There's another show tomorrow Oct 8 you dont wana miss! (If you went on Friday, you can bring your stub in-- and take a friend for 10 bux for tomorrow/Saturday's show)
The line-ups at Church on the Queensway went all around the building for this 3000+ sold-out gig.
I met a few Christian music listeners who lined up to meet Toby Mac before the concert. One couple even phoned their brother, who was a muscian, and asked Toby Mac to encourage him on the phone, during their visit. He did so, with a friendly tone.
Toby was even able to do a radio cut-in with myself, Maria, and Evan Duran of "The Slam" on Life 100.3 where when Evan said on the phone to me: "Give Toby a Hi-5 for me" at that EXACT moment, Toby Mac gave a high-five, without having even heard Evan's voice on the other side of the phone asking me to do so... pretty awesome moment!
Oh, and I also met for the first time the Life Breakfast Club's past famous Co-Host Woody! I've heard so many great things about him.
As the concert started, Jamie Grace did a lively performance which included asking people to dance-- saying it was ok if you're parents embarrassed you or vice versa!
One thing I loved about Jamie Grace's performance was when she shared about the time she cancelled her Blackberry internet data package at 19 years old as a student... and decided to use that money to sponsor a child in an under-developed country with the Compassion organization instead. Wow, what an example to all of us!
Toby Mac then took the stage as energetic as ever! From Stop-and-Go motion dancing to crowd surfing, he definitely presented a youthful spirit, and even promised the people of Toronto a GREAT show!
But he also said that going to the concert, was not about "seeing a Toby Mac/Jamie Grace gig", it was about worshipping God!
He sang a version of Bluetree's "God of this City" and talked about how with 3 of his early songs in the group DC Talk, he found inspiration for them, while walking the streets of Toronto (and wrote them here too!)
He also mentioned, that no matter how far you feel from God, all you need to do is just simply turn around, and He is Right There.
All in all, a very meaningful yet entertaining performance, that was very much full of God's love, energy, and inspiration! :)
Does anyone happen to know what the name of the preconcert music was? It was an instrumental syncopated beat that sounded as if a beat was dropped every few bars. Thanks in advance.
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