Forrest Frank tour ranks among music’s biggest acts
Forrest Frank has become one of the biggest draws in live music, with his Jesus Generation Tour ranking fifth among touring acts worldwide.
Frank reached No. 5 on Pollstar’s LIVE75 chart, which ranks artists by average ticket sales during the previous 30 days. He was the only Christian artist in the top five.
The tour averaged 18,175 tickets sold per show across 12 reported concerts. Frank ranked behind Bad Bunny, BTS, Luke Combs and Iron Maiden, but ahead of Tame Impala, Aitana, Rawayana and the joint Ne-Yo and Akon tour.
Pollstar noted that the four artists ahead of Frank were playing mostly stadiums. Frank’s tour, by comparison, was booked primarily in arenas. His 29-city Jesus Generation Tour opened June 1 before a sold-out crowd of 17,717 at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
The largest reported crowd came June 15 at Hersheypark Stadium in Pennsylvania, where 27,365 tickets were sold. Another 23,667 attended the June 19 concert at GEODIS Park in Nashville.
The June 12 concert at Jiffy Lube Live in Bristow, Virginia, drew 22,392 people. Frank’s largest reported arena crowd was 18,222 at a sold-out June 16 concert at Lenovo Center in Raleigh, North Carolina.
The tour also placed Frank at No. 12 on Pollstar’s Global Concert Pulse, which measures artists by average box-office revenue over the previous three months. His concerts were averaging about $1.46 million in ticket sales per show.
Jesus is my Savior, and I’m alive when I worship Him
Tori Kelly, Cory Asbury and The Figs are joining Frank on the tour. The concerts have included worship and prayer along with Frank’s music. At the Nashville stop, Frank asked people in the crowd to pray for those around them who were seeking spiritual help or encouragement.
Frank first became widely known as part of the pop duo Surfaces. He later began recording solo music centered openly on his Christian faith.
His album “Child of God” helped establish him as one of Christian music’s fastest-rising artists. The follow-up, “Child of God II,” reached No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Christian Albums chart.
Frank has said he tries not to put pressure on himself to create a particular response from listeners.
“As long as I’m putting the truth of the Gospel in the songs, and if I can recognize the Holy Spirit in the music, then I know that He’s going to be doing the work because I don’t put any pressure on it,” he told The Christian Post.
Frank said Christian music gave him a sense of purpose he had not found while making pop music.
“Jesus is my Savior, and I’m alive when I worship Him,” he said. “Once I started making Christian music and worshiping Him, going back to making pop music is like air. There’s no substance in it for me personally.”
Frank also is preparing to release a new album, “The Jesus Generation.”
–Alan Goforth
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