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Use mdy dates|date=February 2012Infobox musical artist| name = Big Tent Revival| image =| caption =| image_size =| landscape = yes| background = group_or_band| origin =| genre = Christian rock , contemporary Christian music|CCM | years_active = 1991–2000; 2012-| label = Ardent Records|Ardent / Forefront Records|Forefront | associated_acts =| website = URL| http://www.bigtentrevival.com/| current_members = Steve Wiggins Spence Smith Randy Williams David Alan Steve Dale| past_members = David White Mike Foster Brent Milligan Rick Heil Big Tent Revival is a Christian rock band that formed in 1991, toured extensively, disbanded in 2000, and reformed in 2012. They and were featured at the Harvest Crusade s. Their most popular songs were "Two Sets of Jones'", "Choose Life", and "What Would Jesus Do? ". The first told a story about two different couples in which one trusted in Jesus through the storms of life and the other didn't. The sceond was used as an invitational Harvest Crusade altar call s. The last was part of the What would Jesus do? |WWJD movement that encouraged people to consider what Jesus would do in real-life situations.
Guitarist Randy Williams now tours as a guitarist with Jeremy Camp .cite web|url= http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/concerts/AnEveningwithJeremyCampandBandLiveUnplugged07.asp|title=An Evening with Jeremy Camp and Band Live Unplugged, with special guest Mainstay |last=DiBiase|first=John|date=April 10, 2007|accessdate=December 5, 2009
Steve Wiggins is on staff with Harvest Christian Fellowship , as Artist In Residence/Minister of Music. He also founded and runs the Living Room Study, a Bible study (Christian)|Bible study group, using a chapter-a-day approach to learning the bible. It also incorporates weekly music and teaching events in public coffeehouses. Wiggins also writes songs for pastor Greg Laurie , along with Hanz Ives and Bill Batstone.cite web|url= http://www.harvest.org/praiseworthy/pw_pop.php|title=Harvest Online – Praiseworthy|last=Laurie|first=Greg|accessdate=December 5, 2009
Spence Smith works for Compassion International in Artist Relations and maintains the blog Spence Smith – Connecting People To Life .cite web|url= http://www.spencesmith.com/about/|title=Spence Smith — About|last=Smith|first=Spence|accessdate=December 5, 2009
David Alan is Creative Director at Brentwood Baptist and continues to do studio work with Zodlounge Music, a music production studio in Nashville. He also does freelance graphic design with Dromma Design and electro-instrumental music tracks distributed through Pump Audio.Citation needed|date=February 2012 The band has plans for a new recording project during 2012. http://www.scribd.com/doc/86104217/Christian-Musician-Magazine-MarApr-2012
Band members
Steve Wiggins (1991-2000, 2012-present) – vocals and guitar (has, since the band's breakup, produced at least one solo album)
Spence Smith (1991-2000, 2012-present) – drums
Randy Williams (1996-2000, 2012-present) – lead guitar
David Alan (1998-2000, 2012-present) – keyboards
Steve Dale (1999-2000, 2012-present) – bass guitar
;Former Members
David White (1993–94) – bass guitar
Mike Foster (1994–95) – bass guitar
Brent Milligan (1995–96) – bass guitar
Sonicflood|Rick Heil (1996–98) – bass guitar
Discography
:Each of BTR's albums has been nominated for a Grammy Award . The band has also been nominated for several Dove Awards .
