tour, Knoxville fans are already eager for his return.Nashville-based singer/songwriter Ben Rector makes passionate and melodic, piano-driven pop. While Knoxville may not be Music City, the live music crowd proves to be enthusiastic for Rector. Only in Nashville and Knoxville did Rector play more than one show. His Knoxville fans heavily contribute to his fan base. Still signed to a smaller record label, OK Kid Recordings, Rector’s years of hard work in the industry is certainly seeing success. Rector’s rise in fame as an independent artist is considered out of the ordinary for many. “I love his new song, ‘Duo,’ and I loved his cover of “Still the One” by Shania Twain. He makes his shows so personal and fun,” said Jaclyn Beeler, an attendee of Thursday’s show. As the song ended, the audience gave an extended applause of appreciation for the creativity behind the performance.įrom the preshow setlist, consisting of Pilot’s 1975 “Magic,” to Rector’s live covers of both Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up” and Shania Twain’s “Still the One,” Rector aimed for the show to evoke a nostalgic vibe. The crowd let out a collective squeal of adornment as the clip played.
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As Rector sang the bridge, “Five thirty in the morning and we’re awake again/you are holding baby Jane,” the scene of Simba’s birth from the Disney movie “The Lion King” appeared. A compilation of classic, feel-good ‘90s movies played in the background. Before his performance of “Kids,” Rector asked the audience to put their phones away and appreciate the live art form in front of them. Rector and his team incorporated the idea of a “sonic nostalgia” into the tour as well. Then I thought it’d be really fun to dress this up as far as production and arrangement a sonic nostalgia.” I still feel young as a person, but that idea of nostalgia.
I definitely felt older, but life stage-wise, I’m kind of just a young guy. “Having a little bit of a break, I realized I had been in a dead sprint since college and didn’t have any time to assess where I was at. Rector commented in an interview with “Nashville Lifestyle” regarding his writing process of “Magic.” Ben Rector shooting for his tour- Magic. He sings in the chorus, “Can you take me back when we were just kids/Who weren’t scared of getting older.” Throughout the album, he embraces the sentimental feeling of life’s changes. The leading single from his latest album, titled “Old Friends” captures the memories he holds from his childhood. Though his fame is relatively new, his musical career is arguably of veteran level. His latest album, “Magic,” consists of 13 tracks-many of which reflect on his upbringing and the bittersweet feeling of growing older. University of Arkansas alum, Rector’s following in his undergraduate years expanded to nearly selling out three nights at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville for his current tour.Īs Rector’s life in the music industry has progressed, his music continues to develop as well.
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Since his 2012 opening set, he returned to headline both the Tennessee Theatre and Bijou Theatres as well as co-headlining at the Knoxville Civic Coliseum.ĭubbed a “ gimmick free pop ‘nobody‘” in 2011, Rector’s success certainly extends beyond a pop “nobody” these days. Rector opened up for NeedtoBreathe in 2012 and offered free meet and greets after the show. Now, it costs $70 to take a picture with him.” “It’s so crazy to think about how seven years ago, I met Ben in the lobby of the Tennessee Theatre after his opening set for NeedtoBreathe,” said Erin Claxton, an attendee of Friday’s concert. This tour marked Rector’s first visit to Knoxville.
Rock band NeedtoBreathe, the opening act for Taylor Swift’s “Speak Now” tour, then invited Rector to be the band’s supporting act on their 2012 headlining tour. However, this rise in fame occurred eight years after his debut album, “Twenty Tomorrow.”īack in 2010, Rector embarked on his co-headlined tour with artists Steve Moakler and Andrew Ripp. Currently totaling over 47 million Spotify streams, over 40 film and television features used the song for advertising. Rector’s career as an independent artist saw a slow but steady rise until his 2015 single, “Brand New”, which put him in the spotlight. Ben Rector performing an acoustic song for the crowd. Over the past decade, Rector’s growth in popularity is exemplified through his frequent visits to Knoxville-each one larger in attendance. He and his wife, Hillary and their one-year-old daughter, Jane, reside in Nashville. Although an Oklahoma native, Rector is no stranger to Tennessee. Rector and his band performed at The Mill & Mine to a sold-out crowd Friday. 25, and 26, singer Ben Rector brought his “Magic: The Tour” to Knoxville, Tennessee.
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