Christian pop
rockband Newsboys will bring their Join the Tribe Tour to Longview, Texas. The Newsboys will
perform in concert at 7 p.m. Friday, March 6 in the S.E. Belcher Jr. Chapel and Performance Center,
2100 S. Mobberly Ave. The concert will also include opening acts DecembeRadio, Bread of Stone and
VOTA.
The concert was announced Friday morning, Jan.
23, and tickets went on sale the same day. More than 150 tickets sold in the first few
hours. Tickets are available at the box office at (903) 233-3080 between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Monday through Friday. They can also be purchased online at
www.BelcherCenter.com.
Tickets are $38 for “Artist’s Circle” tickets
in the first five rows, $28 for the rest of the first orchestra Level A seating, $23 for second
orchestra Level B seating, $18 for lower balcony Level C seating and $13 for upper balcony Level D
seating.
Originally started in Australia but currently
based in Nashville, the
Grammy Award -nominated Newsboys are one of the most popular and best-selling
Christian music artists of the past two decades. The group’s fifth album, “Going Public” won a Dove
Award for Rock Album of the Year in 1995, the same year their single, “Shine” won Rock Recorded
Song of the Year.
Dove-award winning Christian rock band
DecembeRadio is a foursome that was honored for Rock Album of the Year in 2006 for “Drifter.”
They have recently released their sophomore album “Satisfied.”
The concert is presented by LETU and sponsored
by Strong Tower Music and KVNE 89.5 FM.