traveled to New York. So I anticipate a good list with a lot of goodies for you!

Update: Unfortunately, my professional concert photographer friend did not receive a press pass. :( That was the only hitch, though. Great list and videos, and an awesome new song, All We Need is This Love!

Set lists and media after the jump

List: April 30, 2013: The Met, Pawtucket, RI

The Met

Pawtucket, RI

April 30, 2013

Doors at 8 pm, Show at 9 pm EDT

Jillette Johnson opening

After a day off in Boston, the Out Alive Tour moves to Pawtucket, Rhode Island for its next show.

List Preview:

Some of our best tweeters will be there, and one of them is bringing a photographer friend who has been given permission to bring his/her professional camera. Sweet!

Reminder: If you are using the lists, I ask you to be respectful of the people on the lists, even if they aren't your friends - after all, they are the people bringing you the setlist, the videos, the pictures and the on-the-scene tweets which are the whole point of having a list in the first place. I want the lists to be a positive bonding experience for ALL of Kris fandom. Thanks!

Updated: Set List/Video Links post is here!

List: April 28, 2013: Iron Horse Music Hall, Northampton, MA

Iron Horse Music Hall

Northampton, MA

April 28, 2013

7 PM

Jillette Johnson opening

Continuing its march through New England, the Out Alive Tour stops in the college town of Northampton, Massachusetts (home to Smith College and near several other well-known colleges and universities). It's also home to Andrew St. Marie's sister, who is very excited for the show! (And on the list.)

List Preview:

Our group of fans traveling with Kris is there! Also some various college town folk. Let's hope Northampton is more of a Searcy or a Dayton as opposed to a Frostburg or a Lawrence. Looking forward to a good show!

Updated: Definitely more of a Dayton, even more than Dayton! The Northampton list brought it! Great work! Click here for the Set List & Video Links post!

Set List:

1. Out Alive [video]
2. Better With You [video]
3. Alright With Me
4. The Vision of Love
5. Before We Come Undone
6. Faith/We Are Young/Some Nights (Cover - George Michael/fun. mash-up)
7. Paul Simon
8. Leave You Alone
9. Crazy Little Thing Called Love (Cover - Queen) - PREMIERE
10. Monster
11. Unique
12. My Weakness/No Woman, No Cry (Original/Cover - Bob Marley mash-up)
13. Rooftops
14. Live Like We’re Dying
15. Falling Slowly/Heartless/Ain’t No Sunshine (Cover - Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova/Kanye West/Bill Withers mash-up) [video]
16. Shut That Door

Related Links:

• YouTube: 141rmc; ameeliu15; Caitlin Dean; ConsultingEnabler; TinaMrgn5
• Kris Allen Media

List: April 27, 2013: Wolf Den, Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, CT

Wolf Den

Mohegan Sun Casino

Uncasville, CT

April 27, 2013

8 pm EDT

The Out Alive Tour continues its swing through New England with a stop at the famous Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, CT. Kris will be doing a free, general admission (21+) show in the smaller Wolf Den venue within the casino. At the same time, country music goddess Reba McEntire will be performing in the larger arena. YES I'm hoping they will cross paths! After all, Kris' very first concert was Reba!

List Preview:

It will be a good list - we've got good regulars, good tweeters, faithful Purple Pawns and some newbies attending. Get there early folks!

Updated: What a great show and list! Although we don't know if Kris met Reba (her show ended before his did, and he hasn't flailed, so it is not looking good. Don't miss his cover of her song Fancy! Set List/Video Links post is here.

List: April 26, 2013: The Strand, Rockland, Maine

The Strand Theatre

Rockland, ME

April 26, 2013

7:30 PM EDT

Jillette Johnson opening

The New England swing of the Out Alive Tour moves to the coastal town of Rockland, Maine tonight. A special thanks to @NoSilverNoGold who has been giving us great tweets the past two nights and who is planning to go tonight!

List Preview:

Last night's list was super quiet (except for @NoSilverNoGold, thankfully), but apparently the crowd was rowdy! We will have to see if this list is the same; I noticed there are some of the same people going.

Updated: Great list! Don't miss the videos and the cover of She Thinks I Still Care, done in tribute to the legendary singer George Jones, who passed away on April 26. Set List/Video Link post is here.

List: April 25, 2013: The Flying Monkey, Plymouth, NH

The Flying Monkey

Plymouth, NH

April 25, 2013

7:30 PM EDT

Jillette Johnson opening

The Out Alive Tour tonight moves to the small New England town of Plymouth, New Hampshire. Tonight's venue is a combo movie theatre and performance center. The show has been promoted by the local news radio station.

List Preview:

Our group of traveling Kris fans plans to head here tonight, plus a few locals plus some new fans Kris made at his show at Colby Sawyer College (which is about an hour away). Kris has had special surprise local guest performers the past two shows, so it will be interesting to see if we get any tonight.

Updated: No surprise guests, but an awesome show! Don't miss his request cover of In the Air Tonight! Click here for set list and video links!

List: April 24, 2013: Higher Ground, Burlington, VT

Higher Ground

Burlington, VT

 April 24, 2013

7:30 PM EDT

Jillette Johnson opening

Kris returns to Purple Pawns territory for the rest of the Out Alive Tour, starting with tonight's show in Burlington, VT. The East Coast is a stronghold for Kris, should make for some great shows. This particular show was promoted heavily by local radio, especially by Ronnie of Mix 102.3, and that station is sponsoring tonight's meet and greet.

List Preview:
Not the biggest list, but Kris' two biggest fans in Vermont, @bignliddle and @802Jumper, will be there and I really hope they get to meet him this time! Make it happen Big Daddy! There is also a group of fans that have traveled for the New England shows, so they will be on a few of our lists, starting with this one.

Updated: Our girls in Vermont came through again and they did get to finally meet Kris! Amazing cover of the Black Key's Tighten Up, don't miss it! Set List/Video Link post is here.

List: April 23, 2013: The Rivioli, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

The Rivioli

Toronto, Ontario

Canada

April 23, 2013

8 PM EDT

Kris brings the Out Alive Tour to Canada for his very first show ever in that country! I'm a little worried about the venue. The time on their website says doors open at 8 pm, but the street team poster and the ticket link say that the show starts at 8 pm. On top of that, the Fleming itinerary says the show starts at 9 PM.

Update: Tweeters going to the show say doors at 8 pm, Jillette at 8:30 pm, Kris at 9:30 pm. I'd show up at 8. All times Eastern.

List Preview:

This is our biggest list of the Spring! There are quite a few avid Adam Lambert fans on it (which makes sense, he got a lot more promotion and airplay in Canada than Kris ever did). Hoping that they and we will get good treats and videos, that Canada will realize just how amazing Kris is, and that our wonderful helper Altrus01, who is going, has a fabulous first but hopefully not last Canadian Kris show! (By the way, if you are using the list, please don't be salty on Twitter with Adam fans fangirling over Adam; this is a chance to show how nice and cool our fandom really can be.)

Updated: Everybody was lovely and although the crowd was small, they were very vocal and lively and up and dancing, just the way Kris likes them!  Set List and Video Link post is here!

List: April 22, 2013: The Ark, Ann Arbor, MI

The Ark

Ann Arbor, MI

8 PM EDT

Jillette Johnson opening

The Out Alive Tour moves to Michigan tonight for a show in Ann Arbor. The main thing Kris fans would know about Ann Arbor is that it is the headquarters of Kris' booking agents at Fleming Artists (although Kris' agent at Fleming, Jordan Burger, is in New York according to his Twitter bio). Also, I always have a hard time remembering this, but Michigan is in the eastern time zone, so the show is 8 pm EDT (7 pm CDT, 5 pm PDT).

List Preview:
Although it's not quite as epic a list as Chicago was (one of the best ever), Ann Arbor listees are flailing and excited to be going. And we have a bunch of people from David Cook fandom coming, which is great! I also see that we have at least three and probably more folks coming who are quite handy with the video camera. So no worries on that front.

Update: This turned out to be quite an epic show and featured the debut of an "Idol songs medley" including Falling Slowly, Ain't No Sunshine and Heartless. Check out the videos and set list here!

List: April 20, 2013: Lincoln Hall, Chicago

Lincoln Hall

Chicago, IL

April 20, 2013

7:00 pm CDT

Jillette Johnson opening

The Out Alive Tour stops in Chicago, IL tonight. Expect a large crowd of Kris regulars as many are making the trek to the Windy City for this show!

Admin note: I'm out of town Friday through most of Saturday. Will not arrive home until just before the show is scheduled to start and will not have much time to update lists then. So we will have to settle for adding people last minute. Expect the list to be a bit buggy. Sorry.

Updated: Easily one of the best lists we have ever had. Great job, Chicago and travelers to Chicago! Wait until you see all the video links! Don't miss the awesome return of Falling Slowly/With or Without You to the set list, as well as the request song, a cover of In Your Eyes by Peter Gabriel. Set List/Video Link post is here.

List: April 19, 2013: Veishea, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa

Veishea

Molecular Biology Parking Lot 

(Yes, seriously)

Iowa State University

April 19, 2013

6 PM to 2 AM CDT

Kris plays the annual festival at Iowa State University known as Veishea on Friday night. According to Veishea's FAQ, it is "an annual celebration held at Iowa State each spring, and one of its oldest traditions. It serves as a showcase and display of the Iowa State community with a wide variety of educational and entertainment events. ... The word VEISHEA (pronounced "VEE-sha") stands for:

• Veterinary Medicine
• Engineering
• Industrial Science
• Home Economics
• Agriculture"

In other words, it's a big old college party!

Kris plays along with Jana Kramer, Easton Corbin and Andrew Allen. 

Updated: One of the folks on the twitter list was great about tweeting Kris fans the set list, so big thank you to @K_Shades without whom this set list post would not have been possible!