Tickets go on sale Friday for MercyMe concert near Dayton

Tickets go on sale Friday for Christian rock band MERCYME in concert on Thursday, Oct. 19, at 7:30 p.m. at Troy’s Hobart Arena.

The concert will also feature openers Unspoken and Ryan Stevenson.

Tickets are on sale Friday, June 9 at 10 a.m. at the Hobart Arena box office, online at www.HobartArena.com or by phone at (937) 339-2911.

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ABOUT THE BAND

Since their debut in 2001, MercyMe has sold more than nine million units in CD, single and DVD sales, garnered 27 No. 1 multi-format Christian radio singles and four consecutive mainstream radio hits with “I Can Only Imagine,” (No. 4 AC/Top 25 on Top 40/Hot AC), “Here With Me” (No. 4 AC), “Homesick” (Top 10 AC) and “So Long Self.” Their radio success has continued with recent singles “Flawless” (No. 1 for 15 weeks) and “Greater” (No. 1 for 16 weeks), landing them the Top Christian Airplay Artist spot on Billboard’s 2015 Year End charts.

MercyMe made history in 2014 as “I Can Only Imagine” surpassed two million digital downloads, making it the first song in Christian music to go platinum and double-platinum in the digital domain. In 2009, Billboard named MercyMe’s “Word Of God Speak” the No. 1 Song of The Decade and the group the No. 1 Artist of the Decade in both the Christian Songs and Christian AC Songs categories.

For more information, visit www.mercyme.org or www.hobartarena.com.

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