4x GRAMMY® AWARD WINNING FOR KING + COUNTRY TO GIVE AMERICA AN EARLY “CHRISTMAS GIFT” BEFORE TAKING A YEAR OFF FROM TOURING
4x GRAMMY® Award winning duo for KING + COUNTRY in partnership with Fathom have announced their beloved holiday tradition “A DRUMMER BOY CHRISTMAS” will be in theaters nationwide for the first time ever this December 5th – 9th. The highly-anticipated holiday concert spectacle will be available for families around the country to see in theaters during this limited engagement. After a whirlwind year, the inspirational duo have also announced that they will take a brief touring hiatus in 2025 to spend some time with their families, to get back in the studio to create new music, and to work on their next feature film project.
For the first time ever, audiences will have an up close and personal look at the annual high-octane show that brother duo Joel and Luke Smallbone have become known for. Families will get to experience and celebrate the season together with the extraordinary production blending festive visuals and stunning lighting and staging effects.
“Christmas tours have become a sort of hallmark (not the channel) for us. Our only sadness has always been that the season is so short, and we can only be in one place at one time- UNTIL THIS CHRISTMAS! Thanks to the excellent cinematic team from our feature film ‘Unsung Hero’ and the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, we have captured a live cinematic concert that will be in over 1000 movie theaters this holiday season from December 5-9. This will be our final touring gift to our audience until we resume in 2026, after taking next year to head into the studio and back onto the film set.. Let’s usher in the greatest holiday of the year together,” commented Joel and Luke Smallbone.
“This very special concert film will be the perfect opportunity for families and communities to come together for the holidays,” said Ray Nutt, CEO of Fathom. “Fathom is all about providing special experiences in the communal environment of the local theater and this event is the perfect example of what we do. We’re very excited to kick off the holidays with for KING + COUNTRY.”
“A DRUMMER BOY CHRISTMAS” is the perfect celebratory end to a very busy year. The concert film features Joel and Luke Smallbone, their talented band and is produced by Joshua Walsh. for KING + COUNTRY recently released “UNSUNG HERO: The Inspired By Soundtrack” simultaneously with their new biopic film, “UNSUNG HERO,” which garnered $20+ million at the box office; and is now available on STARZ. Audiences loved the film and ranked it 2024’s highest-rated Verified Hot movie on Rotten Tomatoes with a 99% audience score on their new Popcornmeter feature. The film most recently won the Dove Award for Feature Film of the Year.
Currently, the duo are on a 31-city U.S. tour titled “for KING + COUNTRY LIVE: The UNSUNG HERO 2024 Tour”. The tour features music from their current “UNSUNG HERO: The Inspired By Soundtrack,” and continues through November 10 in Dallas, Texas, with stops in Milwaukee, St. Louis, Kansas City, Tampa, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Atlanta, Boston, Oklahoma, and many more. Starting December 1st the duo will embark on their beloved annual “A DRUMMER BOY CHRISTMAS | THE 2024 TOUR EXPERIENCE” and will be in Los Angeles, New York, London and Nashville, TN.
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for KING + COUNTRY is one of the music industry’s most respected and decorated duos. Brothers Joel and Luke Smallbone have been awarded four GRAMMY® Awards, an American Music Award, a Billboard Music Award, 10 GMA Dove Awards, and 17 K-LOVE Fan Awards. Their 13 No. 1 songs have produced an astonishing 2 billion career streams. The RIAA Platinum-selling act’s live show has been hailed as a must-see concert event that continues to wow sold-out crowds whether in the U.S., Australia, Germany, Netherlands, or New Zealand. for KING + COUNTRY’s WHAT ARE WE WAITING FOR?, released this year, became the duo’s second Top 10 album on the Billboard 200; following their RIAA Gold certified album,BURN THE SHIPS, which also debuted in the Top 10 of the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart. The duo has had seven consecutive No. 1 songsincluding “For God Is With Us,” “joy.,” “TOGETHER” (feat. Kirk Franklin & Tori Kelly),” and the 11-week Platinum smash, “God Only Knows.” The global hitmakers have collaborated with a diverse list of artists including Jordin Sparks, Hillary Scott, Dolly Parton, NEEDTOBREATHE andTimbaland, amongst others. Joel and Luke Smallbone are committed to numerous philanthropic efforts focused on human trafficking, children in need, as well as numerous programs in support of the arts. Additionally, “UNSUNG HERO,” Joel Smallbone’s directorial debut film from for KING + COUNTRY Entertainment, was theatrically released via Lionsgate on April 26, 2024 and won the GMA Dove Award for “Feature Film of The Year.”Titled from the duo’s song of the same name that was dedicated to their parents, the biopic follows the Smallbone family’s immigration from Australia to the United States. For more information about for KING + COUNTRY visit: www.forkingandcountry.com.
