Casting Crowns take to the road
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Christian rockers Casting Crowns will head out on a lengthy US trek this summer, performing hits from the group's four studio albums, including the most recent, 2007's "The Altar and the Door."
The 33-city road trip, which gets underway Thursday (5/14) in Asheville, NC, will concentrate on fairs and festivals throughout the South, Midwest and East Coast. The current slate of shows runs through the end of the year, wrapping up with a two-night stand Dec. 30-31 in Gatlinburg, TN. Details are shown below.
"The Altar and the Door," the Georgia-based group's most recent studio effort, surfaced in 2007, debuting at No. 2 on The Billboard 200 chart behind Disney's "High School Musical 2."
"People were asking us if we were disappointed because we weren't No. 1," guitarist Juan DeVevo explained to LiveDaily in a recent interview. "I thought, "If I have to come in second, if it's behind 'High School Musical 2, that's OK."
Last summer, the band released a live version of the album, entitled "The Altar and the Door: Live," followed in October by a holiday record, "Peace on Earth."
Casting Crowns recently took home three DOVE Awards: Group of the Year, Short Form Video and Christmas Album.
May 2009
14 - Asheville, NC - Asheville Civic Center
15 - Charlottesville, VA - John Paul Jones Arena
16 - Charleston, SC - Charleston Convention Center
30 - Arlington, TX - Rangers Ballpark at Arlington
June 2009
5 - Montgomery, AL - Riverwalk Amphitheater
11 - Syracuse, NY - Landmark Theater
12 - Erie, PA - Louis J. Tullio Arena
13 - Wheeling, WV - Wesbanco Arena
18 - Rogers, AR - The Church at Pinnacle Hills
19 - Poplar Bluff, MO - Black River Coliseum
20 - Atlanta, GA - Stone Mountain Park
26 - Johnson City, TN - Freedom Hall
27 - Shirleysburg, PA - Agape Farm
July 2009
3 - Indianapolis, IN - Garfield Park Amphitheater
19 - Rapid City, SD - Memorial Park
20 - Loveland, CO - Budweiser Events Center
21 - Rifle, CO - Garfield County Fairgrounds
23 - George, WA - The Gorge Amphitheatre
30 - Salisbury, MD - Wicomico Civic Center
31 - Gilford, NH - Gunstock Mountain
August 2009
1 - New York, NY - Hammerstein Ballroom
3 - Darien Center, NY - Six Flags Darien Lake Theme Park
13 - Missoula, MT - Western Montana Fairgrounds
14 - Idaho Falls, ID - Civic Auditorium
15 - Great Falls, MT - Centene Stadium
16 - Bismarck, ND - Bismarck Civic Center
September 2009
3 - Saint Paul, MN - Minnesota State Fairgrounds
4 - Kansas City, MO - Starlight Theater
5 - New Braunfels, TX - Texas Hills Fest
12 - Orlando, FL - Universal Studios
December 2009
27 - Gatlinburg, TN - Gatlinburg Convention Center
28 - Branson, MO - Branson Convention Center
30, 31 - Gatlinburg, TN - Gatlinburg Convention Center
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