Mandy Tucker of Soddy-Daisy said Third Day indirectly brought her and her husband together.
“They’re my favorite band in the world,” she said. “My husband and I discovered them together while discovering each other.”
The contemporary Christian rock band, which has chalked up 25 No. 1 singles and numerous Grammy and Dove awards, will headline the Riverbend Festival’s Coca-Cola Stage tonight on what is traditionally called Faith and Family Night.
The Georgia-based group’s rock roots are so well respected that Billboard magazine noted the act is “not only one of the best Christian bands of the ’90s but one of the best rock bands, period.”
Justin Wade, program director at radio station J103, said Third Day is a solid Christian band that happens to play rock music.