MercyMe put Freedom Hall on their spring 2027 tour

The Christian-music giants play Johnson City on Sunday, April 11, with Ben Fuller and Peter Burton opening — and tickets are already on sale.

Spring Sundays in Johnson City usually wind down early. On Sunday, April 11, 2027, about 8,500 people will have a reason to stay out: MercyMe are bringing their "MercyMe LIVE 2027" tour to Freedom Hall Civic Center, with Ben Fuller and Peter Burton opening.

The city's Freedom Hall upcoming-events page has the details: doors at 5:30 p.m., show at 7 p.m. If you were hoping to catch the presale, you've missed it — that opened Oct. 20 at noon, and the public on-sale followed on Oct. 21 at noon. Tickets are sold through Etix, and the Freedom Hall box office takes questions at 423-461-4884. One house rule worth knowing before you buy: per the venue's FAQ, tickets are refundable only if an event is cancelled or postponed.

The tour itself is a big one. MercyMe announced 31 spring dates running from March 11 at the Berglund Center in Roanoke, Va., to May 2 at the Ford Center in Evansville, Ind., as WOWT reported when the run was announced in mid-October. Fuller and Burton were named as support on the run; artist, K-LOVE and venue presales went first, with most general sales opening the following day. Johnson City falls in the back half of the tour, a few weeks after the opening night in Roanoke — close enough that some Tri-Cities fans may know someone who drove up for that one.

Johnson City falls in the back half of the tour, when a band has its show fully broken in.

That timing is good news for the Freedom Hall crowd. By April, the band will have the set fully broken in. Recent coverage of the tour points to newer songs like "Make It Well" and "Wake Up Sleeper" sitting alongside the band's older catalog. Their most recent album, *Wonder & Awe*, came out in 2025, and the tour gives that material a long spring on the road.

Freedom Hall is the right room for it. The civic center at 1320 Pactolas Road seats up to 8,500. It's also a building a lot of local families know from graduations, ballgames and concerts across the years — the kind of place where a Sunday-night show feels like a community event as much as a concert. The city's seating diagram is worth a look before you pick seats.

Fuller and Burton give the night a fuller bill than a simple opener-and-headliner, and with a 7 p.m. start, it should still let church families get home at a reasonable hour on a school night.

If you're planning on going, don't wait for spring to make the decision. Tickets are on sale now through Etix and the Freedom Hall box office. Pick your section, mark April 11, and plan to be in the parking lot early — Sunday or not, 8,500 people take a while to get through the doors.

Sources: Freedom Hall Civic Center — Upcoming Events (City of Johnson City) (johnsoncitytn.org); MercyMe / Ben Fuller / Peter Burton — Etix (etix.com); Freedom Hall Box Office (johnsoncitytn.org); Freedom Hall FAQ (johnsoncitytn.org); Freedom Hall Seating Diagram (johnsoncitytn.org); Christian music band MercyMe heads to Lincoln in April — WOWT (wowt.com); Wonder & Awe - Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)