From Beautiful Letdown to Incredible Build-up
From Beautiful Letdown to Incredible Build-up
Question: How do truly great rock bands warm-up for performances?
Answer: They build a house, of course.
But only if it’s the popular alternative rock band Switchfoot.
On December 3, 2007 the group was in town for the final performance of their nationwide Appetite for Construction Tour, which raised $100,000 for Habitat affiliates throughout the country. Switchfoot actively supports Habitat for Humanity, and even wrote a song called Rebuild that was inspired by the organization.
Led by the AmeriCorps team, the five band members braved torrential downpours to work on finish carpentry and hang closet doors in Habitat EKC’s Patterson Park site. Their day was topped off by homeowner Javier Berrios, who gave the band a tour of his new home in Patterson Park C. The band was then whisked back to Everett, where they performed with Reliant K in front of thousands of loyal fans.
Switchfoot first gained mainstream recognition when four of their songs were included in the 2002 movie, A Walk to Remember. Their major label debut, The Beautiful Letdown went on to sell over 2.6 million copies. Although the band has sold five million records in their ten-year history, Switchfoot does not measure success by ticket or album sales, but by motivating fans to get involved in their communities.
“I want us to have a touring history that has impacted people in other ways than selling them a product. To plug them into an amazing organization like Habitat is an honor. For us it’s a chance to donate more than money...if people can’t donate money, they can still use their hands to help,” said frontman Jon Foreman.
Now, Patterson Park homeowners can add rock stars to the list of the thousands of volunteers who helped build their homes!
Question: How do truly great rock bands warm-up for performances?
Answer: They build a house, of course.
But only if it’s the popular alternative rock band Switchfoot.
On December 3, 2007 the group was in town for the final performance of their nationwide Appetite for Construction Tour, which raised $100,000 for Habitat affiliates throughout the country. Switchfoot actively supports Habitat for Humanity, and even wrote a song called Rebuild that was inspired by the organization.
Led by the AmeriCorps team, the five band members braved torrential downpours to work on finish carpentry and hang closet doors in Habitat EKC’s Patterson Park site. Their day was topped off by homeowner Javier Berrios, who gave the band a tour of his new home in Patterson Park C. The band was then whisked back to Everett, where they performed with Reliant K in front of thousands of loyal fans.
Switchfoot first gained mainstream recognition when four of their songs were included in the 2002 movie, A Walk to Remember. Their major label debut, The Beautiful Letdown went on to sell over 2.6 million copies. Although the band has sold five million records in their ten-year history, Switchfoot does not measure success by ticket or album sales, but by motivating fans to get involved in their communities.
“I want us to have a touring history that has impacted people in other ways than selling them a product. To plug them into an amazing organization like Habitat is an honor. For us it’s a chance to donate more than money...if people can’t donate money, they can still use their hands to help,” said frontman Jon Foreman.
Now, Patterson Park homeowners can add rock stars to the list of the thousands of volunteers who helped build their homes!
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