For the first time in 16 months, live music is returning nationwide after the global coronavirus pandemic ravaged the industry. Billboard’s “My First Show Back” is a series dedicated to sharing stories from throughout the touring ecosystem about what’s happening now, what has been forever altered and what will never change.
In this installment, singer-songwriter JoJo opens up about her first hometown show since the pandemic . At the show, JoJo played a mix of songs from her recently released EP,recalls feeling nervous heading into the tour after having time away from her fans during lockdown. I was feeling pretty anxious going into the tour. I really wanted to put on a great show for my fans, but I was nervous about being in front of them. I was kind of thinking about all the worst case scenarios of 'What if I sound bad?' or 'What if they're not happy with me?' Just that negative way of thinking that sometimes I can fall into. I actually went away for two days and rented a little cabin in the woods for a mental health retreat and tried to get my mind right.
This mini tour really exceeded my expectations, I knew that I wanted to get back out there and connect with my fans. I also needed to do it for myself just to feel competent as a performer. In the past few years, I kind of slowly but surely developed some stage fright. But this time, I felt so free. It was incredible that the fans already knew all the words to the songs on the new EP, considering it had only been out a few days. I was so grateful and excited. And it was so much fun.
Looking forward, I just want to keep upping the production value of the tours. We've been limited with our resources over the years, and I think people have a misunderstanding of just how expensive it is to go out and tour it -- but I'd love to put on bigger, better and more entertaining shows from every aspect.
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