| Concert Tour Name: | The Appetite for Construction Tour |
| Artist: | Switchfoot and Relient K |
| Start Date: | October 16, 2007 |
| End Date: | December 3, 2007 |
| Number Of Legs: | 1 |
| Number Of Shows: | 34 |
| Support Act: | Ruth |
The Appetite for Construction Tour was a three-month 2007 concert tour that was co-headlined by rock bands Switchfoot and Relient K, with special guests Ruth.
The tour was unique in that none of the bands involved were touring to push a new album or single. They embarked on the tour to benefit Habitat For Humanity, and donated one dollar per ticket sold to the organization. At end of the tour, the bands had raised over $100,000 for Habitat.[1]
Switchfoot frontman Jon Foreman also co-wrote a song with Relient K singer Matt Thiessen called "Rebuild" for the tour. It was released as a "donation single" on Switchfoot's website, with options to donate time or money to Habitat For Humanity, in exchange for the song.
The tour was Tour Managed by Jennifer Manning and Production Managed by Scott Cannon. It played mostly in indoor arenas or stadiums, as opposed to small rock clubs, Switchfoot's favored stomping grounds. The tour's name is a reference to "Appetite for Destruction", the debut album of American hard rock band Guns N' Roses.
Ruth was the first band to perform at the shows, playing 4-5 songs in a half-hour-long set.
Relient K was the first of the headlining acts to perform, with their set usually lasting about an hour and a half. The set list featured hits like "Be My Escape" and "Who I Am Hates Who I've Been" from their 2004 breakthrough record, "Mmhmm", as well as some of their older classics and newer songs. The band did not perform an encore, playing all their songs in one set.
Switchfoot was the second of the two headliners to play, and their set usually lasted about an hour and a half as well. Because they were co-headlining with Relient K, many of the songs on this tour were old favorites from the band's multi-platinum "The Beautiful Letdown", along with their singles.
The setlist generally consisted of the following, with minor variations in song order:
Encore
| Date | City | Country | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 16, 2007 | United States | Charleston Municipal Auditorium | |
| October 17, 2007 | Veterans Memorial Auditorium | ||
| October 18, 2007 | DeltaPlex Arena | ||
| October 19, 2007 | University of Northern Iowa | ||
| October 20, 2007 | Concordia University | ||
| October 21, 2007 | Fargo Civic Center | ||
| October 23, 2007 | Star Plaza Theatre | ||
| October 24, 2007 | The Centre | ||
| October 25, 2007 | ASU Convocation Center | ||
| October 26, 2007 | Nokia Theater at Grand Prairie | ||
| October 27, 2007 | Berry Center | ||
| October 28, 2007 | Mobile Civic Center | ||
| October 29, 2007 | Baton Rouge River Center | ||
| November 1, 2007 | Township Auditorium | ||
| November 2, 2007 | Joel Coliseum Theatre | ||
| November 3, 2007 | BI-LO Center | ||
| November 4, 2007 | Atlanta Civic Center | ||
| November 8, 2007 | Knoxville Coliseum | ||
| November 9, 2007 | Prairie Capital Convention Center | ||
| November 10, 2007 | University of Wisconsin–Green Bay – Campus Grounds | ||
| November 11, 2007 | The Mark of the Quad Cities | ||
| November 13, 2007 | Eastern Michigan University Convocation Center | ||
| November 14, 2007 | Cincinnati Gardens | ||
| November 15, 2007 | Bryce Jordan Center | ||
| November 16, 2007 | Stabler Arena | ||
| November 17, 2007 | New York City | Hammerstein Ballroom | |
| November 18, 2007 | 1st Mariner Arena | ||
| November 27, 2007 | Bren Events Center | ||
| November 28, 2007 | Recreation Center | ||
| November 29, 2007 | San Jose Civic Auditorium | ||
| November 30, 2007 | UC Davis Pavilion | ||
| December 1, 2007 | Jackson County Expo | ||
| December 2, 2007 | Oregon State Fair | ||
| December 3, 2007 | Everett Events Center |