Multi-award winning rockers to appear at Magic Springs

Submitted photo BAND MEMBERS: Skillet members are, from left, Seth Morrison, John Cooper, Jen Ledger and Korey Cooper.
Submitted photo BAND MEMBERS: Skillet members are, from left, Seth Morrison, John Cooper, Jen Ledger and Korey Cooper.

Grammy-nominated and multiple Dove Award winners Skillet will perform on Saturday at Magic Springs Water and Theme Park.

The show begins at 8 p.m. at Timberwood Amphitheater.

An alternative rock band formed in Memphis, Skillet consists of husband and wife duo John Cooper on lead vocals, bass and Korey Cooper on rhythm guitar, keyboards, and backing vocals, with Jen Ledger, drums, vocals, and Seth Morrison, lead guitar.

The band has released eight albums, with two "Collide" and "Comatose" receiving Grammy nominations.

Their album "Awake" has been certified platinum and debuted on No. 2 on the Billboard 200, with "Comatose" certified gold by RIAA.

They have sold more than 2 million albums in the U.S. alone and are known for their relentless touring schedule, which garnered them a top five ranking in the Hardest Working Bands of 2011 by http://www.Songkick.com.

They refer to their fans affectionately as "panheads."

Their studio albums include: "Skillet" (1996), "Hey You, I Love Your Soul" (1998), "Invincible" (2000), "Alien Youth" (2001), "Collide" (2003), "Comatose" (2006), "Awake" (2009) and "Rise" (2013).

Call 624-0100 for more information.

Entertainment on 07/25/2014

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