Switchfoot ready to pound the pavement

Rockers Switchfoot have confirmed a slew of new dates for their upcoming spring tour, which backs last fall's "Nothing is Sound."

The trek kicks off in mid-March, and dates now stretch into late April. Details are shown below; more dates will be announced, according to the band's website.

"Nothing is Sound" surfaced in September and features the hit single "Stars." The set follows the group's multi-platinum 2003 breakthrough, "The Beautiful Letdown," which spawned the hits "Dare You to Move" and "Meant to Live."

Switchfoot, which performed around 400 shows from 2003 to 2005, recorded "Nothing is Sound" while on tour, and used their live performances to work on the new material before committing it to disc.

"That was one advantage we had on this record," frontman Jon Foreman said in a press release. "We'd been playing some of the songs, like 'Daisy' and 'Politicians,' off and on for a while. We got to road test them, check the tires, and switch things up before we ever pressed the 'record' button. The audiences determined which songs were selected and how they turned out.

"The trickiest part is trying to capture what we do live and bottle it up into the 1's and 0's on a CD," he continued. "It helped to play these songs live, feel that energy, and say, 'OK, this is what we have to match.'"

The month after its release, "Nothing is Sound" was gold certified, signifying US shipment of 500,000 copies.

TOUR DATES
 tour dates and tickets
March 2006
15 - Bakersfield, CA - Fox Theatre
16 - Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues
17 - Tucson, AZ - Rialto Theatre
18 - Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine Theatre
20 - Tulsa, OK - Donald W. Reynolds Center
21 - Fort Worth, TX - Ridglea Theatre
23 - Austin, TX - Stubb's Barbeque
24 - New Orleans, LA - House of Blues
26 - Huntsville, AL - UAH Fitness Center
28 - Dahlonega, GA - War Memorial
29 - Lake Buena Vista, FL - House of Blues
30 - Boca Raton, FL - FAU Center Auditorium
31 - Myrtle Beach, SC - House of Blues

April 2006
1 - Myrtle Beach, SC - House of Blues
2 - Greensboro, NC - War Memorial Auditorium
4 - Baltimore, MD - Sonar
7 - Atlantic City, NJ - The Borgata Music Box
8 - Hartford, CT - Webster Theatre
11 - Burlington, VT - Flynn Center
12 - Clifton Park, NY - Northern Lights
13 - Rochester, NY - Water Street Music Hall
15 - Columbus, OH - Lifestyle Communities Pavilion
19 - East Lansing, MI - MSU Concert Auditorium
21 - Maryville, MO - Bearcat Arena

 tour dates and tickets
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