Emporium Presents, First Fleet, Live Nation & Alliant Energy PowerHouse
What Kinda Man Tour 2025
Parker McCollum
Kameron Marlowe
Laci Kaye Booth
Saturday, February 22, 2025
Doors: 6:30 pm / Show: 7:30 pm
Alliant Energy PowerHouse
Cedar Rapids, IA
Parker McCollum
Singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Parker McCollum has reached the ranks of a bona fide Country music superstar by connecting with fans and critics alike through his relatable and authentic sound. His most recent album, Never Enough (released on May 12, 2023 via MCA Nashville), is a statement collection of music that cements his status as one of Country’s strongest new voices. Currently on his massive Burn It Down Tour throughout 2024, McCollum will be performing at some of the most iconic venues around the nation and appearing at Country music’s top music festivals. McCollum has been named an ‘Artist to Watch’ by Rolling Stone, Billboard, SiriusXM, CMT, RIAA, and more with American Songwriter noting, “The Texas native teeters on the edge of next-level superstardom.” Music Row listed McCollum as their 2021 Breakout Artist of the Year and Apple also included him as one of their all-genre “Up Next Artists” Class of 2021. A dedicated road warrior, McCollum made his debut at the famed Grand Ole Opry in 2021 and has sold out major concert venues around the U.S. In March 2022, McCollum made his debut at RODEOHOUSTON to a sold-out crowd with over 73,000 tickets sold, returning to perform at the Opening Day celebration in 2023. He recently made a dream come true with his first-ever Austin City Limits performance, kicking off their 2023 season. In 2022, McCollum earned his first ACM Award for New Male Artist of the Year, took home “Breakthrough Video of the Year” (a fully fan-voted honor) at the 2022 CMT Music Awards and scored two back-to-back CMA Awards nominations (2022 & 2023) for New Artist of the Year. He is nominated for another CMA Award for “Song of the Year” (2024) for his explosive Platinum hit “Burn It Down” – marking his third straight nomination. Recently, McCollum scored his second ACM Award for “Visual Media of the Year” for his music video for “Burn It Down.” The hit single marks his fourth consecutive #1 – following his other chart toppers “Pretty Heart,” “To Be Loved By You,” and “Handle On You.” McCollum’s latest single, the foot-stomping, shoot-it-straight, “What Kinda Man,” shows his return to the musical Texas roots that got him started. “What Kinda Man” is available now.
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Kameron Marlowe
“When I was thinking about this project, I really wanted to say something beyond break-up songs and love songs,” says Kameron Marlowe. “I wanted to throw life songs in there as well. These are all real things that I’ve gone through, and there’s a lot of loss, there’s a lot of pain, there’s a lot of love. It really tells the story of these past two years.”
One of Nashville’s most exciting up-and-coming voices, Marlowe has indeed been through some changes recently, from adapting to a new life on the road to breaking through with the Platinum-certified single “Giving You Up” and touring alongside some of country music’s biggest stars. That journey is reflected in the sixteen songs of his sophomore album, Keepin’ the Lights On, from the introspection of “On My Way Out” to the romantic turmoil of “Strangers.”
“I grew a lot mentally,” says Marlowe of the album’s emotional range. “I had a lot of hard stuff on my plate and I had to learn to be a little stronger and not take things so personally all the time. I learned how to fall back in love—getting engaged and fixin’ to get married—after going through a situation I wrote about on the last record. I’ve lived a lot of life in the past few years that really opened my mind to some new ideas.”
The scope and maturity of the album establish Marlowe as a true force in today’s country music—a triple-threat singer, songwriter, and performer blazing his own path, marked by his distinctively soulful and resonant vocals. And it hasn’t taken him long to find a following, having already racked up almost 900 million career global streams.
Born in Kannapolis, North Carolina, Marlowe grew up singing in church and formed a band in high school. After leaving college to help support his family, he began uploading performances online and started gaining traction. He subsequently moved to Nashville and released “Giving You Up” independently; when the song—written by himself after his girlfriend broke up with him, right before he was planning on proposing—went viral, Marlowe landed management and songwriting deals and eventually signed with Sony Music Nashville.
Laci Kaye Booth
From trailer park baby to becoming CMT’s 2022, “Next Women of Country Music”, Laci Kaye Booth is living proof that where you come from and what you’ve been through, doesn’t define your destination. It builds character and appreciation for what you have because just like that, it can be gone in a blink of an eye.
Born and raised in Livingston, TX, a small town outside of Houston, Laci was your typical small town, auburn headed beauty queen. Sweet, full of energy and a voice that had everyone stopping in their tracks. Born into a musical family, music is in her blood. Her parents met at a high school talent show where her father followed his path of becoming a touring Texas musician and her mother raised her doing everything she could to make ends meet before her parents separated when she was 3 years old.
At the age of 8, Booth got introduced to Patsy Cline’s, “Crazy” and performed for the first time ever at a local theatre in Huntsville, TX. With a standing ovation and a smile bigger than Texas, she became crazy for the thrill, the art and the emotion music brought. That was the spark that ignited it all, her mother bought her a guitar and learned how to play a year later. She would beg her mom to take her to Karaoke nights, open mics and perform any chance she was given; in class, at talent shows, you name it. What seemed like forever, at least in Laci’s mind, she went through her teenage years as “that girl” who sings and was finally able to perform in small bars and restaurants around Houston, TX at 17 years old.
A dreamer by nature, singing wasn’t an option, it’s what she was made to do. Her mother and step father would drive her to wherever she needed to be to audition for, “The Voice.” After several auditions and not making it through to sing for the judges, Laci was planning another life and going to college to become a physician’s assistant. In late 2018, what Booth thought was an unobtainable goal, she took another chance and auditioned for “American Idol.” Riding through the treacherous emotions, Booth not only made it through on the first round, she took America by storm and broke into Season 17’s Top 5, leaving her no choice but to drop out of college to pursue the dream she’s had since she was 8 years old.
Saying goodbye to the platform that made everything a reality, Booth immediately moved to Nashville, TN in September of 2019. Wasting no time, Booth got introduced to the best songwriters and producers leaving them absolutely mesmerized by her angelic, smooth and controlled tone. Not to mention her confident, poised presence she brings when walking into a room. So much, that Big Machine Label Group signed her to a record deal, just after hearing her perform one song. But what could have been a Cinderella story, turned out to be something most never come back from. Booth got dropped by Big Machine in June 2022.
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Ages: All Ages
Seating: GA Pit & Reserved