{"id":799,"date":"2011-10-25T17:00:37","date_gmt":"2011-10-25T21:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/wholenotes\/?p=799"},"modified":"2011-10-26T13:12:19","modified_gmt":"2011-10-26T17:12:19","slug":"switchfoots-jon-foreman-makes-surprise-appearance-at-taylor-swift-concert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/wholenotes\/2011\/10\/switchfoots-jon-foreman-makes-surprise-appearance-at-taylor-swift-concert.html","title":{"rendered":"Switchfoot&#8217;s Jon Foreman makes surprise appearance at Taylor Swift concert"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Click &#8220;Like&#8221; to share this with your friends!<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_800\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-800\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/wholenotes\/files\/2011\/10\/Jon-Foreman-Taylor-Swift-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-800\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/263\/2011\/10\/Jon-Foreman-Taylor-Swift-1-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-800\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Taylor Swift sings &quot;Meant To Live&quot; with Switchfoot lead singer Jon Foreman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Over the weekend in Glendale, Ariz., Taylor Swift surprised her fans by bringing special guest Jon Foreman onto the stage for a performance of Switchfoot&#8217;s hit song &#8220;Meant To Live.&#8221; Switchfoot was in the area for a concert that same night at Grand Canyon University.<\/p>\n<p>When introducing Foreman, Swift described Switchfoot as one of her favorite bands.<\/p>\n<p>Switchfoot performed it&#8217;s latest hit &#8220;Dark Horses&#8221; on &#8220;Conan&#8221; this week (Tuesday, October 25). You can watch a replay of that by clicking <a href=\"http:\/\/landofbrokenhearts.org\/archive\/2011\/10\/switchfoot-on-conan-video\/\" target=\"_blank\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And if you want to see some of Foreman&#8217;s performance with Swift, check out a fan video of the special moment below:<\/p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=IyPCOoFd72M\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=IyPCOoFd72M<\/a>\n<p>Also, you can check out the Whole Notes interview with Switchfoot&#8217;s Jerome Fontamillas by clicking <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/wholenotes\/2011\/06\/switchfoots-jerome-fontamillas-on-his-lengthy-music-career-the-bands-independence-and-its-forthcoming-album.html\" target=\"_blank\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Click &#8220;Like&#8221; to share this with your friends! Over the weekend in Glendale, Ariz., Taylor Swift surprised her fans by bringing special guest Jon Foreman onto the stage for a performance of Switchfoot&#8217;s hit song &#8220;Meant To Live.&#8221; Switchfoot was in the area for a concert that same night at Grand Canyon University. 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