Gospel Music Hall of Famer and multi-platinum, GRAMMY Winner Michael W. Smith has introduced plans for his fall headlining excursion celebrating 35 years of his groundbreaking, iconic song “Friends”. The 23-city excursion will release in Springfield, Missouri on October 3 and also will function stops in Atlanta, San Antonio, Phoenix, Sacramento and more prior to concluding November 17 in Kansas City, Missouri. Amassing an in-depth catalog of achievements, Smith was once recently venerated with a star-studded tribute concert to celebrate his 35 #1 songs at Bridgestone Arena through a myriad of mythical performers together with: Amy Grant, Vince Gill, Randy Travis, The Oak Ridge Boys, CeCe Winans, Jordin Sparks, Rascal Flatts, Wynonna and many more. Smith says, “I’m really excited about the 35 Years of Friends Tour this fall. We had an event this spring, here in Nashville, where 56 of my friends and fellow artists came together to celebrate my 35 #1s and the 35th Anniversary of FRIENDS. It was an amazing night – and, for me, brought back some memories of some songs I hadn’t thought of for quite a while! It’s going to be a blast dusting off some songs I haven’t done in concert for a long time. It will be a night full of all the hits – and, of course, I’m excited to lead worship every night. I can’t wait to see you there!” The 35 Years of Friends Tour is solely produced by way of Awakening Events, and will supply enthusiasts the chance to listen to these hits and experience worship drawn from Smiths’ recordings and worship anthems from across his career together with a live performance of “Friends”. As Smith was once designing this distinctive show, in contrast to any tour he has launched into before, it used to be decided that he can be his personal “opening act,” to spend as much time with the group as he could. Tickets will go on sale this Friday, 6/21 at 10:00 AM local time. More knowledge can also be discovered at www.michaelwsmith.com or www.awakeningevents.com