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I am a couple days late in getting this post up on my blog, but I still wanted to make sure I got it added.

The other night I had the privilege of attending a concert with some friends and family.

The concert featured two of my favorite Christian bands, the ‘Newsboys’ and ‘Rush of Fools.’ Both bands were performing at the Adams Center which is part of the University of Montana in Missoula.

This is my second opportunity to see the Newsboys in concert and I have just got to say... the “boys” put on one incredible show! They never cease to impress! Not only was the music outstanding, the message that Peter Furler (lead singer for the Newsboys) and the rest of the crew brought was awesome. The “boys” also incorporate an amazing light show into the performance which is fantastic.

These pictures do not give justice to how amazing the stage and the light show looked during the performance, it is kind of like trying to catch a photo of the setting sun with a cell phone camera… it is just not going to convey even 1/10 of the true beauty, but at least you can get a glimpse of what the night was like. Pretty cool…

Is that Jake Bramante singing into the mic just to the right of the guitarist? ;-)

Towards the end of the show, Peter Furler and the Newsboys drummer Duncan Philips got into a “drum war” where they both try to “one-up” the other on their own set of drums. Peter gave it a good shot… a noble effort… but Duncan holds the trophy.

I left the bleachers, scaled the wall and climbed up onto the rafters in the ceiling of the Adams Center building to get an aerial shot looking down on Duncan’s drum set… pretty cool huh? Then security came and arrested me so I missed the last part of the show.

Kidding… actually Duncan’s entire drum platform lifts off the stage and turns completely perpendicular to the floor and then starts spinning like a top… yeah… pretty crazy, and Duncan just keeps playing through the entire thing without missing a beat. Poor Peter how the heck is he supposed to compete with that?

Here are a few pics of Rush of Fools also… they don’t put on quite as extravagant of a show as the “boys” but I love their music. This was my second opportunity to see them live in concert too. I have thoroughly enjoyed them both times.

Honorable mention…

The opening band was a group that I had not heard of before called “Article One.” Having never heard of them prior to this concert I didn’t quite know what to expect, but they were really good. They have a violinist in the band who absolutely ROCKS OUT on the violin! In fact I enjoyed them so much, that I had to purchase two of their CD’s after the show. If you are looking for some new music to listen to check them out at www.articleonemusic.com

The fourth band that played was called NewWorldSon. Though I didn’t care for their style as much as the other three bands, they weren’t bad. There was one song where the lead singer played the harmonica and made it sound just like a train whistle… that was pretty cool.