Nichole Nordeman hits the road again

by PegNews wire

Not long after wrapping up her Brave Tour in December, Nichole Nordeman will join Casting Crowns on the road next month.

The eight-time Dove Award winner will sing on the Spring leg of Casting Crowns’ 46-city Lifesong Tour. Nordeman comes through her hometown of Dallas on Feb. 10 at Reunion Arena. Dates in Abilene, Austin and Nacogdoches are also scheduled.

Casting Crowns was named 2005 GMA Group of the Year and lead singer Mark Hall was named GMA Songwriter of the Year for the second consecutive year, as well as BMI’s 2005 Songwriter of the Year. The band’s 2004 debut album earned the highest first-week sales of any debut artist on Nielsen SoundScan Christian market sales chart for the year, eventually selling more than 1 million units.

Also with Nordeman and Casting Crowns are special guest speaker and emcee, Tony Nolan, and Josh Bates, a 23-year-old singer/songwriter from Kentucky.

Scheduled tour dates are listed below but for more information or updated listings visit lifesongtour.com.

Feb 9 Monroe, LA - Monroe Civic Center

Feb 10 Dallas, TX - Reunion Arena

Feb 11 Austin, TX - Great Hills Baptist Church

Feb 12 Nacogdoches, TX - Stephen F. Austin State Univ.-William R. Johnson Coliseum

Feb 14 Tulsa, OK - Mabee Center

Feb 16 Nashville, TN - The Opry House

Feb 17 Knoxville, TN - Knoxville Civic Coliseum

Feb 18 Chattanooga, TN - Memorial Auditorium

Feb 23 Winter Park, FL - Calvary Assembly

Feb 24 Lakeland, FL - Without Walls Int. Central (formerly Carpenters Home Church)

Feb 25 Coral Gables, FL - Univ. of Miami-Bank United Center

Mar 3 Charlotte, NC - Cricket Arena

Mar 4 Raleigh, NC - RBC Center

Mar 5 East Rutherford, NJ - Continental Airlines Arena

Mar 9 Salisbury, MD - Wicomico Civic Center

Mar 10 State College, PA - Penn State Univ.-Bryce Jordan Ctr

Mar 11 Johnson City, TN - Freedom Hall

Mar 16 Detroit, MI - North Ridge Church

Mar 17 Cleveland, OH - Wolstein Center at CSU

Mar 18 Cincinnati, OH - Cincinnati Gardens

Mar 19 Olean, NY - Reilly Center Arena

Mar 23 Madison, WI - Alliant Energy Center

Mar 24 Lisle, IL - Benedictine University

Mar 25 Bloomington, IN - IU Auditorium

Mar 26 Columbus, OH - Schottenstein Center

Apr 6 Greenville, SC - BI-LO Center-Pepsi Pavilion

Apr 7 Lynchburg, VA - Liberty University-Vines Center

Apr 8 Louisville, KY - Broadbent Arena

Apr 13 Murray, KY - Regional Special Events Center

Apr 14 Ozark, AL - Civic Center

Apr 15 Jacksonville, FL - Veterans Memorial Arena

Apr 20 Springfield, MO - Hammond Center

Apr 21 Kansas City, MO - Municipal Auditorium

Apr 22 Denver, CO - Denver Convention Center-Lecture Hall

Apr 24 Abilene, TX - ACU-Moody Coliseum

Apr 25 Norman, OK - Lloyd Noble Arena

Apr 27 Champaign, IL - Univ. of Illinois-Assembly Hall, Star Thtr

Apr 28 Ames, IA - Iowa State University-Hilton Coliseum

Apr 29 St. Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center

Apr 30 Council Bluffs, IA - Mid America Center

May 1 Fort Smith, AR - Fort Smith Convention Center

May 4 Baltimore, MD - 1st Mariner Arena

May 5 Binghamton, NY - Broome County Arena

May 6 Agawam, MA - Six Flags New England

May 7 Manheim, PA - Lancaster County Bible Church