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Aug 19 Phoenix, AZ Comerica Theatre*
Aug 20 Los Angeles, CA The Greek Theatre * Aug 22 Reno, NV Grand Sierra Resort Aug 23 Rohnert Park, CA Sonoma State University * Aug 25 Saratoga, CA The Mountain Winery* Aug 26 Livermore, CA Wente Vineyards Sep 05 Columbus Fashion Meets Music Festival Sep 27 Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Bowl w/ Colbie Calliat, Christina Perri Read More
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Rachel Platten just appeared Out of The Blue—
In addition to her sudden fame with worldwide hit, ‘Fight Song’, singer-songwriter Platten is in full-tilt promotion mode for her upcoming full-length album, due later this fall.
On Sunday, she sang in gold sneakers at the Teen Choice Awards at the USC Galen Center in Los Angeles, and Tuesday morning, she’s in New York to perform on the Today Show, so what to do in-between? Why, make a stop in Minneapolis and perform to a packed rotunda at the Mall of America, as part of Pepsi’s Out of the Blue summer concert series.
Some of the faithful had been waiting over eight hours for her, with wristbands for her post-concert meet-and-greet, quickly snapped up before midday. The 34 year-old is riding high on her anthem song, which has gone platinum domestically and hit #1 on the Billboard Adult Top 40 chart, and has inspired young and old, and those overcoming all kinds of obstacles, with her empowering lyrics.
The Fight Song EP is her first for major label Columbia Records and Platten was quick to enter and leave for her brief five-song, 20 minute mini-concert. ‘Beating Me Up’ from the EP was up first, about a failed relationship, though not from lack of trying. “This is incredible!” Platten gleaned after, surveying the filled floor and railings filled with people on the other four levels.
‘Lone Ranger’ followed, a song about her “gypsy traveling” and independence as an artist, also mentioning that she had previously been to the mall as a shopper and was excited to be now actually performing there.
Platten, accompanied by keyboardist Dallin Applebaum and drummer Craig Meyer, then went into a new song, ‘You Don’t Know My Heart’, another anthemic song of love-lost and self-worth.
Another new song, ‘Stand by You’ was described by Platten as “one her favorites” of the new tunes she’s currently recording, a number that builds and could easily be done backed by a full choir.
“You are awesome, thank you very, very much for all of the love today”, Platten exclaimed, before going into her biggest song. “If you have a dream, please believe in yourself” she told the audience before the biggest cheers of the day went up.
“I still have a little fight left in me”, ‘Fight Song’ ends – and based on the rabid reception at the Mall of America today, Rachel Platten may have seemingly come from out of the blue, but you’ll be hearing her name for some time to come.
In addition to her sudden fame with worldwide hit, ‘Fight Song’, singer-songwriter Platten is in full-tilt promotion mode for her upcoming full-length album, due later this fall.
On Sunday, she sang in gold sneakers at the Teen Choice Awards at the USC Galen Center in Los Angeles, and Tuesday morning, she’s in New York to perform on the Today Show, so what to do in-between? Why, make a stop in Minneapolis and perform to a packed rotunda at the Mall of America, as part of Pepsi’s Out of the Blue summer concert series.
Some of the faithful had been waiting over eight hours for her, with wristbands for her post-concert meet-and-greet, quickly snapped up before midday. The 34 year-old is riding high on her anthem song, which has gone platinum domestically and hit #1 on the Billboard Adult Top 40 chart, and has inspired young and old, and those overcoming all kinds of obstacles, with her empowering lyrics.
The Fight Song EP is her first for major label Columbia Records and Platten was quick to enter and leave for her brief five-song, 20 minute mini-concert. ‘Beating Me Up’ from the EP was up first, about a failed relationship, though not from lack of trying. “This is incredible!” Platten gleaned after, surveying the filled floor and railings filled with people on the other four levels.
‘Lone Ranger’ followed, a song about her “gypsy traveling” and independence as an artist, also mentioning that she had previously been to the mall as a shopper and was excited to be now actually performing there.
Platten, accompanied by keyboardist Dallin Applebaum and drummer Craig Meyer, then went into a new song, ‘You Don’t Know My Heart’, another anthemic song of love-lost and self-worth.
Another new song, ‘Stand by You’ was described by Platten as “one her favorites” of the new tunes she’s currently recording, a number that builds and could easily be done backed by a full choir.
“You are awesome, thank you very, very much for all of the love today”, Platten exclaimed, before going into her biggest song. “If you have a dream, please believe in yourself” she told the audience before the biggest cheers of the day went up.
“I still have a little fight left in me”, ‘Fight Song’ ends – and based on the rabid reception at the Mall of America today, Rachel Platten may have seemingly come from out of the blue, but you’ll be hearing her name for some time to come.
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Rachel Platten at Mall of America rotunda, Bloomington, MN (17 Aug 2015) |
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