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SUMMARY:STRAIGHT NO CHASER
DESCRIPTION:Look up “holiday music” in the dictionary\, and it’s likely t
 hat there is a photo of the nine-person a cappella group Straight No Cha
 ser instead of a standard definition. For more than two decades\, the gr
 oup has provided the soundtrack of the season\, bringing millions of fan
 s to their feet while putting them in the holiday spirit. Year after yea
 r\, fans anxiously await the moment they can officially hit play on Stra
 ight No Chaser favorites. And this year is no different. Straight No Cha
 ser is back on tour\, serving up an all-you-can-eat buffet of holiday mu
 sic (with none of the calories) as they cross the U.S. from October thro
 ugh December. The nine-man act of Walter Chase\, Jerome Collins\, Seggie
  Isho\, Michael Luginbill\, Steve Morgan\, Luke Bob Robinson\, Jasper Sm
 ith\, Tyler Trepp and Freedom Young has served as a festive blend of har
 monious voices for more than two and a half decades\, having recently ce
 lebrated their 25th anniversary. Even though the group has been together
  for a quarter of a century\, the thrill of performing holiday songs for
  old and new fans alike is not lost on them. “Christmas is so awesome\, 
 and we are blessed to get to celebrate with people across the country 60
  times over the holiday season\,” Steve says. “Performing at shows where
  we see people run the gamut of emotions from laughter to tears\, and se
 eing families come together to savor the season\, it’s a fantastic gift 
 for us each night!” Thankfully\, the SNC holiday tour is a gift that req
 uires no wrapping and one that everyone delights in sharing. To date\, t
 he band has sold more than three million albums worldwide\, sold more th
 an 1.5 million tickets worldwide\, earned 100 million+ YouTube views\, a
 nd racked up over one billion streams. Alongside their successful headli
 ning tours\, the group has had dozens of major television performances a
 nd collaborated with artists such as Sir Paul McCartney\, Sir Elton John
  and Stevie Wonder. Their most recent non-holiday album\, Yacht on the R
 ocks\, even included a collaboration with Toto’s David Paich. In additio
 n\, two of their eight LPs\, Holiday Spirits and Christmas Cheers\, have
  been RIAA-Certified Gold. For the group\, the holidays and the annual f
 all tour are shared experiences with their fans (affectionately known as
  “Chasers”)\, acknowledging tried-and-true traditions while simultaneous
 ly introducing the excitement of novelty. Their road to success\, after 
 all\, can be attributed to the success of one of their holiday songs. St
 raight No Chaser was originally formed at Indiana University in the mid-
 ’90s. The group reunited and gained new momentum in 2006 when an origina
 l member uploaded their 1998 performance of “The 12 Days of Christmas” t
 o YouTube to share some college nostalgia with friends. What happened ne
 xt was a level of success that few people could have predicted\, least o
 f all\, the nine members of Straight No Chaser. For the next decade\, au
 diences watched as the group put a cappella on the map–bursting on the s
 cene before pop culture phenoms like “The Sing Off” and “Pitch Perfect.”
  They were signed to Atlantic Records\, developed a robust fan base thro
 ugh touring\, and sold out venues. Their star is constantly on the rise\
 , as Straight No Chaser continues to achieve new milestones with every t
 our run\, EP and album release and TV performance. Year after year\, the
  group aims to keep fans entertained and inspired. There are no cookie-c
 utter shows here\; each concert serves up a healthy dose of banter betwe
 en the band members\, flawless harmonies\, and a blend of old and new mu
 sic. Isn’t that what makes the holidays special–achieving the perfect ba
 lance of old and new? Throughout the tour\, the band’s set list will inc
 lude mega-successful holiday hits from their previous releases\, includi
 ng Holiday Spirits (2008)\, Christmas Cheers (2009)\, Under the Influenc
 e: Holiday Edition (2013)\, I’ll Have Another…Christmas Album (2016)\, S
 ocial Christmasing (2020)\, Stocking Stuffer (2023)\, and their newest h
 oliday album out just in time for the 2025 run\, Holiday Road. In the mi
 dst of a season filled with seemingly endless to-dos\, fans are sure to 
 feel a sense of fun and escapism that have consistently served as famili
 ar themes of Straight No Chaser’s music. One thing is for sure: The band
  will wow audiences at their live shows\, from the first scent of pumpki
 n spice in October all the way through the anticipation of champagne bub
 bles to ring in the new year.\n\nTickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/e
 vent/2D0064AF9607DBF6?venueId=369510&camefrom=CFC_DPAC_StraightNoChaser2
 026&list_view=1&brand=durham\n\nhttps://findlocal.community/event/2287e3
 c4-36d0-42f2-a002-c35bf7f06849
LOCATION:DPAC\, 123 Vivian St\, Durham\, NC 27701
URL:https://findlocal.community/event/2287e3c4-36d0-42f2-a002-c35bf7f0684
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