An eager crowd waited in anticipation for Massachusetts-based singer-songwriter Stephen Kellogg to take the stage at 9 p.m. Friday night at the Maintenance Shop.

However, by 9:30 p.m. there was still no sign of a performer. No instruments were sitting on stage and the audience was starting to get anxious, with a select few even strolling over to the box office requesting refunds.

“We had announced that the show would probably start after nine, but unfortunately a lot of people didn’t seem to hear it, so they got upset,” said Jon Laczniak, Maintenance Shop co-director.

After a couple groups of concert-goers left the venue in impatience, Stephen Kellogg ran in the door of the M-Shop at 9:56 p.m. with nothing more than his guitar and a bag containing copies of his new record, “South, West, North, East,” and took the stage.

Kellogg and his band had troubles getting to Ames because of multiple closed roads in Wyoming, preventing the band from traveling through the state. Kellogg managed to find a flight into Iowa departing from Denver, Colorado, that only had one first-class seat available.

“We did have to drive 100 miles illegally [to get to Denver], but I was like ‘I have to get to Ames,’” Kellogg said. “And I spent my life savings on that first-class ticket, but it was worth it.”

Kellogg’s solo set lasted an hour and 40 minutes and featured songs spanning his entire career, including tracks from his previous band, Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers.

Kellogg kept the set varied, alternating between newer and older songs often. “Best of Me” and “We Say Goodbye” from Kellogg’s new album were played early in the set along with fan-favorites “4^th of July” and “Start the Day Early,” both by the Sixers.

“So I’ve been awake for roughly 46 hours straight and when I got to the airport they weighed [my bag] and said, ‘This is overweight.” I looked at them and said, ‘Do you know what I’ve been through? Just take the f***ing CDs,” Kellogg said.

The rest of the set featured plenty of chatter between the audience and Kellogg, who would often share stories of what inspired the songs he would perform. “Learn to Live” was preceded by Kellogg sharing how the song is a letter to his daughter for when he passes away.

“[Kellogg] was really personable, which made the show more engaging. It was a little long, but it made up for him being late,” said Alex Andrews, freshman in psychology.

“Milwaukee” closed out the regular set before Kellogg opened up an encore comprised of requests shouted out from the audience. “My Favorite Place,” “Anthem of Our Discovery” and “Last Man Standing” were the songs Kellogg pulled from the requests before finishing with an unplugged version of “See You Later, See You Soon.”

“Since this was a solo show, I wanted to make it special. Thank you all so much for sticking with me. It’s been my pleasure,” Kellogg said.