Its going to Happen Switchfoot and Relient K will be touring together for the first time since 2001. The 30-city, co-headlining tour launches in Charleston, WV on October 16th. In the past four years, the two bands have collectively scored five albums in the Top 20 of the Billboard 200 and five #1 albums on Billboard’s Christian music chart and have spent the better part of each year on the road, much to the delight of their massive fanbases. While sorting out details for the upcoming tour, Switchfoot and Relient K discovered they shared a mutual respect for Habitat for Humanity. So they’ve made arrangements for one dollar from each ticket sold to be donated to the non-profit organization, which seeks to eliminate poverty housing and homelessness from the world, and to make decent shelter a matter of conscience and action.
For the past three years the Bro-am has been an amazing chance to give back to our local community," says Switchfoot lead vocalist Jon Foreman of the annual surfing/music event the band founded to benefit San Diego’s Care House. "We wanted our next tour to be built the same way: giving directly to local communities around the country. Habitat for Humanity was an obvious fit; we’re honored to be partnering with such a great organization."
"We’ve been trying to get back on the road with Switchfoot ever since the first time we toured together," says Relient K lead singer Matt Thiessen. "The two of our bands combine for a really diverse show that seems to flow together in a very natural way. We’re also big fans, so we get to ask for their autographs and take pictures with them every night."
Recognized as one of the hardest touring bands in rock, San Diego based Switchfoot has sold more than one million concert tickets worldwide since the 2003 release of its double-Platinum breakthrough album The Beautiful Letdown. Following the massive success of this album was an ever-growing fanbase and continuous international touring in support of the their next two critically-acclaimed albums, Nothing Is Sound and Oh Gravity.
Recorded at Big Fish Recording in Encinitas, California Oh! Gravity showcases a harder rock direction for Switchfoot The album has received stellar reviews with Billboard magazine calling it "the best of the San Diego group’s nearly 10-year recording career." Spin exclaims 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. Alternative Press found that "Oh! Gravity [is a] sparkling, focused album bursting at the seams with giant hooks and even bigger ideas. In fact, Oh! Gravity is Switchfoot’s most diverse disc to date." Switchfoot’s live performance is an unparalleled combination of great rock music and raw emotion that is not to be missed.
In 2005, with the group’s love of music and surfing, they announced the First Annual Switchfoot Bro-Am, a surfing and music benefit-event raising money and awareness for Care House, a non-profit organization dedicated to serving homeless teens, teens in crisis and young mother in crisis throughout San Diego County. This year’s Bro-Am festival drew a record 6000 supporters who spent the day watching some of their favorite surfers and musicians compete in various competitions. The evening was rounded out with a concert by Switchfoot where they were joined by Jason Mraz and members of Nickel Creek as well as a number of other local artists. The band’s ongoing charitable work in Africa, India and on homeland continue to keep people in awe of their sincerity, passion and commitment to dealing with globally important issues.
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