Ireland Videos, 89x Detroit Videos, and more!

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Hello everyone. Just wanted to make an extra weekend post, since updates have been scant in recent days. Switchfoot has been touring hard, rocking faces and taking names, and the footage that is available out there is proof.

First off, here are a few videos from a TV broadcast of Switchfoot's gig in Ireland.

Free



The Sound



Meant to Live



On Fire



^Amazing.

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Speaking of TV, here's some more television footage of Switchfoot, this time rockin' it in Lumen. Check out that venue!

Needle and Haystack Life



Mess of Me



Here's another video, this time, of the band playing "Only Hope" at Ichthus in Kentucky, June 17.



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And yesterday, Switchfoot played Detroit's 89x Bitches Ball. Strange name notwithstanding, here are a few clips:

Meant to Live



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Welp, that's it for now! We'll be back Monday. Have a great weekend!

Switchfoot wraps up the Europe tour 2010

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Be sure to catch the new music video for "The Sound" here!

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It's been a great tour in Europe for Switchfoot, who concluded the European leg by playing two contrasting but pretty large festivals in the UK the past couple days. On Saturday, the boys played the Frenzy Festival in Scotland. The Scottish are insane! International fans truly put us Americans to shame, I'm telling you! Here are some videos:

Stars/Oh! Gravity.



Your Love Is a Song



Hello Hurricane



Needle
On Fire
Awakening
Only Hope

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Yesterday, the band played Download Fest, which featured a whose who of rock 'n' roll within the last few decades, including Slash, Billy Idol, Motorhead, Stone Temple Pilots, Aerosmith and more. Here are some of the tweets coming out of that raucous event:

@switchfoot:
- Played Download Fest today, with Slash, Billy Idol, Motorhead, STP, Aerosmith & others. We opened for Napalm Death. Wild, muddy insanity.

@jonathanforeman:
- Motörhead just played "Ace of Spades." Slash, B. Idol, Napalm Death, Dillenger Escape Plan, & Switchfoot already played. Typical day. ?
- wow. what a day. I'm amped to have be here- amped to be heading back to the states. California, here we come!

Jon and Chad even cracked out the old Myspace blog with some insight on how their day at the Download Festival went. Here it is reproduced below:

from chad:

Climbing into the Switchfoot tourbus I strip down to my boxers and throw my mud-soaked shoes and brown splattered jeans in a trash bag. We are enroute to London Heathrow after our first time playing at the Download Festival in Donington... and it was amazing!! There is nothing humanly possible that will wash the mud from my shoes or the smile from my face after such an epic day of Rock n Roll. We threw 30 minutes of heartfelt songs out to the Donington crowd who threw them right back, singing along while throwing fists in the air. Music is such a magical way to connect with thousands of strangers, at the end of it we were all singing the same song. Our dressing room was next to The Damned Things and we got to talking with Scott Ian from Anthrax and Andy and Joe from Fall Out Boy. After our set I stuck around to see our new friends play and I was glad I did. They played such epic guitar riffs and furious beats that everyone watching became honorary graduates of the school of Rock. I thoroughly enjoyed my education today and can't wait to return to Donington!

from jon:

Before I dropped out of college I used to work as a stage hand for the rock shows coming through. That was the first time I ever saw STP play live. Back then, pushing gear into the venue meant that I could see the show for free, (even get paid!). In some ways, very little has changed: at a festival like this I get paid to hang out, watch rock and roll, and even play a few tunes of our own.

But in other ways, it's a very different situation. Dreams I never even thought to dream have come to fruition. Playing rock and roll around the world has given us the chance to hang out with some of our heroes. Earlier this year Meatloaf put one of my songs on his record- Crazy! Today alone marked some pretty great memories: Shaking hands with Slash. Chatting with Dean DeLeo about the English weather. Playing immediately before Napalm Death. Standing next to Lemmy Kilmister on main-stage. These are surreal moments for me.

However, my favorite moment of the day came right before we left for the airport. Since I'm about to jump on a 12 hour flight home I decided that a shower would be appropriate. The portable showers were located across from our dressing room and right behind from main-stage. With all the other "firsts" that had occurred throughout the day, a "first" wash in a portable shower seemed fitting activity. As I washed the Donington mud off my body and shoes, Aerosmith burst into "Walk this way." Quite the serenade!

No, nothing has changed: I'm still singing rock and roll in the shower. Except now I'm backstage.

For a few more pictures, head over and check out the blog itself!

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Jon and Tim Foreman were interviewed on the UK alternative rock magazine Kerrang's Podcast:



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Footsoldiers

As you all know, "The Sound" music video was released yesterday. Be sure to share it around with as many people as you know!

We're working on getting the video onto YouTube. As soon as we have details on that, be sure to be follow this space as well as the Footsoldiers twitter feed for instructions. We're going to rock this thing, and since Switchfoot just recently hit over 50,000 subscribers on Youtube, the fields are ripe for the picking, so to speak!

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Speaking of "The Sound" video, be watching for a new FootColumn that I wrote up analyzing and picking it apart the best I can. If you're not into that sort of thing, no worries. I won't hold it against ya. :)

NEW Switchfoot songs soundchecked!

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Switchfoot played a show at Melkweg in Amsterdam last night. A couple of new songs emerged from the soundcheck! Thanks Deborah for posting these videos:

Dark Horses



A few snippets of songs that we don't know the title of:





ALSO, Before we see some more footage from the event, LOBH also has an exclusive NEW live MP3 of another soundcheck song from a different show, called "Against the Voices!" Head over to their site now to download it!

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Needle and Haystack Life



Mess of Me



Oh! Gravity.



Your Love Is a Song



^"the songs I hear on the radio, I'm glad I didn't write because they don't seem real..." Gotta love it. Also, listen for the tie-in to "Let Your Love Be Strong" during the chorus before the bridge. Awesome.

Only Hope and a portion of Dare You to Move



^Jon Foreman sounds particularly wistful during "Only Hope," from his description of San Diego to his compliment to the audience that "you sound beautiful."

Some more:

Bullet Soul
Enough
Free
Yet
On Fire
Hello Hurricane
This Is Your Life
Awakening
Meant to Live

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Footsoldiers

"The Sound" was No. 4 on KPNT last night! Let's keep it up and get the song onto the other three countdowns we've been targeting!

Q101's Top 9 at 9 (Chicago)
KPNT's 5 Songs That Don't Suck (St. Louis)
91x Christy Taylor's Really Big Countdown (San Diego) (email christy@91x.com, subject line: Really Big Countdown Submission)

One more day, let's do this!

Potential Switchfoot/Paper Route Tour

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According to Concert Ideas, Switchfoot is working on getting a tour together with Paper Route and The Almost. Here's the source Tweet:

- Switchfoot will be going on tour with The Almost and Paper Route in October and November and are looking for dates.

Management says that it's definitely in the works, but nothing concrete is happening yet. Sit tight Paper Route and The Almost fans!

I think it's a good mix; Aaron Gillespie recently left his old group, Underoath, and is now focused primarily on The Almost, which should make for a good show. Paper Route is definitely one of the bigger indie bands out there, and I know many a Switchfoot fan (LOBHers, we're lookin' at ya! ;) ) will be STOKED for this tour. We'll keep you all posted.

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Stay tuned tomorrow, because we've got some pretty exciting news in store... that's all I can say for now, though I'm DYING to break it to you all. :)

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Here's a video of Jon Foreman and Drew Shirley performing an acoustic rendition of "Mess of Me" at Fritz Club Beach, Berlin.



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CHARTS

"The Sound" continues its rise on the Mediabase. Today, it is back at No. 31, on the verge of re-entering the Top 30! We need to keep this going, so make sure you're requesting the single at your local alternative station! Also, thanks to your efforts, the latest Footsoldiers campaign has been successful so far!

Let's keep it up! We MISSED all the countdowns AGAIN last night. So, here are the voting links/instructions to get that going again:

Q101's Top 9 at 9 (Chicago)
KPNT's 5 Songs That Don't Suck (St. Louis)
91x Christy Taylor's Really Big Countdown (San Diego) (email christy@91x.com, subject line: Really Big Countdown Submission)

Let's do it!

"The Sound" is the Most Added song on Modern Rock; Switchfoot EF Interview; some old Jon Foreman/Fiction Family videos; Switzerland videos

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In what can be considered a miraculous resurrection, "The Sound" is the most added song at Modern Rock/Alternative radio this week!



"The Sound" also vaults a spot to No. 31 on Alternative songs and is experiencing a resurgence. It falls a spot on Christian Rock.

"Your Love Is a Song" also continues to do well, making it's debut on Christian CHR, entering at No. 27. On Christian Songs overall, the song takes a one-spot jump to No. 36.

Great work with the requesting! See the bottom of today's post for instructions on how to help out!

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EntertainmentFocus on Youtube did a two-part interview with three of the guys from Switchfoot. Check it out:

Part 1



Part 2



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Keith Tutt, the esteemed cellist who has played in many a Switchfoot, Jon Foreman, and Fiction Family record and show, has uploaded a few new videos to Youtube. Here they are:

Southbound Train (Live from the Stageful of Awesome tour)



Learning How to Die



War In My Blood (Fiction Family tour)



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And, a couple of Switchfoot videos from Switzerland:

Needle and Haystack Life



Your Love Is a Song



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"The Sound" is re-surging on U.S. Modern Rock radio. To keep it going, make sure you're requesting the single at your local alternative station! Also, thanks to your efforts, the latest Footsoldiers campaign has been successful so far!

Let's keep it up! We MISSED all the countdowns last night. So, here are the voting links/instructions to get that going again:

Q101's Top 9 at 9 (Chicago)
KPNT's 5 Songs That Don't Suck (St. Louis)
91x Christy Taylor's Really Big Countdown (San Diego) (email christy@91x.com, subject line: Really Big Countdown Submission)

^If we can keep these up until the guys get back from Europe two weeks from now, we will have done an excellent job!

Switchfoot Bro-Am Lineup announed; Switchfoot plays Slovakia

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Thanks to several sources, we have the band lineup for the upcoming Switchfoot Bro-Am. Who's going?

Timmy Curran, Dynamite Walls, Jon Foreman and Friends, OK Go, Chris Shiflett & The Dead Peasants, The Almost, Kate Voegele and Young the Giant. The concert/surf contest will take place on Saturday, June 26th, at Moonlight Beach in Encinitas.

Some pretty good names in the lineup this year. Tell your friends, and try to make it out yourself! For even more info on this year's Bro-Am, check out switchfoot.com.

Here is the promo video for this year's event, as well as a recap video from last year.

2009 Switchfoot Bro Am from Jedidiah Clothing on Vimeo.

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Next, here are videos from Switchfoot's Slovakian show!

Opening + Needle and Haystack Life



Stars and Oh! Gravity.



Mess of Me



Your Love Is a Song



On Fire



Awakening



Only Hope



The Sound



Meant to Live



Hello Hurricane



Dare You to Move



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"The Sound" is re-surging on U.S. Modern Rock radio. To keep it going, make sure you're requesting the single at your local alternative station! Also, thanks to your efforts, the latest Footsoldiers campaign has been successful so far!

"The Sound" has made it onto two of the countdowns we're targeting. Last Friday, we got to No. 3 on KPNT in St. Louis and No. 2 on 91x in San Diego!

Let's keep it up! Here are the voting links/instructions!

Q101's Top 9 at 9 (Chicago)
KPNT's 5 Songs That Don't Suck (St. Louis)
91x Christy Taylor's Really Big Countdown (San Diego) (email christy@91x.com, subject line: Really Big Countdown Submission)

^If we can keep these up until the guys get back from Europe two weeks from now, we will have done an excellent job!

Drew Shirley gives a gear tour; Koln show video recap

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Check out this video of Drew Shirley showing and describing his gear rig. It is quite insightful.



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Switchfoot played their first show in Germany last night (in Köln to be exact). Here are some videos that have emerged from that time.

Needle and Haystack Life



Your Love Is a Song



On Fire



Meant to Live



And Jon Foreman even played an after show. Here's "Rob Me"



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Here are some more videos from the great London show a couple nights back.

Oh! Gravity.



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Oh, and Your Love Is a Song at the Big Church Day Out, with a great monologue at the beginning:



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In other news, the new Footsoldiers campaign has been successful so far!

Thanks to your efforts, "The Sound" has made it onto two of the countdowns we're targeting, getting to No. 3 on 91x two nights in a row and No. 5 on KPNT's 5 Songs That Don't Suck countdown. It has yet to get onto Q101's Top 9 at 9.

Let's keep it up!

Q101's Top 9 at 9 (Chicago)
KPNT's 5 Songs That Don't Suck (St. Louis)
91x Christy Taylor's Really Big Countdown (San Diego) (email christy@91x.com, subject line: Really Big Countdown Submission)

^If we can keep these up until the guys get back from Europe two weeks from now, we will have done an excellent job!