Switchfoot Announce Beautiful Letdown Re-Recording and Tour
Another trip on the nostalgia train takes us to Switchfoot, who are commemorating the 20th anniversary of their biggest album The Beautiful Letdown with a re-recorded version, due out May 5th. Along with the announcement comes tour dates for summer 2023.
Titled The Beautiful Letdown (Our Version) — following the method of Ms. Swift — the redux features re-recordings of the album’s top tracks like “Meant to Live” and “Dare You to Move,” among others. The original version of the album was meant to be the band’s major label debut, but unexpected issues led to them release it with an indie label to critical acclaim.
“The journey of The Beautiful Letdown reminded us why we started playing music in the first place,” the band said in a press release. “It united us and gave us a deep appreciation for each other and the people that showed up to sing with us.”
Hitting over 30 cities, the coinciding tour starts this August in Georgia with many dates around the south and a few throughout Midwest and West Coast cities like Detroit and Sacramento. Each night will see Switchfoot play The Beautiful Letdown in its entirety.
Pre-sale tickets for many cities will be available April 27th from 10:00 a.m. – 1o:00 p.m. local time via Ticketmaster (use code VINYL), though some dates have pre-sales available now. After general ticket sales begin on April 28th at 12:00 p.m. local time, you’ll also find them at StubHub, where orders are 100% guaranteed through StubHub’s FanProtect program. StubHub is a secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.
Switchfoot stayed busy over the last few years by co-headlining a tour with Collective Soul, releasing a covers EP, and livestreaming a concert from an air balloon.
The Beautiful Letdown (Our Version) Album Art:
Switchfoot 2023 Tour Dates:
08/25 – Sugar Hill, GA @ The Bowl
08/26 – Birmingham, AL @ Avondale Brewing Company
09/20 – Austin, TX @ Paramount Theatre
09/21 – Dallas, TX @ AT&T PAC – Strauss Square
09/22 – Houston, TX @ The Heights Theater
09/23 – San Antonio, TX @ The Espee
09/24 – Oklahoma City, OK @ Tower Theatre
09/27 – Chicago, IL @ House Of Blues
09/28 – Nashville, TN @ The Ryman
09/29 – Columbus, OH @ The Bluestone
10/01 – Chattanooga, TN @ The Signal
10/02 – Charleston, SC @ Charleston Music Hall
10/06 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ The Parker Playhouse
10/07 – St. Petersburg, FL @ Jannus Live
10/08 – Orlando, FL @ House of Blues
10/09 – Charlotte, NC @ Knight Theatre
10/10 – Durham, NC @ Fletcher Hall
10/12 – Wilmington, NC @ Greenfield Lake Amphitheater
10/13 – Richmond, VA @ The National
10/14 – Norfolk, VA @ The NorVa
10/15 – Washington, DC @ Warner Theatre
10/18 – Montclair, NJ @ Wellmont
10/19 – Huntington, NY @ The Paramount
10/20 – Atlantic City, NJ @ The Concert Venue at Harrah’s Resort
10/21 – Mashantucket, CT @ Foxwood Resort & Casino
10/22 – Boston, MA @ Wilbur Theatre
10/25 – Grand Rapids, MI @ 20 Monroe
10/26 – Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore
10/27 – Clear Lake, IA @ Surf Ballroom
10/28 – Omaha, NE @ Steelhouse
11/02 – Denver, CO @ Ogden
11/04 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex
11/07 – Seattle, WA @ The Moore Theatre
11/08 – Portland, OR @ Roseland
11/10 – Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades
11/11 – Bakersfield, CA @ Fox Theater
11/12 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern
