Eight-time GMA Dove Awards winner Tauren Wells is set to return as host and performer for the 56th annual GMA Dove Awards for a third consecutive year. The awards show, which will be held Oct. 7 at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena, will see a worldwide broadcast premiere on Oct. 10, exclusively on TBN and the TBN+ app.
“Hosting the Dove Awards in 2023 and 2024 was such an incredible experience,” Wells said in a statement. “I’m so excited to run it back this year when we bring it to Bridgestone Arena. It’s going to be a great night!”
As Billboard previously reported, the GMA Dove Awards are relocating from Lipscomb University’s Allen Arena to downtown Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena for this year’s show.
“We have been so honored to partner with Lipscomb these past eleven years for the GMA Dove Awards,” GMA president Jackie Patillo previously said in a statement to Billboard. “The reality is, we are growing! In 2025, we will be expanding to Bridgestone Arena for our live show happening Oct. 7. We couldn’t be more excited to showcase the heart of our Christian and Gospel community right in the heart of Music City.”
The GMA Dove Awards have sold out several months in advance for the past three years. Lipscomb University’s Allen Arena has an approximately 5,000-person capacity whereas Bridgestone Arena has a concert attendance capacity of up to 20,000. Bridgestone Arena, located at the corner of Broadway and Rep. John Lewis Way, also hosts the annual Country Music Association Awards.
The new location will coincide with the 2025 opening of the Christian and Gospel Museum at the Dove Center, located at 147 Fourth Ave. N., at the corner of Fourth Ave. and Commerce Street. The 11,000-square-feet museum and hall of fame will be located near the historic Ryman Auditorium, and will feature interactive displays to celebrate today’s top Christian and Gospel artists, while also preserving and spotlighting the legacies of many Christian and Gospel trailblazing pioneers.
Tickets to the 2025 GMA Dove Awards presale are available at ticketmaster.com.
See the promo video for the 2025 GMA Awards below:
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