New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Gospel
Music Hall of Famer and multi-platinum, GRAMMY® Winner
Michael W. Smith has announced plans for his fall headlining tour celebrating 35 years of his groundbreaking, iconic song "
Friends". The 23-city tour will launch in Springfield, Missouri on October 3 and will also feature stops in Atlanta, San Antonio, Phoenix, Sacramento and more before concluding November 17 in Kansas City, Missouri.
Amassing an in-depth catalog of achievements, Smith was recently honored with a star- studded tribute concert to celebrate his 35 #1 songs at Bridgestone
Arena by a myriad of legendary performers including: Amy Grant, Vince Gill, Randy Travis, The Oak Ridge Boys, CeCe Winans, Jordin Sparks, Rascal Flatts,
Wynonna and many more.
Smith says, "I'm really excited about the 35 Years of
Friends Tour this fall. We had an event this spring, here in Nashville, where 56 of my friends and fellow artists came together to celebrate my 35 #1s and the 35th Anniversary of 'Friends.' It was an amazing night - and, for me, brought back some memories of some songs I hadn't thought of for quite a while! It's going to be a blast dusting off some songs I haven't done in concert for a long time. It will be a night full of all the hits - and, of course, I'm excited to lead worship every night. I can't wait to see you there!"
The 35 Years of
Friends Tour is exclusively produced by Awakening Events, and will provide fans the opportunity to hear these hits and experience worship drawn from Smiths' recordings and worship anthems from across his career including a live performance of "
Friends". As Smith was designing this unique show, unlike any tour he has embarked on before, it was decided that he would be his own "opening act," to spend as much time with the crowd as he could. Tickets will go on sale this Friday, 6/21 at 10:00 AM local time. More information can be found at michaelwsmith.com or awakeningevents.com.
35 Years of
Friends Tour
*all dates subject to change
Thu, Oct 3 Springfield, MO Gillioz Theatre
Fri, Oct 4 Chattanooga, TN Tivoli Theatre
Sun, Oct 6 Knoxville, TN Bijou Theatre
Thu, Oct 10 Texarkana, TX Perot Theatre
Fri, Oct 11 Birmingham, AL Lyric Theatre
Sat, Oct 12 Atlanta, GA Center Stage Theater
Sun, Oct 13 Memphis, TN Cannon Center for the Performing Arts
Thu, Oct 17 Greenwell Springs, LA Greenwell Springs Baptist Church
Fri, Oct 18 Austin, TX LifeAustin Amphitheatre
Sat, Oct 19 San Antonio, TX Charline McCombs
Empire Theatre
Sun, Oct 20 Oklahoma City, OK Crossings Community Church
Fri, Nov 1 Arlington, TX Arlington
Music Hall
Sat, Nov 2 El Paso, TX Magoffin Auditorium
Sun, Nov 3 Phoenix, AZ Chandler Center For The Arts
Thu, Nov 7 Bellingham, WA Mount Baker Theatre
Fri, Nov 8 Gresham, OR East Hill Church
Sat, Nov 9 Sacramento, CA Crest Theatre
Sun, Nov 10 Anaheim, CA City
National Grove of Anaheim
Tue, Nov 12 Oceanside, CA New Venture Christian Fellowship
Thu, Nov 14 Layton, UT Christian Life Center
Fri, Nov 15 Littleton, CO Mission Hills Church
Sat, Nov 16 Wichita, KS Orpheum Theatre
Sun, Nov 17 Kansas City, MO The Folly Theater
Michael W. Smith has been releasing new music regularly and performing around the world to sold-out crowds for the last 35+ years. During his storied career, he's written over 35 #1 songs, been honored with three GRAMMY® Awards and 45 Dove Awards, one American
Music Award, was inducted into the Gospel
Music Hall of Fame and has sold more than 15 million albums. His most recent USA Today, Yahoo!
Music and Billboard-acclaimed studio album A Million
Lights and Parade, Good Morning America-featured and GRAMMY nominated live worship album Surrounded have together become his 30th and 31st Top 10 hits on Billboard's Top Christian Albums chart, more than any other solo artist in history. He's also given back to the global community. Smith has raised funds to battle AIDS in Africa; started Rocketown, a safe haven for young people in Tennessee to meet and find hope; and has helped more than 70,000 children through Compassion International. He has also written several bestselling books, including Old Enough To Know and
Friends Are
Friends Forever. For more information, visit www.michaelwsmith.com.
