The Beautiful Letdown Tour

The Beautiful Letdown Tour was a massive series of concerts by the alternative rock band Switchfoot, played to audiences all around the world. It was the band's first real headlining tour, spanning six different legs, and was carried out in support of the band's double-platinum selling 2003 album of the same name. The band also made many late-night television appearances, thanks to the giant radio success of the singles from the album. The tour was depicted through one live concert DVD, Live in San Diego.

The Beautiful Letdown Tour
Tour by Switchfoot
Associated albumThe Beautiful Letdown
Start dateFebruary 25, 2003
End dateNovember 9, 2004
Legs6
Switchfoot concert chronology

Itinerary

The band played the first show of the tour the same week the album was released,[1] and sold out nearly every show in advance, including the top U.S. markets such as Philadelphia, Minneapolis, Chicago, Nashville and Los Angeles, notably selling out the famed rock venue The Roxy.[1]

The second leg of the tour commenced October 23, 2003 at the Coca-Cola Roxy Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia. This portion of the tour ran until November 7, 2003, where the band entertained a hometown crowd at the SOMA in San Diego, California.

In February, 2004, Switchfoot toured across key radio stations across America, embracing the success of their singles "Meant to Live" and "Dare You to Move."[2] This was quickly followed by yet another full-time headlining tour in March.[3]

The band then carried the tour overseas, playing a limited number of shows in Europe and Australia for a series of concerts September 10 – 22, 2004. Three of the shows in Europe were in support of fellow alternative rock acts Alter Bridge, and were played in Berlin, Amsterdam, and London,[4] while shows in Sydney and Melbourne, Australia were sold out. It was reported that most of the crowd, unabashedly, were only interested in seeing Switchfoot, and promptly left before the main act, Killing Heidi, took the stage.[5] This in effect, represented the fourth leg of the tour.

Later, in October, 2004, the band launched the fifth leg of the tour, in support of the single "This Is Your Life," touring across the states once more, concluding at the Wright Center in Birmingham, Alabama. This was followed by their sixth and final leg, a proper headlining tour once more across Australia, performing 7 times in 8 days. Switchfoot bassist Tim Foreman expressed the band's affinity to Australia, saying "It's an amazing feeling to be on the other side of the world and have a few thousand people singing our songs louder than we are... it made us feel like family." [6]

Tour dates (partial list)

Date City Country Venue
North America Leg 1
October 23, 2003AtlantaUnited StatesCoca-Cola Roxy Theatre
October 24, 2003OrlandoThe Social (Sapphire Supper Club)
October 25, 2003TampaGuavaween
October 26, 2003JacksonvilleFreebird Cafe
October 27, 2003BirminghamWorkplay Theatre
October 28, 2003NashvilleRocketown
October 30, 2003DallasTrees
October 31, 2003NormanUniversity of Oklahoma
November 1, 2003AustinThe Parish
November 3, 2003Colorado Springs32 Bleu
November 4, 2003AlbuquerqueLaunchpad
November 5, 2003TempeNita's Hideaway
November 6, 2003TucsonCity Limits
November 7, 2003San DiegoSoma San Diego
North America Leg 2
October 7, 2004AnaheimUnited StatesThe Grove of Anaheim
October 8, 2004San FranciscoThe Warfield
October 9, 2004FresnoBig Fresno Fairgrounds
October 11, 2004SeattleMoore Theatre
October 12, 2004PortlandCrystal Ballroom
October 13, 2004BoiseBig Easy
October 14, 2004LoganSmith Spectrum
October 15, 2004DenverParamount Theatre
October 16, 2004Washington, D.C.DC101 Chili Cook-Off
October 19, 2004MinneapolisQuest Club
October 20, 2004MilwaukeeThe Rave
October 21, 2004ChicagoRiviera Theatre
October 22, 2004DetroitState Theatre
October 23, 2004Las VegasDesert Breeze Park
October 25, 2004St. LouisThe Pageant
October 27, 2004ClevelandAgora Theatre
October 28, 2004PhiladelphiaElectric Factory
October 29, 2004New York CityHammerstein Ballroom
October 30, 2004WorcesterThe Palladium
November 4, 2004OrlandoHouse of Blues
November 5, 2004Myrtle BeachHouse of Blues
November 6, 2004NorfolkNorva Theatre
November 8, 2004AtlantaThe Tabernacle
November 9, 2004BirminghamWright Center

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