The Appetite for Construction Tour
Tour by Switchfoot and Relient K | |||||||
Start date | October 16, 2007 | ||||||
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End date | December 3, 2007 | ||||||
Legs | 1 | ||||||
No. of shows | 34 | ||||||
Supporting act(s) | Ruth | ||||||
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The Appetite for Construction Tour was a three-month 2007 concert tour that was co-headlined by rock bands Switchfoot and Relient K, with special guests Ruth.
The tour was unique in that none of the bands involved were touring to push a new album or single. They embarked on the tour to benefit
Switchfoot frontman Jon Foreman also co-wrote a song with Relient K singer Matt Thiessen called "Rebuild" for the tour. It was released as a "donation single" on Switchfoot's website, with options to donate time or money to Habitat For Humanity, in exchange for the song.
The tour was Tour Managed by Jennifer Manning and Production Managed by Scott Cannon. It played mostly in indoor arenas or stadiums, as opposed to small rock clubs, Switchfoot's favored stomping grounds. The tour's name is a reference to "Appetite for Destruction", the debut album of American hard rock band Guns N' Roses.
Show and set list
Ruth
Ruth was the first band to perform at the shows, playing 4-5 songs in a half-hour-long set.
Relient K
Relient K was the first of the headlining acts to perform, with their set usually lasting about an hour and a half. The
- The band also routinely covered the theme from the hit TV show, The Office.
- For the dance-floor favorite "Sadie Hawkins Dance", the band usually brought up people from the audience to play guitar and percussion instruments for the end of the song.
Switchfoot
Switchfoot was the second of the two headliners to play, and their set usually lasted about an hour and a half as well. Because they were co-headlining with Relient K, many of the songs on this tour were old favorites from the band's multi-platinum "The Beautiful Letdown", along with their singles.
The setlist generally consisted of the following, with minor variations in song order:
- "Meant to Live intro
- "Oh! Gravity."
- "Stars"
- "This Is Your Life"
- "Crazy In Lovemash-up"
- "American Dream"
- "Dirty Second Hands"
- "We Are One Tonight"
- "Rebuild"
- "On Fire"
- "Awakening"
- "Meant to Live"
- "Rebuild"
Encore
- Songs like "Ammunition" and "Head over Heels (In This Life)" were also played in light rotation.
- Rebuild was played with every band member from the other two bands on-stage.
Tour dates
Date | City | Country | Venue |
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October 16, 2007 | Charleston | United States | Charleston Municipal Auditorium |
October 17, 2007 | Columbus | Veterans Memorial Auditorium | |
October 18, 2007 | Grand Rapids | DeltaPlex Arena | |
October 19, 2007 | Cedar Falls | University of Northern Iowa | |
October 20, 2007 | Saint Paul | Concordia University
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October 21, 2007 | Fargo | Fargo Civic Center | |
October 23, 2007 | Merrillville | Star Plaza Theatre | |
October 24, 2007 | Evansville | The Centre
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October 25, 2007 | Jonesboro | ASU Convocation Center
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October 26, 2007 | Grand Prairie | Nokia Theater at Grand Prairie
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October 27, 2007 | Cypress | Berry Center
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October 28, 2007 | Mobile | Mobile Civic Center | |
October 29, 2007 | Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge River Center
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November 1, 2007 | Columbia | Township Auditorium | |
November 2, 2007 | Winston-Salem | Joel Coliseum Theatre | |
November 3, 2007 | Greenville | BI-LO Center
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November 4, 2007 | Atlanta | Atlanta Civic Center | |
November 8, 2007 | Knoxville | Knoxville Coliseum
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November 9, 2007 | Springfield | Prairie Capital Convention Center
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November 10, 2007 | Green Bay | University of Wisconsin–Green Bay – Campus Grounds | |
November 11, 2007 | Moline | The Mark of the Quad Cities
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November 13, 2007 | Ypsilanti | Eastern Michigan University Convocation Center
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November 14, 2007 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati Gardens | |
November 15, 2007 | University Park |
Bryce Jordan Center | |
November 16, 2007 | Bethlehem | Stabler Arena | |
November 17, 2007 | New York City | Hammerstein Ballroom | |
November 18, 2007 | Baltimore |
1st Mariner Arena
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November 27, 2007 | Irvine | Bren Events Center | |
November 28, 2007 | San Luis Obispo | Recreation Center
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November 29, 2007 | San Jose | San Jose Civic Auditorium
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November 30, 2007 | Davis | UC Davis Pavilion
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December 1, 2007 | Medford | Jackson County Expo | |
December 2, 2007 | Salem | Oregon State Fair | |
December 3, 2007 | Everett | Everett Events Center
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References
- ^ SWITCHFOOT SWAPS BAND INSTRUMENTS FOR BUILDING TOOLS, RAISES OVER $100,000 FOR HABITAT FOR HUMANITY Archived 2009-03-25 at the Wayback Machine – published December 17, 2007 (retrieved March 20, 2008)