When a contemporary Christian artist sells out a national arena tour and returns with something larger, it says something about where the genre sits in the broader touring economy. Forrest Frank’s The Jesus Generation Tour arrives at MVP Arena in Albany on Saturday, June 13, and it is not a modest undertaking — 29 cities, an in-the-round stage configuration, and a lineup structured more like a festival program than a standard concert bill.
Frank, a Texas-born singer, songwriter, and producer, emerged into the top tier of Christian music in 2023, when Billboard named him their Top New Christian Artist of the year. His 2024 album Child of God spent 14 weeks at number one on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart — the biggest Christian album debut of that year — and earned him a Grammy nomination for Best Contemporary Christian Music Album, along with GMA Dove Awards for New Artist of the Year and Pop/Contemporary Song of the Year. He is also one half of the pop duo Surfaces, which explains something about his melodic instincts even as his solo work has moved into decidedly Christian territory. A deluxe edition followed in late 2024, and his December 2025 album THANKFUL kept him active on the charts heading into this tour cycle.
The evening is structured as a full program: The Figs welcome attendees upon arrival, worship leader Cory Asbury delivers a dedicated set, and singer-songwriter Tori Kelly performs before Frank’s headlining show. It is the kind of billing that treats the whole experience as a night of communal worship rather than a standard rock concert, and the in-the-round stage at MVP Arena serves that intention well. Doors open at 6:00 PM, show at 7:00 PM.
For fans in the Albany and Capital District, this is one of the more ambitious Christian music events to come through the South Pearl Street venue in recent memory. The previous Child of God Tour Part 2 sold out entirely. Tickets for The Jesus Generation Tour are on sale now, ranging from $44.50 to $155.00 — early purchase is practical rather than performative. Buy Tickets