The Music Builds Tour was a 23-show festival-style
concert tour spanning three months in late 2008. Rock bands
Switchfoot
Switchfoot is an American rock band from San Diego, California. The band's members are Jon Foreman (lead vocals, guitar), Tim Foreman (bass guitar, backing vocals), Chad Butler (drums, percussion), and Jerome Fontamillas (guitar, keyboards, back ...
and
Robert Randolph and the Family Band, along with
Third Day and
Jars of Clay co-headlined the event.
As such, the tour benefited local
Habitat for Humanity
Habitat for Humanity International (HFHI), generally referred to as Habitat for Humanity or Habitat, is a US non-governmental, and nonprofit organization which was founded in 1976 by couple Millard and Linda Fuller. Habitat for Humanity is a Ch ...
chapters in the tour cities, through a program combining "Hollywood For Habitat For Humanity," the concert production company
Live Nation
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. is an American global entertainment company and monopoly that was founded in 2010 following the merger of Live Nation and Ticketmaster. The company promotes, operates, and manages ticket sales for live entertainme ...
, and the bands. 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 began with a kick-off show on April 21, 2008 at the Wild Horse Saloon in
Nashville, Tennessee.
The main tour began August 21 at the DTE Energy Music Theatre in
Clarkston, 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
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display screen behind the performers and two video screens overhead. The tour, keeping with the festival theme, also featured a side stage that featured bands such as
Red.
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.
Music Builds Tour Official Press Release and Tour Poster
– Published April 18, 2008 (retrieved July 15, 2009)
Tour dates
References
External links
Official Tour Website
{{Switchfoot
Switchfoot concert tours
2008 concert tours
Habitat for Humanity
Christian concert tours