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A Drummer Boy Christmas Tour

A Drummer Boy Christmas Tour

2020–23 concert tour by For King & Country

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.

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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.[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]

Set list

2020

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]

Set 1
  1. "In the Bleak Midwinter"
  2. "Joy to the World"
  3. "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel"
  4. "Won't You Come"
  5. "Baby Boy"
  6. "Fine Fine Life"
  7. "Glorious"
  8. "Angels We Have Heard on High"
  9. "To the Dreamers"
  10. "Go Tell It on the Mountain"
  11. "Together"
  12. "Busted Heart (Hold On to Me)"
  13. "The Proof of Your Love"
Set 2
  1. "Introit"
  2. "Amen"
  3. "Fix My Eyes"
  4. "Fight on, Fighter"
  5. "Run Wild"
  6. "It's Not Over Yet"
  7. "O Come, All Ye Faithful"
  8. "The Carol of Joseph (I Believe in You)"
  9. "Silent Night"
  10. "Burn the Ships"
  11. "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing"
  12. "Heavenly Hosts"
  13. "Shoulders"
  14. "God Only Knows"
  15. "A Christmas Monologue"
  16. "Little Drummer Boy"
Encore
  1. "Joy"
2021

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]

Set 1
  1. "In the Bleak Midwinter"
  2. "Joy to the World"
  3. "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel"
  4. "Won't You Come"
  5. "Baby Boy"
  6. "Glorious"
  7. "Angels We Have Heard on High"
  8. "Go Tell It on the Mountain"
  9. "Do You Hear What I Hear?"
  10. "Priceless"
  11. "Burn the Ships"
  12. "Together"
Set 2
  1. "Relate"
  2. "Fix My Eyes"
  3. "For God Is With Us"
  4. "O Come, All Ye Faithful"
  5. "Silent Night"
  6. "Shoulders"
  7. "The Proof of Your Love"
  8. "Heavenly Hosts"
  9. "God Only Knows"
  10. "Little Drummer Boy"
Encore
  1. "Joy"
2022

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]

Set 1
  1. "In the Bleak Midwinter"
  2. "Joy to the World"
  3. "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel"
  4. "Won't You Come"
  5. "Baby Boy"
  6. "Glorious"
  7. "Angels We Have Heard on High"
  8. "Go Tell It on the Mountain"
  9. "Do You Hear What I Hear?"
  10. "Unsung Hero"
  11. "Harmony"
  12. "Burn the Ships"
  13. "Together"
Set 2
  1. "Relate"
  2. "Fix My Eyes"
  3. "Love Me Like I Am"
  4. "For God Is With Us"
  5. "O Come, All Ye Faithful"
  6. "Silent Night"
  7. "Shoulders"
  8. "The Proof of Your Love"
  9. "Heavenly Hosts"
  10. "God Only Knows"
  11. "A Christmas Monologue"
  12. "Little Drummer Boy"
Encore
  1. "Joy"
2023

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]

Set 1
  1. "In the Bleak Midwinter"
  2. "Joy to the World"
  3. "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel"
  4. "Won't You Come"
  5. "Baby Boy"
  6. "Glorious"
  7. "Angels We Have Heard on High"
  8. "Go Tell It on the Mountain"
  9. "Do You Hear What I Hear?"
  10. "Unsung Hero"
  11. "Harmony"
  12. "Burn the Ships"
  13. "Together"
Set 2
  1. "Relate"
  2. "Fix My Eyes"
  3. "Love Me Like I Am"
  4. "Priceless"
  5. "For God Is With Us"
  6. "O Come, All Ye Faithful"
  7. "Silent Night"
  8. "Shoulders"
  9. "The Proof of Your Love"
  10. "Heavenly Hosts"
  11. "God Only Knows"
Encore
  1. "A Christmas Monologue"
  2. "Little Drummer Boy"
  3. "Joy"

Tour dates

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Notes

  1. 2 shows.

References

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    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.
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    "for KING and COUNTRY Announces 2023 Christmas Tour". www.jesusfreakhideout.com. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
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    "for KING & COUNTRY Concert Setlist at Target Center, Minneapolis on December 11, 2021". setlist.fm. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
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    "for KING & COUNTRY Live A Drummer Boy Christmas Tour The Opry House Nashville, TN 12/19/22". YouTube. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
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    "for KING & COUNTRY Concert Setlist at Now Arena, Hoffman Estates on November 25, 2023". setlist.fm. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
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