PLANETSHAKERS’ NEW ALBUM #LETSGO RELEASING SEPT. 11 FROM INTEGRITY MUSIC LAUNCHES INTO 700+ MILLION HOMES WORLDWIDE THROUGH PLANETSHAKERS LIVE! DAYSTAR TELEVISION EVENT SEPT. 21
Planetshakers, Daystar, Integrity Join Forces To Offer #LETSGO
Free To Spiritually Hungry Church Members In Need In Southeast Asia
Registration Open Now For All Access Trip To Planetshakers LIVE!
Planetshakers US Tour Begins Sept. 12 At Universal Orlando’s Rock The Universe
In partnership with Integrity Music and Daystar Television Network, Planetshakers is gearing up for a unique launch event unlike anything they have attempted before in celebration of their new album #LETSGO, which releases Sept. 11. At the heart of the new CD is a challenge, a dare to listeners to see what is possible when they boldly follow God. This message is being taken to the world with Planetshakers LIVE!, broadcasting internationally Monday, Sept. 21, at 8:30 pm ET on Daystar Television Network, which reaches into 108 million homes in the US, 10 million homes in Canada and 700 million homes worldwide – a potential viewing audience of over 2 billion people.
A 90-minute special featuring new music from #LETSGO and personal “Let’s Go” stories in front of a live, invitation-only audience in Dallas, TX, Planetshakers LIVE! will be hosted by Brian Carn and John Gray (from Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church), as well as feature special guest, Gospel recording artist Tasha Cobbs.
A truly global event, the broadcast will also be simulcast live to a free “Watch Party” held halfway around the world at the Church of God Dasmariñas in the Philippines, Tuesday, Sept. 22 at 8:30 am PHT. In addition to this event, the Planetshakers Live! partners are teaming up to give away copies of #LETSGO to the live audience in the Philippines: for every album purchased on the day of the event, one will be given to an attendee in the Philippines.
The “Watch Party” location was chosen after Planetshakers heard stories of concert attendees who made significant sacrifices just to be able to travel to see them in concert.
“It is inspiring, and simultaneously heartbreaking, to hear countless stories of people skipping meals so they can travel to one of our events,” shares Joth Hunt, Planetshakers worship leader, guitarist, and producer. “It’s hard to imagine someone doing that, but it just goes to show that their souls are more hungry than their bodies. That’s why we wanted to put on this special ‘watch party’ just for the people of the Philippines.”
“Here at Daystar we’re always dreaming big and looking for opportunities to pioneer new ground for the Gospel,” says Marcus D. Lamb, Founder and President of the Daystar Television Network. “That’s why we’re so excited to be partnering with Planetshakers for Planetshakers LIVE!, the likes of which has never been attempted on Christian television! We are especially looking forward to our live simulcast in the Philippines, a nation which is a part of the 10/40 window, where tens of thousands have yet to hear the Gospel.”
“Planetshakers’ desire is to help believers encounter God through praise and worship, and unbelievers through evangelism,” adds C. Ryan Dunham, President of Integrity Music. “Regularly filling stadiums and arenas around the world, their heart is not just in making great music, but to see people intimately experience God in such a profound way that they are never the same. Now believers in North America can share in that mission by helping spiritually needy people overseas encounter God through the music of Planetshakers, passing on the message of #LETSGO to others.”
As part of this unique event, Planetshakers and Daystar are also inviting anyone in the continental United States to register for an exclusive Planetshakers LIVE! All Access Giveaway. One registrant will receive airfare to Dallas, access to this special event, VIP seating, backstage pass, a meet and greet with Planetshakers Band, and more. To enter, registrants need to fill out a short survey at www.Daystar.com/Planetshakers. One winner will be announced live on Sept. 15th at 12:00 pm ET on Daystar’s Marcus and Joni show.
About #LETSGO:
Produced by Joth Hunt and featuring Hunt along with co-senior pastor and worship leader Sam Evans and worship leaders Rudy Nikkerud and BJ Pridham, #LETSGO was recorded live at Planetshakers’ spring 2015 “Awakening” conference in Melbourne. Available for pre-order now on iTunes, purchasers can instantly download the tracks “Lets Go,” “Stepping In” and “Born to Praise.” Hitting stores Sept. 11, #LETSGO will be available as a CD/DVD combination as well as a standard digital album and a Digital Deluxe recording.
The full CD/DVD track listing follows:
CD:
- Intro
- #LETSGO
- Nobody Like You
- All About You
- Home
- Just One Touch
- Stepping In
- Glorious Collision
- Born To Praise
- Perfect Love
- New Era
- All Hail
- Love Of My Life
- Jesus Is Lord (Prayer)
- I Just Want You
DVD:
- All About You
- #LETSGO
- Nobody Like You
- All Hail
- Home
- Just One Touch
- Perfect Love
- New Era
Having led over 200,000 people at a single event in Asia and sharing new music from #LETSGO and other favorite Planetshakers worship anthems around the world, Planetshakers recently finished multiple back-to-back sold out events in Manila, Taipei (Taiwan), Shanghai (China), Jakarta (Indonesia) and more locations around the world. Upcoming events include headlining along with Casting Crowns and Jesus Culture “Florida’s biggest Christian music festival,” Rock The Universe, Sept. 12. Touring to more cities across North America throughout September before jetting to Dubai (United Arab Emirates) for an event Oct. 16, all the latest tour dates can be found at www.planetshakers.com.
About Planetshakers:
Based out of Melbourne’s Planetshakers Church, one of the fastest growing churches in Australia, Planetshakers is a worldwide movement driven by the desire to empower generations to win generations while providing an atmosphere where people can encounter God. There are four Planetshakers Church campuses, including one in Melbourne, Australia, and one in Cape Town, South Africa. In ten years, Planetshakers Church has grown to over 12,000 members and is led by Sr. Pastors, Russell and Sam Evans. The husband and wife team also host Planetshakers TV, a 30-minute Christian television program broadcast in over 100 countries, and the church is further involved in numerous community and charitable causes, including prison ministry, school programs, refugee outreach, disaster relief, welfare assistance and more.
The Planetshakers band recently received a “Long Form Video of the Year” Dove Award nomination for This Is Our Time, which released last fall. This marks Planetshakers’ second consecutive Dove Award nomination in this category.
Additional information about Planetshakers is available at http://www.planetshakers.com, www.twitter.com/planetshakers and www.facebook.com/planetshakers, where Planetshakers has over 851,000 likes.
About Daystar Television Network:
Daystar Television Network, the fastest growing faith-based network in the world, is an award winning, faith-based network dedicated to spreading the Gospel 24 hours a day, seven days a week – all around the globe, through all media formats possible. (www.Daystar.com)
About Integrity Music:
Integrity Music is part of the David C Cook family, a nonprofit global resource provider serving the Church with life-transforming materials. Headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado, with offices in Tennessee and the United Kingdom, Integrity is committed to taking songs of substance to the local church and its leaders around the world, including such top songs as “We Believe” (Newsboys), “Revelation Song,” “Open The Eyes Of My Heart,” “Your Great Name” and “I Am Free.” Additional information can be found at www.integritymusic.com.
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