Make A Difference Tour w/ Third Day,TobyMac,Michael W Smith,Max Lucado,Jason Gray

Critically acclaimed singer/songwriter Jason Gray has been added to the roster as the tour’s opener.

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Jason Gray

Jason Gray joins the tour in support of his sophomore Centricity Music release, Everything Sad Is Coming Untrue, but will also play an important role for fans as the Make A Difference Tour’s "embedded video reporter," charged with capturing  exclusive behind-the-scenes footage and interviews that will be part of his weekly video blog from the road, posted exclusively on HearItFirst.com.

Toby Mac

Toby Mac is a Christian, Grammy Award winning recording artist, producer and songwriter. tobyMac is one of the first Christian rappers. He was first known for being a member of the Christian singing trio DC TALK, staying with them from 1989 until their announced hiatus in 2000. He has since continued a successful solo career with the release of four studio albums. as well as two remixed albums of the first two albums.Between DC talk and his own solo career, he has sold more than 10 million albums. TobyMac has had six #1 hit CHR singles.

Michael W. Smith

Michael W. Smith is a Grammy Award winning musician, recording artist, composer and actor. He is one of the best-selling and most influential artists in contemporary Christian music, and he has achieved considerable success in the mainstream music industry as well. Smith is a three-time Grammy Award winner and ahs earned 40 DOVE Awards. Over the course of his career, he has sold more than 13 million albums and recorded 29 number-one hit songs, fourteen gold albums, and five platinum albums. Smith is an American Music Awards recipient; he was also named one of PEOPLE magazine’s "Most Beautiful People".

Third Day

Third Day is a Christian band, band formed during the 1990s. The band was founded by lead singer Mac Powell, guitarist Mark Lee. The band’s name is a reference to the biblical account of Jesus rising from the dead on the third day following his Crucifixion. Some fans of the band are collectively called Gomers. Gomer, in a sense, is their last name.

Max Lucado

Max Lucado is a best-selling Christian author and minister of writing and preaching at Oak Hills Church (formerly the Oak Hills Church of Christ) in San Antonio TX. Lucado has written more than 50 books with 28 million copies in print, including three recipients of the Charles "Kip" Jordon Gold Medallion Book of the Year Just Like Jesus, In the Grip of Grace, and When God Whispers Your Name, and has appeared regularly on several bestseller lists.