The Appetite for Construction Tour

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 Appetite for Construction Tour
Tour by Switchfoot and Relient K
Start dateOctober 16, 2007
End dateDecember 3, 2007
Legs1
No. of shows34
Supporting act(s)Ruth
Switchfoot tour chronology
Oh! Gravity. Tour
(2007)		 The Appetite for Construction Tour
(2007)		 Up in Arms Tour
(2008)

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 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.[1]

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 set list featured hits like "Be My Escape" and "Who I Am Hates Who I've Been" from their 2004 breakthrough 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.

  • 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:

  1. "Meant to Live intro
  2. "Oh! Gravity."
  3. "Stars"
  4. "This Is Your Life"
  5. "Gone/Crazy In Love mash-up"
  6. "American Dream"
  7. "Dirty Second Hands"
  8. "We Are One Tonight"
  9. "Rebuild"
  10. "On Fire"
  11. "Awakening"
  12. "Meant to Live"
  13. "Rebuild"

Encore

  1. "Only Hope"
  2. "Dare You to Move"
  • 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
October 16, 2007CharlestonUnited StatesCharleston Municipal Auditorium
October 17, 2007ColumbusVeterans Memorial Auditorium
October 18, 2007Grand RapidsDeltaPlex Arena
October 19, 2007Cedar FallsUniversity of Northern Iowa
October 20, 2007Saint PaulConcordia University
October 21, 2007FargoFargo Civic Center
October 23, 2007MerrillvilleStar Plaza Theatre
October 24, 2007EvansvilleThe Centre
October 25, 2007JonesboroASU Convocation Center
October 26, 2007Grand PrairieNokia Theater at Grand Prairie
October 27, 2007CypressBerry Center
October 28, 2007MobileMobile Civic Center
October 29, 2007Baton RougeBaton Rouge River Center
November 1, 2007ColumbiaTownship Auditorium
November 2, 2007Winston-SalemJoel Coliseum Theatre
November 3, 2007GreenvilleBI-LO Center
November 4, 2007AtlantaAtlanta Civic Center
November 8, 2007KnoxvilleKnoxville Coliseum
November 9, 2007SpringfieldPrairie Capital Convention Center
November 10, 2007Green BayUniversity of Wisconsin–Green Bay – Campus Grounds
November 11, 2007MolineThe Mark of the Quad Cities
November 13, 2007YpsilantiEastern Michigan University Convocation Center
November 14, 2007CincinnatiCincinnati Gardens
November 15, 2007University ParkBryce Jordan Center
November 16, 2007BethlehemStabler Arena
November 17, 2007New York CityHammerstein Ballroom
November 18, 2007Baltimore1st Mariner Arena
November 27, 2007IrvineBren Events Center
November 28, 2007San Luis ObispoRecreation Center
November 29, 2007San JoseSan Jose Civic Auditorium
November 30, 2007DavisUC Davis Pavilion
December 1, 2007MedfordJackson County Expo
December 2, 2007SalemOregon State Fair
December 3, 2007EverettEverett Events Center

References
  1. 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)
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