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sixstepsrecords/Sparrow Records' artist Chris Tomlin, and Passion visionary leader and author, Louie Giglo, unite for a 32-city tour this winter.
Special guest, sixstepsrecords/ Sparrow Records’ Matt Redman, joins for select dates on the tour. Launching in Phoenix Jan. 25 for two concerts on back-to-back days, the How Great Is Our God Tour concludes March 23 in St. Louis after traversing the US into cities such as San Jose, Las Vegas, Dallas, Houston, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Chicago, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Birmingham, Atlanta, Orlando and more. The full itinerary is listed at www.ChrisTomlin.com. The tour name was derived from the tour’s focus and from the 2006 GMA Song and Worship Song of the Year, “How Great Is Our God,” written by Tomlin and featured on his RIAA certified Gold-selling album, "Arriving." As one of the fasting rising songs in the church, it went No. 1 on the Song Select Advanced chart last month, becoming the most downloaded of any digital products offered by CCLI to the 51,000 participating churches. “‘How great is our God’ is not just a title of a song, or a name for a tour,” says Tomlin. “Instead the simple phrases sing with me and all will see is the heartbeat of the tour – every night, a room filled with people seeing and singing of the greatness of God. I am so honored this year to share that night with good friends, Louie Giglio and Matt Redman.” This month Tomlin received his first and second GRAMMY nominations for the 49th Annual GRAMMY Awards. Announced December 7 by The Recording Academy, Tomlin was given nods for Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album for "See The Morning," his No. 1 selling, critically acclaimed album that released Sept. 26, and Best Gospel Performance for “Made to Worship,” his current, record breaking single that has topped Christian radio charts for three consecutive months. In addition to the recent accolades, the past year has been filled with milestones for Chris Tomlin. In February, Tomlin was presented with his first Gold record for his 2004 release, "Arriving," which made radio history by producing three No. 1 singles and three songs in the R&R AC top 30 simultaneously (two songs in the top 10). When GMA Music Award nominations were announced later that month Tomlin led all artists with 10 nominations and two months later walked away with 5 awards, including the top honors for Artist of Year, Male Vocalist of the Year and Song of the Year. On Nov. 27, Tomlin was lauded by TIME magazine as perhaps the most sung artist anywhere. Tomlin has written 17 Top CCLI songs sung by millions around the world every week as people gather to worship, including “Forever,” “Holy Is The Lord” and “We Fall Down.” More information on Chris Tomlin can be found at www.ChrisTomlin.com. A passionate communicator and innovative thinker, Louie Giglio leads Passion, a collegiate movement that calls people around the world to lives that make much of God. Rooted in the confession of Isaiah 26:8, the aim of Passion is spiritual awakening in this generation, an emerging wave of students that proclaim, “Your name and renown are the desire of our souls.” As a part of the Passion Network, Giglio heads sixstepsrecords, a label partner with EMI CMG, and home to artist-worshipers Tomlin, David Crowder Band, Matt Redman and Charlie Hall. Known for his humorous, yet straight to the heart approach, Giglio speaks for various gatherings around the world through national conferences, campus tours and the OneDay solemn assemblies. Giglio is also the author of the acclaimed books, "The Air I Breathe: Worship as a Way of Life," and "I am not but I Know I AM," in which Giglio challenges the reader to move from self-centered living toward God-centered living. More information on Passion and Giglio can be found at www.268generation.com. Artist-worshipper/songwriter/author and UK-native Matt Redman releases his album, "Beautiful News," December 26. His first new studio album in over two years, "Beautiful News," is a collection of songs of salvation and action oriented evangelism, taking the beautiful news to the broken world and bringing hope in a time of despair. Redman’s songwriting is synonymous with integrity and is impacting churches around the globe. Leading a generation of worshipers, his songs have been recorded by artists such as Michael W. Smith, Rebecca St. James, Tree 63, Kutless and Passion, among others. A key songwriter for today’s church, Matt Redman currently has 15 songs on the CCLI charts, with eight songs populating the Top 100, including: “Blessed Be Your Name,” “The Heart of Worship” and “Better Is One Day. ” More information on Matt Redman can be found at www.MattRedman.com.
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