Casting Crowns "Until the Whole World Hears"

Event Name:	Casting Crowns "Until the Whole World Hears" at Giant Center
Event Date(s):	02/28/2010
Event Time(s):	7:00 PM
Admission:	Advance tickets are $75.00, $40.00, $25.00, and $20.00. Day of Show prices are $79.00, $44.00, $29.00, and $24.00 Processing fees apply
Event Details:	The tour features a brand new lineup with special guests Kutless. Indie rock band CALEB, featuring brothers Caleb and Will Chapman, will also join the tour roster. The spring leg of the "Until The Whole World Hears" Tour follows a well-received, 41-city run of fall dates on which Casting Crowns played in front of nearly 150,000 people at multiple sell-out performances. The spring tour also comes on the heels of the record-breaking release of the band's new studio album, Until The Whole World Hears, which recently sold more than 167,000 copies in its first week, making Casting Crowns the highest-debuting Christian music artist in SoundScan history. The album landed at No. 1 on the Nielsen SoundScan Current Contemporary Christian Album Chart and No. 4 on Billboard's Top 200 chart behind John Mayer and Norah Jones. The Atlanta-based Casting Crowns has established itself as the top-selling artist in Contemporary Christian music in recent years. To date, all of the band's projects are RIAA certified, with a monster tally of two RIAA platinum albums, two RIAA platinum DVDs, two RIAA gold albums and a gold DVD. The group has generated nine No. 1 songs at radio including the latest single, the title cut from Until The Whole World Hears. Remarkably, the band's seven members also continue to work in student ministry in the Atlanta area, with lead vocalist Mark Hall serving as a full-time youth pastor. Casting Crowns tours and records around its weekly commitment to mentoring teens. "This year, we had sold-out and near-capacity crowds in six cities with Casting Crowns," says concert promoter Dan Fife of Awakening Events, LLC. "Every night the ministry is strong and we walk away hearing stories where attendees were blessed and received a message that changed their lives. I think the new CD is giving Casting Crowns an opportunity to carry a message of hope across America at a critical time. We are excited to provide a platform for this band and want to encourage people to bring their neighbors and friends to hear the message in song this spring." Promoter Greg Carnes of Sugar Spring Productions adds, "Casting Crowns continues to deliver worship music that is touching folks in such a way that it has never been about a concert or entertainment, but more like being at church. We have been promoting Crowns concerts since they came on the scene and we are big believers in their ministry. That is why we continue to do so, and look forward to this next tour in 2010." The "Until The Whole World Hears" Tour is sponsored by Christian humanitarian organization World Vision (www.worldvision.org). World Vision provides assistance to approximately 100 million people in nearly 100 countries by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice. Casting Crowns has helped to generate a total of 44,334 child sponsorships for World Vision to date. For more information, visit www.castingcrowns.com. Tickets are available at Giant Center Box Office, by phone at 717-534-3911 or 800-745-3000, at all Ticketmaster outlets or online at ticketmaster.com or at www.LiveNation.com. Doors open 60-90 minutes prior to show. Times subject to change. Note: Audio and video recorders, movie cameras and press cameras are never permitted except by special permission of the artist's management. ALL INFORMATION SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. Contact The Gibson House to check lodging availability.