Winter Jam Tour Spectacular, also referred to as simply Winter Jam (and formerly known as January Jam from 1995 to 2000), is an annual American touring music festival featuring contemporary Christian music artists of all genres, stunt and/or comedy performances, as well as a tour speaker. It is the United States' largest annual Christian Music Tour.
Conceived and created in 1995, as "January Jam", by contemporary Christian music group NewSong and produced and promoted by the promotions company, Premier Productions, Winter Jam has run annually since 1995. From its inception in 1995 through the most recent 2025 tour, the Winter Jam Tour Spectacular has toured all over the United States of America. Tickets are not required for the tour, as a $10 general admission is collected at the door of each arena, though this was raised to a $15 suggested donation in 2018. In 2010 the tour was rated the number two tour in the world. As of April 2011, they reported more than half a million in total attendance for the Winter Jam Tour Spectacular 2011, first quarter, attendance, and 90,000 "decisions for Christ" for. The tour outpaced attendance for all other tours in the first quarter of 2011, including Bon Jovi, U2, X Factor Live, Lady Gaga, Brad Paisley and Justin Bieber, according to Pollstar's 2011 Worldwide First Quarter Ticket Sales "Top 100 Tour" chart.
In 2011, Winter Jam started doing the West Coast Tour in November of each year until 2018. The two tours were later combined to have both West Coast and East Coast dates starting in 2023.
Artist Lineup By Year East Coast Year Artists Other Performer(s) Ref. 2001 NewSong Audio Adrenaline Whisper Loud Joy Williams Pillar 2002 NewSong Newsboys Michelle Tumes Paige Brother's Keeper Phat Chance Freddie Colloca 2003 NewSong Carman Tait Plus One Natalie Grant Daily Planet According to John KJ-52 2004 NewSong Audio Adrenaline Relient K Todd Agnew Jadyn Maria Sonicflood (certain cities) Brock Gill (illusionist) 2005 NewSong tobyMac Tait Building 429 Rachael Lampa Matthew West 2006 NewSong Newsboys ZOEgirl tobyMac Hawk Nelson Krystal Meyers David Nasser (speaker) Sphere of Fear Motorcycle Stunt Show 2007 NewSong Steven Curtis Chapman Jeremy Camp Sanctus Real Hawk Nelson Britt Nicole Tony Nolan (speaker) Andre The Hollywood Cowboy
"The President" John Morgan 2008 NewSong MercyMe Skillet BarlowGirl Mandisa Group1Crew pureNRG Tony Nolan (speaker) Real Encounter's Xtreme BMX Skate Team 2009 NewSong tobyMac Hawk Nelson Brandon Heath Francesca Battistelli Stephanie Smith pureNRG Tony Nolan (speaker) 2010 NewSong Third Day Newsboys Tenth Avenue North Fireflight Sidewalk Prophets Robert Pierre Revive Tony Nolan (speaker) 2011 NewSong Newsboys David Crowder Band Kutless RED Francesca Battistelli KJ-52 Sidewalk Prophets Chris August Chris Sligh Tony Nolan (speaker) 2012 NewSong Skillet Sanctus Real Peter Furler Kari Jobe Building 429 Group1Crew Dara Maclean We As Human For King & Country Nick Hall (speaker) Brock Gill (illusionist) 2013 NewSong tobyMac Matthew West RED Jamie Grace Royal Tailor Sidewalk Prophets Jason Castro OBB Capital Kings Thousand Foot Krutch (certain cities) Nick Hall (speaker) 2014 NewSong Newsboys Lecrae Tenth Avenue North Thousand Foot Krutch Plumb Colton Dixon Love & the Outcome Everfound Derek Minor Nick Hall (speaker) 2015 NewSong Skillet Jeremy Camp Francesca Battistelli Building 429 For King & Country Family Force 5 Blanca About a Mile Veridia Tony Nolan (speaker) 2016 NewSong For King & Country Matthew West Crowder RED Sidewalk Prophets Lauren Daigle Trip Lee Tedashii KB Stars Go Dim We Are Messengers Tony Nolan (speaker) 2017 NewSong Crowder Britt Nicole Tenth Avenue North Andy Mineo Colton Dixon Thousand Foot Krutch OBB Sarah Reeves Steven Malcolm Tony Nolan (speaker) Sadie Robertson 2018 NewSong Skillet Kari Jobe Building 429 KB Jordan Feliz Hollyn Dan Bremnes Mallary Hope Westover Nick Hall (speaker) John Crist (comedian) 2019 NewSong Newsboys United Danny Gokey Mandisa Rend Collective Ledger Hollyn Dan Bremnes Manic Drive Ty Brasel Greg Steir (speaker) Zane Black (speaker) 2020 NewSong Crowder Hillsong Young & Free Passion Andy Mineo Building 429 RED Austin French Riley Clemmons Ballenger Zauntee Greg Steir (speaker) Zane Black (speaker)
Louie Giglio 2021 (Weekend Tour) NewSong Crowder We The Kingdom KB Riley Clemmons Colton Dixon JJ Weeks Apollo LTD 2022 NewSong Skillet Tauren Wells KB Colton Dixon I Am They Bayside Worship Abby Robertson Shane Pruitt (speaker) 2023 NewSong We The Kingdom Jeremy Camp Andy Mineo Anne Wilson Disciple Austin French Thrive Worship RENEE Sean BE Zane Black (speaker) 2024 NewSong Crowder Lecrae Cain Katy Nichole Seventh Day Slumber SEU Worship John Wesley Lin D Hulvey (certain cities)Zane Black (speaker) Joseph O'Brien2025 NewSong Skillet Anne Wilson KB Colton Dixon Micah Tyler SEU Worship The Band Table We Are Vessel Trip Lee (certain cities)Zane Black (speaker)2026NewSong Chris Tomlin Matthew West Katy Nicole Hulvey Disciple Emerson Day Jeremy Rosado Heath Brothers Cliff Preston Anne Wilson (certain cities) nobigdyl (certain cities)Zane Black (speaker)
West Coast Year Artists Other Performer(s) Ref.2011 NewSong Newsboys Kutless Matthew West Red Fireflight KJ-52 For King & Country Dara Maclean Patrick Ryan ClarkTony Nolan (speaker) 2012 NewSong tobyMac RED Sidewalk Prophets Jamie Grace Group 1 Crew Chris August Jason Castro Dara Maclean Capital Kings Nick Hall (speaker) 2013 NewSong Newsboys Crowder Passion Tenth Avenue North Plumb Thousand Foot Krutch Building 429 Love & the Outcome Everfound Dara Maclean Nick Hall (speaker) 2014 NewSong Hillsong United Jeremy Camp Francesca Battistelli Colton Dixon Disciple Trip Lee Everfound About a Mile Veridia Tony Nolan (speaker) Jared Emerson 2015 NewSong Skillet For King & Country Jamie Grace Lincoln Brewster Family Force 5 Love & the Outcome Stars Go Dim We Are Messengers OBB Tony Nolan (speaker) Sadie Robertson 2016 NewSong Matthew West Crowder Britt Nicole RED Mandisa KB Tedashii OBB Sarah Reeves Steven Malcolm Tony Nolan (speaker) 2017 NewSong Lecrae Mac Powell Building 429 Andy Mineo Moriah Peters (TRALA) Family Force 5 Westover Mallary Hope Dan Bremnes Nick Hall (speaker) 2023 NewSong We The Kingdom Jeremy Camp Anne Wilson Andy Mineo Disciple Austin French Thrive Worship RENEE Sean BE Zane Black (speaker)
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