AUGUST 3, 2006

Michael W. Smith Announces Fall Tour Dates

The following info is courtesy of Christian Music Monthly

Veteran songwriter/performer Michael W. Smith continues to stretch his artistic wings in 2006 with the announcement of a fall tour that will visit 27 markets throughout the U.S. The tour is part of a busy fall and winter that also features the release of his 19th studio album, Stand.

Smith, who has garnered positive notices for his feature film debut earlier this year as pastor Ethan Jenkins in the Steve Taylor- directed Provident Films release The Second Chance, returns to his roots as a live performer with the fall tour. The evening will feature Smith in an intimate and personal setting, performing an acoustic set comprised of songs drawn from his RIAA platinum-selling, Dove and Grammy Award winning musical career.

"Over Michael W. Smith's career he's performed live with full bands and with symphonies, but we consistently get feedback his fans love him performing solo at a piano," says longtime manager Chaz Corzine.

The tour will play primarily church venues, with capacities of 2,500 to 3,000 per date. Smith's ongoing passion for the work of the church, heard and seen vividly on his series of "Worship" projects, makes these venues the perfect place for this type of concert experience.

Fall Tour Schedule
* subject to change

9/ 21 - Raytown, MO, at First Baptist of Raytown
9/22 - Wichita, KS, at Central Christian Church
9/23 - Fayetteville, AR, at Walton Arts Center
9/24 - Humboldt, TN, at First Baptist Church
9/28 - Jackson, MS, at First Baptist Church
9/29 - Birmingham, AL, at Church of Brook Hills
9/30 - Chattanooga, TN, at TN Temple University
10/5 - El Paso, TX, at Plaza Theatre Perf. Arts Centre
10/6 - Albuquerque, NM, at Legacy Church
10/7 - Phoenix, AZ, at Celebrity Theatre
10/9 - Tualitin, OR, at Rolling Hills Church
10/12 - Roseville, CA, at Bayside Event Center
10/13 - Santa Rosa, CA, at Wells Fargo Center
10/14 - Westlake Village, at Calvary Community Church
10/15 - Yorba Linda, CA, at Friends Church
10/19 - Peoria, IL, at Riverside Community Church
10/20 - Des Moines, IA, at First Federated Church
10/21 - Fargo, ND, at First Assembly of God
10/26 - Macon, GA, at Ingleside Baptist Church
11/2 - Fort Wayne, IN, at Blackhawk Ministries
11/4 - Buffalo-Niagara, NY, at Chapel at CrossPoint
11/5 - Manheim, PA, at Lancaster County Bible Church

For further information on Michael W. Smith, please visit: www.michaelwsmith.com

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