OMC: What can people expect on the set list? Is it mainly going to be songs from "The Walk" or is it going to be a mix?

TH: This show is definitely going to be a lot of "The Walk" stuff. It's not going to change significantly from the fall run of shows that we did, but we are going to throw in a few other random songs just to keep it different for fans who may have seen other shows. And there's also a few songs we've been working on in the interim, some songs we're probably going to include on maybe an EP release as well as some fan club exclusive music which we'll play -- which will be brand new for people. And, as always, we'll probably throw in a couple of new covers, just songs that feel inspired to play. It'll be a mix of things, but there will definitely be changes from the more recent run of shows we've done.

OMC: And you're doing AIDS and Africa related walks again before the shows, right?

TH: Yes, we are. One of the cool things that we're doing with this leg of the tour is trying to find a way to just keep that fresh and interesting. Who knows if every tour we'll be able to continue all the walks -- it's a crazy endeavor to do every show, but we still feel very passionate about it.

We've also seen a strong response from our fans, so one of the things that we've just kicked off which will be available at the shows is a Limited Edition TOMS shoe which has a custom stamp on it. It says, "We can conquer this Great Divide" on one side and "Take The Walk" on the other and has the walk men from our album artwork on there, as well.

The shoes also come with an exclusive download card that is benefiting the research hospital in Soweto that we've raised money for through the song "Great Divide," and it includes the original recording plus an exclusive acoustic recording we did in Africa where we sat in a room and recorded the song acoustically with the choir that sang on the original version.

That's the first time that download will be available, and for both songs, the money goes to raise money for the research hospital. We wanted to find a way to make the TOMS shoes even more unique and give people kind of a sense of it being connected with the tour and the band and TOMS was willing to help set that up.

We're also really trying to encourage fans across the country to kind of take the lead with doing walks. We want to really just give the people an idea and let them run with it and say it's easy to gather -- even if it's you and 10 friends or if it turns out it's you and 100 friends -- but just to gather and kind of make yourself known.

I think everybody needs to be inspired by the fact that we're a generation of people that can begin to change the world in ways that nobody could in the past - it might just be looking at something that you do every day as a way to make a difference, and walking is a nice place to start.

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Posted by cassannndraaa on April 11, 2008 at 11:34 a.m. (report)

WHAT TIME IS THE WALK TAKING PLACE!?!?!? i'm going to the concert...but really want to know what time the walk starts at

Posted by rainmorgen on April 9, 2008 at 6:59 p.m. (report)

I cant wait to do the walk!