‘Switchfoot’ To Perform at Adrian College updated 2/9/10
Meese to open; tickets now on sale

ADRIAN, Mich. – American alternative rock band “Switchfoot” will be performing in concert on Adrian College’s campus Wednesday, March 24 and tickets go on sale on Monday, Feb. 15.

The performance will take place in the Merillat Sport & Fitness Center’s multi-purpose room on Charles St. The concert will begin at 8 P.M. with Meese taking the stage. The concert is open to Adrian College students, faculty and staff and the entire community. Doors open at 7 P.M.

The concert is standing room only. Tickets will go on sale for the general public as well as Adrian College students and employees on Monday, Feb. 15 at 9 A.M. Tickets for the general public are $25 each and $15 for Adrian College faculty and staff.

To purchase tickets, please visit the web site at www.adriantickets.com .This link will not go live until Monday morning, Feb 15. All tickets are electronic and MUST be printed at time of purchase. Each ticket has a barcode that will be scanned when entering the venue. 

Each Adrian College student is entitled to one free ticket. Students must follow the instructions at the web site above and print their ticket. Students must have both ticket and student ID to gain entrance into the concert.

To read the complete purchase policy for this event, click here.

Switchfoot is known for their energetic live shows where the three guitarists in the line-up often operate simultaneously.

After early successes in the Christian rock scene, Switchfoot first gained mainstream recognition with the inclusion of four of their songs in the 2002 movie “A Walk to Remember.” This recognition led to their major label debut, “The Beautiful Letdown”, which was released in 2003. It went on to sell over 2.6 million copies and produced the band's best-known singles, "Meant to Live" and "Dare You to Move".

According to Jon Foreman, lead vocals and guitar, the name "Switchfoot" is a surfing term.

"We all love to surf and have been surfing all our lives so to us, the name made sense,” he said. “To switch your feet means to take a new stance facing the opposite direction. It's about change and movement, a different way of approaching life and music.”

The band has completed their seventh studio album, “Hello Hurricane”, which released in North America on November 10, 2009.

Meese, a four-member rock band out of Denver, Colorado will be opening for Switchfoot.  In addition to having been previously signed to “Atlantic Records,” Meese has shared the stage with “Our Lady Peace,” “The Fray,” “Straylight Run,” “Paramore,” “Phantom Planet,” “Dropping Daylight,” and many others. 

Meese recently released their first major studio album, "Broadcast," which has been received with warm reviews.  Additional hit songs include “The Start of it” and "Next in Line."