A Drummer Boy Christmas Tour

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A Drummer Boy Christmas Tour
Tour by For King & Country
A Drummer Boy Christmas Tour 2021.png
Promotional poster for the tour
Associated album A Drummer Boy Christmas
Start date12 November 2020 (2020-11-12)
End date20 December 2024 (2024-12-20)
Legs6
No. of shows95
For King & Country concert chronology
  • Together Again Tour
    (2020)
  • A Drummer Boy Christmas Tour
    (2020–2023)
  • Relate 2021 Tour
    (2021)

A Drummer Boy Christmas Tour is the eighth headlining tour by Australian Christian rock band For King & Country. The tour is in support of their 2020 album A Drummer Boy Christmas , and only toured the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.

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Background

On 7 October 2020, For King & Country announced that they will be embarking on A Drummer Boy Drive-In: The Christmas Tour, in support of the album. [1] The tour is partnership with the Salvation Army, for a national toy drive encouraging concertgoers to bring new, packaged toys for collection by local Salvation Army representatives and distribute them to families struggling during the holiday season. [2] The tour spanned 20 dates, launched on 12 November 2020 at the Silver Lake Sports Complex in Norco, California, and concluded on 20 December 2020 at the Five Flags Speedway in Pensacola, Florida, all held in parking lots with a drive-in theater style atmosphere. [3]

On 26 July 2021, For King & Country announced that they will be going on A Drummer Boy Christmas Tour, also in support of the album. The tour spanned 14 dates, and launched on 27 November 2021 at the Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and concluded on 19 December 2021 at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee. [4] [5]

On 26 July 2022, For King & Country announced that they will be going back to A Drummer Boy Christmas Tour that winter. [6] The tour spanned 15 dates, in which it launched on 26 November 2022 at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri, and concluded on 19 December 2022 at the Ryman Auditorium for the second consecutive year. [7] The tour saw the Ryman for the third straight year, as well as it returned to Florida after the absence in 2021. The tour included the Estero and Grand Rapids stops for the second time and the Orlando stop for a second time but at a different venue. [8]

On 17 July 2023, For King & Country announced that they will be continuing their A Drummer Boy Christmas Tour that winter. [9] The band announced 18 dates, where it began on 25 November 2023, at the Now Arena in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, and conclude on 22 December 2023 at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee, for the third consecutive year. [10] The tour saw the band returning to Houston, Fort Worth and Minneapolis for the first time since 2021, a return to California and Arizona for the first time since the 2020 edition, and new stops such as the ones in Nevada, Oregon and Washington. [11] The tour also saw the band bringing the tour to Canada for the first time. [11]

On 22 July 2024, the band announced "A Drummer Boy Christmas | The 2024 Tour Experience" which will feature 6 shows at the Beacon Theatre in New York City, the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles and the band's 5th consecutive year with Christmas performances at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville. [12] On 4 September, the band announced a performance on 12 December at Indigo at The O2 in London, which will be the band's first performance in Europe in 6 years. [13] On 13 September, they announced a second show.

On 16 July 2025, the band announced "A Drummer Boy Christmas: The Only 2025 Live Appearances", after spending the year on hiatus from both touring and releasing music up to that point. The tour has 15 shows at 8 theaters across the United States, including a 5-night residency at the Grand Ole Opry House, the band's longest in history. [14] [15] [16]

Tour dates

List of 2020 concerts, showing date, city, country and venue
DateCityCountryVenue
12 November 2020 Norco United StatesSilver Lake Sports Complex
13 November 2020 Roseville Denio's Market
14 November 2020 Tulare International Agri-Center
15 November 2020 Pasadena Rose Bowl
20 November 2020 El Paso El Paso County Coliseum
21 November 2020 Glendale Gila River Arena
22 November 2020 Tucson Pima County Fairgrounds
28 November 2020 [a] Arlington Globe Life Park
29 November 2020 Nashville Ryman Auditorium
3 December 2020 Robstown Borchard Fairgrounds
4 December 2020 College Station Reed Arena
5 December 2020 [a] Houston The MET Church
6 December 2020 [a] Cedar Park H-E-B Center at Cedar Park
10 December 2020 Dade City Joy-Lan Drive-In
11 December 2020 Lakeland Silver Moon Drive-In
12 December 2020 [a] Ocala Ocala Drive-In
13 December 2020 Estero Hertz Arena
18 December 2020 Orlando Central Florida Fairgrounds
19 December 2020 West Palm Beach South Florida Fairgrounds
20 December 2020 Pensacola Five Flags Speedway
List of 2021 concerts, showing date, city, country and venue
DateCityCountryVenue
27 November 2021 Grand Rapids United States Van Andel Arena
28 November 2021 Louisville KFC Yum! Center
2 December 2021 Oklahoma City Chesapeake Energy Arena
3 December 2021 Fort Worth Dickies Arena
4 December 2021Houston Toyota Center
5 December 2021Cedar ParkH-E-B Center at Cedar Park
9 December 2021 Des Moines Wells Fargo Arena
10 December 2021 Sioux Falls Denny Sanford Premier Center
11 December 2021 Minneapolis Target Center
12 December 2021 Omaha Baxter Arena
16 December 2021 St. Louis Enterprise Center
17 December 2021 Columbus Schottenstein Center
18 December 2021 Duluth Gas South Arena
19 December 2021NashvilleRyman Auditorium
List of 2022 concerts, showing date, city, country and venue
DateCityCountryVenue
26 November 2022 Kansas City United States T-Mobile Center
27 November 2022 Dallas American Airlines Center
1 December 2022 Lowell Tsongas Center
2 December 2022 Baltimore Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena
3 December 2022 Hershey Giant Center
4 December 2022 Cleveland Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
8 December 2022EsteroHertz Arena
9 December 2022 Tampa Amalie Arena
10 December 2022 Orlando Amway Center
11 December 2022 Greensboro Greensboro Coliseum
15 December 2022 Indianapolis Gainbridge Fieldhouse
16 December 2022 Fort Wayne Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
17 December 2022Grand RapidsVan Andel Arena
18 December 2022NashvilleRyman Auditorium
19 December 2022
List of 2023 concerts, showing date, city, country and venue
DateCityCountryVenue
25 November 2023 Hoffman Estates United States Now Arena
26 November 2023MinneapolisTarget Center
30 November 2023 West Valley City Maverik Center
1 December 2023 Boise ExtraMile Arena
2 December 2023 Everett Angel of the Winds Arena
3 December 2023 Portland Moda Center
4 December 2023 Abbotsford Canada Abbotsford Centre
7 December 2023 Henderson United States Dollar Loan Center
8 December 2023GlendaleDesert Diamond Arena
9 December 2023 Anaheim Honda Center
10 December 2023 Sacramento Golden 1 Center
14 December 2023 San Antonio AT&T Center
15 December 2023Fort WorthDickies Arena
16 December 2023 Tulsa BOK Center
17 December 2023HoustonToyota Center
20 December 2023NashvilleGrand Ole Opry House
21 December 2023
22 December 2023
List of 2024 concerts, showing date, city, country and venue
DateCityCountryVenue
1 December 2024 Los Angeles United States Peacock Theater
8 December 2024 New York City Beacon Theatre
9 December 2024
11 December 2024 London United Kingdom Indigo at The O2
12 December 2024
17 December 2024NashvilleUnited StatesGrand Ole Opry House
18 December 2024
19 December 2024
20 December 2024
List of 2024 concerts, showing date, city, country and venue
DateCityCountryVenue
2 December 2025OrlandoUnited States Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts
3 December 2025
5 December 2025 Grand Prairie [b] Texas Trust CU Theatre
6 December 2025 Sugar Land [c] Smart Financial Centre
8 December 2025 Atlanta Fox Theatre
9 December 2025St. Louis The Fabulous Fox
10 December 2025Minneapolis Orpheum Theatre
11 December 2025
12 December 2025 Rosemont [d] Rosemont Theatre
13 December 2025
15 December 2025NashvilleGrand Ole Opry House
16 December 2025
17 December 2025
18 December 2025
19 December 2025


Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 2 shows.
  2. ↑ Listed as Dallas in promotional material.
  3. ↑ Listed as Houston in promotional material.
  4. ↑ Listed as Chicago in promotional material.

References

  1. ↑ Longs, Herb (7 October 2020). "for King & Country To Launch Holiday Drive-In Tour In November : Music Row". Music Row. Archived from the original on 2 November 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  2. ↑ Cluver, Ross (7 October 2020). "for KING & COUNTRY to Partner with Salvation Army on Christmas Tour – CCM Magazine". CCM Magazine . Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  3. ↑ Clarks, Jessie (7 October 2020). "For KING & COUNTRY Announce Christmas Drive-In Tour". The Christian Beat. Archived from the original on 9 April 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  4. ↑ "For King & Country To Launch Christmas Tour This Holiday Season". MusicRow.com. 27 July 2021. Archived from the original on 23 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  5. ↑ Longs, Herb (26 July 2021). "For KING & COUNTRY Announce 2021 'A Drummer Boy Christmas Tour'". TCB. Archived from the original on 23 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  6. ↑ "2022 Christmas Tour". for KING & COUNTRY. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  7. ↑ Clarks, Jessie (26 July 2022). "For KING & COUNTRY Announces 2022 Christmas Tour". TCB. Archived from the original on 23 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  8. ↑ Cluver, Ross (26 July 2022). "FOR KING + COUNTRY Announces 'A DRUMMER BOY CHRISTMAS | The 2022 TOUR Experience'". CCM Magazine. Archived from the original on 23 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  9. ↑ "for KING and COUNTRY Announces 2023 Christmas Tour". www.jesusfreakhideout.com. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  10. ↑ Clarks, Jessie (17 July 2023). "For KING + COUNTRY Announces 2023 Christmas Tour". TCB. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  11. 1 2 "A Drummer Boy Christmas Tour 2023". for KING & COUNTRY. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  12. ↑ "for KING + COUNTRY Announce 2024 Christmas Dates". gospelmusic.org. 22 July 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  13. ↑ "for KING & COUNTRY - See you soon London.. December 12th to be exact! 🎄 We're bringing "A Drummer Boy Christmas" across the pond to Indigo at the O2, and we want YOU🫵🏽 to be there. Our very first show in London, and our first ever international Christmas show.. my, it's going to be quite the special evening. 🇬🇧 Tickets will go on sale to the general public Friday, 6 September at 10AM local, but we want you to have first access to the very best seats…. starting NOW! Use code DRUMMER to reserve yours, and we'll look forward to ringing in the most wonderful time of the year together very soon". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  14. ↑ "for KING & COUNTRY Returns with Christ-Centered Christmas Tour after Year Hiatus - Milton Quintanilla". Crosswalk.com. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  15. ↑ "Grand Ole Opry House Announces Holiday Residency With for KING + COUNTRY". gospelmusic.org. 21 July 2025. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  16. ↑ "Grand Ole Opry House Announces Holiday Residency With For KING + COUNTRY - TCB - For KING + COUNTRY". 16 July 2025. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
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