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TimeLine: 2013

January 2, 2013

January 19, 2013

January 21, 2013

January 23, 2013

  • Adam writes a short excerpt on his blog. "Texas"

January 29, 2013

  • Adam writes a short excerpt on his blog. "10 Steps"

February 3, 2013

  • Adam posts old session work from his Maybe I'm Dreaming album. "Old Session"

February 10, 2013

  • Owl City performs in Urbana, IL at The Canopy.

February 11, 2013

  • Owl City performs in Lansing, MI at The Loft.

February 13, 2013

  • Owl City performs in Columbus, OH at Schottenstein Center.

February 14, 2013

  • Owl City performs in Auburn Hills, MI at The Palace of Auburn Hills.

February 16, 2013

  • Owl City performs in New York City, NY at Madison Square Garden.

February 17, 2013

  • Owl City performs in Manchester, NH at the Verizon Wireless Arena.

February 19, 2013

  • Owl City performs in Toronto, Canada at the Air Canada Centre.

  • Adam writes an article on his blog. "God's Absolute Being"

February 20, 2013

  • Owl City performs in Montreal, Quebec at the Bell Centre.

February 22, 2013

  • Owl City performs in Uncasville, CT at the Mohegan Sun Arena.

February 23, 2013

  • Owl City performs in East Rutherford, NJ at the Izod Center.

February 24, 2013

  • Owl City performs in Cleveland, OH at the House of Blues.

February 25, 2013

  • Owl City performs in Grand Rapids, MI at the Van Andel Arena.

February 27, 2013

  • Owl City performs in Kansas City, MO at the Sprint Center.

February 28, 2013

  • Owl City performs in Milwaukee, WI at The Rave.

March 1, 2013

  • Owl City performs in Moline, IL at the iWireless Center.

March 3, 2013

  • Owl City performs in Omaha, NB at CenturyLink Center Omaha.

March 4, 2013

  • Owl City's new song, "Shine Your Way", is released on iTunes. The song features vocals from Yuna, and is features in the soundtrack to the animated film, The Croods.

  • Owl City performs in Saint Paul, MN at the Xcel Energy Center.

March 7, 2013

  • Owl City performs in Calgary, Alberta at the Scotiabank Saddledome.

  • Adam writes an article on his blog. "Self-Sufficiency"

March 9, 2013

  • Adam releases the Port Blue EP entitled The Pacific EP on his SoundCloud account.

  • Owl City performs in Vancouver, Canada at Rogers Arena.

March 10, 2013

  • Owl City performs in Spokane, WA at Knitting Factory.

March 11, 2013

  • Owl City performs in Seattle, WA at KeyArena.

March 13, 2013

  • Owl City performs in San Jose, CA at the HP Pavilion.

March 14, 2013

  • Owl City and Yuna perform "Shine Your Way" on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.

  • Contestants perform the new song by Owl City and Yuna, "Shine Your Way", on American Idol Top 10.

  • After the show, Adam and Yuna are interviewed backstage by Chris Trondsen on the contestant performances, as well as their upcoming tours and music from both artists.

March 15, 2013

  • Owl City uploads the music video for the song "Shine Your Way" to its YouTube channel.

  • Owl City performs in Los Angeles, CA at the Staples Center.

March 16, 2013

  • Owl City performs in Las Vegas, NV at Mandalay Bay Arena.

March 17, 2013

  • Owl City performs in Phoenix, AZ at the Crescent Ballroom.

March 19, 2013

  • Owl City performs in Houston, TX at the Toyota Center.

March 21, 2013

  • Owl City performs in Dallas, TX at the American Airlines Center.

March 22, 2013

  • The Dreamworks film The Croods is released in theaters. It features a track performed by Adam along with Malaysian singer Yuna, entitled "Shine Your Way". The song is featured during the end credits of the film.

  • Owl City performs in Tulsa, OK at the BOK Center.

March 23, 2013

  • Owl City performs in St. Louis, MO at The Pageant.

March 24, 2013

  • Owl City performs in Nashville, TN at Bridgestone Arena.

March 25, 2013

  • Adam writes an article on his blog. "Onward"

March 26, 2013

  • Owl City performs in Birmingham, AL at the BJCC Arena.

March 27, 2013

  • Owl City performs in Atlanta, GA at Philips Arena.

March 29, 2013

  • Owl City performs in Fort Lauderdale, FL at the BB&T Center.

  • Adam uploads his remix of the song "Panoramic" by Atticus Ross for the The Book of Eli soundtrack to his blog.

March 30, 2013

  • Owl City performs in Orlando, FL at the Amway Center.

April 1, 2013

  • Owl City performs in Jacksonville, FL at Memorial Arena.

April 3, 2013

  • Owl City performs in Washington, D.C. at Verizon Arena.

April 4, 2013

  • Owl City performs in Philadelphia, PA at the Wells Fargo Center.

April 5, 2013

  • Owl City performs in Pittsburgh, PA at the Altar Bar.

  • Adam writes an article on his blog. "New Management"

April 6, 2013

  • Owl City performs in Rosemont, IL at Allstate Arena.

April 13, 2013

  • Owl City performs in Adrian, MI at Adrian College.

April 14, 2013

  • Owl City performs in Cincinnati, OH at Xavier University.

April 23, 2013

April 27, 2013

  • A demo written by Adam and Derek Fuhrmann is released entitled "Sleepwalker". The track features lyrics that will be used to write the song "Up All Night".

April 30, 2013

  • Lights's acoustic album Siberia Acoustic is released by Universal. Adam is featured on the second track, entitled "Cactus in the Valley".

May 3, 2013

  • Owl City performs in Akron, OH at the University of Akron.

May 4, 2013

  • Owl City performs in Greenville, IL at Bond County Fairgrounds for Agape Fest.

May 14, 2013

  • Owl City uploads a music video for the song "Metropolis" to its YouTube channel.

  • Oreo launches their new "Wonderfilled" campaign in New York City, featuring many popular artists, including Owl City.

May 15, 2013

  • Adam gives an interview for Angel Lenise discussing Oreo's "Wonderfilled" campaign.

  • Owl City performs in St. Louis, MO at The Pageant for the Yahoo! On The Road Tour.

May 19, 2013

  • Oreo brand broadcasts a new ad for a campaign entitled "Wonderfilled". The new ad features a newly-written song by Adam for the campaign.

  • Adam gives an interview for Huff Post Live discussing the new Oreo campaign.

May 24, 2013


  • Owl City announces the winner of the Gold music video contest to be Kevin Wolf. The winning video is uploaded to the Owl City YouTube channel, labeled as a fan-made music video for the single, "Gold", the same day.

June 2, 2013

June 12, 2013

  • Owl City performs in Atlanta, GA at Pop Tarts Crazy Good Summer Concert at The Tabernacle.

June 24, 2013

July 2, 2013

  • Relient K's seventh studio album, Collapsible Lung, is released by Mono Vs Stereo. The album includes a bonus track, entitled "That's My Jam", which features vocals by Adam.

July 19, 2013

  • Owl City's new song entitled "Live It Up" is released on the soundtrack for the animated film, The Smurfs 2.

  • Adam writes an article on his blog. "Summer"

July 25, 2013

July 30, 2013

  • Owl City's third EP, The Midsummer Station - Acoustic, is released by Universal Republic. The EP contains acoustic versions of the songs "Good Time", "Shooting Star", and "Gold", taken from Adam's latest album. It also contains two previously unreleased B-side tracks: "Hey Anna" and "I Hope You Think of Me".

  • Adam: "This EP features acoustics versions of some of my favorite tracks from 'The Midsummer Station.'"

August 6, 2013

August 9, 2013

  • Owl City performs in Des Moines, IA at the Simon Estes Amphitheater.

August 10, 2013

  • Owl City performs in Joliet, IL at Mojoes.

August 11, 2013

  • Owl City performs in Grand Rapids, MI at the Meijer Gardens.

August 12, 2013

  • Owl City performs in London, Canada at the London Music Hall.

August 14, 2013

  • Owl City performs in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Canada at Festival International de Montgolfieres.

August 15, 2013

  • Owl City performs in Ottawa, Canada at the Algonquin Commons Theatre.

August 16, 2013

  • Owl City performs in Buffalo, NY at the Town Ballroom.

August 20, 2013

  • Owl City performs in Shanghai, China at The Mixing Room.

August 21, 2013

  • Owl City performs in Beijing, China at M-Space at the MasterCard Center.

August 22, 2013

  • Owl City performs in Hong Kong, China at KITEC Rotunda 2.

August 24, 2013

  • Owl City performs with various other artists in Bangkok, Thailand at the Synopsis Bangkok Music Festival for Sonic Bang 2013.

August 28, 2013

  • Owl City performs in Lancaster, PA at the Chameleon Club.

August 29, 2013

  • Owl City performs in Atlantic City, NJ at the House of Blues.

August 30, 2013

  • Orjan Nilson's album No Saint Out of Me is released. Adam provides vocals on the track entitled "In the Air".

  • Owl City performs in Syracuse, NY at the New York State Fair.

August 31, 2013

  • Owl City performs in Deer Park, NY at Tanger Outlets at the Arches.

September 1, 2013

  • Owl City performs in Salisbury, MA at the Blue Ocean Music Hall.

September 10, 2013

  • Apple provides updates for iOS7 devices, including new ringtones Adam is rumored to have created.

September 22, 2013

  • Windsor Airlift release their sixth EP entitled The Forest Sings to Distant Shores.

September 23, 2013

  • Owl City performs in Singapore, Singapore at the 2013 Formula 1 Singtel Singapore Grand Prix.

  • Windsor Airlift's fifth album, Music, is released independently.

October 21, 2013

  • Jordan Golson writes an article on MacRumors confirming Adam's involvement in creating ringtones for Apple iOS7 devices.

  • Jordan Golson: "Alongside the top-to-bottom redesign of the visual user interface in iOS 7, Jony Ive's design team -- with Young's help -- also reworked all the sounds in the OS as well. It isn't clear exactly which sounds Young worked on, though many of the texting and ringtones sound similar to his music."

October 22, 2013

  • Owl City's new single, entitled "Light of Christmas", is released. The track features vocals from CCM artist tobyMac, and is used for the 2013 Veggietales Christmas movie Larry and the True Light of Christmas.

November 8, 2013

  • Owl City performs in Cordoba, Argentina at Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes Stadium for Z Festival 2013.

November 9, 2013

  • A video of an 11 year old boy named Alex Shepherd singing Adam's cover of "In Christ Alone" is uploaded to YouTube. Alex had been diagnosed with grade 3 Anaplastic Astrocytoma (aggressive and diffuse brain tumor/cancer) back in May, but found hope and strength in the song.

  • Owl City performs in Buenos Aires, Argentina at River Plate Stadium for Z Festival 2013.

November 10, 2013

  • Owl City performs in Buenos Aires, Argentina at River Plate Stadium.

November 12, 2013

  • Owl City performs in Santiago, Chile at Estadio Nacional.

November 25, 2013

December 2, 2013

December 12, 2013

  • Adam writes a message to fans on his blog regarding new Owl City music, specifically a new album in the works. "Message to Fans"

  • Owl City performs with various other artists in Atlanta, GA at State Farm Arena for Jingle Ball 2013.

December 13, 2013

  • The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug is released in theaters. Around this time, Adam meets his girlfriend, Abbey.

  • Abbey had just recently moved to the area to start her photography business, Whim Photography, but was nervous about the journey. So, her mother wrote the phrase "be brave" on Abbey's business cards. After the movie, Adam asked Abbey for her business card, which happened to be her last one. A few days later, the two met at a Starbucks in the area. The event is recalled later on in Adam's song "Be Brave".

December 28, 2013

  • Adam writes an article on his blog. "A Story"

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