Christina Perri Rules the Wiltern + Announces Headlining Tour

Last night I went to the Wiltern with Keltie Colleen to see Christina Perri! I've seen her perform acoustic once before, at Keltie's reading for Rockettes, Rockstars and Rockbottom (pics here), but this was a spectacular experience because she got to play a full set to a packed crowd.

Christina opened her set with 'Bang Bang Bang'--my personal FAVORITE song off her upcoming album, Lovestrong.

She followed with 'Daydream', and then 'Black and Blue', which is a bonus track from her EP. At that point in the show Keltie was running out to hand off a pass to her man, but right when she was at the door Christina announced, "This one goes out to Keltie" which prompted her to SPRINT back down the walkway screaming "OHMYGOD I LOVE YOU THIS IS MY FAVORITE SONG!!!"

After that was, 'The Lonely' one of my fave songs lyrically--"I'm the ghost of a girl I want to be most." So good, right?

'Mine' was a great dance-y tune, very Regina Spektor-ish. A good song to start with if you haven't heard anything CP before.

'Penguin' was undoubtedly the part of the show that all the single ladies may have chosen to hit the bar (it's about softness and cuteness of a relationship, inspired by penguins because they mate for life).

After she finished playing that song, she said "If you're with your penguin, you should make out now!"

Crowd-pleaser and, well, the song that CHANGED HER LIFE, 'Jar of Hearts', was next.

Christina's band fits well with her, stylistically and musically--but one of the coolest parts of her set was when she played 'Tragedy', because it was originally recorded with violin parts. In order to express the song the same way live, she worked with music schools in each city that had a show, arranging for their best student to guest perform for the evening.

'Arms' was the closing song.

Bummed you didn't even know about CP. Don't even worrrry about it, because just this morning she announced a headlining tour!

Info:

July      16th      The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas          Las Vegas, NV

            17th      Martini Ranch                                  Scottsdale, AZ

            18th      Hotel Congress                                Tucson, AZ

            20th      Antone’s Nightclub                           Austin, TX

            21st      House of Blues – Cambridge Room    Dallas, TX

            22nd      House of Blues – Bronze Peacock       Houston, TX

            24th      Mercy Lounge                                   Nashville, TN

            25th      The Loft @ Center Stage Atlanta        Atlanta, GA

            27th      Brighton Music Hall                            Allston, MA

            28th      Mohegan Sun – Wolf Den                   Uncasville, CT

            29th      Theatre of the Living Arts                   Philadelphia, PA

            30th      9:30 Club                                          Washington, DC

Aug.     2nd        Highline Ballroom                               New York, NY

            4th        Opera House                                     Toronto, ON, Canada

            5-7th     Lollapalooza (day/time TBA)                Chicago, IL

            7th        Cedar Cultural Center                          Minneapolis, MN

            9th        Bluebird Theatre                                 Denver, CO

            11th      Troubadour                                         Los Angeles, CA

For those of you TV junkies (or youtube hunters), CP will perform on The Ellen Degeneres Show on May 13th, The Today Show on May 18th and Jimmy Kimmel Live also on May 18th. 

Do you have a favorite Christina Perri song?