Hello Hurricane Tour

The Hello Hurricane Tour was a 2009–2010 concert tour by the alternative rock band Switchfoot in support of their seventh studio album, Hello Hurricane. The tour began in San Diego, California on November 8, 2009 and concluded in Avila Beach, California on October 29, 2010. Dates were first announced on switchfoot.com on September 23, 2009.[1]

Hello Hurricane Tour
Tour by Switchfoot
Associated albumHello Hurricane
Start dateNovember 8, 2009
End dateOctober 29, 2010
Legs9
No. of shows80
Switchfoot concert chronology

Itinerary

The tour was first announced as a short national trek across the southern portion of the United States, beginning with a hometown show in El Cajon, California on November 8 and ending in Ventura, California on November 28. However, more dates continued to be announced due to the high demand for shows. The second leg of the tour hit the Eastern United States, beginning December 3 in Charlotte, North Carolina and concluding December 14, 2009.

This was followed by a North American at large tour, with dates primarily in the northernwestern United States and portions of Canada. Those dates ran throughout January 8 to 23.

After playing at Parachute Music Festival in New Zealand anda few shows in Japan, the band resumed their tour in February, continuing on until the end of the year.

Supporting acts

The first 2009 legs of the Hello Hurricane tour featured no opening bands, with Switchfoot playing the entire show each evening. These shows were dubbed "An Evening With Switchfoot." The early winter 2010 leg featured the Paper Tongues as a supporting act, and the final leg of the tour featured The Almost as the opening act. Various one-offs and opening bands also played in support of Switchfoot throughout the tour.

Setlist

For the Fall 2009 United States leg, Switchfoot announced via Myspace blog that they would be playing the entire Hello Hurricane track listing from beginning to end for the first part of the setlist. Afterwards, the band played a selection of their favorite songs from the band's past catalogue to round out the show.[2] This setlist remained throughout each of the first three legs of the tour. This Tour was depicted in Hello Hurricane Live.

Here is an example from the Sydney show on April 23, 2010:[3]

  1. "Needle and Haystack Life"
  2. "Mess of Me"
  3. "Your Love Is a Song"
  4. "The Sound (John M. Perkins' Blues)"
  5. "Enough to Let Me Go"
  6. "Free" (including intro to "Happy Is a Yuppie Word")
  7. "Hello Hurricane"
  8. "Always"
  9. "Bullet Soul"
  10. "Yet"
  11. "Sing It Out"
  12. "Red Eyes"
  13. "Stars"
  14. "Oh! Gravity."
  15. "Gone"
  16. "On Fire"
  17. "Awakening"
  18. "Meant to Live" (including intro to "Love Is the Movement")

Encore:

  1. "This Is Your Life"
  2. "Sabotage" (Beastie Boys cover)
  3. "Dare You to Move"

Reception

The tour's first leg was a success, with every single date sold out according to Switchfoot.com. They maintained this torrid pace, continuing to sell out almost every one of their shows, throughout the rest of the tour.

Tour dates
Date City Country Venue
North America Leg 1
November 8, 2009San DiegoUnited StatesEast County Performing Arts Center
November 11, 2009West HollywoodThe Roxy Theatre
November 13, 2009ScottsdaleMartini Ranch
November 14, 2009TucsonThe Rock
November 16, 2009Oklahoma CityDiamond Ballroom
November 17, 2009DallasHouse of Blues
November 18, 2009AustinThe Parish
November 20, 2009HoustonWarehouse Live
November 21, 2009New OrleansParish @ House of Blues
November 22, 2009NashvilleExit/In
November 23, 2009
November 24, 2009AtlantaThe Loft @ Center Stage
November 27, 2009AnaheimHouse of Blues
November 28, 2009VenturaMajestic Ventura Theater
December 3, 2009CharlotteAmos' Southend
December 4, 2009AshevilleOrange Peel
December 5, 2009RichmondWDYL Snowball @ The National
December 7, 2009BaltimoreRams Head Live!
December 8, 2009New York CityIrving Plaza
December 9, 2009BostonParadise Rock Club
December 10, 2009ProvidenceLupo's Heartbreak Hotel
December 11, 2009PhiladelphiaTheatre of The Living Arts
December 12, 2009HartfordWebster Theater
December 13, 2009Washington, D.C.9:30 Club
December 14, 2009BurlingtonHigher Ground
North America Leg 2
with support act Paper Tongues
January 8, 2010RenoUnited StatesKnitting Factory
January 9, 2010San FranciscoRegency Ballroom
January 10, 2010MedfordVibes Main 1
January 11, 2010PortlandCrystal Ballroom
January 12, 2010SeattleShowbox at the Market
January 13, 2010VancouverCanadaCommodore Ballroom
January 15, 2010EdmontonThe Starlite Room
January 16, 2010CalgaryMacewan Hall
January 17, 2010SaskatoonLouis' Pub
January 18, 2010WinnipegGarrick Centre
January 21, 2010KitchenerElements
January 22, 2010TorontoPhoenix Concert Theatre
January 23, 2010MontrealStudio Jpr
North America Leg 3
February 15, 2010St. LouisUnited StatesThe Pageant
February 16, 2010ChicagoHouse of Blues
February 18, 2010San AntonioTX Tri-Point
February 19, 2010HoustonArena Place
February 20, 2010Corpus ChristiConcrete Street Amphitheater
February 21, 2010AbileneAbilene Civic Center
February 22, 2010TulsaCain's Ballroom
February 23, 2010AlbuquerqueEl Rey Theatre
February 25, 2010Colorado SpringsBlack Sheep
February 26, 2010DenverOgden Theatre
March 4, 2010FlagstaffWalkup Skydome
March 5, 2010New OrleansLakefront Arena
March 6, 2010Plant CityFlorida Strawberry Festival
North America Leg 4
March 24, 2010AdrianUnited StatesMerrilat Sports Center
Royal OakRoyal Oak Music Theatre
March 26, 2010MarionIndiana Wesleyan University Commons
March 27, 2010CincinnatiThe Underground
March 28, 2010CedarvilleCedarville University
March 29, 2010BirminghamWorkplay Theatre
March 30, 2010FayettevilleGeorge's Majestic Lounge
April 2, 2010IndianapolisX103 NCAA Final Four Party
April 3, 2010Austell, GeorgiaSix Flags Over Georgia
April 11, 2010TucsonPima County Fairground (KFMA Day Festival)
Oceania
April 21, 2010BrisbaneAustraliaHi-Fi
April 22, 2010MelbourneBillboard Melbourne
April 23, 2010SydneyForum
Asia
April 26, 2010AtsugiJapanNaval Air Facility Atsugi
April 27, 2010TokyoUNO Tokyo Duo
North America Leg 4
May 20, 2010CharlotteUnited StatesNASCAR Rev'd Up All-Star Weekend
May 21, 2010CharlestonMusic Farm
Europe
May 29, 2010LeicestershireEnglandLeicestershire Music Festival
May 30, 2010West SussexWiston House
May 31, 2010
June 1, 2010LondonLondon HMV Forum
June 2, 2010CologneGermanyLuxor
June 3, 2010BerlinPostbahnof
June 5, 2010TrnavaSlovakiaFestival Lumen
June 6, 2010FrauenfeldSwitzerlandSpringtime Festival
June 8, 2010HamburgGermanyKnust
June 9, 2010SilkeborgDenmarkJysk Musik og Teaterhus
June 10, 2010AmsterdamNetherlandsMelkweg
June 11, 2010BallymenaNorthern IrelandFuel Festival 2010
June 12, 2010EdinburghScotlandFrenzy Festival
June 13, 2010Donington ParkEnglandDownload Festival
North America Leg 5
June 17, 2010WilmoreUnited StatesIchthus Music Festival
June 19, 2010ColumbusNewport Music Hall
June 20, 2010WilliamsburgBusch Gardens Williamsburg
June 24, 2010Del MarDel Mar Fairgrounds
June 29, 2010BushnellCornerstone Festival
June 30, 2010ShirleysburgAgape Farm
July 1, 2010BurlingtonHigher Ground
July 2, 2010MontrealCanadaStudio Jpr
July 3, 2010VaughanCanada's Wonderland
July 17, 2010ClevelandUnited StatesTime Warner Cable Amphitheater
Latin America
September 10, 2010HerediaCosta RicaTorre Geko
September 11, 2010BogotáColombiaDowntown Majestic
September 12, 2010Mexico CityMexicoJosé Cuervo Salón
September 14, 2010Guatemala CityGuatemalaParque de la Industria
September 16, 2010São PauloBrazilCarioca Club
September 17, 2010Ribeirão PretoRP Hall
September 18, 2010GoiâniaCentro de Convencoes Goiania
September 19, 2010Buenos AiresArgentinaThe Groove
North America Leg 6
with support act The Almost
October 1, 2010LynchburgUnited StatesLiberty University
October 2, 2010CheswickChes-A-Rena
October 3, 2010PhiladelphiaElectric Factory
October 5, 2010RichmondNational Theater
October 6, 2010NorfolkNorva Theatre
October 7, 2010MontgomeryHuntingdon College Top Stage
October 8, 2010Baton RougeVarsity Theatre
October 10, 2010AustinAustin City Limits Music Festival
October 14, 2010OmahaSokol Auditorium
October 15, 2010St. CharlesLindenwood University
October 16, 2010Kansas CityMemorial Hall
October 28, 2010Santa CruzThe Catalyst
October 29, 2010Avila BeachAvila Beach Resort Event Area

References
  2. New Switchfoot Blog; "Hello Hurricane" in its entirety live…? - Published September 2, 2009 (retrieved September 23, 2009)
  3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Q5sZW4ADm4
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