| Tour by For King & Country | |
 Promotional poster for the tour | |
| Associated album | A Drummer Boy Christmas |
|---|---|
| Start date | 12 November 2020 |
| End date | 22 December 2023 |
| Legs | 4 |
| No. of shows | 71 |
| For King & Country concert chronology | |
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 and Canada.
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. [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]
This set list is representative of the show at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on November 15, 2020. It doesn't represent all shows from the tour in the respective year of touring. [12] [ better source needed ]
This set list is representative of the show at the Target Center in Minneapolis on December 11, 2021. It doesn't represent all shows from the tour in the respective year of touring. [13] [ better source needed ]
This set list is representative of the show at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville on December 19, 2022. It doesn't represent all shows from the tour in the respective year of touring. [14]
This set list is representative of the show at the Now Arena in Hoffman Estates on November 25, 2023. It doesn't represent all shows from the tour in the respective year of touring. [15] [ better source needed ]
| Date | City | Country | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 November 2020 | Norco | United States | Silver 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 [lower-alpha 1] | 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 [lower-alpha 1] | Houston | The MET Church | |
| 6 December 2020 [lower-alpha 1] | 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 [lower-alpha 1] | 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 |
| Date | City | Country | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 2021 | Houston | Toyota Center | |
| 5 December 2021 | Cedar Park | H-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 2021 | Nashville | Ryman Auditorium |
| Date | City | Country | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 2022 | Estero | Hertz 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 2022 | Grand Rapids | Van Andel Arena | |
| 18 December 2022 | Nashville | Ryman Auditorium | |
| 19 December 2022 |
| Date | City | Country | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 November 2023 | Hoffman Estates | United States | Now Arena |
| 26 November 2023 | Minneapolis | Target 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 2023 | Glendale | Desert 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 2023 | Fort Worth | Dickies Arena | |
| 16 December 2023 | Tulsa | BOK Center | |
| 17 December 2023 | Houston | Toyota Center | |
| 20 December 2023 | Nashville | Grand Ole Opry House | |
| 21 December 2023 | |||
| 22 December 2023 |
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