It’s become a tradition of mine to see for KING & COUNTRY’s drummer boy Christmas show every year that they have it and truly gets me in the holiday spirit more than anything else.
The boys had a short holiday tour due to their non-stop touring schedule for the past few years. Ahead of this years Christmas show announcement, it was made known to fans of the Australian duo they would not be touring in 2025. So, getting tickets to the Drummer Boy tour was a huge deal.
Stops on the Drummer Boy tour are Los Angeles, CA, New York, NY, London, UK, and Nashville, TN. I attended the first night of the tour in Los Angeles, CA at Peacock Theater.
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A for KING & COUNTRY show has been long overdue, I hadn’t seen them in a year, since they the second leg of their ‘What Are We Waiting For?’ Tour.
I had never been to the Peacock Theater (previously known as The Microsoft Theater) before and I love visiting new venues and this one did not disappoint.
Red velvet curtains draped over the stage that would soon transport the 6k person crowd into a musical winter wonderland complete with twinkling lights and colorful spotlights.
From the moment for KING & COUNTRY came on stage to the moment they stepped off the crowd was engaged and kept wanting more and more from the brothers who give each musical performance their all.
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for KING & COUNTRY’s Setlist (may not be in order):
In The Bleak Midwinter
Joy To the World
O Come, O Come Emmanuel
Won’t You Come (Prologue)
Baby Boy
Glorious
Angels We Have Heard On High
Go Tell It On The Mountain (with special guest Moriah Smallbone, Joel’s wife)
Do You Hear What I Hear?
Burn The Ships
15 MINUET INTERMISSION
Amen
Fix My Eyes
O Come All Ye Faithful
Silent Night
Heavenly Hosts
For God Is With Us
God Only Knows
Proof Of Your Love
TOGETHER
Little Drummer Boy
joy.
When a show begins with confetti bursting out of canons you know you’re in for a treat and this show could not have been better executed or performed.
During, ‘Go Tell It On The Mountain’, Joel’s wife Christian singer/songwriter, Moriah Smallbone came out to duet the song with him. She was awesome live and her and Joel’s voices complement each other so beautifully. It was such a treat for the fans!
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This tour they had a violinist; Hannah and she was incredible. I always love when the band incorporates either brass or a string instrument in their live shows. The violin really gave a new feeling to the Christmas songs live.
I loved that for this tour, the first half of the show was just Christmas music, and the second half was more of fan favorites. I really appreciate how the band still plays their original music during their Christmas shows.
One of my favorite reasons why I love attending fK&C shows is because of the genuine love they have for Christ and that they truly don’t seem to be doing this for the money or attention but Primarily for the praise of God.
I love being surrounded by other Christians, hands raised, and all together worshipping God with beautiful songs all about how amazing Christ is.
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again - I will never pass up or a miss a fK&C show. They are always high energy, upbeat and you come out feeling better than you did going in.
Venue: The Peacock Theater was fabulous. It’s a small and intimate venue with comfy seats and a clean environment. The venue was overflowing with staff which made it easy if you needed help finding your seat or had any questions. They also had a few concessions stands inside the two-story building which made for shorter lines.
Seats: I purchased a VIP2 ORCH Left, Row B seat. It wasn’t a terrible view, but half of my view was of giant speakers. I could see the stage really well, but the drum set blocked my view of center stage. The guys weren’t on the platform a lot, but I missed them coming out for the first song, another beginning of a song, and the part where Luke’s son, Phoenix AKA the Drummer Boy came out for the second to last song. For an almost $200 ticket this wasn’t really worth it, and I would definitely spend extra money next time to be in the pit (which is seated).
Parking: Peacock is directly across from Crypto Arena and near another popular concert venue which makes crowd control and parking a problem. There is a parking garage near Peacock Theater ($30) but you have to go out of your way to walk to the venue because of barricades they have up between there and Crypto Arena.
Overall Show: 9/10, I have never seen for KING & COUNTRY this close before, so it was such a cool experience in it of itself. I’ve also never been to a show where the confetti actually was in grasp of me too. The energy of the guys and their band was unmatched as was the stage decor. The setlist was pure perfection too but I would have loved to seen them perform ‘Priceless’ because it’s such a special song to me.
Merch: I wasn’t crazy about the merch for this tour. I really wished they would have had some of the winter items from their website at the shows. They didn’t have any special city posters either, they did had a special edition shirt for the Peacock Theater show but that was pretty much the only cool item. They did have the Drummer Boy Christmas vinyl which was a cool merchandise item to have on the road.