After being active for 20 years, Christian band Tenth Avenue North says after one last tour they'll be calling it quits.
The band made the announcement on their social media pages earlier this week.
"Dear friends, Words fail when it comes to 'farewell.' Even the best goodbyes are bittersweet. Maybe we’re made for eternity after all," the band writes on Instagram.
Tenth Avenue Formed in the year 2000 when the original members, Mike Donehey, Jason Jamison, and Bryan Homan were students at Palm Beach Atlantic University in Florida.
Over the course of their 20-year career, they've put out 15 projects counting independent releases. They've also had eight GMA Dove Award nominations, winning three, including New Artist of the Year in 2009.
"It’s been a glorious, hard-fought, and oftentimes, breathtaking journey. We feel like we’ve seen it all. The Fights. The Victories. Forgiveness. Mercy. Oh yeah. Truck loads of mercy."
The band has seen a number of lineup changes over the years, but Donehey and Jamison had stayed consistent. In 2018 Jamison announced his departure from the band.
"After twenty years, we are all dreaming new dreams, and it’s time to encourage one another to go. Go and do all that is in our hearts to do."
The band began their 'Finally Living Tour' through the United States with Micah Tyler earlier this week. They have since renamed the tour 'The Farewell Tour.' The band says they will also play a few summer festival dates that had been scheduled. There are no Canadian dates currently on their calendar.