Switchfoot's "Fading" West Debuts at Number 6 on Billboard Top 200, Number 1 on Christian Charts, Tour Dates Announced

Switchfoot's "Fading" West Debuts at Number 6 on Billboard Top 200, Number 1 on Christian Charts, Tour Dates Announced

Switchfoot kicked off 2014 with a bang with the release of their new album Fading West. This week the album entered the Billboard 200 chart at number 6, number 2 on the Rock Album charts and number 1 on the Christian/Gospel charts. The new record marks the Grammy Award-winning band's third top 10 album on the Billboard charts. Selling over 5.5 million copies total, the band's 2011 release Vice Verses peaked at number 8 while their 2013 endeavor The Beautiful Letdown charted at number 3.

As a companion project with the album the band filmed a video of the same name profiling the band's other passion, surfing. Fading West the film is currently available on iTunes, Instant Video and Amazon.

In February, the band kicks off a North American tour to support the album. Here's a full list of Switchfoot's Fading West dates:

Feb 20 Williamsport, PA Bardo Gym

Feb 21 Lynchburg, VA Liberty University

Feb 22 Charleston, SC The Music Farm

Feb 23 Central, SC Southern Wesleyan University

Feb 24 Thomasville, GA Thomasville Municipal Auditorium

Feb 26 Richmond, VA The National

Feb 28 N. Myrtle Beach, SC House of Blues

Mar 1 Athens, GA Georgia Theatre

Mar 2 Atlanta, GA Buckhead Theatre

Mar 5 Austin, TX Emo's

Mar 6 Oklahoma City, OK Diamond Ballroom

Mar 7 Tulsa, OK Club Brady

Mar 8 New Orleans, LA House of Blues

Mar 9 Houston, TX Warehouse Live

Mar 10 Baton Rouge, LA Varsity Theatre

Mar 12 Memphis, TN Minglewood Hall

Mar 13 Chattanooga, TN Track 29

Mar 14 Knoxville, TN Bijou Theatre

Mar 19 Charlotte, NC Amos' Southend

Mar 20 Silver Spring, MD The Fillmore

Mar 21 Clifton Park, NY Upstate Concert Hall

Mar 22 Boston, MA Royale

Mar 23 Killington, VT Pickle Barrel

Mar 26 Stroudsburg, PA The Sherman Theater

Mar 28 Providence, RI Fete Ballroom

Mar 29 New York, NY Terminal 5

Apr 2 Chicago, IL House of Blues

Apr 3 Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall

Apr 4 Marion, IN Indiana Wesleyan PAC

Apr 5 Cincinnati, OH The Underground

Apr 6 Milwaukee, WI The Rave

Apr 7 Kansas City, MO Midland Theatre

Apr 9 Roswell, NM The Liberty

Apr 10 Flagstaff, AZ Orpheum Theatre

Apr 11 Los Angeles, CA The Wiltern

Apr 12 Las Vegas, NV Hard Rock Live

Apr 16 San Francisco, CA Regency Ballroom

Apr 18 Seattle, WA Showbox

Apr 19 Spokane, WA Martin Woldson Theatre at The Fox

Apr 20 Portland, OR Crystal Ballroom

Apr 21 College Place, WA Walla Walla University

Apr 22 Salt Lake City, UT The Complex

Apr 23 Englewood, CO Gothic Theater

Apr 25 Abilene, TX Abilene Civic Center

Apr 27 Nashville, TN War Memorial Auditorium

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