Phillip Phillips - Homecoming - Photos & Videos
After Thursday night's results show, American Idol narrowed down to the Top 3. That means hometown visits! Today, May 12, 2012, Phillip Phillips is in Leesburg, Georgia, to do press, a parade, and to perform in a free concert for all his fans.
I will be compiling all the photos and videos I can right here for your viewing pleasure. So, feel free to come back throughout the day. This post will be updated.
Phillips' celebration kicked off on Friday night, May 11, when he made the grand return to Leesburg, Georgia. Here's his schedule:
Friday, May 11, 2012 - 10 PM arrival (roughly) - Eagles of America near the Southwest Georgia Regional Airport, fans can bring signs
Saturday, May 12, 2012 - 10 AM - Local Cumulus building, radio tour on Broad Avenue, followed by a stop at his dad's pawn shop
2:30 PM - Homecoming Parade down Highway 32 from Starksville Avenue to the Lee County High School
3:oo PM - Free concert, Lee County High School Football Stadium
Songs he's performing:
"Volcano"
"Superstition"
"Thriller"
"Still Rainin'"
"All Along the WatchTower
"Nice & Slow"
Joshua @JLedetAI11 & Phillip @PPhillipsAI11flew on the same plane to their hometowns, Phillip came off plane @ Joshua's stop to m&g fans !— AI,XFactor,Voice,Fan (@MYIDOLTOWN) May 13, 2012
Via Suzie Maxwell: "local law enforcement estimate 20K+ in Leesburg, GA @ Lee County HS. Fans from as far as Texas & Maryland."
And: "he just took the stage for the concert - 2+ hours late. Local fox station had the beginning live."
Videos
Phillip Arrives at the Airport:
Phillip Meets the Crowd on Friday night:
He leaves the building!
Short clip of his homecoming parade:
Arriving at Lee Stadium (short clip)
Thanking Fans for Support
Performing "Volcano"
Longer Concert Video - "Superstition" and "Still Rainin'"
Phillip Presented with a New Guitar
More Performance Videos
Photos
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Parade:
Developing...There are rumblings on Twitter that PP is in the emergency room for kidney stones. Nothing confirmed yet.
UPDATE: He did visit a hospital...to visit and perform in the children's wing. Aww.
May 12th: Official Phillip Phillips day in Georgia!! #represent #229 — Hannah Hoes (@hannahhoes) May 12, 2012
Concert
@Ford and @AmericanIdol gave @PPhillipsAI11's brother in law, Ben tickets to the finale :) #idolhomecoming— Ashley Magan Cobb (@AshleyMagan) May 13, 2012
Looks like there won't be a reveal of the judges' choice songs today.
Such an AMAZING DAY!!! Thank you everyone, today was absolutely awesome! I had such a blast seeing everyone & jamming out! Thank you again!— Phillip Phillips (@PPhillipsAI11) May 13, 2012
More updates to come!
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