Christian Music and Gospel Festivals Held in August

The 15th annual SoulFest has multiple stages featuring over 100 Christian artists and speakers. Four days and nights of inspiring music, activites, and fellowship at the Gunstock Mountain Resort, in Gilford, New Hampsire, equals a wonderful time for kids and adults.

Christian / Gospel Artists at SoulFest 2012 Include:

• Aaron Shust
• Big Kettle Drum
• Epic Season
• Family Force 5
• Five Iron Frenzy
• Jamie Grace
• Jars of Clay
• Jason Upton
• Jeremy Camp
• Joel & Janna
• Lecrae
• Lost Dogs
• Maeve
• Manic Drive
• Paul Colman
• Peter Furler
• Plumb
• Rachel Taylor
• Reilly
• Sean Forrest
• Switchfoot
• The Wrecking
• tobyMac
• Trevor Morgan

The 13th annual Rock the Desert festival is held in Midland, Texas.

Christian / Gospel Artists & Speakers at Rock the Desert 2012:

• Abandon
• Anthem Lights
• Ben Rector
• Bob Lenz
• Chris Tomlin
• Climbing Blind
• Dara MacLean
• David Dunn
• Demon Hunter
• Dominic Balli
• Don Piper
• Flame
• For King & Country
• Icon For Hire
• Manafest
• Metal Mulisha
• Oh, Sleeper
• Peter Furler w/ Phil Joel
• Phil Joel
• Samestate
• Shawn McDonald
• Shonlock
• S.O.G.
• The Advice
• The Afters
• The Whosoevers

Held at the Darien Lake Theme Park in New York, Kingdom Bound saw 6,000 people attend the first event in October, 1987. The annual festival has grown a great deal in the 20+ years since that original show. Now over 60,000 people come to the four day event.

Christian / Gospel Artists & Speakers at Kingdom Bound 2012 Include:

• Attaboy
• Building 429
• Casting Crowns
• Chris August
• David Crowder
• Dominic Balli
• Hello Kelly
• Hyland
• Icon For Hire
• Jason Upton
• Jill Kelly
• Justin Lookadoo
• Kari Jobe
• Manic Drive
• Matt Maher
• MIKESCHAIR
• Newworldson
• Nick Vujicic
• Nine Lashes
• Project 86
• Rachel and Rebekah
• Rhett Walker Band
• Robin Mark
• Shine Bright Baby
• Switchfoot
• Tenth Avenue North
• The Afters
• The Brothers McClurg
• The City Harmonic
• The Great Romance
• The Lost Colors
• Third Day
• Trevor Morgan
• Wes Aarum
• Write This Down

Held in Muskegon, Michigan, Unity is returning for a 12th second year in 2012 with tickets that only run from $16 (day) to $62 (entire festival).

The line-up for 2012 has not been announced.

Christian / Gospel Artists at Unity 2011:

• Chasen
• Chris August
• FFH
• Francesca Battistelli
• Group 1 Crew
• Kutless
• Michael W. Smith
• Newsboys
• Reilly
• Switchfoot
• Tenth Avenue North
• Vota

The World Pulse Festival celebrated its 25th year in 2011. What started out as an appreciation concert for a local radio station in 1987 has grown to a live event that it broadcast all over the world through the LeSEA Broadcasting network. Tickets are free!

The line-up for 2012 has not been announced.

Christian / Gospel Artists at World Pulse 2011:

• Dara MacLean
• Group 1 Crew
• Hyland
• Jars of Clay
• Third Day