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Brandon Lake, Nick Jonas, Dan + Shay Join Thousands Celebrating Jesus as Nearly 500 Are Baptized at Charleston Tour Finale


Published: May 06, 2026 07:29 PM EDT
Photo Credit: Brandon Lake/Facebook
Photo Credit: Brandon Lake/Facebook

Brandon Lake closed out his King of Hearts Tour with a powerful hometown celebration in Charleston, South Carolina, where thousands reportedly made decisions for Christ and nearly 500 people were baptized over two nights.

The sold-out events at Credit One Stadium featured appearances from Nick Jonas, Dan + Shay, Benjamin William Hastings, Franni Cash, and Pat Barrett.

In emotional remarks shared during the weekend, Lake reflected on how the stadium once rejected his request to perform there because he was considered "not big enough." More than two years later, the worship artist returned to the same venue for two sold-out nights filled with worship, testimonies, salvations, and baptisms.

"They actually emailed back and they said, 'I think we're too big for you right now,'" Lake recalled in a social media video. "Now we're doing it twice."

The Charleston concerts were livestreamed and featured several collaborative performances throughout the weekend. On the first night, Nick Jonas joined Lake onstage to perform their new songs "The Author" and a remix of Jonas' song "Hope." Night two included appearances from Dan + Shay and former Hillsong UNITED member Benjamin William Hastings.

But beyond the music, the spiritual response became one of the defining moments of the tour finale.

According to Lake, thousands responded to the gospel invitation across both nights, publicly making decisions to follow Jesus. Nearly 500 attendees were then baptized on the stadium grounds in what many online described as a remarkable moment of revival and public faith expression.

Speaking directly to those who responded to the altar call, Lake encouraged them while acknowledging the realities of church hurt and imperfect people within the Christian community.

"If you prayed that prayer, it's the best decision you could ever make," Lake said. "At some point, a Christian is going to hurt you. It's because they're not perfect. I'm not perfect. You're not perfect. Church ain't perfect, because we all go there."

The King of Hearts Tour has become one of the year's biggest worship tours, blending arena-sized production with gospel-centered ministry moments, worship, and public invitations to faith.

Fans across social media celebrated the scenes from Charleston, with many calling the weekend a reminder that worship concerts can still become spaces for evangelism, repentance, and transformation.