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New Dates Added for the Festival of Praise Tour 2014

Featuring Fred Hammond and Donnie McClurkin

Tour Now Kicks-Off in Houston, Texas Hammond and McClurkin to Appear Live on Tom Joyners In Studio Jam

(Dallas, TX August 12, 2014) The Festival of Praise Tour 2014, featuring multiple GRAMMY®, Stellar and Dove Award-winning recording artists Fred Hammond and Donnie McClurkin, now kicks off on September 17 at Fallbrook Church in

Houston. New dates have also been added (see updated schedule below). The national tour will be presented during Gospel Music Heritage Month and will be held at performing arts venues and mega churches across the country.

On Tuesday, September 16, Hammond and McClurkin will perform live on Tom Joyners In Studio Jam. Fans can now log into Interactive Ones Elev8.com (www.elev8.com) for Praise Diaries, which features exclusive coverage of the tour, including a series of video vignettes, photo galleries, and more.

Fred and Donnie are excited and looking forward to the tour. Donnie refers to Fred as the scientist of tours. Fred is in the final stages of planning the creative aspect. He wants the shows collaboration to feature him and Donnie onstage together most of the time during the concert. They will perform a series of duets as well as some of their classic hits. The audience for the Festival of Praise tour will include fans of every musical genre and people from every generation, says Fred. The tour will be anointed, big, and festive, and will include something for everyone. Fred is also promoting his new single, I Will Trust, (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SU9hDmoU2M).

A longtime friend, Donnie recalls that Fred was the first artist to feature him on a national tour. This tour comes at a time thats really different for me, says Donnie. This is my time of fighting through heaviness. I had a bout of depression last month that was second to none. I dont think I ever had it like that in my whole entire life. I want to take all those feelings and funnel them into every aspect of what we do in ministry. Weve got to address that spirit of heaviness. We need to sing about it, talk about it and sing about the remedy for it, which is God and one another. With a full plate as the Senior Pastor of Perfecting Faith Church in Freeport, NY, host of a nationally syndicated radio show and a judge on Sunday Best, Donnie is currently promoting his latest CD project, Duets.

The Festival of Praise Tour is created by Fred and Ray Hammond and produced by Face To Face, Inc. Adam Zagor of Universal Attractions Agency is the booking agent and Al Wash of ALW Entertainment is the entertainment consultant.

Check out a few Praise Diaries clips:

http://elev8.com/1308814/the-praise-diaries-fred-hammond-and-donnie-mcclurkin-get-ready-to-praise-him-video/

http://elev8.com/1309329/the-praise-diaries-donnie-and-fred-were-excited-video/

For additional information on the Festival of Praise Tour, please visit: www.festivalofpraisetour.com

Festival of Praise 2014 Tour

Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Fallbrook Church

Houston, TX

Thursday, September 18, 2014

Verizon Theater

Dallas, TX

Friday, September 19, 2014

Music Hall

Kansas City, MO

Saturday, September 20, 2014

Friendly Temple Missionary Baptist Church

St. Louis, MO

Sunday, September 21, 2014

Minneapolis Convention Center

Minneapolis, MN

Monday, September 22, 2014

Cornerstone Family Church

Des Moines, IA

Thursday, September 25, 2014

Palace Theater

Columbus, OH

Friday, September 26, 2014

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, OH

Saturday, September 27, 2014

Detroit Opera House

Detroit, MI

Sunday, September 28, 2014

Horseshoe Chicago Casino

Chicago, IL

Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Palace Theater

Albany, NY

Friday, October 3, 2014

New Jersey Performing Arts Center

Newark, NJ

Saturday, October 4, 2014

Westchester County Center

White Plains, NY

Sunday, October 5, 2014

Modell Performing Arts Center at the Lyric

Baltimore, MD

Tuesday, October 7, 2014

North Charleston Performing Arts Center

Charleston, SC

Wednesday, October 8, 2014

Evangel Cathedral Church

Upper Marlboro MD

Friday, October 10, 2014

Hampton Coliseum

Hampton, VA

Saturday, October 11, 2014

Ovens Auditorium

Charlotte, NC

Sunday, October 12, 2014

South Carolina State Fair Grandstand

Columbia, SC

Monday, October 13, 2014

Cathedral of the Cross AOH Church of God

Birmingham, AL

Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Harborside Event Center

Fort Myers, FL

Thursday, October 16, 2014

USF Sun Dome

Tampa, FL

Friday, October 17, 2014

CFE Arena

Orlando, FL

Saturday, October 18, 2014

James L. Knight Center

Miami, FL

Thursday, October 23, 2014

Beulahland Bible Church

Macon, GA

Friday, October 24, 2014

James Brown Arena

Augusta, GA

Saturday, October 25, 2014

Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center

Atlanta, GA

Sunday, October 26, 2014

Corbett Sports Center A&T University

Greensboro, NC