Newsboys SA Tour – Pretoria
Pretoria hosted the Christian pop rock band the Newsboys at the CRC Church on Friday, July 31. This group did three concerts in SA (Cape Town, Pretoria and Johannesburg) as part of their “God’s not dead” 2015 world tour. The South African Christian band “Duis:Lig” opened the spectacular, long awaited concert.
By: Ronel Moodie
Michael Tait: “You paid for a ticket to come and see a show and the lights, right? Well the Gospel I am preaching here tonight, is totally free”
The tour featured songs from their 15th studio album which was released in 2011. Well known for hits such as “He Reigns”, “Born Again” and their 15 week chart topper “We Believe’, the band (all friends since high school) has shown their perseverance in the ever changing world of contemporary Christian music.
The humbleness of the band especially that of their lead singer Michael Tait, draws them all close to one’s heart. The band has released a total of 16 studio albums, with six reaching gold status. Newsboys have also received four Grammy nominations; making them on of the most successful Christian orientated musical acts ever. They also starred in the Hollywood movie “God’s not dead”, with a second film on the way soon!
They had the crowd screaming, praying, singing and the music…well just amazing and full of blessings as what you could have expected! This is not your average Christian band…o o no, they have a message that is loud, clear and bold. God’s not dead, He is alive!
Check out the press release video!
That being said, I’m still looking forward to all their new albums, and you can still label me a fan. I’m definitely buying tickets to the next local concert.