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I wonder who the special guests are? :)

It could help ticket sales if we knew. ;)

Agreed. ;)

I'd bet at least one former member of CW, with Chloe being the most likely.

Maybe Helen will be there. ;)

Lisa posted this photo on Facebook before going to the press conference announcement. Cute.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=686111344766630&set=a.627451973965901.1073741826.137984096246027&type=1

Lisa can be such a goof, one of the reasons we all love her.  I bet she is so much fun to hang out with.

And Helen not being there would be a shock.

ooh sounds like it will be a fun night!! And I wouldn't be surprised if Chloe or Helen or both will be there! Good for her! oh and I love the new picture going to the meeting!  Cute!

What she said! ^

This is awesome!  I hope they record it too!

Love it!

Tickets on sale Friday, 12/13 at 9:00am

Doors open at 6:30pm

Ticket Prices:
Gold Table $390
Belgard Terrace $390
Picnic Table $330
Reserved PL1 $50
Reserved PL2 $45
Reserved PL3 $40
Lawn $35

http://www.ticketalternative.com/Events/25790.aspx

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This puts me into a really bad quandary.  I have wanted to see Lisa on stage for so long, and never had the chance with CW.  I had always hoped to see her with a CW anniversary show, but no guarantee that will happen or if I could afford it since they might announce late and airfare to Ireland would be a killer.

Airfare isn't expensive; it is actually very cheap for me.  The hotels in Peachtree City are not high end (but not bad either) and not very expensive for two nights.  But the good seats are pretty much what airfare+hotel would be which is nuts.  Then of course the next weekend is my trip to Dayton to see CW with Sarah.  I've got a week to debate this with myself.

You and me are in the EXACT same boat Eric. :-\ I also wanted to see Lisa K on stage, and the last ONLY chance I had to go see her was in 2010 when they came to my city on the SftH tour, back when my family was financially hurting and couldn't afford it, despite my insistence to go :'( :'( :'(. Something inside of me told me "Go See CW" but I didn't and I regret it ever since. We are hurting financially again, but we can make it from month to month, but there's no extra cash to use on going to see Lisa K at this event or if there was a 10th anniversary special and travel to Ireland.

Even our CW tickets for Saskatoon are on Credit, but it was concert I was not going to miss after I was the ONE who suggested it in the first place. ;D

I wish I had the money to go see the concert since it's only about a 2 hour drive from where I live.

Being unemployed sucks :-\

Since there will be no Atlanta stop on the Emerald Tour in 2014, I am guessing the tickets will go fast.  :-\

I think they'd go fast anyway.

If anyone here does decide to go, let me know.  That would be one factor in my decision.  I hate going to concerts alone, but for Lisa, I would.

I wish I could go, but I can't for 2 reasons.  One, it's too far away, and two, it's too expensive.  So I hope it'll be recorded.

Tickets go on sale on 12/13.  Some fans are booking a table and so might have seats available at their various tables. These will be closer than the individual seating.

i more than likely will not go. Sounds like fun though. Airfare and going alone are not a good thing and plus 2 woks later I'm going to radio city which was stressful enough getting tickets! I hope whom ever goes writes a revise/ pictures taped or something!

  I  am   925  air  miles  from Peach Tree ,Georgia  and  about  1,125   land miles  from there.   :(

So, if you put a snowplow on your skateboard and leave soon you can get there on time. ;)

Considering who those fans likely are, I would not want to sit with them.  (I'm not referring to anyone here, but to a small group that likes to try and dominate Twitter.)

Since regular seats are only $50, I could do this trip for almost nothing since I can apply my FF miles to the airline ticket.  No way I'd buy a table for just myself.  If 3-4 others were coming, then maybe a table with the cost split.

Just seeing Lisa would be worth it.

As long as I'm in college is a trip to The States impossible anyway, I also still want to see a symphony show. This sounds like a great production. Even if they're not planning on recording the whole show, there's always a chance a few video's or pictures will show up. To the people who are able to go, have a great time!  :)

I think we have one person from here going so far, Roy, my fellow Texan.  I'm still debating it, but I did book a hotel just in case since Peachtree City only seems to have 1/2 a dozen or so hotels.

Decisions, Decisions, Decisions...

   Sleeping accommadations   seem  to  be  half  the battle...so  you  might  as well go the rest  of the way.   :-\

Just fantasizing...
Lisa Kelly Voice Academy Choir = PS 22
Special guests = Chloe, Alex, Lynn, Mairead
song(s) = You raise me up, Non ce piu, Spanish lady

Mairead will not be there.  She will be in Saginaw, Michigan on that date with CW on the Emerald Tour.

Aw I would LOVE to go! I've always wanted to see Lisa live  :(
Why on earth do I have to live on the other side of the world ... I adore the pre-press picture  8)

EDIT: I've just priced together flights, hotel & tickets (went gold ha!) I only need 2,393 GBP without including spending money  ::) sure I could afford that in about 5 years hahaha... May have depressed myself slightly  :o

I figured I'd ask one last time if anyone else is planning to go.  I know of two from here who are, but they're not daily posters.

I just reserved a table for the show.

I would dearly love to go, but it's just 10 days before Williamsport - don't think I could swing another flight to ATL financially, or in getting time off work so close to other vacation days. It's killing me, but it doesn't look like I can make it.  :(

They must have starting selling tickets earlier than the 9:00am web release (probably by phone) because when they appeared online, center section had the first 5-6 rows sold out or nearly sold out along with other seats randomly gone.  No way in 10 seconds that many could have disappeared.

Well, after a lot of debate, I decided to go to this show, even though it means flying that weekend and then flying the next weekend to Dayton.  I just could not pass up the opportunity to see Lisa in person.

Even if she does the 10 year anniversary show, there is no guarantee I could go to that, and I couldn't assume she would be on stage again at an opportune time.  Lisa is why I am a CW fan, and have always regretted not being able to see her on stage with CW.

Have fun! :)

If anyone wants to try and win free tickets, have @ it.

http://www.accessatlanta.com/weblogs/atlanta-music-scene/2013/dec/22/12-days-christmas-day-9-free-tickets-lisa-kelly-vo/

Thanks for the tip :)

for the fans, this will be wicked easy! :D
I don't have a passport, so I won't bother.

If anyone here doesn't know the answer, they deserve to have their CW fan credentials revoked.

That said, everyone should answer "Scott Porter" and not just Scott.

I agree! I'd love to enter, but even if I did win (which would be a very slim chance) it would cost a ridiculous amount to get there :(

I agree I thought the same thing to!  I was like if I win I have to buy airfare and hotel and car etc! kinda expensive since I have to fly to Nyc a few weeks later!

Lisa just announced the special guests for the show.

Chloe Agnew

Paul Byrom (Celtic Thunder)

   Fantastic news!   I'm looking so forward to it!  :o 8)

I thought Chloe would probably be there.  Good move, Lisa. :)

I hope the show is recorded so those who can't get there can see it later.

She already said it will not be.

It also looks that some of her students will be preforming as well.

She has plenty of time to change her mind.  Hey, Lisa! ;)

Does anyone know how far Peachtree City is from Atlanta?

Thanks,
Dianne

About 30 miles or so, at least from the Atlanta airport.

For any of you considering flying in to attend, this is an EASY drive in Atlanta.  Location is a much bigger concern when driving in Atlanta than actual distance.  The airport is SW of the city and Peachtree City is on a line SW from there. You are moving directly away from traffic.  I live in metro Atlanta, I'm going and my drive will be worse!

For any of you going, stop by table "M" and say hello.

I'll be @ Table Z.

I think it's reserved for zombies.  :D

Hopefully the woman at the CW Atlanta Christmas show that was screaming in Rob's ear the entire night won't be anywhere close by.

Or zebras. ;)

I was in seat A 13/14 for that show, but I must have missed the screaming lady, such a shame.  There was a quite knowledgeable fan sitting behind me explaining details about the ladies to the people sitting next to him.  It was a bit irritating to me at times, but hey, he was doing a great job promoting them.

Yeah, I don't really like people who take obsession to the level where it is annoying or even rude to others.  Hopefully everyone at this show will be courteous of those around them, but I suspect there will be a few who will not.

Yeah, it was borderline for me.

:(

I hope someone will record the show.. :(

Zowie! I hope time zooms by and doesn't zigzag until zero hour arrives for the concert. I won't be as zany or zealous as some of my zoo mates, but I'll feel like a zillionaire at Table Z zoning in to the zenith of beauty and talent, Lisa Kelly.

It might help to be a zoologist. ;)

I think the whole World War-Z reference was missed.  :D

You going to be at table Z as well or is this another Z joke?  ;)

Hi. I know that this is much later than it should be but timezone is an important thing to consider here. I remember when I wanted to see something that started live online at a certain time but I think that it was in Eastern time zone and I had thought it was a different time zone. Not sure that I missed much anyways. But I thought that I'd bring that up that 9:00 am could have been a different time zone than you were thinking it was. Not that it really matters anyways.

It's a shame that the concert won't be recorded. I wish that the powers that be would change their minds about that.

I wish so too. Should we all go on Twitter and try to convince Lisa K to record and release the show? If she knows how much it would mean to her fans, why isn't she doing it? Who cares if it costs $10K (picking a ballpark number here) to film and edit the show? The community and fans will eat the DVDs and Blu-rays like hotcakes for breakfast and will easily re-coup the costs!

It may come down to copyright issues. If they're performing a lot of covers, they may have obtained the rights to perform it, but not to record them. In most cases, the original artists/copyright owners will charge more or not allow their songs to be recorded.

I'll be a Table Z.

Does anyone have or know of an extra ticket, preferably in the Gold table section. I just need one!

Weather forecast is not looking very good right now.  40-60% chance of rain/T-storms.

I am likely going to have a hard time getting out of  College Station since our airport cannot handle operations during bad weather.

80% chance of T-storms now.

Actually got a reply on Twitter from Lisa.

"It goes ahead. Rain or shine x"

The show must go on, as they say.   :)  Hope it's not as bad as they predict and you can get out and enjoy the show.

Yeah, but it worries me.  I won't go out there if there is lightning.  Nothing is worth getting killed over.  Rain is one thing; thunderstorms are another.  I would hope they would cancel if it was really bad.  My even bigger concern is the airport here in College Station.  They will shut it down if the weather is bad and I don't have a huge window to make my connection in Dallas.  Hopefully the forecast will improve.

When is the concert? Their predicting severe weather again from Texas to Georgia on Thursday

Saturday

Severe weather starting Wednesday in the Texas panhandle, western OK, and such.  It then moves east Thursday and Friday (hitting my area late Thursday/early Friday, my flight is at 6:00am on Friday) and then moves into the SE on Saturday night which is when the concert is.

The forecast here is getting even worse.  High risk of severe weather on Friday with possible tornadoes.

At this point, I do not think I will be going.

90% chance of storms in Peachtree City on Saturday and high risk of severe weather here in College Station on Friday.

I am beyond feeling sick right now.

So sorry, buddy.  :(

Now a 100% chance of rain.

Sorry to hear that Eric. :(

I do hope you make there Eric. Hoping the storms move very, very slow. Wish I could be there.

Lester

Thanks everyone.

Right now the forecast is just too fluid.  Some for Peachtree City have improved, same for some for College Station.  Others have not.

I see this all the time when I am planning my regular weekend trip to Dallas which needs perfect weather with clear skies.  The forecasts change so much where it is always Thursday before I can usually make a decision.  Obviously if they call for 100% chance of heavy t-storm in Peachtree City, I'll stay home.  I'd rather not spend the money on a hotel and rental car to not go to the show.  Seeing Lisa isn't worth being out in a lightning storm.  At worst, I'd eat the cost of the ticket which wouldn't make me happy, but it's better than adding even more to it.

My bigger worry right now is getting out of College Station before late in the day.

  Packing the poncho.  :(

Wow, American just called and canceled my flight to Atlanta.  Now I have to be on hold for up to an hour to speak to someone to try and fix it.  :-[

Great, just great.

I get to spend 12+ hours @ DFW (usually I would find that to be a dream) and won't get to Atlanta until 11:00PM.

How long would it take to drive there?   :P  Sorry buddy. I hope you enjoy the show so much that it makes up for all the travel troubles.

They rebooked me on Delta.

Now I have a 13 hour layover in DFW, so I won't get to Atlanta until 11:00PM.

So that means you won't go to the concert Eric?! >:(   <-at the airliner

I would phone up AGAIN and INSIST "I need to be here before ____ Time, It needs to be BEFORE THEN!!"

If the weather is that bad, why wont they just postpone the concert? 

The weather looks better for Peachtree City.

My flight arrives tonight; the show is tomorrow.

oh no :( So sorry guys. I know she said it's a go no matter what but if it is  as bad as they say it's going too be (And I have been in those situations before) you have to be careful. She might just delay it till the really bad stuff moves through or if it doesn't (Looks like just a nasty line of storms) Maybe postpone it till a different day? And hopefully it doesn't rain at all! Weathermen up here have said it will be bad at times then it completely misses us!  And in the south it can rain for an hour and then be beautiful the next like nothing ever happened! So fingers crossed for everyone going and saying a prayer for everyone and stay safe and safe travels!

Sitting here in Dallas, and hoping for an earlier flight, but if not, I have a confirmed seat on the Delta flight to Atlanta.

Got an earlier flight on Delta to Atlanta.  Finally made it to my hotel room, after the GPS sent me the back way instead of on the Interstate.  Oh well, got to see a few things including driving by Lisa's school.

That's great news - could have been a lot worse, from how it was looking the other day. Enjoy the show!

Thanks.  Weather still could go either way depending on the website you look at.  Nothing we can do about it at this point.  We got bounced around a lot on the flight to ATL, so bad that the flight attendants had to stop serving drinks (just before I got mine) and I hate turbulence.  My stomach doesn't like it, but thankfully since I hadn't ate anything since 4:00am this morning, noting to make me sick to my stomach.

I'm truly amazed how much this place looks like East Texas.  So many trees you can barely see anything.

Wish I was there,  :( :( :(

  Me   too.... :( 

Me three... :(

Glad you at least got there. Hope you enjoy the show!

Have fun today Eric! ;)

  Blow  Lisa  K.  a  kiss  for  us  too !    ;D   

Yes! ;D and we want a FULL review of the show as well!

I doubt Lisa would see me.  I'm not sitting in the truly front tables, and those who I would bet are, are not going to let anyone else get her attention.

As for a review, we'll see.  Might have to wait until I get home.

I drove by Lisa's school since it is right next door to a Chick-Fil-A that I just couldn't resist going to for a quick dinner.

I was going to snap a picture with my phone, but there were about 50+ kids outside and I'm pretty sure Lisa and Scott were out there with them.  Lisa is pretty easy to spot, at least for me.  The guy had his back to where I was, but I assume it was Scott.  I didn't want to drive close enough and accidently run over a kid, since they so often don't pay attention to cars and like to dart out.  That, and I don't really like taking someone's picture without permission.  A building is one thing; a person or people are something totally different.

Gotta get ready to go.  Doors open in an hour.  Pray the rain stays away.

Off to the show.

Have fun Eric, and blow LK kisses from all of us who weren't there. ;D

If you could post the setlist, that would be great. ;)

 were you on the premises of the academy. I think Lisa said that wasn't allowed without permission or something.

No, I drove by.  The parking lot is for numerous businesses.

OMG, my heart is still thumping a mile a minute.

That was the most amazing thing, ever.

Lisa sang every single song I wanted to hear her sing; Caledonia, The Blessing, Fields of Gold, and The Voice.

Chloe was amazing as always, she sang Ave Maria and she and Lisa sang Green Grow the Rushes together.

More in a minute.

Cameras, while not technically permitted, were all over the place.  I took some pictures with my phone, which I doubt came out, and recorded her singing Caledonia and The Voice.  A few people had real cameras (excluding officials photographers and Lisa's dad) including two people with DSLRs.  (Really? Come on now.)

Scott did a couple of Irish dances, which was amazing to see, and their oldest (his name escapes me @ the moment) did a Riverdance type number with a girl around his age.

In the fall, they're opening up the Kelly-Porter Irish dance academy, which I assume Scott will be running.  Scott is a lot shorter than I thought he was.

 Cool !      :D

Lisa and Chloe looked as beautiful as always.  They changed dresses (from white/off white ones in the first half) to an emerald green one for Lisa and blue one for Chloe.  All the dresses were worthy of a Celtic Woman dress.  Heck, they might have been from tours I never saw in person.

My camera just did not like the lightning.  I struggled to get any picture of quality.  I know it affected a few others from what I could see, but I assume people closer might have done better.  I'm sure there will be a lot of pictures posted all over the place in the coming days.

Here are the only good ones I can think to post, and they still suck beyond belief.  As a photographer I am ashamed of them.  Both are of Chloe since none of Lisa came out @ all.  Might be able to do a little more with Photoshop when I get home, but I doubt it.  Guess in this one I suffered a major case of photographer FAIL.

(http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p312/CO757300/20140510_211406_zpse0a5f0b0.jpg~original)

(http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p312/CO757300/20140510_223133_zpsa608a8e9.jpg~original)

And they are going to do this again.  Perhaps this year, if not next year for sure.

I'm trying to upload a video of Lisa singing The Voice, but the Internet is slow here @ the hotel.  It came out very well given how badly my photos did.  The only bad thing is I cannot rotate it on my laptop.  The software to do that is back home on the desktop.  I also say "SIT DOWN" several times which the mic picked up after a couple of people stood up and blocked my view.

A few more things I thought of.

The show opened with Scott giving an intro and then Lisa singing May it Be and She Moved Through the Fair.  Dermot's only time on stage was singing with the 4 older girls from the school in the background for those songs.

However, he did lead/conduct some of the students during two songs to the left of the stage, about 6 feet from where I was sitting.

Sitting at a front row table, far left side (although I didn't know it until later) was Lisa's mom, one of her sisters, and some other people I assume were also family.  Scott came out before the show started and was kneeling down on the stage, talking to them for a minute.  I didn't notice a minute or two later that a lady came up to talk to them as well, but she was down on the area where the tables were, not on the stage so her back was to me.  When she turned to leave, I realized it was Lisa.  She was about a foot from me as she walked by to head off to change from a t-shirt/pants to her first act dress.  If I had realized it a split second earlier, I would have said hi.  But my goodness, she is so lovely, even just wearing a t-shirt and pants.

Sorry so much for babbling in numerous posts.  My brain is running in overdrive right now.

Aww I wish it was videotaped for a DVD, maybe Ervin's time round! Wish I was there sounds like it was an amazing night and huge success! Everyone looked amazing from all the pics I've seen! Just like I was there and didn't miss a moment! And a big thank you for anyone who posted all the pics and reviews from the show! Even though I couldn't be there it made me feel like I was front row and right there! I can picture in my mind what the whole night was in my mind over and over! Thank you!

 Good  pics....BTW .....  8)

Eric,

Sounds like you had an awesome time. I think I missed the event of the year.

Lester

It was even better than I expected; I am still suffering from shock and awe.   They're going to do it again so there wil be another chance for those who missed it.

  I'm  glad.....I  was  all  tapped  out  financially so I  will have  to  save  up  for  the  next  one. 

I'm sure better videos will appear on YouTube, but if anyone wants to see the two I recorded, feel free to download them.

http://www.mediafire.com/download/ewt6rq15uf3d4oo/LK-TVOI.zip

I'm trying to get them online so they stream, but let's just say there have been a few issues.  I'll have to figure that out tomorrow as I'm beat and going to bed in a few minutes.

Also, please forgive me for being probably the worst cell phone user possible.  I kept losing Lisa during Caledonia because I was watching her instead of the phone.  During The Voice, I whispered "sit down" three times when people got in the way, and I didn't even think about the mic picking it up.  There are also a few noises from others, but not sure from who, just that it wasn't me.

Also, the audio quality is not nearly as good as it was if you heard it live.

is one of those videos "Hero"? I know it's easy if I can't bear to hear Chloe's voice and that song right now I don't have to listen to it. I'm going through one of those situations right now

     Great review & pics!   You got a good shot of the outline of my left shoulder and back of my head in the one of Chloe and the girls and of Daniel taking a photo on his I-phone.   :D

Lisa added some photos on Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=772432949467802&id=137984096246027

Uh-oh.  I think you're the one I muttered "sit down" about during The Voice, lol.

Have ya seen this yet?

            http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHDvjxg-xNU

I recorded that. You're Welcome!

 :) :D Thanks, Cudos and All Credit to Caitlin for a GREAT video  :) :D

   Yes thank you!  I'm at the feet of the girl in the light blue shorts, far stage left.  :)

I tried to watch the other video you had up the (You raise me up) but you tube took it down.

Yeah it had to do with copyrights

Main reason I avoid YouTube.  It doesn't take much to get a video pulled these days.

Can anyone post the full set list of the songs they did? Thanks!

She Moved Thru the Fair
Caledonia
Summer Fly
For Good with Chloe
Hero-Chloe
Danny Boy-Paul
Wake Me Up-Lisa andChloe. Scott came out to dance
Violin solo
My Heart Will Go On
Isle of Hope-Everyone

Act 2
The Voice
Green Grow the Rushes-with Chloe
Ave Maria-Chloe
Fields of Gold
Bring Him Home-Paul
The Prayer-Chloe and Paul
Tell Me Ma-Everyone
The Blessing
Moondance-Lisa and Chloe
Dance off between Scott and Aaron
Somewhere Over the Rainbow
You Raise Me Up-Everyone
    Encore song
Happy with just Lisa and the Academy students

A few video fragments I found...

For Good: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAgqbsL4AUI
Let it Go: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBYqe39wLKY
Isle of Hope: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOwth3zjeX8

  Thanks  Lily  !   Great  finds  !   :)

OMG I'm sure "Hero" was BEAUTIFUL!

I cannot believe I forgot to mention Isle of Hope, Isle of Tears.

Does anybody know why the video's are only 1 min to 2 mins long?

Looks like someone either only recorded part of the songs, or they edited the video to remove some of it.  No idea why.

Just glad I'm not visible on any of them.  I was sure I would be in the first one.

I hope somebody puts up more, including Hero!

Mr. Peabody (Mike) has posted his review of the show and photos on the Lisa forum (with links on the Mairead Nesbitt forum). :)

  Here's a link to Mike's review, several painstaking days in the making, on the Lisa Kelly fan forum:
http://lisakellyforum.net/index.php?topic=1015.0;topicseen