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20 illinoisentertainer.com september 2020
Live From Home
ormer American Idol contestant
and rocker Chris
FDaughtry is embarking on a
19-date “virtual tour” through
September. On his Live From
Home tour, Daughtry will host 19
acoustic performances, streamed
live from a venue in Nashville, and
broadcasted to fans across the
United States.
Each show will feature a unique
setlist, a Q&A session, song
requests, and special surprises. A
percentage of the ticket proceeds
from each respective city venue
host website goes directly to the
venue, which included Park West
in Chicago for Daughtry’s August
show.
“Fans will be able to go on the
venue’s website that'll be linked to
the livestream format that we're
using,” Daughtry explained to
Illinois Entertainer during a recent
phone interview. “It's our first time
doing this, so we're cautiously optimistic.
We’re hoping that we don't
run into any live-feed issues, but
we've got some rehearsal days
lined up to make sure we get any
kinks worked out like that because
we want the fans to have the best
experience they can.”
For each performance, fans will
also have the option to join the
livestream, bundle access with
merchandise, or join Daughtry for
an exclusive 1-on-1 VIP video meet
and greet.
During this worldwide pandemic,
musicians and other people
involved in the entertainment
industry have had to cancel numerous
events. During this downtime,
Daughtry has kept himself busy
with family and by writing/recording
the new record, to be released at
a later date.
“I was even making a record
before (the virus) hit, so that got
put on hold,” he said. “We were
getting ready to go out on a big
world tour, and that got shitcanned.
I think the first couple of
weeks of lockdown, I was having a
bit of an identity crisis. I didn't realize
how much of my identity was
wrapped up in the road and being
on tour, being a performing musician.”
Doing this Live From Home tour
is a chance for Daughtry to perform
again, and to help out some venues
who are having trouble making
ends meet due to the pandemic.
“We really wanted to figure out a
way to engage with these venues
that are really suffering right now,
along with a lot of small businesses
and a lot of independent businesses,”
Daughtry said. “We know how
important they are to the community.
We know how important they
were to us and to all musicians, and
we want to see them continue to
thrive and stay in business during
these difficult times.”
Plus, it gives Daughtry a chance
to reconnect with his fans as well.
“I want to perform, and I want to
engage with the fans,” he said. “I
want the fans to feel like they're
getting a little piece of us because a
lot of them live for that. Alot of
them live to go see these shows,
and we're super grateful for that.
We want to make them feel appreciated
and engaged until we can
get back out there in person.”
As for what the future holds for
Daughtry, he’s eager to release his
new album and get back out on the
road.
“Once this virtual tour wraps
up, we're going to get back into the
writing and recording process,” he
said. “We've got some material that
we're dying to get out there, and
we think it’s important to our fans
as well. I won't give too much
away, but I think it's the record our
fans have been wanting to hear
from us for a very, very long time.
And I know for a fact, they're not
going to be disappointed.”
Continued on page 28
By KELLEY SIMMS