Christian Music and Gospel Festivals Held in August 2008

The 11th annual SoulFest has 5 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, equal a wonderful time for kids and adults.

Christian / Gospel Artists at SoulFest 2008 Include:

• BarlowGirl
• Bethany Dillon
• Bobby Bishop
• DecembeRadio
• Derek Webb
• eleventyseven
• Flatfoot 56
• Flyleaf
• Jars of Clay
• John Reuben
• KJ-52
• Kutless
• Maeve
• Matt Maher
• nevertheless
• Newsboys
• Phil Joel
• Phil Wickham
• Phoebe Henry
• Pillar
• Rebecca St. James
• Sam Phillips & The Section Quartet
• Skillet
• Stellar Kart
• Superchick
• Ten Shekel Shirt
• Tenth Avenue North
• The Wedding
• The Wrecking
• Third Day
• tobyMac
• Unspoken

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 2008 Include:

• Big Daddy Weave
• decembeRadio
• Hawk Nelson
• Jaci Velasquez
• Joe Rojas (speaking) & Seventh Day Slumber (music)
• Kathryn Scott
• Leeland
• Lenny Leblanc
• Matt Maher
• Matthew West
• Newsboys
• NewWorldSon
• Ricardo
• Salvador
• Skillet
• Third Day
• This Beautiful Republic
• Thousand Foot Krutch
• Vicky Beeching

Held in Muskegon, Michigan, Unity is returning for a second year with an additional day of great artists on the main stage for '08.

Christian / Gospel Artists at Unity 2008

• 33 Miles
• Bebo Norman
• Big Daddy Weave
• Fee
• Grits
• Joel Weldon& the Unity Choir
• Kutless
• Maron
• Phil Keaggy
• Philips, Craig & Dean
• Pillar
• Randy Stonehill
• Rez Band
• Rush of Fools
• Skillet
• Stellar Kart
• Third Day
• tobyMac

Held in Leitchfield, Kentucky, New Song is returning again this year with 3 days of fun and worship.

Christian / Gospel Artists at New Song 2008

• After Edmund
• Derek Webb
• Eleventy Seven
• Fireflight
• Flatfoot 56
• Jeremy Camp
• Sanctus Real
• Skillet
• The Afters
• tobyMac

The ninth annual Rock the Desert festival, held in Midland, Texas, is supporting the troops this year by collecting unopened chapstick and lip balm to send to our local troops serving in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Christian / Gospel Artists at Rock the Desert 2008

• Brock Gill
• Day of Fire
• Disciple
• Group 1 Crew
• Hawk Nelson
• Family Force 5
• Jimmy Needham
• needtobreathe
• Newsboys
• Outcast BMX
• Paul Wright
• Red
• Switchfoot
• The Wedding
• Tyler Dodds

Rap Fest 2008 will take place on Union Avenue between E 147th Street and E 149th Street in the Bronx. 30,000 watts, 26 artists, 8 hours ... all for 1 God.

Christian / Gospel Artists at Rap Fest 2008

• 3D Remedy
• Brothers Inc.link 2
• Carriers of the Cross
• Crossed Out Ent
• Dillon Chase
• Disciple DI
• Divine Rootz (formerly: Christ Affiliates)
• D.M.A.U.B.
• Dubl Portion
• Humble T.I.P.
• J.A.Z.
• Jus Boogie
• KJ
• Lady E
• Oppose
• Prayz1
• RedCloud
• Reza-rec
• Richard Dauphin
• Sean Slaughter
• Slave
• Symalee of Beyond Skillz
• T.R.U.C.E.
• Young Witness
• Von Vargas

The 6th annual Freedom Fest will be held in Snohomish, Washington at Stocker Farms.

Christian / Gospel Artists at Freedom Fest 2008

• A Current Affair
• Andrew Platter
• Braille
• Brett Williams
• Brighten
• Circleslide
• Esterlyn
• Everyday Sunday
• Flame
• Frank Montgomery
• Ivoryline
• Jeff Greer
• KJ-52
• Martyr Reef
• MOI
• Moneta
• New Heights
• Phil Wickham
• Precious Troy
• Rock n Roll Worship Circus 1st Reunion (The Listening)
• Sharp Skills
• Sherwood
• Slowly We Survive
• Temple
• The Fold
• This Beautiful Republic
• This Providence
• Truce
• Willie Will
• Worth Dying For
• Zeo Doxa

Held in Winsted, Minnesota, more than 20 bands will be on stage for Higher Ground's fourth year.

Christian / Gospel Artists at Higher Ground 2008

• Benson Wells
• Big Daddy Weave
• Breathe Deep
• Caitlyn Smith
• Casting Crowns
• Damascus Calling
• Echoing Angels
• Elizabeth Hunnicutt
• Hyland
• Jason Gray
• Jeremy Sanoski Band
• Lightswitch
• MercyMe
• Mike Graff
• Remedy Drive
• Rush of Fools
• Ryan Daniel & the Spirit of David
• Sanctus Real
• Sara Groves
• Shaun Groves

Held in Lewisberry, PA more than 25 bands will be on stage for Purple Door.

Christian / Gospel Artists at Purple Door 2008

• August Burns Red
• Bradley Hathaway
• Calling Out Closer
• DenisonWitmer
• Derek Webb
• Disciple
• Emery
• Farewell Flight
• Foxhole
• Gwen Stacy
• Haste the Day
• Hiram Ring
• InhaleExhale
• John Reuben
• Neocracy
• Red
• Oh, Sleeper
• Reilly
• Seabird
• Sherwood
• Skillet
• Spoken
• The Glorious Unseen
• The Showdown
• Timbre
• Wavorly
• We Shot the Moon

Camping and southern gospel music -- held at the Lebanon Valley Expo Center & Fairgrounds in Lebanon, PA.

Christian / Gospel Artists at Blue Mountain Gospel Music Festival 2008

• All 4 Hym
• Allen Family
• Chuck Wagon Gang
• Crist Family
• Dixie Echoes
• Dixie Melody Boys
• Down East Boys
• Driven
• Hoppers
• Ivan Parker
• King's Heralds
• Kingsmen
• Mark Bishop
• NewFound Road
• Pfeifers
• Primitive Quartet
• Ryan & Friends
• Soul'd Out Quartet
• The Browns
• The Original Couriers
• Tim Lovelace
• Tribute Quartet
• Whisnants

This year Lifelight will celebrate 11 years in Sioux Falls, SD at the Wild Water West Water Park. 5 stages, over 50 bands and artists and free admission ... what more could you ask for?

Christian / Gospel Artists at Lifelight 2008 Include:

• 33 Miles
• Article One
• As I Lay Dying
• Ayiesha Woods
• Bread of Stone
• Brooke Barretsmith
• Building 429
• Capital Lights
• Casting Crowns
• Children 18:3
• Day of Fire
• Everyday Sunday
• Family Force Five
• Grits
• Jared Anderson
• John Reuben
• Joy Whitlock
• Leeland
• Lincoln Brewster
• Matthew West
• Michael W. Smith
• MxPx
• Natalie Grant
• Phil Joel
• Remedy Drive
• Sanctus Real
• Seventh Day Slumber
• Switchfoot
• The Afters
• This Beautiful Republic
• Vota (Formerly Casting Pearls)
• Write This Down

Camping, family activities, good food, friends, swimming and southern gospel music -- held in Hooversville, PA.

Christian / Gospel Artists at Fall Harvest Gospel Music Festival 2008

• Austin Family
• Choraliers & Pearl
• Clowns for Christ
• Cross Over Ministries
• Dusty Aleman
• Free Spirit
• Good News
• Hays Family
• Heaven 4 Shore
• Jake Kopco & Ayden Stuffker
• K. Dwayne Kaufman
• Kent McClain
• Last Generation
• New Hope Ministries Praise Team
• Promise
• Richard Crisamore
• Singing Ministry of Tom Smith
• The Fishers
• The Masters
• The Michael Family
• Threshold
• Victorymen