Show tonight!! Thackerville, OK
@markjmaher (The Fray's tour manager)
Kelly and Isaac getting ready for something special tonight @kelly_clarkson @thefray
So how did this tour come together....
How did the upcoming tour with Kelly Clarkson come about? Did you approach her, did she approach you, or did a third party bring you together?
Late last year we were doing a couple of one-off shows. I think one was for a radio station. She was on the bill – it was a Christmas charity show – and we just really clicked and ended up doing a Christmas song together onstage that night. It felt real natural, artistic and fun. … I think nowadays it seems like fun packages are kind of emerging, different types of tours. Not necessarily the same types of bands, but different enough. When that discussion came up, our manager mentioned the show with Kelly, [saying] “What about something like that? It’s different enough but it still probably appeals to a similar audience and she’s a great musician.” It started to make sense once we kicked it around, to do the co-headline thing.
Will The Fray and Kelly perform together at the end of the evening?
We’ve been talking about that. Eventually it might happen. That’s what’s fun about touring. We’re all going to be out there. …at some ping pong bar late at night and say, “Let’s do this tomorrow,” and I think that’s just going to happen. I like the idea of creating something specific for this moment, this summer, a night, for instance, when the fans know they’re getting something unique and special with this moment. It’s not like, “Let’s do something we did two years ago,” with Kelly.
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