NEWSBOYS SPRING “GO” TOUR SEES RECORD TURNOUTS
Band to Extend Tour this Fall with Guests Kutless and newworldson
Rock mainstay newsboys is setting attendance records across the country, selling out many of the venues on its spring 2007 “GO” tour. In response to the tour’s popularity, newsboys will add additional concert dates this fall, bringing along tour mates Kutless and introducing new Inpop artist newworldson.
Launched Feb. 16, the tour has sold out major venues in markets including Chicago, Minneapolis and Seattle. More than 10,000 fans attended the recent show in Houston. To date, the “GO” tour has sold in excess of 120,000 tickets.
“The ‘GO’ tour has truly been amazing,” says newsboys manager Wes Campbell. “The lads have put together their best show yet. The production, in addition to being the first 100% LED lighted show, is highlighted by a series of video screens and the first-ever use of the video system known as ‘Pandora’s Box’ in the US to date. The show is translating into unbelievable box office results. It is only natural to extend the tour for another series of concerts in the fall.”
A recent review by Minneapolis’ Pioneer Press raves, “Every contemporary Christian artist currently on tour in the United States should be required to attend a newsboys concert as soon as possible and take copious notes …Sunday night’s spectacle before a sellout crowd of 8,124 inside downtown Minneapolis’ Target Center was …a flawless rock show paced to perfection.”
“This newsboys tour has revitalized the music industry,” comments Dale Bray, president of Inpop Records. “newsboys have come out with a live performance that is second to none, and the record attendances confirm that newsboys really is the hottest ticket in Christian music.”
Wrapping late April, the tour will pick up again this fall with special guests Kutless and newworldson. Additional information and concert dates are forthcoming. For more information visit: www.newsboys.com.
With five gold albums, sales exceeding six million units, more than 20 No.1 radio hits, and a mantle of Dove Awards as well as Grammy nominations, newsboys has achieved phenomenal success in its near two decades together. Known for its amazing live performances and groundbreaking tours, the band continues to sellout festivals and concerts worldwide, satisfying diehard fans and winning new ones in the process. Most recently, newsboys released its fourteenth record, GO, to critical and commercial success. Produced by Peter Furler and Tedd T, the project debuted at No. 51 on the Billboard Top 200 chart.