Oh! Gravity. Tour

Oh! Gravity. Tour
Switchfoot concert chronology
Tour by Switchfoot
Associated album	Oh! Gravity.
Start date	October 17, 2006
End date	September 10, 2007
Legs	5
Number of shows	88 in North America 11 in Europe 6 in Australasia 1 in Asia 106 Total

The Oh! Gravity. Tour is a 2007 concert tour by the alternative rock band Switchfoot, held in order to promote their sixth studio album, Oh! Gravity. The tour began in Utrecht, Netherlands on January 31 and ended in Saint Joseph, Missouri on April 17. During the 77 day tour, the band performed in nineteen states, six provinces in Canada, and three countries in Europe, plus several shows in the United Kingdom. The tour was depicted in one live concert film, Live at the Ventura Theatre, which was shot during the North American leg of the tour.

Set list

For the North American leg of the tour, Switchfoot brought pop/rock band Copeland as the opening act. They usually played a 45-minute to 1 hour long set, before Switchfoot took the stage to play a 2-hour long set.

Switchfoot's hit song Stars from their Nothing Is Sound album was the staple opener for the vast majority of the shows. The Oh! Gravity. Tour also marked the first time the band played the songs "Faust, Midas, and Myself" and "4:12," both from the album "Oh! Gravity.," live. Usually, Switchfoot ended their set, as in past tours, with an encore, playing their smash hit single "Dare You to Move". The band kept a diary called the "Daily Foot" on their website to document each show of the tour. The entries included each show's set list.

Switchfoot is known for their efforts to keep in touch with their fans and bring them alongside the process of writing, recording, releasing and playing an album. In the Oh! Gravity. Tour, the band took this a step further by allowing fans to vote on the set list.^[1] They also allowed people to vote for non-Switchfoot songs, promising to "learn it if we can (Jon)" and play them in their live shows.

Live show bootlegs

On February 9, 2006, Tim Foreman talked about the possibility of releasing CDs of every show Switchfoot does during the Oh! Gravity. Tour.

"Another thing that we've never done before: sell bootlegs of a few songs from the show at the end of the night. See for a lot of us, the end of the night comes too soon. This way, you could actually be listening to the show in your car on the way home from the gig! So we're still trying to figure this one out logistically, but where there's a will there's a way."

Switchfoot began selling these "live" CDs at the House of Blues on February 13. Each night they made 100 CDs available, but the songs have been circulated through the world wide web with greater distribution, thanks to the band-approved website, switchfootbootlegs.com.

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
North America^[2]
October 17, 2006	Bakersfield	United States	Fox Theater
October 18, 2006	West Hollywood		Roxy Theatre
October 19, 2006	Sacramento		Crest Theatre
October 20, 2006	Portland		Crystal Ballroom
October 21, 2006	Boise		Big Easy Concert House
October 23, 2006	Denver		Ogden Theatre
October 25, 2006	Chicago		Smart Bar
October 26, 2005	Minneapolis		Trocaderos
October 27, 2006	Milwaukee		Rave Hall
October 28, 2006	St. Louis		Pageant Concert NightClub
October 30, 2006	Columbus		Newport Music Hall
November 1, 2006	Holland		DeVos Fieldhouse
November 2, 2006	Detroit		Saint Andrew's Hall
November 3, 2006	Cleveland		Agora Theatre and Ballroom
November 4, 2006	Lancaster		The Chameleon Club
November 5, 2006	Scranton		Tink's Entertainment Complex
November 7, 2006	Norfolk		Norva Theatre
November 8, 2006	New York City		Irving Plaza
November 10, 2006	Charlotte		Tremont Music Hall
November 11, 2006	Jacksonville Beach		Freebird Live
November 12, 2006	Fort Lauderdale		Revolution Live
November 13, 2006	Lake Buena Vista		House of Blues
November 14, 2006	Atlanta		Coca-Cola Roxy Theatre
November 16, 2006	Nashville		War Memorial Auditorium
November 17, 2006	Little Rock		The Village
November 18, 2006	Tulsa		Cain's Ballroom
November 20, 2006	Albuquerque		Sunshine Theater
November 21, 2006	Tempe		Marquee Theatre
November 22, 2006	Las Vegas Valley		House of Blues
Europe^[3]
January 31, 2007	Utrecht	Netherlands	Tivoli De Helling
February 1, 2007	Hamburg	Germany	Gruenspan
February 2, 2007	Silkeborg	Denmark	Silkeborg Musikhus
February 3, 2007	Minden	Germany	Zum Landauer
February 4, 2007	Frankfurt	Germany	Batschkapp
February 5, 2007	London	England	Shepherd's Bush Empire
February 6, 2007	London	England	Shepherd's Bush Empire
February 7, 2007	Swansea	Wales	Brangwyn Hall
February 8, 2007	Perth	Scotland	Perth Concert Hall
February 9, 2007	Bradford	England	Abundant Life Centre
February 10, 2007	Derby	England	Riverside Centre
North America^[4]^[5]
February 13, 2007	Anaheim	United States	House of Blues
February 14, 2007	San Francisco		Slim's
February 15, 2007	Medford		Main 1 Arts Center
February 16, 2007	Eugene		McDonald Theatre
February 17, 2007	Spokane		Big Easy Concert House
February 18, 2007	Seattle		Fenix Underground
February 19, 2007	Vancouver	Canada	Croatian Cultural Centre
February 21, 2007	Calgary		MacEwan Hall Ballroom
February 22, 2007	Edmonton		Edmonton Event Centre
February 23, 2007	Saskatoon		Prairieland Park
February 24, 2007	Winnipeg		Garrick Centre
February 26, 2007	Thunder Bay		Thunder Bay Community Auditorium
February 28, 2007	Toronto		Kool Haus
March 1, 2007	London		Cowboys Ranch
March 2, 2007	Ottawa		Capitol Music Hall
March 3, 2007	Montreal		Le National
March 6, 2007	Burlington	United States	Higher Ground
March 7, 2007	Worcester		Worcester Palladium
March 8, 2007	Providence		Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel
March 9, 2007	Hartford		Webster Theater
March 10, 2007	Philadelphia		Theatre of Living Arts
March 11, 2007	Baltimore		Rams Head Live!
March 13, 2007	Clifton Park		Northern Lights
March 14, 2007	Buffalo		Town Ballroom
March 15, 2007	Millvale		Mr. Smalls Theatre
March 16, 2007	Forest Park		The Underground
March 17, 2007	Charleston		Music Farm
March 18, 2007	Asheville		The Orange Peel
March 19, 2007	Columbia		Headliners Live
March 22, 2007	New Orleans		House of Blues
March 23, 2007	Houston		Warehouse Live
March 24, 2007	Austin		La Zona Rosa
March 25, 2007	Dallas		Gypsy Tea Room
March 26, 2007	Oklahoma City		Diamond Ballroom
March 28, 2007	Tucson		Rialto Theatre
March 29, 2007	Ventura		Ventura Theatre
March 30, 2007	Avalon		Avalon Theatre
March 31, 2007	San Diego		Soma San Diego
April 13, 2007	Buies Creek		Pope Convocation Center
April 14, 2007	Knoxville		Bijou Theatre
April 16, 2007	Springfield		Abou Ben Adhem Shrine Mosque
April 17, 2007	Saint Joseph		St. Joseph Civic Arena
April 18, 2007^[A]	Omaha		Sokol Auditorium
April 20, 2007^[B]	Waco		Fountain Mall
April 21, 2007^[C]	Arlington		Maverick Stadium
June 11, 2007^[D]	Los Angeles		Gibson Amphitheatre
June 16, 2007^[E]	Wilmore		Ichthus Farm
June 22, 2007^[F]	Mineral City		Atwood Lake Park
June 27, 2007^[G]	Mount Union		Agape Farm
June 29, 2007^[H]	Bushnell		Cornerstone Farm
July 3, 2007^[I]	Del Mar		Harrah's Grandstand Stage
July 14, 2007^[J]	Willmar		Willmar High School Grounds
July 26, 2007^[G]	George		Gorge Amphitheatre
August 4, 2007^[K]	Monterey		Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
August 11, 2007^[L]	West Allis		Miller Lite Main Stage
August 17, 2007^[M]	Sedalia		Pepsi Grandstand
August 18, 2007^[N]	Des Moines		Iowa State Fair Grandstand
August 24, 2007^[O]	Louisville		Cardinal Stadium
August 25, 2007^[P]	Valdosta		All-Star Amphitheatre
Australasia^[4]
August 31, 2007	Perth	Australia	Challenge Stadium
September 1, 2007^[Q]	Sydney	Australia	Sydney Showground
September 5, 2007	Auckland	New Zealand	TelstraClear Pacific Events Centre
September 6, 2007	Melbourne	Australia	Festival Hall
September 7, 2007	Adelaide		Paradise Auditorium
September 8, 2007	Brisbane		Brisbane Entertainment Centre
Asia
September 10, 2007	Pasay	Philippines	Cuneta Astrodome

Festivals and other miscellaneous performances: ^A Concert for the Cause: Benefit for the Omaha Children's Hospital; ^B 8th Annual Island Party ^[6]; ^C Springfest^[7]; ^D Rock the Boat Concert^[8]; ^E Ichthus Music Festival; ^F Alive Festival; ^G Creation Festival^[9]; ^H Cornerstone Festival^[10]; ^I San Diego County Fair^[11]; ^J Sonshine Festival; ^K Spirit West Coast^[12]; ^L Wisconsin State Fair^[13]; ^M Missouri State Fair; ^N Iowa State Fair; ^O Kentucky State Fair^[14]; ^P Wild Adventures 2007 Concert Series^[15]; ^Q Big Exo Day

References

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↑ Prasad, Sapna (April 20, 2007). "Switchfoot comes to campus for BYX Island Party". The Baylor Lariat. Baylor University. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
↑ Khalaf, Joan (April 20, 2007). "Best Foot Forward" (PDF). The Shorthorn 88 (109) (Arlington, Texas: University of Texas at Arlington). Retrieved May 6, 2015.
↑ "Top Christian Bands to Appear at 'Bruce Almighty' Sequel Premiere". Christian Today. May 22, 2007. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
↑ Jones, Kim (February 17, 2007). "Creation Fest Announces Line-up for 2007 Events". About Group. IAC. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
↑ Jackson, Kevin (June 29, 2007). "Cornerstone Festival Draws Over 300 Bands". The Christian Post. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
↑ Kragen, Pam (June 6, 2007). "A Fair split: Pop, Latin and reggae acts balance grandstand schedule". U-T San Diego. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
↑ Jackson, Kevin (August 3, 2007). "Spirit West Coast-Monterey Gets 25,000 Rocking Out for Jesus". The Christian Post. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
↑ Tianen, Dave (July 29, 2007). "Country, oldies acts highlight fair lineup". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Journal Media Group. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
↑ "Kentucky State Fair concert schedule". The Courier-Journal. Gannett Company. August 8, 2007. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
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Switchfoot

Jon Foreman Tim Foreman Chad Butler Jerome Fontamillas Drew Shirley

Albums	The Legend of Chin New Way to Be Human Learning to Breathe The Beautiful Letdown Nothing Is Sound Oh! Gravity. Hello Hurricane Vice Verses Fading West

Live Albums	Switchfoot: Live - EP Best of Bootlegs Vol. 1 iTunes Session The Best Yet Live in Nashville Hello Hurricane Live

EPs	Oh! EP Building a Hurricane Eastern Hymns for Western Shores Vice Re-Verses Backstage EP Fading West EP Backstage EP #2 The Edge of the Earth Backstage EP #3 Backstage EP #4

Compilations	The Early Years: 1997–2000 The Best Yet

DVDs/Films	Switchfootage 1 and 2 Live in San Diego The Beautiful Letdown (Dual Disc) Feet Don't Fail Me Now Nothing Is Sound (Dual Disc) Live at the Ventura Theatre The Best Yet - Live Fading West

Singles	"Chem 6A" "Home" "Ode to Chin" "Underwater" "New Way to Be Human" "Incomplete" "Company Car" "You Already Take Me There" "Living Is Simple" "Meant to Live" "More Than Fine" "Gone" "Dare You to Move" "This Is Your Life" "On Fire" "Stars" "We Are One Tonight" "Dirty Second Hands" "Oh! Gravity." "Awakening" "Head over Heels (In This Life)" "Rebuild" "This Is Home" "Another Christmas (Old Borego)" "Mess of Me" "Always" "The Sound (John M. Perkins' Blues)" "Your Love Is a Song" "Bullet Soul" "Dark Horses" "Restless" "Afterlife" "The Original" "Where I Belong" "Who We Are" "Love Alone Is Worth the Fight" "Let It Out" "When We Come Alive" "Fading West" "Against the Voices" "The Edge of the Earth"

Tours	The Beautiful Letdown Nothing Is Sound Oh! Gravity. Appetite for Construction Up in Arms Music Builds Crazy Making Hello Hurricane Vice Verses Fading West

Other songs	"Only Hope" "Lonely Nation"

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