NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Jan. 9, 2024 – Chart-topping band We Are Messengers has announced plans to extend its Where The Joy Is Tour this spring, following a successful 39-city run last fall. Presented by Compassion International, the 28-city spring leg features special guests Ben Fuller and Jonathan Traylor. Launching March 7, in Waco, Texas, the Where The Joy Is Tour will travel to cities in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Mississippi, Illinois, Kansas, Nebraska, Ohio, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan and Florida before wrapping up in Savannah, Ga., on April 21.
 
The Where The Joy Is Tour takes its name from We Are Messengers’ brand new upcoming studio release. Some tour dates will offer a special pre-sale ticket opportunity for fans beginning Wednesday, Jan. 10, at 10 a.m. local time through Thursday, Jan. 11, at 10 p.m. local time. General on-sale will begin Friday, Jan 12, at 10 a.m. local time. Ticket options in most markets include a VIP package offering an artist Q&A with We Are Messengers frontman Darren Mulligan, best seats in the house, early entry and a VIP exclusive tour laminate. Information on concert dates and ticket links can be found at wearemessengersmusic.com.

WE ARE MESSENGERS – WHERE THE JOY IS TOUR – SPRING 2024
Additional dates to be added. Dates and venues subject to change without notice. 

MARCH
7 – Waco, TX –  Waco Hippodrome Theatre
8 – Houston, TX – Woodlands Church
9 – San Angelo, TX – San Angelo Performing Arts Center
10 – Woodward, OK – Woodward High School Auditorium
11 – Fort Smith, AR – ArcBest Performing Arts Center
14 – Tupelo, MS – Cadence Bank Arena
15 – Marion, IL – Marion Cultural and Civic Center
16 – Hays, KS – Beach/Schmidt Performing Arts Center
17 – Grand Island, NE – GI Free Church
19  - Pharr, TX – Center Church
22 – Tyler, TX – Flint Baptist Church
23 – Selma, TX – Real Life Amphitheater
24 – Corpus Christi, TX – Church of Hope
 
April
4 – Massillon, OH – RiverTree Jackson Church
5 – Lake Geneva, WI – Lakeland Community Church
6 – Brainerd, MN – Gichi-ziibi Center for the Arts
7 – Green Bay, WI – Green Bay Community Church
8 – Eau Claire, WI – RCU Theatre at the Pablo Center at the Confluence
11 – Toledo, OH – Nitschke Auditorium – University of Toledo
12 – Williamsburg, MI – New Hope Community Church
13 – Muskegon/Fruitport, MI – Calvary Christian Schools
14 – Mckenzie, TN – Crisp Arena
17 – Sebring, FL – First Baptist Church Sebring
18 – New Port Richey, FL – First Baptist Church
19 – St. Petersburg, FL – Calvary Chapel St. Petersburg
20 – Lakeland, FL – Victory Church
21 – Savannah, GA – Savannah Christian Preparatory School – Eckburg Gym
 

ABOUT WE ARE MESSENGERS
We Are Messengers has over 409 million career streams, over 2.9 billion airplay audience, and a multi-week #1 Billboard radio song (“Come What May”), along with six Top 5 and ten Top 10 Christian Airplay hits with “Image of God,” “Power,” “Maybe It’s Ok,” “Magnify,” “Point To You,” “Love,” “Everything Comes Alive,” “God With Us,” “This Is Jesus” and “From Heaven To Earth (Joy To The World).” The band has had multiple sync film and TV placements on major networks including Lionsgate, MTV and CBC. We Are Messengers has played for a live audience of over 2 million people across 40 states and 5 countries, including selling out shows in the Netherlands, England, and lead vocalist Darren Mulligan’s native Ireland. Following consecutive USA arena tours with TobyMac and Casting Crowns, the band headlined the Wholehearted Tour in 2022. In the spring of 2023, We Are Messengers hit the road again with fellow artists Casting Crowns on The Healer Tour. The Dove-nominated and K-LOVE Fan Award winning group’s new radio single, “Wholehearted,” is available now. For more information, visit wearemessengersmusic.com.

ABOUT BEN FULLER
Music has taken Ben Fuller’s life and made it into something he never would have dreamed. Ben grew up in Southern Vermont on his family dairy farm working alongside his father. He'd pass the time by singing to old classic country tunes as he witnessed first-hand the hard work and dedication it took to run a farm. The songs never stopped and somewhere between the farm and college, he picked up a guitar and never looked back.  Due to generations of hurt in his family, Ben struggled with certain aspects of growing up and turned to cocaine and alcohol at a young age. In 2015, Ben got involved in a devastating drug-fueled relationship which led him to understand better the other side of addiction. In addition, come 2017, he abruptly lost his best friend to a heroin overdose and his entire outlook on life shifted.
 
Motivated to change, Ben moved to Nashville to pursue a career as a country singer in late 2018. A family Ben was close with invited him to church one Sunday and as he walked the halls into the auditorium filled with 3,000 people, he knew one day he would sing "that kind of music" for the rest of his life. Falling face-first into his newfound relationship with Jesus, he began writing with a burning desire to share what God did to turn his life around. Today, Ben lives completely sober, while sharing his story filled with hope, mercy, and grace. By turning his testimony into songs, he has been rejuvenated with a new passion and mission; to share his story with the world and all who are ready to listen. Ben’s self-titled album releases on Provident Label Group/Sony Music in October and includes the hit radio single “Who I Am.” For more information, visit BenFullerOfficial.com.

ABOUT JONATHAN TRAYLOR
Jonathan Traylor signals the coming of a new generation of faith music—an authentic melting pot of Worship, Christian and Gospel influences, marked by captivating songs and anchored by a heartfelt passion for ministry. The Dallas-raised performer is a world-class singer/songwriter, producer, musician and dancer who grew up listening to pioneering gospel influences Kirk Franklin and Tye Tribbett, and was inspired by their ability to use contemporary sounds and high-energy stage performances to infuse the culture with the message of the Gospel. His debut project on Motown Gospel/Capitol CMG, The Unknown, released in 2020. For more information, visit jonathantraylormusic.com.