The All-American Rejects: Field Recordings x Aspen Ideas Festival
Show Description
The All-American Rejects: Field Recordings x Aspen Ideas Festival with tags npr, npr music, national public radio, live, performance, tiny desk, tiny desk concert, tony desk, tiny concert
Suraya Mohamed | August 29, 2025
Occasional sun flares showcase the beauty of Colorado near the main entrance of the Aspen Ideas Festival campus. Our crew decided to shoot here despite the nearby traffic and bustle of activity; the gorgeous view far outweighed the risk of noise.
The All-American Rejects lead singer Tyson Ritter took off his shoes and made himself comfortable in the grass as our crew worked to level the incline of the hill with a carpet-covered plywood board. At the start of the show, the band members walked up the dusty Meadows Trail, but had to pause for a moment to catch their breath. Ritter joked to the audience, “Can we all just take a breath together? We need some oxygen.”
Close to 8,000 feet, many of us struggled with the high altitude. But once the musicians collected themselves and started to sing, their delivery was strong. And even though this set includes most of the band’s greatest hits from the early aughts, it’s energetic, fresh and fun.
SET LIST
“Dirty Little Secret”
“There’s a Place”
“Gives You Hell”
“Move Along”
MUSICIANS
Tyson Ritter: vocals, ukelele
Nick Wheeler: guitar, background vocals
Mike Kennerty: bass, background vocals
Chris Gaylor: drums, background vocals
PRODUCTION TEAM
Director: Mito Habe-Evans
Editor: Nickolai Hammar
Videographers: Mito Habe-Evans, Nickolai Hammar, Ryan Lohr, Will Sardinsky
Audio Engineer: Neil Tevault
Color Correction: Joshua Bryant
Post-Production Coordinator: Tsering Bista
Senior Producer, Aspen Institute: Ava Hartmann
Program Associate, Aspen Institute: Jacqueline Olivas-Sison
Festival Director: Graham Veysey
Supervising Editor: Becky Lettenberger
Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed
SPECIAL THANKS
Ben James
Jaidyn Hurst
Sylvie Labalme
Samuel Lasater
Matt Windholz
Keith Jenkins
