Newsong announces Winter Jam 2004 tour dates & line-up

Reunion Records artist Newsong promises to add some heat this winter by kicking off its ninth annual Winter Jam Tour this January. Newsong will continue their duties as tour host for this year’s stellar lineup which includes Audio Adrenaline, Relient K, Todd Agnew, and Jadyn Maria. Tour producers are dubbing the show the “All New Winter Jam Spectacular” as the show’s format is being overhauled to give it a fresh appearance including full video and a performance by Brock Gill, an up and coming illusionist who’s quickly gaining notoriety in both Christian and mainstream circles.

“This is definitely one of the strongest lineups we’ve had,” says Eddie Carswell, one of NewSong’s founding members. “Audio Adrenaline is a consistent youth group favorite. Relient K is one of the biggest acts of 2003. Todd Agnew is certainly one of our industry’s breakthrough success stories. Jadyn Maria has been one of the most talked about new artists in the industry and illusionist Brock Gill is going to add a whole new dimension to the show.”

The tour is scheduled to kick off in Augusta, GA on January 8, 2004, and will stop in 20-plus cities. A full listing of the tour cities can be found below and at www.jamtour.com.

"We’re really excited about the new elements that we’re adding this year,” states tour promoter Roy Morgan of Premier Productions. “This show is going to be about visual overload. Adding video and a non-musical act are going to give this tour a makeover and give the audience even more for their money.”

“We’ve said it every year -- this tour is one of the most diverse and affordable shows out there -- and people continually respond. The Winter Jam concept has proven itself consistently popular with fans who respond by coming out in bigger crowds every single year,” says tour producer Troy VanLiere, of VanLiere-Wilcox.

Newsong's Jam events have galvanized the Christian music industry, as a diverse lineup of artists such as the Newsboys, Rebecca St. James, Audio Adrenaline, Carman, Anointed, Plus One, and Rachael Lampa have realized the benefits of a multi-artist bill. The events consistently draw large crowds, some as big as 15,000. The 2003 Winter and Summer Jam dates drew nearly 125,000 people.

Winter Jam Tour 2004 (all dates subject to change):

January:
1/08/04 - Augusta, GA
1/09/04 - Greensboro, NC
1/11/04 - Jackson, MI
1/16/04 - Tupelo, MI
1/17/04 - Chattanooga, TN
1/23/04 - Johnson City, TN
1/24/04 - Valdosta, GA
1/30/04 - Norman, OK
1/31/04 - Little Rock, AR

February:
2/05/04 - Grand Rapids, MI
2/06/04 - Fort Wayne, IN
2/07/04 - Milwaukee, WI
2/08/04 - St. Charles, MO
2/13/04 - Cleveland, OH
2/20/04 - Greenville, SC
2/21/04 - Mobile, AL
2/22/04 - Ozark, AL
2/26/04 - Birmingham, AL
2/27/04 - Columbia, SC
2/28/04 - Lakeland, FL