Daughtry: 20 Years Unplugged Tour

October 31, 2026 – The Astro – La Vista, NE

The Astro in La Vista, Nebraska was the place to be on Halloween night, Saturday, October 31, 2026, as Daughtry brought their 20 Years Unplugged Tour to town.

I’ve seen Daughtry live many times over the years, and they just keep delivering. I’d never seen them perform a full acoustic set before, though, so I was really excited for this one.

The night opened with Ryan Perdz.

Perdz is a singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Buffalo, New York who grew up on his grandparents’ family farm. He started teaching himself guitar around the age of 10 before adding bass, violin and mandolin.

His influences include Nirvana, Chris Cornell, Eddie Vedder, Led Zeppelin and Red Hot Chili Peppers, and you can definitely hear that ‘90s grunge influence in his voice.

Perdz originally built his audience through self-released music and acoustic performances online before signing with Big Machine Rock in 2025. After releasing several singles and his Sour EP, he released his debut album, Can’t Cry, in August 2026.

I hadn’t heard of him before this show, but after only a few songs, I was an instant fan.

He has a really soulful voice with that gritty ‘90s rock sound that I love, and his style fit perfectly with an acoustic Daughtry show. He currently has more than 92 thousand monthly listeners on Spotify, and I have a feeling that number is going to keep growing.

Great way to start the night!

After a brief intermission, it was time for Daughtry.

Chris Daughtry first became a household name as a finalist on the fifth season of American Idol before forming the band that bears his name.

Their self-titled debut album was released in 2006 and became a massive success. It reached number one on the Billboard 200, sold more than six million copies in the United States and was eventually certified six-times platinum.

Songs like “It’s Not Over” and “Home” became huge hits and helped turn Daughtry into one of the biggest rock bands of the late 2000s.

Their second album, Leave This Town, also debuted at number one, while later releases including Break the Spell, Baptized, Cage to Rattle and Dearly Beloved kept the band moving forward through the years.

They’ve sold more than nine million albums and over 25 million digital tracks in the United States.

Daughtry has also earned plenty of recognition along the way.

The band won New Artist of the Year at the 2007 American Music Awards, while their debut album won Top Billboard 200 Album at the Billboard Awards that same year. Songs including “Home,” “It’s Not Over,” “Feels Like Tonight,” “Over You,” “No Surprise,” “What About Now” and “Life After You” have all earned BMI Pop Awards.

They also picked up four Grammy nominations in 2008, including Best Rock Album for Daughtry, along with nominations for “Home” and “It’s Not Over.”

More recently, Daughtry signed with Big Machine Records and found another huge rock radio hit with “Artificial,” which reached number one on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart in 2024.

In July 2026, they released There And Back Again, a collection of 11 newly recorded versions of songs from their catalog. Chris Daughtry has said the new recordings were intentionally recreated note for note to match the originals.

Twenty years into their career, the songs still hold up incredibly well.

This was an absolutely amazing set.

Daughtry sounded fantastic acoustically, and Chris seemed like he was genuinely having a great time throughout the night. Without the huge production and heavier guitars that normally come with a Daughtry concert, the songs were able to breathe a little more.

It also reminded me just how incredible Chris Daughtry’s voice really is.

His voice is one of a kind, and hearing it in an acoustic setting made it stand out even more. Some singers can sound great when everything is turned up around them, but when you strip everything back, there’s nowhere to hide.

Chris doesn’t need to hide anything.

The whole night felt like a celebration of the past 20 years, and it was cool hearing familiar songs presented differently from the versions I’ve seen performed before.

The encore was probably my favorite part of the night.

They closed things out with “It’s Not Over,” “Home” and “Over You,” which was about as perfect of a three-song ending as you could ask for.

Hearing those songs back-to-back brought back a lot of memories, and judging by the crowd singing along, I definitely wasn’t the only one feeling that way.

Daughtry currently has over 4.8 million monthly listeners on Spotify, and There And Back Again is definitely worth adding to your playlist.

I’ve seen these guys many times, and somehow they just seem to get better with time.

Twenty years later, Daughtry still sounds incredible.

Fantastic show!

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