“I live life from one updated schedule to the next.”
I keep a calendar of upcoming events updated on the sidebar of ChrisColferNews, but I’ve had a few people ask if I could provide dates for events past and it seemed like a good idea to keep track of those somewhere, too. I had to reconstruct most of this from other sources (special thanks to chrispycolfer and pochimicky for helping me find dates, and to renee for having a lot of them listed on her site, and to Bee for coming up with some great, obscure details), so hopefully most of the important stuff is there. Feel free to msg me if you have dates for events I’ve missed. Note: not all events have photos/video available online.
2008
June - Russel Fish filmed
September 11 - Chris learns he was cast in the Glee pilot
September/October - Rehearsals, filming for Glee pilot
December ~10-15ish - Chris visits Lea Michele and Jenna Ushkowitz in New York City, sees 7 Broadway shows in 6 days
December 15 - Glee officially picked up by FOX
2009
January 13 - FOX Winter TCA party
February 25 - Push It performance for Showmance filmed
March 5 - American Idol Top 13 Party
May 11 - Glee Premiere, Santa Monica, CA
May 18 - 2009 FOX Upfronts
May 19 - Original Glee pilot airs
May 31 - Chris records Defying Gravity in the studio
June 1 - Art 4 Life
June 23 - Russel Fish premieres at Palm Springs International Short Film Festival
July 18 - Outfest, Glee panel
July 24 - Russel Fish wins ‘Best Comedy Short’ at Action on Film International Film Festival, Pasadena CA
August 6 - FOX TCA, Glee panel
August 6 - FOX TCA All-Star Party
August 9 - Teen Choice Awards
August 13 - Rolling Stone ‘Rock the Roof’ Party
August 17 - The Gleek Tour, Boston, MA
August 18 - The Gleek Tour, New Jersey
August 19 - The Gleek Tour, Philadelphia, PA
August 20 - The Gleek Tour, Fairfax, VA
August 21 - The Gleek Tour, Chicago, IL
August 23 - The Gleek Tour, Bloomington, MN
August 25 - The Gleek Tour, Houston, TX
August 26 - The Gleek Tour, Dallas, TX
August 27 - The Gleek Tour, Littleton, CO
August 28 - The Gleek Tour, Hollywood, CA
September 8 - Glee Season 1 premiere party
September 9 - The Bonnie Hunt Show (with cast)
September 9 - Season 1, Episode 2: Showmance
September 14 - FOX Fall Eco-Casino Party
September 16 - Season 1, Episode 3: Acafellas
September 20 - Meet & Greet in Sydney, Australia
September 20 - Australian Idol
September 23 - Season 1, Episode 4: Preggers
September 23 - Hot 30 Rooftop Party, Sydney, Australia
September 29 - Whip It premiere (with Dianna Agron)
September 28 - BuddyTV (with Cory Monteith)
September 30 - Season 1, Episode 5: The Rhodes Not Taken
October 7 - Season 1, Episode 6: Vitamin D
October 10 - Human Rights Campaign dinner (with Amber and Cory)
October 14 - Season 1, Episode 7: Throwdown
October 21 - Season 8, Episode 8: Mash-Up
October 27 - This is It premiere (with Kevin McHale)
October 31 - World Series, Glee cast sings the National Anthem (Philadelphia, PA)
November 1 - Love, Loss and What I Wore premiere (NYC, NY)
November 2 - Glee The Music: Volume 1 signing, Long Island, NY
November 3 - MTV’s It’s On with Alexa Chung, NYC (with Glee cast)
November 3 - Glee The Music: Volume 1 signing, Borders Books, NYC-area
November 4 - Glee The Music: Volume 1 signing, New Jersey
November 7 - Glee The Music: Volume 1 signing, Los Angeles, CA
November 9 - The Bonnie Hunt Show
November 9 - Wheels advanced screening
November 11 - Season 1, Episode 9: Wheels
November 13 - The Tyra Show (with Glee cast)
November 16 - The Twilight Saga: New Moon premiere (with Kevin, Amber and Jenna)
November 18 - AOL TV’s Outside the Box (with Matthew Morrison and Cory Monteith)
November 18 - Season 1, Episode 10: Ballad
November 25 - Season 1, Episode 11: Hairography
December 1 - The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien
December 2 - Season 1, Episode 12: Mattress
December 3 - Chelsea Lately
December 5 - KIIS FM’s Jingle Ball 2009
December 6 - Cracked Xmas 12 Gala (Trevor Project)
December 9 - Season 1, Episode 13: Sectionals
2010
January 6 - People’s Choice Awards
January 9 - InStyle/20th Century FOX Golden Globe nominations party
January 11 - FOX Winter TCA party
January 17 - Golden Globe Awards
January 23 - Screen Actors Guild Awards
February 14 - Disneyland (with Glee cast)
March 7 - InStyle’s Oscar Viewing Party (with Amber Riley)
March 13 - PaleyFest 2010 Glee panel
April 5 - White House Easter Egg Roll
April 7 - Oprah (entire cast)
April 10 - College Television Awards
April 12 - Glee Spring Premiere Soiree
April 13 - Season 1, Episode 14: Hell-O
April 17 - GLAAD Awards
April 17 - TV Land Awards
April 20 - Season 1, Episode 15: The Power of Madonna
April 26 - An Evening with Glee (Emmys event)
April 27 - Season 1, Episode 16: Home
April 29 - Ellen
May 4 - Season 1, Episode 17: Bad Reputation
May 5 - Television Academy Honors
May 11 - Season 1, Episode 18: Laryngitis
May 15 - Glee Live tour - Phoenix, AZ, Dodge Theatre
May 16 - Glee Live tour - Phoenix, AZ, Dodge Theatre
May 17 - FOX Upfronts
May 18 - Season 1, Episode 19: Dream On
May 18 - Backstage at American Idiot, Broadway (with Lea, Jenna and Amber)
May 20 - Glee Live tour - Los Angeles, CA, Gibson Ampitheatre
May 21 - Glee Live tour - Los Angeles, CA, Gibson Ampitheatre
May 22 - Glee Live tour - Los Angeles, CA, Gibson Ampitheatre
May 25 - Glee Live tour - Rosemont, IL, Rosemont Theatre
May 25 - Season 1, Episode 20: Theatricality
May 26 - Glee Live tour - Rosemont, IL, Rosemont Theatre
May 27 - Birthday (20) Party at Greenhouse, SoHo, NYC (with cast)
May 28 - Glee Live tour - New York City, NY, Radio City Music Hall
May 29 - Glee Live tour - New York City, NY, Radio City Music Hall
May 30 - Glee Live tour - New York City, NY, Radio City Music Hall
May 31 - The View
June 1 - Season 1, Episode 21: Funk
June 4 - Marmaduke opens
June 7 - The Leonard Lopate Show (radio)
June 7 - Jimmy Fallon
June 8 - Season 1, Episode 22: Journey to Regionals
June 10 - Press junket, Madrid, Spain (with Amber Riley)
June 18 - Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, UK (with Matthew Morrison, Amber Riley)
June 24 - BBCSwitch radio show, UK (with Jenna and Amber)
July 2 - Disneyland
July 8 - Outfest
July 24 - Entertainment Weekly/SyFy party, Comic-Con
July 24 - MySpace and MTV Tower, Comic-Con
July 24 - FOX cocktail party, Comic-Con
July 25 - Comic-Con Glee panel and signing
July 31 - Television Critics Association Awards
August 1 - Eat Pray Love screening (with the cast)
August 2 - FOX Summer TCA All-Star party
August 4 - Glee Season 2 begins filming
August 4 - Emmy nomination celebration and cocktail reception
August 8 - Teen Choice Awards (hosting with Katy Perry, Glee cast)
August 29 - Primetime Emmy Awards
August 29 - Primetime Emmys Governor’s Ball
September 7 - Glee Season 2 premiere
September 12 - MTV Video Music Awards (presenting, with Jane Lynch + cast)
September 21 - Season 2, Episode 1: Audition
September 28 - Season 2, Episode 2: Britney/Brittany
October 4 - Chris’ video for The Trevor Project posted
October 5 - Season 2, Episode 3: Grilled Cheesus
October 10 - Model of Pride, Occidental College, Eagle Rock, CA (with Glee cast, Adam Shankman and Kathy Griffin) [lol, wedding date!]
October 12 - Season 2, Episode 4: Duets
October 26 - Season 2, Episode 5: The Rocky Horror Glee Show
November 6 - Backstage at Peter Pan, Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Costa Mesa, CA
November 9 - Season 2, Episode 6: Never Been Kissed
November 16 - Season 2, Episode 7: The Substitute
November 17 - GQ Men of the Year party
November 18 - Ellen
November 23 - Season 2, Episode 8: Furt
November 29 - Conan
November 30 - Season 2, Episode 9: Special Education
December 4 - Trevor Live 2010
December 6 - The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (with Russell Brand)
December 6 - The Tempest premiere
December 7 - Education Through Music event
December 7 - Season 2, Episode 10: A Very Glee Christmas
December 12 - 2010 Style Awards
December 20 - Arrival in Paris, France (with Amber Riley)
December 21 - Press junket, Paris, France (with Amber Riley)
2011
January 5 - People’s Choice Awards
January 6 - Jimmy Kimmel Live
January 9 - Hair at the Pantages Theatre, Los Angeles (with Lea Michele)
January 11 - FOX TCA Winter All-Star Party
January 12 - FOX TCA “Funny Men and Women of 20th Century FOX” panel
January 16 - The Cleveland Show (cameo, voice)
January 16 - Golden Globe Awards
January 16 - In-Style/WB, FOX Searchlight after-parties
January 29 - Entertainment Weekly Pre-SAG Party
January 30 - Screen Actors Guild Awards
February 6 - Season 2, Episode 11: The Sue Sylvester Shuffle
February 6 - Backstage at Spider-Man: Turn on the Dark, Broadway
February 7 - Regis and Kelly
February 7 - MTV’s The Seven
February 8 - The Gayle King Show
February 8 - The Late Show with David Letterman
February 8 - Season 2, Episode 12: Silly Love Songs
February 15 - Season 2, Episode 13: Comeback
February 22 - Season 2, Episode 14: Blame it on the Alcohol
February 27 - Oscar viewing parties (Elton John AIDS Foundation, Vanity Fair) (with Ashley Fink)
March 8 - Season 2, Episode 15: Sexy
March 15 - Season 2, Episode 16: Original Song
March 16 - PaleyFest 2011 Glee panel
April 10 - GLAAD Awards (with Mike O’Malley)
April 19 - Season 2, Episode 17: A Night of Neglect
April 26 - Time 100 Gala
April 26 - Season 2, Episode 18: Born this Way
April 28 - Backstage at Sister Act, Broadway (with Lea, Ashley and Amber)
April 30 - White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner
May 3 - Season 2, Episode 19: Rumors
May 4 - Glee Academy screening and Q&A
May 10 - Season 2, Episode 20: Prom Queen
May 13 - The Today Show
May 13 - Regis and Kelly
May 13 - Piers Morgan Tonight taped
May 13 - Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
May 14 - Saturday Night Live (cameo on “What Up With That?”)
May 17 - Season 2, Episode 21: Funeral
May 18 - Lopez Tonight
May 21 - Glee Live tour - Las Vegas, NV, Mandalay Bay Events Center
May 23 - Glee Live tour - Sacramento, CA, Power Balance Pavilion
May 24 - Glee Live tour - San Jose, CA, HP Pavilion at San Jose
May 24 - Season 2, Episode 22: New York
May 25 - Glee Live tour - San Jose, CA, HP Pavilion at San Jose
May 27 - Birthday (21)
May 27 - Piers Morgan Tonight airs on CNN
May 27 - Glee Live tour - Anaheim, CA, Honda Center
May 28 - Glee Live tour - Los Angeles, CA, Staples Center
May 29 - Glee Live tour - San Diego, CA, Valley View Casino Center
June 1 - Glee Live tour - Minneapolis, MN, Target Center
June 2 - Glee Live tour - Indianapolis, IN, Conseco Fieldhouse
June 3 - Glee Live tour - Rosemont, IL, Allstate Arena
June 4 - Glee Live tour - Rosemont, IL, Allstate Arena
June 6 - Glee Live tour - Uncasville, CT, Mohegan Sun Arena
June 7 - Glee Live tour - Boston, MA, TD Garden
June 8 - The Land of Stories, 2 book deal with Little Brown books announced
June 8 - Glee Live tour - Philadelphia, PA, Wells Fargo Center
June 9 - Glee Live tour - Washington D.C., Verizon Center
June 11 - Glee Live tour - Toronto, Canada, Air Canada Centre
June 12 - Glee Live tour - Toronto, Canada, Air Canada Centre
June 13 - Glee Live tour - Auburn Hills, MI, The Palace of Auburn Hills
June 14 - Glee Live tour - Cleveland, OH, Quicken Loans Arena
June 16 - Glee Live tour - East Rutherford, NJ, Izod Center (Glee 3D Concert Movie filmed)
June 17 - Glee Live tour - East Rutherford, NJ, Izod Center (Glee 3D Concert Movie filmed)
June 18 - Glee Live tour - Uniondale, NY, Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
June 18 - Celebrating Chris’ 21st Birthday, SL lounge, NYC (with Lea, Jenna and Mr. and Mrs. Sarfati)
June 22 - Glee Live tour - Manchester, England, Manchester Evening News Arena
June 23 - Glee Live tour - Manchester, England, Manchester Evening News Arena
June 24 - Hard Rock Calling
June 25 - Glee Live tour - London, England, The O2 Arena
June 26 - Glee Live tour - London, England, The O2 Arena
June 27 - Beyoncé 4 album launch
June 28 - Glee Live tour - London, England, The O2 Arena
June 29 - Glee Live tour - London, England, The O2 Arena
June 30 - UK press junket for Glee 3D movie (with Lea Michele)
June 30 - UK promo photo taken (with Glee cast)
June 30 - Boat ride down the Thames to O2 Arena (with glee cast)
June 30 - Glee Live tour - London, England, The O2 Arena
July 2 - Glee Live tour - Dublin, Ireland, The O2
July 3 - Glee Live tour - Dublin, Ireland, The O2
July 11 - Struck By Lightning filming begins
July 12 - The day of the infamous belly-button candid set pics from SBL
July 14 - Emmy nominations announced
July 15 - Cast/Crew party for Struck By Lightning, Bibigo restaurant
July 22 - Filming (with fans as extras) for scenes in Struck By Lightning, Northridge, CA
August 5 - Struck By Lightning completes filming
August 5 - Struck By Lightning cast and crew wrap party
August 6 - Glee 3D press junket
August 6 - Glee: The 3D Concert Movie premiere
August 8 - Glee season 3 begins filming
August 15 - Glee Sing-Along Under the Stars, Santa Monica, CA
September 3 - Disneyland (with Ashley Fink + family)
September 7 - The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (with Kristin Chenoweth)
September 10 - Creative Arts Emmys (presenting with Brad Falchuk)
September 12 - FOX Fall Eco-Casino party
September 17 - Pre-Emmy charity gala, Century City
September 18 - 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards
September 20 - Season 3, Episode 1: The Purple Piano Project
September 27 - Season 3, Episode 2: I am Unicorn
September 27 - Mafia Night at Kathy Griffin’s house (with Ashley Fink)
September 30 - “Scandals” scene filmed for The First Time
October 1 - The New Yorker Festival panel with Susan Morrison
October 1 - The New Yorker Festival party
October 3 - Hollywood Foreign Press Association Golden Globes press conference
October 3 - American Horror Story premiere
October 4 - Season 3, Episode 3: Asian F
October 10 - Los Angeles Haunted Hayride (with Ashley Fink)
October 10 - Los Angeles Haunted Hayride (with Ashley Fink)
October 23 - LA Derby Dolls (with Ashley Fink)
October 24 - Conan
October 26 - Glee 300th Musical Performance special taping
October 26 - Glee 300th Musical Performance special taping
October 27 - Tim Burton exhibition at LACMA (with Ashley Fink)
October 29 - Glee crew Halloween parties (with Ashley Fink & Max Ehrich)
October 31 - West Hollywood Halloween Costume Carnival (with Max Ehrich)
November 1 - Season 3, Episode 4: Pot O’ Gold
November 6 - Press interviews for The First Time
November 8 - Season 3, Episode 5: The First Time
November 15 - Season 3, Episode 6: Mash Off
November 19 - Dinner in Malibu (with Ashley Fink)
November 29 - Season 3, Episode 5: I Kissed a Girl
December 3 - The Sunshine Kids (private event)
December 4 - Screen Actors Guild Q&A
December 4 - Trevor Live 2011, introducing the Rodemeyer family
December 5 - New Year’s Eve premiere, after-party
December 6 - Season 3, Episode 8: Hold on to Sixteen
December 8 - A Night of Firsts, HFPA party
December 10 - CNN Heroes rehearsal
December 10 - “Snixmas” (Naya Rivera’s Christmas party)
December 11 - CNN Heroes (presenter)
December 13 - Season 3, Episode 9: Extraordinary Merry Christmas
December 18 - taping for Inside the Actor’s Studio, Pace University, NYC
December 18 - taping for Watch What Happens L!ve, NYC
December 19 - Watch What Happens L!ve airs on Bravo
December 30 - Lunch at Ariba Ariba, NYC (with Ashley Fink)
December 30 - The Book of Mormon on Broadway (with Ashley Fink)
December 31 - New Year’s Eve at Abe & Arthur’s/SL, NYC (with Ashley Fink)
2012
January 3 - Glee filming resumes
January 8 - FOX Winter TCA party, Castle Green, Pasadena CA
January 14 - Wicked at the Pantages Theatre, LA
January 15 - Golden Globe Awards
January 15 - FOX Searchlight Golden Globes after-party
January 15 - InStyle/Warner Brothers Golden Globes after-party
January 17 - Season 3, Episode 10: Yes/No
January 18 - The Land of Stories cover released
January 29 - Screen Actors Guild Awards
January 30 - The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (with Madonna), 11:35 pm ET (NBC)
January 31 - Season 3, Episode 11: Michael
February 7 - Season 3, Episode 12: The Spanish Teacher
February 14 - Season 3, Episode 13: Heart
February 17 - Struck by Lightning trailer released
February 21 - Season 3, Episode 14: On My Way
March 3 - 8 premiere, Wilshire Ebell Theater, Los Angeles, CA
March 19 - Tribeca Film Festival LA Reception, Beverly Hills, CA
March 31 - Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards, 8pm ET
March 31 - Struck by Lightning screening for cast and crew at Harmony Gold, Los Angeles, CA
April 9 - Inside the Actors Studio 8pm ET BRAVO
April 10 - Season 3, Episode 15: Big Brother
April 10 - Keep on Believin’: Glee 9pm ET BIO
April 12 - Chelsea Lately 11pm ET E!
April 17 - Season 3, Episode 16: Saturday Night Glee-ver
April 21 - Struck by Lightning world premiere, Tribeca Film Festival, New York City, NY 6pm ET
April 21 - Struck by Lightning Nintendo 3DS/Tribeca Film Festival after-party at Avenue, New York City
April 22 - Meet the Filmmakers: Chris Colfer and Brian Dannelly, 14th Street Apple Store, New York, NY, 5pm ET
April 23 - Struck by Lightning screening, TFF 9:30pm ET
April 24 - Season 3, Episode 17: Dance with Somebody
April 27 - Struck by Lightning screening, TFF 5:30pm ET
April 29 - Struck by Lightning screening, TFF 6pm ET
May 1 - Glee Academy screening and panel, 7pm PT, North Hollywood
May 1 - Season 3, Episode 18: Choke
May 8 - Season 3, Episode 19: Prom-A-Saurus
May 10 - Chris shoots final scenes for S3 with Cory Monteith and Lea Michele
May 11 - Glee season 3 wraps production
May 11 - Glee cast and crew wrap party, Beverly Hills, CA
May 14 - Live! with Kelly (co-hosted by Jimmy Kimmel), 9am ET, ABC
May 14 - Big Morning Buzz, 10am ET, VH1
May 14 - FOX Upfronts
May 15 - Season 3, Episode 20: Props
May 15 - Season 3, Episode 21: Nationals
May 18 - Struck by Lightning screening, Cannes Film Festival, 11:30am CET, Cannes, France
May 20 - Struck by Lightning screening, Cannes Film Festival, 3:30pm CET, Cannes, France
May 22 - Season 3, Episode 22: Goodbye
May 27 - Birthday (22)
May 27 - Cupcake Champions: Glee 8pm ET/PT, Food Network
June 3 - MTV Movie Awards, 8pm ET/PT, MTV
June 6 - Book Expo America Children’s Author Breakfast (emcee), Jacob J. Javits Convention Center, 8-9:30am New York City, NY
June 14 - Struck by Lightning screening, Provincetown International Film Festival, 5pm ET, Ptown, MA
June 17 - Struck by Lightning screening, PIFF, 12pm ET, Ptown, MA
June 23 - American Library Association Annual Conference, Anaheim Convention Center, CA
July 17 - The Land of Stories released
