The Appetite for Construction Tour

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 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.[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.

  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)