Winter Jam Tour Spectacular

Winter Jam Tour Spectacular, also referred to as simply Winter Jam (and formerly known as January Jam from 1995–2000), is an annual American music tour featuring Christian rock, Christian rap, and contemporary Christian music bands, stunt and/or comedy performances, and a speaker. It is the United States' largest annual Christian Music Tour. It has also provided a platform for non-profit groups such as Holt International, an organization that provides sponsorship and adoption for orphans. Winter Jam has featured a diverse range of big name bands such as tobyMac, Newsboys, Third Day, MercyMe, Skillet, Disciple, Audio Adrenaline, and Lecrae, and has helped expose and popularize artists such as Hawk Nelson, Krystal Meyers, and Stephanie Smith.

Conceived and created in 1995 as "January Jam" by CCM group Newsong and produced and promoted by the promotions company, Premier Productions, Winter Jam has run annually since 1995. From its inception in 1995 through the most recent 2013 tour, the Winter Jam Tour Spectacular has toured all over the United States of America. Tickets are not required for the tour, as a US$10 general admission is collected at the door of each arena.

Winter Jam 2009

Winter Jam 2009 Tour Spectacular was a concert tour in the Winter Jam concert series, headlined by Grammy Award winning artist tobyMac and hosted by NewSong. Other artists on the tour included Brandon Heath, Hawk Nelson, Francesca Battistelli, pureNRG, and Stephanie Smith. Playing select dates were Family Force 5, The Afters, and BarlowGirl. Tony Nolan was the speaker for the event. The tour kicked off in Roanoke, Virginia on January 8, 2009 and ended on March 15, 2009 in Nashville, Tennessee. The event was sponsored by Holt International, an international adoption agency.

An all-time single show attendance record for the Winter Jam concert series was set in Greensboro, NC on February 21, 2009 with over 20,000 in attendance.

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