Fred Hammond

We enjoyed Joyfest 2018 to the fullest! The 25th anniversary yeilded some great surprises like Vashawn Mitchell who did his thang! Tye, Tasha and Fred set it Off! Walls group did a good job, their fans were in the place...i think as they get more radio play they will capture a larger audience. It was awesome that Fred chose people out of crowd as a back up choir. Phenomenal is all I can say!

Even though it rained, we had an amazing experience. We will definitely attend again, but with better seats.

My seats were great, all the performers were fantastic. I loved the story line that was told as well as the old school songs that were sung. It was a amazing to see the men come forth for corporate pray but the. When the men prayed for the women!! Wow !!

This concert was encouraging, prophetic and anointed because it destroyed yolks of bondages off of me. I love ya Fred, and i will continue to pray for you and your family, keep being an oracle for God.

I hate to give this a bad review because actuallly Fred Hammond was awesome. However the venue in Gary, Indiana is not well kept, very run down, dirty, and hot. Parking was a nightmare, our car was locked in the garage after the concert with many other concert goers and we had to call the police. Also this was a church sponsored event, the church had too many of their own performances, speeches,etc. Pushing back the main attraction, Fred! who came out at a very late hour. It was so late when he was done that people didn't even insist on an encore. Everyone just got up and left. Fred deserved an encore he did a great job.

Flew from New York to Gary, IN to see this show, big fa of Fred here, had fun though.

I really enjoyed the concert but we need the headliner to have much more time. He only had played 40 minutes. I was disappointed that he seem to be rushed in his performance. The other artist were good but I think maybe they should cut out some of the other artist. My be only have 3 other performers and Fred Hammond.

Absolutely amazing and will be back. Still talking about it

The line up this year was spectacular! Thank You!❤️

My family and I had a wonderful time. We had the VIP passes and the committee there did an amazing job.

Love it the show was great. Brought my mom and dad to celebrate there 60 aniniversary

Awesome show love the artist love sound would come again

All the artist were fantastic. There was not a long wait between artist - there was a schedule and they stuck to the schedule. I m already planning to go again next year.

These gospel artists are the best that gospel has to offer. Their voices were on point! The only thing I would suggest is less acting and more singing. I just didn't get enough, and left wanting more!

This was the best play/concert/church event I have been to!!! Thank you Fred Hammond for being a real trailblazer!!!

I already knew it would be a night of awesome singing and praise, but it exceeded my expectations. Loved everything about it. It wasn't just entertainment, it was a worship service, and the anointing of God was in that place.

I was very disappointed as I expected s concert instead got a stage play. The person I paid to see was not there and I got no notice that Hezekiah Walker was not going to be there. I would have requested a REFUND. I guess it would have been okay if I had paid to see a play but I didn't; I paid to see a concert. With all the music Donnie McClurkin had. He sung two songs. If I was him, I would break that contract.

This was more like a production. It was very good. It provided insight into the man's current situation. How we under value the man's status in todays world. It made me revalue the gentleman I am involved with. I love this production and the message it brought. Especially the motorcycle analogy. It really impactful. Thank you Fred Hammond. I have always loved Fred's music but this just raised the bar even more. I wanted to ask him to marry me but I was afraid.

I was disappointed that was to be on the bill of artist to be there did not show

This was a surprise for my mom as an early mother s day/Birthday gift. We all had an amazing time it was great!!

It s a most see to get your praise on. I totally enjoyed and the spirit in The Peabody was unbelievable. Don t miss your blessing. I couldn t believe we were there for 3 hours.

The show was great! Not quite what I was expecting, but good enough. It was outside the box, and the message seemed to be more important than the music itself. I think that there should not have been alcohol available at an event like this.

This event was very misleading. I will not attend another event with the named artist: Fred Hammond, Donnie McKirklin. These artist were the assumed headliners. The skits were poorly done. This was not the concert I expected. I would like to have a refund. Most of the people at this event were very disappointed.

Great sound great seating. Fred was awesome he sung a little bit of everything and then took us back to the ole time way!

Fred Hammond is an amazing artist/singer/musician but this show was anything but that! He looked/seemed tired and ready to go home the whole time. He did not perform any of his hit songs until the last 5 minutes of the show and that was a medley. Like myself I m sure people came to hear his many great songs. Instead he sat on a stool, half-sang everyone else s songs, and let the band figure out what song he was doing. It was just an overall disappointment especially for a huge Fred Hammond fan. Yes he s getting older, yes his shows back then we re probabky awesome, yes he s releasing new music but he could have given a real show! Not likely to recommend!

Fred Hammond was one of those gifted worshiper I ve wanted to meet all my life, he is gifted and loves the Lord, I can t explained how his music means a lot to me but I m always in a mood of worship whenever I hear his songs.

Totally enjoyed the evening. Nice, intimate atmosphere. Blessed.

T. Tribitt, was a no show. I don't think it's fare to take my money and not give me what I paid for.

The show was great we enjoyed it, the only knock against it was Tye tribbet not showing up REALLY wanted to see him but that extra time gave the other guys time to shine Loved it

too much talking. not enough music. snippets of songs

Loved the personal feel when they sat down on stage n just talked with us. It reminded me the reason I liked them both!

This show was an awesome experience. Fred Hammond ministers. He won't sing a complete song like the old days but he will minister to your spirit. He does snippets of his hits with lots of ministering and testifying in between. Marvin Sap, AWESOME! He entertains as well as ministers. They will both take you in. I hate Tye Tribbett was not able to show. Great show none the less and crowd was not disappointed.

The show was amazingly awesome the only drawback was we were missing a king&wasn't compensated

I love Fred Hammond so much so til this was my third time seeing him this year!! I was totally blown away with the performances and Marvin sapp oh my goodness I loved him!! Such a great experience.... I ll make it my business to see him whenever he performs in my area as well.... my soul was blessed

This show was uplifting, funny, and a real blessing to our souls. My wife and I really enjoyed it. We are glad we were there!

This concert was AMAZING from beginning to ending. The choir was on point & their band was great of course. Then, the main set of guest singers with Festival of Praise were just...wow especially Karen Clark Sheard! I mean what can I say. She killed it out there! I mean this lady showed out like it was her last time & there was not a person sitting down the moment her mouth opened. She is by far the most anointed singer this side or heaven & hope she comes to put on abother concert in North Carolina very soon. Her daughter, Kierra Sheard, was great as well. They tore the roof off of the place.

It was amazing watching Mr. Fred Hammond and the rest of the Gospel singers!! My mom and I really enjoyed ourselves it was such a blessing and very inspirational. The highlight of my night was that I got a hug from Mr. Fred Hammond!!!!! I was really in awe of him! Mr. Hammond will never know how he touched my life.

The show was intense and powerfully transparent But that s all day!

Fred is one of the most realist gospel artists. I love the fact that he's free.

It were live from the beginning till the end. Fun!

It was awesome and a Blessing. It was more than a Gospel concert! A special experience that can't be missed. Fred and Donnie were authentic and real....no act. God bless them!

Donnie McClurkin and Fred Hammond fed the soul and the spirit with their studio-quality music and inspirational stories of faith. The concert hall rocked.

The concert was great. They need more gospel concerts in Miami. I could not keep steal. So anointed

It was an experience I will never forget. Fred spoke about how he was in a dark place and that's how I've been feeling but going to that concert truly lifted me up. Thank you for an amazing time worshiping together.

Fred Hammond and Donnie McClurkin put on an amazing show. Loved it and got my praise on.

What more can one say about excellence personified?? He was absolutely and utterly AMAZING!!! I'm soooooooooooooooo glad I was in attendence!!!

Fred set the proper tone by beginning with praise requiems to the author of love. His fantasia of total praise, mixed with gleams of his personality, made it a coloratura of true praise for the duration of the concert. The romantic ballads refreshed us. They also let us know that we may have lost a Luther, Teddy, and a Gerald; but we gained a Fred in the genre of love oratorios. The world has been in suspended animation, in a holding pattern - waiting for someone who loves The Great I am, and who is on fire for Him, to declare how love really transfers into the chambers of romantic love.

Joyfest was awesome this year! From Canton Jones rocking the house all the way to Fred Hammond (true legend). The rain just made it that much more memorable. It was a great experience to worship God in the middle of a rain storm, it's undescribable. I wouldn't have wanted it to go any other way.

IT WAS ONE OF THE MOST BLESSED CONCERT I ATTEND.IS WAS THE FIRST TIME FOR MY WIFE.I WOULD BE LOOKING FORWARD FOR THE NEXT ONE.GOD'S WILL.THANKS.

I give the concert was awesome and I really did enjoy it from beginning to end.

Fred let us know before he really got started that he looks 35-36, but his knees are about to be 50, so if we saw him bending over, it was because of knee pain; not saying that he was lying about his knees, but it was evident to me that the mans' heart is down-right broken right now because of his recent divorce. Fred, we have your back, but God has all of you; take care brother...

All the artist who performed this evening were dynamic! Everyone who graced the stage ministered to the people in their own special way, forever causing lives to reflect, change, and maintain a sound relationship with the Lord.

Fred Hammond was excellent. I was a little disappointed at first when I heard he was going to be performing at the Genesis center because of past acoustic problems I have experienced there but the show was awesome and I had no complaints...

I had a great time my picture was not good with Fred. Suggest to do meet n greet before show. Miss other artists while taking pictures

It was amazing! Everyone did great and Fred Hammond always ends the show just right!

The best of the best. The price was amazing for all the artist that played.

I didn't enjoy my 2 seats were in the rain Neverag

Love the line up of artists for this year. Fred did his oldies and also some new songs. Totally surprised the crowd by picking an audience comprised choir for the night. Loved it!

Wonderful concert and well worth the price! First time and the yearly event but I will be back next year.

This was an awesome experience. There was too performance from top performers from beginning to end.

My God I love it so much.i can t wait to next year...I love every gospel singing

I always enjoy the lineup for JoyFest. I would like to request Travis Greene and possibly LaCre and Mali one year with Kirk Franklin please. That's a great combo. Thanks!

Everyone was awesome except Fred. Too long of a wait to see him. Also customer service for event ticket pickup was horrible.

I really enjoyed the show. All of the artist seemed to really enjoy ministering to the people. It was very heart felt and inspirational to see so many young people enjoying the Lord on one accord! I was very impressed with efficiency and speed of the stage changes with exception of Fred Hammond..it took him too long to come on stage.. therefore I left early. I would've preferred to have another headliner because he seems to be there just about every year. Othan than that..I really enjoyed everything as a whole! Maybe we can have a little more of Tasha, VaShawn, and another incredible line up for next year!!

The show was so high with the spirit of the Lord. It was a blessings to be in the midst of God's grace.

I have been attending the Joy Fest for about 5 years, but I have never seen such short performances by artist. The performers would start into a song and abruptly cut them off short. How could they sell the audience this short? Just when you would start to enjoy a hit song, it would be over. Terrible! The artist always would perform their hit songs in its entirety, why else would the audience be there? I could not believe even my husband's idol Fred Hammond did the same thing. I thought maybe just with so many performers scheduled, that they were attempting to make sure Fred Hammond had enough time. Nope! He left the stage at 9:30 pm as well, well short of any performance that I had seen. never since I have been coming to the shows has that happened. Fred Hammond was always reliable to give a good performance. After Saturday's what I call (incompleteness) I will not be back.

Everything about the event was excellent. Customer service, getting in and out of the building was flawless. I had the best time during the performances. The sound system was awesome. IT WAS MY FIRST EXPERIENCE AND IT WAS AN AWESOME ONE!!!!!

Fred Hammond and Donnie mcclurkin were outstanding!

This was awesome I took my mom and aunt and we had a marvelous time.

The concert was exceptional. The talent was obvious, the camraderie was exceptional, the worship was divine. Totally enjoyed it. These guys did it all so well

So much music in such a short period of time. I felt spiritually renewed. From the oldies/goodies to the modern contemporary music, they performed it all WELL!! And those musicians, p r o f e s s I o n a l in every way. I felt like we got our money's worth plus more.

Concert was awesome. Had a great time. I would recommend this to others

I was very disappointed with the introductions or acts from the DJ to me this concert was not govern by the Lord.

Enjoyed every bit of it. The best blessed and broken Festival. Great songs, great humor. Fred and Donnie (Amazing).

Absolutely great, especially the testimonials. The music was great. Overall the "performance" was an opportunity for praising and worshipping Our Saviour. I felt truly annointed.

concert was wonderful very inspirational, artist were very in tuned with the audience

The event was FANTASTIC.....what a blessing to my spirit Donnie McClurkin and Fred Hammond were. EXCELLENT!!! Could not have asked for better value for my money.

Donnie McClurkin and Fred Hammond took the time to entertain and connect with the audiance. Wonderful show. I would like to have heard Never could have made it by Fred Hammond but the chow was wonderful any way.

It was exciting from the start, this festival kept your attention and you could not sit down. The DJ was great also, I walked out in a different mind frame. Thanks we need more concerts of this nature.

This event was more than awesome!!! I didn't want it to end!!! It was awesome!!!!

Fred Hammond and Donnie McClurkin were absolutely Amazing! My entire family enjoyed it! If they come again, we would definitely include that in our plans!

Firstly, I believe that the James L Knight Center needs a complete overhaul. The place has not changed since it was built. There are no big screens to see the show from the upper sections, the stage is very small and the screen behind it has several columns running through it, the sound is muffled and the seats on the floor were so close together, it was difficult to sit comfortably without sitting on top of each other. As a believer, I understand how important it is to preach the word, so I didn't mind that they didn't sing many of their hits and focused on evangelising, but a better balance would have been my preference.

The songs and testimonies of the singers were beautiful and inspiring. The program went downhill after the donation request. This request should have been appropriately requested at ticket purchase.

The concert was really good. Our seats were excellent. I would have liked to hear more singing though. There was time taken away for a fundraiser which is fine but it all went by too fast.

The entire event from beginning to end was fabulous. I would love to see it again. I felt so much energy and the songs moved me.

I had an awesome time at the Festival of Praise! Fred Hammond and Donnie McClurkin put on a wonderful, spirit-filled concert. We had a Hallelujah good time!

Fred , Donnie and the team were great! It was truly an experience!

Festival of Praise was phenomenal a must see. From the beginning to the end everything was amazing and just wonderfully put together. I've never seen a concert like that before.

The one thing that I can say is that this concert was OFF THE CHAIN. Fred & Donnie did their thing. Thank you for allowing us to PRAISE GOD!!!!!

The event was all that I hoped it to be! Both Fred and Donnie are anointed Men of God. Their voices, their testimonies, the music and even the staging all contributed to an exhilarating experience. Would recommend to anyone.

This was an Awesome Praise experience! To God be the glory!

This concert was more of a church service with great singing, awesome testimonies of God's healing power from Fred and Donnie, an opportunity to give to children in need via World Vision. We were praising God one minute and drawn into worship the next. Fred and Donnie were on stage together the entire time and it was AMAZING!

Such a Wonderful Praise & Worship experience!!!!!!

I am a big fan of Fred Hammond and totally enjoyed the performance. I wasn't a huge fan of Donnie McClurkin at first, BUT now I can say I am more aware of his vocal ministry and songs I liked that I previously didn't know were his songs. #Victorious

I don t know if it was the songs that I thought Donnie & Fred were going to sing that was being streamed as find your seat music or maybe when a band did appear the music was too loud or the opening act singers who open with prerecorded music to songs I did not know. However, it was a nice surprise to hear the kids sing. I did not know Donnie had children. Maybe it was that distracting movie or when they stopped the concert to feed the world. All in all, they are both superb singers in any venue but I was too distracted and there was no praise. I missed my praise should have gone to church\u2026\u2026.

My wife and I enjoyed every minute of the concert. I will attend more concerts in the future

It was funny, inspirational, and an overall great time!

These folks really had a praise party! We were moving all night and enjoying God at the same time. It was worth every dollar. It only got 4 stars because I and lots of others did not seem to enjoy their skit. It was too long.

It was well worth the money and then some! Would love to see again!

This was our 1st time seeing the FOP show but definitely not our last, cant beat the price & the location was closed to our home in Durham NC & plus our son goes to A & T so we saw him after the show.