Gungor tour selling out

News 20 Mar 12 By

Gungor tour selling out

News 20 Mar 12 By

Multiple GRAMMY ® Nominee Gungor Selling Out Major Cities
On Headline Spring Tour
Shows Being Recorded For Live CD/DVD Release This Coming Fall

With numerous honors and stellar reviews for their latest album, Ghosts Upon the Earth, it is no surprise that three-time GRAMMY ® nominated group Gungor is selling out shows in major cities, including Dallas, Houston and Santa Ana. With stops in New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago and more, the “Ghosts Upon the Earth Tour” launched March 1 in Austin, Tex., and features special guest The Brilliance. To purchase tickets or to check out the latest information on each of the tour stops, click here ( http://gungormusic.com/#!/tour/).

Well-known for taking a fresh, distinctive approach to worship music, Gungor’s album Ghosts Upon the Earth sold over 9,500 units during the first week of its release, earning Gungor the No. 3 spot on Christian Soundscan and No. 43 on the Billboard Top 200 while also debuting at No. 1 on the Christian iTunes ® Charts. iTunes ® also heralded Gungor as the iTunes ® Rewind 2011 pick for “Christian & Gospel Breakout Artist of the Year” ( www.iTunes.com/iTunesRewind). Relevant Magazine, who is also sponsoring the “Ghosts Upon the Earth Tour,” named the album “The Best Musical Surprise of 2011”  ( http://www.relevantmagazine.com/culture/music/features/27497-the-best-musical-surprise-of-2011).

The group will also be recording performances in select cities throughout the tour and will release a live CD/DVD collection this coming fall.

“Ghosts Upon the Earth Tour” Dates
*All dates subject to change, please stay tuned to  www.gungormusic.com for the most updated information.
3/20/2012 Kearney Evangelical Free Church Kearney, Nebraska
3/21/2012 The Orpheum Theater Wichita, Kansas
3/22/2012 James River Assembly Ozark, Missouri
3/23/2012 Hoyt Sherman Place Des Moines, Iowa
3/24/2012 Northwestern College Maranatha Hall Saint Paul, Minnesota
3/25/2012 Kingsway Christian Avon, Indiana
3/27/2012 Merillat Centre for the Arts Huntington, Indiana
3/28/2012 First Church of Christ Burlington, Kentucky
3/30/2012 Edman Chapel at Wheaton College Wheaton, Illinois
3/31/2012 Calvin College- Covenant Fine Arts Center Grand Rapids, Michigan
4/12/2012 The Auricle Canton, Ohio
4/14/2012 Gramercy Theatre New York, New York
4/15/2012 Jammin Java Vienna, Virginia
4/16/2012 Crosspointe Church Cary, North Carolina
4/17/2012 First United Methodist Church Charlotte Charlotte, North Carolina
4/21/2012 Fellowship Evangelical Free Church Knoxville, Tennessee
4/22/2012 Lee University Cleveland, Tennessee
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About Gungor:
Three-time GRAMMY ® nominee Gungor earned critical acclaim with their first record Beautiful Things (Brash) upon its release in February 2010. Worship Leader magazine named Beautiful Things their top CD release of 2010 while both Relevant Magazine and CCM gave the record honorable mentions in their celebrated year end lists. Amidst appearing at well known Passion and Catalyst conferences and headlining the unique “Beautiful Things” and “Ghosts Upon the Earth” events, this musical collective hailing from Colorado has earned GRAMMY ® nominations as well as a GMA Dove Award nominations. Gungor released their latest GRAMMY ® nominated Ghosts Upon the Earth (Brash) in September to “best of the year” support from critics such as iTunes ® and Relevant Magazine.

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