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8 unusual facts about Switchfoot


Act 1: Goodbye Friends of the Heavenly Bodies

Tracks that were to appear on Act I include another track sung by Daniel Victor entitled "Head Down", "Throwing Chairs" featuring Jonathan Foreman of Switchfoot, "John Dies at 56" featuring Mogwai, "Shipbuilding", an Elvis Costello cover featuring Andy Yorke, and "This Is My Fate", another track featuring Dallas Green.

Beta Upsilon Chi

The band "Switchfoot" was the headliner and attendance was estimated between 15,000 - 20,000.

Bullet Soul

"Bullet Soul" is the fourth single from the American alternative rock band Switchfoot's seventh studio album Hello Hurricane.

Crazy Making Tour

The Crazy Making Tour was a 2009 summer tour which featured the alternative rock bands Switchfoot and Blue October co-headlining.

Dark Horses

"Dark Horses" is a song written and recorded by the alternative rock band Switchfoot, and serves as the first single from their eighth studio album entitled Vice Verses.

Love Alone Is Worth the Fight

"Love Alone Is Worth the Fight" is a song by by American alternative rock band Switchfoot, released on September 17, 2013 on the band's Fading West EP.

The Frontier Boys

The soundtrack contains music from popular musicians Switchfoot, Rebecca St. James, Big Kenny, and Superchick.

Your Love Is a Song

"Your Love Is a Song" was written and recorded by the alternative rock band Switchfoot.


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Andrew Ripp

Operating independently of a label, Ripp tours regularly and has shared the stage with Andy Grammer, Parachute, Ben Rector, Robert Randolph and the Family Band, Fiction Family (Jon Foreman of Switchfoot, Sean Watkins of Nickel Creek), Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers, and Sara Bareilles among others.

Christian radio

Popular artists on Christian radio stations with this format include Third Day, Michael W. Smith, Amy Grant, Mercy Me, Steven Curtis Chapman, Carman, Sandi Patty, TobyMac, Relient K, Chris Tomlin, Switchfoot, Colton Dixon, and the Bill Gaither Trio.

Jimmie Lee Sloas

Formerly a member of a famous Christian band called The Imperials (bassist/lead vocals/BGVs) in the 1980s and 1990s, Sloas holds several session musician and production credits, primarily in country & contemporary Christian music with artists such as Garth Brooks, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban, Carman (singer), LeAnn Rimes, Kellie Pickler, Reba McEntire, PFR, Switchfoot, and Jessica Simpson.

Jimmy Eat World

The band decided to self-produce the album, enlisting Chris Testa (Dixie Chicks) and John Fields (Switchfoot, Mandy Moore) as co-producers and Butch Vig (Nirvana, Garbage, The Smashing Pumpkins, Green Day) as executive producer.

Jonathan Foreman

Jon Foreman (born 1976), singer, guitarist and songwriter of Switchfoot

Love Alone Is Worth the Fight

They were filmed during Switchfoot’s 2012 World Tour, in locations such as the U.S., South Africa, Bali, Australia and New Zealand.

Lowercase people records

On November 1, 2007, lowercase people records released its first song ever, "Rebuild", a song written by Switchfoot's Jon Foreman and Relient K's Matt Thiessen for their 2007 Appetite for Construction Tour.

MAD Christian Radio Show

Hosted by Kristen McNulty, the MAD Christian Radio Show features artists like Switchfoot, Relient K, Anberlin, and Sanctus Real.

Matt Slocum

As studio guitarist and cellist, he has recorded on albums by artists Julie Miller, Plumb, Wes King, Switchfoot, Hammock, Lost Dogs, The Choir, Dividing the Plunder, Threefold, and Brooke Waggoner.

McCarthey Athletic Center

Not only has it hosted basketball games for the women's and men's teams, it has also served as the venue for concerts by Switchfoot, Yellowcard, Ben Folds, Jay Sean, Death Cab for Cutie and comedians Bill Cosby and Jeff Foxworthy.

Mike Elizondo

He has also helped produce the Grammy Award-winning Hello Hurricane, the seventh album from alternative rock band Switchfoot and is credited as a producer on Switchfoot's eighth album, Vice Verses.

One Lone Car

The band released EP23 on March 3, 2009 and kept up a busy touring schedule performing with bands such as: OneRepublic, Carolina Liar, Soul Asylum, Augustana, Switchfoot, Hellogoodbye, The B-52's, Calhoun, Train, Semi Precious Weapons, and Will Hoge among others.

Steven Ybarra

They toured nationally, sharing the stage with bands such as Vertical Horizon, Sugar Ray, Hootie and the Blowfish, Five For Fighting, The Pat McGee Band, Switchfoot, The Calling, and numerous other headliners.

Switchfootage

They were funded and distributed entirely by the band Switchfoot with help from E.E. Kennedy for the first one and Andy Barron for the second.

We've All Been There

Recording took place over a two-year period, eventually encompassing five co-producers, primarily including John Fields (Switchfoot), Daniel Damico and engineer Tal Herzberg, with Chuck Reed and Matt Serletic also working on tracks.

When She's Near

It was directed by Brandon Dickerson, who had directed many videos for Foreman's band, Switchfoot.


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