Australian-based Hillsong United will bring its Welcome Zion tour to Indianapolis in June. Bankers Life Fieldhouse is one of 12 stops on Hillsong’s American tour, which hits Indy on June 19. Tickets are $22 to $45. Hillsong has been a popular touring unit in the United States in recent years, selling out the Staples Center in Los Angeles, the Gwinnett Center in Atlanta and the BankUnited Center in Miami. In February, it released Zion,...

Neworldson has a new, funkalicious lineup as it heads into the spring concert season. Founding lead vocalist Joel Parisien and drummer Mark Rogers will be joined by Canadian bassist John Irvine, Motown alumnus Leroy Emmanuel and the famous Chops Horns. The new additions should deepen the band’s eclectic blend of  ’60s soul, funk, roots and gospel. Emmanuel has played guitar with such soul greats as Marvin Gaye, Stevie...

Top tweets of the week from our favorite Christian artists, including congratulations on the triumphant return of Colton Dixon to American Idol. Mac Powell ‏@macpowell11h So proud of my friend and tour mate @coltondixon for KILLIN’ it on #americanidol #idol tonight! Colton Dixon ‏@coltondixon9h @macpowell thanks bro!!!! Liked the plug!haha Sandi Patty ‏@SandiPattyP10h Colton Dixon was awesome tonight on #americanidol. Colton...

Josh Garrels, the indie Christian singer with deep Hoosier roots, is returning to Indy in April for a concert and a premiere of his new music documentary. The concert and premiere screening of The Sea In Between will be 7 pm April 15 at The Irving theater.  The film features a dozen live performances filmed in less than a week and intertwines them with vignettes that explore Garrel’s creative process and how he’s been able to...

Josh Wilson will be bringing some new music to his Indiana concert on May 2. Wilson’s new album Carry Me will be released April 9. The title single already has reached No. 10 on the Billboard Christian singles charts and is working its way into his live shows. The song grew out of his recent troubles with anxiety and panic attacks. “Ultimately, this difficult season has caused me to rely on God’s strength to carry me...

Daffodils and other signs of spring are starting to pop up — and that means it’s almost Christian music festival season in Indiana. Grammy-winning Switchfoot, one of the nation’s premier alternative rock bands, will headline two of the state’s major festivals this year. Here’s an early primer to help you decide which ones to attend this spring and summer.   WFRN FRIEND FEST Where: Amish Acres,...

Take heart, Indiana Christian music fans. Finally, after two years of head-to-head competition, two of the state’s biggest Christian music festivals will be on separate weekends in August. The World Pulse Festival, which this year will feature headliner Switchfoot, will be Aug. 10 — on the second weekend of the month, as it has been for the past 27 years. The newer Fandana festival at Huntington University — just 70 miles...