Creed To Reunite On Summer Of ‘99 Cruise 

Creed is back! The rock band has announced its first public live performances since 2012 with a spot confirmed on the April 2024 Sixthman cruise Summer Of ‘99.

Fans will have to wait and see if a tour or album is in the works from Scott Stapp, Mark Tremonti, Brian Marshall and Scott Phillips. For now, Creed has shared this message on social media: “The wait is over! We are beyond stoked to announce that we will be reuniting on the Summer of ‘99 Cruise, sailing April 18 – 22, 2024 from Miami, FL to Nassau, Bahamas aboard the Norwegian Pearl.”

Along with two performances from Creed on Norwegian Pearl’s Pool Deck stage, the cruise will feature sets from special guest 3 Doors Down, Buckcherry, Tonic, Vertical Horizon, Fuel, The Verve Pipe, Tantric, Dishwalla, Louise Post (of Veruca Salt) and Nine Days. The adventure is hosted by radio personality / talk show host Eddie Trunk and the stars of AXS TV’s Power Hour (Matt Pinfield, Caity Babs, and Josh Bernstein).

Summer Of ‘99 promises “an exclusive live Q&A with Creed open to all guests, activities with bands and podcast hosts, panels, autograph sessions, and a very special Y2K Countdown theme party.” The cruise also includes a shore excursion to Nassau, Bahamas.

The first 500 cabins that are booked will receive a photo opportunity with Creed. Presale sign ups are available now through July 26 at 11:59 p.m., with presales early booking times available July 25-27 and some late sign ups available the morning of July 28. The public onsale starts July 28 at 2 p.m. ET. Multiple payment options are available with more information at summerof99cruise.com

Since forming in Tallahassee, Florida, in 1994, Creed released four studio albums. Following the band’s 1997 debut My Own Prison – which included the title track single, “What’s This Life For” and “One” – the band released Human in 1999 and Weathered in 2001, with both albums hitting No. 1 on the Billboard 200. The group split up in 2004 and then returned five years later with Full Circle, which charted at No. 1 on the Top Rock, Hard Rock, and Alternative charts and No. 2 on the Billboard 200.

Creed won a Grammy Award for its 2000 hit song “With Arms Wide Open,” as well as a nomination for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal. Two years later, the band earned another nomination in the latter category for “My Sacrifice.”

The most recent box office reports to Pollstar for Creed include a Dec. 8, 2012, show at

Coliseo de Puerto Rico in Hato Rey that sold 4893 tickets and grossed $310,815. The most recent U.S. reports include a Sept. 7, 2012, performance at Atlantic City’s House Of Blues that sold 1,253 tickets and grossed $62,034. Over the years Creed has submitted 247 headline reports to Pollstar with an average of 9,427 tickets sold per show and an average gross of $318,961.

Earlier this year Stapp signed with CAA for representation.

In 2020 Stapp appeared as a speaker at Pollstar Live! in Beverly Hills where he took part in an intimate one-on-one conversation with Ray Waddell, president of Oak View Group Media & Conferences. During the panel Stapp shared about his journey to find sobriety after struggling with addiction and depression and praised the non-profit organization MusiCares, which provides assistance for musicians in times of need.