Not what I expected :(
by Duhneen on 5/22/13Bojangles' Coliseum - CharlotteI looked at reviews on their previous performances and thought there would be a lot of preaching and praying for one another but this wasn't the case. It was basically just a concert. The preacher (Banning) tried to be funny the whole time he talked, making references to crying while reading Christian romance novels on the toilet and to having listened to "Vanilla Ice", an early rap artist. Now, I'm not that old (32) but I thought this was inappropriate. It was like he was trying to get in with the younger kids. He only preached for about 20 minutes and the message just wasn't Spirit-filled like I thought it would be. I was there to see and feel something deeper and came away feeling empty. The music was of course, great, but I was hoping for more slow, worship songs. I really wanted to hear "Holy", "Break Every Chain", "Revelation Song", "Light Of Your Face", "You Won't Relent"....none of which were sung. It was mostly their new stuff. We traveled for 4 hours to see them and we came away disappointed. I will still buy their albums but will probably never go to another one of their concerts.