EPIC Events announces Kip Moore Concert in West Fargo with special guest Patrick Murphy, August 21!
May 18, 2021
EPIC Events is excited to announce a West Fargo Concert coming this August. Kip Moore and Patrick Murphy are taking the Midco Stage at Essentia Health Plaza at The Lights on Saturday, August 21st! Tickets go on sale Friday, May 21st at 10AM at EPICEventsND.com.
Concert in West Fargo – August 21
Mark your calendars for an eventful concert in West Fargo at The Lights, Saturday, August 21, 2021!
About Kip Moore
“I’ve always felt different like when other people see blue, I see red,” says singer/songwriter Kip Moore. He explains the thoughtful headspace behind his album Wild World. But when there’s no denying the world is indeed a wild one – it seems, perhaps, Moore was right all along.
A revelatory collection written as Moore traveled the globe like a self-described lone wolf, it aims to make sense of a world battling nothing short of an identity crisis. Maui, Costa Rica, Australia, Scotland, and beyond became the setting for Moore’s searching, and slowly, through isolation and nature, a simple peace emerged. It wasn’t the first time this blue-collar poet looked within for inspiration, but it’s become the clearest expression of the wisdom he found. And his timing couldn’t be better.
“Where my soul is”
“Music is the one thing where I really try to unveil where I’m at mentally, where my soul is,” the MCA Nashville troubadour explains. “As you get older, you start thinking about bigger concepts and where you fit in the grand scheme of this whole thing, and I’ve always lived my life simple. But the more I’ve lived, the more I understand that all this stuff we crave and seek, I see how much of life is smoke and mirrors. When I strip it down to the bare essentials, that’s when I’m the most happy.”
This hasn’t always been Moore’s approach. He splashed into the mainstream with the double-Platinum “Somethin’ ‘Bout a Truck” in 2012. Then he followed up with three more bestselling #1s (“Hey Pretty Girl,” “Beer Money” and “More Girls Like You”). They were a trio of ambitious, critically acclaimed albums and two gritty EPs. He toured the world headlining his own shows, earning acclaim and a fierce following as an all-in performer. But the Georgia native also found another side to success – the long stretches away, physical and emotional fatigue and the never-ending stress of staying “relevant.”
If he’s honest, Moore knows he succumbed to that pressure – it’s the beating pulse of modern life, after all. But Wild World finds him learning to leave it behind, and open his heart to a new future.
“I don’t think you ever find the true purpose of life. But I’m always searching for that peace and joy of what God means to me and the whole spectrum of where my place is,” he says. “I think with this record, you really get a birds-eye view of that.”
Wild World
Co-writing all but one of Wild World’s 13 insightful tracks, that search is revealed in deeply personal terms. (Moore even self-produced the set, with help from David Garcia, Luke Dick and Blair Daly on respective tracks). The weathered heartland-rock sound he embraced on previous efforts gets its emotional volume pumped up, recorded live with a full band. Substance trumped style and the timeless prevailed over the trendy. Moore admits the result includes a few quirks – but that just gives Wild World the character he values so much. “We wanted it to be more in-your-face,” he says. “More earthy, more analog.”
Likewise, the rough textures of Moore’s deceptively tender vocal was laid down in full takes, with the singer refusing overdubs and instead picking whichever complete version spoke to him the most. “I tried not to waste time overthinking it,” he explains.
Straightforward Honesty
That straightforward honesty arrives early on Wild World, starting with the very first track. “Janie Blu” was written over a late-night in Costa Rica about a girl who’s always been special, but often stood in her own way. It’s a compassionate, force-of-nature plea to get your head right, before it’s too late.
Likewise, the sturdy “Southpaw” stands as a grunge-rocking manifesto for the proudly out of touch, rejecting the notion of “going with the flow” and showcasing just how Moore stands apart in today’s Wild World. “I’ve been vocal about the vanity of social media, and I think it’s getting super out of control,” he says. “[It’s] become so accepted that if you buck it, then you’re the one with the attitude problem – the crusty, jaded person – when truly, I think most people know how vapid it’s become.”
Meanwhile, the calming “More Than Enough” presents a better option, blowtorch anthems like the “Fire and Flame” pour gasoline on the quest for greater meaning. “Red White Blue Jean American Dream” flies down an empty highway of optimism. The only outside cut on the album, it’s a jangle-rock stand out full of pure-American references and razor-sharp hooks, once again pointing to Wild World’s central theme – that life could be less complicated that we make it.
“You’ve got what you need right here”
“It’s that underlying theme that matched ‘More than Enough,’ ‘Fire and Flame’ – even ‘Janie Blu,’” Moore says. “It’s like ‘Forget all that stuff. You’ve got what you need right here.’”
The title track captures his less-is-more belief with exceptional skill. Written while Moore was living rough with a group of off-the-grid friends in the Hawaiian jungle, it takes its time. Slowly unfolding the wisdom of Moore’s upbringing like a flag of laid-back country soul.
“Out there in the jungle, the simplicity makes me completely at peace,” Moore admits. “We didn’t have ‘things’ growing up, we were never a family that had possessions. But I had this amazing backbone of character from my mom and dad, and they were always trying to explain things to me.”
“She’s Mine” is a deeper-than-it-seems single – a melodic, propulsive search for true love which Moore knows could take him anywhere – and meant-to-be-romance is put to the test in “Sweet Virginia,” co-written in a Scottish dressing room, of all places.
“Most personal song…”
Finally, the globe-trotting journey leads back home with a vivid tribute to resiliency. Described as “the single most personal song I’ve ever written,” the 12-string backed “Payin’ Hard” rolls out as a three-minute stream of quick-talking consciousness, a stunning regret ballad swirling around the devastated hook “My life’s a credit card / Play now, pay later and I’m payin’ hard.”
“I hope this record provokes some honesty,” Moore says – underplaying what may be his career-best fusion of purpose and presentation. “All I want to do is make music that reaches people in a pure sense – something that’s light and easy to carry with you, but 1000 pounds of weight at the same time, and I think Wild World is just a depiction of what I see. Life is one crazy, wild ride. But it can be so simple if we look for the right things.”
We look forward to seeing Kip Moore in concert this August on Midco Stage at Essentia Plaza at the Lights in West Fargo!
About Patrick Murphy
Warner Music Nashville singer/songwriter Patrick Murphy was born with a musical state of mind. The Perham, Minnesota native began honing his piano skills at the ripe age of three. He went on to play in front of his first audiences at the local church. The chapel turned into restaurants as Murphy added singing to his craft. He developed a style influenced by Billy Joel, Elton John, Journey and more.
Now, two decades after first sitting down at the piano bench, the 23-year-old has discovered his own sound. Self-described as Rascal Flatts and Dan + Shay meet The Script and Andy Grammer, Murphy is set to strike a chord with listeners. The past several years have already seen massive career milestones for the young Nashville-based musician. He went from landing his first publishing and major label record deals to opening for artists such as Kane Brown, Kip Moore, Chris Janson and more. This summer will bring studio time as Murphy readies to share with the world his melodic soul.
This August will be Murphy’s first concert in West Fargo at the Lights.
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