Universal's "Rock the Universe" festival featured performances by Casting Crowns, MercyMe, Jars of Clay, Grits, Hawk Nelson, Family Force, John Waller, & Echoing Angels. Saturday's headliner's are Relient K, Jeremy Camp, Toby Mac, Pocket Full of Rocks & Robert Pierre, Skillet and The Afters.

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While over at Disney World, the lineup features: Third Day, Chris Tomlin, David Crowder Band, Jaci Velaquez, Brian Littrell, BarlowGirl, Leeland, Jessie Daniels, Sanctus Real & Cosmic Ray's with Saturday boasting Newsboys, Steven Curtis Chapman, Salvador, Smokie Norful, Kutless, Red, Mary Mary, Flyleaf, Mark Schultz & Rachael Hurt.

Disney's festival has been the longest-running of the pair with this year marking their 25th anniversary while Universal's has only been running since 1999.

Brad Ross, the Director of Talent Booking at Disney took a moment to answer a few questions about the festival.

CelebrityAccess: How did the show go, does the competition impact your ticket sales for the event?

Brad Ross: We did a double-sellout. The linup this year was one of the best we've had with standout performances by Third Day and Chris Tomlin among others.

CA: Now that another Christian music festival is going on during the same weekend in your market, how do you differentiate your event?

Ross: This year, we focused on Christian rock while the competition looked for the adult contemporary audience.

CA: How competitive has booking become now that you're not the only festival in town?

Ross: Booking has become highly competitive, but we find that when artists play our event, they tend to want to come back.

- CelebrityAcces Staff Writer