New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Multi-platinum, GRAMMY winners
Amy Grant and
Michael W. Smith have announced dates for their 2023 Christmas Tour this holiday season.
Joined by special guest Michael Tait of the Newsboys, Grant and Smith will co-headline nine holiday shows, including their first appearance together on New York City's iconic Carnegie Hall stage (Dec. 5).
The pair will kick off their combined Christmas tour Nov. 26, in Atlanta, making additional stops in markets like Durham, Kansas City, Washington D.C. (Tysons, Va.), Dallas and more. All shows will go on sale Friday, July 14.
The highly anticipated Christmas concert will feature selections spanning the artists' expansive Christmas repertoires and combine the vast collection of critically-acclaimed holiday albums between them.
Both Grant and Smith's recordings have become part of the backdrop of Christmas for families all over the world, and their holiday tour is one of the most heralded events of the season to the delight of fans at sold-out shows throughout North America.
Following the nine-city run with Grant, Smith will continue the Christmas tour with Tait for eight more dates, hitting Fort Myers, Minneapolis, Des Moines, Bowling Green, Nashville and more. Meanwhile, Grant will return to Nashville for her Christmas at the Ryman residency with her husband Vince Gill. The 12-performance holiday concert run at Nashville's famed Ryman Auditorium will kick off on Dec. 13.
In support of their longstanding relationship with Compassion International, Grant and Smith will be bringing awareness to their child sponsorship experience at each show.
2023 Amy Grant/Michael W. Smith Christmas Tour featuring Michael Tait:
All dates and venues are subject to change without notice.
Nov. 26 - Atlanta, GA - Cobb
Energy Performing Arts Centre**
Nov. 27 - Durham, NC - DPAC**
Nov. 30 - Kansas City, MO - Kansas City
Music Hall**
Dec. 01 - Waukegan, IL - Genesee Theatre**
Dec. 04 - Tysons, VA (Washington, DC) - Capital One Hall**
Dec. 05 - New York, NY - Carnegie Hall**
Dec. 06 - Wallingford, CT - Toyota Oakdale Theatre**
Dec. 09 - Dallas, TX -
Music Hall at Fair Park**
Dec. 10 - Sugar Land, TX - Smart Financial Centre**
2023
Michael W. Smith Christmas Tour featuring Michael Tait:
All dates and venues are subject to change without notice.
Dec. 12 - Fort Myers, FL - The Village Church*
Dec. 13 - Clearwater, FL - Capitol Theatre*
Dec. 16 - Minneapolis, MN - Orpheum Theatre*
Dec. 17 - Des Moines, IA - Hoyt Sherman Place*
Dec. 18 - Davenport, IA - Adler Theater*
Dec. 19 - Appleton, WI - Fox Cities Performing Arts Center*
Dec. 21 - Bowling Green, KY - TBA*
Dec. 22 - Nashville, TN - The
Fisher Center*
**Amy Grant,
Michael W. Smith and Michael Tait
*Michael W. Smith and Michael Tait
Amy Grant's career spans more than 40 years and stretches from her roots in gospel into becoming an iconic pop star, songwriter, television personality and philanthropist. With three multi-platinum albums, six platinum albums and four gold albums, her total career album sales have exceeded 30 million and over 1 billion global streams.
Grant's chart success has been consistent throughout her career with six No. 1 hits, 10 Top 40 pop singles, 17 Top 40 Adult Contemporary tracks and multiple Contemporary Christian chart-toppers. In addition to her six GRAMMY® Awards, Grant has earned 26 Dove Awards (including four Artist of the Year Awards) and has been awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame as well as the
Music City Walk of Fame and the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.
Conventional wisdom has it that Grant put Contemporary Christian
Music on the map, becoming the first Contemporary Christian artist to have a platinum record, the first to hit No. 1 on the pop charts and the first to perform at the GRAMMY® Awards. With that, her legacy as one of the most influential artists of the past four decades is assured.
In 2020, the T.J. Martell Foundation - the music industry's leading nonprofit to fund innovative medical research focused on treatments and cures for cancer - honored Grant with the Tony Martell Outstanding Entertainment Achievement Award at their annual Honors Gala.
Most recently, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts included Grant as one of their five distinguished Honorees to receive the 45th Kennedy Center Honors for lifetime artistic achievements. In 2023, Grant will be on the road performing in 70 cities across the country and recently released her first new music in a decade, starting with the single "Trees We'll Never See," (March) and most recently in April "What You Heard."
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 and recorded over 36 No. 1 songs, been bestowed with three GRAMMY® Awards, 45 Dove Awards, one American
Music Award, was inducted into the Gospel
Music Hall of Fame and has sold more than 15 million albums.
More than just an outstanding songwriter and performer, Smith has given back to the global community throughout his career. He 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.
