This past Saturday, the 4th annual Switchfoot Bro-Am took place on Moonlight Beach in Encinitas, CA. The weather was wonderful, the surfing was sweet, the music was magnificent, and it raised approximately $60,000 for an outstanding organization called StandUp For Kids. Sounds like an amazing day, no? Yeah, for serious. Here's a brief re-cap by way of pictures.
First, people surfed:
(pics by Shawna)
Team lowercase people (that's Jon, Tim, and Chad's team) tried to rig the competition by putting 3x-world-champ Tom Curren on their team:
After the surfing competition ended, a few guys suited up to try some surf-jousting:
but it was short-lived:
(pics by Natasha)
Then, back on the stage, 14-yr-old Austin Burns made everyone's jaws drop with his rendition of Jimi Hendrix's "Little Wing" :
Switchfoot ambitiously followed such an impressive act, and rocked out as usual:
(pics by Lindsay)
(photo by Jaymi Britten)
They used an eco-friendly, solar-powered stage, but several amps gave out temporarily in the middle of Oh! Gravity. Jon attributed it to a passing cloud:
(photo by Rose)
When the day at the beach ended, they moved the party to the nearby Bellyup Tavern, and played some more music. This time there were additional performances by Sean and Sara Watkins (formerly of Nickel Creek fame),
John "Radar" Cooper (formerly of Switchfoot's merch table fame),
and Fiction Family (formerly of The Real SeanJon fame),
and then Switchfoot once again took the stage:
(all Bellyup photos by Lindsay)
Thus ended a spectacular day of music and community for the 4th year in a row...Thanks to everyone who helped make it a success! (and to everyone whose photos I snagged).
Wow, looks like it was a huge success. :) The pics are wonderful, and hearing that they were able to raise $60,000 is just beyond words. Just fantastic!
Gellie, you always do an outstanding job with Switchfeed. The BroAm update is great! $60,000? That is truly wonderful for the Stand Up for Kids program.
that 14 year old was soo awesome! i wish i couldve been there but unfortunately its a bit hard wen i live half way around the world.. but yeh u guys coming back to Aussie soon? lol hopefully
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No... they really had a solor powered stage! Here is a quote from the BroAm myspace: "In addition, this year’s event partnered with San Diego-based Sustainable Waves to offer cutting-edge solar-powered sound and staging. By using solar power rather than a diesel generator or grid power, the Bro-Am avoided emitting approximately 1,000 lbs (half a metric ton) of CO2 into the atmosphere (the equivalent of not driving your car approximately 1,100 miles or the annual sequestration of 66 trees). "
The stage was actually parked outside of our hotel the next day, it was all closed up and you could see the solar panels that were on the top!
Wow, looks like it was a huge success. :) The pics are wonderful, and hearing that they were able to raise $60,000 is just beyond words. Just fantastic!