World Pulse Festival

The World Pulse Festival is a Christian contemporary music festival in South Bend, Indiana. The World Pulse Festival was started by LeSEA Broadcasting Corp. in 1986 as a birthday celebration for radio station WHME.^[1][2] It is held on WHME grounds in South Bend, Indiana, except in 2014, when it was moved to the Compton Family Ice Arena at Notre Dame.^[3] In 2017 the Pulse Festival started the "Pulse Summer Series" that spread out a concert each month during the season. Its attendance numbers have ranged between 40,000 and 60,000 attendees, making it one of the largest Christian music festivals in the Midwest.^[1][2]

History

• 2002-Newsboys, ZOEgirl, Michael W. Smith, Mark Schultz, By The Tree, Andy, & Everyday Sunday.
• 2003-Newsboys, Sixpence None The Richer, Jars of Clay, Paul Colman Trio, Out of Eden, Denver, The Mile High Orchestra.^[4]
• 2004-Third Day, Audio Adrenaline, Rebecca St. James, Tait, and Petra.^[2]
• 2005-Phil Keaggy, MercyMe, Jars of Clay, Nicole C. Mullen.
• 2006-Barlow Girl, Jeremy Camp, TobyMac, Newsboys, Salvador.
• 2007-Superchick, Sanctus Real, Krystal Myers Kutless, Michael W. Smith.
• 2008-C3, Mandisa, Skillet, TobyMac, Casting Crowns.
• 2009-Robbie Seay Band, Ayiesha Woods, Hawk Nelson, David Crowder Band, Jeremy Camp.
• 2010-Josh Wilson, Sidewalk Prophets, Fireflight, Kutless, Amy Grant, TobyMac.^[1]
• 2011-Newsboys, Third Day, Jars of Clay, Group 1 Crew, Dara Maclean, Hyland.^[5]
• 2012-MercyMe, Needtobreathe, Peter Furler, Britt Nicole, Rhett Walker Band, Dara Maclean, Manic Drive.^[6]
• 2013-Switchfoot, Audio Adrenaline, Natalie Grant, The City Harmonic, Jason Castro.^[7]
• 2014-Chris Tomlin, Sanctus Real, Mandisa, Skillet, Building 429, Colton Dixon, Ellie Holcomb and 1 Girl Nation.^[3]
• 2015-Amy Grant, Tenth Avenue North, Michael W. Smith, Building 429, Sidewalk Prophets, Vertical Church Band, Blanca.^[8]
• 2016-For King & Country, Switchfoot, Phillips, Craig and Dean, Lincoln Brewster, Plumb, Union of Sinners and Saints, 7eventh Time Down, The Imperials
• 2017-Matthew West, Mandisa, Crowder, Skillet, Colton Dixon
• 2018-For King & Country, Blanca, TobyMac, Stars Go Dim, Mercy Me, We Are Messengers

References

1. History of World Pulse Festival World Pulse Festival. Accessed August 15, 2012
2. World Pulse Festival Attracts 50000+ Wong, Joanna S. Christian Today. August 21, 2004. Accessed August 15, 2012
3. [1]^{[dead link]}
4. World Pulse Festival 2003 2012-02-10 at the Wayback Machine MSN Entertainment. August 16, 2003. Accessed August 15, 2012
5. "Tickets | World Pulse Festival in South Bend, IN". iTickets.com.
6. "Tickets | World Pulse Festival in South Bend, IN". iTickets.com.
7. "Tickets | World Pulse Festival 2013 in South Bend, IN". iTickets.com.
8. "World Pulse Festival 2015". Pulsefm.com. Retrieved 27 May 2022.

External links

• World Pulse Festival
• itickets
• World Pulse Festival Blog