"Words can't explain [how I feel]...you love to play for a nice audience," he said prior to the concert.
Sanders Theatre's capacity of over 1,100 is typical of the venues where Caedmon's Call plays, Holsapple said.
According to Holsapple, the band's first two recordings--My Calm/Your Storm and Just Don't Want Coffee--which were released on an independent label, had combined sales of approximately 45,000 CD's--a number Naber said is second only to the Dave Mathews Band in total independent label sales.
The group's most recent album--Caedmon's Call--released on the Warner Alliance label, has sold around 200,000 copies, Holsapple said.
The crowd at last night's concert was in the Caedmon's Call groove, often joining in to clap with the rhythm or standing and swaying to the music.
On tour with Caedmon's Call, and opening for them last night in two separate performances were Bebo Norman and Andrew Peterson, two other Christian musicians.
Caedmon's Call is scheduled to play at the Faith Christian Center in Bedford, N.H. tomorrow and at the Valley Community Baptist Church, in Avon, Conn. on Saturday.