Christian music’s top-selling act Casting Crowns played to more than 18,000 fans over the weekend during the first four shows of its headlining The Altar and The Door Fall Tour. The GRAMMY®-winning band’s opening night of the tour was Thursday, Sept. 27 in San Antonio, Texas, to a sold-out crowd of 4,800 followed by shows in El Paso, Texas with 4,000; Phoenix, Ariz., with 5,400; and Anaheim, Calif., bringing in 4,200 on Sunday, Sept. 30.

World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) professional wrestler Shawn Michaels, also known as The Heartbreak Kid (HBK), attended the show in San Antonio, Texas. Pictured backstage (L-R): Band members Megan Garrett, Andy Williams, Juan DeVevo, Melodee DeVevo and Mark Hall, Shawn Michaels, and band members Chris Huffman and Hector Cervantes

San Antonio promoter Greg Carnes notes, “I think this is a landmark show for San Antonio. I do not know of any Christian music concert that has sold this many tickets in the 12 +years I have been promoting concerts in San Antonio and the South Texas region.”

Booking agent Ron Cantrell with Jeff Roberts & Associates adds, “I’ve been a booking agent for 18 years and every time I see Casting Crowns it reminds me why I started working in this industry in the first place. This group is the real deal and I’m excited to see what God is going to accomplish through them on what will be one of the largest tours in the history of Christian music.”

The Altar and The Door Fall Tour presented by Aquasis will visit 36 cities through December 2nd.The powerhouse line-up features special guest Leeland and introduces John Waller.

Casting Crowns has scanned 224,000 units of new album The Altar and The Door in the four weeks since its historical debut at No. 2 on The Billboard 200 chart. The album remains No. 1 on SoundScan’s Top Christian Albums chart and the project’s first radio single East to West holds at No. 1 at Christian AC radio.

For more information on The Altar And The Door, visit Casting Crown’s YMZ page.