Peter Furler, the lead singer of the band invited Grammy nominated singer songwriter to fill the vacancy that ex-guitarist Bryan Olesen left, and Colman responded to his fellow musician and friend since teenage years positively, accepting the invitation. After rehearsals with new band members, Colman played for the first time for Newsboys on the 13th of January at a show in the town of Woodstock.
“I was actually speechless” Colman wrote on his Official online Journal, “I am so excited about this”.
Newsboys will play two shows in Australia soon, after their U.S. tour. First show will be in Redmond, West Australia near the end of March, and then they will headline the AGMF 06 in Toowoomba.