Crowder celebrated the release of his solo debut album Neon Steeple with a Top 10 entry on the Billboard 200, hitting No. 9. The album released last week to critical acclaim, with outlets praising his innovative sound and new musical direction. Featuring 14 tracks and 3 bonus tracks, Neon Steeple includes a moving duet with folk music icon Emmylou Harris on “My Sweet Lord.”
Last Saturday, Crowder fulfilled a lifelong dream in making his Grand Ole Opry debut. Performing a tribute to Hank Williams Sr. with “I Saw The Light,” Crowder was a fan favorite in a night of Opry performances that included Deana Carter and country music legend Ricky Skaggs. Following the performance of his original track “Come As You Are,” an emotional Ricky Skaggs in a rare moment championed Crowder as an “international harvester,” declaring his music as joy filled and something that he envisions will free people from “addictions, drugs and alcohol, and most importantly, religion, things that bind us and hold us down and make us think that we have to do it a certain way.”
As part of the David Crowder Band, they were named one of the “most thoughtful, progressive and exciting acts in contemporary Christian music” by The New York Times, garnering 9 Dove Awards, 22 Dove nominations, and 2 GRAMMY nominations. The band’s final release, Give Us Rest, entered the Billboard Top 200 chart at #2, debuted at #1 on iTunes, sold 50,000 copies in the first week alone, and gave the band their highest debut in their 12-year career. In total, they’ve sold over 2 million albums, 2.9 million digital tracks, and had 11 Top 10 albums on Billboard’s Christian Albums Chart, including four that reached #1.
Neon Steeple Fall 2014 Tour
09.30 – Springfield, MO | Remington’s
10.01 – Chicago, IL | House of Blues
10.02 – Minneapolis, MN | University of Northwestern – St. Paul
10.04 – Cleveland, OH | Grace Church
10.05 – Indianapolis, IN | Murat Theatre at Old National Centre
10.06 – Charlotte, NC | Forest Hill Church
10.09 – Long Island, NY | The Space at Westbury*
10.10 – Lancaster, PA | Lancaster Bible College*
10.11 – Marriottsville (Baltimore), MD | Chapelgate Presbyterian Church*
10.12 – Winchester, VA (DC) | Winchester Church of God*
10.15 – Aiken (Augusta), SC | Millbrook Church
10.16 – Tallahassee, FL | City Church
10.17 – Orlando, FL | Northland Church
10.18 – Ft. Myers, FL | McGregor Baptist Church
10.19 – Jacksonville, FL | Christ’s Church
10.21 – Panama City, FL | Marina Civic Center
10.23 – San Antonio, TX | Floores Country Store
10.24 – Baton Rouge, LA | Greenwell Springs Church
10.25 – Houston, TX | Warehouse Live*
10.26 – Tulsa, OK | First Baptist Church Broken Arrow*
10.28 – Denver, CO | Paramount Theatre
10.30 – Phoenix, AZ | Sun Valley Community Church
11.01 – San Diego, CA | Skyline Church
11.02 – Irvine, CA | Mariners Church
11.04 – San Francisco, CA | Regency Ballroom
11.06 – Sacramento, CA | Bayside Church
11.07 – Portland, OR | Rolling Hills Community Church
11.08 – Seattle, WA | Showbox Sodo
11.09 – Bellingham, WA | Christ The King Community Church
11.13 – Dallas, TX | Crossroads Church
11.14 – Jackson, MS | Morrison Heights Baptist Church
11.15 – Atlanta, GA | The Tabernacle
*Ellie Holcomb appearing in place of All Sons & Daughters
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