Multi-Platinum selling group Casting Crowns will start a brand new 40 city journey this spring in support of the band's most anticipated studio album, Thrive.

The group plans on debuting the album on January 28. The Thrive Tour will include Grammy Award winning worship leader Laura Story, and reigning GMA New Artist of the Year, for King & Country. The tour begins on Feb. 20 in Lexington, KY, and will go throughout the spring performing at major cities, including Orlando, Charlotte, Raleigh, Tampa, Minneapolis, Greenville, Houston, and Grand Rapids, to name a few of the stops.

Last year, Casting Crowns won several honors including three Grammy nominations, an RIAA 2x multi-Platinum certification, and multiple RIAA Gold certifications, with overall album sales exceeding eight million.

The Thrive Tour will comprise of some Casting Crowns' greatest hits as well as songs from the new album.

The songs on Thrive are the same tunes songwriter/ lead singer Mark Hall has been teaching his pupils at Eagle's Landing First Baptist Church in Atlanta, where he works as youth pastor.

The reason behind the tour is for these songs to inspire believers to learn more about Jesus Christ so that they are totally prepared to reach out and share their faith with other people. 50% of the songs on the Thrive are concentrated on "reaching out," while the other half of the album is dedicated to perseverance in the Christian faith.

Tickets for all tour dates are presented at the band's official website www.CastingCrowns.com. Additionally, special VIP add-on tickets are also available at most shows, and feature a pre-show Q&A with Casting Crowns and an autographed copy of the Thrive album.

The Thrive Tour is partnering with Christian humanitarian organization World Vision. More information is available at - www.worldvision.org. World Vision delivers aid to nearly 100 million people in approximately 100 countries by confronting the causes of poverty and inequality.

Casting Crowns has assisted to create over 70,000 child sponsorships for World Vision thus far.

CASTING CROWNS - THE THRIVE TOUR - SPRING 2014

February
February 20 - Lexington, KY | Rupp Arena
February 21 - Ft. Wayne, IN | Memorial Coliseum
February 22 - Getzville, NY | The Chapel at Crosspoint
February 27 - Salisbury, MD | Wicomico Arena
February 28 - Portland, ME | Cumberland County Civic Center

March
March 1 - Amherst, MA | Mullins Center (University of MA at Amherst)
March 2 - Philadelphia, PA | The Liacouras Center
March 4 - Salem, VA | Salem Civic Center
March 6 - Johnson City, TN | Freedom Hall
March 7 - Charlotte, NC | Bojangles Coliseum
March 8 - Raleigh, NC | PNC Arena
March 13 - Plymouth, MI | Northridge Church
March 14 - Hoffman Estates | Sears Centre
March 15 - Carbondale, IL | SIU Arena
March 20 - Hershey, PA | Giant Center
March 21 - Newark, NJ | Prudential Center
March 22 - Baltimore, MD | Baltimore Arena
March 27 - Gainesville, FL | Stephen C. O'Connell Center (U of F)
March 28 - Tampa, FL | Sun Dome Arena
March 29 - Orlando, FL | Calvary Assembly

April
April 3 - Independence, MO | Independence Events Center
April 4 - Sioux Falls, SD | Sioux Falls Arena
April 5 - Minneapolis, MN | Target Center
April 6 - Duluth, MN | DECC Amsoil Arena
April 8 - Fargo, ND | Fargo Dome
April 10 - Cedar Rapids, IA | US Cellular Center
April 11 - Milwaukee, WI |Milwaukee Theater
April 12 - St. Charles, MO | Family Arena
April 17 - Knoxville, TN | Knoxville Civic Auditorium and Coliseum
April 18 - Tupelo, MS | Bancorp South Center
April 19 - Greenville, SC | Bon Secours Wellness Arena
April 24 - Wichita Falls, TX | Kay Yeager Coliseum
April 25 - Lubbock, TX | City Bank Coliseum
April 26 - The Woodlands, TX | The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion

May
May 1 - Grand Rapids, MI | Van Andel Arena
May 2 - Columbus, OH | Schottenstein Center
May 3 - Charleston, WV | Charleston Civic Center