Another Great Concert Coming to the Moda Center

MULTI-PLATINUM GRAMMY WINNER TOBYMAC

ANNOUNCES SPRING 2014 LEG OF HITS DEEP TOUR

FEATURING SPECIAL GUESTS BRANDON HEATH, MANDISA, MATTHEW WEST and MATT MAHER

 

NASHVILLE, TN – December 10, 2013–Following an impressive year of sold-out tour dates and a recent ninth solo career GRAMMY nomination, multi-platinum selling artist TobyMac is extending his hugely successful HITS DEEP TOUR to the spring of 2014, hitting the western part of the U.S. on a 13-city run. Kicking off Feb. 13, in Sioux Falls, S.D., the HITS DEEP TOUR will travel to major markets like Minneapolis, Seattle, Portland, Phoenix, Los Angeles, and more, showcasing some of the best-loved songs performed by TobyMac and a few of the biggest names in Christian music, including Brandon Heath, Mandisa, Matthew West and Matt Maher.

The fall 2013 segment of the HITS DEEP TOUR hosted several sold out venues and packed houses in Chicago, Kansas City, Omaha and the Madison Square Garden theatre in New York City. It caps a year of accolades for TobyMac, who received a GRAMMY Award for his Billboard 200 No. 1 record EYE ON IT and was recently crowned “Artist of the Year” at the Gospel Music Association’s Dove Awards.

About TobyMac

With over 11 million units in career sales, TobyMac’s career continues on the fast track. His most recent project, EYE ON IT, garnered him the highest chart debut of his solo career landing at No. 1 on the Billboard Top 200 and topping the iTunes® Overall and Christian sales charts. The project made TobyMac one of only four artists to ever debut atop the Billboard Top 200 with a Christian music album. Earlier this year, EYE ON IT received a GRAMMY®, marking the sixth career award for TobyMac. The music video for the album title’s track, featuring pop-sensation Britt Nicole, received over 500,000 views in its first three weeks. His previous four solo projects have received RIAA Gold certification and his live DVD, Alive & Transported, is certified platinum by the RIAA and received a GRAMMY® award. His 2009 album Tonight received GRAMMY® nods for Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album and Best Contemporary Christian Song. TobyMac has won at every major award show this season. In addition to this year’s GRAMMY® win, he has also received two Billboard Music Awards for Top Christian Artist and Top Christian Album, his first American Music Award for Favorite Artist in the Contemporary/Inspirational category, KLOVE Music Awards for “Artist of the Year” and swept the 2013 Australian Music Awards.

About Brandon Heath

Since Brandon Heath’s debut on Reunion Records with Don’t Get Comfortable (2006), he has become one of Christian music’s most beloved and respected artists and songwriters. Heath has twice been honored as GMA Male Vocalist of the Year (2009 and 2010), additionally garnering an Emmy Award, five GRAMMY nominations, an American Music Award nomination and multiple GMA Dove Awards and songwriting honors.  His award-winning songs and signature vocals reflect a soaring radio career that includes four No. 1 hits: “I’m Not Who I Was,” “Wait and See,” the 2009 GMA Dove Award-winning Song of the Year, “Give Me Your Eyes,” and the eight-week chart topper, “Your Love.” National media highlights include Billboard magazine, “CBS Evening News with Katie Couric,” Relevant magazine, the Wall Street Journal, Discovery Channel’s “On The Case With Paula Zahn” (which highlighted Heath’s “Give Me Your Eyes”), and a feature by The New York Times Sunday edition, touting Heath as a GRAMMY-nominated newcomer “that shouldn’t be allowed to slip through the cracks.” Heath’s third album, Leaving Eden (2011) debuted No. 1 on the Billboard Christian Sales chart, and the brand new Blue Mountain releases October 9. For more information, please visit: www.brandonheath.net.

About Mandisa

Three-time GRAMMY® nominee Mandisa’s discography includes True Beauty, It’s Christmas, Freedom and most recently, her fastest-selling release, What If We Were Real on Sparrow Records. The Season 5 American Idol finalist is also an author with the release of “Idoleyes: My New Perspective on Faith, Fat & Fame.” Mandisa was one of several Idols selected to open Walt Disney World’s American Idol Experience in early 2009. Known for her transparency, Mandisa has been seen on Today, CNN Online, and E! News Live, EXTRA as well as the pages of US Weekly and People, discussing her weight loss journey. She has also garnered six GMA Dove Award nominations, three GRAMMY® nominations, and earned her first No. 1 radio hit this year with “Stronger.” For more information, visit www.mandisaofficial.com.

About Matthew West

An ASCAP Christian Music Songwriter/Artist of the Year winner and lauded by The New York Times as “a vivid and compelling songwriter with impressive approaches to the familiar,” four-time GRAMMY® nominee Matthew West’s discography includes acclaimed releases: Happy (2003), History (2005), Something to Say (2008), The Story of Your Life (2010) and Into The Light (2012). His 2010 studio album, The Story of Your Life, was inspired by 10,000 stories from every state in the U.S. and 20 countries. The album garnered attention from CNN Online, Fox News, Billboard, Country Weekly, American Songwriter and more. A multiple ASCAP “Song of the Year” winner, West has had five No. 1 radio hits, including his latest record-breaking single, “Hello My Name Is.” West’s fifth studio album, Into The Light, was released last fall and was nominated for Best Contemporary Christian Album for the 55th Annual GRAMMY® Awards.

About Matt Maher

Recording artist, songwriter and worship leader, Matt Maher is well known for writing moving worship anthems including “Your Grace Is Enough,” “White Flag,” “Lord I Need You,” and “I Will Rise” that influence church worship services worldwide.  His songs continue to climb the CCLI charts and have been recorded by Chris Tomlin, Matt Redman, the Passion movement and more. Maher’s credibility as a writer has been galvanized by recognition from the GRAMMYs and iTunes.  Maher garnered two GRAMMY nominations in the Contemporary Christian Music Song category, 54th and 55th GRAMMY seasons, for “I Lift My Hands” and “White Flag” respectively, while “Alive Again” was selected by iTunes as the best Christian & Gospel song (2009).  Maher’s songs have prompted sales of more than 300,000 albums and generated national media coverage on outlets including “FOX & Friends” and as a guest writer with Billboard magazine. For tour dates and more information on Matt Maher and All The People Said Amen, visit www.mattmahermusic.com.

A complete list of HITS DEEP TOUR dates is below. For the most up-to-date touring and ticket information on TobyMac concerts, visit www.tobymac.com/tour.

Hits Deep Tour 2014

2/13     Sioux Falls, SD / Sioux Falls Arena

2/14     Minneapolis, MN / Xcel Center

2/15     Duluth, MN / DECC Amsoil Arena

2/16     Fargo, ND / FargoDome

2/18     Missoula, MT / Adams Center

2/19     Kennewick, WA / Toyota Center

2/21     Abbotsford, BC / Abbotsford Entertainment & Sports Center

2/22     Seattle, WA / Key Arena

2/23     Portland, OR / Memorial Coliseum

2/24     Sacramento, CA / UC Davis

2/28     Phoenix, AZ / Grand Canyon University Arena

3/1       Los Angeles, CA / The Forum

3/2       San Jose, CA / Event Center at San Jose State University

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