Hosted by industry veteran group, NewSong, the 14-city tour features acclaimed artists Rachael Lampa (Word Records) and Shaun Groves (Rocketown Records), in addition to highly anticipated debut musicians Taylor Sorensen (Rocketown Records), Jadyn Maria (Sparrow Records) and Overflow (Essential Records).
“I traveled with NewSong’s Summer Jam tour two years ago and was amazed at how ministry was such a priority for these guys,” says Lampa. “They are totally committed to bringing people to Christ and I’m excited to be a part of that again this year!”
Eddie Carswell, one of NewSong's founding members, explains, "The Jam tours have a history of diverse and talented artists with strong ministry hearts – this summer is no exception. We had such an amazing response this last Winter Jam and hope to continue to see the enthusiasm from audiences this summer. We are humbled that God has given us this platform of ministry and entertainment to use for His glory.”
2004’s Summer Jam follows the highly successful 9th annual Winter Jam Tour that had over 115,000 in attendance and featured Audio Adrenaline, Relient K, Todd Agnew and Jadyn Maria. Dubbed as the “All New Winter Jam Spectacular,” the show’s format was overhauled to give it a fresh appearance including full video and performances by illusionist Brock Gill. The 23-city tour saw over 5,000 attendees make the decision to follow Christ and had nearly 2,500 people sign up to sponsor World Vision children.
NewSong's Jam events have galvanized the Christian music industry, as a diverse lineup of artists such as Newsboys, Rebecca St. James, Audio Adrenaline, Relient K, SonicFlood and Plus One have been featured on the multi-artist bill. The events consistently draw significant crowds, some as large as 15,000.
“The Jam tours have always been about ministry. We've literally seen countless lives changed for the kingdom and expect this year to be no different,” says tour producer, Troy VanLiere, of VanLiere-Wilcox.” The artists share similar visions with great compelling music and message.”
With 12 albums and 17 No. 1 songs, NewSong earned its first number one mainstream radio hit as The Christmas Shoes topped Billboard's Jan. 6, 2001 AC Singles chart. The chart-topping song and NY Times’ best-selling book later inspired a CBS television movie that was viewed by more than 17 million Americans in Dec., 2002. Among numerous other accolades, NewSong was nominated for a GRAMMY in 2002 and received a 2003 “Musical of the Year” Dove Award for The Christmas Shoes.
The Tour Schedule
| 8/06/04 | Pensacola, FL | East Brent Baptist Church | |
| 8/07/04 | Prattville, AL | East Memorial Baptist Church | |
| 8/11/04 | Corbin, KY | NIBROC Festival | |
| 8/13/04 | Chillicothe, OH | River of Life Amphitheater | |
| 8/14/04 | Toccoa, GA | Toccoa Fest | |
| 8/17/04 | Midland, MI | Midland County Fair | |
| 8/19/04 | Corpus Christi, TX | Corpus Christi Christian Fellowship | |
| 8/20/04 | Temple, TX | Temple Bible Church | |
| 8/21/04 | North Little Rock, AR | Wild River Country | |
| 8/22/04 | Tyler, TX | Caldwell Auditorium | |
| 8/27/04 | Johnstown, PA | Richland High School Auditorium | |
| 8/28/04 | Lima, NY | Elim Gospel Church | |
| 8/29/04 | Sturbridge, MA | Tantasqua Regional High School | |
| 8/30/04 | Wexford, PA | Orchard Hill Church | |
