Kingdom Bound Ministries, of suburban Buffalo, continues its tradition of bringing great contemporary Christian pop, rock, and rap artists to Western New York with several scheduled concerts this fall in the Buffalo and Rochester metro areas.

Fans of rock and rap will enjoy some of Christian music’s biggest names when they come to Rochester as part of the “Live Love” tour. Superchick, Sanctus Real, John Reuben, and Last Tuesday will be in concert Tuesday, October 10, at Roberts Wesleyan College’s Cultural Life Center, 2301 Westside Drive, in Rochester. Tickets for the 7pm concert are $15 general admission or $17 artist circle. High school and college students can get $2 off with a valid student ID.

He made People Magazine’s most beautiful people list. His friends include President George W. Bush and Bono. And now, singer-songwriter Michael W. Smith is coming to the Buffalo area on Saturday, November 4, 2006, for “an acoustic evening of inspiration and worship” at The Chapel at CrossPoint, 500 CrossPoint Parkway, in Getzville, a suburb north of Buffalo. Tickets for Smith’s November concert are $20 general seating or $30 at the door.

Area rock fans will want to experience the “Hearts of the Innocent” tour. Kutless, Disciple, Red, and Run Kid Run will bring their youthful passion and energy to the Buffalo area for a concert Sunday, November 12, at The Wesleyan Church of Hamburg, 4999 McKinley Parkway, in Hamburg, a suburb south of Buffalo. Tickets for the 7pm concert are $15 general admission, $18 artist circle, or $20 at the door. There is a group rate of buy 10 get 1 free.

Tickets are available for Kingdom Bound concerts by calling 716-633-1117 in the Buffalo area or 800-461-4485 outside of Buffalo. For more info, you can also visit www.itickets.com or www.kingdombound.org.

Kingdom Bound Ministries puts on the annual Kingdom Bound Christian music festival, one of the world’s largest and longest-running events of its kind, each summer at Six Flags Darien Lake amusement park and camping resort in Darien Center, New York, halfway between Buffalo and Rochester. Kingdom Bound 2006 attracted more than 63,000 people this past summer, and camping/hotel reservations for the 2007 festival start October 3. Kingdom Bound 2007 is scheduled for August 5-8, 2007.