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Phillip Phillips Rocks The Indy State Fair

After playing an electrifying show in Levis, Quebec and surprising fans with a secret concert in Ogden, Utah, Phillip Phillips made a stop at the historic Indiana State Fair for an amazing headlining show. The concert drew fans not only from Indiana but also many neighboring states, and they were all rewarded with an incredibly fiery set and an even better encore. And every show has a special moment, and at Indy that moment came when fans thanked Phillip and the band by lighting thousands of lights during their sublime rendition of “My Boy,” one of the most beautiful songs from Behind The Light. Thankfully, it was all captured by the fans, so scroll down to check out some cool videos and photos from the show!

Set list
Lead On
Man On The Moon
Raging Fire
Fly
Get Up Get Down
Gone Gone Gone
Armless Crawler
Unpack Your Heart
Thicket
Trigger
Where We Came From
Home
…
My Boy
Lollipop






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Photos by Sylvia G. and Jasmine B.

Phillip Phillips Dazzles In Quebec

The Behind The Light tour finished just over a week ago, but Phillip has already made his way to a couple of shows and delighted many fans in the last few days. Last Friday, August 1st, Phillip played for a huge crowd at Festivent Lévis, in Lévis, Quebec. It was Phillip’ second visit to Quebec in just a few months, after playing a sold out show at the Grand Théatre de Québec in March this year. Check out some photos and great reviews from the show below!

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“Captivating Phillip Phillips

The atmosphere was exhilarating yesterday at Champigny Park, as young Phillip Phillips’ electrifying performance charmed Festivent’s biggest crowd so far.
Phillip Phillips was on his second visit to the region this year, having ignited the stage of the Grand Theatre de Quebec in March. A big name in the music scene, combined with a warm evening under the stars, helped Festivent attract its largest crowd.
Since the last time he was here, Phillips, who handily won American Idol in 2012, has launched his second album, Behind The Light. So the evening’s set list offered a good balance between the two efforts by the singer and the new songs were as well received as the ones that originally helped him to conquer the public.

Powerful Presence

Phillip Phillips, only 23, has a stage presence that’s quite exceptional. Surrounded by a guard of four incredible musicians, including a trombonist, the showman proceeded to unleash his powerful folk and pop roots songs for an hour and a half.
After screaming “Bonjour” into the microphone, doing some guitar adjustments that already had the crowd going delirious, he set the tone for a dynamic evening with the catchy “Get Up Get Down.” The songs were extended with such generous guitar solos that after 15 minutes, he had played only two songs.
“It’s so good to be here tonight!” he shouted to the excited crowd, telling them many times how much he loved them.
The magic continued when the raspy-voiced singer launched into “Gone Gone Gone,” one of his greatest success. “Man On The Moon” and “Wanted Is Love” keep the energy going, again, with electrifying solos, before Phillips plunged into Behind The Light, with “Raging Fire,” “Searchlight” and “Trigger.”
The seasoned guitarist saved the best for last, launching into “Home” in perfect harmony with the thousands of festival goers.
For the encore, after an evening that succeeded in every respect, Phillip Phillips performed “A Fool’s Dance” and “Lollipop,” a Lil Wayne cover that he enjoys to play live. There is no question, Quebec loves it when Phillips comes for a visit.

Source: Journal de Québec“

Phillip Phillips in Quebec

“Phillip Phillips Electrifies Festivent Lévis

A record crowd stormed Friday’s Festivent Lévis to see one of the stars of the day, Phillip Phillips.
Incredibly sexy, with a raspy voice and a contagious energy, Philips loves being on stage and that love transcends every pore of his skin. No wonder he was the winner of the eleventh season of American Idol, he deserves much more than that!
Interpreting not only his hits, but also his new songs, he moved the audience with his catchy and invigorating melodies. Accompanied by excellent musicians playing from stringed to wind instruments, he has everything to appeal to a wide audience.
This outdoor show could have easily taken place at the Centre Bell so much Phillips’ performance was close to perfection. The delighted audience sang, danced and asked for more, burying the singer’s voice while singing along to hits such as “Gone, Gone, Gone” and “Home.” Proud, smiling, Phillip Phillips gave them more, electrifying the crowd.

Source: Québec Spot Média“

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Featured photo by Errol Cooney.

Phillip Phillips At Lucky Strike Denver

Phillip Phillips brought his guitar, and his bowling shoes, to Lucky Strike Denver last Saturday for a special acoustic performance and CD signing. And fans in attendance were very lucky indeed as Errol Cooney and Dave Eggar, Phillip’s guitarist and cello player, joined him for the exclusive acoustic performance.

The trio performed three songs, two of them from Phillip’s new album Behind The Light. Though the show was scheduled to start at 1:00 pm, fans–including many from out of state there to see Phillip’ show at Red Rocks later that evening–started lining up as early as 7:30 in the morning to make sure they got a good spot inside the venue. The dedication of fans paid off, as they were treated to an incredibly rocking and inspired performance.

Check out some videos and photos from the event below!

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Phillip Phillips’ Behind The Light Headed For The Top

A special contribution by @PhillipReq  

2014 has been a busy year for Phillip Phillips, who is on a mission to prove to the world that he was more than just the Season 11 winner of American Idol.

His platinum-debut album, The World from the Side of the Moon has proven that Phillips is a force to be reckoned with. His debut single, “Home,” which was used in several movies, commercials, and most notably in the 2012 Olympics, reached over 5 million in sales in the US alone, with another 500K in sales worldwide. The song reached #1 on the Digital Songs chart, and peaked at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming his first Top 10 hit on the chart.

His second single, “Gone, Gone, Gone” was also successful. Used in several promo spots as well, it has sold almost 2 million in sales in the US, with another 250K worldwide. The song peaked at #22 on the Billboard Hot 100.

The debut was a success. It was more than a success. Phillip Phillips became a household name in a matter of a YEAR. He became one of Interscope’s top artists.

Now, he’s here to show that he can do it all again. The sophomore album is always the test for every artist, because it shows that people are still invested in you as an artist.

On March 3rd, 2014, Phillip Phillips released the lead single, “Raging Fire,”off his sophomore album, Behind The Light. The pop-rock anthem received critical acclaim upon its release, with reviewers complimenting its infectious melody and delivery of lyrics. The song went on to sell 74K copies in its first week, and has sold a total of 250K copies in the US alone. The song continues to sell strongly and is shooting easily towards Gold certification (500K), which would be his 3rd certification after his hit singles, “Home” and “Gone, Gone, Gone.”

Radios in the US quickly picked up the song, and it extended his streak of Top 10 hits in his core formats:

  • It became his third Top 10 single on Billboard’s Adult Pop Songs Chart (HAC)
  • It became his third Top 10 single on Billboard’s AAA chart
  • It became his third Top 20 single on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary Chart, and is headed towards Top 10.
  • It just recently debuted at #50 on Rock airplay

On this week’s Billboard Hot 100 chart, “Raging Fire” leaps up this week’s chart from #98->#88. The single has peaked so far at #58, and is looking to pass this position as the weeks go by with an official pop radio release in the future. The single has peaked at #35 on Canadian Hot 100, becoming his 3rd Top 40 hit in the country already. As of this writing, “Raging Fire” is currently #19 on Canadian iTunes and #50 on US iTunes.

The force of his “Philatics” on Twitter has greatly helped, as they continue to feverishly request to several radio stations, and support him. Side Note: As a member who posts a lot of radio updates and request lists, I must say I am so happy many of you decide to take time out of your day and follow the request lists and call your local stations. Please stay awesome, and please continue to request and call your local stations and ask for Phillip’s latest single.

Phillip Phillips’ Behind The Light was released May 19th, 2014 to mostly positive reviews. The album is predicted to enter the Top 10 of Billboard’s Top 200 Albums chart, which will be his second Top 10 album after his platinum-debut album, The World from the Side of the Moon.  It’s also predicted to enter the Top 10 on the Canadian Albums chart. The album is off to a great start statistically, and should continue to sell greatly as the weeks go by. As one should remember,The World from the Side of the Moon spent over a year on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart. I’m sure after listening to every song on Behind The Light, that this album also has the potential to mark this same feat.

One thing’s for sure. Phillip Phillips won’t stop until he proves to the world that he’s more than just an American Idol winner who got lucky. With Behind The Light released, many reviewers are already complimenting how Phillips has moved on and expanded his sound, coming into his own. Even Phillips himself declared in an interview by radio.com that he feels this album truly represents what his music was before he came on American Idol.

We still have half-a-year to go, and Phillips has gotten off a great start. With the album now officially released, Phillips looks forward to his major tour with O.A.R. to start in June, in which he is co-headlining. He will also be performing on the Today Show’s Summer Concert series on June 27th.

Please purchase or gift his lead single, “Raging Fire” off the new album, Behind The Light on iTunes. And please continue to request and call your local stations and ask for Phillip’s latest single.

Phillip Phillips Steps Behind The Light And Emerges Triumphantly

We waited, we listened to the snippets, we counted down the days, and finally, it is here. To the sheer joy of Phillip Phillips fans everywhere, Behind The Light was released at midnight on Monday; within an hour it had reached number 1 on the Pop Charts on iTunes, a testament to the huge anticipation and the incredible support from Phillip’s ever growing fan base. It’s only been a few hours and a few listens, but I feel I can say without hesitation that Behind The Light has exceeded all my expectations and hopes, and keeps proving that Phillip Phillips has arrived and is here to stay.

It’s easy to make comparisons, but it’s inevitable to look back and see how much Phillip has accomplished in just two short years and admire his steady and assured growth as a musician and as a songwriter. And in Behind The Light we see him not only expand his song writing vocabulary but bring into the studio the energy and exhilaration that have come to define his live performances.

I feel that confidence has always been an important quality of Phillip’s music. But where you saw the confidence you also saw the effort behind some of the songs on The World From The Side Of The Moon. In this new group of songs you can feel not only a new maturity but a new ease in his songwriting, a more direct way of expressing his ideas while still conveying the same or more complexity. This goes both for the lyrics and the music, but in particular for the lyrics. Phillip has said that the new album is about growing up, about both the fear and the beauty we experience as we get older. But another recurrent theme is truthfulness, which he explores through many images of darkness and light, fire and release. So though musically the album may be very different from song to song, the lyrics unify it in tone and feeling.

The album starts with “Searchlight,” a song whose rousing beat and background vocals contrasts with delicate lyrics about healing and redemption. It’s a perfect introduction to the journey the music will take you: there is light and darkness in every song, mournful undercurrents to the most hopeful of songs and light and hope shinning in the most sorrowful ones.

By the time Phillips sings “I see myself again/Behind the Light I flicker” in “Alive Again,” we are well into the themes of the album, the words here conveying the idea of what he is when in darkness, the true side of himself that nobody gets to see. And in “Unpack Your Heart” he touches again on acknowledging what is hidden, of revealing ourselves as we are to each other, of letting go without fear:

“Meet me where the sunlight ends/Meet me where the truth never ends/Bring all that you’re scared to defend.”

I tend to be moved more easily by music than lyrics, but this album contains so many intimate, carefully crafted lyrics, that I think they really define Behind The Light; nothing here is an afterthought. The world From The Moon already showed that Phillip has a beautiful way with words and here we can see his eye as writer sharpening and blooming, finding just the right words to create immediate images in your head that break your heart or fill it with hope (“Alive Again”), convey the passion of unending love (“Raging Fire”), the pain that creeps into a tortured mind (“Trigger”), and the heavy heartedness of fear (the quiet, repetitive mantra of “everything will be better now” in “My Boy”).

Musically, Behind The Light is very diverse, going from the stripped but incredibly rich sound in a song such as “Face,” to the sparse percussion and baroque sounding strings in “My Boy,” to sleek, intricate drums and incendiary pedal steel guitar in “Fly;” each song is allowed to be what it needs to be.  Phillip has said many times that with Behind The Light he set out to do an album that would capture his “live band” sound and I think he really succeeded in doing that; the album has an incredible, organic energy throughout. A good example is “Don’t Trust Me,” a fantastic funky song (with some of the most introspective lyrics on the album) which really captures the live feel of the band, with amazing bass and horns that will be explosive in concert. As always, Phillip’s vocals are passionate and stirring, with subtle inflections and phrasing that brought tears to my eyes more than once.

Looking at the liner notes we can see Phillip reunited with the same team that made his first album such a great success: producer Gregg Wattenberg, and writers Derek Fuhrmann, Todd Clark and David Ryan Harris. It also includes an amazing new collaboration with Finian Greenall of Fink on “My Boy.” An added thrill is seeing Phillip listed as a producer on the album and the excellent members of his band playing on it, Errol Cooney on guitar, Philip Dizack on trumpet, Dave Eggar on cello, the incredible Jason Thomas on drums, “JJ” Smith on bass and Bobby Sparks on keyboards.

Most people will be downloading this album, but if you happen to own a physical copy, you will get to enjoy the amazing art by Rob Carmichael, which brilliantly captures the theme of darkness and light, shadows and fire throughout. Take a look at the images as you listen to the album and you’ll see the themes beautifully play out, poignantly, until the end.

I am the ultimate romantic, and as a fan, I care about artistic integrity and depth. Behind The Light has both–I never doubted it would. With this album Phillip has opened up and shown us what is behind the light; what we find there is beautiful to see.

Review by Andreina Romero

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