Hello rock and roll, we'll be hanging out this summer...
The guys are starting their summer tour with the Goo Goo Dolls in Cleveland tonight. If you're going and you'd like to share your photos, videos, setlists and stories with us, e-mail us at news@landofbrokenhearts.org
SWITCHFOOT/JON FOREMAN/FICTION FAMILY NEWS
Don't forget our WHY WE LOVE SWITCHFOOT video project - you can check out all the information right HERE. There have been some great entries submitted so far and I know a lot of you have videos planned - so get them in!
Friends of the Foot! Check your e-mails as the guys just sent out a message about the M&Gs this tour - AFTER their set this time around, and you HAVE to be sure to sign up on the FOTF site to attend. Check out the e-mail for details!
New Twitter posts! From Switchfoot: Flying to red-eye Cleveland. Sitting next to my bro. The summer US tour begins now! -tim
From Jon: in honor of last nights ESPYS a sports quote...
“The only difference between a good shot and a bad shot is if it goes in or not. ” Charles Barkley
Bittersweet leaving home on a perfect day like this- dear home, gone on tour for a while, see you later.
Hello rock and roll, we'll be hanging out this summer...
g'morning, Chicago layover. Yawn.
Project Rhythm Seed posted an article and video on the Switchfoot Bro Am: Recently Project Rhythm Seed was invited to attend the 6th annual Switchfoot Bro Am on Moonlight Beach in beautiful Encinitas, California. Bro Am is a one day event that features a surf contest and a whole lot of really great music. Bro Am’s surf contest draws some of the best surfing talent in the world, which include past world surfing champions Tom Curren and Rob Machado. This year’s musical acts were also impressive. The lineup included Dynamite Walls, Young The Giant, Kate Voegele, Chris Shiflett and the Dead Peasants, Timmy Curran, The Almost, OK GO and Switchfoot. It’s also an opportunity for this quiet beach community to come out en masse, enjoy a fabulous day on the beach, and support a wonderful cause.
Even though the event itself is free, it still collects an impressive amount of money for charity. This is largely due to sponsors like Hurley, Billabong and others, along with a pre-event auction night and an after party at The Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach. This year brought in a whopping $130,000. All proceeds benefit the San Diego and Oceanside chapters of StandUp For Kids, a nonprofit group that helps homeless kids in the United States. For our viewers in other world locations, that was not a misprint. America does have a large population of kids living on the street, and those numbers are growing by the day. StandUp For Kids is there to provide support. In some cases it’s a safe place to stay, but most times it’s as simple as a change of clothes, a long distance phone card, or a healthy meal. This really has become a labor of love for a lot of people, including the band Switchfoot, who were among the original founders of the event.
I was gone during Bro-Am week, so I'm not sure if this CauseCast video got posted... in case it didn't, here it is again!:
