(Los Angeles, CA) April 18, 2008 – GRAMMY® award-winning band Third Day and multi-Platinum rockers Switchfoot will team up with the acclaimed Robert Randolph & the Family Band and GRAMMY award winners Jars of Clay for the “Music Builds” tour, which will kick off on August 21st in Detroit, MI and conclude in Denver, CO on October 12th. Exclusive content and promotions for the tour will be available via MySpace’s Impact Channel (
http://impact.myspace.com), the site’s platform for social and civic engagement.
Pre-sale tickets for the tour, which is being produced by Live Nation and Transparent Productions, will be available beginning on May 9th through the bands’ fan clubs at:
http://www.thirddaywired.com http://switchfoot.musictoday.com http://robertrandolphtickets.musictoday.com http://www.jarsofclay.tickets.musictoday.com The internet pre-sale begins May 14th and tickets go on sale to the general public May 16th. Tickets are available at www.LiveNation.com Habitat for Humanity affiliates located in tour cities will be the beneficiaries of a portion of the funds raised during the tour, through a multi-platform program run by Hollywood for Habitat for Humanity and Live Nation, in conjunction with the artists.
To kick off the tour, Third Day, Switchfoot and Robert Randolph & The Family Band will perform at a special kick-off party on April 21st at The Wildhorse Saloon in Nashville, TN. For information on this show, visit
http://www.wildhorsesaloon.com.
All four headliners will preview material from their upcoming studio albums on the “Music Builds” tour, which will hit amphitheatres and select arenas in 23 major U.S. markets. (See below for a full itinerary.) Additional performers will soon be announced for the side stage, which will feature many of today’s most promising up-and-coming artists.
“We couldn’t be more excited for this opportunity to play on the same bill with bands we respect, and to help an organization whose work we respect,” says Third Day bassist Tai Anderson. “The only message we have for our fans is this: Get ready.” Adds Jon Foreman, lead vocalist for Switchfoot: “We have all worked with Habitat for Humanity before, and when approached about touring together, to benefit such a great cause, it was easy to say yes. We all want to be a part of something that makes a difference. Through Habitat this tour will help build houses for many deserving families - that's something we can all rally around." The tour will benefit Habitat for Humanity’s home building in many ways. For starters, artists on the tour will collectively donate $1 to Habitat for Humanity for each ticket sold during the tour. In addition, funds raised from ticket auctions, special merchandise items and event packages will be designated to fund Habitat for Humanity in each tour city. The bands plan to pick up hammers and lend a hand at various Habitat for Humanity build sites along the tour and to invite some current and future homeowners to attend the show as their guests.