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Third Day continues 'Wherever You Are' tour

Published July 17, 2006 05:24 PM

By Jon Zahlaway / LiveDaily Senior Writer

Christian rock outfit Third Day [ tickets ] continues to back its latest Dove Award-winning album, last November's "Wherever You Are."

The group has lined up a busy schedule that runs deep into November, and so far boasts stops in about 50 cities. Details are included below.

Fellow Gospel-rock act The David Crowder Band will hold down the tour's opening slot as it continues to support its September release, "A Collision."

Released in November, Third Day's "Wherever You Are" debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's Top Christian Albums chart, and at No. 8 on The Billboard 200, thanks to first-week sales of about 63,000 copies. The disc features the cut "Cry Out to Jesus," which earlier this year earned Third Day its 24th Dove Award; the song took top honor in the Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song category.

Third Day recorded "Wherever You Are" in Atlanta's Southern Tracks Studio. Band members wrote all of the songs on the set and produced half of them; Brown Bannister produced the other half.

"It was an incredible experience in the studio this time around," frontman Mac Powell said in a statement. "The end result is a collection of songs that reflects what we want to communicate to anyone who listens to this record. We want to convey, as the title track states, that wherever you are, whoever you are, whatever you are going through, God is ready to meet you right there. No matter where, no matter why, no matter when, there is hope.'"

"Wherever You Are" follows 2004's "Wire," which scored Third Day its second Best Rock Gospel Album trophy at that year's Grammy Awards; the band's previous set, "Come Together," took that same category in 2002.

[Note: The following tour dates have been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before tickets go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.]

July 2006
21 - Arlington, TX - Six Flags
22 - Oklahoma City, OK - Ford Center (Praise Fest!)
28 - George, WA - Gorge Amphitheater (Creation Northwest)

August 2006
5 - Gilford, NH - Gunstock (Soulfest)
7 - Winnipeg, Manitoba - MTS Centre
8, 9 - Darien Center, NY - Six Flags Darien Lakes
10 - Indianapolis, IN - Indiana State Fair
11 - Clarkston, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre (w/ Michael W. Smith)
12 - Flagstaff, AZ - Pine Mountain Amphitheater
19 - Roanoke Rapids, NC - Carolina Crossroads
26 - Verbena, AL - En Fuego

September 2006
9 - Orlando, FL - Universal Studios
15 - Colorado Springs, CO - World Arena
16 - Denver, CO - Fillmore Auditorium
17 - Salt Lake City, UT - Abravanel Hall
18 - Boise, ID - Taco Bell Arena
21 - Puyallup, WA - The Puyallup Fair
22 - Salem, OR - L.B. Day Amphitheater
23 - Central Point, OR - Jackson County Amphitheater *
27 - Madison, WI - Alliant Energy Center
28 - Peoria, IL - Peoria Civic Center
29 - Columbus, OH - Schottenstein Center
30 - East Rutherford, NJ - Continental Airlines Arena

October 2006
1 - Binghamton, NY - Broome County Arena
5 - North Little Rock, AR - Alltel Arena
6 - Springfield, MO - Hammons Student Center MSU *
7 - Tulsa, OK - The Mabee Center
8 - Hattiesburg, MS - USM Reed Green Coliseum
12 - Kalamazoo, MI - Wings Stadium
13 - Saginaw, MI - Dow Events Center
14 - Ft. Wayne, IN - Memorial Coliseum
15 - Evansville, IN - The Centre
19 - San Antonio, TX - Municipal Auditorium
20 - Tyler, TX - Oil Palace
21 - Houston, TX - Toyota Center
22 - Jackson, MS - Mississippi Coliseum *
26 - Salisbury, MD - Wicomico Civic Center
27 - Baltimore, MD - 1st Mariner Arena
28 - Bethlehem, PA - Stabler Arena
29 - University Park, PA - Bryce Jordan Center

November 2006
2 - Mobile, AL - USA Mitchell Center *
3 - Greenville, SC - Bi-Lo Center *
4 - Johnson City, TN - Freedom Hall *
5 - Cape Girardeau, MO - Show Me Center *
9 - Jacksonville, FL - Veterans Memorial Arena
10 - Tallahassee, FL - Leon County Civic Center
11 - West Palm Beach, FL - Sound Advice Amphitheater
12 - Ft. Myers, FL - Germain Arena
16 - Cincinnati, Oh - Cintas Center
18 - Birmingham, AL - Boutwell Auditorium
18 - Duluth, GA - Gwinett Civic Center

* David Crowder not appearing