By Amara N. Beaty, Voice and Viewpoint Staff Writer
The presence of the Lord was definitely on the GODRadio1 Gospel Fest stages at the Del Mar Fairgrounds as performers blessed the Coors Light and Paddock stages all day last Saturday.
For seventeen years in a row, Gospel on Demand (GOD) Radio1, a product of M.A.N.D.A.T.E. Records Inc., has hosted the Gospel Fest at the Del Mar Fair, serving as the only gospel concert at any fairground in the nation. This year, seventeen gospel artists and choirs took to the Coors Light Avenue and Chevrolet Paddock stages to spread the musical message of Christ to thousands of fair-goers from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
The lineup included fan-favorites Men 4 Christ, SWRC (Southwest Riverside County) Community Choir, Elder John Bernard Jr. & choir, and Eddie Baltrip & Fulfillment. Attendees who traveled from near and as far as St. Louis, Missouri could be seen singing and dancing along to crowd favorites and even some unreleased music unashamedly proclaiming their love for Christ and praising the Lord out loud!
At the end of next month, July 29th, GODRadio1 and M.A.N.D.A.T.E. Records Inc. will be hosting another can’t-miss event, the 10th Annual Bayside Gospel Concert Aboard the USS Midway with Maurette Brown Clark and Oral Roberts University Worship headlining the benefit concert. Tickets can be purchased on the “Events” tab of the GODRadio1 website.
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