Switchfoot 'Fading West' details

Grammy-award winning alt-rock band Switchfoot announce the release of their ninth studio album as well as the details behind their new feature film, both titled Fading West.

The new studio effort will be released in January 2014 on Atlantic Records/Word, a new EP is out now and the 80-minute film will serve as the opening act on the band's storyteller-style tour beginning in September. A full tour routing is below.

Inspired by such films as Rattle and Hum and Endless Summer, the Fading West feature film follows Switchfoot as they travel the globe in search of new musical inspiration and perfect waves.

Directed by Matt Katsolis and filmed during Switchfoot's 2012 World Tour, the film charts the creation of the San Diego-based fivesome's upcoming album in its earliest and most unpredictable stages.

Part rock documentary, part surf film, and part travelogue, Fading West offers rare glimpses of the longtime surfers on their boards and in the waves, captures the frenetic energy of their live shows, and in the end portrays a journey both epic and intimate.

The 9th Annual Switchfoot Bro-Am surf contest and concert returns to North County San Diego July 12-13, 2013. The festivities kick off July 12 with the Switchfoot Bro-Am Auction Night Soiree at the Sheraton Carlsbad Resort & Spa, followed by the daylong event at Moonlight Beach in Encinitas on July 13, featuring a variety of activities including a charity surf contest, a nerf surf jousting exposition between surf contest heats, The Rob Machado Bro Junior, and a live concert with Switchfoot on the beach along with special guests.

A Belly Up Tavern After-Party hosted by Switchfoot and features performances by Jon Foreman's side project Fiction Family. New this year, the Bro-Am is working with Action Sports Productions to add a live Web cast, which will stream the surf contest/concert at Moonlight Beach, allowing supporters from around the US and world to tune in and catch the Bro-Am action live. Information about the Web cast will be posted on the Bro-Am Web site: http://www.switchfoot.com/bro-am.

  

TOUR DATES

Sep 20            St. Louis, MO                          Missouri Baptist University

Sep 21            Kansas City, MO                     Midland Theater

Sep 22            Minneapolis, MN                    Northwestern College 

Sep 23            Minot, ND                               Minot State University

Sep 25            Chicago, IL                             Copernicus Theatre 

Sep 26            Des Moines, IA                       Hoyt Sherman

Sep 27            Mt. Olive, NC                         Mt. Olive College

Sep 28            Grand Rapids, MI                   Calvin College

Oct 1              Nashville, TN                          Franklin Theatre 

Oct 2              Ft. Wayne, IN                          Indiana University of Ft. Wayne

Oct 3              Cincinnati, OH                        The Underground

Oct 4              Detroit, MI                              Royal Oak

Oct 5              York, PA                                  Penn State

Oct 6              Glenside, PA                           Keswick Theatre 

Oct 8              Boston, MA                            Wilbur Theatre

Oct 9              New York, NY                        The Gramercy Theatre

Oct 10            New York, NY                        The Gramercy Theatre

Oct 16            Charlottesville, VA                 Paramount Theatre

Oct 17            Washington DC                      Sixth And I Synagogue

Oct 18             Elizabeth City, NC                 Mid Atlantic Christian University

Oct 19            Elkins, WV                             Davis Elkins University 

Oct 20            Atlanta, GA                            Center Stage

Oct 23            Vero Beach, FL                      Vero Beach PAC

Oct 24            Jacksonville, FL                     Florida Theater

Oct 26            Houston, TX                           Reliant Arena 

Oct 27            San Antonio, TX                    Trinity University - Laurie Auditorium 

Oct 28            Waco, TX                               Baylor University

Oct 29            Lubbock, TX                          City Bank Auditorium

Oct 31            Denver, CO                            Colorado Christian University

Nov 1             Aspen, CO                             Belly Up  

Nov 2             Albuquerque, NM                 Lobo Theater

Nov 3             Phoenix, AZ                          Grand Canyon University

Nov 5             San Diego, CA                      Balboa Theatre

Nov 6             Los Angeles, CA                   The Fonda 

Nov 7             Santa Cruz, CA                      Rio Theater

Nov 8             Santa Barbara, CA                 The Luke Theater

Nov 9             Chico, CA                              El Rey Theatre

Nov 13           Eugene, OR                            McDonald Theatre

Nov 15           Seattle, WA                            Moore Theatre

Nov 16           Newberg, OR                         George Fox University 

Nov 17           Yakima, WA                           Capitol Theatre

Nov 18           Missoula, MT                         University Theatre (UMT) 

Nov 23           Longview, TX                        Le Tourneau University
Nov 24           Abilene, TX                           Abilene Christian University