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OK, Newsboys fans, it's time to find out how you really feel about Michael Tait at the helm:

Newsboys will kick off their fall "The Way We Roll" tour October 1, with special guests Seventh Day Slumber, Bread of Stone, and Me In Motion.

This is the Newsboy's first first full-length tour featuring new front man Michael Tait, who stepped into the role mid-tour earlier this year after longtime leader Peter Furler decided to take a more behind-the-scenes role.

The change took many Newsboys' fans by surprise and was met with a mixed emotions, especially from fans that had purchased concert tickets expecting Furler and got Tait instead. Some fans thought the change was good; some thought it was too much dcTalk mixed with Newsboys. But most were disappointed they didn't know ahead of time that Tait had taken over the lead spot and weren't offered the opportunity for a refund.

This time, there will be no confusion about who'll be at the mic. So are you going to check out this tour? It kicks off October 1 in Greensboro, NC and ends November 15 in Wilmington, OH.

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Rockers Skillet are gearing up for the August 25th release of their already-critically acclaimed new album Awake with plans for a 50-city tour.

The Awake And Alive Tour will feature Skillet, along with special guests Hawk Nelson, Decyfer Down and The Letter Black.

The band's Comatose tour landed Skillet landed on Pollstar's Concert Pulse list of Top 50 tours, with 70% of the shows sold out. The new tour promises to offer more excitement.

"Skillet wants this to be the biggest, baddest tour we've ever done, and we're happy to be going out with these bands," says front man John Cooper. "We always try to put everything we have into our shows and the Awake And Alive Tour will not disappoint - we're pulling out all the bells and whistles we can, and these new songs are going to be incredible to perform live. We can't wait to get out there and see everyone - our fans are amazing."

The tour kicks off September 24 in Ft. Wayne, Indiana and ends December 6 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, hitting cities across the country in between. (Tour dates at the end of this post.)

You can hear Skillet's first single from the new album, "Hero," on Christian rock radio, and listen for another single, "Monster," on mainstream and active rock

SKILLET'S AWAKE AND ALIVE TOUR DATES:

Jeremy Camp is heading out this fall for his "Speaking Louder Than Before" tour, with special guests Natalie Grant and Bebo Norman. The tour will be sponsored by Compassion International.

The tour kicks off September 10th in Panama City, Florida and runs through November ending in Seattle, Washington.

TIckets are on sale now. For those who purchase tickets via iTickets from July 10th until July 24th, they will receive a code for two free downloads at iTunes ("Beyond Measure" by Jeremy Camp and "Never Saw You Coming" by Bebo Norman). The codes will be given out for each ticket purchased (not per order).

Earlier this year, Camp and his management company began a ministry called Speaking Louder Ministries, dedicated to bringing a raised awareness to the local outreaches in the cities that Jeremy Camp performs, helping equip the church body and local community to get involved in ministry together, and impacting the needs of the community/organization with physical goods. On the fall tour, Speaking Louder Ministries will partner with a local radio station to promote the local outreach. At each concert, there will be a booth present as a distribution point to draw a larger awareness for the ministry organization.

For more information about Speaking Louder Ministries, visit Jeremy Camp's website.

Here are the tour dates for the Speaking Louder Tour:

Mark Schultz and Point Of Grace will be hitting the road together for the first time ever on the 30-city "Come Alive" fall tour. Featuring the fan's favorite songs spanning each artist's celebrated career, Mark Schultz will also be playing new songs from his highly anticipated, fifth studio album, Come Alive (in stores Aug. 25), and Point Of Grace will be playing songs from its current, critically acclaimed, How You Live.

The tour kicks off September 10 in Decatur, IL, and will travel across the nation, hitting Nashville, Cleveland, Jacksonville, Worcester and many more. Tickets are on sale in select markets beginning this week, and music fans are collectively purchasing tickets by the thousands.

New artist Joy Whitlock is headlining the Testify Tour, which kicks off June 28 at Cornerstone Festival in Bushnell, IL. The acoustic tour will also introduce audiences to indie husband and wife duo, Carolina Story.

Whitlock's debut God And A Girl received rave reviews when it released last fall. This is her first headlining tour after going out on the road several times with mentor Todd Agnew. I saw her open for him almost two years ago, and was completely blown away by her voice and her vulnerability in her songs. If you get a chance to see her, I don't think you'll be disappointed.

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