Chicago Darren Criss Teenage Dream Northalsted Market Days

[jellybelly98rox]

I'm supposed to be doing homework, but at this rate I'll finish at... about midnight :P

[Adorable33333]

01:16 - 01:41 AHHHHHHAAAAAAWWWWWWW

[MyJules8]

awww the speech! was i the only one who thought he looked choked up??

[popstarintraining123]

AHHHHHHHHH i fall in love with him whenever he sings this song like this...better than katy perry !

[mariaib]

he's the perfect combination of sexy and cute

[erivas24198775]

I love how some people are shusshing? the girls that are screaming.. If only that would work in every concert..

[nurnfz]

Darren Criss is soooo cute! Your lucky to met him only 10-15ft from the stage!!

[sweetdream9692]

"...the way you turn me OFF!" I love it! He's so funny and so sweet!! <3

[sweetdream9692]

I love it how he goes on singing like " Anyway, you make me...." <3

[starkidismyoxygen]

can't stop replayin 4:07

[Krriikkis]

Gosh Hermione, why do you have to be such a buzzkill?!

[feeshurr]

"lets keep on going.."

[Bubzie96]

And apparently I can't type.

-3

[Bubzie96]

Well at least he found an original way to mess up his performance! -3

[unscrewstheotherway]

That fuzz on his sleeve is driving me crazy.... Oh wait no, that's his voice.

[paiges38]

And my friends wonder why I'm always talking about Darren

if they could only see this

[gbrumm1]

darren, i have to say, no matter if your phone goes off mid concert or not, you still turn me ON.

[beens9319]

There's a piece of thread on his left shirt sleeve.... wanna reach through the screen and take it off >< and gosh he's amazing

[hanross49]

This has to be one of the best videos of him singing this

[GimeXs]

"But anyway... you make me..."

Super super cute!!!!!!! He sings beautifully but his personality is even better!!! Totally in love with Darren!!!!

[Number1stara]

Silly Darren, you could never turn us off

[marijke313]

The way you turn me OFF!!!!

[tedhead1986]

three dislikes.. THANKS HERMIONE! @mdbaldo how is this camera at night concerts? or have you not tried it out?

[mdbaldo]

@tedhead1986 Outstanding low light camera. See my StarKid SPACEtour videos. All filmed in the dark and from much further away than Chicago.

[catherinealewis]

0:53 when he looks into the camera

hot damn

[missfidji96]

And I love Darren too ;)

[missfidji96]

And I lové

[missfidji96]

I love this video sooo much !

[KarineRara]

I see a bit of Nick Lang when he says "My band has to turn off their cellphones". And I LOOOOOOOOVE that \o/

[MaxRide714]

HE'S COME SO FAR AND HE'S GONNA BE ON BROADWAY TOMORROW AND I'M PROBABLY GONNA BE CRYING THE WHOLE DAY TOMORROW EVEN THOUGH IT'S MY BIRTHDAY AND JUST UGH ALL THE FEELS!

[Kelsey3742]

I think he looks absolutely adorable, which isn't really anything new, but he does! :)

[gillyhicksgirlxox]

the way you turn me...OFF!

[florencefan123]

Loved the cell phone reaction! I didn't think it was possible for him to get even cuter but somehow he did!

[kittykat9716]

anybody else notice how only sang 1 glee song?? maybe I'm wrong, cause i wasn't there, BUT he loves Starkid more:)

[prettymama021]

Ugh they are supposed to be hearts

[prettymama021]

Sorry those -3 are supposed to be -3

[prettymama021]

Darren Criss :')-3 works can't describe how much I love him, and I just wanna meet him :)-3please god let my dreams come true :'(

[tubbyk1tt3y]

I think I saw you and your camera recording this in another version of this

[ChocolatePieSuus]

No matter how bad I feel, watching/hearing Darren sings ALWAYS cheers me up <3 His adorkableness is so perfect hihi and well "the way you turn me on" yeah.. thank you for uploading! :D

[beccaeowen]

Seriously the funniest thing xD I'd pay so much to have been there.

[nikolabessie97]

This gets funnier the more times you watch it!

[phililili23]

I really enjoyed how he sang "but anyway" and "I can't sing, let's keep it going" as if they were part of the song.

[CGwonder]

I love that there are random girls screaming and the rest of the crowd shushes them because they want to hear him sing.

[inklacedWings]

Those shifty eyes...-3

[seattlerain787]

His damn hazel eyes and dark hair and overall prefectness..... My standards are Darren Criss level which mean I'll prbly be alone forever watching Darren Criss videos with my cats...

[missjacobblack1208]

I have that ringtone :)

[Griffindorkiwi]

0:18

Group of girls - "I LOVE YOU"

One girl- "I LOVE YOU MORE"

HAHAHAHHAHA

[ussabrefencer07]

@Griffindorkiwi if I was there, I would have yelled "I love you the mostest!" XD

[Griffindorkiwi]

@ussabrefencer07 haha, I would too! but i thought it was hilarious how the girl who said "I love you more" was so aggressive about it! haha

[marianealonso202]

What does he said from 1:37 to 1:38???

Ps:I'm brazilian

[mdbaldo]

@marianealonso202 His cellphone which was sitting on the keyboard rang. He said "Geez, my band has to turn off their cellphones". Then he pauses and says "Buzzkill"...which is an american slang expression. He was embarrassed because it was actually HIS cellphone that HE forgot to turn off. It was very funny though!

[kaseyw96]

you said SNARKY comment i said that the other day and my familiy said snarky was not a word well hahahahahahahahha screw them darren criss went through college and he said snarky im just in high school so haha snarky best be a word if darren said!!!!!! :) <3 darren

[Hamstringmaster]

2:26 .....speechless 

[PictureMeBroken121]

Darren has such a wonderful voice.<3 One day, he will be my bestfriend.:3

[madiroxx11]

were u in like the front row? cause u have a awesome view of his supermegafoxyawesomehot face and body!

[mdbaldo]

@madiroxx11 I was about 10-15 ft from the stage. I have a TOTALLY AWESOME camera. Canon PowerShot SX 30 IS. And Darren is just so photogenic. Details on the camera are further down in the comments. 35x zoom enabled some pretty close shots of his beautiful face and eyes. And the water dripping from his face from the rain and sweat. This was recorded just using the internal mic on the camera. Sound quality pretty impressive too.

[aashleeighh]

OFF! pant pant pant. HES SO CUTE

[7LooSa]

OH MY GOSH ! THAT CELLPHONE THING WAS JUST OUTSTANDING :D love him so much :D

[madiroxx11]

He is so sweet, I guess that's why we love him so much! And yes we do give a shit about u Darren!

[broganleighcorcoran]

He seriously is so perfect. It's unreal.

[darrencrisslover101]

if i ever go to a darren criss concert im just gonna scream...I LOVE YOU DARREN!!!! at one point when hes takling so he hears it and hopefully he will answer saying i love you! i would like die if he did....even if he just smiles it would make my life...not my day...my fricken life!!!

[utternutter836]

If I ever meet Darren....  I may have to jump on him.....

[mcmandy086]

he's just genius!!!

[TaylorSwifts1stfan]

So that's why he didn't pick up!

[HairConfetti]

d-... did he just... drip??

*·* omg this is too much..... darren you make me suffer

[mdbaldo]

@HairConfetti Yes he did...drip. It was raining. Quite a bit. The stage was mostly undercover but he had gotten wet before he started playing. And Darren sweats like hell when he does a show. So yeah, between the sweating and the rain, he was wet. And so were we. No cover over the audience, we all stood in the rain. No umbrellas because it would have blocked other people's view of his gorgeous sweaty face. And since I have an excellent camera, you get to see every drop of it. Watch Stutter.

[HairConfetti]

@mdbaldo hahaha ok thanks I will :)

[alwaysnforever02]

I wanna pick that string off his shirt soo bad!

[LoopyLilLyd]

Supermegafoxyawesomehot <33

[justmeisabelle]

omg even when something messes up like a cell phone going off, he makes a joke about it and does it PERFECTLY. Love you, Darren. ;) <3333

[TheSasanka]

He is the type of guy I love. Cuz of his brown eyes and curly dark hair ;)

[bluerakuchan]

"THE WAY YOU TURN ME OFF."

XD

[TheEternalElements]

0:53 He stares straight into my soul o.o

[paigebro3637]

*Looks at phone*

Umbridge: DID YOU GET MY TEXT!?

[littlemissstarkid]

Oh, and StarkidPotterhead? I completely, whole-heartedly agree. All husky and growly and sexual.....excuse me, I'm off to reply this. Again. And then again. ;)

[littlemissstarkid]

Oh my deadwizardGod. His puppy dog eyes, his face, him! He completely makes the song his and does it amazingly.

I'm so proud of him and how far he's come. I love you Darren, keep doing what you're doing you amazing man.

[StarKidPotterhead146]

I love his growls when he sings. ;)

[mazzysnazzy]

HOTIIE

[Bboondocks]

2 people don't have a teenage dream! They are just haters!!!!!!!

[MnMgrl913]

@mdbaldo wow this video is so great! i was there too! it was so funny! andways i was wondering how the heck did u keep ur camera so still? and also what type of camera is this cuz its amazing!!??

[mdbaldo]

@MnMgrl913 Canon PowerShot SX30 IS. I freeheld the camera thru the entire concert.. It is not always steady. As you recall it was raining, I was trying to keep a purple plastic bag over the camera to keep it dry so it was a challenge to hold it still and still manage to occasionally zoom in or out so everyone could see Darren's beautiful face. The camera is excellent, 35x zoom 14.1 megapixel. Super easy to operate. A tripod would have been nice but too crowded to use one. Did my best.

[494ELB]

So which Starkid rang him then...

It was so one of them!!! Then probably felt really bad after his speech, lol.

[zanscape]

i watched it in HD just for his beautiful face :) he deserves everything he has xxx

also, notice his eyebrow go up and down when the phone rang, he made SUCH a good thing of a bad situation

[zanscape]

i watched it in HD just for his beautiful face :) he deserves everything he has xxx

[DreamAwayZoe]

His eyes when his phone rings... POOR LITTLE PUPPY awww <3

[thevaguevampire]

I listen to this every day. My life is now complete. I LOVE YOU DARREN LESS THAN THREE LOL XX

[Lautnerishot]

Why did you have to be quiet?

[mdbaldo]

@Lautnerishot Darren specifically asked us, for Teenage Dream, to not sing along. He wanted to sing it TO US to thank us for making his Teenage Dream come true! Less than three you, Darren!

[Lautnerishot]

@mdbaldo O___O HE'S THE BEST THING THAT'S EVER HAPPENED TO THE HUMAN RACE. Period.

[Ewool121]

@mdbaldo That is genuinely adorable! This guy is literally amazing!!

[annemartekingma]

ilove Him <3

[XxDeadParrotxX]

His cheeky little smile at 1:24 made me die XD

[JennyAnderzzon]

he is SO FUNNY!!

[StevenILoveYou1]

The way you turn me OFF xD

[SKSavedMyLife]

Beaut-i-ful singing... em-o-tion playing *ph-o-oone ring-innng*.........Adorablnes­s...

GO HARRY FRICKIN POTTER!

[MissRosieGleek]

2 DISLIKES!!! Did he not text you back umbridge??

[mockingjay101]

what was the pink bracelet about? he talked about it at the concert but i didnt hear him

[mdbaldo]

@mockingjay101 These were for the Darren Criss Flash Mob that was done that day. Members of the Darren Criss Street Team wore them and got them to sell as a fundraiser for the flashmob. They of course gave one to Darren!

[KraziiIsMe]

WOW! My new favorite version of this song. He is SO sweet!! lessthanthree

[RosatoTomato]

... why is he so wet? LOL

[mdbaldo]

@RosatoTomato A) It was pouring rain. B) Darren sweats like hell when he plays concerts. So much energy!!! What can I say, he's supermegafoxyawesomehot!

[crankupdamusic]

i'd rather have this version than the warblers one. honest.

[thegrace2578]

His version of teenage dream moves me so much...I still crack up when his phone rings even though i have watched this like twice a day for like a month

[crankupdamusic]

he is absolutely adorable.

i love his facial expressions. :)

[KurtsieKid350]

God, he is just SUCH a beautiful person, truly inside and out, and I'm so happy for him! He deserves everything that's great in the world!

[LittleMisssMalfoy13]

Darren: OH MY GOD UMBRIDGE STOP TEXTING ME!!

[minminnixxher5]

'My heart stops-'

My heart just skipped a beat when he sang that O.o

[siniau]

i first thought that i would put this just to play at the background when i would do something else but i didn't, i just kept staring his gorgeous eyes and yeah if i could just understand why is he so perfect.

[abecederitsch]

the next day:

umbridge: hey darren did you get my massage?

darren: yes...

umbridge: well you didn´t text me back!

[TheLucyt63]

I love how no two of his performances are the same, it makes each and every one even more special -3

[missjacobblack1208]

I was there and on the verge of tears, but then the phone rang, and then I was tearing up a lot.

[jaredgirl97]

I just love how much passion and emotion he puts into his singing... and was I the only one that got emotional after his speech about living his teenage dream xxxx luv him soooo much

[Tu0Anh]

The picture quality is totally awesome! What camera did you use? (:

[mdbaldo]

@Tu0Anh Canon PowerShot SX 30 IS. I highly recommend this camera for both still and video. Very easy to operate. 35x zoom 14.1 megapixel, works great in extremely low light. Its about a 450-500;00 camera. This camera gives very professional quality results but anyone can operate it.

[Tu0Anh]

@mdbaldo Can ask you a question more about this camera? Is it heavy to hold during a longer time, such as a full concert? I know a few people, that have cameras like this one, and they say that it is quite heavy to hold, during a concert? (:

[mdbaldo]

@Tu0Anh Well, I recorded all of this concert, all of StarKid at LeakyCon and most of Glee Live with it. I guess it depends. I hung it around my neck, when I could I rested my arm on something. And I did shift positions several times. Depending on the setting you could try using a monopod or tripod. I couldnt do that where I was. Unfortunately. So yeah, I got kinda tired but it was worth it and turned out decent in spite of rain,crowd bumping against me, etc.

[Tu0Anh]

@mdbaldo Thank you so much for all the kind answers! (: It's my birthday in 8 days, so I might put this camera on my wishlist along with a pair of Starkid sunglasses! (:

[Jaylecialee]

@Tu0Anh good audio too

[axl170]

Awww, even the Darren throwing his version of a diva fit is adorable.

[noigirl]

love the way he says 'the way you turn me off' one of the best ways to combat an akward moment made by a cell phone ^__^. also 'the way you turn me on I can't sleep'... so i'm gona watch Darren Criss videos all night =D

[NCISFAN580]

1.15-2.01 and 3.20-4.03 and of course 4.41 favorite parts!!!

[Shurtugal781226]

Oh my god the quality *______* I was there.... Amazing. I want to go back.

[xAlmightyxArielx]

@randomgal13 yeah, I know I'm insanely lucky. And Hun, I'm sorry!!!! That sucks. He knows his fans love him, and hey, you never know, you might get to meet him. I have faith!!!

[randomgal13]

@xAlmightyxArielx Yeah, me too :) And if he does come to Sydney or whatever.....I'll just go there - no matter how ridiculous it may seem :P

[xAlmightyxArielx]

@randomgal13 Good attitude!! I have to say, Darren fans are the people. always friendly. :)

[randomgal13]

@xAlmightyxArielx Well don't you remember what Ellen said about him? He attracts sweet and friendly people because he is sweet and friendly <3

[xAlmightyxArielx]

@randomgal13 Hahahahaha. oh, most definitely. lol.

[loisandclarklover]

is it crazy that i think it was Chris that called him.

[mdbaldo]

@loisandclarklover No, a few of us were joking that it was either Chris Colfer or one of the StarKids that called him. He looked a bit embarrassed since it was HIS phone that rang. Thats why someone wrote a fanfic that Chris called him. Too funny! His face was just priceless!

[superspecialawsome13]

DARREN I LOVE YOU!

[xAlmightyxArielx]

Well, meant to say SO much. Lol. Oh well.

[xAlmightyxArielx]

@randomgal13 yeaaaaaa...... You and every other person with ovaries. Lol. I love him do much. He is such a humble person, and I've met him 3 times. He's destined for greatness, FOR SURE.

[randomgal13]

@xAlmightyxArielx WOAH! 3 TIMES? You're soooo lucky! And here I am, in South Australia, where he will probably never come..... I know he wants to come to Aus. but he'll probably just go to Sydney or Melbourne :'(

Life is so unfair -_-

[noigirl]

awww holly shit he is the cutest thing on the planet i love him!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[randomgal13]

"I'll let you put your HANDS on me...." @ 4:41

HOLY SHIT! O_O The power he puts into that is ASTOUNDING! IT'S SO FUCKING SEXY!

[xoxo97dancexoxo]

Omg the faces he makes are priceless!!!! I live the shrug he does right before he signs again... I thought he was gonna get right back in it but then "you turn me OFF" I'm dying of laughter!!!

[ItsFineIPlayThePiano]

He looks so proud of himself for the line "the way you turn me OFF"

Darren, don't ever change. :)

[cookimonstah258]

Cause you make.... *Phone goes off, he looks around laughs*

but anyway, you make me feel like im living a teenage dream, the way tou turn me OFF. I can't sing, lets keep on going, don't ever look back dont ever look back. <3 you Darren. Oh god. I fell in love all over again. :)

[megsapeanuth8ter]

I tear up EVERY TIME he gives the speech in the middle. And the whole phone part... priceless.-3

[LadyIf]

Someday I will meet Darren...someday I will :) I have this feeling :) THANK YOU DARREN for being so inspiring to me :)

[musiclover6945]

Cant stop watching this!! His face when his phone goes off!! awesomeness, the way he takes it, and just continues..

[littlejenn]

poor guy is sweating bullets it must have been boiling that day. love his face when his phone rang too

[cjstein1a]

@littlejenn - It was raining that day. He sang Singing in the Rain and told the crowd that had umbrellas to take them down. I believe he said something along the line of "Well, if I'm going to get wet, why don't we all get wet so everyone can see."

[littlejenn]

@cjstein1a makes sense. i couldnt tell it was raining he is sweating like crazy too that it was shot in august and august is a hot month

[TheLucyt63]

this man just keeps getting better and better! he was good with starkid, but hes even better now!!!

[AngelBorowyckyj]

He's soooooooooooooooo sweet

[musiclover6945]

I love Darren. Haha, and his face when his phone goes off.. That just made me love him even more :)

[DressageFjord]

I think I just died from adorableness. Is that a word? I don't think so. I'm sure Darren could come up with a better one...

[natywlove]

This was so funny and his eyes speak by themselves and he continues, very professional. Love you Darren!

[macharmza]

Yeaaaah yeaaaah yeaaaah,Darren's got a phone call!

[LittleMisssMalfoy13]

YOU MAKE ME-

*Phone goes off*

*Darren looks around with his eyes, smirks then looks back*

The band really needs to turn off there cell phones... Buzz Kill!

BUT ANYWAY! You make me, feel like I'm livin' a Teenage Dream! The way you turn me OFF!

I died! He's supermegafoxyawsomehot!

[ruthmeyou]

I want to take that little squiggly piece of cloth of his black shirt. <3

[brnigrlfl624]

@ruthmeyou lol. i thought i was the only one...lol

[StarGleekPotterhead]

emotional,emotional,emotio-*ri­ng*..............crap.

[selgochristianrocker]

i love this. ;) Darren is supermegafoxyawesomehot. "The way you turn me OFF"

[smileyourperfect]

lmao "BUT ANYWAY you make me..."

[brnigrlfl624]

when he gets emotional he clenches his lips... ok i love you, there i said it! 

[musiclover6945]

I love you. i just.. Love you

[StarBorst]

Buzzkill! Thanks a lot, Herman.

[angel4eva00]

amazing and hilarious wen phone rings...lol

[DrPlaneteer]

your face is awesome

[vgcutepuppy]

He has such a beautiful voice! <3

[OHHndCEE]

I can't watch this video without crying! Every goddamn time. If I can get through his beautiful voice without crying, then it's his little speech that gets me. It doesn't matter how many times I've listened to it.

[Tatsianaable]

4:04-4:05 is amazing!!! blows my mind by its awesomeness

[ussabrefencer07]

Aaaaand there goes my make-up...

I have a StarKid fanfic where Darren is my man and this is our song. Not because he sounds like an angel when he sings it, but because it means so much to him and he's always grateful for all of the Crisstains.

[mdbaldo]

@ussabrefencer07 My husband and I met him at two private meet and greets at LeakyCon in July. Sweetest man on the planet. Truly humble and shocked by his success. We were both utterly charmed by him. He remembered my name after seeing me in a 1000 plus person autograph line and 4 hours later called me by name when I walked into the meet and greet room. And the next day he called both me and my hubby by name. And he is a great hugger. He deserves every bit of success he gets. <3

[TheBetopogi]

@mdbaldo - I agree. I met him at the glee 3D movie premiere as well and he's just the most down to earth and nicest person. The world will be a better place if there are more Darren Criss out there. Hope he gets more breaks and here's to more success in his career! :)

@mdbaldo I a