{"id":2743,"date":"2018-01-25T19:04:45","date_gmt":"2018-01-25T19:04:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelwsmith.com\/?p=2743"},"modified":"2018-01-25T19:04:54","modified_gmt":"2018-01-25T19:04:54","slug":"new-tour-announced-surrounded-by-a-million-lights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelwsmith.com\/new-tour-announced-surrounded-by-a-million-lights\/","title":{"rendered":"New Tour Announced… Surrounded By A Million Lights"},"content":{"rendered":"

Multi-Platinum, three-time Grammy\u00ae Award winning artist, best-selling author and actor\u00a0Michael W. Smith<\/strong>\u00a0announces the first leg of his\u00a0\u201cSurrounded By A Million Lights World Tour.\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0Presented by\u00a0Compassion International<\/strong>\u00a0and featuring special guest\u00a0Nathan Tasker<\/strong>, the tour launches March 8 in Rochester, MN and traverses the Eastern half of the US into 18-plus cities through mid-May before wrapping up May 5 in Lancaster, PA.<\/p>\n

While on tour, Michael will perform fan favorites from his extensive repertoire along with \u201cA Million Lights<\/em><\/a>,\u201d \u201cSurrounded (Fight My Battles)<\/a>\u201d and more new music from two, all new full-length albums releasing back-to-back in February from Rocketown Records and The Fuel Music: both his\u00a0USA Today<\/em><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Yahoo! Music<\/em><\/a>-acclaimed studio album\u00a0A Million Lights<\/b><\/em><\/a>\u00a0(Feb. 16) and the live worship album\u00a0Surrounded<\/b><\/em><\/a>\u00a0(Feb. 23).<\/p>\n

Along with Michael\u2019s announcement of the tour today,\u00a0Billboard Magazine<\/em>\u00a0simultaneously highlights the upcoming events while offering its approximately 42 million unique monthly online readers a first listen to \u201cRevolution\u201d from the album\u00a0A Million Lights<\/b><\/em>\u00a0at\u00a0https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/articles\/columns\/pop\/8095810\/michael-w-smith-new-song-revolution-spring-tour-dates<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2018Revolution’ was the first song I landed on for the new album. It\u2019s a bit of a throwback thought but no less true — that we need a love revolution,” Michael tells\u00a0Billboard<\/em>. “We need to listen more and talk less. We need to understand more and judge less. We need to love more, and we certainly need to love better. I guess that will always be the case, but it\u2019s sure true for today!<\/p>\n

Tickets for the \u201cSurrounded By A Million Lights World Tour\u201d go on sale Jan. 31 in most markets along with special VIP packages featuring early entry (for general admission shows) or premium seating (for reserved shows) and a Q&A session with Michael.<\/p>\n

In many ways, Michael is a statesman, at the fulcrum of Christian music in pivotal moments. It is said that the heart of a lion never goes away, and Michael isn\u2019t content staying with the equilibrium. At a loss for what his voice should be toward the end of 2016, this prolific artist comes roaring back with\u00a0A Million Lights<\/b><\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Surrounded<\/b><\/em>\u00a0albums in a countercultural response to the divisive national sentiment of 2017 and the mean-spirited banter on social media.<\/p>\n

\u201cUntil the world ends, music is the most powerful language there is,\u201d says Michael. \u201cIt can transform your life on every level, not just the spiritual. It can help people reconnect with why they\u2019re here.\u201d<\/p>\n

For all the latest Michael W. Smith tour dates and more news, go to\u00a0www.michaelwsmith.com<\/a>and connect through his socials:<\/p>\n

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Michael W. Smith, \u201cSurrounded By A Million Lights World Tour\u201d dates\/cities follow:<\/strong><\/p>\n

March 8 – Rochester, MN
\nMarch 9 – Fargo, ND
\nMarch 10 – Aberdeen, SD
\nMarch 11 – Bismarck, ND
\nMarch 15 – Bloomington, MN
\nMarch 16 – Davenport, IA
\nMarch 17 – Kearney, NE
\nMarch 18 – Quincy, IL
\nMarch 23 – Daytona Beach, FL
\nMarch 24 – College Dale, TN
\nMarch 25 – Destin, FL
\nApril 6 – Port St. Lucie, FL
\nApril 26 – Blakely, PA
\nApril 27 – Elkhart, IN
\nApril 28 – Hales Corner, WI
\nApril 29 – Detroit, MI
\nMay 4 – Anderson, IN
\nMay 5 – Lancaster, PA<\/p>\n

* All dates are subject to change without notice, and additional dates may be added.<\/p>\n

About Michael W. Smith:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Michael has been releasing new music regularly and performing around the world to sold-out crowds for the last 30+ years. During his storied career, he\u2019s written 32 No. 1 singles, been honored with three Grammy Awards and 45 Dove Awards, was inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame and has sold more than 15 million albums. He\u2019s also given back to the global community. Michael has raised funds to battle AIDS in Africa alongside longtime friend Bono; started Rocketown, a safe haven for young people in Tennessee to meet and find hope; and has helped more than 70,000 children through Compassion International.<\/p>\n

About Nathan Tasker:<\/strong>
\nAustralian singer-songwriter\u00a0Nathan Tasker weaves his personal journey of sorrow, doubt, hope and expectation into songs that have garnered three No.1 radio singles in Australia, a No.1 hit in the UK and a nod for Australian Artist of the Year by The Rock Across Australia (2011).\u00a0Following his critically acclaimed debut album,\u00a0Home<\/em>, Tasker\u2019s latest album,\u00a0Man On A Wire<\/em>, showcases his growth through a period of great sorrow and loss\u00a0(Tasker and his wife lost twin babies in 2011). Known for his guitar-driven pop songs and deeply thoughtful lyrics, Tasker also engages audiences through his open and engaging style that puts fans at ease and welcomes them into the stories he tells. (www.nathantasker.com<\/a>)<\/p>\n

About Compassion International:<\/strong>
\nFounded in 1952, Compassion International is a Christian child development organization that works to release children from poverty in Jesus\u2019 name. Compassion revolutionized the fight against global poverty by working exclusively with the Church to lift children out of spiritual, economic, social and physical poverty. Compassion partners with more than 6,700 churches in 25 countries to deliver its holistic child development program to over 1.8 million babies, children and young adults. It is the only child sponsorship program to be validated through independent, empirical research.<\/p>\n

About The Fuel Music:
\n<\/strong>Established in 2008, The Fuel Music & Management, LLC, is a leading artist management and artist solutions company that independently distributes music internationally. Based in Nashville, TN, the Fuel team brings nearly 70 years of combined music industry experience in record label operations, major label distribution and marketing, and artist management for artists ranging from upstart bands to GRAMMY Award nominated, multi-platinum artists. More information on the company can be found at\u00a0www.thefuelmusic.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Multi-Platinum, three-time Grammy\u00ae Award winning artist, best-selling author and actor\u00a0Michael W. Smith\u00a0announces the first leg of his\u00a0\u201cSurrounded By A Million Lights World Tour.\u201d\u00a0Presented by\u00a0Compassion International\u00a0and featuring special guest\u00a0Nathan Tasker, the tour launches March 8 in Rochester, MN and traverses the Eastern half of the US into 18-plus cities through mid-May before wrapping up May 5 in Lancaster, PA. While on tour, Michael will perform fan favorites from his extensive repertoire along with \u201cA Million Lights,\u201d […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2743","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelwsmith.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2743","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelwsmith.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelwsmith.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelwsmith.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelwsmith.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2743"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/michaelwsmith.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2743\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2744,"href":"https:\/\/michaelwsmith.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2743\/revisions\/2744"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelwsmith.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2743"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelwsmith.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2743"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelwsmith.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2743"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}