public static function templateChooser( $template ) {
			$events = Tribe__Events__Main::instance();
			do_action( 'tribe_tec_template_chooser', $template );

			// no non-events need apply
			if ( ! tribe_is_event_query() ) {
				return $template;
			}

			// if it's a single 404 event
			if ( is_single() &&  is_404() ) {
				return get_404_template();
			}

			if (
				! is_single()
				&& ! tribe_events_is_view_enabled( $events->displaying )
				// we want the day view to display if visited (this allows it to be largely disabled while
				// still allowing month overflow links to work correctly)
				&& 'day' != $events->displaying
			) {
				return get_404_template();
			}

			// add the theme slug to the body class
			add_filter( 'body_class', array( __CLASS__, 'theme_body_class' ) );

			// add the template name to the body class
			add_filter( 'body_class', array( __CLASS__, 'template_body_class' ) );

			// user has selected a page/custom page template
			if ( tribe_get_option( 'tribeEventsTemplate', 'default' ) != '' ) {
				if ( ! is_single() || ! post_password_required() ) {
					add_action( 'loop_start', array( __CLASS__, 'setup_ecp_template' ) );
				}

				$template = tribe_get_option( 'tribeEventsTemplate', 'default' ) !== 'default'
					? locate_template( tribe_get_option( 'tribeEventsTemplate', 'default' ) )
					: get_page_template();

				if ( $template == '' ) {
					$template = get_index_template();
				}

				// remove singular body class if sidebar-page.php
				if ( $template == get_stylesheet_directory() . '/sidebar-page.php' ) {
					add_filter( 'body_class', array( __CLASS__, 'remove_singular_body_class' ) );
				} else {
					add_filter( 'body_class', array( __CLASS__, 'add_singular_body_class' ) );
				}
			} else {
				$template = self::getTemplateHierarchy( 'default-template' );

			}

			// if this is an oembed, override the wrapping template and use the embed template
			if ( Tribe__Templates::is_embed() ) {
				$template = self::getTemplateHierarchy( 'embed' );
			}

			self::$template = $template;

			return $template;

		}