Music Builds Tour
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The Music Builds Tour was a 23-show Festival-style concert tour spanning three months in late 2008. Rock bands Switchfoot
and Robert Randolph and the Family Band, along with Third Day
and Jars of Clay
co-headlined the event.
- Switchfoot drummer Chad Butler
As such, the tour benifited local Habitat For Humanity chapters in the tour cities, through a program combining “Hollywood For Habitat For Humanity,” the concert production company Live Nation
, and the bands. The tour has been depicted in two concert films, Third Day's Live Revelation and Switchfoot's The Best Yet Live in Nashville
. One music video was shot during the tour, that being the second version of Switchfoot's "This Is Home
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The main tour began August 21 at the DTE Energy Music Theatre in Detroit, Michigan
and concluded at the Broomfield Event Center in Denver, Colorado
on October 12.
display screen behind the performers and two video screens overhead. The tour, keeping with the festival theme, also featured a side stage that featured bands such as Red
.
Switchfoot
Switchfoot is an American rock band from San Diego, California. The band's members are Jon Foreman , Tim Foreman , Chad Butler , Jerome Fontamillas , and Drew Shirley .After early successes in the Christian rock scene, Switchfoot first gained mainstream...
and Robert Randolph and the Family Band, along with Third Day
Third Day
Third Day is a Grammy award-winning Christian rock band formed in Marietta, Georgia during the 1990s. The band was founded by lead singer Mac Powell, guitarist Mark Lee and former member Billy Wilkins. The other band members are bassist Tai Anderson and drummer David Carr...
and Jars of Clay
Jars of Clay
Jars of Clay is a Christian rock band from Nashville, Tennessee. They met at Greenville College in Greenville, Illinois.Jars of Clay consists of Dan Haseltine on vocals, Charlie Lowell on piano and keyboards, Stephen Mason on lead guitars and Matthew Odmark on rhythm guitars...
co-headlined the event.
- Switchfoot drummer Chad Butler
Chad Butler
Chad Matthew Butler is the drummer for the band Switchfoot which he co-founded along with Jon and Tim Foreman in 1996...
As such, the tour benifited local Habitat For Humanity chapters in the tour cities, through a program combining “Hollywood For Habitat For Humanity,” the concert production company Live Nation
Live Nation
Live Nation is a live-events company based in Beverly Hills, California, focused on concert promotions. Live Nation formed in 2005 as a spin-off from Clear Channel Communications, which then merged with Ticketmaster in 2010 to become Live Nation Entertainment....
, and the bands. The tour has been depicted in two concert films, Third Day's Live Revelation and Switchfoot's The Best Yet Live in Nashville
The Best Yet Live in Nashville
The Best Yet - Live is a live DVD featuring the American rock band, Switchfoot. It was recorded live at the Sommet Center in Nashville, Tennessee on September 21, 2008, during the band's co-headlined Music Builds Tour....
. One music video was shot during the tour, that being the second version of Switchfoot's "This Is Home
This Is Home
"This Is Home" is a song written and recorded by the alternative rock band Switchfoot, and is featured on the soundtrack for the 2008 film The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian. The song was featured during the end credits of the film. It was the 17th most-played song on U.S...
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Itinerary
The tour first began with a kick-off show on April 21, 2008 at the Wild Horse Saloon in Nashville, TennesseeNashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
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The main tour began August 21 at the DTE Energy Music Theatre in Detroit, Michigan
Detroit, Michigan
Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River...
and concluded at the Broomfield Event Center in Denver, Colorado
Denver, Colorado
The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...
on October 12.
Stage design
The tour played mostly in large arenas and amphitheaters. It featured an elaborate stage set-up, which included one large LEDLight-emitting diode
A light-emitting diode is a semiconductor light source. LEDs are used as indicator lamps in many devices and are increasingly used for other lighting...
display screen behind the performers and two video screens overhead. The tour, keeping with the festival theme, also featured a side stage that featured bands such as Red
Red (band)
Red is an American rock band from Nashville, Tennessee, formed in 2004. The band's lineup consists of singer Michael Barnes, guitarist Anthony Armstrong, bassist Randy Armstrong and drummer Joe Rickard. They are known for their Christian rock music which incorporates other sounds such as...
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Philanthropy efforts
The tour benefited Habitat for Humanity’s home building program in several different ways. For one, the artists on the tour donate $1 to the charity for each ticket sold during the tour. Additionally, the funds that were raised from various ticket auctions, special merchandise items, and event packages were allocated to help fund Habitat for Humanity in each tour stop city. The bands also were found at the various Habitat for Humanity build sites during the tour personally helping in the construction of Habitat for Humanity-sponsored homes, and also invited some of the current and future homeowners to attend the shows.Tour dates
- Thu 8/21 Detroit, MI / DTE Energy Music TheatreDTE Energy Music TheatreOriginally built by the Nederlander Organization in the early 1970s, the DTE Energy Music Theatre is a 15,274-seat amphitheater located in Clarkston, Michigan. It was originally known as the Pine Knob Music Theatre, due to its proximity to the nearby Pine Knob ski area and golf course...
- Fri 8/22 Indianapolis, IN / Verizon Wireless Music CenterVerizon Wireless Music Center (Indiana)The Klipsch Music Center is an outdoor amphitheater, owned by Live Nation, located in Noblesville, Indiana. The center is the largest outdoor music venue in the Indianapolis metropolitan area of central Indiana, with 6,000 seats under a pavilion and 18,000 general admission lawn seats...
- Sat 8/23 Chicago, IL / Charter One Pavilion at Northerly Island
- Sun 9/7 West Palm Beach, FL / Cruzan Amphitheater
- Thu 9/11 Cleveland, OH / Blossom Music CenterBlossom Music CenterBlossom Music Center is an amphitheatre located in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. The pavilion seats 5,700 people, with space for about 13,500 more on the lawn. It is the summer home of the Cleveland Orchestra, which performs its annual Blossom Festival there. The venue is also host to a full summer...
- Fri 9/12 Virginia Beach, VA / Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
- Sat 9/13 Holmdel, NJ / PNC Bank Arts CenterPNC Bank Arts CenterThe PNC Bank Arts Center is a modern amphitheatre located in Holmdel Township, New Jersey, USA. About 17,500 people can occupy the amphitheater; there are 7,000 seats and the grass area can hold about 10,500 people. Concerts are from May through September featuring 35–45 different events of...
- Sun 9/14 Washington, DC / Nissan PavilionNissan PavilionJiffy Lube Live in Bristow, Virginia, is an outdoor live performance amphitheater in suburban Prince William County, about 35 miles west of Washington, DC...
- Thu 9/18 Birmingham, AL / Verizon Wireless Music Center
- Fri 9/19 Raleigh, NC / Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek
- Sat 9/20 Atlanta, GA / Lakewood Amphitheater
- Sun 9/21 Nashville, TN / Bridgestone Arena
- Thu 9/25 Phoenix, AZ / Dodge Theatre
- Fri 9/26 Irvine, CA / Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
- Sat 9/27 San Diego, CA / Coors Amphitheatre
- Sun 9/28 Sacramento, CA /Sleep Train Amphitheater
- Thu 10/2 Dallas, TX / SuperPages.com Center
- Fri 10/3 Houston, TX / Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion (Relocated to Berry Center in Cypress, Tx due to damage by Hurricane Ike)
- Sat 10/4 San Antonio, TX / Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
- Sun 10/5 Oklahoma City, OK / Ford Center
- Fri 10/10 Minneapolis, MN / Target CenterTarget CenterThe Target Center is an arena in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is sponsored by Target Corporation. The arena has a capacity of 20,500 people. It contains 702 club seats and 68 suites....
- Sat 10/11 Kansas City, KS / Starlight Amphitheatre
- Sun 10/12 Denver, CO / Broomfield Event Center