New York, NY (Top40 Charts) This past weekend,
Maverick City
Music and Kirk
Franklin kicked off their 37-date 'The Kingdom Tour,' shattering records in the process. Hitting the stage to four crowds in Miami, Orlando, Tampa and Atlanta, the group broke the record for the highest gate gross amount. More than 50,000 fans, including more than 15,000 in Atlanta, came out to experience the music from their forthcoming album, 'Kingdom Book 1,' live.
This sets the highest attendance record for any other christian/gospel tour to date. It will continue this week with stops in Birmingham,
Charlotte and Raleigh before heading up the east coast to Newark, D.C. and more. The final four shows on the tour- Kansas City, Cleveland, St. Paul, and Chicgo - will be called "Kingdom Nights" and feature We The Kingdom, Tamela Mann,
Kari Jobe and Cody Carnes.
Maverick City Musica will also be on select dates throughout the tour.
Maverick City
Music recently received their first BET Awards nomination - the Dr.
Bobby Jones Gospel/Inspiration Award for their song "Jireh." The group is also set to perform as part of NPR Tiny Desk's
Black Music Month - one of the first sessions back in the NPR office in D.C., and they'll be making their morning national TV debut in July.
Their joint album with Kirk Franklin, 'Kingdom Book 1,' is set to be released on June 17th, and their newest single, "Bless Me," dropped last Friday, June 3.
The Kingdom Tour:
Maverick City
Music x Kirk Franklin
Tue., Jun 07 - Birmingham, AL - Legacy
Arena at the BJCC
Thu., Jun 09 - Charlotte, NC - PNC
Music Pavilion
Fri., Jun 10 - Raleigh, NC - Coastal Credit Union
Music Park at Walnut Creek
Sun., Jun 12 - Newark, NJ - Prudential Center
Tue., Jun 14 - Toronto, ON - Budweiser Stage
Thu., Jun 16 - Washington DC - Capital One Arena
Sat., Jun 18 - Detroit, MI -
Little Caesars Arena
Sun., Jun 19 - Pittsburgh, PA - PPG Paints Arena
Tue., Jun 21 - Grand Rapids, MI - Van Andel Arena
Wed., Jun 22 - Columbus, OH - Schottenstein Center
Thu., Jun 23 - St. Louis, MO - Chaifetz Arena
Tue., Jun 28 - Kansas City, MO - T-Mobile Center
Thu., Jun 30 - Nashville, TN - Bridgestone Arena
Fri., Jul 01 - Memphis, TN - FedExForum
Sat Jul., 02 - Jackson, MS -
Brandon Amphitheater
Thu., Jul 07 - Oklahoma City, OK - Paycom Center
Fri., Jul 08 - Houston, TX - The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion presented by Huntsman
Sat., Jul 09 - San Antonio, TX - AT&T Center
Sun., Jul 10 - Ft. Worth, TX - Dickies Arena
Wed., Jul 13 - Rogers, AR - Walmart AMP
Sat., Jul 16 - Salt Lake City, UT - USANA Amphitheatre
Tue., Jul 19 - Seattle, WA - Climate Pledge Arena
Wed., Jul 20 - Portland, OR - Moda Center
Fri., Jul 22 - Concord, CA - Concord Pavilion
Sat., Jul 23 - Irvine, CA - Five Point Amphitheater
Sun., Jul 24 - Los Angeles, CA - Crypto.com Arena
Wed., Jul 27 - San Diego, CA - Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre
Thu., Jul 28 - Phoenix, AZ - Ak-Chin Pavilion
Fri., Jul 29 - Las Vegas, NV - Michelob ULTRA Arena
Sun., Jul 31 - Denver, CO - Ball Arena''
Tue., Aug. 02 - Kansas City, MO - T-Mobile Center *+
Thu., Aug. 04 - Cleveland, OH - Blossom
Music Center +
Sat., Aug. 06 - St. Paul, MN - Xcel
Energy Center ^+
Sun., Aug. 07 - Chicago, IL - Hollywood Casino Amp +
*features
Kari Jobe and Cody Carnes
^features We The Kingdom
+features Tamela Mann.
