PROVIDENCE COLLEGE ANNOUNCES ‘LATE NIGHT MADNESS’ LINE UP
(Providence, R.I.) – Providence College (PC) announced today that award-winning singer, songwriter, and television host Kelly Clarkson will headline the College’s Late Night Madness on Saturday, October 3, at the Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, as part of Providence College’s Homecoming Weekend.
The concert welcomes students, alumni, faculty, staff, and members of the Friar family to a special night of music and entertainment. Doors will open at 7:00 p.m. Student programs begin at 8:00 p.m. and the concert begins at 9:00 p.m.
Steve Sears, senior vice president for student affairs, described the annual event as electric. “There can be only one; one night a year, one moment to experience the power of 12,000 Friar fans at a concert. That is THE “Late Night Madness” let’s go!” he added.
Late Night Madness will kick off with performances by the Providence College dance and cheer teams, along with performances by several student groups. The evening will continue with the introductions of the 2026-27 men’s and women’s basketball teams as well as the men’s hockey team. Head Men’s Basketball Coach Bryan Hodgson, Head Women’s Basketball Coach Erin Batth and Head Men’s Hockey Coach Nate Leaman will each share brief remarks about their programs.
Tickets will go on sale to the Providence College Community on August 17, 2026.
About Kelly Clarkson:
Kelly Clarkson is a multi-talented artist with over 25 million albums and 50 million singles sold worldwide. Her award-winning daytime talk show, “The Kelly Clarkson Show,” now in its seventh season, has earned her multiple Emmy Awards, including wins for Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host and Outstanding Daytime Talk Series. Most recently, the series received 11 Emmy Award nominations, including nominations for Outstanding Daytime Talk Series and Outstanding Daytime Talk Series Host. Additionally, Kelly coached winning teams on “The Voice” in seasons 14, 15, 17, and 21, recently wrapped season 29, and is currently filming the show’s new season. Born in Texas, Kelly gained fame in 2002 as the winner of “American Idol.” She quickly became one of pop’s top artists, and has topped each of Billboard’s pop, adult contemporary, country and dance charts.
Clarkson recently released her new single, “I’d Be Lyin’,” continuing to showcase her signature powerhouse vocals and emotional storytelling. The song follows her 2025 single, “Where Have You Been,” released on her label, High Road Records. That track marked a return to a more intimate, genre-blending sound, incorporating elements of pop, rock, and R&B. The release coincided with the expansion of Kelly Clarkson: Studio Sessions and her ongoing Las Vegas residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, with Billboard noting the show as a “vocal masterclass,” driven by Clarkson’s powerhouse delivery and intimate, conversational tone. The residency continues with performances scheduled through 2026.
In 2024, Clarkson teamed up with internationally renowned artists/producers Mark Ronson & Andrew Wyatt for the original holiday single “You For Christmas,” which can be heard on her deluxe re-release, When Christmas Comes Around…Again. The re-release also included a new cover of “Sleigh Ride.”
In 2023, she released chemistry, which earned a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Vocal Album and was celebrated with an exclusive, sold-out Las Vegas residency, chemistry… An Intimate Night with Kelly Clarkson, where she and her longtime band captivated audiences with a musical journey through her extensive catalog of hits.
Clarkson previously released nine studio albums (Thankful, Breakaway, My December, All I Ever Wanted, Stronger, Wrapped in Red, Piece By Piece, Meaning of Life, and When Christmas Comes Around…), one EP, Kellyoke, one greatest hits album, and two children’s books (New York Times Top 10 bestseller River Rose and the Magical Lullaby and River Rose and the Magical Christmas).
Her extensive list of music accolades includes three Grammy Awards, four American Music Awards, three MTV Video Music Awards, one MTV Movie & TV Award, two Academy of Country Music Awards, two American Country Awards, and one Country Music Association Award.
About Providence College:
Founded in 1917, Providence College is the only college or university in the United States administered by the Dominican Friars. The Catholic, liberal arts college has an undergraduate enrollment of approximately 4,500 students, 450 graduate students and offers degrees in over 60 academic majors. Since 1997, Providence College consistently has been ranked among the top five regional universities in the North according to U.S. News & World Report’s “America’s Best Colleges.”
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