It\u2019s been a long day without Charlie Puth, but he really told us all about his new projects at his Chicago show Friday.<\/span><\/p>\n The four-time Grammy-nominated singer and songwriter jazzed up the packed Rosemont Theatre \u2014 the first sold-out show on his tour, according to Puth \u2014 as part of his \u201cWhatever\u2019s Clever!\u201d world tour.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n His fourth studio album of the same name, released in March, marked the beginning of a new era for Puth, who is embracing a more personal musical approach after recently becoming a father.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The show\u2019s two opening artists had very different styles, but both sparked energy in the audience. Alternative pop singer Ally Salort performed her newly released single \u201cFinish Line\u201d live for the first time. Half an hour later, pop-rock artist Daniel Seavey commanded the stage with a set of original songs and covers, using a looper that layered instruments including cello, electric guitar and piano. In the middle of his set, Seavey jumped off the stage and ran around the venue, greeting attendees.<\/span><\/p>\n At 9 p.m. sharp, Puth strolled onstage in an unbuttoned dandelion yellow shirt and a cerulean blue undershirt to start the show. The first two songs were a mix of his new and old hits: \u201cBeat Yourself Up\u201d from his latest album and \u201cHow Long\u201d from his sophomore album \u201cVoicenotes.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n The Puthinators\u2019 ages ranged from children to retirees. A middle-aged man wore a Ryne Sandberg Chicago Cubs jersey about two rows down from us. Another row had a handful of older women dressed in their Sunday best \u2014 at one point during a song, one of the women held her arms up like it was gospel. Everyone loved Puth.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Puth returned the love. He lauded the concertgoers\u2019 outfits, affectionately calling those wearing ties \u201cprofessors,\u201d adding that he was grateful to be in a theater because he could clearly see everyone in the audience.<\/span><\/p>\n In signature Puth style, he played piano riffs between songs, joking about \u201cgetting a little jazzy\u201d with the audience.<\/span><\/p>\n The best part of the show definitely came in the last seven songs of the night, where he sang his biggest hits, including \u201cAttention\u201d and \u201cLove In Exile.\u201d During the segment, Puth also put his backing singers in the spotlight, having them sing their own verses during or after his songs. One of the night\u2019s star moments came from a riff battle between Puth and backing vocalist Jaden Blakely Gray.<\/span><\/p>\n Leading up to a rendition of \u201cOne Call Away\u201d that had the whole theater singing along, Puth encouraged the audience to pursue their artistry, highlighting \u201980s church music as inspiration for his work.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The show ended with the emotional \u201cSee You Again\u201d and \u201cChanges,\u201d leaving the audience swaying with their phone flashlights in the air.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Since he\u2019s not \u201cOne Call Away,\u201d we are going to miss Puth as he leaves Chicago to finish the rest of his tour.<\/span><\/p>\n Email:<\/b> [email\u00a0protected]<\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n X:<\/b> @micaelariverapo<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Email:<\/b> [email\u00a0protected]<\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Related Stories:<\/b><\/p>\n \u2014 <\/span>AD\u00c9LA shows the United Center why she\u2019s the next pop icon<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 <\/span>Demi Lovato\u2019s \u2018It\u2019s Not That Deep Tour\u2019 is, actually, pretty deep<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 <\/span>The Head and the Heart still \u2018Sounds like Hallelujah,\u2019 15 years later<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div>\n It\u2019s been a long day without Charlie Puth, but he really told us all about his new projects at his Chicago show Friday. The four-time Grammy-nominated singer and songwriter jazzed up the packed Rosemont Theatre \u2014 the first sold-out show on his tour, according to Puth \u2014 as part of his \u201cWhatever\u2019s Clever!\u201d world tour.\u00a0 … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":31274,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31273","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Charlie-Puths-\u2018Whatevers-Clever-tour-stuns-Chicago-Charlie-Puths-\u2018Whatevers.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31273","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=31273"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31273\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31275,"href":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31273\/revisions\/31275"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/31274"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=31273"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=31273"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=31273"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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