Promoters of the Rock and Worship Roadshow say it's drawn more than 350,000 people to concert venues across the country since its 2009 launch. Feb. 17, it will come to Grand Forks for a 7 p.m. show at Ralph Engelstad Arena.
Produced by Compassion International, the show will feature American Music Award winning band MercyMe, the critically acclaimed band Jars of Clay, Thousand Foot Krutch, Matt Maher and The Afters.
The 25-city tour will entertain audiences in major cities such as Chicago, Colorado Springs and Phoenix beginning Jan. 28 and running through March 13. The tour's only stop in North Dakota is in Grand Forks and, according to its website, it hasn't scheduled any shows in Minnesota. It will follow up its Feb. 17 show in Grand Forks with a Feb. 18 stop in Rapid City, S.D.
Tickets to the show are $10 at the door. Some VIP tickets are available. Call (800) 965-9324 or go to
www.rockandworshiproadshow.com for information.
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Along with music, the tour is dedicated to helping children through Compassion International, a Christian child advocacy ministry. For more information about that organization, visit
About the performers
- MercyMe: Since its debut in 2001, MercyMe has been nominated for a Grammy and has won an American Music Award and multiple GMA Dove Awards. With 6 million units sold, it is one of the few contemporary Christian music groups to have had all its recordings certified Gold or Platinum.
It's had four consecutive mainstream radio hits with "I Can Only Imagine," "Here With Me, "Homesick" and "So Long Self." In 2009, Billboard named MercyMe's "Word Of God Speak" as the No. 1 Song of The Decade and the group the No. 1 Christian Songs Artist of the Decade.
- Jars of Clay: Dan Haseltine (vocals), Charlie Lowell (keyboards), Stephen Mason (guitars) and Matt Odmark (guitars) launched Jars' breakout career with the multi-format hit "Flood" in 1995. Since then, it has amassed more than 6 million in career sales, three Grammy Awards (from 8 nominations), an American Music Award nod, six GMA Dove Award nominations, 17 No. 1 radio hits, and numerous film credits and BMI honors for songwriting and performing. The band's Grammy-nominated 10th album, "The Long Fall Back to Earth," debuted at No. 1 on SoundScan on Oct. 5,
- Thousand Foot Krutch: Founded by frontman/songwriter Trevor McNevan, Thousand Foot Krutch has sold more than 750,000 copies of their albums "Set It Off," "Phenomenon," "The Art Of Breaking," "The Flame in All of Us" and "Welcome To The Masquerade."
TFK's albums have garnered 10 No. 1 Christian rock singles, four Top 25 active rock singles, and five Top 10 Christian CHR singles. The past year has been a whirlwind for TFK since the release of their fifth studio album, "Welcome to the Masquerade," which has produced three No. 1 Christian rock singles, as well as TV, film, gaming and sport arena placements including being featured at the Super Bowl in February.
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- Matt Maher: Worship leader, songwriter, singer and recording artist, Maher has taken his calling as a "musical missionary" to create a substantial impact on a national and global stage. As an award-winning songwriter, Maher gained notice as the writer of the internationally known modern-worship song, "Your Grace Is Enough."
Maher garnered Album of the Year and Song of the Year at this year's Covenant Awards (GMA Canada). He had six award nominations at the 41st Annual GMA Dove Awards including nods in the prestigious Song of the Year category and Worship Song of the Year for "I Will Rise," a song recorded by Chris Tomlin. Maher serves alongside ministries including Life Teen and Adore Ministries.
- The Afters: The Texas-based band was propelled into the national spotlight with their INO/Sony Music Label Group debut "I Wish We All Could Win." The project spawned the melodic hit "Beautiful Love," earning the band an enthusiastic following when the song was selected as the theme track for MTV's "8th and Ocean."
The Afters' sophomore release "Never Going Back To OK" was used onscreen with "Grey's Anatomy" (ABC), "Dr. Phil," "Army Wives" (Lifetime) and "Rachael Ray."
