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Posted by bebereader on Sunday, April 15, 2018
Picture credit: Shelley
The next leg of the tour started tonight at the Mesa Arts Center in Mesa, AZ. Our own djafan is there enjoying the show! Wonder where she is sitting.
picture credit: Mesa Arts Center
Shelley is there too, and has shared her Periscope videos. Watch Shelley’s Twitter page for the latest.
Looks like another excellent show. I’m sure a lot more video will surface overnight.
Posted in @DavidArchie, Arizona, concerts, David Archuleta, Mesa Arts Center, The Voice | Tagged: @DavidArchie, Arizona, David Archuleta, Gotta love him, Postcards In The Sky | 122 Comments »
Posted by djafan on Monday, December 19, 2016
credit shelleyDAVID ARCHULETA is performing one night only at Mesa Arts Center as part of his Christmas Tour. Enjoy favorites, new selections and Christmas music. Don’t miss the chance to celebrate Christmas with DAVID ARCHULETA and special guest NATHAN PACHECO!
It’s another sold out concert! 1,600 seats! Many are traveling so safe travels to all including Dayzee and Jans!
It’s a beautiful looking theater!
credit Mesa Arts Center
davidarchie Another Christmas show tonight in Mesa, AZ! And mmmm some ramen and a taro boba drink (with rice milk because I can’t have milk during shows) for lunch beforehand at the street boba cafe. Anyone going to be there tonight????! #christmastour #mesa #arizona #ramen #boba #food#streetbobacafe
Posted in @DavidArchie, concerts, David Archuleta, fandom, music, The Voice | Tagged: @DavidArchie, Arizona, Best Singer Ever, CHRISTMAS, Christmas Tour, David Archuleta, David Archuleta rocks! :), feeling his voice, Mesa, Nathan Pacheco, singer, the Voice | 19 Comments »
Posted by bebereader on Sunday, April 3, 2016
credit: Shelley
credit: Jan
No arm swinging with lighted cameras, no singing and swaying! They might not have been in the swing of things, but it didn’t stop me! haha. The 3 on my right left when David left the stage.
credit: JanIt was so new to him he read the words from his phone and sang it perfectly. Feeling it in his heart, he was breaking down at the end as we all were. Thank you David, you never let us down!
Posted in @DavidArchie, @ginaorr, @kariontour, Appreciation, Archies, concerts, David Archuleta, Editorial, fandom, music, recap, role models, The Voice | Tagged: a gathering of angels, Arizona, Concert, David Archuleta, Don't Run Away, Gotta love him, Nunca Pense, Richfield, The best is yet to come, what just happened? | 40 Comments »
Posted by bebereader on Wednesday, March 30, 2016
credit: Shelley
The first night in Arizona the gathering of fans began early at the Olive Garden. So great to have a group of people who don’t cut you off when you mention David. Haha
All photos property of Dayzee unless stated otherwise
Jan and I reached the venue an hour early and there were fans milling around everywhere. Met old friends, some we had not seen since the last time we were in Arizona (home of the infamous chair scooting incident). Some we had met at Tuacahn last fall. Seeing those familiar faces is just what you need when your tummy is full of butterflies and you are so high you can’t keep track of your tickets and keys.
David’s pic on the door
The door of the venue was covered with a pic of David and fans were standing in line to take photos of themselves with that David pic. Jan said when the line slowed down she would take a picture of that herself, but the line was constant and even longer after the performance.
Line of people waiting to take their pics of themselves
with the door pic
Inside, Jan and I separated as we had bought our tickets separately. I was by myself but had a ticket for front row center. Yayy! As I found my seat a girl jumped up from the adjoining chair and said “I hope we don’t make too much noise for you.” LOL. As I got to know this new fan I realized she was pretty much the opposite of me. She was 18, I was 81. It was her first time to see David, it was about my fifty-first. We no doubt had little in common, yet here we were, side by side at a David concert.
I showed her some videos on my phone from the Richfield concert. She was quite excited at the thought of getting her own videos and promptly started taping. About half way through the show I told her I would have to stop because my phone was almost dead. She said, “No problem” and hooked me up with a power plug she had found right on the edge of the stage. What??? Arizona not only let you take all the video you wanted, but helped you power up. I love Arizona.
My new friend Nicole was absolutely delightful. She helped me get through “Everybody Hurts” and I helped her through “7 Years”. You know, sometimes David is just overwhelming and you need a hand to clasp or a thigh to squeeze.
As soon as David left the stage I helped Nicole jump up and she gathered set lists and water bottles, handing them to fans standing at the edge of the stage. Everyone loved her. She scampered from the stage, barely escaping the grasp of the stage police.
According the David, the way we will be watching him drink water now since he has decided it’s weird to have 700 people watch you drink
It makes me happy every time I open the refrigerator door.
Nicole came and gave me a hug the second night. Perhaps we will meet again when David visits Arizona. I will not worry about her because I know she has the very best role model. Makes me happy to know there are new young fans. How long can we old ladies carry this banner anyway?
I had not met SuzieQ before, but was fortunate to be sitting next to her on the second night. I loved her for the respect and enthusiastic admiration she showed David.
Remember all those one-armed hugs we used to get from David? They have evolved into two-armed hugs of appreciation that are shared by fans of all ages everywhere!
Posted in @DavidArchie, @kariontour, Archies, concerts, Editorial, fandom, music, recap, Respect, role models, The Voice | Tagged: @DavidArchie, a gathering of angels, Arizona, David Archuleta, Don't Run Away, feeling his voice, new fans, Nunca Pense, old fans, setlist | 24 Comments »
Posted by djafan on Wednesday, March 23, 2016
credit: djafan screencap from suttygal’s Glorious video
credit: suttygal
Posted in @DavidArchie, Archies, concerts, David Archuleta, fandom, GLORIOUS, music, Musical icon, The Voice, Uncategorized | Tagged: #DA2016, #Glorious, @DavidArchie, Arizona, Begin., Concert, David Archuleta, David Archuleta rocks! :), feeling his voice, Gotta love him, missing him, music, the Voice, Utah | 108 Comments »
Posted by djafan on Thursday, September 22, 2011
First and foremost we want to thank all the fans, those who weren’t able to be there but were with us in spirit, those who contributed for flowers, sent gifts, sent letters, paid for a seat and donated a seat. The generosity of David fans is unbelievable. A huge thank you to the fan sites, tweeters, bloggers, and others for all your support. This was for all David fans. Sweetonda, SandyBeaches, and Silverfox thank you for all your hard work it was much appreciated ♥ Abrra, Bebe and all you posters and lurkers thank you for holding the fort down. I also want to thank Barbara Stowell, the event organizer for the fan seating.
Pictures from SandyBeaches:
David’s mail filled the bag! He has mail to open from several states and other countries, including Canada, Germany, Peru, Columbia, and more. It was passed along to us that…David has the best fans in the world!
The picture was taken from the front seat of the car looking back at the flowers. I placed a note in the roses saying that the roses were from the fans here from far and wide that night.
This bouquet was from the away fans.
The Sports Bag and a small gift bag from some fans that Janey wanted delivered safely, not sure how security felt about it. lol But I’ll let Silverfox and SandyBeaches tell that story.
They enjoyed the edible bouquet!
TheVoiceDA TheVoiceDA
@StevenJRob Hello… We sent you all an edible bouquet … It’s in the RV. Enjoy!
StevenJRob StevenJRob
@TheVoiceDA delicious! Thanks!!! 🙂
Here is where everything was delivered, David’s trailer.
We spoke to Jeff Archuleta at the barricade and he said David was blown away by it all!
I will let each photographer share the story behind their picture.
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This was a David Archuleta Concert. I know it wasn’t supposed to be but it was. It was apparent from the get go that there was no way to avoid it. There were thousands of people there and I’ll venture to say several of those thousands were David fans.
Once again David amazed me. Every song, every move, his smiles and the pointing to fans, all of it warmed my heart. The flowers and bag had been placed in the trailer before the concert so we knew he had seen them.
This was by far the best “Stand By Me” performance ever.
I think of how David walked along the barricade and put his hand out, arm outstretched as he touched our hands and let us touch his arm, his hands, his fingers. It was a true exchange. It reminded me of Asia when he put his hand into the crowd and everyone touched his hand and everyone touched him. Unreal.
Now the countdown begins for the yet-to-be-named Holiday Tour.
I saw this tweet and cracked up!
lizmag3 Lisa M
Reliving some crazy moments at the event….best one: everyone moving their chairs up! So I did & my bag got left behind about 5 rows back!
SandyBeaches has mentioned the chair moshing, new term haha. What happened was that as David time became closer there were hundreds of people gathering to the right of us and there was about 20 feet between us and the barricade in front of the stage. These fans were very enthusiastic and started to crowd us. I feared that they were going to get into that space in front of the stage and block us. So I grabbed the sides of the chair and moved up about 3 feet, I looked back and everyone had a look of “What is she doing?” The security guards gave each other confused looks so before they realized what was happening I moved up another 3 feet. I looked back and I saw the ladies pick up their chairs and start moving up so I moved another 3 or 4 feet before they reached me and turned my back on the security. I didn’t want to see their reaction. lol I then saw what I had started. Everyone was hunched over carrying their chairs under them simultaneously, it was a sight to behold. The security started talking to each other and we thought they would try to move us back! I didn’t think it was doable but then the announcer came out and said that we had paid good money to sit there and asked them to stop crowding us. Chair moshing turned out to be a complete success!
Posted in Appreciation, concerts, David Archuleta, recaps, The Voice | Tagged: Arizona, Constitutional Concert, David Archuleta | 182 Comments »
Posted by bebereader on Saturday, September 17, 2011
David has created lots of buzz in Arizona as he headlines a concert at The Constitution Fair in Gilbert. Fans have come from all over the country plus Canada and Mexico to see David’s first United States performance since his epic Asian Tour last month.
Lots of goodies today! Several interview videos including one that revealed an upcoming U.S. Holiday Tour!
Marylee_Angel received a reply tweet from David today when she tweeted:
@DavidArchie We’re sitting here on Twitter wondering about VIP at your upcoming Tour…what are the chances? *pretty please* 🙂
to which David replied:
@Marylee_DAangel I think the chances could be good.
One poster among several with song requests.
The stage is set for the show.
Opening act Firefly with David.
Posted in concerts, David Archuleta, God Bless America, National Anthem, tours | Tagged: Arizona, Constitution, David Archuleta, How hot is it?, travel, Wearing your wristband? | 116 Comments »
Posted by djafan on Monday, September 12, 2011
Well are y’all?? Since many of us are driving or flying out on Friday, we have a launch window or just T-minus 4 days! I have officially entered spazz mode. This will be the final update post until the weekend so… excuse me for a moment, won’t you?
Ah…that feels better. Where was I? Oh yeah. One more update post till we leave.
The time is too far spent to email or send SweetonDA any cards or gifts. We are asking anyone who will be coming to please bring your cards/gifts to the restaurant for lunch or to the venue for placing in his bag.
Here is a pic of the hockey bag SandyBeaches’s husband bought for David along with her description. “The sports bag is 31 inches long and much more deep than it looks, about 14 inches and expands, with different pockets that you can’t see and sporty features. There is room in an outside pocket for cards. Altogether it will take hundreds of cards. The outside will have an American flag and a Canadian tag, or something along that line.”
Two bouquets will be purchased…one from the fans who could not attend and one from those attending. SweetonDA has received enough from the fans not attending to purchase a lovely bouquet from them to him. Like I said, we will be collecting small, voluntary donations from those attending at the restaurant or venue. If there is any money left over, we will be getting an Edible Bouquet too from a place there in Gilbert. With Mangoes!!
They have all been mailed. If you are going, please email Djafan at thevoiceda@gmailcom and she will send you the time and place where you can get with her to buy one on Friday. She has to turn the remainder in to Barbara Stowell Saturday morning to be sold at the gate to the general public.
SandyBeaches has generously purchased awesome silicone bracelets for gifting to everyone going to the event! Anyone who has a wristband will receive a bracelet, shown below. She has ordered a nice variety of sizes too, not just one size fits all. If you are not going, send her one American dollar to cover Canadian postage which you can not buy here. To get her address, email her at thevoiceschat@yahoo.ca Be sure to tell her what size you want: 7, 71/2 or 8.
We need to meet up in order to give out the bracelets and just to meet and eat! Please come to Pei Wei at 11:00 am and we will talk, chow in 5 languages and collect donations for flowers from anyone who wants to contribute. We will also accept any cards or gifts you want given to him. If you’d rather eat elsewhere, you can just come there and get your bracelet or we will give it to you at the venue, not a problem. If you have a wristband you will get a bracelet. No one will be allowed in the gates until 5:30 pm, so I hope we can spend some time shopping and enjoying the day!
Address of Pei Wei is 1084 S Gilbert Suite 601 Gilbert, AZ 85296. They do not take reservations and we have no idea how many will be joining us for lunch there anyway, so we will just invade the place and take possession. 😆
Here is the link to Pei Wei with menu and prices and visual of its proximity to Civic Center/Town Square.
So, I guess that’s about it. Can’t wait to meet up with everyone going! Can’t wait to hear the Voice live again! Yes, Steven, we are so ready! For those not going, please know that we will be sending a ton of tweets, texts, pics and vids as soon as possible! Lots of awesome photographers and videographers attending!
Did you notice this post is all in red, white and blue? It’s a celebration of the US Constitution. Let’s represent! 
You think there’s any chance?
Nah.
Posted in concerts, David Archuleta | Tagged: Arizona, Constitution Fair, David Archuleta, the Voice | 187 Comments »
Posted by djafan on Sunday, September 4, 2011
For the Gilbert, AZ event on September 17, SweetonDA will be accepting letters, cards, donation envelopes and gifts for David. Please keep packages small and no larger than a shirt box or large packing envelope. To get her mailing address, email her at
Lena’s
Country Blossom
Karen’s
Posted in Appreciation, David Archuleta | Tagged: Arizona, Constitution, David Archuleta, Fair, missing him, the Voice | 65 Comments »
Posted by djafan on Friday, August 26, 2011
Credit Constitution Week Website
Fresh from his successful, epic tour of Asia, David Archuleta is doing a concert in Arizona for his fans on the American Continent! This event is attended by tens of thousands each year as a celebration of the US Constitution. There will be awesome exhibits, lots to do and most importantly, there will be Daaavvviiiid!!! So much love was shown to him by fans in Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, and the Philippines. Let’s show him he is just as welcome by fans in his own country. Come join us and Celebrate him home! As the above post from the Constitution Week site states, the show starts at 6pm, gates will not open until 5pm. David will be on at 8pm followed by even MORE fireworks!
It’s gonna be LIVE from beginning to end and you.know.what.he’s.like.in.live performance.
Nuff said.
OK, now the News.
There was a post by SweetonDA, who is from Arizona, that triggered an email from Sandybeaches (making a serious offer, she can share that part if she’d like) that put me in contact with Barbara Stowell, a most amazing woman from Constitution Week. This put things in motion that have brought an exciting opportunity for all of David’s fans. Many David fans have contacted her regarding the Constitution event, including me, so because of this she came up with a great idea for us fans; I can’t thank her enough and team David for giving us the greenlight!
A donation of $25 will guarantee you entrance to the event and a seat in an area set up for fans close to the stage! She asked if I thought the fans would be interested I said yes and volunteered to distribute wristbands and collect the donations 🙂
The event starts at 6:00pm and they will have a designated area to line up. Remember that it will still be very warm so be prepared.
Let us know if you are going, what your plans are, or any ideas you may have to give David a great welcome. Seriously, let’s make it happen! Roses to stomp, balloons, posters, or whatever we can come up with. Seeing a lot of folks wearing wristbands would be awesome as he would know they were fans.
You will need to send a self addressed stamped envelope with a money order made out to: ConstitutionWeekUSA
If you are interested send an email to “TheVoiceDA@gmail.com” and we will provide you with the address to where you send your donation to obtain a fan seat wristband.
For the Gilbert, AZ event on September 17, SweetonDA will be accepting letters, cards, donation envelopes and gifts for David. Please keep packages small and no larger than a shirt box or large packing envelope. To get her mailing address, email her at
Bebereader
Posted in concerts, David Archuleta, music, Personal freedom, The Voice, Uncategorized | Tagged: a gathering of angels, Arizona, Constitution, David Archuleta, Fair, Gilbert, gooooo!, missing him, The Archuleta, the gift, the Voice, travel, US fans | 66 Comments »
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