WILKES-BARRE — Before Third Eye Blind took the stage at the F.M. Kirby Center on Dec. 20, frontman Stephen Jenkins played an acoustic set on the stage inside Wilkes-Barre record store Gallery of Sound. After his set, Jenkins signed LPs, CDs, posters and ticket stubs for fans during a meet and greet. Later that night, Jenkins and the rest of Third Eye Blind headlined Fuzz 92.1’s Nutcracker Ball alongside opening acts Groezrock and The Wombats.

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Lead singer Stephan Jenkins plays intimate acoustic set Dec. 20 before band’s full concert at F.M. Kirby Center

By Gene Axton

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Third Eye Blind frontman Stephen Jenkins performs an acoustic set at Gallery of Sound on the afternoon of Sunday, Dec. 20, before the band’s evening performance at F.M. Kirby Center.
https://www.theweekender.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/web1_Jenkins1.jpgThird Eye Blind frontman Stephen Jenkins performs an acoustic set at Gallery of Sound on the afternoon of Sunday, Dec. 20, before the band’s evening performance at F.M. Kirby Center. Sean McKeag | Times Leader

Third Eye Blind frontman Stephen Jenkins performs an acoustic set at Gallery of Sound on the afternoon of Sunday, Dec. 20, before the band’s evening performance at F.M. Kirby Center.
https://www.theweekender.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/web1_Jenkins2.jpgThird Eye Blind frontman Stephen Jenkins performs an acoustic set at Gallery of Sound on the afternoon of Sunday, Dec. 20, before the band’s evening performance at F.M. Kirby Center. Sean McKeag | Times Leader

Third Eye Blind frontman Stephen Jenkins performs an acoustic set at Gallery of Sound on the afternoon of Sunday, Dec. 20, before the band’s evening performance at F.M. Kirby Center.
https://www.theweekender.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/web1_Jenkins3.jpgThird Eye Blind frontman Stephen Jenkins performs an acoustic set at Gallery of Sound on the afternoon of Sunday, Dec. 20, before the band’s evening performance at F.M. Kirby Center. Sean McKeag | Times Leader

Third Eye Blind frontman Stephen Jenkins performs an acoustic set at Gallery of Sound on the afternoon of Sunday, Dec. 20, before the band’s evening performance at F.M. Kirby Center.
https://www.theweekender.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/web1_Jenkins4.jpgThird Eye Blind frontman Stephen Jenkins performs an acoustic set at Gallery of Sound on the afternoon of Sunday, Dec. 20, before the band’s evening performance at F.M. Kirby Center. Sean McKeag | Times Leader

Third Eye Blind frontman Stephen Jenkins performs an acoustic set at Gallery of Sound on the afternoon of Sunday, Dec. 20, before the band’s evening performance at F.M. Kirby Center.
https://www.theweekender.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/web1_Jenkins5.jpgThird Eye Blind frontman Stephen Jenkins performs an acoustic set at Gallery of Sound on the afternoon of Sunday, Dec. 20, before the band’s evening performance at F.M. Kirby Center. Sean McKeag | Times Leader

Third Eye Blind frontman Stephen Jenkins performs an acoustic set at Gallery of Sound on the afternoon of Sunday, Dec. 20, before the band’s evening performance at F.M. Kirby Center.
https://www.theweekender.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/web1_Jenkins6.jpgThird Eye Blind frontman Stephen Jenkins performs an acoustic set at Gallery of Sound on the afternoon of Sunday, Dec. 20, before the band’s evening performance at F.M. Kirby Center. Sean McKeag | Times Leader

Third Eye Blind frontman Stephen Jenkins performs an acoustic set at Gallery of Sound on the afternoon of Sunday, Dec. 20, before the band’s evening performance at F.M. Kirby Center.
https://www.theweekender.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/web1_Jenkins7.jpgThird Eye Blind frontman Stephen Jenkins performs an acoustic set at Gallery of Sound on the afternoon of Sunday, Dec. 20, before the band’s evening performance at F.M. Kirby Center. Sean McKeag | Times Leader

Third Eye Blind frontman Stephen Jenkins performs an acoustic set at Gallery of Sound on the afternoon of Sunday, Dec. 20, before the band’s evening performance at F.M. Kirby Center.
https://www.theweekender.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/web1_Jenkins8.jpgThird Eye Blind frontman Stephen Jenkins performs an acoustic set at Gallery of Sound on the afternoon of Sunday, Dec. 20, before the band’s evening performance at F.M. Kirby Center. Sean McKeag | Times Leader

Third Eye Blind Road Manager Luke McNees watches as lead singer Stephen Jenkins signs a record for the daughter of Philadelphia resident Dan McDade (right) after Jenkins’ acoustic performance at Gallery of Sound in Wilkes-Barre on Sunday, Dec. 20.
https://www.theweekender.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/web1_Jenkins9.jpgThird Eye Blind Road Manager Luke McNees watches as lead singer Stephen Jenkins signs a record for the daughter of Philadelphia resident Dan McDade (right) after Jenkins’ acoustic performance at Gallery of Sound in Wilkes-Barre on Sunday, Dec. 20. Sean McKeag | Times Leader

Bloomsburg resident Hunter Pugh gets his ticket stub signed by Third Eye Blind frontman Stephen Jenkins at Gallery of Sound in Wilkes-Barre on Sunday, Dec. 20.
https://www.theweekender.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/web1_Jenkins10.jpgBloomsburg resident Hunter Pugh gets his ticket stub signed by Third Eye Blind frontman Stephen Jenkins at Gallery of Sound in Wilkes-Barre on Sunday, Dec. 20. Sean McKeag | Times Leader

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