The Oh! Gravity. Tour is a 2007 concert tour by the alternative rock band Switchfoot, held to promote their sixth studio album, Oh! Gravity. The tour began in Utrecht, Netherlands on January 31 and ended in Saint Joseph, Missouri on April 17. During the 77-day tour, the band performed in nineteen states, six provinces in Canada, and three countries in Europe, plus several shows in the United Kingdom. The tour was depicted in one live concert film, Live at the Ventura Theatre, which was shot during the North American leg of the tour.
Set list For the North American leg of the tour, Switchfoot brought pop/rock band Copeland as the opening act. They usually played a 45-minute to 1 hour long set, before Switchfoot took the stage to play a 2-hour long set.
Switchfoot's hit song Stars from their Nothing Is Sound album was the staple opener for the vast majority of the shows. The Oh! Gravity. Tour also marked the first time the band played the songs "Faust, Midas, and Myself" and "4:12", both from the album "Oh! Gravity.", live. Usually, Switchfoot ended their set, as in past tours, with an encore, playing their smash hit single "Dare You to Move". The band kept a diary called the "Daily Foot" on their website to document each show of the tour. The entries included each show's set list.
Switchfoot is known for their efforts to keep in touch with their fans and bring them alongside the process of writing, recording, releasing and playing an album. In the Oh! Gravity. Tour, the band took this a step further by allowing fans to vote on the set list. They also allowed people to vote for non-Switchfoot songs, promising to "learn it if we can (Jon)" and play them in their live shows.
Live show bootlegs On February 9, 2006, Tim Foreman talked about the possibility of releasing CDs of every show Switchfoot does during the Oh! Gravity. Tour.
"Another thing that we've never done before: sell bootlegs of a few songs from the show at the end of the night. See for a lot of us, the end of the night comes too soon. This way, you could actually be listening to the show in your car on the way home from the gig! So we're still trying to figure this one out logistically, but where there's a will there's a way."
Switchfoot began selling these "live" CDs at the House of Blues on February 13. Each night they made 100 CDs available, but the songs have been circulated through the World Wide Web with greater distribution, thanks to the band-approved website, switchfootbootlegs.com.
Tour dates + List of 2006 concertsDateCityCountryVenueOctober 17, 2006BakersfieldUnited StatesFox TheaterOctober 18, 2006West HollywoodRoxy TheatreOctober 19, 2006SacramentoCrest TheatreOctober 20, 2006PortlandCrystal BallroomOctober 21, 2006BoiseBig Easy Concert HouseOctober 23, 2006DenverOgden TheatreOctober 25, 2006ChicagoSmart BarOctober 26, 2006MinneapolisTrocaderosOctober 27, 2006MilwaukeeRave HallOctober 28, 2006St. LouisPageant Concert NightClubOctober 30, 2006ColumbusNewport Music HallNovember 1, 2006HollandDeVos FieldhouseNovember 2, 2006DetroitSaint Andrew's HallNovember 3, 2006ClevelandAgora Theatre and BallroomNovember 4, 2006LancasterThe Chameleon ClubNovember 5, 2006ScrantonTink's Entertainment ComplexNovember 7, 2006NorfolkNorva TheatreNovember 8, 2006New York CityIrving PlazaNovember 10, 2006CharlotteTremont Music HallNovember 11, 2006Jacksonville BeachFreebird LiveNovember 12, 2006Fort LauderdaleRevolution LiveNovember 13, 2006Lake Buena VistaHouse of BluesNovember 14, 2006AtlantaCoca-Cola Roxy TheatreNovember 16, 2006NashvilleWar Memorial AuditoriumNovember 17, 2006Little RockThe VillageNovember 18, 2006TulsaCain's BallroomNovember 20, 2006AlbuquerqueSunshine TheaterNovember 21, 2006TempeMarquee TheatreNovember 22, 2006Las Vegas ValleyHouse of Blues
+ List of 2007 concertsDateCityCountryVenueJanuary 31, 2007UtrechtNetherlandsTivoli De HellingFebruary 1, 2007HamburgGermanyGruenspanFebruary 2, 2007SilkeborgDenmarkSilkeborg MusikhusFebruary 3, 2007MindenGermanyZum Landauer February 4, 2007FrankfurtBatschkappFebruary 5, 2007LondonEnglandShepherd's Bush EmpireFebruary 6, 2007February 7, 2007SwanseaWalesBrangwyn HallFebruary 8, 2007PerthScotlandPerth Concert HallFebruary 9, 2007BradfordEnglandAbundant Life CentreFebruary 10, 2007DerbyRiverside CentreFebruary 13, 2007AnaheimUnited StatesHouse of BluesFebruary 14, 2007San FranciscoSlim'sFebruary 15, 2007MedfordMain 1 Arts CenterFebruary 16, 2007EugeneMcDonald TheatreFebruary 17, 2007SpokaneBig Easy Concert HouseFebruary 18, 2007SeattleFenix UndergroundFebruary 19, 2007VancouverCanadaCroatian Cultural CentreFebruary 21, 2007CalgaryMacEwan Hall BallroomFebruary 22, 2007EdmontonEdmonton Event CentreFebruary 23, 2007SaskatoonPrairieland ParkFebruary 24, 2007WinnipegGarrick CentreFebruary 26, 2007Thunder BayThunder Bay Community AuditoriumFebruary 28, 2007TorontoKool HausMarch 1, 2007LondonCowboys RanchMarch 2, 2007OttawaCapitol Music HallMarch 3, 2007MontrealLe NationalMarch 6, 2007BurlingtonUnited StatesHigher GroundMarch 7, 2007WorcesterWorcester PalladiumMarch 8, 2007ProvidenceLupo's Heartbreak HotelMarch 9, 2007HartfordWebster TheaterMarch 10, 2007PhiladelphiaTheatre of Living ArtsMarch 11, 2007BaltimoreRams Head Live!March 13, 2007Clifton ParkNorthern LightsMarch 14, 2007BuffaloTown BallroomMarch 15, 2007MillvaleMr. Smalls TheatreMarch 16, 2007Forest ParkThe UndergroundMarch 17, 2007CharlestonMusic FarmMarch 18, 2007AshevilleThe Orange PeelMarch 19, 2007ColumbiaHeadliners LiveMarch 22, 2007New OrleansHouse of BluesMarch 23, 2007HoustonWarehouse LiveMarch 24, 2007AustinLa Zona Rosa March 25, 2007DallasGypsy Tea RoomMarch 26, 2007Oklahoma CityDiamond BallroomMarch 28, 2007TucsonRialto TheatreMarch 29, 2007VenturaVentura TheatreMarch 30, 2007AvalonAvalon TheatreMarch 31, 2007San DiegoSoma San DiegoApril 13, 2007Buies CreekPope Convocation CenterApril 14, 2007KnoxvilleBijou TheatreApril 16, 2007SpringfieldAbou Ben Adhem Shrine MosqueApril 17, 2007Saint JosephSt. Joseph Civic ArenaApril 18, 2007OmahaSokol AuditoriumApril 20, 2007WacoFountain MallApril 21, 2007ArlingtonMaverick StadiumJune 11, 2007Los AngelesGibson AmphitheatreJune 16, 2007WilmoreIchthus FarmJune 22, 2007Mineral CityAtwood Lake ParkJune 27, 2007Mount UnionAgape FarmJune 29, 2007BushnellCornerstone Farm July 3, 2007Del MarHarrah's Grandstand StageJuly 14, 2007WillmarWillmar High School GroundsJuly 26, 2007GeorgeGorge AmphitheatreAugust 4, 2007MontereyMazda Raceway Laguna SecaAugust 11, 2007West AllisMiller Lite Main StageAugust 17, 2007SedaliaPepsi GrandstandAugust 18, 2007Des MoinesIowa State Fair GrandstandAugust 24, 2007LouisvilleCardinal StadiumAugust 25, 2007ValdostaAll-Star AmphitheatreAugust 31, 2007PerthAustraliaChallenge StadiumSeptember 1, 2007SydneySydney ShowgroundSeptember 5, 2007AucklandNew ZealandTelstraClear Pacific Events CentreSeptember 6, 2007MelbourneAustraliaFestival HallSeptember 7, 2007AdelaideParadise AuditoriumSeptember 8, 2007BrisbaneBrisbane Entertainment CentreSeptember 10, 2007PasayPhilippinesCuneta Astrodome Festivals and other miscellaneous performances Concert for the Cause: Benefit for the Omaha Children's Hospital 8th Annual Island Party Springfest Rock the Boat Concert Ichthus Music Festival Alive Festival Creation Festival Cornerstone Festival San Diego County Fair Sonshine Festival Spirit West Coast Wisconsin State Fair Missouri State Fair Iowa State Fair Kentucky State Fair Wild Adventures 2007 Concert Series Big Exo Day
References
Switchfoot Announces Dates for Oh, Gravity. Tour Big Exo Day 2007