BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2076@mkeshows.com SUMMARY:Ben Rector DTSTAMP:20260902T063014Z DTSTART:20261212T213000Z DTEND:20261213T033000Z DESCRIPTION:Fifteen years after starting his career writing songs and touri ng in his Honda\nAccord on the weekends\, Ben Rector found himself at home and at the piano in\nMarch 2020. The alchemy of life’s big questions\, mo re downtime than he’d had in\na decade\, and those now all-too-familiar “u nprecedented times” resulted in his\ncareer album: The Joy of Music. The p roject includes a breathtaking short film\n(featuring seven songs brought to life with stunning cinematography)\, inviting\nlisteners and viewers to visit a dream world that communicates Rector’s creative\nprocess and his reckoning with his job as an artist. He is led through the\nfilm’s chapter s by his new friend Joy\, a muppet monster he created with Jim\nHenson’s C reature Shop. In this fantastic and dream-like landscape we see and\nhear Rector overcome a deep-seated fear of failure\, dancing and singing his wa y\nthrough the journey of rediscovering the joy of music.\n\nBen Rector ha s amassed over a billion streams across all platforms\, has\nperformed on numerous late night and morning TV shows including Conan\, The Today\nShow \, Jimmy Kimmel\, Live With Kelly And Ryan\, The Macy's Thanksgiving Day\n Parade\, and as a celebrity mentor on American Idol alongside alongside Ry an\nTedder\, Jewel\, Brian McKnight\, Jason Aldean and more. His records h ave topped\nnumerous Billboard charts\, with his last two records landing at #1 on\nBillboard's US Folk and #2 on Billboard's US Rock and US Indie c harts. Rector\nhas built a dedicated touring base\, regularly selling out theaters and\namphitheaters across the country\, including three consecuti ve nights at the\nlegendary Ryman Auditorium in Nashville.\n\n\nHappens on the following Dates:\n\n * Dec 12\, 2026\, 3:30pm to 5:30pm Timezone: Cen tral Time (US & Canada)\n\n * Dec 12\, 2026\, 7:30pm to 9:30pm Timezone: C entral Time (US & Canada) URL:https://mkeshows.com/event/ben-rector-christmas-tour GEO:43.0388947;-87.9109327 LOCATION:The Riverside Theater - 116 W Wisconsin Ave\, Milwaukee\, WI 53203 STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:concert,Christmas,Tours X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Fifteen years after starting his career wri ting songs and touring in his Honda Accord on the weekends, Ben Rector fou nd himself at home and at the piano in March 2020. The alchemy of life’s b ig questions, more downtime than he’d had in a decade, and those now all-t oo-familiar “unprecedented times” resulted in his career album: The Joy of Music. The project includes a breathtaking short film (featuring seven so ngs brought to life with stunning cinematography), inviting listeners and viewers to visit a dream world that communicates Rector’s creative process and his reckoning with his job as an artist. He is led through the film’s chapters by his new friend Joy, a muppet monster he created with Jim Hens on’s Creature Shop. In this fantastic and dream-like landscape we see and hear Rector overcome a deep-seated fear of failure, dancing and singing hi s way through the journey of rediscovering the joy of music.

Ben Rec tor has amassed over a billion streams across all platforms, has performed on numerous late night and morning TV shows including Conan, The Today Sh ow, Jimmy Kimmel, Live With Kelly And Ryan, The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Pa rade, and as a celebrity mentor on American Idol alongside alongside Ryan Tedder, Jewel, Brian McKnight, Jason Aldean and more. His records have top ped numerous Billboard charts, with his last two records landing at #1 on Billboard's US Folk and #2 on Billboard's US Rock and US Indie charts. Rec tor has built a dedicated touring base, regularly selling out theaters and amphitheaters across the country, including three consecutive nights at t he legendary Ryman Auditorium in Nashville.


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