Christian music group Rend Collective is coming to Taylor Feb. 21. Tickets cost $15 for students and $30 for general admission.
Tickets were sold in the Larita Boren Campus Center from Jan. 26-27 and from Feb. 4-6, and will be available again at the doors of the concert.
Early admission tickets and deluxe tickets, involving a photo opportunity with the band, are also available for sale on the Rend Collective website.
Rend Collective was founded in the 2000s in Bangor, Northern Ireland. Since then, the band has released several hit songs, most notably “My Lighthouse,” “Counting Every Blessing” and “Build Your Kingdom Here.”
The show at Taylor is part of their “Spring Tour 2026” across North America and Europe.
Rend Collective sought to play at Taylor uninvited, Kylee Kinsman, president of Integration of Faith and Culture (IFC), said.
“They actually reached out, too, because they were trying to fill all their tour spots,” Kinsman said. “...I think they sent us a few options (for concert dates) and we found the 21st worked best.”
The Taylor administration’s approval set the concert in motion.
Students are looking forward to the concert, many out of a love for Christian music.
Caleb Chastain, a junior social studies education major, said he isa fan of Christian music, and he is looking forward to the band to visit.
While Chastain doesn’t listen to the band often, he is a fan of some of their songs, especially their 2014 hit worship song “My Lighthouse.”
Such songs helped him grow closer to the Lord in his spare time, he said.
“They’re relatable to my journey as a Christian,” Chastain said. “I’ve really enjoyed listening to them, and they’re just really upbeat. So, you know, driving the car or doing something helps me to pay attention and just spend time with the Lord.”
Most students who bought tickets were excited about the concert and shocked that such a famous band was coming to Taylor, Carolyn Salvemini, Inter-Class Council (ICC) member who helped sell tickets, said. She is looking forward to seeing one of her favorite bands play live, she said.
“I’ve, like, listened to them on Spotify for years,” Salvemini said. “Never thought I’d hear them in concert. I remember when Kristi told us, and I was, like, ‘No way Rend Collective is coming here.’ So I’m just really excited just to hear them perform and hear some new songs.”
Salvemini said tickets were selling well, and she felt students were engaged with the band’s music.
Corbin Raines, interim IFC president, was thrilled when he heard Rend Collective was coming to Taylor.
“It’s very cool that this big of a band is coming to Taylor,” he said. “And, like, they reached out to us. We didn’t even really do anything. It’s a really special feeling.”
Taylor is not paying Rend Collective for the concert. In the contract between Rend Collective and Taylor, Taylor provides Rediger Auditorium for free and Rend Collective then sells tickets to fund the concert, Kinsman said.
IFC worked with Rend Collective to get students a significant discount for the tickets, Raines said.
“It was really cool how much Rend Collective wanted to ensure Taylor students would have a good time, that it would be easy for them to go to the show,” Raines said. “That’s why our tickets are $10 dollars off for Taylor students.”
The original student discount was five dollars off, but Rend Collective and IFC worked to lower prices by another five.
On show day, IFC’s cabinet will work with the Rend Collective team to ensure the concert runs smoothly, Kinsman said.
IFC will work during the concert, providing security and scanning tickets at the front door, Kinsman said. Additionally, IFC’s cabinet will provide for the band’s needs, fetching them food and keeping students out of the TSO room where the band will be staying.
Rend Collective arrives early on Feb. 21, having played the night before.
“They have a concert the night before in South Carolina,” said Kristi Shipley, IFC adviser. “They’ll leave from that concert, arrive here at 9:30 or 10:00 on Saturday morning, be here all day prepping and planning. They’ll do the concert, and then they’ll either stay in a hotel or take off, because they have a concert the next day or the day after somewhere in the central US.”
Rend Collective will continue touring until the end of August, ending their tour in Europe.
IFC hopes students will be enriched by the music Rend Collective plays, Raines said.
“It’s a really good band, a really good group, that I think will bring students a good time and a great moment to just kind of stay and worship with God, but also just hear some really good music by talented people,” he said.
