For KING + COUNTRY Issues a ‘Christmas Apology’ to Fans — Here’s Why

Published: November 18, 2024

For KING + COUNTRY Issues a ‘Christmas Apology’ to Fans — Here’s Why

By Movieguide® Contributor

Grammy award-winning band for KING + COUNTRY issued a “Christmas apology” to all fans who haven’t been able to attend their holiday concerts.

“I need to apologize for past Christmases because whenever we do a tour, we can only get to about 10 or 12 cities in America or Canada, and therefore, three-quarters of the country are desperately upset at us until 2024,” frontman Joel Smallbone began to say in a video posted to Instagram.

But his apology was actually a Christmas surprise for their fans.

“…we’re making it right this year by coming to every single one of you for 5 NIGHTS ONLY- Dec. 5-9th!” he wrote in the caption. “Courtesy of our mates at @FathomEvents, we’re bringing ‘A Drummer Boy Christmas LIVE: The Cinematic Concert Experience’ to movie theaters everywhere?.. and it’s all just 3️⃣ weeks away.”

“You see, we took the UNSUNG HERO film crew and dropped them in the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas,” Smallbone continued, “with 12,000 folks in attendance to capture a cinematic concert experience that will go into 1500 plus theaters in the United States and Canada. But there’s limited availability, so I encourage you to grab a family member and a friend and let’s usher in the greatest holiday, singing the greatest songs together in the cinemas. See you there.”

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“Embrace the most wonderful time of the year with the holiday event of the season – for KING + COUNTRY’s ‘A Drummer Boy Christmas LIVE | The Cinematic Concert Experience!’ Step into the Christmas spirit like never before as 4x GRAMMY-award winning brothers Joel + Luke Smallbone lead audiences on a sonic journey that blends the sights and sounds of the season with the musical mastery, heartwarming storytelling, and dazzling production the duo is renowned for,” Fathorm’s description of the event reads.

The concert movie will be the band’s last project for a while.

“We love touring,” Smallbone told Movieguide® about the band’s planned hiatus. “So much about touring is pouring out — you’re offering something to the audience and, don’t get me wrong, there’s something really beautiful about this exchange of them appreciating what you’re offering, but you’re not creating.”

They have a slew of new projects in the works, from more music to another movie.

“This will be a very beautiful year to, yes, be grounded more at home, but to create more music,” he said. “It’s sort of a pinch-yourself moment.”