Third Day rocks again

Third Day never fails to impress. The southern-rock-influenced Christian band performed an awesome show on their Make Your Move Tour at the Verizon Theater in Grand Prairie, March 19.

They were joined by another acclaimed Christian band, Tenth Avenue North, and upcoming artist Trevor Morgan.

Both acts did a great job opening for Third Day and Tenth Avenue North was especially entertaining. It was a little surprising to see them open the show, considering that they could headline their own tour. But it was fun to see a band that was almost as recognized as Third Day.

Now, I will admit that the show wasn't as rockin' as the one they did at the same theater on their Revelations tour. In that show, they had the audience dancing in sync and brought out a fiddler to play some Charlie Daniels.

They even managed to throw in some laughs when lead singer Mac Powell stopped the show to pick on an audience member on her cell phone.

But the tours did have two different messages: Revelations was more about listening, while Make Your Move is more about doing.

"The lyric on ‘Revelation' [says] ‘tell me should I stay here or do I need to move?'" the band's guitarist, Mark Lee, said. "We've given everybody a couple of years to marinate on that and now we're saying, ‘Go, move!'"

This year's performance featured messages from one of the band's usual sponsors, World Vision. There was also a call for students of all ages to further their education and find out more about Grand Canyon University. Though the winner wasn't announced at the show, one audience member is to be awarded a $10,000 scholarship to the college.

One thing the tour added this year was a video for each song. This isn't a new feature in concerts, but it's relatively new for this band. Whether it was lyrics on the screen or a produced film, the graphics added to the entertainment and message of the songs. They even showed a sneak peak of a new film which will feature their song "Born Again."

Third Day, as usual, had the audience members jumping up and down and singing at the top of their lungs. The band is always full of energy playing loud and proud, leaving attendees with ringing ears and smiling faces.

For my fifth time seeing the band, I am still impressed with Third Day's vigor and talent. I can't wait for the next show!