Desperation Band is a
worship band
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led by Jon Egan, and part of the worship ministry of
New Life Church in
Colorado Springs
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,
Colorado
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.
The band has been featured on the main stage at
Creation East and
Kingdom Bound
Kingdom Bound is an annual Christian music festival held at Darien Lake Theme Park Resort near Buffalo, New York. The festival takes place over a span of three days and has hosted a variety of Christian speakers and artists since the late 1980s. ...
, and has led worship in the Worship Tent at both Creation East and KingdomBound. They have also been featured on
Teen Mania's Acquire the Fire tour dates in stadiums around the country. Their albums, recorded live at
New Life Church, appear on Integrity’s Vertical Music label and feature "high-energy, passionate new worship songs that convey the hunger of their generation for God."
Career
Desperation Band was first formed in 2001, when
New Life Church pastor David Perkins suggested that Jon Egan,
Jared Anderson, and
Glenn Packiam play together with their bands at the first Desperation Conference. Held annually in July, Desperation Conferences draw thousands of college and high school students.
The song "I Am Free", written by band co-founder Jon Egan and recorded by the band for 2004's ''
From the Rooftops'', was later covered by the
Newsboys
Newsboys (sometimes stylised as newsboys) are a Christian rock band that has existed in various permutations since its founding in 1985 in Mooloolaba, Queensland, Australia, by Peter Furler and George Perdikis. Now based in Nashville, Tenness ...
, for whom it became a hit single.
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Top 40 Charts
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Discography
# ''Desperation'' (2003)
# ''From the Rooftops'' (2004)
# ''Who You Are'' (2006)
# ''Sessions & Remixes'' EP (2007)
# ''Everyone Overcome'' (2007)
# ''Light Up the World'' (2009)
# ''Update: Live'' (2011)
# ''Center of it All'' (April 2012)
# ''
Banner
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'' (September 30, 2014)
Notes
References
Desperation Staff. Published by New Life Church. Retrieved 2008-08-07.
New Life Worship: Who We Are. Published by New Life Church. Retrieved 2008-08-07.
. Published by Christianity Today. Retrieved 2008-08-07.
Label Artist Bio. Published by Integrity Music. Retrieved 2008-08-07.
Desperation Conference. Published by New Life Church. Retrieved 2008-08-07.
Glenn Packiam Bio. Self Published. Retrieved 2008-08-07.
. Published by Desperationband.com. Retrieved 2014-04-30
External links
* (appears defunct)
Desperation ConferencesOfficial Desperation Band YouTube Site
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American Christian rock groups
Musical groups established in 2002
2002 establishments in Colorado