Leeland

Leeland and Phil singing a hymn together in the green room. Lovely music abounds on this tour!

We've had a nice, quiet day here in Idaho. Lots of talking with friends, good food, and beautiful weather.

                     A little learning of the guitar as well!

11AM 4/12 - We're driving through western Kansas right now in the plains, headed to Colorado. Last night we had two tire blow outs on the bus!!! So needless to say, we're running a little late. All is well though, we have an amazing production manager and they'll work a miracle getting everything ready for tonight's show. This tour is a really big deal for us. We've known Phil Wickham for a while now, as well as Matt Maher. They've always been a big encouragement to us with they're hearts for God and they're amazing artistry. So, the fact that we're all out here together on the same bus, going to from town to town sharing our music and our hearts, is a dream come true.

12PM 4/17 - We're in the front lounge of the bus driving to Portland right now. We're all watching Mike's favorite soccer team (Chelsea) lose a very important game. Mike is actually headed to his bunk right now to sleep away his sorrows until we arrive at the venue. Looking forward to the show tonight in Portland. We haven't had a "bad show" so far and I don't imagine that we will. Favorite moments of the tour so far... Temple TX - My wife and son at the show. YES! Abilene TX - Doing vocal warm ups with Lee and Phil was pretty awesome. This MUST continue. Phil couldn't help but jazz up his scales. Tyler TX - The crowd was one of the best of the tour! They were singing louder than the sound system. And Leeland shared a pretty amazing message at the end of the concert. God's presence was so thick the room!

Edmond OK - There was a pristine soccer field right outside the venue. Need I say more? Oh, and we got to hang out with some fans at a park nearby. Played some football with the kids and they ran circles around us. Lenexa KS - This was the Worship Together conference. You always know it will be a fun night with the room is full of worship leaders and singers. haha, it was awesome! We hung out with our KC friends that day and met Lou Engle that night. Great day. Wheat Ridge (Denver) CO - Got to the show late because of 2 flat tires on the bus. So we set up all the production in turbo mode, did soundchecks and then had an amazing show. People were so hungry for God and we could feel it on stage.

Reno, NV - Leeland woke up with his voice hurting really badly. He went to the doctor and they told him he probably shouldn't sing at all for 24 hrs. We thought about just sitting the show out, but that would've been lame. So, Leeland played guitar and I sang the lead vocals. I have a LOT more respect for my little brother now. It's hard to be a lead singer! haha.

Fresno, CA - We went to the mall and did some shopping that day. I bought some new pants and a shirt and some sunglasses (because I alwasy loose them! ) Phil wasn't at this show, so we had to change things up a little bit. It went amazing though, and once again the crowd was passionate for God. It was easy to get lost in worship. Oh, and Matt Maher BROUGHT it! He played You Were on the Cross. A beautiful song about the sacrifice of Jesus.

Hanging out at Sydney harbor!

Mike's ready to show the country what's up!

View from our hotel in Hamilton.

NZ Countryside

Swimming at Raglan beach in NZ! The water was cold but amazing. And no sharks!

Soundchecking under a tarp because of the rain!

Breckie!

The week started with Leeland and Jack interviewing and performing "Follow You" live on Good Day Atlanta on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Watch their segment below:

Then the band headed to Turner Field to serve lunch with the Fish Atlanta and Hosea Feed The Hungry. Here are a few photos from Twitter (click on the photos to see bigger versions):

 
Hair nets haha! (@leelandmooring)

 
Trying to figure out how to cover mikes beard! (@leelandmooring)

 
I've been scooping yams baby!!! (@jackmooring)

Later that night, the band played at Eagle's Landing First Baptist Church, where Mark Hall from Casting Crowns is the youth pastor.

Tuesday, the band taped an episode of Gospel Music Channel's Joyful Noise Cafe. It airs this Thursday, January 28, at 7am ET.

 
Did a taping at the @gospelmusicchnl today for Joyful Noise Cafe. (@jackmooring)

On Wednesday morning, Leeland and Jack performed "Follow You" live on the local Nashville FOX affiliate. Then, the band went to the Nashville Rescue Mission to serve lunch:

 
We had a blast at the Nashville Rescue Mission. We met some awesome guys, and heard cool stories! (@jackmooring)

Wednesday night, the band played a show with the Fish Nashville in the middle of Opry Mills Mall, near the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville. Brandon Heath showed up with only about an hour's notice to sing "Follow You." 

Thanks to everyone who came out to worship with us tonight at Opry Mills in Nashville! (@leelandofficial)

To end the week, the guys headed to Tulsa on Thursday to play a show with KXOJ. They're estimating that more than 1,300 people showed up and donated 3,800+ lbs of food! Thanks to everyone who came out! We'll try to post pics if we can find some!