Concerts

Greyson Chance @ 6th & I

Posted on May 31, 2011

WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 28th, 2011: Youtube sensation Greyson Chance performs at 6th & I Synagogue in Washington, D.C. Recently signed to eleveneleven Records, run by Ellen DeGeneres, Chance released his debut single "Waiting Outside The Lines" in October of 2010. (Photo by Kyle Gustafson/For The Washington Post) (Photo by Kyle Gustafson / For The Washington Post)

I always jump at the chance (no pun intended) to shoot tween shows. It’s not that much different from shooting a metal show, and by that I mean the crowd is just as much fun to photograph as the artists are. That was definitely the case at this show.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 28th, 2011: Youtube sensation Greyson Chance performs at 6th & I Synagogue in Washington, D.C. Recently signed to eleveneleven Records, run by Ellen DeGeneres, Chance released his debut single "Waiting Outside The Lines" in October of 2010. (Photo by Kyle Gustafson/For The Washington Post) (Photo by Kyle Gustafson / For The Washington Post)

WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 28th, 2011: Youtube sensation Greyson Chance performs at 6th & I Synagogue in Washington, D.C. Recently signed to eleveneleven Records, run by Ellen DeGeneres, Chance released his debut single "Waiting Outside The Lines" in October of 2010. (Photo by Kyle Gustafson/For The Washington Post) (Photo by Kyle Gustafson / For The Washington Post)

I was told there would be a photo pit for this show (and there generally is at 6th & I) but when I arrived,  most of the ground floor of the venue had been overrun by the fans. They were pressed up as close to the stage as they could be. I originally planned to shoot from the back of the crowd but after the first minute of the first song I knew that wasn’t going to work. So I ran upstairs and started shooting from the aisles up top. This turned out to be a much better vantage point. I could get Chance and the crowd in the frame.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 28th, 2011: Youtube sensation Greyson Chance performs at 6th & I Synagogue in Washington, D.C. Recently signed to eleveneleven Records, run by Ellen DeGeneres, Chance released his debut single "Waiting Outside The Lines" in October of 2010. (Photo by Kyle Gustafson/For The Washington Post) (Photo by Kyle Gustafson / For The Washington Post)

Chance, as I’m sure you know, the Youtube wonder that is now signed to Ellen Degeneres’ record label. Honestly, he wasn’t bad. His short set did indeed include his piano-driven Lady Gaga cover.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 28th, 2011: Youtube sensation Greyson Chance performs at 6th & I Synagogue in Washington, D.C. Recently signed to eleveneleven Records, run by Ellen DeGeneres, Chance released his debut single "Waiting Outside The Lines" in October of 2010. (Photo by Kyle Gustafson/For The Washington Post) (Photo by Kyle Gustafson / For The Washington Post)

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Greyson Chance @ 6th & I – Images by Kyle Gustafson

Kyle Gustafson is a freelance photographer based in Washington, D.C. His work appears weekly in The Washington Post. Complex Magazine named him one of the 50 Greatest Concert Photographers Right Now.

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