Winter Jam Tour Spectacular

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Winter Jam Tour Spectacular
Genre Christian rock, Christian rap, contemporary Christian music
DatesJanuary - April (East Coast)
November (West Coast)
Location(s)East Coast (1995–present)
West Coast (2011–2017; 2023)
Years active1995–present
Founders NewSong
Website www.jamtour.com

Winter Jam Tour Spectacular, also referred to as simply Winter Jam (and formerly known as January Jam from 1995 to 2000), is an annual American music tour featuring contemporary Christian music artists of all genres, stunt and/or comedy performances, as well as a tour speaker. It is the United States' largest annual Christian Music Tour. [1]

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Conceived and created in 1995, as "January Jam", by contemporary Christian music 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 2024 tour, the Winter Jam Tour Spectacular has toured all over the United States of America. Tickets are not required for the tour, as a $10 general admission is collected at the door of each arena, [2] though this was raised to a $15 suggested donation in 2018. [3] In 2010 the tour was rated the number two tour in the world. [4] As of April 2011, they reported more than half a million in total attendance for the Winter Jam Tour Spectacular 2011, first quarter, attendance, and 90,000 "decisions for Christ" for. The tour outpaced attendance for all other tours in the first quarter of 2011, including Bon Jovi, U2, X Factor Live, Lady Gaga, Brad Paisley and Justin Bieber, according to Pollstar's 2011 Worldwide First Quarter Ticket Sales "Top 100 Tour" chart. [5]

In 2011, Winter Jam started doing the West Coast Tour in November of each year until 2018. The two tours were later combined to have both West Coast and East Coast dates starting in 2023.

Artist Lineup By Year

East Coast

YearArtistsOther Performer(s)Ref.
2001 [6]
2002 [7]
2003 [8]
2004 Brock Gill (illusionist) [9] [10]
2005 [11]
2006David Nasser (speaker)

Sphere of Fear Motorcycle Stunt Show

 [12]

[13]

2007Tony Nolan (speaker)

Andre The Hollywood Cowboy

"The President" John Morgan

 [14]
2008Tony Nolan (speaker)

Real Encounter's Xtreme BMX Skate Team

 [15]
2009Tony Nolan (speaker) [16]
2010Tony Nolan (speaker) [17]
2011Tony Nolan (speaker) [18]
2012Nick Hall (speaker)

Brock Gill (illusionist)

 [19]
2013Nick Hall (speaker) [20]
2014Nick Hall (speaker) [21]
2015Tony Nolan (speaker) [22]
2016Tony Nolan (speaker) [23]
2017Tony Nolan (speaker)

Sadie Robertson

[24]

[25]

2018Nick Hall (speaker)

John Crist (comedian)

 [26]

[27]

2019Greg Steir (speaker)

Zane Black (speaker)

 [28]

[29]

2020Greg Steir (speaker)

Zane Black (speaker)

Louie Giglio

[30]

[31]

2021(Weekend Tour) [32]
2022Shane Pruitt (speaker) [33]
2023Zane Black (speaker) [34]
2024Zane Black (speaker)

Joseph O'Brien

 [35]
2025Zane Black (speaker) [36]

West Coast

YearArtistsOther Performer(s)Ref.
2011Tony Nolan (speaker) [37]
2012Nick Hall (speaker) [38]
2013Nick Hall (speaker) [39]
2014Tony Nolan (speaker)

Jared Emerson

 [40]
2015Tony Nolan (speaker)

Sadie Robertson

[41]
2016Tony Nolan (speaker) [42]

[43]

2017Nick Hall (speaker) [44]
2023Zane Black (speaker) [45]

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