Alec Benjamin Sees His First Tour As First Dates

Hollywood Journal

Pop singer-songwriter Alec Benjamin has spent years performing in parking lots before Shawn Mendes and Troye Sivan concerts. Now, he's headlining his own tour!

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00:00If you think of a song as like a person, the lyrics are like, what is this person about?

00:03What do they have to say? What do they think? How do they feel about certain things?

00:06That part is always going to be me.

00:09Singer-songwriter Alec Benjamin has spent years introducing himself and his songs as an opener

00:14and as a rogue performer in parking lots before Shawn Mendes and Troye Sivan concerts.

00:19Now he's about to embark on a headlining tour of his own.

00:22Before that, he stopped by our studio to chat about his feelings leading up to these shows

00:26and why he is more ready than ever.

00:28I like to talk to the crowd. On the internet, it's not the same.

00:32You don't really know who somebody is until you meet them in person.

00:35If you love an artist or you meet someone on eHarmony or whatever,

00:39eventually you have to go on a date with them.

00:40And if the date sucks, that's it, you know?

00:43This is like the first date for me and a lot of my fans, so I hope it goes well.

00:47Going and playing 165 shows in six months and playing in parking lots was like a lot of the preparation, you know?

00:53You can't shove that into two weeks before a tour.

00:55So now I'm just kind of making sure that I'm warmed up.

00:58Alec Benjamin's headlining tour kicks off November 8th in Dallas, Texas

01:02and runs through February of 2019.

01:04Get those dates, details, and sweet tunes by visiting alecbenjamin.com.

01:07Thanks for watching.

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