Appetite For Construction Tour
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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 the fact that none of the bands involved were touring to push a new album or single. They embarked on the tour to benefit Habitat For Humanity, and donated one dollar per ticket sold to the organization. At end of the tour, the bands had raised over $100,000 for Habitat.
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 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
.
featured hits like "Be My Escape
" and "Who I Am Hates Who I've Been
" from their 2004 breathrough record, "Mmhmm
," as well as some of their older classics and newer songs. The band did not perform an encore
, playing all their songs in one set.
," along with their singles.
The setlist generally consisted of the following, with minor variations in song order:
Encore
Switchfoot
Switchfoot is an American rock band from San Diego, California. The band's members are Jon Foreman , Tim Foreman , Chad Butler , Jerome Fontamillas , and Drew Shirley .After early successes in the Christian rock scene, Switchfoot first gained mainstream...
and Relient K
Relient K
Relient K is an American rock band formed in 1998 in Canton, Ohio by Matt Thiessen, Brian Pittman, and Matt Hoopes during the band's junior year in high school and their time at Malone University...
, with special guests Ruth
Ruth (band)
Ruth is a four piece Christian indie band from Battle Ground, Washington. Ruth's debut album, Secondhand Dreaming, was released June 26, 2007.-Formation:...
.
The tour was unique in the fact that none of the bands involved were touring to push a new album or single. They embarked on the tour to benefit Habitat For Humanity, and donated one dollar per ticket sold to the organization. At end of the tour, the bands had raised over $100,000 for Habitat.
Switchfoot frontman Jon Foreman
Jon Foreman
Jonathan Mark Foreman is the lead singer, lead guitarist, main songwriter and co-founder of the alternative rock band Switchfoot. He started Switchfoot in 1996 with drummer Chad Butler and bassist Tim Foreman ....
also co-wrote a song with Relient K singer Matt Thiessen
Matt Thiessen
Matthew Arnold Thiessen is a Canadian-American musician, known for being co-founder, lead singer, guitarist, pianist, and primary songwriter for the Christian rock band Relient K. With Relient K, he has released six full-length albums, including three that were certified Gold, and three that...
called "Rebuild
Rebuild
"Rebuild" is a song written by Jon Foreman of Switchfoot and Matt Thiessen of Relient K. The song was written in conjunction with the bands' 2007 Appetite for Construction Tour, featuring members from all three bands on tour, Switchfoot, Relient K, and Ruth...
" 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 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
Appetite for Destruction
Appetite for Destruction is the debut studio album by American rock band Guns N' Roses, released in July 1987 on Geffen Records. It was well-received by critics and topped the American Billboard 200 chart...
", the debut album of American hard rock
Hard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...
band Guns N' Roses
Guns N' Roses
Guns N' Roses is an American hard rock band, formed in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, in 1985. The band has released six studio albums, three EPs, and one live album...
.
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 set listSet list
A set list, or setlist, is a document that lists the songs that a band or musical artist intends to play, or has played, during a specific concert performance...
featured hits like "Be My Escape
Be My Escape
"Be My Escape" is the first single from Christian rock band Relient K's fourth full-length album, Mmhmm. It was certified a platinum single in November of 2005 and is usually referred to as Relient K's most popular mainstream song, other than "Who I Am Hates Who I've Been". The song is Relient K's...
" and "Who I Am Hates Who I've Been
Who I Am Hates Who I've Been
"Who I Am Hates Who I've Been" is the second single by the Christian rock band Relient K, from their 2004 album Mmhmm. An acoustic version, originally recorded for Apathetic EP, is included on the B-side, was included on the 2008 "The Bird and the Bee Sides" album. The music video entered TRL's Top...
" from their 2004 breathrough record, "Mmhmm
Mmhmm
Mmhmm is the fourth full-length album by Christian rock band Relient K, released in November 2004. This album is especially notable for two reasons: First, it marked their debut on Capitol; and second, it was Brian Pittman's last album with the band...
," as well as some of their older classics and newer songs. The band did not perform an encore
Encore (concert)
An encore is an additional performance added to the end of a concert, from the French "encore", which means "again", "some more"; multiple encores are not uncommon. Encores originated spontaneously, when audiences would continue to applaud and demand additional performance from the artist after the...
, playing all their songs in one set.
- The band also routinely covered the theme from the hit TV show, "The OfficeThe OfficeThe Office is a popular mockumentary/situation comedy TV show that was first made in the UK and has now been re-made in many other countries, with overall viewership in the hundreds of millions worldwide. The original version of The Office was created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant. It...
." - 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 LetdownThe Beautiful Letdown
The Beautiful Letdown is the fourth studio album by alternative rock band Switchfoot. Released in early 2003, it launched the band into the mainstream on the strength of two top 20 singles: "Meant to Live" and "Dare You to Move." The album was hugely popular and remained a staple on the Billboard...
," along with their singles.
The setlist generally consisted of the following, with minor variations in song order:
- "Meant To LiveMeant to Live"Meant to Live" is a single by alternative rock band Switchfoot. It peaked at #5 on the US Modern Rock chart, #6 on U.S. Top 40 radio, and #18 on the U.S. Hot 100. It is the first track on the group's 2003 major-label debut album The Beautiful Letdown, and was also featured in a UK version of a...
intro - "Oh! Gravity.Oh! Gravity. (song)"Oh! Gravity." is a song written and recorded by the American rock band Switchfoot, and is the title track from their sixth studio album of the same name...
" - "StarsStars (Switchfoot song)"Stars" is the first single released from Switchfoot's fifth album Nothing Is Sound. It was the most-added song on Modern Rock Radio in its first week of release and peaked at number sixteen on the US Modern Rock chart. The song was certified gold as a digital single on December 13, 2005...
" - "This Is Your LifeThis Is Your Life (song)"This Is Your Life" is a popular song by the alternative rock band Switchfoot, and their third single. "This Is Your Life" first appeared on the group's 2003 album The Beautiful Letdown and peaked at #30 on the US Modern Rock charts. The single also hit the U.S. Top 40 peaking at No...
" - "GoneGone (Switchfoot song)"Gone" is a song and single by rock band Switchfoot. It was released on the 2003 double-platinum record, The Beautiful Letdown. Despite not being released as an official mainstream radio single, the song achieved solid success on Christian radio due to its Christian-based references, though they...
/Crazy In Love mash-up" - "American Dream"
- "Dirty Second HandsDirty Second Hands"Dirty Second Hands" is a song from Switchfoot's 6th studio album Oh! Gravity. This was the first song released from the album, made available for purchase online as a single. Despite this, the song was never released to radio....
" - "We Are One TonightWe Are One Tonight"We Are One Tonight" is a song recorded by the American rock band Switchfoot, and is their second single from the album Nothing Is Sound. This is the eleventh track on the album...
" - "RebuildRebuild"Rebuild" is a song written by Jon Foreman of Switchfoot and Matt Thiessen of Relient K. The song was written in conjunction with the bands' 2007 Appetite for Construction Tour, featuring members from all three bands on tour, Switchfoot, Relient K, and Ruth...
" - "On FireOn Fire (Switchfoot song)On Fire is a song by rock band Switchfoot from the 2003 double-platinum record The Beautiful Letdown. It was never released as a single, but is a prevailing fan favourite and is played at almost every show...
" - "AwakeningAwakening (song)"Awakening" is the second single off Switchfoot's sixth studio album, Oh! Gravity.. The single was released to radio in March 2007. It hit Hot AC radio stations with an impact day of March 26, 2007 and eventually peaked at No. 54 on that format's charts...
" - "Meant to LiveMeant to Live"Meant to Live" is a single by alternative rock band Switchfoot. It peaked at #5 on the US Modern Rock chart, #6 on U.S. Top 40 radio, and #18 on the U.S. Hot 100. It is the first track on the group's 2003 major-label debut album The Beautiful Letdown, and was also featured in a UK version of a...
"
Encore
- "Only HopeOnly Hope"Only Hope" was sung by Mandy Moore for the film A Walk to Remember and is included in her compilation The Best of Mandy Moore, although left out of her 2002 release. It was slated as the second single after "Cry" which, however, was not a hit and consequently "Only Hope" was not released to radio...
" - "Dare You to MoveDare You to Move"Dare You to Move" is a single by the alternative rock band Switchfoot from the band's fourth studio album, The Beautiful Letdown. The song was originally called "I Dare You to Move", and was on the album Learning to Breathe, but the band decided to remix it and put it on The Beautiful Letdown...
"
- Songs like "Ammunition" and "Head Over Heels (In This Life)Head over Heels (In This Life)"Head over Heels " is the 1st CCM-only single off of Switchfoot's sixth studio album, Oh! Gravity.. According to the All Access Music Group's official website, it was released on Sept. 4, 2007 to Christian AC Radio...
" were also played in light rotation. - Rebuild was played with every band member from the other two bands on-stage.
Tour dates
- 10/16 Charleston, WV / Charleston Municipal Auditorium
- 10/17 Columbus, OH / Veterans Memorial Auditorium
- 10/18 Grand Rapids, MI / Deltaplex
- 10/19 Cedar Falls, IA / University of N Iowa
- 10/20 Saint Paul, MN / Concordia University
- 10/21 Fargo, ND / Fargo Civic Center
- 10/23 Merrillville, IN / Star Plaza Theatre
- 10/24 Evansville, IN / The Centre
- 10/25 Jonesboro, AR / ASU Convocation Center
- 10/26 Dallas, TX / Nokia Theater at Grand Prairie
- 10/27 Houston, TX / Berry Center
- 10/28 Mobile, AL / Mobile Civic Center
- 10/29 Baton Rouge, LA / Baton Rouge River Center
- 11/1 Columbia, SC / Township Auditorium
- 11/2 Winston Salem, NC / Joel Coliseum Theatre
- 11/3 Greenville, SC / Bi-Lo Center
- 11/4 Atlanta, GA / Atlanta Civic Center
- 11/8 Knoxville, TN / Knoxville Coliseum
- 11/9 Springfield, IL / Prairie Capitol Convention Center
- 11/10 Green Bay, WI / UW-Green Bay - Campus Grounds
- 11/11 Moline, IL / The Mark of the Quad Cities
- 11/13 Ypsilanti, MI / EMU Convocation Hall
- 11/14 Cincinnati, OH / Cincinnati Gardens
- 11/15 University Park, PA / Penn State Bryce Jordan Center
- 11/16 Bethlehem, PA / Lehigh Univ-Stabler Arena
- 11/17 New York, NY / Hammerstein Ballroom
- 11/18 Baltimore, MD / 1st Mariner Arena
- 11/27 Irvine, CA / UCI Bren Events Center
- 11/28 San Luis Obispo, CA / Cal Poly Recreation Center
- 11/29 San Jose, CA / San Jose Civic Auditorium
- 11/30 Davis, CA / UC Davis Pavilion
- 12/1 Medford, OR / Jackson County Expo
- 12/2 Salem, OR / Oregon State Fair
- 12/3 Everett, WA / Everett Events Center