Switchfoot 2012

Surf-loving and Grammy Award winning band Switchfoot toured South Africa for the first time on their VICE VERSES SA TOUR. Well known for their incredible and energetic live performances, they rocked audiences as they took to the stage on 8 August at The Big Top Arena, Carnival City in Johannesburg and on 1 August at the Grand Arena, Grandwest Casino in Cape Town.

It was formed in 1994 when Jon Foreman and his brother Tim put their high school friends together – including Chad Butler, Jerome Fontamillas, and Drew Shirley. Some nine albums over a decade later, they have achieved multi-platinum status, having sold over 4.4million albums. Switchfoot is one of the biggest rock bands around and massively popular worldwide, with over 1.8million Facebook fans and over 229,000 followers on Twitter.

The band has had three consecutive Top 10 hits on Modern Rock Radio. Their song "Vice Verses" debuted at #8 on Top 200 Billboard Charts and #5 on iTunes Top 200 Charts. Music from VICE VERSES has already been included in movie trailers and soundtracks - In Time (Ft. Justin Timberlake) and Hawaii 5-0 Soundtrack "Out of Control". Their album 'The Beautiful Letdown" was RIAA certified 3 X Platinum. The band has previously toured with the likes of "Dave Matthews Band", "3 Doors Down", "Goo Goo Dolls" and many more. SWITCHFOOT's music had also appeared in, The Chronicles of Narnia - Prince Caspian, American Idol, A Walk to Remember, Life of Ryan, CSI Miami, Grey's Anatomy, The Vampire Diaries, Dawson's Creek, One Tree Hill and the smash-hit Spiderman 2.

If you don't know who Switchfoot is then check out their website http://www.switchfoot.com/ - you won't be disappointed.

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