Some concert nights are about the setlist. This one was about who was standing in the audience. Kingston Rossdale played The Troubadour in Beverly Hills on Tuesday night, and his parents were both there to see it.
A family night out at the troubadour
Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale were in the crowd, and so was Blake Shelton, Stefani's husband. Photos going around online showed the three musicians in the audience, and video shared by TMZ caught Shelton and Stefani holding hands as they left the venue. Stefani and Rossdale married in 2002 and filed for divorce in 2015. Stefani married Shelton in 2021.
The show itself landed just a few days after Kingston released his EP, Louise Street. He wrote on Instagram afterward that the night was"amazing"and thanked the people who came out for it. I've never been on that side of a show — the side where your whole family is watching — but I'd imagine it makes a small room feel a whole lot bigger.
A dad's honest answer outside the venue
Outside the room, Rossdale got a question from paparazzi about the family and music, and his answer was pretty blunt. He said Kingston"doesn't want anything to do with me musically."That cracked me up a little, in the way it always does when a kid decides they're going to do it their own way. You can love the music and still want your own lane.
What it means for the rest of us
Here in Lawton, a lot of us have been that kid or that parent — the one in the audience for a school talent show, a first gig at a small spot, a recital you wouldn't miss. It makes you wonder what that walk to the venue feels like from either side of the room.
When your kid wants nothing to do with your taste, do you sit back and let them have their own sound, or do you slip them a playlist anyway?
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