Music Builds Tour

Music Builds Tour
Tour by Switchfoot Third Day Robert Randolph and the Family Band Jars of Clay
Legs	1
Shows	23
Switchfoot tour chronology Up In Arms Tour (2008) Music Builds Tour (2008) Crazy Making Tour (2009)

The Music Builds Tour was a 23-show Festival-style concert tour spanning three months in late 2008. Rock bands Switchfoot and Robert Randolph and the Family Band, along with Third Day and Jars of Clay co-headlined the event.^[1]

“

This is a new model for touring that we are really excited about, it is so much bigger than the music itself. This is about seeing the world change. In keeping with that dream, the "Music Builds Tour" is a traveling festival that will benefit Habitat for Humanity, an amazing organization providing homes to needy families around the globe.

”

- Switchfoot drummer Chad Butler

As such, the tour benifited local Habitat For Humanity chapters in the tour cities, through a program combining “Hollywood For Habitat For Humanity,” the concert production company Live Nation, and the bands.^[2][3] The tour has been depicted in two concert films, Third Day's Live Revelation and Switchfoot's The Best Yet Live in Nashville. One music video was shot during the tour, that being the second version of Switchfoot's "This Is Home."

Itinerary

The tour first began with a kick-off show on April 21, 2008 at the Wild Horse Saloon in Nashville, Tennessee. ^[4]

The main tour began August 21 at the DTE Energy Music Theatre in Detroit, Michigan and concluded at the Broomfield Event Center in Denver, Colorado on October 12.

Stage design

The tour played mostly in large arenas and amphitheaters. It featured an elaborate stage set-up, which included one large LED display screen behind the performers ^{[5] [6]} and two video screens overhead. ^{[7] [8]} The tour, keeping with the festival theme, also featured a side stage that featured bands such as Red. ^[9]

Philanthropy efforts

The tour benefited Habitat for Humanity’s home building program in several different ways. For one, the artists on the tour donate $1 to the charity for each ticket sold during the tour. Additionally, the funds that were raised from various ticket auctions, special merchandise items, and event packages were allocated to help fund Habitat for Humanity in each tour stop city. The bands also were found at the various Habitat for Humanity build sites during the tour personally helping in the construction of Habitat for Humanity-sponsored homes, and also invited some of the current and future homeowners to attend the shows. ^[10]

Tour dates

• Thu 8/21 Detroit, MI / DTE Energy Music Theatre
• Fri 8/22 Indianapolis, IN / Verizon Wireless Music Center
• Sat 8/23 Chicago, IL / Charter One Pavilion at Northerly Island
• Sun 9/7 West Palm Beach, FL / Cruzan Amphitheater
• Thu 9/11 Cleveland, OH / Blossom Music Center
• Fri 9/12 Virginia Beach, VA / Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
• Sat 9/13 Holmdel, NJ / PNC Bank Arts Center
• Sun 9/14 Washington, DC / Nissan Pavilion
• Thu 9/18 Birmingham, AL / Verizon Wireless Music Center
• Fri 9/19 Raleigh, NC / Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek
• Sat 9/20 Atlanta, GA / Lakewood Amphitheater
• Sun 9/21 Nashville, TN / Bridgestone Arena
• Thu 9/25 Phoenix, AZ / Dodge Theatre
• Fri 9/26 Irvine, CA / Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
• Sat 9/27 San Diego, CA / Coors Amphitheatre
• Sun 9/28 Sacramento, CA /Sleep Train Amphitheater
• Thu 10/2 Dallas, TX / SuperPages.com Center
• Fri 10/3 Houston, TX / Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion (Relocated to Berry Center in Cypress, Tx due to damage by Hurricane Ike)
• Sat 10/4 San Antonio, TX / Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
• Sun 10/5 Oklahoma City, OK / Ford Center
• Fri 10/10 Minneapolis, MN / Target Center
• Sat 10/11 Kansas City, KS / Starlight Amphitheatre
• Sun 10/12 Denver, CO / Broomfield Event Center

References

1. ^ Evans Price, Deborah (April 25, 2008). "Christian rock tour targets mainstream fans". Reuters (Thomson Reuters). http://www.reuters.com/article/musicNews/idUSN2541426620080427. Retrieved 2008-07-07. 
2. ^ Third Day, Switchfoot, Jars of Clay and Robert Randolf and the Family Band Launch Music Builds Tour – April 18, 2008. Retrieved July 7, 2008
3. ^ Music Builds Tour – April 13, 2008. Retrieved July 7, 2008
4. ^ Third Day, Switchfoot Join Forces For Music Builds Tour - Published April 21, 2008 (retrieved July 15, 2009)
5. ^ Music Builds Tour 2008 - Published September 21, 2008 (retrieved July 28, 2009)
6. ^ [1]
7. ^ [2]
8. ^ Switchfoot - This Is Home
9. ^ Music Builds Tour - Published April 13, 2008 (retrieved July 15, 2009)
10. ^ Music Builds Tour Official Press Release and Tour Poster - Published April 18, 2008 (retrieved July 15, 2009)

External links

• Official Tour Website
• Tour Press Release
• Switchfoot
• Third Day
• Jars of Clay
• Robert Randolph and The Family Band
• Habitat For Humanity International
• Hollywood For Habitat For Humanity
• Live Nation