“We knew our fans would be great and support us but we had no idea to what extent. “My wife asked the same thing,” Powell laughed. So why would one of Christian music’s most successful bands choose to hold a farewell concert in a smaller, if historic, venue like the Ryman Auditorium, rather than some of Nashville’s larger venues? Nashville is always a unique town for us and we have a love for the town.” It will be, in a way, a last chance to see them and say thank you to them. “We have so many friends and people behind the scenes that work in management, business management, booking, label, all those people. “It’s going to be a big party in Nashville,” Powell says.
The farewell trek includes three nights at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, on June 18, 19 and 23. What those guys are doing fits well with Third Day.” Zach and I did several shows together last year and became fast friends with him. He’s been on the road with us a few times and we love his writing and music and him as a person. “Matt Maher is at the very top of that list. “It just came down to who are our friends and who do we want to have in front of our fans to say goodbye with,” Powell says. Joining them will be Matt Maher, with special appearances from Zach Williams, Crowder and We Are Messengers on certain dates. I think saying farewell is the best way to say it.” I don’t know the right terminology for that. The hard thing about it is I don’t want to say we are breaking up, because we are not. There was a lot going on in our personal lives as fathers, husbands and as individuals, I think we realized it was time to move on to different seasons in our lives. “I think we are ready to call it a day on Third Day, if you will.
“We just reached a point where we knew it was time,” Powell tells MusicRow. While many bands opt for longer, drawn out farewell treks, Third Day’s 20-date tour will launch tonight with two shows in Seattle, Washington, and wrap June 27 with a show at the iconic Red Rocks Amphitheater in Colorado. The band’s impetus came from Georgia high school buddies, vocalist/songwriter Mac Powell and guitarist Mark Lee.The band initially signed with Reunion Records and in 1996 released its self-titled debut album, a blend of southern rock grooves and inspirational lyrics, wielded by Powell’s blowtorch of a voice. The band would later align with Essential Records.Īlong the way, the band’s Powell, Lee and drummer David Carr have earned four Grammy Awards, released 13 full-length studio albums (including 2017’s Revival, which was recorded in Muscle Shoals), and given music fans classics including “Come Together,” “Soul On Fire,” and “Call My Name.” On Wednesday (May 30), Christian rock band Third Day will embark on their farewell tour, after 25 years in the business.
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