Switchfoot shoots music video in the middle of Tondo

Published March 29, 2016 4:04pm

American alternative rock band Switchfoot hit the streets of Manila to perform and meet the residents of Tondo.

In a video posted by Church Simplified in their Facebook page, band members Jon Foreman, Tim Foreman, Drew Shirley, Chad Butler and Jerome Fontamillas were shown performing for the community in Tondo, Manila on Monday.

Oh, nothing. Just Switchfoot partying it up in the middle of Tondo. How was your Monday? #switchfootinmanila #switchfootwithdrawal#toocool
Posted by Church Simplified on Monday, March 28, 2016

Thank you Young Focus for graciously hosting us. Switchfoot had an amazing time playing for the community and meeting the kids. #SwitchfootInManila #SwitchfootatWalkway #ChurchCanBeSimple
Posted by Church Simplified on Monday, March 28, 2016

The gig was for a music video for their upcoming 10th studio album and was hosted by Young Focus, an organization that tackles poverty in the Philippines.

Switchfoot is known for hits songs such as Dare You to Move as well as their Christian rock tracks.

The musicians also met with members of the Tondo community and had a fiesta with the children in the area.

The boys having a Pinoy fiesta with our kids from @youngfocusph. Your donations on station 4 of #CSwalkway help send more kids of Smokey Mountain to school. For more information on how you can help, visit www.youngfocus.org.

A photo posted by Church Simplified (@churchsimplified) on
Mar 28, 2016 at 8:51am PDT

The band also performed in Bonifacio High Street Amphitheater on Easter Sunday. —Jessica Bartolome/JST, GMA News

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