Some wrapping up of the Music Builds Tour...

Andy Barron posted entries for two out of the last three shows of the Music Builds Tour on the daily foot. Check it out.

Minneapolis, Minnesota


(Holy crap, that's a lot of album covers...)

ANIMAL!

Kansas City, Missouri





I'm sure we'll hear about the last show on the schedule, Denver, CO, soon. But it's great to see the guys had fun on this tour, which ended last Sunday. There've been good critics, there have been bad ones, but Switchfoot continued to do what they do best: put on a good rock show. Love the lineup of this tour or hate it, it was largely a success. Endless kudos to Third Day, Jars of Clay, Robert Randolph and the Family Band, and Switchfoot for their work in helping make the world a better place, for benefiting Habitat For Humanity.

Speaking of making the world a better place, here's a commercial that Jon Foreman did for the upcoming event called "The Stand" in the UK. It will be going down on November 8, 2008. Watch it to find out more about what's happening in the world, and what the Switchfoot boys will doing to help the problem.


Enough said.



Now that the bulk of the touring is over, the guys can finally put their full effort and energy into finishing what should be the "best record of our lives."

In December, they'll be playing a few dates with 3 Doors Down, likely their last real tour before the new record comes out. It will probably be the last time Switchfoot opens for anyone, hopefully for a very long time. There's lots to look forward to friends...

Here's to the future... here's to Switchfoot. Let the good times roll...

New Switchfoot Holiday Packages! New Tour Dates! News News News!

First off, welcome back! Sorry there were no updates over the weekend and yesterday. Been kinda busy. But glad to be back!

So anyways, looks there was new merch posted over the weekend, including the 2008 Edition of the annual Holiday Package! And boy, this year is packed full of goodies.

The Holiday Package, which ships Oct. 31 for early November delivery, includes:

* The Best Yet - Deluxe Edition CD/DVD
* New Poster
* Choice of T- shirt (or hoodie depending on which package you choose) - lots of new designs to choose from!
* Christmas Card - hand-signed by the band!
* Unreleased Switchfoot B-side "We Are Bound" - instant download at checkout!
* Unreleased Jon Foreman Solo song: (Live from Hotel Cafe) - instant download on shipdate!

For prices and the other details, and to ORDER one of the three options for the package, go here. It's definitely an awesome pack this year.

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And it looks like there will be a few tour dates in December, according to the Tour page of switchfoot.com
Switchfoot will be touring with fellow alternative rock mainstays 3 Doors Down for this one, and they'll be one of the opening bands once more. Let's hope this will be their LAST opening-band stint for a LONG time because their next album is going to rule. It IS pretty awesome though, that the band is touring with some Mainstream acts for once... it's about time they returned to some semblance of more widespread exposure.

Here are the dates:

*12/04/08 Orange Beach, AL / The Amphitheater at the Wharf (LINK)
*12/09/08 Pikesville, KY / Eastern KY Expo Center (LINK)
*12/12/08 Charlotte, NC / Cricket Arena (On Sale Oct 18th)
*12/13/08 Hampton, VA / Hampton Coliseum (On Sale Oct 18th)
*12/17/08 Greensboro, NC / Greensboro Coliseum (On Sale Oct 18th)
12/18/08 Fairfax, VA / Patriot Center (On Sale Oct 18th)
*12/20/08 Duluth, GA / Gwinnet Arena (On Sale Oct 24th)

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Some more Music Builds Daily Foot entries have arrived. Check em!

Chula Vista, California
Sacramento, California
Dallas, Texas
Houston, Texas

Switchfoot - "The Early Years" Goes Gold!

This is somewhat old news (it was certified gold a year or two ago), but the band just received their golden record plaque awards for their "Early Years" compilation at the Nashville show!

Congratulations, Switchfoot! Here's to many more gold records to add to your illustrious collection.

Background: "The Early Years" was a three-cd set of the first re:think records from the band. The set included "The Legend of Chin," "New Way to Be Human," and "Learning to Breathe" all in one case, complete with original album art and lyrics booklets. It was released in 2004, after the enormous success of "The Beautiful Letdown," and was a welcome addition to new fans' Switchfoot collection.

(I myself have one, and have it sitting proudly on my dresser.)

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How's that for some awesome weekend news?? And as if that's not enough, it looks like we might be getting some sort of live DVD/documentary/TV show-esque footage of that Nashville show. Check out what Andy Barron posts on the latest Daily Foot entry:

back at the venue, things were being prepared to film tonight's show for something. i don't think we really know what it's gonna be used for quite yet, but it should look awesome with this stage setup and whatnot.

and later...

well, the camera peeps came on a good night, cause the guys pretty much owned. they threw dirty second hands in there for the first time all tour, and boy did it rule with all this new production and stuff. so good!

(Proof:)


Can't wait to see what this could possibly mean!

"The Best Yet" DVD-side tracklisting!

Switchfoot's myspace has a new header, and quite frankly, it's awesome:



Apparently, it is confusing for some people who construe the new new album to be "The Best Yet." But no, folks, that there be the true beast greatest hits record for the guys. Speaking of which, we have some new and exciting news about "The Best Yet."

(Press release taken from CMcentral.com)

Switchfoot - First Ever 'Greatest Hits' Anthology
Nashville, Tenn., September 26, 2008 -- For all their achievements, including a half-dozen acclaimed albums (with global cumulative sales of more than 5 million) and more than twice that many signature chart singles and album tracks, Switchfoot has yet to release a ‘greatest hits’ anthology. For the first time, THE BEST YET pulls together Switchfoot’s history representing all six albums they recorded on the indie re:Think Records and Columbia, where their 2003 breakthrough broke the platinum barrier.

The 18-song collection THE BEST YET, featuring one newly-released song, “This Is Home” (from the summer 2008 movie soundtrack of Disney’s The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian), will be available at all physical and digital retail outlets starting November 4th through Columbia/Legacy, a division of SONY BMG MUSIC ENTER TAIN MENT, and Credential Recordings, a division of EMI Christian Music Group.

“These are songs that we would like to play for someone who has never heard of Switchfoot,” says Switchfoot member Tim Foreman. “There is quite a wide musical journey expressed in that list, and we’re very proud of that part of our history as a band. Beyond that, we’ve been digging into the vault to find rare video content for the deluxe edition, so that the hard-core fan that does decide to buy it won’t be disappointed.”

In addition to the songs, the Deluxe Edition of THE BEST YET features 14 videos, including not only its huge MTV/VH-1 played hits, but also rare and never before released for sale videos, “The Blues,” “Happy is a Yuppie Word” and “Company Car.”

The release of THE BEST YET follows (by two weeks) Switchfoot’s conclusion of the groundbreaking 23-city “Music Builds” Tour. A portion of the funds raised during the tour benefits Habitat for Humanity affiliates located in the tour cities.

Switchfoot – Jon Foreman (vocals, guitar), his brother Tim Foreman (bass, backing vocals), Jerome Fontamillas (guitar, keys, backing vocals), Drew Shirley (guitar), and Chad Butler (drums) – has maintained a strong commitment to social and humanitarian causes ever since their ascendance into the rock pantheon. Since the band’s inception, they have been actively involved in such projects as DATA, Bono’s THE ONE Campaign, Invisible Children, Habitat for Humanity and To Write Love on Her Arms. They also founded the Switchfoot Bro-Am, a surfing and music benefit-event.

Although more than a dozen of the tracks on THE BEST YET are drawn from Switchfoot’s Columbia years – The Beautiful Letdown (2003), Nothing Is Sound (2005), and Oh! Gravity. (2006) – the collection also reflects the band’s earlier years. After playing only a handful of gigs around Southern California as Chin Up, the band was signed to Charlie Peacock’s new indie label, re:Think Records in 1997.

Renaming themselves Switchfoot (a surfing term), the band released their debut album in June 1997, The Legend Of Chin (with “Concrete Girl”). That year, they received an ASCAP Award and San Diego Music Award, both for Best New Artist. The industry began to take notice of Switchfoot with their second album for the re:Think label, 1999’s New Way To Be Human (“Only Hope,” “Company Car”). With New Way To Be Human, Switchfoot cracked for the first time the Billboard Heatseekers chart (at #31).

The next album, 2000’s Learning To Breathe (with “Learning to Breathe” and “Love Is the Movement”) again scaled the Heatseekers chart (#34) and received a GRAMMY Award nomination. At the San Diego Music Awards, it won Best Pop Album and the band won Best Pop Artist. In 2001, Jon Foreman went on to win the Les Paul Horizon Award for the Most Promising Up-and-Coming Guitarist.

A giant break came in 2002, with A Walk To Remember, the high school love story starring Mandy Moore. The movie soundtrack featured four cuts by Switchfoot, including “You” (from The Legend Of Chin), “Only Hope,” “Learning to Breathe,” and a new song, “Dare You To Move.” In addition to Switchfoot’s original version of “Only Hope,” Mandy Moore recorded a version that she sang in the film.

Switchfoot was on the rise. Another San Diego Music Award, Best Adult Alternative Artist for 2002, and the exposure from the movie led to their signing later on in 2002 with Columbia. The Beautiful Letdown, their first major label album, became a pop sensation, riding into the Top 20 (#16) on the Billboard 200 chart but it do not happen overnight. It took nearly a year for Switchfoot to notch their first top 40 radio hit in 2004 with “Meant To Live,” which also climbed into the top 5 on alternative radio and earned RIAA gold status. A second Top 5 hit followed six months later with “Dare You To Move,” which made ASCAP’s Top 50 list of Most Performed Songs of 2005.

In addition to “Dare You To Move” and “Meant To Live,” THE BEST YET also turns to The Beautiful Letdown for four other tracks: “This Is Your Life,” “On Fire,” “Twenty-Four,” and the title cut, “The Beautiful Letdown.” At the San Diego Music Awards, the recording earned Best Pop Album and Album of the Year honors, as well as Song of the Year for “Dare You To Move.”

The Beautiful Letdown was certified RIAA double-platinum in December 2004, and Switchfoot followed up less than a year later with the RIAA gold Nothing Is Sound, which debuted at #3 on the Billboard 200. In addition to the RIAA gold single “Stars,” the album was the source for “Lonely Nation” and “The Shadow Proves The Sunshine.”

Switchfoot’s final Columbia album was 2006’s Oh! Gravity. (featuring the title track, “Dirty Second Hands” and the hit single “Awakening”). The album rose to #1 at iTunes, #18 on the Billboard 200 and was named Album Of the Year at the San Diego Music Awards in 2007. Switchfoot’s legions of dedicated fans eagerly anticipate their band’s new independent release in the spring of 2009.

THE BEST YET by Switchfoot (Columbia/Legacy, Credential Recordings) Selections:
1. Dare You To Move (D) •
2. Meant To Live (D) •
3. Stars (E) •
4. Oh! Gravity. (F) •
5. This Is Home (G) •
6. Learning to Breathe (C) •
7. Awakening (F) •
8. This Is Your Life (D) •
9. On Fire (D) •
10. Only Hope (B) •
11. Dirty Second Hands (F) •
12. Love Is the Movement (C) •
13. Company Car (B) •
14. Lonely Nation (E) •
15. The Shadow Proves The Sunshine (E) •
16. Concrete Girl (A) •
17. Twenty-Four (D) •
18. The Beautiful Letdown (D).

Deluxe Edition Bonus DVD Videos (Credential Recordings)
1. Dare You To Move (D)
2. Meant To Live (D)
3. Stars (E)
4. Oh! Gravity (F)
5. Awakening (F)
6. Company Car* (B)
7. We are One Tonight (E)
8. The Blues* (E)
9. Chem 6A (A)
10. New Way to be Human (B)
11. You Already Take Me There (C)
12. Happy is a Yuppie Word* (E)
13. Meant To Live (Original) (D)
14. Dare You To Move (Alternate) (D)

* Rare, never released videos

Album key:
A – from The Legend Of Chin (issued June 1997, as re:Think 51595)
B – from New Way To Be Human (issued March 1999, as re:Think 51688)
C – from Learning To Breathe (issued September 2000, as re:Think 51736)
D – from The Beautiful Letdown (issued February 2003, as RED Ink/Columbia 71083)
E – from Nothing Is Sound (issued September 2005, as Columbia 94581)
F – from Oh! Gravity. (issued December 2006, as Columbia 82880)
G – from The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian original soundtrack (issued June 2008, as Walt Disney Records D00074202)

Wow, just wow. I am soo stoked. Thanks joanna from the Official Message boards!
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Now for some Music Builds stuff, check out this review from azcentral

Although they weren't headlining, Switchfoot at times stole the spotlight, with singer Jon Foreman's power-packed vocals articulating the message of bringing the world together through peace and love.

"There are so many people facing problems in the world," Foreman said. "If we all maintain faith, we can all band together to become stronger than we are apart."

Switchfoot had an army of devoted fans, including a fan club section ready to sing their top 40 mainstream pop hits that propelled the Christian artists from San Diego to mainstream success and helped make their 2004 release double-platinum.

Tears streamed down some audience members' faces as they sang along. Foreman walked into the crowd and began high-fiving many of his devoted fans and having them sing the hooks to We Were Meant to Live.

the rest is about the other three acts.

That is impressive, and the reviewer is so right. Switchfoot always steals the spotlight! WOOT!

A whole lotta new Switchfoot Album Chatter! - Chad Butler talks to Alternative Addiction about the "Surprising" new record

SOURCE (full article)

San Diego rock band Switchfoot are hard at work on a new album, their first independent release on their new imprint label. As for the new album’s sound, drummer Chad Butler says fans can expect to be “surprised” when they hear it.

“It’s some new territory for us musically,” Butler told Alternative Addiction in a recent interview. “I think people are going to be surprised when they hear it, that it’s Switchfoot. I’m thrilled about it, to finally have the capacity and the freedom to do it.”

That freedom is something the band rarely experienced while signed to Columbia, where they released their previous three albums. The band has also benefitted from working on their own schedule, also a rarity for the band while on Columbia’s roster.

“There’s a certain schedule that you had to keep,” said Butler of the band’s time with Columbia. “Right now we don’t have anybody looking over our shoulder while we are in the studio; it’s completely on our own time

The band has been recording the new album in their new home studio in San Diego in between tour dates this summer. Butler says the album over 50% complete, and that they have 3 to 4 songs to still record. The album is expected to be out in the spring of 2009.

Also, listen to or download the audio interview here:

It has a lot more incite into what the Music Builds Tour has been like, as well as a lot of new information what the experience has been like while recording the brand new Switchfoot record.

Here are some highlights:

-Chad says he has been recording with as little of the full drum kit as possible. He's been using maracas, drum machines, and hip hop beats. Wow!

-Jon Foreman has been writing some songs on the piano. Wow2!

-They aren't really working on a huge hit "single" at the moment (big surprise there...), but are really focusing on the art and the album as a whole. When the time comes, "We'll figure out a song for radio."

(Site note: These highlights have been added to the "New Switchfoot Album" page.)



This is all exciting news, and I can't wait to be surprised by what the band is doing with their record. Hip hop beats... really?!

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Also, for Music Builds coverage, check out the newly updated Daily Foot!

Switchfoot rocks Texas A&M Football! Plus... Music Building...

Our friend Caleb from the official Message Boards posted this photo from the Texas A&M College Football game he was at this past Saturday.

Amazing.



Although they didn't play the song "This Is Home" during or after the game (probably because the team lost), there was a video montage in which they played "Golden" by our very own Switchfoot! Caleb also recorded the moment:



You can faintly here it playing. But great work to the Texas A&M staffers or whoever put this all together!



Honestly, I never thought "This Is Home" would become somewhat a sports anthem! What a pleasant surprise for sure.

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And, the Music Builds Tour is roaring on... here's some more daily foot entries to keep us all in the loop:

Indianapolis, Indiana




Chicago, Illinois




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Also, check out what Myspace has been doing to help spread the word on the Music Builds Tour! (thanks gellie for the screencaps)

The Daily Foot is back for the Music Builds Tour!

Andy Barron, Switchfoot's own camera operator/awesome guy, has posted an entry in the Daily Foot for the first show of the music builds tour. Go check it out:

Detroit, MI




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Also, nuclearity.org conducted a sweet feature of Jon Foreman's solo ep's. Go here now to either stream the interview/feature or download an mp3 for all posterity. Enjoy!


Speaking of Jon, here's a nice video from LOBH of a new song called "Just Rob Me." Cowboy tune at its finest!



Peace, I'm out!

Featured Video: Switchfoot Plays Buddy Holly (by Weezer)

So this is a slightly odd time and space for our newest Featured Video of the Week. But since we haven't had one in a million years, I thought now would be as good a time as any.

As many of you know, The Music Builds tour is now in full swing, and the Third Days are rockin, the Jars of Clays are strummin, the Robert Randolphs are jammin, and the Switchfoots are doing their usual thing.

The video above is taken from the first show of the tour, at DTE Energy Music Theater in Detroit, MI. At one point during their set, Switchfoot covered "Buddy Holly" by Weezer. But a potential highlight of the night was marred by the audience. Yes, that's right, the audience ruined the song -- by not responding. Considering the Christian audience targeted by this tour, this song went over many heads at that show. It's sort of sad, but I think it's still pretty awesome the band played this song.

Chad Butler has said that the Switchfoot guys are probably not going to play the song anymore, because the audience didn't "get it," so here is the one and only time (at least on this tour) that this song is getting played by the band. Enjoy fams!

Weekend News: The Music Builds Tour Auction Press Release

For Immediate Release:

THE MUSIC BUILDS TOUR

THIRD DAY, SWITCHFOOT, Robert Randolph & the Family Band, and Jars of Clay

VIP Concert Packages Auction for Charity

100% Benefits Habitat for Humanity affiliates in tour cities
URL: www.ebay.com/musicbuildstour

The winner in each city will receive two premium tickets to the show, a private meet and greet with the bands, tour merchandise, and an autographed copy of the new Third Day album "Revelation" (on-sale July 29th.) Through a program run by Hollywood for Habitat for Humanity, proceeds from this auction will benefit Habitat for Humanity local affiliates in cities where the Music Builds Tour will play this summer and fall. Now that you know about this great auction, you can do YOUR part by helping us spread the word and helping us to help families in need in your own community. Please feel free to post this release or links to your site or blog, and we will take care of the rest.

Chad from Switchfoot: “We dreamed up The Music Builds Tour along with a few friends of ours whose main commonality is a dream to see this world change for the better. Different bands, different backgrounds, one goal: A traveling festival to raise money and awareness for Habitat for Humanity. We think very highly of the people who listen to our music. We are grateful for the open minded audience who have embraced our songs and allowed us to push the boundaries of where the music can go. We invite you to put differences in musical taste aside and focus on our commonalities: we all want to see this world change for the better. We hope that you'll come with us on this next part of the journey and get involved in something much bigger than ourselves."

2008 Music Builds Tour – www.musicbuildstour.com

(Thanks Kerrie Lebourveau from KOMPOLT: Auctions and Events for Cause Marketing)

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In other words, Switchfoot's "This Is Home" moved up another spot on Radio Disney's Top 30 Countdown. It is now No. 23. Keep voting for it here! Lets aim for Top 15 this week!

"This Is Home" is No. 5 on Air1's top songs this week, down two spots from last week.

Wait... for... it...

First off on the plate for this fine Monday afternoon/evening, we have a Reaters article about the Music Builds Tour.

"Hopefully the church and people who listen to Christian music are going to be big supporters of the tour," says Third Day frontman Mac Powell.

"But I think because of the lineup, it's going to be a little bit more friendly to people outside of the church as well. It's not going to be a normal Christian music festival."

SOURCE

I really don't know what to think about this tour, quite frankly. It's a great cause and all, and I'm sure the bands involved are all made up of great guys, but i just don't feel excited about this festival tour. That's just me though. Don't let it bring you down... hehe

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Next up, we have a interview video clip that Jon Foreman did with Sprit 102.3 Tulsa.



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In some Jon solo news, I submitted a review of the "Spring Ep" to Absolutepunk.net, and it got published today! I had no idea it would be good enough... So if you're interested, please go comment it--I'd be greatly appreciative!

Link

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And for a quick blurb/news item/update (I'm not sure what to call it), awakeningourdreams from the official message boards posted a nice little bit of info:

My uncle who works at a mainstream station here, 95.5 said they already have This is Home added for their upcoming playlist , they are just "waiting" probably because Disney is holding off to release the single closer to the movie opening.

Well, then, not only does his uncle rock the house, this means that "This Is Home" is getting some attention on mainstream radio. This could be really good. We'll just have to wait... for... it...


As far as charts go, "This Is Home" still has one spin on that lone Hot AC station that played it last Friday.

Also, no stations on the Christian radio have played it yet either, which probably lends to the theory that Disney is holding off on a mass release until closer to movie release time, or until there's an actual digital single of the song to download on iTunes.

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And lastly new Daily Foot Entries:

Poplar Bluff, Missouri




Troy, Alabama

Switchfoot and Music Builds Tour Press

Musicbuildstour.com is up and operational!

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Third Day posted a blog about the Music Builds Kick-Off show at the Wildhorse Salloon last night:

I love to see a great plan come together. We've talked about and
planned this tour for months and months, but we realized tonight how
truly special it's going to be.

We did a preview show at the Wildhorse in Nashville with Jars of Clay
and Switchfoot. It was unbelievable. I feel like all three bands had
a great show, and each brought something to the table. If tonight was
any indication, it's going to be a great tour...

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Another blogger named Brody Harper posted a blog about Switchfoot's set last night!

After that ended Wes and I walked a few blocks over just in time to catch the beginning of Swithfoot’s set. Now I have see a lot of shows in my day, and I have even seen Switchfoot a few times, but last night they put on, what could quite possibly be, the best live rock show I have ever seen. They blew me away. They have come a long way from Chem 6A that’s for sure. Unbelievable entertainers and if you haven’t seen them, now is the time. They are about to head out on tour with Jars, and Third Day and the show is pretty amazing.

See the rest of the post here

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Some press about the Music Builds Tour:

Exreme Radio America
AntiMusic
Live Daily
Pollstar.com
Ticketnews.com
Social Lush
Live on Music
JFH

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And man, the Malaysian news just can't get enough of Switchfoot. Seventeen Magazine in Malaysia had a feature on the band, and again, Land of Broken Hearts has the scans here!

Check it!

Animal Shelters and Jonas Brothers dig Switchfoot!

The Troy Messenger posted a news story about the Up in Arms Tour. I had no idea the tour was helping animal shelters and stuff too!

As part of their Up in Arms tour, which benefits a different local charity at each stop it makes, the platinum-selling band Switchfoot was brought to the university to benefit the Pike County Animal Shelter project.

For every ticket sold, $1 was donated to the charity.

Student Government Association President Andrea Roberts said 1110 tickets were sold the concert, 427 from on-campus sales.

"It's a great turnout considering we don't have a large staff to promote it," Roberts said. "The best part is the money for the shelter, which is why we're doing it."

Yes!

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Love em or hate em, gotta give it to the Jonas Brothers for their musical taste. Here's a tiny little blurb I found about Joe Jonas.

Favorite Song: “Only Hope” by Switchfoot

Not bad taste for a Jonas Brother.

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Today is the kick-off show (non-tour related) for the Music Builds Tour at the Wildhorse Saloon in Nashville, TN.

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More Daily Foot Entries

Joplin, Missouri




Iowa City, Iowa





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That's about it for now. Peace out!

Music Builds Tour Official Press Release and Tour Poster

NOTE: To see what Switchfoot drummer Chad Butler announced a few days ago, see here



http://www.musicbuildstour.com/

A brand new, hot off the presses news release with tour dates!


Third Day, Switchfoot, Jars of Clay and Robert Randolf and the Family Band Launch Music Builds Tour


(Los Angeles, CA) April 18, 2008 – GRAMMY® award-winning band Third Day and multi-Platinum rockers Switchfoot will team up with the acclaimed Robert Randolph & the Family Band and GRAMMY award winners Jars of Clay for the “Music Builds” tour, which will kick off on August 21st in Detroit, MI and conclude in Denver, CO on October 12th. Exclusive content and promotions for the tour will be available via MySpace’s Impact Channel (http://impact.myspace.com), the site’s platform for social and civic engagement.

Pre-sale tickets for the tour, which is being produced by Live Nation and Transparent Productions, will be available beginning on May 9th through the bands’ fan clubs at:

http://www.thirddaywired.com
http://switchfoot.musictoday.com
http://robertrandolphtickets.musictoday.com
http://www.jarsofclay.tickets.musictoday.com

The internet pre-sale begins May 14th and tickets go on sale to the general public May 16th. Tickets are available at www.LiveNation.com. Habitat for Humanity affiliates located in tour cities will be the beneficiaries of a portion of the funds raised during the tour, through a multi-platform program run by Hollywood for Habitat for Humanity and Live Nation, in conjunction with the artists.

To kick off the tour, Third Day, Switchfoot and Robert Randolph & The Family Band will perform at a special kick-off party on April 21st at The Wildhorse Saloon in Nashville, TN. For information on this show, visit http://www.wildhorsesaloon.com.

All four headliners will preview material from their upcoming studio albums on the “Music Builds” tour, which will hit amphitheatres and select arenas in 23 major U.S. markets. (See below for a full itinerary.) Additional performers will soon be announced for the side stage, which will feature many of today’s most promising up-and-coming artists.

“We couldn’t be more excited for this opportunity to play on the same bill with bands we respect, and to help an organization whose work we respect,” says Third Day bassist Tai Anderson. “The only message we have for our fans is this: Get ready.” Adds Jon Foreman, lead vocalist for Switchfoot: “We have all worked with Habitat for Humanity before, and when approached about touring together, to benefit such a great cause, it was easy to say yes. We all want to be a part of something that makes a difference. Through Habitat this tour will help build houses for many deserving families - that's something we can all rally around."

The tour will benefit Habitat for Humanity’s home building in many ways. For starters, artists on the tour will collectively donate $1 to Habitat for Humanity for each ticket sold during the tour. In addition, funds raised from ticket auctions, special merchandise items and event packages will be designated to fund Habitat for Humanity in each tour city. The bands plan to pick up hammers and lend a hand at various Habitat for Humanity build sites along the tour and to invite some current and future homeowners to attend the show as their guests.


“MUSIC BUILDS” TOUR Fall 2008
Third Day Live with Switchfoot, Robert Randolph & the Family Band and Jars of Clay
*Dates, markets and venues subject to change without notice.

AUGUST

Thu 8/21 Detroit, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre
Fri 8/22 Indianapolis, IN Verizon Wireless Music Center Indianapolis
Sat 8/23 Chicago, IL Charter One Pavilion at Northerly Island

SEPTEMBER

Sun 9/7 West Palm Beach, FL Cruzan Amphitheatre
Thu 9/11 Cleveland, OH Blossom Music Center
Fri 9/12 Virginia Beach, VA Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach Amphitheater
Sat 9/13 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center
Sun 9/14 Washington, DC Nissan Pavilion
Thu 9/18 Birmingham, AL Verizon Wireless Music Center Birmingham
Fri 9/19 Raleigh, NC Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek
Sat 9/20 Atlanta, GA Lakewood Amphitheatre
Sun 9/21 Nashville, TN Sommet Center
Thu 9/25 Phoenix, AZ Cricket Wireless Pavilion
Fri 9/26 Irvine, CA Verizon Wireless
Sat 9/27 San Diego, CA Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
Sun 9/28 Sacramento, CA Sleep Train Amphitheatre

OCTOBER

Thu 10/2 Oklahoma City, OK Ford Center
Fri 10/3 Houston, TX Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Sat 10/4 San Antonio, TX Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Sun 10/5 Dallas, TX Superpages.com Center
Fri 10/10 Minneapolis, MN Target Center
Sat 10/11 Kansas City, KS Sprint Center
Sun 10/12 Denver, CO Pepsi Center

About Third Day:
Over the past decade, Atlanta-based Third Day has racked up 24 No.1 radio singles and sold more than six million albums, with RIAA certifications including one Platinum record, one Platinum DVD, and six Gold records. The band has garnered 23 career Dove Awards, three GRAMMY Awards (from eight previous nominations), two consecutive American Music Award nods, multiple ASCAP honors, and has developed a historic partnership with Chevrolet. Third Day – comprised of Mac Powell (lead vocals), Mark Lee (guitar), Tai Anderson (bass) and David Carr (drums)– has maintained a touring record second-to-none by playing for audiences reaching into the millions. In addition to these many accolades, the band is most proud of its humanitarian efforts that include raising nearly $300,000 for the victims of hurricanes Katrina and Rita and charities such as the Blood:Water Mission. The band is responsible for encouraging over 15,000 fans to sponsor children across the globe through the work of World Vision.

Revelation, Third Day’s eleventh studio album, was produced by Howard Benson (All American Rejects, Flyleaf, Daughtry) and is already receiving acclaim at radio for its first single, “Call My Name.” In addition, it’s garnering very positive early feedback from media. The single released digitally through Amazonmp3.com the same day it was released to radio (April 4) and rocketed to the No. 1 spot that day. The album drops July 29. For more information on Third Day, please visit: www.ThirdDay.com.

About Switchfoot:
With over five million records sold, three albums in the Billboard Top 20, two top-five singles at both pop and alternative radio, Switchfoot is recognized as one of the hardest touring bands in rock. The San Diego-based band has sold nearly three million concert tickets worldwide since the 2003 release of its double-Platinum breakthrough album The Beautiful Letdown. Oh! Gravity, Switchfoot’s latest studio album, debuted at No. 1 on the iTunes Top Albums chart and received stellar reviews, with Billboard magazine calling it “the best of the San Diego group’s nearly 10-year recording career.” Spin exclaimed this album is “their liveliest record, full of dive-bombing guitar fuzz, juicy arena-alt choruses.” “This is an outstanding record in every sense,” raved Associated Press. MTV’s “Life of Ryan” tapped the album’s title track for its theme song as the album showcases a harder rock direction for Switchfoot. “This Is Home,” a song written by the band for Prince Caspian, the new Narnia movie, will be featured in the end credits of the film and is the lead single and video for the accompanying soundtrack. It impacts radio on April 25th. Switchfoot’s next album is due out this fall.

With an ever-growing fan base, Switchfoot has also been actively involved in a number of humanitarian causes since its inception, including DATA, Bono’s THE ONE Campaign, Invisible Children, Habitat for Humanity and To Write Love on Her Arms. The band further founded the Switchfoot Bro-Am, a surfing and music benefit-event, and the online magazine, lowercase people (www.lowercasepeople.com), a daring new endeavor to revolutionize the way beauty, truth and humanity are viewed.

Switchfoot is: Jon Foreman (vocals, guitar); Tim Foreman (bass, backing vocals); Chad Butler (drums); Jerome Fontamillas (guitar, keys, backing vocals); and Andrew Shirley (guitar). For more information on Switchfoot, go to www.switchfoot.com.


About Robert Randolph & the Family Band:
Since emerging from a House of God church in Orange, New Jersey, Robert Randolph has been named one of the 100 greatest guitar players of all time by Rolling Stone. Following the path of other gospel-rooted pop stars like the amazing Aretha Franklin, he always intended to return to his own gospel roots at different points throughout his career. For 2008, the Grammy-nominated Randolph has teamed with acclaimed producer T-Bone Burnett to record a new album that is part rock and part sacred steel, the Gospel music heritage that serves as the foundation to Randolph's music. Besides key cover songs and the re-envisioning of old gospel classics, Randolph has also invited two of his Sacred Steel mentors, Calvin Cooke and Aubrey Ghent, to participate in this classic recording combining unprecedented guitar explorations, roots music traditions, and gospel spirituality. Robert Randolph & the Family Band (comprised of Randolph on guitars and vocals, Danyel Morgan on bass, Marcus Randolph on drums and Jason Crosby on Hammond organ and piano) will be on the road with Eric Clapton this summer (Bonnaroo and other festivals). For more information on Robert Randolph & the Family Band, go to http://www.robertrandolph.net.

About Jars of Clay:
Multi-Platinum and GRAMMY Award winning band Jars of Clay (Dan Haseltine, Charlie Lowell, Stephen Mason, and Matt Odmark) launched its career with the hit song, “Flood” in 1995. Since then, it’s amassed more than five million in career sales (5 Gold, 2 platinum and 1 double platinum certifications), three GRAMMY Awards, an American Music Award nod, 17 No.1 radio hits, and numerous film credits and BMI honors for songwriting and performing.

In June of 2007, the band blazed a new trail with the creation of their own label imprint, “Gray Matters” under the Nettwerk Music Group umbrella. Their first release, “Christmas Songs,” was released in the fall of 2007 and has garnered both critical acclaim and commercial success. The band has just released its "Greatest Hits" record and is currently working on their next studio record, due in the early part of 2009. For more information, please visit: www.jarsofclay.com
http://www.jarsofclay.com

About Hollywood for Habitat for Humanity:
Hollywood for Habitat for Humanity (HFHFH) is an entertainment industry partnership with Habitat for Humanity. HFHFH supports Habitat for Humanity’s goal of ending poverty housing worldwide and making poverty housing a matter of conscience and action. Participants support the mission through donations, volunteer hours and advocacy. HFHFH’s partner affiliate, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles, helps connect entertainment industry volunteers to opportunities locally and around the globe. Actors, screenwriters, agents, directors, producers, musicians and label executives are among the thousands of volunteers who have helped build homes for people in need, in the United States and around the world through their efforts. For more information, visit www.hollywoodforhabitat.com.

About Live Nation:
Live Nation is the future of the music business. With the most live concerts, music venues and festivals in the world and the most comprehensive concert search engine on the web, Live Nation is revolutionizing the music industry: onstage and online. Headquartered in Los Angeles, California, Live Nation is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, trading under the symbol "LYV." Additional information about the company can be found at www.livenation.com under the “About Us” section.

About Transparent Productions:
Transparent Productions has worked closely with Live Nation over the past ten years to bring top Christian artists to amphitheaters, theaters and clubs nationwide including Fishfest in Southern California. Additional information can be found at www.transparentproductions.com

About MySpace:
MySpace, a unit of Fox Interactive Media Inc., is the premier lifestyle portal for connecting with friends, discovering popular culture, and making a positive impact on the world. MySpace has created a connected global community by integrating web profiles, blogs, instant messaging, e-mail, music streaming, music videos, photo galleries, classified listings, events, groups, college communities, and member forums. MySpace's international network includes more than 20 localized community sites in the United States, Brazil, Canada, Latin America, Mexico, Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Australia, India, Japan, and New Zealand. Fox Interactive Media is a division of News Corp. (NYSE:NWS - News, NWS.A - News; ASX:NWS - News, NWSLV - News). For more information, visit http://www.myspace.com.

Switchfoot Announces the "Music Builds Tour"

Switchfoot Drummer Chad Butler posted the following message on the band's official message board community:

Greetings comrades!

As a band we have held firm to the idea that music can bring us together to accomplish much more than a show. Ideology, race, genre: we put these distinctions aside to play music for everyone.

So with that in mind we are proud to announce our involvement in one of the most diverse lineups we've ever been a part of. We dreamed up the The Music Builds Tour along with a few friends of ours whose main commonality is a dream to see this world change for the better. Different bands, different backgrounds, one goal: A traveling festival to raise money and awareness for Habitat for Humanity.

We have always been very intentional about our touring. We've played in specific places where we feel like the songs belong, playing shows with diverse artists and for diverse audiences. This last year has been really exciting for us to do even more with our tours by partnering with organizations like Habitat for Humanity and To Write Love on Her Arms. The response from you guys who have been with us for so long has been overwhelming. By supporting the "Appetite for Construction" tour you guys raised over $100K for Habitat and more importantly got involved in your local communities donating your time long after the show was over. The current "Up in Arms" tour has been deeply meaningful, part of a larger conversation offering hope to those dealing with depression and addiction.

This is a new model for touring that we are really excited about, it is so much bigger than the music itself. This is about seeing the world change. In keeping with that dream, the "Music Builds Tour" is a traveling festival that will benefit Habitat for Humanity, an amazing organization providing homes to needy families around the globe.

When we tour, we try to bring a truly diverse collection of music to your ears night after night (from Mute Math to Lifehouse to Eisley to Copeland to Anberlin to The Honorary Title etc...). This tour is no different- The other bands on the festival bill will be Jars of Clay, Robert Randolph and The Family Band, and Third Day with many more names to be announced. Wait till you see who is on the side stage! All kinds of bands and artists that care about helping people. The diversity of the lineup is a big goal of ours- it's exciting to bring such diverse musicians and music fans together for such a worthy cause.

We all know first hand the powerful impact that a night of music can have, how much more so when the emphasis is put on doing something lasting for people in our own communities. Thanks for partnering with us in the mutual effort to bring people together to do just that.

We think very highly of the people who listen to our music. We are grateful for the open minded audience who have embraced our songs and allowed us to push the boundaries of where the music can go. We invite you to put differences in musical taste aside and focus on our commonalities: we all want to see this world change for the better. We hope that you'll come with us on this next part of the journey and get involved in something much bigger than ourselves.

Chad

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