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10/22/2009 - The Creation Festivals Announce New Location and New Dates for the 2010 Northwest Event
Nashville, TN (October 22, 2009) - America's largest Christian music and teaching festivals, the Creation
Festivals, announce a new venue for the annual Creation Northwest. Creation 2010 is “going green” with
this exciting new move. After twelve amazing years in the high desert and extreme heat at the Gorge
Amphitheater; Creation Festival Northwest is moving to the picturesque, green valley at Enumclaw Expo
Center in Enumclaw, Washington.
The Enumclaw Expo Center, also known as the home to the King County Fair, will be the perfect setting
to carry on the Creation tradition of paying “Tribute to our Creator." Generations have come to love and
cherish the seclusion of the Creation Festivals - the Enumclaw Expo Center carries on this tradition with
spectacular views of Mt. Rainier and the beautiful landscape of the great Northwest.
"We are extremely excited to see God provide this great new venue for Creation Festival Northwest. God
continually amazes us with His grace and provision. What a gorgeous place with Mt. Rainier as the backdrop
for the camping areas and the Fairgrounds;" says Pastor Harry Thomas, co-founder and director of
the Creation Festivals. "As Creation 2010 Northwest embraces the beauty of Mt. Rainier, green valleys
and cooler temperatures, we are believing for the Lord to do great things for the thousands in attendance.”
The Enumclaw Expo Center in Enumclaw, Washington is conveniently accessible to many of the
Northwest's major metropolitan cities. This close proximity will allow for a better commute for fans and
ticket purchasers, while putting major highways, hotels and the like within a short driving distance.
The new dates for Creation 2010 Northwest are July 21 - July 24, 2010. This summer will prove to be
another stellar festival, as Creation provides an experience like none other with jam packed entertainment,
world renowned speakers, exciting festival extras, and much more.
For more information about Creation Northeast and Northwest, log onto www.creationfest.com.
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8/27/2009 - 2nd Annual Creation Festival: The Tour Announces Routing for Stellar Fall Events
Nashville, TN (August 26, 2009) - Creation Festival: The Tour hits the road for a second time this fall and is pleased to announce the dates and cities for its one-of-a-kind traveling experience. Kicking off September 14 in Music City USA, Nashville, TN, the tour will make stops in 30-plus cities across the nation and will include an element of local outreach in each city. Tickets for many of the dates are currently on-sale through iTickets.com.
Patterned after the Creation Festivals, the nation's largest Christian music festival and the premier name in Christian music events, this "mini Creation on wheels" will be headlined by the multi-Platinum and three time Grammy Award-winning band, Jars of Clay, along with rock-sensation, Thousand Foot Krutch. Audio Unplugged, featuring Mark Stuart and Will McGinniss from the Grammy Award-winning rock band, Audio Adrenaline, are also a part of the tour, performing their record-breaking classics and sharing stories from the heart. The star-studded line up is rounded out by the new soulful pop sensation on Gotee Records, B. Reith, Forefront Recording artist, This Beautiful Republic, and highly anticipated pop-punk band, FM Static. Pastor Harry Thomas, Creation Festival director and co-founder, will also join the tour on many dates.
Mark Stuart exclaims "Creation has always been an excellent experience for us and we can't wait for this tour to kick off! Will and I are pumped to share our music and stories on stage with some of our favorite artists. We're definitely looking forward to seeing fans of `Audio A' from the past and making new friends as we take the stage as
Audio Unplugged."
Creation Festival: The Tour sets out to not only provide an exciting evening of great music and ministry, but also to provide attendees with something no other tour can provide. iTunes has teamed up with Creation Festival: The Tour to give away an exclusive tour branded iTunes card featuring a special collection of 20 free songs. Every person attending the tour will receive the card absolutely free. Creation will also provide a pre-tour sampler, available to every visitor to www.creationfesttour.com. Details on the website promotion and launch date will be released in the days ahead.
Nick Kulb, producer of Creation Festival: The Tour states "We have aligned ourselves with proper partners and promoters to ensure each attendee gets a tremendous amount of entertainment for one low price. Our teaming up with iTunes to provide each person with a plethora of free music is a small, yet valuable incentive, and will ensure that families from all over the nation receive one great night of music, ministry, and fun." Additional elements, ministry opportunities and highlights will be added to the tour, with many announcements forthcoming.
For up to the minute information about Creation Festival: The Tour, please visit www.creationfesttour.com.
Tour Dates:
9.14 - Nashville, TN
9.17 - Springfield, MO
9.18 - Wichita, KS
9.19 - Longview, TX
9.20 - Baton Rouge, LA
9.22 - Dallas, TX
9.24 - New Albany, IN
9.25 - Wheaton, IL
9.26 - Excelsior Springs, MO
9.27 - Marion, OH
10.2 - Arvada, CO
10.3 - Salina, KS
10.4 - Dodge City, KS
10.8 - Frederick, MD
10.9 - Greenville, SC
10.10 - Atlanta, GA
10.11 - Panama City, FL
10.15 - Lancaster, PA
10.16 - Rochester, NY
10.17 - Erie, PA
10.19 - Grand Rapids, MI
10.29 - San Bernardino, CA
10.30 - Las Vegas, NV
10.31 - Phoenix, AZ
11.1 - Albuquerque, NW
11.3 - Farmington, NM
11.5 - Sacramento, CA
11.6 - Portland, OR
11.7 - Seattle, WA
11.8 - Kalispell, MT
11.12 - North Platte, NE
11.13 - Cedar Rapids, IA
11.14 - St. Louis, MO
11.15 - Effingham, IL
* Dates and venues subject to change
For tickets go to:
http://www.creationfesttour.com/dates.php
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7/14/2009 - Creation Festival Brings the Creation Festival Experience on the Road
Creation Festivals, the nation's largest Christian music festival and the premier name in Christian music events, is pleased to announce the 2nd annual Creation Festival: The Tour. Kicking off on September 17th, the "mini Creation Festival on wheels" will allow fans across the country to experience one night of music, teaching, fun, and tremendous extras.
The multi-Platinum and three time Grammy Award-winning band, Jars of Clay, will headline the 25+ city tour, along with rock-sensation, Thousand Foot Krutch. Audio Unplugged, featuring Mark Stuart and Will McGinniss from the Grammy Award-winning rock band, Audio Adrenaline, will also storm back onto the music scene via Creation Festival: The Tour. They will share stories of hope, grace, and challenges from their 17 year long career, along with a message and altar call, intertwined with a time of worship and classic Audio Adrenaline hits that fans have grown to love. The star-studded line up is rounded out by the new soulful pop sensation on Gotee Records, B. Reith, Forefront Recording artist, This Beautiful Republic and highly anticipated pop-punk band, FM Static.
"We are excited to bring Creation Festival: The Tour to so many cities this fall. The music, the visual, and the spirit behind the whole show is going to be amazing," exclaims Dan Haseltine, frontman for Jars of Clay.
Creation Festival: The Tour prides itself on its dedicated focus on ministry. Nick Kulb, producer of Creation Festival: The Tour states, "Our sole goal of this tour is to pay tribute to our Creator. It is a privilege to bring the Creation experience and these amazing artists out on the road this fall. We have spent countless hours in creating not just another concert, but an event that has unique features and focuses heavily on the ministry component, which is the foremost purpose of everything we do."
The evening will be jam packed with music, but will also provide time for the Gospel to be shared with all in attendance. The Tour is proud to be partnering, once again, with Interlinc and Youth Specialties, bringing an exciting youth leader experience out on the road. Youth leaders will be able to participate in exclusive meet & greets and talkbacks with artists, as well as get a sneak peak at exciting resources to help leaders connect with their youth through music and teaching. Creation is also proud to be able to offer some exciting extras exclusively for this tour. iTunes will be a part of the tour offering 20 free digital songs through an exclusive tour branded iTunes card. More tour extras and sponsor contributions will be announced shortly.
Creative Artists Agency is wrapping up final routing for Creation Festival: The Tour, with cities and dates to be announced shortly. John Huie, president of CAA Nashville, TN adds, "We are excited that Creation Festivals, the largest, most seasoned Christian festival, is taking its talent on the road and we are honored they asked CAA to book it."
Additional elements and highlights will be added to the tour, with many announcements forthcoming. For up to the minute information about Creation Festival: The Tour, please visit www.creationfesttour.com.
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3/27/2009 - The Nation's Largest Christian Music Festivals - The Creation Festivals - Announce Plans for Stellar 2009 Year
America's largest Christian music and teaching festivals, the Creation Festivals, are pleased to announce the line up for Creation Northeast and Northwest. Consistently voted as the "favorite festival," by Christian music fans, Creation Festival has proved to be the hallmark summer event. In two incredible settings, the Creation Festivals host the best Christian artists, the most compelling speakers, and stellar entertainment for one low price - the past three decades have proven that Creation continues to provide amazing events for youth, adults and everyone in between.
The 31st annual, Creation Northeast will be held June 24th – 27th at the Agape Farm in the beautiful mountain ranges of Mount Union, PA., and Creation Northwest will be marking its 12th year at the amazing Gorge Amphitheater in George, WA July 22nd – 25th. Tickets are available now through www.creationfest.com.
The festivals boast a powerhouse artist lineup that includes Relient K, Casting Crowns, Third Day, Chris Tomlin, Skillet, Family Force 5, Hawk Nelson, David Crowder Band, Thousand Foot Krutch, Red and many more, not to mention world renowned speakers including Joyce Meyer, Greg Laurie, Reggie Dabbs, Will Graham, Bob Lenz and Ron Luce. The "Fringe Stage" will feature the best the in alternative Christian artists, including Spoken, Disciple, The Classic Crime, Stellar Kart, John Reuben, We as Human, Reilly and more.
After the lights go down on the main stage, the entertainment continues at the Late Night Café. Each festival has a Creation Exclusive for fans attending on both coasts – Creation Northeast features AA Talks, with Audio Adrenaline, while Creation Northwest teams up with Hawk Nelson for an exclusive live DVD shoot and house party for Hawk Nelson's highly anticipated new album. Also appearing at both festivals is critically acclaimed comedian Kerri Pomarolli, as well as Creation's National Talent Search winners.
Creation Festival Co-Founder and Director, Pastor Harry Thomas states, "Creation is more than just fun and entertainment – it is a spiritually rewarding and enriching experience. Nothing can compare to tens of thousands of people praising God together, being a part of the candle-lighting service, or even or watching young people being baptized. We have ensured that the Festival features more than music and speaking and provides an overall experience that challenges Christians to be vessels and on fire for Christ – what happens at Creation changes one's walk with their Savior."
Providing for an intimate time of worship is an important goal at Creation. In doing so, Creation will partner with Integrity Music to provide a deeply enriching time of praise and worship each afternoon. In addition, the worship tent will offer a training conference for worship leaders, musicians and writers each afternoon. With distinct seminar classes ranging from songwriting to hands-on training for bands, worship leaders and musicians will have a rare opportunity to come together for teaching and fellowship.
The Creation Festival also strives to provide resources that will make the event an even better learning tool. Every afternoon there are special seminars on a variety of topics from keynote speakers. Creation has once again teamed up with Interlinc to provide youth leaders with excellent seminars and other resources, including a daily afternoon seminar lead by various festival speakers, talkback sessions where Group Leaders can meet and have candid discussions with some of the most popular artists appearing at the Festival, and a "VIP Youth Leader Tent," where leaders can get out of the sun, enjoy free snacks, look through an assortment of free literature and resources, and share ideas with other Youth Leaders.
An event for the entire family, both Creation Northeast and Northwest also feature a "Kid's Tent," which will have a program geared especially for children, including PureNRG, the Donut Man, the Bigsby Show, Phredd, the Stephen Courtney Band and Ryan and Friends will be joined by the Forgotten Friend Reptile Rescue. Each afternoon, kids gather under the trees in the “Kids Grove” for a special craft time, puppets and access to the petting zoo.
Creation provides additional entertainment and special features for all in attendance, including extreme games with climbing walls, spider jumps and sumo wrestling, a Skateboard and BMX ministry, a Gear Giveaway and a vendor Exhibit area with almost 200 booths with an assortment of merchandise and apparel available for purchase and ministries and colleges offering free literature and information.
While Creation continues to add to its overall entertainment and artist line-up, the festival has not raised prices in over a year and continues to be one of the most affordable summer events. Advance tickets range from $46.00 – $99.00 per person for the entire four day festival, providing the attendees with jam-packed entertainment, lodging and more for about $20.00 per day. On top of deeper discounts offered thru Creation's group rates, Creation offers free tickets to kids under 5 and has also established the "Carpooling to Creation" contest and the "Ticket Payment Plan" to help families and groups spread their dollars even further.
Nick Kulb, Director of Marketing & Sales sates "We stand by our loyal fans and hope to provide them with a fun, safe and enjoyable summer vacation for one low price. We trust the measures we have taken to keep costs low, as well as the new ticketing options offered, will help make the trip a little easier for every attendee."
For more information about Creation Northeast and Northwest, to view the complete program, for information on purchasing tickets or volunteering as staff, log onto www.creationfest.com. Media and press outlets looking to cover the festival onsite as a part of the Creation Press Pool, log onto www.creationfestpress.com.
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10/28/2008 - Creation Festival: The Tour Joins Forces with CCM Magazine Online for Exclusive Contest
Nashville, TN (October 28, 2008) – Creation Festival: The Tour and CCMMagazine.com are teaming together for an exclusive online contest. Four lucky music fans will win a prize pack including four tickets, meet & greet passes and more.
Beginning today, visitors to CCMMagazine.com can sign up for the contest by going to the contest page: http://www.ccmmagazine.com/just_for_you/giveaways/11583983/. Four winners – two this week and two next week – will be randomly chosen to win a 4-pack of tickets and meet & greet passes to Creation Festival: The Tour in the city of their choice. In addition, winners will also receive a “CD brick” with music from each band on the line-up and a Creation Festival Tour hoodie.
“We are excited about giving CCM fans the opportunity to see some of their favorite bands on Creation Festival: The Tour!” says CCMmagazine.com editor Lindsay Williams. “This tour has a terrific, diverse line-up, offering a little something for everyone. So, I think fans will really love the chance to get to come out to the shows and engage with these artists.”
Patterned after the Creation Festivals, the Tour is headlined by BEC Recordings band, Kutless, with special guests, Thousand Foot Krutch and Pillar, as well as female-fronted rock band, Fireflight and Run Kid Run. Integrity’s Worth Dying For provides a time of praise and worship and KJ-52 also performs and serves as MC for the night. World-renowned speaker, Bob Lenz, shares the gospel each night, with Pastor Harry Thomas, Creation Festival director and co-founder and Teen Mania’s founder, Ron Luce, joining the tour on select dates. A special “pre-show” kicks off the event, featuring performances by Esterlyn and Capital Lights.
“We are pleased to be partnering with CCM Magazine Online for this contest,” explains Nick Kulb, Tour Producer. “CCM has long been the go-to outlet for the best in Christian music and we’re excited to provide fans an opportunity see their favorite bands up close and in person. The Tour has been life-changing to this point with over 3,000 people making new decisions for Christ and hundreds of Compassion children sponsored. We hope to impact more lives throughout the rest of the tour and are happy that CCM fans are able to be a part of that.”
For full tour routing and up to the minute information about Creation Festival: The Tour, please visit www.creationfesttour.com. Ticketing information can be found online at iTickets.com by following this link: www.itickets.com/tours/663.html. The CCM Magazine Online contest can be found here: www.ccmmagazine.com/just_for_you/giveaways/11583983/.
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