Chappell Roan made a shock look at Noah Kahan’s sold-out Rose Bowl present final evening (Aug. 15) in Pasadena, Ca., becoming a member of the singe/songwriter for a duet of her tune “California.” The pairing of the acts, who share the identical administration firm, highlighted Kahan’s greatest headline present thus far, with greater than 56,000 followers readily available on the famed school soccer venue.
Kahan’s career-spanning set drew closely from his Platinum-certified spring album The Nice Divide, together with the title lower, “Orbiter” and “American Automobiles,” whereas additionally reaching again to his 4x-Platinum Stick Season for “Dial Drunk,” “Northern Perspective” and the beloved title observe and the 2020 EP Cape Elizabeth for the tour debut of “Glue Myself Shut.” Gigi Perez and Annabelle Dinda opened; Perez additionally joined Kahan for “She Calls Me Again.”
“Thanks for having me. Noah at all times stands up for me. Critically! He’s a great particular person, for actual. For actual,” Roan, whose actual identify is Kayleigh Amstutz, stated earlier than the tune started. Kahan added, “We’re gonna sing the primary tune I ever heard of Kayleigh’s and the explanation I fell in love along with her music. I’m simply actually pleased with her and grateful that she would come sing with me.”
The Rose Bowl milestone comes amid extraordinary demand for Kahan’s The Nice Divide World Tour, which is bought out in its entirety throughout North America, Australia, New Zealand, the U.Okay. and Europe. The North American onsale moved greater than 1 million tickets instantaneously, whereas Kahan lately made historical past at Boston’s Fenway Park with 4 sold-out performances — the primary artist ever to promote out 4 reveals on the iconic venue. He was additionally inducted into the Fenway Music Corridor of Fame.
The North American portion of the run continues tomorrow at San Diego’s Petco Park and wraps with back-to-back reveals at Seattle’s T-Cellular Park on Aug. 30-31. Kahan then heads to Australia, New Zealand, the U.Okay. and Europe this fall.
Kahan’s touring success can be fueling his psychological well being advocacy by the Busyhead Challenge, his nonprofit targeted on increasing entry to psychological well being sources and decreasing stigma. Since its 2023 launch, the group has raised practically $7 million, and the tour will probably elevate one other $2 million in partnership with Dwell Nation. Kahan will headline the second annual Folks & Fairways profit and golf event for Busyhead on Sept. 14-15 in Stowe, Vt.
