Creed and Sevendust will hit Knoxville this weekend to give everyone a

mid-finals break.

Lead singer Scott Stapp has fully recovered from a small callus that had

developed on one of his vocal cords late last year, as Creed continues its

North American tour. Hitting the airwaves earlier this year with the

successful song “Higher,” the band has generated great popularity for

themselves, continuing their success with the single “What If” on the

Scream 3 soundtrack.

The group made history when four No. 1 singles came off their debut album,

My Own Prison. Their second release, Human Clay, has already

gone triple platinum after its release in September last year, and broke

the active and mainstream rock airplay records for the most consecutive

weeks at number one-an amazing 18 weeks. The group was also Billboard’s

1998 and 1999 Rock Artist of the Year. With over seven million album sales

to their credit this little Tallahassee-born rock group has come a long way

in the four years since their inception. This promises to be a power-packed

show with plenty of great rock music.

Sevendust will open for Creed in support of the 1999 release Home,

featuring their hit single, “Denial.” The band promises to give a good

showing throughout the tour.

On the Knoxville stretch of the tour, Guano Apes will be the opening act of

the concert.

The little Florida-based band that rose to fame in the late ’90s, Creed

will perform at Thompson-Boling Arena Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Reserved seat

and General Admission floor tickets are available at all Tickets Unlimited

outlets, by phone at 865-656-4444 or online at tickets.com. Tickets are

$24.50 and $27.50 each.