Switchfoot is coming back to SGF.
The Grammy Award-winning San Diego band will return to SGF for a show on May 4. Tickets go on sale Friday, Feb. 17 and will range for between $22.50 and $24.50.
The last time Switchfoot was here in SGF, they headlined a back-to-school bash at the Gillioz. This time, they’re out promoting the band’s recent record, Vice Verses, which debuted at No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 200 charts and was led by the lead single “Dark Horses.”
Switchfoot has been releasing records and touring since 2003, but its 2008 record Hello Hurricane won a Grammy for Best Rock Gospel Album. Switchfoot has never denied its Christian background, but isn’t satisfied by the limitations of a “Christian band” label.
“For us, it’s a faith, not a genre,” says lead vocalist Jon Foreman. “We’ve always been very open and honest about where the songs are coming from. For us, these songs are for everyone. Calling us ‘Christian rock’ tends to be a box that closes some people out and excludes them, and that’s not what we’re trying to do. Music has always opened my mind—and that’s what we want.”
Switchfoot’s roots can be traced back to the beaches of San Diego in the mid-’90s, when they connected as surfers. They decided to form a band and chose the name Switchfoot, a surfing term. After putting themselves through months of sweaty garage band workouts, they hit the road. After just 20 gigs, they signed a deal and released Legend of Chin in 1997, then released three more albums before making their major label debut in 2003.
With its play on words, Vice Verses, the title of Switchfoot’s newest album, coherently suggests the album’s theme: everything has two sides. “Every blessing comes with a set of curses,” singer-guitarist Jon Foreman sings on the title track, all the while wondering if “there’s a meaning to it all.” That theme runs through the album’s 12 songs and is even reflected in the album’s black and white cover.
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