The Appetite for Construction Tour
# The Appetite for Construction Tour

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.

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.

## Show and set list

### Ruth

Ruth was the first band to perform at the shows, playing 4-5 songs in a half-hour-long set.

### Relient K

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.

* The band also routinely covered the theme from the hit TV show, The Office.
* For the dance-floor favorite "Sadie Hawkins Dance", the band usually brought up people from the audience to play guitar and percussion instruments for the end of the song.

### Switchfoot

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:

* "Meant to Live intro
* "Oh! Gravity."
* "Stars"
* "This Is Your Life"
* "Gone/Crazy In Love mash-up"
* "American Dream"
* "Dirty Second Hands"
* "We Are One Tonight"
* "Rebuild"
* "On Fire"
* "Awakening"
* "Meant to Live"
* "Rebuild"

Encore

* "Only Hope"
* "Dare You to Move"
* Songs like "Ammunition" and "Head over Heels (In This Life)" were also played in light rotation.
* Rebuild was played with every band member from the other two bands on-stage.

## Tour dates

| Date | City | Country | Venue |
| - | - | - | - |
| October 16, 2007 | Charleston | United States | Charleston Municipal Auditorium |
| October 17, 2007 | Columbus | United States | Veterans Memorial Auditorium |
| October 18, 2007 | Grand Rapids | United States | DeltaPlex Arena |
| October 19, 2007 | Cedar Falls | United States | University of Northern Iowa |
| October 20, 2007 | Saint Paul | United States | Concordia University |
| October 21, 2007 | Fargo | United States | Fargo Civic Center |
| October 23, 2007 | Merrillville | United States | Star Plaza Theatre |
| October 24, 2007 | Evansville | United States | The Centre |
| October 25, 2007 | Jonesboro | United States | ASU Convocation Center |
| October 26, 2007 | Grand Prairie | United States | Nokia Theater at Grand Prairie |
| October 27, 2007 | Cypress | United States | Berry Center |
| October 28, 2007 | Mobile | United States | Mobile Civic Center |
| October 29, 2007 | Baton Rouge | United States | Baton Rouge River Center |
| November 1, 2007 | Columbia | United States | Township Auditorium |
| November 2, 2007 | Winston-Salem | United States | Joel Coliseum Theatre |
| November 3, 2007 | Greenville | United States | BI-LO Center |
| November 4, 2007 | Atlanta | United States | Atlanta Civic Center |
| November 8, 2007 | Knoxville | United States | Knoxville Coliseum |
| November 9, 2007 | Springfield | United States | Prairie Capital Convention Center |
| November 10, 2007 | Green Bay | United States | University of Wisconsin–Green Bay – Campus Grounds |
| November 11, 2007 | Moline | United States | The Mark of the Quad Cities |
| November 13, 2007 | Ypsilanti | United States | Eastern Michigan University Convocation Center |
| November 14, 2007 | Cincinnati | United States | Cincinnati Gardens |
| November 15, 2007 | University Park | United States | Bryce Jordan Center |
| November 16, 2007 | Bethlehem | United States | Stabler Arena |
| November 17, 2007 | New York City | United States | Hammerstein Ballroom |
| November 18, 2007 | Baltimore | United States | 1st Mariner Arena |
| November 27, 2007 | Irvine | United States | Bren Events Center |
| November 28, 2007 | San Luis Obispo | United States | Recreation Center |
| November 29, 2007 | San Jose | United States | San Jose Civic Auditorium |
| November 30, 2007 | Davis | United States | UC Davis Pavilion |
| December 1, 2007 | Medford | United States | Jackson County Expo |
| December 2, 2007 | Salem | United States | Oregon State Fair |
| December 3, 2007 | Everett | United States | Everett Events Center |
