Newsboys...Michael Tait and more!!!

Oh world of blogging, I have been away for so long. I wanted to write, I just didn't. So here I am. I will write again!!!

Rachael and I had the opportunity to go see the Newsboys in concert at the convention center here good ol' Redding, CA. Our friends Burney and Holly Hetzel from church blessed us with tickets for the show. They had three tickets and said we could do whatever we wanted with the third ticket. We took our friend Krista with us, which was cool because she is a big Newsboys fan. The tickets were great. We were in the front row of the balcony section. We had a perfect view of the bands and no heads to look though or over during the show. Perfect!!!

Three bands opened up before the Newsboys performed. The three bands were Bread of Stone, VOTA, and Decemberadio. All three bands were great. Sometimes opening acts can be disappointing and you wish the main show would start. Not this concert. Bread of Stone is a new band and they were great. They rocked hard, but also had some great slower tracks. VOTA and Decemberadio are both played on Air 1 all the time. VOTA was awesome. They put on an enery packed performance. They are from Nebraska (I thought Jess would like that!) and they play great music. Finally, Decemberadio. If you like rock, Decemberadio is the band for you. They sang a song called Gasoline (YouTube it) that was one of the better Christian rock songs I have heard. Let me say again that all these bands were great and I would see any one of them in concert again if I have the chance. After they were done playing, the big show started!

For those of you who have not heard, the Newsboys lead singer Peter Furler stepped out of the band a few weeks ago. They replaced him with Michael Tait who was previously part of a little known group called DC Talk!!! At first I did not know what to think of Michael Tait fronting the band. How would it sound, how would the energy of the show be, and many other thoughts raced through my head. Let me be the first to tell you that the show was awesome. Michael Tait rocked the Newsboys. Michael Tait is a Newsboy!!! He has amazing vocals and all the Newsboys songs were awesome. He made them his own for sure. The energy of the show was amazing too. They all rocked the house. Duncan, their drummer, rocked the drums and played an awesome solo. He also played part of one of the songs on his in air, sideways, rotating drum set. They even rocked out tow DC Talk songs. They were "In the Light" and "Jesus Freak"!!! They were both great and Jesus Freak gave me goosebumps. It took me back to when I was a Jr Higher!!! They played in the Hands of God, Something Beautiful, Wherever we go, and many more Newsboys hits throughout the show. I walked away from the show very glad that I was able to be there. The Newsboys had a lot of really cool stage props. Bright lights, Big Screens, Catwalk, and more. All made for a great live show. I would definitely pay to see them and see Michael Tait fronting. Way to go Newsboys!!!

The show was fun. I had a great time spending time with my wife and Krista. They had a lot of fun and it will be something for us to reminisce about years on down the road!!!