Tate Grad To Depart On Unique College ‘Dorm Tour’ Concert Series

March 24, 2017

From day one Tate High School graduate Paul Vinson has had big dreams and on Monday his biggest dream yet becomes a reality.

At 18-years old Vinson has planned, organized, and booked an entire concert tour  over the course of 18 days, 13 shows, and 3,500 miles of driving. Vinson will go as far north as New  York City and as far west as Hattiesburg, Miss.. But here’s the catch — all of the shows are free and in college dorm rooms.

Vinson has been writing and performing his music all over the greater Pensacola area at places like Gallery Night and other local establishments. After graduating from Tate High School in 2016, Vinson decided that the route of college wasn’t for him in his pursuit of a music career. And now he will be playing shows in college dorms all across the east coast and will be documenting the whole thing for his YouTube channel.

“I had this idea about a year ago now, I thought it was awesome, slightly ironic and I knew it had  never been done before. That inspired me to go through with it and to document everything, but all of this dreaming doesn’t come without a cost,” he said. “I figure most of my friends in college are broke and to make this work I couldn’t charge for shows.”

In about a week, a GoFundMe drive raised Vinson’s goal of $1,500 to fund his tour — mostly for the gas for his Kia Soul.

Vinson’s “The Dorm Tour” starts Monday at Troy University and ends April 14 at Florida State University. Along the way, tour stops include concerts at Southern Miss, University of Florida, the University of Alabama, Mississippi State and more.

Vinson will be debuting all of the songs on his upcoming EP “Leaving Home” which releases early this summer and will also be daily vlogging the experience on YouTube.

Pictured top: Paul Vinson at his Dorm Tour promo show January 11 at the University of West Florida’s Martin Hall.

Comments

9 Responses to “Tate Grad To Depart On Unique College ‘Dorm Tour’ Concert Series”

  1. Alli Bell on March 26th, 2017 8:28 pm

    Proud to be your neighbor! Can’t wait to see you become famous :)

  2. Francis Paul Ripp on March 25th, 2017 8:34 pm

    Live your dream, very proud of ya,be safe

  3. Leandro on March 24th, 2017 11:50 pm

    Cool beans

  4. Dianne Reid on March 24th, 2017 9:42 pm

    So very proud of You Paul Vinson!

  5. Andrew bilbrey on March 24th, 2017 3:22 pm

    I’ve known Paul since he was a little boy, I was his Sunday school teacher for many years. I am so proud of him! Good luck Paul, drop me a line from time to time.

    Mr. Drew

  6. Alesia Wilkes on March 24th, 2017 12:15 pm

    Paul Vinson is a true talent and dreamer. Love this kid. Know him now, be inspired and influenced by him. Most importantly he loves God. God be with you and protect you, bringing you home safely!

  7. Michaela Jacobs on March 24th, 2017 11:52 am

    Step aside James Bay & John Mayer… Paul Vinson’s coming up right behind you. So excited to follow this tour!!!

  8. Barack Obama on March 24th, 2017 10:50 am

    I, the former President of the United States, support Paul and all he does. Rock on, Paul Vinson.

  9. Sarah Cagle on March 24th, 2017 10:14 am

    This is the greatest thing you could have ever thought up. So, so proud of you Paul!!

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