Air Raid 20 - February 25, 2012

"We gotta hold on to hope
In this heartless world...."


Tim Skipper of House Of Heroes had 600 Air Raid 20 fans in the palm of his hand as the band played "So Far Away". HOH set lasted roughly 70 minutes, opening with "Elevator", followed by "God Save The Foolish Kings".




We nicknamed #20 "the big one", but really, they're all big. Air Raids seldom make a profit, mostly because overspend on bells and whistles, all to create a cool vibe throughout the night, and you may have noticed the extra power behind the lights both on stage and the batlights piecing the Barrie sky outside. It's all worth it!


House of Heroes traveled to Barrie this afternoon, just in time for a 3pm soundcheck and drove to Buffalo immediately after. A tight schedule. So glad the winter weather cooperated.

Our friends in Manic Drive not only handled the production of the entire show but they gave us a killer set of songs. Manic Drive are familiar with Air Raids, having played #4 at Barrie Central with TFK and #6 in Lindsay. But that was a long time ago! Shawn Cavallo is a solid frontman, no longer a kid, sharing his testimony and keeping it relevant.

V. Rose flew to Barrie from California. She sang to tracks and stuck to her radio songs like "Battery" and "Not So Average" and ended the set with an interactive version of "Here I Am To Worship". Looks like the young girl teens loved it because after V.'s set, she was signing autographs and talking to fans right through the sets by Manic Drive and House of Heroes.

Barrie's Behold The City opened the show with a screamo set of hardcore songs about life with Christ.

This is the first Air Raid where all the acts stopped their sets to share about the Lord. Tonight we heard BTC talk about the love of Christ, V. Rose speaking about God's unique creation, Manic Drive's Shawn Cavallo gave his personal testimony and Tim Skipper with HOH shared a heartfelt call to forgiveness - forgive to others and accepting their forgiveness offered to us.


The Air Raids of the last five years have required the hands of nearly the entire LIFE staff - full-time and part-time. Everyone was there helping; some loading in gear, others manning an artist merch booth, or selling water and pizza, coralling the incoming crowd, on-stage hosting or backstage interviewing and shoot photos. For me, it's very rewarding to see the entire staff come together for these large events.


Air Raid 20 is now in the LIFE 100.3 concert history books! Be sure to watch the LIFE facebook page on February 27 for a video montage of the show!

Now...Air Raid 21...who should we bring in?!