Inside Forrest Frank’s Sold-Out Nashville Stadium Celebration
I’ve been to a lot of concerts over the years. It’s part of what we do. But every once in a while, a night comes along that feels different. Forrest Frank’s sold-out stop on The Jesus Generation Tour at Nashville’s GEODIS Park, where more than 25,000 fans packed the stadium, was one of those nights.
This was certainly one of those nights!
Part of that was getting to experience it with our son, Ryker. Part of it was the sheer anticipation surrounding the event. In the months since the show sold out, it felt like half of Nashville was trying to find tickets.
Once the show started, it wasn’t hard to understand why.
Tori Kelly was the perfect choice to open the evening. She immediately set the tone with incredible vocals, high energy, and a sense of fun that carried throughout her entire set. When she broke out Don’t You Worry ’Bout a Thing from the movie SING, every kid around us lit up and every parent seemed to know every word, too. Looking around and seeing multiple generations singing together before the headliner even took the stage was a pretty great way to start the night.
Then came the anticipation.
Forrest opened with a video of him and the band making their way toward the stage. It sounds simple, but it worked perfectly. The crowd got louder with every second. The countdown hit zero, Forrest stepped onto the stage, and GEODIS Park absolutely erupted.
And from that point on, there was really no sitting down.
It was hit after hit after hit.
Every time you thought the crowd couldn’t get any louder, another fan favorite would start. The energy never dipped for a second. What stood out to me most, though, wasn’t the production or even the music.
It was Forrest himself. I’ve joked since the show that Forrest Frank might be the greatest frontman who never actually puts himself in the spotlight.
In an era when so many performers are trying to make themselves the center of attention, Forrest consistently pointed the crowd to Jesus. Multiple times throughout the night, he sat and sang in the literal shadow of the giant cross on stage. It wasn’t subtle, and I don’t think it was accidental. The entire night reflected that posture. This was a Gospel-centered event from beginning to end. No one left that stadium without hearing that God loves them. No one left without hearing that Jesus died for their salvation.
Later in the night, Sadie Robertson Huff stepped onto the stage and delivered the Gospel presentation. She did a phenomenal job communicating truth in a way that felt relatable, sincere, and moving. In a stadium that size, that’s not easy to do, but she connected with the audience beautifully.
One of my favorite moments came during the worship portion of the evening. Forrest worked in several worship songs that instantly took many of the parents in attendance back to the late ’90s and early 2000s. I loved hearing those songs again, and I loved watching our kids experience them for the first time.
What impressed me most was how naturally the worship set fit into the evening. It felt welcoming and comfortable no matter where someone might be in their faith journey. Whether you had been walking with the Lord for decades or were simply attending because a friend invited you, there was room for you in that moment.
By that point, the night already felt special.
Then Forrest somehow found another gear.
Ending with “Lemonade” and “Never Get Used to This” was absolutely genius. The entire stadium turned into one giant celebration. Kids were dancing. Parents were dancing. Everyone was singing. After such a powerful evening, it was the perfect way to send people home.
And that’s exactly what happened.
As we walked out of GEODIS Park, it felt like everyone was floating out of the stadium.
But what struck me most wasn’t how many people were there. It was what they left with. A whole lot of joy. And a whole lot of Jesus.
TPR Executive Vice President of Global Touring Kyle Burnside summed it up well:
“I’ve always been driven by a belief that Christian music should be the most excellent expression of music because it reflects the Creator of all. When I see Forrest setting attendance records in these venues, the hospitality extended to guests in the Lounge, and the dynamic live show, I feel pride and excitement in seeing that vision come to life. But what’s even more exciting is that these full rooms are part of an even greater move of God across our nation.”
After experiencing the night firsthand, it’s hard to disagree.
A huge thank you to Shore Fire Media, TWO PR and TPR for inviting us.
Forrest Frank’s The Jesus Generation Tour resumes July 8 in Sacramento and continues across arenas and stadiums throughout the West, Midwest, and South before culminating in a massive Texas-sized finale at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas on August 1.
Tour DatesJuly 8 – Golden 1 Center – Sacramento, CA
July 10 – Tacoma Dome – Tacoma, WA
July 11– Moda Center – Portland, OR
July 14 – Oakland Arena – Oakland, CA
July 17 – Intuit Dome – Inglewood, CA
July 18 – Mortgage Matchup Center – Phoenix, AZ
July 20 – Ball Arena – Denver, CO
July 23 – Target Center – Minneapolis, MN
July 24 – T-Mobile Center – Kansas City, MO
July 25 – Enterprise Center – St. Louis, MO
July 27 – Heritage Bank Center – Cincinnati, OH
July 28 – KFC Yum! Center – Louisville, KY
July 30 – Moody Center – Austin, TX
August 1 – Globe Life Field, Arlington, TX
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SKILLET Announces New Music and Anniversary Tour
Comatose Is 20 Years Old?
I refuse to accept this information.
Somewhere in my brain, SKILLET’s Comatose is still one of their “new” records.
Then SKILLET goes and announces the Comatose: 20 Years, Still Screaming Tour, and suddenly I’m doing math this 40 year old never asked to do.
What do you mean 2006 was twenty years ago?
I’m only 25.
To celebrate the anniversary, SKILLET has announced a major fall headline run produced by Live Nation, along with the arrival of brand-new music. The band’s new single, “Scream,” arrives July 10 and serves as the first taste of a new chapter that John Cooper says reaches back to the band’s roots while pushing forward into some of their heaviest material yet.
“We went back to Memphis and worked with a producer who knew the band before we’d made our first record,” Cooper says. “Life has taken some great turns, but it’s also taken some painful turns. Now we’re here, and we still have more of a story to tell. The music kept getting heavier, and I said, ‘We’ve got to go all-in.’”
That intensity is reflected in the new single, which Cooper says was born out of the emotional exhaustion many people are feeling in today’s culture.
“I don’t think I’m the only one who’s noticing the volatility of the world and how social media is a cesspool where people are constantly yelling at each other,” Cooper explains. “It’s not helping anyone’s mental health. In this landscape, it’s easy to feel like nothing matters. ‘Scream’ is about wanting your life to matter when the world feels chaotic and overwhelming.”
If the new music looks ahead, the tour takes time to look back.
“When we released our 2006 album, COMATOSE, we all had a feeling that we were making something special,” Cooper recalls. “What we didn’t know is that the album would change the trajectory of the band’s career.”
That’s probably an understatement.
The record helped establish the sound that would carry SKILLET into arenas around the world. It laid the foundation for a catalog that would eventually produce massive crossover hits like “Monster,” which recently surpassed four billion global streams and became the only song by a Christian artist to exceed one billion streams on Spotify.
But for Cooper, the legacy of Comatose isn’t measured by streaming numbers.
“At every show, someone tells me that this record helped them through the darkest times of their life,” he says. “That is why we wanted to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Comatose by doing something we have never done—commemorating the album by dedicating a large portion of the show to these songs that are so meaningful to the band and so many others.”
That means fans can expect more than just the usual hits. According to Cooper, some of the songs have been played thousands of times. Others have never been performed live.
For longtime fans, that’s reason enough to be excited.
For the rest of us, it’s also a reminder that the soundtrack of our youth somehow became classic rock while we weren’t paying attention.
And frankly, I’m still not ready to process that.
SKILLET’s new single “Scream” arrives July 10, with additional new music expected later this year. The Comatose: 20 Years, Still Screaming Tour launches September 30 and runs through November, including a Florida stop at one of my favorite venues. Orlando’s House of Blues on November 10 at Disney Springs.
SKILLET’s “Still Screaming Tour” dates:all dates subject to change
9/30/2026 – Proctors Theatre, Schenectady, NY
10/2/2026 – The Fillmore, Philadelphia, PA
10/3/2026 – The Wellmont Theater, Montclair, NJ
10/4/2026 – The Paramount, Huntington, NY
10/7/2026 – MGM Music Hall at Fenway, Boston, MA
10/8/2026 – The Fillmore Silver Spring, Silver Spring MD
10/10/2026 – GLC Live at 20 Monroe, Grand Rapids, MI
10/11/2026 – The Fillmore, Detroit, MI
10/12/2026 – Citizens Live at The Wylie, Pittsburgh, PA
10/14/2026 – The Pageant, St. Louis, MO
10/16/2026 – Uptown Theater, Minneapolis, MN
10/17/2026 – Landmark Credit Union Live, Milwaukee, WI
10/18/2026 – Steelhouse Omaha, Omaha, NE
10/20/2026 – *The Midland Theatre, Kansas City, MO
10/22/2026 – Fillmore Auditorium, Denver, CO
10/23/2026 – The Union Event Center, Salt Lake City, UT
10/26/2026 – Northern Quest Resort & Casino, Airway Heights, WA
10/27/2026 – Moore Theatre, Seattle, WA
10/30/2026 – Hard Rock Live – Sacramento, Wheatland, CA
10/31/2026 – YouTube Theater, Inglewood, CA
11/1/2026 – The Van Buren, Phoenix, AZ
11/5/2026 – House of Blues, Dallas, TX
11/6/2026 – The Aztec Theatre, San Antonio, TX
11/10/2026 – House of Blues, Orlando, FL
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Switchfoot Set for Grand Ole Opry Debut Following Jonas Brothers Surprise
As anticipation reaches its peak just days before the release of their new album Forever Now – out this Friday, June 26 – GRAMMY-winning rock band Switchfoot was invited to make their Grand Ole Opry debut on July 23. The surprise was made extra special by longtime friends, the Jonas Brothers, sharing the news with Switchfoot during their recent appearance on the iHeartPodcast, “Hey Jonas!,” out now on the iHeartRadio app and anywhere podcasts are heard. Watch the episode here.
