NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Dec. 10, 2024 – Chart-topping band We Are Messengers has announced plans to extend its Where The Joy Is Tour this spring, following a successful global run in 2024 which took them around the world playing to the largest audiences of their career. Presented by Compassion International, the spring tour features special guests Austin French and Leanna Crawford. Launching March 27, in Wausau, Wis., the tour will travel to cities in Nebraska, Texas, Missouri, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Arkansas, Wisconsin, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Illinois and more before wrapping up May 10, in Littleton, N.C.
 
Taking its name from We Are Messengers' 2024 studio release Where The Joy Is, some Where The Joy Is Tour dates will offer a special pre-sale ticket opportunity for fans beginning Wednesday, Dec. 11, at 10 a.m. local time through Thursday, Dec. 12, at 10 p.m. local time. General on-sale will begin Friday, Dec. 13, at 10 a.m. local time. Ticket options in most markets include a VIP package offering an artist Q&A with We Are Messengers frontman Darren Mulligan, best seats in the house, early entry, early access to merch shopping, and a VIP exclusive tour laminate. Information on concert dates and ticket links can be found at WeAreMessengersMusic.com.

WE ARE MESSENGERS – WHERE THE JOY IS TOUR – SPRING 2025
Additional dates to be added. Dates and venues subject to change without notice. 

MARCH
27 – Wausau, WI – The Grand Theater
 
APRIL
1 – Beatrice, NE – Christ Community Church
4 – Wichita Falls, TX – Evangel Church
5 – Branson, MO – Silver Dollar City (Young Christians’ Weekend – On Sale Now)
6 – Siloam Springs, AR – First Baptist Church Siloam Springs
9 – Dayton, OH – Victoria Theatre
10 – Akron, IN – Tippecanoe Valley High School (On sale TBA)
11 – Kirksville, MO – The Crossing
24 – Mansfield, OH – Crossroads Church
25 – Flint, MI – Emmanuel Church (On Sale Now)
26 – Milwaukee, WI – Wisconsin Lutheran College (On Sale Now)
27 – Lancaster, OH – Fairfield Christian Church (On Sale Now)
 
MAY
1 – Edwardsville, IL – Metro Community Church
2 – Pikeville, KY – Appalachian Wireless Arena (On Sale Now)
3 – Somerset, PA – Somerset Alliance Church (On Sale Now)
4 – Reading, PA – Santander Performing Arts Center
8 – Beaver Dam, KY – Beaver Dam Amphitheater
9 – Lexington, SC – Mt. Horeb Church
10 – Littleton, NC – The Acorn Center
 

ABOUT WE ARE MESSENGERS
We Are Messengers has over 550 million career streams, over 3 billion airplay audience, and a multi-week #1 Billboard radio song (“Come What May”), along with six Top 5 and ten Top 10 Christian Airplay hits with “God Be The Glory,” “Image of God,” “Power,” “Maybe It’s Ok,” “Magnify,” “Point To You,” “Love,” “Everything Comes Alive,” “God With Us,” “This Is Jesus” and “From Heaven To Earth (Joy To The World).” The band has had multiple film and TV sync placements on major networks including Lionsgate, MTV and CBC. We Are Messengers has played for a live audience of over 2 million people across 45 states and 5 countries, including selling out shows in the Netherlands, England, and lead vocalist Darren Mulligan’s native Ireland. The band has toured with TobyMac, Casting Crowns, Phil Wickham and Brandon Lake, among others, and in 2024 completed a successful global tour that took them around the world playing to the largest audiences of their career. The Dove-nominated and K-LOVE Fan Award winning group recently released its new 5-song Christmas EP Rejoice! (A Celtic Christmas), featuring the lead single “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing.” For more information, visit wearemessengersmusic.com.

ABOUT AUSTIN FRENCH
Raised as the son of a worship pastor and a music teacher, Austin French's musical journey began as he gained prominence with a finalist finish on the reality ABC TV show "Rising Star" in 2014. Bursting onto the music scene in 2017, he embraced a Contemporary Christian pop style infused with soul, swiftly climbing the Billboard Christian Songs chart with his debut single, "Freedom Hymn." His follow-up hit singles, including "Why God," "Wake Up Sleeper," "Good Feeling," and "Jesus Can," solidified his place in the genre. Most recently, French has been featured on Winter Jam (2023), and the Danny Gokey Tour (Fall 2023), and the Big Daddy Weave Tour (Spring 2024). For more information, visit austinfrenchmusic.com.

ABOUT LEANNA CRAWFORD
From a young age, growing up in the Pacific Northwest, Leanna Crawford was inspired by the beauty of God’s creation that surrounded her. Songwriting was her artistic vehicle to navigate her faith, relationships and questions in a world of insecurities and difficulties. Her latest single, “Still Waters,” a tribute to Crawford’s Great Aunt Maurine, is in the Top 15 at radio and is a top streaming song with multiple viral moments on Leanna’s combined 1.6 million-follower social media platforms. Leanna is married to NBA player Cody Zeller. Her latest album “Still Waters” (Provident Label Group) was released in 2024 to much critical acclaim. For more information, visit leannacrawford.com.

For more info on We Are Messengers, visit the JFH Artists Database.
For more info on Austin French, visit the JFH Artists Database.
For more info on Leanna Crawford, visit the JFH Artists Database.

 

 

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