“Record a Song with Switchfoot,” BIDFIRE’S first charity auction, will begin on Friday, May 28th, at noon Pacific. Bidder registration is currently underway at www.bidfire.com/switchfoot. Proceeds of this charity auction will benefit StandUp for Kids, a non-profit organization dedicated to making a difference in the lives of at-risk and homeless youth (www.standupforkids.org).

BIDFIRE is a different type of online auction – users purchase bids for $1 and it only takes a single bid to win. The last bid placed when the auction closes wins. Fans are encouraged to reserve their seats since space is limited and the “Record a Song with Switchfoot” charity auction is expected to sell out.

The winning bidder will be flown to San Diego and put up at The Grand Del Mar, a Five Diamond resort. In addition to recording with SWITCHFOOT, they’ll have VIP access to the band’s June 24th Show at the San Diego County Fair and the events of the weekend’s 6th Annual Switchfoot Bro-Am, including a charity auction at a private home in La Jolla on June 25th and the concert/surf contest on June 26th. The Bro-Am will once again benefit San Diego area chapters of StandUp for Kids. Last year’s event raised more than $100,000 for the charity and drew a crowd of over 7,000. Held at Moonlight Beach in Encinitas, CA, the free event will also feature live mural art, beach vendors and more. It will be followed by the Teva Blackout after party at The Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach. Party attendees will get a firsthand look at the illum, Teva’s new surf-inspired flip-flop. The band recently shot a video to launch the illum, which features a detachable, waterproof LED Pedlamp™, making it ideal for midnight or dawn patrol surf sessions.

SWITCHFOOT returns to the road this week, playing a series of U.S. shows and European festivals before embarking on a tour with the Goo Goo Dolls on July 17th. The group will also perform at Lollapalooza (August 8th) and the Austin City Limits Festival (October 10th). (See below for itinerary.)

The band also releases two new singles, “The Sound (John M. Perkins’ Blues)” and “Your Love Is A Song,” from its acclaimed album, Hello Hurricane. “The Sound (John M. Perkins’ Blues),” which was used in Verizon Wireless’ fall 2009 ad campaign for the BlackBerry® Storm™ 2, is already in the Top 30 at Modern Rock radio where it is receiving airplay at many major stations. It is the follow-up to lead single “Mess of Me,” which was a Top 15 hit at Modern Rock radio. “Your Love Is A Song,” which closed The CW’s One Tree Hill episode Nov. 30, 2009, is being heard now on Air 1 Radio and has topped Billboard’s most added list at CHR radio. Momentum continues to build for the singles as both are currently climbing the radio charts.

Jon Foreman, lead singer/guitarist for SWITCHFOOT, recently penned his fourth piece for the Huffington Post. You can read the article, entitled “The Dark Horse: Joan of Arc, Elliot Smith and Me,” at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jon-foreman/the-dark-horse-joan-of-ar_b_558967.html.

The band has also joined forces with Pennyroyal Silver to support MusiCares®, offering a limited edition SWITCHFOOT pendant designed by the band and Tim Foster, Pennyroyal Silver’s founder. The pendant will be available through May 31, 2010 at and 30 percent of proceeds will go to MusiCares. Established in 1989 by The Recording Academy®, MusiCares provides a safety net of critical assistance for music people in times of need.

5/20/2010 Charlotte, NC NASCAR Rev'd Up, All-Star Week Concert
5/21/2010 Charleston, SC The Music Farm
5/22/2010 Washington, DC DC101 Chili Cookoff / RFK Stadium
5/29/2010 Leicestershire, England Leicestershire Music Festival - Stanford Hall
5/30-31/2010 West Sussex, England West Sussex Music Festival - Wiston House
6/1/2010 London, England London HMV Forum
6/2/2010 Koln, Germany Luxor
6/3/2010 Berlin, Germany Postbahnof
6/5/2010 Trnava, Slovakia Festival Lumen
6/6/2010 Frauenfeld, Switzerland Springtime Festival
6/8/2010 Hamburg, Germany Knust
6/9/2010 Silkeborg, Denmark Jysk Musik og Teaterhus
6/10/2010 Amsterdam, Holland Melkweg
6/11/2010 Ballymena, Ireland Fuel 2010 Festival (Northern Ireland)
6/12/2010 Edinburgh, Scotland Frenzy Festival
6/13/2010 Donington Park, UK Download Festival
6/17/2010 Wilmore, KY Icthus Farm
6/19/2010 Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall
6/20/2010 Williamsburgh, VA Busch Gardens
6/24/2010 Del Mar, CA Del Mar Fairgrounds
6/29/2010 Marietta, IL Cornerstone Festival
6/30/2010 Shirleysburg, PA Agape Farm
7/3/2010 Vaughn, Ontario Canada's Wonderland
7/17/2010 * Cleveland, OH Time Warner Cable Amphitheatre
7/18/2010 * Detroit, MI DTE Energy
7/20/2010 * Chicago, IL Charter One Pavilion
7/21/2010 Enumclaw, WA Enumclaw Expo Center
7/22/2010 * Saratoga Springs, NY Saratoga Performing Arts Center
7/23/2010 * Buffalo, NY Darien Lake
7/27/2010 * Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center
7/28/2010 * Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun
7/30/2010 * Wantagh, NY Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
8/3/2010 * Baltimore, MD Pier Six Pavilion
8/4/2010 Gilford, NH Gunstock Mountain Resort
8/7/2010 * Scranton, PA Toyota Pavilion
8/8/2010 Chicago, IL Lollapalooza
8/9/2010 * Raleigh, NC Raleigh Boutique Amphitheatre
8/10/2010 * Charlotte, NC Uptown Theatre
8/18/2010 * St. Charles, MO Family Arena
8/26/2010 * Concord, CA Sleep Train Amphitheatre
8/28/2010 * Phoenix, AZ Dodge Theatre
8/29/2010 * Los Angeles, CA Greek Theatre
10/8-10/2010 Austin, TX Austin City Limits Music Festival

About Switchfoot:
Switchfoot – comprising Jon Foreman (vocals/guitar), Tim Foreman (bass), Chad Butler (drums), Jerome Fontamillas (keys/guitar) and Drew Shirley (guitar) – has sold over 4.4 million albums in its career. Founded in San Diego, CA in 1996, Switchfoot released three independent records before its breakthrough album, 2003’s The Beautiful Letdown, which was certified multi-Platinum. Each of the band’s subsequent studio albums – 2005’s Nothing Is Sound, 2006’s Oh! Gravity and 2009’s Hello Hurricane – debuted in the Top 20 of The Billboard 200 and elicited critical acclaim. The Best Yet, the group’s first-ever greatest hits collection, was released in November of 2008. Switchfoot has been touring extensively in support of Hello Hurricane and has recently appeared on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” “The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien,” “The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson,” “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon,” and “Jimmy Kimmel Live.” In addition to StandUp For Kids, the band has partnered with Habitat for Humanity, the ONE Campaign, To Write Love on Her Arms and numerous other charities.

About bidfire:
Founded in 2009, bidfire is a competitive shopping site. Based on a unique shopping game model, bidfire sells premium electronics, fashion shoes and handbags, mp3 players, e-book readers and more at discounts ranging from 80-99% off. Consumers compete for the discount through various shopping games such as campfire.

For more info on Switchfoot, visit the JFH Artists Database.