The line up for the 8th Annual Bro-Am has JUST been released, along with all the Bro-Am info for this years event… including the news that the surf contest has been expanded to 2 days! This event just keeps growing. Check out all the news in the press release below:
Switchfoot have announced details for their 8th Annual Bro-Am event and they will celebrate Record Store Day by releasing a limited edition CD entitled Vice Re-Verses this Saturday, April 21.
The EP features remixes of songs from its latest album, Vice Verses, by Paper Route’s JT Daly, Owl City’s Adam Young, Photek, Darren King and DandJ. A digital version of Vice Re-Verses will be released on May 1 and will include a remix of the band’snew single, “Afterlife,” by Neon Feather, the winner of the Switchfoot Remix Contest
As for Bro-Am, their camp sent over the following extensive details: Dead Feather Moon The Howls, Brandon and Leah, and Jon Foreman & Friends will perform at the 8th annual Switchfoot Bro-Am at Moonlight Beach in Encinitas, CA on Saturday, June 16th.
Switchfoot conceived the Bro-Am as a way to give back to its hometown of San Diego. While admission to the beach event is free, funds are raised from beach vendors and sponsorships as well as at a pre-event auction night soiree. This year’s Bro-Am will once again benefit San Diego area chapters of StandUp for Kids, a national nonprofit volunteer outreach organization founded in San Diego that is dedicated to making a difference in the lives of at-risk, homeless and street kids (www.standupforkids.org). Since its inception in 2005, the Bro-Am has raised more than half a million dollars for San Diego-based children’s charities.
“The Bro-Am has been my favorite day of the year ever since we started it back in ’05,” notes Switchfoot’s Jon Foreman. “We feel truly honored to again partner with StandUp For Kids, an incredible organization serving at-risk youth here in San Diego and across the country. Last year was our biggest year ever, and we hope to top it again this year. We are so grateful that our friends Dead Feather Moon, The Howls, and Brandon and Leah can join us for an incredible day of music and surf that will benefit a remarkable group of kids. ”
The festivities will begin with the Switchfoot Bro-Am Kickoff and Auction Night Soiree, which will take place on Thursday, June 14, at The Crosby at Rancho Santa Fe. It will feature VIP meet & greet opportunities, silent and live auctions, opportunity drawings, exclusive live entertainment, and delectable culinary creations and sips from such upscale establishments as Pacifica Del Mar, Solace & The Moonlight Lounge, Del Mar Rendezvous, Pacific Coast Grill, Zenbu, Rimel’s, and many more. A limited number of tickets will be available for this special evening.
The annual surf contest has been expanded and will take place at Moonlight Beach over the course of two days – Friday, June 15, and Saturday, June 16. Four-person surf teams secure their participation via sponsorship donation to StandUp For Kids. Surf teams will feature riders representing Hurley, Billabong, Channel Islands, Transworld Surf, Surf Ride, Dragon, and many more, as well as members of Switchfoot. Past competitors have included Rob Machado, Tom Curren, Dane Reynolds, Timmy Curran and many others. In addition to the surf contest and live music performances, the Bro-Am will also feature a nerf surf jousting exposition between surf contest heats as well as a junior division in the surf contest.
The 8th annual Switchfoot Bro-Am Presented By Hurley will again partner with San Diego-based Sustainable Waves to offer cutting- edge solar-powered sound and staging. Sustainable Waves utilizes the renewable energy sources of the sun to deliver 100% pollution-free concerts. By using solar power rather than a diesel generator or grid power, the Bro-Am will avoid emitting approximately 1,000 lbs of CO2 into the atmosphere (the equivalent of not driving your car approximately 1,100 miles or the annual sequestration of 66 trees).
For more information on the Bro-Am, click HERE! So who is going!?
I will be going! First timer and so excited!
It’ll be my first time too!!
same! coming from michigan!
Wow, sounds like so much fun! I want to go so badly, but I can’t because of a few different reasons, but my aunt and her family are moving to San Diego in May so maybe next year I could head to her house and then go to the Bro-Am!
I want to be there, but I will not ((((
OMG! im so there!
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No afterparty this year?:(
SO excited!!!! First time going this year and cannot wa
it!!
a TWO day bro-am?!? Double the excitement! I have to say, the line up has looked better in the past few years, but maybe more will be announced along the way.
I’ll be there!
wow Adam Young is going to be in the remix ep, this is so cool!! Jeanna what exactly is this EP about???
He remixed Blinding Light – I PROMISE my review is coming soon with more info. The news has been SO crazy lately I haven’t been able to post it
I’m so excited!! First Bro-Am for our family too. We just missed it last year since we moved here in August 15th but this year we will be there for sure!!
I wish…
I wish I was going, but it does take a while to get from Virginia to California. If only I didn’t live on the complete opposite side of the country from them.
I’ll be there for sure!
I really want to go!!
About the lineup, it said “Jon and Friends.” Does that mean Switchfoot, or will Switchfoot not be playing this year?
It means Switchfoot. They don’t say Swichfoot because they’re contractually not allowed to advertise another Switchfoot show in the San Diego area when they play the SD Fair. So they get around it by saying “Jon Foreman & Friends”
so what does this mean in regards to concerts on Friday? If the surf contest is on Friday & Saturday, does that mean that there will be concerts and stuff on the beach on Friday & Saturday? …and Switchfoot is playing the fair on Friday night, right?
sorry for the barrage of questions, my friend wants to go for her birthday, and we’re trying to figure out what day we should go on if we can only get a ride on one day.
Auction Night – Thursday night
Surf event – Friday
San Diego Fair – Friday Night
Surf event & concert – Saturday
If you’re only going one day, go Saturday
Is the Switchfoot concert on Saturday shorter than the Switchfoot concert on Friday?
Yes, probably. I went in 2010 and the Saturday show was only a few songs. But, it was a blast. I flew in from Michigan and thoroughly enjoyed it.
The set on Friday is at the San Diego fair, so it will be a set with more of their “hits” – and yes, the show will be a little bit longer than the show on Saturday.
Thanks
she kind of wants to go to a longer Switchfoot concert, so we might end up going on Friday – but hopefully we can go both days.
I was hoping to get a ticket for the 14th june.Do you know when they will be putting them up for sale and how much they are?I know the show is all about raising funds so the tickets will be alot more.
The San Diego fair show or the Auction night?
Got tickets for the fair,that the one on the 15th June?I think it’s the Auction night i’m looking for info.
Yep you’re right! The auction tickets will go on sale on switchfoot.com within the next month. They generally run about $100. It’s a SWANKY event
Thanks Jeanna,i keep a look out for them.
Blah stupid being in Virginia, the whole other side of the country of California!
I’m saving my money up! xD
I’m going to be there one day though!