{"id":90148,"date":"2025-02-28T16:21:10","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T15:21:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=90148"},"modified":"2025-03-03T10:43:39","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T09:43:39","slug":"rising-star-casey-mcquillens-european-tour-diary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2025\/02\/rising-star-casey-mcquillens-european-tour-diary\/","title":{"rendered":"Rising Star Casey Mcquillen’s European Tour Diary"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If anyone knows how to keep it real, it\u2019s Casey McQuillen. Fresh off the release of ‘Better’ – a radiant pop hit empowering women to prioritize their self-worth – she has embarked on a European tour alongside Eurovision winner Loreen, and now she’s giving fans an exclusive look behind the scenes.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Running through this next week of March, the tour features a string of sold-out shows, ending in Barcelona. But even if you couldn\u2019t snag a ticket, McQuillen is bringing you along for the ride, sharing the tour\u2019s electrifying stage performances and a showreel of her time spent travelling the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A packed out crowd in Oslo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Touring the world can only mean one thing…time for sightseeing<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A recent video on McQuillen\u2019s Instagram <\/a>offers fans a behind-the-scenes look at her performances in Oslo, Stockholm, and Vilnius. While shimmering shots of packed venues capture the tour\u2019s enthralling atmosphere, McQuillen allows us to experience it all – from getting ready in the makeup chair, to crossing the Baltic sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next up, she’s set to join the iconic Anastacia on European tour this May. McQuillen is on an unstoppable rise in the pop scene, and she’s not slowing down any time soon…ensuring 2025 is her breakout year. Since appearing on Season 13 of American Idol, she’s gaining an ever-growing fanbase with her undeniable charisma and infectious, empowering pop, appeared on The Kelly Clarkson show, and even toured schools across the UK and US with her anti-bullying concert series, ‘The You Matter Tour.’<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If anyone knows how to keep it real, it\u2019s Casey McQuillen. Fresh off the release of ‘Better’ – a radiant pop hit empowering women to prioritize their self-worth – she has embarked on a European tour alongside Eurovision winner Loreen, and now she’s giving fans an exclusive look behind the scenes.<\/p>\n

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