New Second Stage Sponsor
We are pleased to announce Slospeak as our sponsor of the Second Stage at this years festival!
Check out their website —> slospeak.com
News
Get a glimpse behind the scenes. We'll update this post throughout the festival year so you know what kind of work we do. You'll hear from staff, leadership and our mentors. All right here on this page!
02.04.12
01.30.12
Main Stage Announcement (more to come)
These bands have been added to our Main Stage line up. Check back for the schedule and more artist announcements!
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01.25.12
01.21.12
Festival Update
We are already working to bring you a great line up.
We have some band announcements and cool videos coming soon, so keep checking back for more!
We hope your year is going great!
-Agapefest 2012 Staff
markufert |Permalink |4 Comments
12.21.11
TobyMac added to 2012 Lineup!
We are excited to announce that TobyMac will be playing the main stage on Friday May 4th 2012!
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09.20.11
Help AgapeFest Support Brother Leather!
Former Greenville College student and great friend Andy Smith has started a Kickstarter in support of his newest project, Brother Leather. His newest album, Meat Mural, is anticipated to be released in February 2012, but it can only be done with the help of fans. Remember with Kickstarter, if he doesn’t meet his goal of $6,000 he will not receive any of the funding, so be sure to go to the link here to support great music!
Don’t forget to like Brother Leather on Facebook on follow on Twitter too!
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05.09.11
Thank You!
Greetings Friends,
I want to start by thanking all of you that have supported AgapeFest over the past few years with your prayers and hard earned money. We would not be able to pull this event off year after year if we didn’t have support from the best and most loyal fans in the Christian music industry so, I thank you!
Each year, hundreds of college students volunteer in order to make this festival happen. They all do this on top of classes, homework, clubs, friends, and all other things that college students do. Every student that served on my staff this year did that selflessly and they all took on a servant’s heart. I might have been the face that everyone got to see on stage but the people wearing shirts that said “Event Staff”, “Security”, and “Volunteer” are the ones that deserve all of the credit. I was blessed to be the leader of an amazing staff this year that just blew me away. Luckily many of them plan to return next year to make an even better 2012 staff!
The crew for AgapeFest 2012 is already starting to take shape. We have had meetings to discuss this past year and next year and I have officially handed off the torch. I have left the festival in good hands and think that the leaders of next year will take the festival to an even higher level!
Please continue to support AgapeFest in future years. They may not be able to book your favorite band every year but AgapeFest will always be a ministry and never a for-profit venture.
Thank you so much everyone. You all will always hold a special place in my heart as AgapeFest 2011.
Thank you, Goodnight,
Chris Emanuel
AgapeFest 2011 – Director
04.26.11
Stars Go Dim: Free Download!
Check out this free download from Stars Go Dim! They will be playing at our festival this weekend!
http://www.starsgodim.com/freesgd/
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04.21.11
Dove Winners Performing at AgapeFest
Chis August - Won 3 Dove Awards at 2011 Ceremonies
This years lineup was well represented within the 2011 Dove Award nominee list and several of our artists won! Most winners were competing against other AgapeFest 2011 artists as well. See below for a list of AgapeFest 2011 Artists that won Dove Awards last night.
Male Vocalist of the Year- Chris August
Group of the Year- NEED TOBREATHE
New Artist of the Year- Chris August
Rap/ Hip Hop Recorded Song of the Year- Group1Crew “Walking on the Stars”
Rock/ Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year- “Something Beautiful” from The Outsiders by NEEDTOBREATHE
Rap/Hip Hop Album of the Year- Outta Space Love by Group 1 Crew
Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year- No Far Away by Chris August
Recorded Music Packaging- Move by Third Day
04.20.11
AgapeFest Lineup Well Represented at Dove Awards
Chis August - Nominated for 5 Dove Awards
Many of our AgapeFest 2011 artists are nominated for Dove Awards at this years 42nd Annual ceremony. Several artists are even running against each other in a couple of categories. We have included the nominees from several categories below, but you can find the full list of nominees on the Dove Awards website. Cheer for Chris August, Lecrae, Third Day, Tenth Avenue North, NEEDTOBREATHE, Sidewalk Prophets and Group1Crew. The 42nd Annual Dove Awards will be taped live at the Fox Theatre on Wednesday, April 20 and will air on gmc Easter Sunday, April 24 at 7 p.m. EST.
