The StarKid Jangle Ball Holiday Tour is the third concert tour by American musical theatre company Team StarKid. The tour marks StarKid's first tour in a decade following the Apocalyptour in 2012. The tour commenced on December 2, 2022 in Boston, Massachusetts and concluded on December 17, 2022 in San Francisco, California.
Synopsis[]
This holiday season, you are cordially invited to rock out at the StarKid Jangle Ball!! After a decade-long hiatus, we’re hitting the road again! But this year, we’ve been naughty and nice, so we’re delivering an evening of iconic StarKid villain songs AND a concert rendition of A VHS Christmas Carol that you won’t wanna miss!
Development[]
The tour was announced as part of StarKid's StarKid Returns BackerKit campaign on September 10, 2022 through a series of puzzles which led to fans unlocking a specific webpage on the StarKid website revealing the tour. The campaign officially launched on September 20, 2022 and raised $50,000 in its first hour. The campaign reached it's initial goal of $275,000 on October 8, 2022. The campaign ended on October 15, 2022 and had raised $386,350 between 6,110 backers. Throughout the campaign a variety of tour dates were revealed and Ali Gordon and Janaya Mahealani Jones were announced to be joining the tour at specific dates. Tickets for the tour went on sale to the general public on November 1, 2022 and were available for pre-sale by BackerKit backers from 28 October, 2022.
The tour commenced at House of Blues, Boston on December 2, 2022 and concluded at Social Hall, San Francisco on December 17, 2022.
Tour Dates[]
| Date | Venue | City | State | Featured Performers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Coast | ||||
| December 2, 2022 | House of Blues | Boston | Massachusetts | Janaya Mahealani Jones |
| Brian Rosenthal | ||||
| December 3, 2022 | Theatre of Living Arts | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | Janaya Mahealani Jones |
| Brian Rosenthal | ||||
| December 4, 2022 | Irving Plaza | New York City | New York | Janaya Mahealani Jones |
| Brian Rosenthal | ||||
| Ali Gordon | ||||
| Midwest | ||||
| December 8 and 9, 2022 | Reggies Chicago | Chicago | Illnois | Ali Gordon |
| Curt Mega | ||||
| Kim Whalen | ||||
| December 11, 2022 | The Blind Pig | Ann Arbor | Michigan | Ali Gordon |
| Curt Mega | ||||
| Kim Whalen | ||||
| West Coast | ||||
| December 16, 2022 | The Belasco | Los Angeles | California | Ali Gordon |
| Curt Mega | ||||
| Janaya Mahealani Jones | ||||
| Brian Rosenthal | ||||
| Kim Whalen | ||||
| December 17, 2022 | Social Hall | San Francisco | California | Janaya Mahealani Jones |
| Ali Gordon | ||||
| Curt Mega | ||||
| Brian Rosenthal | ||||
Set List[]
(bolded names represent songs that were only performed at select tour dates)
Cast[]
(bolded names represent those who only appeared at select tour dates, see above)
Band[]
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Clark Baxtresser | Keyboard 1 |
| A.J. Holmes | Keyboard 2 |
| Jamie Eblen | Drums |
Creative Team[]
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| James Tolbert | Director |
| Choreographer | |
| Corey Lubowich | Director |
| Producer | |
| Clark Baxtresser | Music Director |
| A.J. Holmes | Music Director |
| Brian Holden | Producer |
| Sarah Petty | Lighting Designer |
Recording[]
Two live albums of the tour: The StarKid Jangle Ball Tour (Live) and VHS Christmas Carol (Live at the StarKid Jangle Ball) were released on December 1, 2023 on the StarKid store. A recording of the tour was almost made available for digital download.
Gallery
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