A Drummer Boy Christmas Tour is the eighth headlining tour by Australian Christian rock band For King & Country. The tour is in support of their 2020 album A Drummer Boy Christmas, and only toured the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.
Background On 7 October 2020, For King & Country announced that they will be embarking on A Drummer Boy Drive-In: The Christmas Tour, in support of the album. The tour is partnership with the Salvation Army, for a national toy drive encouraging concertgoers to bring new, packaged toys for collection by local Salvation Army representatives and distribute them to families struggling during the holiday season. The tour spanned 20 dates, launched on 12 November 2020 at the Silver Lake Sports Complex in Norco, California, and concluded on 20 December 2020 at the Five Flags Speedway in Pensacola, Florida, all held in parking lots with a drive-in theater style atmosphere.
On 26 July 2021, For King & Country announced that they will be going on A Drummer Boy Christmas Tour, also in support of the album. The tour spanned 14 dates, and launched on 27 November 2021 at the Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and concluded on 19 December 2021 at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee.
On 26 July 2022, For King & Country announced that they will be going back to A Drummer Boy Christmas Tour that winter. The tour spanned 15 dates, in which it launched on 26 November 2022 at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri, and concluded on 19 December 2022 at the Ryman Auditorium for the second consecutive year. The tour saw the Ryman for the third straight year, as well as it returned to Florida after the absence in 2021. The tour included the Estero and Grand Rapids stops for the second time and the Orlando stop for a second time but at a different venue.
On 17 July 2023, For King & Country announced that they will be continuing their A Drummer Boy Christmas Tour that winter. The band announced 18 dates, where it began on 25 November 2023, at the Now Arena in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, and conclude on 22 December 2023 at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee, for the third consecutive year. The tour saw the band returning to Houston, Fort Worth and Minneapolis for the first time since 2021, a return to California and Arizona for the first time since the 2020 edition, and new stops such as the ones in Nevada, Oregon and Washington. The tour also saw the band bringing the tour to Canada for the first time.
On 22 July 2024, the band announced "A Drummer Boy Christmas | The 2024 Tour Experience" which will feature 6 shows at the Beacon Theatre in New York City, the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles and the band's 5th consecutive year with Christmas performances at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville. On 4 September, the band announced a performance on 12 December at Indigo at The O2 in London, which will be the band's first performance in Europe in 6 years. On 13 September, they announced a second show.
On 16 July 2025, the band announced "A Drummer Boy Christmas: The Only 2025 Live Appearances", after spending the year on hiatus from both touring and releasing music up to that point. The tour has 15 shows at 8 theaters across the United States, including a 5-night residency at the Grand Ole Opry House, the band's longest in history.
Tour dates +List of 2020 concerts, showing date, city, country and venueDateCityCountryVenue12 November 2020NorcoUnited StatesSilver Lake Sports Complex13 November 2020RosevilleDenio's Market14 November 2020TulareInternational Agri-Center15 November 2020PasadenaRose Bowl20 November 2020El PasoEl Paso County Coliseum21 November 2020GlendaleGila River Arena22 November 2020TucsonPima County Fairgrounds28 November 2020ArlingtonGlobe Life Park29 November 2020NashvilleRyman Auditorium3 December 2020RobstownBorchard Fairgrounds4 December 2020College StationReed Arena5 December 2020HoustonThe MET Church6 December 2020Cedar ParkH-E-B Center at Cedar Park10 December 2020Dade CityJoy-Lan Drive-In11 December 2020LakelandSilver Moon Drive-In12 December 2020OcalaOcala Drive-In13 December 2020EsteroHertz Arena18 December 2020OrlandoCentral Florida Fairgrounds19 December 2020West Palm BeachSouth Florida Fairgrounds20 December 2020PensacolaFive Flags Speedway
+List of 2021 concerts, showing date, city, country and venueDateCityCountryVenue27 November 2021Grand RapidsUnited StatesVan Andel Arena28 November 2021LouisvilleKFC Yum! Center2 December 2021Oklahoma CityChesapeake Energy Arena3 December 2021Fort WorthDickies Arena4 December 2021HoustonToyota Center5 December 2021Cedar ParkH-E-B Center at Cedar Park9 December 2021Des MoinesWells Fargo Arena10 December 2021Sioux FallsDenny Sanford Premier Center11 December 2021MinneapolisTarget Center12 December 2021OmahaBaxter Arena16 December 2021St. LouisEnterprise Center17 December 2021ColumbusSchottenstein Center18 December 2021DuluthGas South Arena19 December 2021NashvilleRyman Auditorium
+List of 2022 concerts, showing date, city, country and venueDateCityCountryVenue26 November 2022Kansas CityUnited StatesT-Mobile Center27 November 2022DallasAmerican Airlines Center1 December 2022LowellTsongas Center2 December 2022BaltimoreChesapeake Employers Insurance Arena3 December 2022HersheyGiant Center4 December 2022ClevelandRocket Mortgage FieldHouse8 December 2022EsteroHertz Arena9 December 2022TampaAmalie Arena10 December 2022OrlandoAmway Center11 December 2022GreensboroGreensboro Coliseum15 December 2022IndianapolisGainbridge Fieldhouse16 December 2022Fort WayneAllen County War Memorial Coliseum17 December 2022Grand RapidsVan Andel Arena18 December 2022NashvilleRyman Auditorium19 December 2022
+List of 2023 concerts, showing date, city, country and venueDateCityCountryVenue25 November 2023Hoffman EstatesUnited StatesNow Arena26 November 2023MinneapolisTarget Center30 November 2023West Valley CityMaverik Center1 December 2023BoiseExtraMile Arena2 December 2023EverettAngel of the Winds Arena3 December 2023PortlandModa Center4 December 2023AbbotsfordCanadaAbbotsford Centre7 December 2023HendersonUnited StatesDollar Loan Center8 December 2023GlendaleDesert Diamond Arena9 December 2023AnaheimHonda Center10 December 2023SacramentoGolden 1 Center14 December 2023San AntonioAT&T Center15 December 2023Fort WorthDickies Arena16 December 2023TulsaBOK Center17 December 2023HoustonToyota Center20 December 2023NashvilleGrand Ole Opry House21 December 202322 December 2023
+List of 2024 concerts, showing date, city, country and venueDateCityCountryVenue1 December 2024Los AngelesUnited StatesPeacock Theater8 December 2024New York CityBeacon Theatre9 December 202411 December 2024LondonUnited KingdomIndigo at The O212 December 202417 December 2024NashvilleUnited StatesGrand Ole Opry House18 December 202419 December 202420 December 2024
+List of 2025 concerts, showing date, city, country and venueDateCityCountryVenue2 December 2025OrlandoUnited StatesDr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts3 December 20255 December 2025Grand PrairieTexas Trust CU Theatre6 December 2025Sugar LandSmart Financial Centre8 December 2025AtlantaFox Theatre9 December 2025St. LouisThe Fabulous Fox10 December 2025MinneapolisOrpheum Theatre11 December 202512 December 2025RosemontRosemont Theatre13 December 202515 December 2025NashvilleGrand Ole Opry House16 December 202517 December 202518 December 202519 December 2025
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