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 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 SWAPS BAND INSTRUMENTS FOR BUILDING TOOLS, RAISES OVER $100,000 FOR HABITAT FOR HUMANITY – published December 17, 2007 (retrieved March 20, 2008)
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:
"Meant to Live intro" "Oh! Gravity." "Stars" "This Is Your Life" "Gone/Crazy In Love mash-up" "American Dream" "Dirty Second Hands" "We Are One Tonight" "Rebuild" "On Fire" "Awakening" "Meant to Live" "Rebuild" Encore "Only Hope" "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 DateCityCountryVenue 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 October 21, 2007 Fargo Fargo Civic Center October 23, 2007 Merrillville Star Plaza Theatre October 24, 2007 Evansville The Centre October 25, 2007 Jonesboro ASU Convocation Center October 26, 2007 Grand Prairie Nokia Theater at Grand Prairie October 27, 2007 Cypress Berry Center October 28, 2007 Mobile Mobile Civic Center October 29, 2007 Baton Rouge Baton Rouge River Center November 1, 2007 Columbia Township Auditorium November 2, 2007 Winston-Salem Joel Coliseum Theatre November 3, 2007 Greenville BI-LO Center November 4, 2007 Atlanta Atlanta Civic Center November 8, 2007 Knoxville Knoxville Coliseum November 9, 2007 Springfield Prairie Capital Convention Center November 10, 2007 Green Bay University of Wisconsin–Green Bay – Campus Grounds November 11, 2007 Moline The Mark of the Quad Cities November 13, 2007 Ypsilanti Eastern Michigan University Convocation Center 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 November 27, 2007 Irvine Bren Events Center November 28, 2007 San Luis Obispo Recreation Center November 29, 2007 San Jose San Jose Civic Auditorium November 30, 2007 Davis UC Davis Pavilion December 1, 2007 Medford Jackson County Expo December 2, 2007 Salem Oregon State Fair December 3, 2007 Everett Everett Events Center
References
External links Tour Press Release Tour End Habitat For Humanity Press video A Special Habitat For Humanity Report by Drew Shirley