Christian singers Phil Wickham, Brandon Lake to perform at Schottenstein Center on Aug. 2
Lovers of worship music will get a late-summer treat when contemporary Christian artists Phil Wickham and Brandon Lake come to the Schottenstein Center on Aug. 2.
Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. March 25 at ticketmaster.com. Fans also can sign up to receive early access to buy tickets at summerworshipnightstour.com.
Wickham and Lake, who will be joined on the "Summer Worship Nights Tour" by Christian rapper Hulvey, previously toured together with fellow praise singer Pat Barrett in 2021. The pair also teamed up on the single "People of Heaven" last year.
Wickham has released 10 worship albums, recording his first, "Give You My World," in 2003. His sophomore release, "Cannons," yielded a track, "Jesus Lord of Heaven," that has been translated into seven languages.
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The 39-year-old award winner has had numerous hits including "This is Amazing Grace," "Battle Belongs," "House of the Lord" and "Hymn of Heaven."
In addition to being a touring and recording musician, Brandon Lake is a worship pastor at Seacoast Church in Charleston, South Carolina. A successful crowdfunding campaign in 2015 led to the independent release of his first studio album, "Closer," in 2016.
Lake, 33, made his record label debut with the single, "This is a Move," for which he won the GMA Dove Award Gospel Worship Recorded Song of the Year in 2019. He has since released many other popular songs including "Honey in the Rock," "Gratitude" and "Praise You Anywhere."
Special guest Hulvey's first studio album, "Christopher" (his first name), debuted and peaked at No. 8 on the Billboard Top Christian/Gospel Albums chart and reached No. 19 on Billboard's Rap Albums chart. He also has released four EPs.
In addition to his solo career, Hulvey frequently collaborates with other artists such as his label mate Lecrae, whose 2020 album "Restoration" featured Hulvey on two tracks. The 25-year-old rapper also received writing credits for two other songs on the album.
In addition to his solo work, Hulvey was featured on two songs ("Restored" and "Celebrate More") from label mate Lecrae's album Restoration and also received writing credits for two additional songs on the album ("Set Me Free" and "Over the Top").
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Christian singers Wickham, Lake coming to Schottenstein Center Aug. 2
