Apocryphon Tour

Apocryphon Tour

Promotional poster
Promotional tour by The Sword
Location North America, Europe, Australia
Associated album Apocryphon
Start date October 29, 2012
End date November 23, 2013
Legs 9
Shows 163
The Sword concert chronology
Warp Riders Tour
(2010–2011)		 Apocryphon Tour
(2012–2013)

The Apocryphon Tour is an ongoing worldwide concert tour by American heavy metal band The Sword, in promotion of the band's 2012 fourth studio album Apocryphon. Beginning on October 29, 2012 in the United States, it is currently scheduled for nine legs with 163 shows in total, visiting countries in North America, Europe and Australasia. The Apocryphon Tour is the band's first full concert tour without original drummer Trivett Wingo, who left early into the Warp Riders Tour, and is also the first with current drummer Santiago "Jimmy" Vela III, who replaced Kevin Fender in October 2011.

Background

The first dates confirmed for the Apocryphon Tour were the opening two legs in the United States between October and December 2012, which were announced on the band's official website on September 5, 2012 along with the European release information for Apocryphon.[1] Support acts for the opening 37 shows were also confirmed: Gpysyhawk as the primary support act at all shows, Eagle Claw as the third band for the first 23 shows, and American Sharks for the last 14 shows.[1][2] Plans of a European leg in early 2013 were also revealed,[2] with the first dates officially confirmed by The Sword's European label Napalm Records later in September.[3]

A third North America headline leg of the tour was announced in June 2013, and will take place throughout July and August.[4]

Set lists

Tour dates

Number Date City Country Venue Support act(s) Set list
Leg 1: North America I (headlining)
1 October 29, 2012 Corpus Christi, Texas United States House of Rock Gypsyhawk, Eagle Claw
2 October 30, 2012 Denton, Texas Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studios 1
3 October 31, 2012 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Academy of Contemporary Music
4 November 1, 2012 Little Rock, Arkansas Downtown Music Hall
5 November 2, 2012 Shreveport, Louisiana Riverside Warehouse 2
6 November 3, 2012 Austin, Texas Fun Fun Fun Fest
7 November 5, 2012 Lincoln, Nebraska Bourbon Theater
8 November 6, 2012 Minneapolis, Minnesota First Avenue
9 November 7, 2012 Chicago, Illinois Double Door 3
10 November 8, 2012 Columbus, Ohio The A&R Bar 4
11 November 9, 2012 Cleveland, Ohio Grog Shop
12 November 10, 2012 Covington, Kentucky Madison Theater 5
13 November 11, 2012 Detroit, Michigan Saint Andrew's Hall
14 November 13, 2012 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Union Transfer 6
15 November 14, 2012 New York City, New York Webster Hall 7
16 November 15, 2012 Pawtucket, Rhode Island The Met 8
17 November 16, 2012 Cambridge, Massachusetts The Middle East
18 November 17, 2012 Washington, D.C. Rock & Roll Hotel 9
19 November 19, 2012 Birmingham, Alabama Workplay Theater 10
20 November 20, 2012 Orlando, Florida Beacham
21 November 21, 2012 Atlanta, Georgia The Masquerade 11
22 November 22, 2012 Nashville, Tennessee Exit/In
23 November 23, 2012 Memphis, Tennessee Hi Tone 12
24 November 24, 2012 Baton Rouge, Louisiana Spanish Moon
Leg 2: North America II (headlining)
25 December 2, 2012 Tulsa, Oklahoma United States Eclipse Gypsyhawk, American Sharks
26 December 3, 2012 Kansas City, Missouri Record Bar
27 December 4, 2012 Denver, Colorado Bluebird Theater 13
28 December 5, 2012 Salt Lake City, Utah Urban Lounge
29 December 6, 2012 Boise, Idaho Neurolux
30 December 7, 2012 Portland, Oregon Hawthorne
31 December 8, 2012 Seattle, Washington Neumos
32 December 10, 2012 Sacramento, California Harlows
33 December 11, 2012 San Francisco, California Independent
34 December 12, 2012 Los Angeles, California El Rey Theatre 12
35 December 13, 2012 San Diego, California Brick by Brick
36 December 14, 2012 Phoenix, Arizona Club Red 14
37 December 15, 2012 Tucson, Arizona Hotel Congress
38 December 17th, 2012 Dallas, Texas Trees 15
39 December 18, 2012 Houston, Texas Fitzgerald's
40 December 19, 2012 Austin, Texas Emo's
Leg 3: Europe I (headlining)
41 January 6, 2013 Wolverhampton England Slade Rooms Lonely Kamel
42 January 7, 2013 Glasgow Scotland ABC 2 16
43 January 8, 2013 Manchester England Academy 3 17
44 January 9, 2013 Bristol The Fleece
45 January 10, 2013 London Camden Underworld 18
46 January 12, 2013 Antwerp Belgium Trix 19
47 January 13, 2013 Nijmegen Netherlands Doornroosje 20
48 January 14, 2013 Cologne Germany Underground 21
49 January 15, 2013 Berlin Magnet Club
50 January 16, 2013 Hamburg Logo
51 January 18, 2013 Gothenburg Sweden Sticky Fingers 22
52 January 19, 2013 Stockholm Debaser Slussen 23
53 January 21, 2013 Helsinki Finland Tavastia Club
54 January 22, 2013 Tampere Klubi
55 January 24, 2013 Oslo Norway John Dee 24
56 January 25, 2013 Norrköping Sweden Dynamo
57 January 26, 2013 Malmö Debaser
58 January 27, 2013 Copenhagen Denmark Lille Vega 25
Leg 4: Australia (Soundwave and supporting DragonForce)
59 February 23, 2013 Brisbane, Queensland Australia RNA Showgrounds Various (Soundwave) 26
60 February 24, 2013 Sydney, New South Wales Olympic Park
61 February 25, 2013 Melbourne, Victoria Billboard DragonForce (supporting) 27
62 February 28, 2013 Sydney, New South Wales The Metro Theatre
63 March 1, 2013 Melbourne, Victoria Flemington Racecourse Various (Soundwave) 28
64 March 2, 2013 Adelaide, South Australia Bonython Park 26
65 March 4, 2013 Perth, Western Australia Claremont Showgrounds
Leg 5: North America III (headlining and supporting Clutch)
66 April 25, 2013 Memphis, Tennessee United States The New Daisy Theatre KYNG
67 April 26, 2013 Nashville, Tennessee Exit/In
68 April 27, 2013 Savannah, Georgia The Jinx
69 April 28, 2013 Knoxville, Tennessee Bijou Theatre
70 April 29, 2013 Raleigh, North Carolina Lincoln Theatre KYNG, Demon Eye
71 May 1, 2013 Richmond, Virginia The National Clutch (supporting), Lionize
72 May 2, 2013 New York City, New York Terminal 5
73 May 3, 2013 Clifton Park, New York Upstate Concert Hall
74 May 4, 2013 Portland, Maine State Theatre
75 May 5, 2013 Boston, Massachusetts House of Blues
76 May 7, 2013 Charlotte, North Carolina Amos' Southend
77 May 9, 2013 St. Petersburg, Florida State Theatre
78 May 10, 2013 Fort Lauderdale, Florida Revolution Live
79 May 11, 2013 Orlando, Florida House of Blues
80 May 12, 2013 Pensacola, Florida Vinyl Music Hall
81 May 14, 2013 New Orleans, Louisiana House of Blues
82 May 15, 2013 Atlanta, Georgia Center Stage Atlanta
83 May 17, 2013 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Electric Factory
84 May 18, 2013 Columbus, Ohio Columbus Crew Stadium Various (Rock on the Range)
85 May 19, 2013 Indianapolis, Indiana The Vogue Clutch (supporting), Lionize
86 May 21, 2013 Milwaukee, Wisconsin Turner Hall Ballroom
87 May 22, 2013 Fargo, North Dakota The Venue
88 May 23, 2013 Lincoln, Nebraska Bourbon Theater
89 May 24, 2013 Pryor, Oklahoma 1421 E 450 Road Various (Rocklahoma)
90 May 25, 2013 Houston, Texas House of Blues Clutch (supporting), Lionize
91 May 26, 2013 San Antonio, Texas AT&T Center Various (River City Rock Fest)
Leg 6: Europe II (festivals and headlining)
92 June 14, 2013 Castle Donington England Donington Park Various (Download Festival)
93 June 16, 2013 Nickelsdorf Austria Pannonia Fields II Various (Nova Rock Festival)
94 June 17, 2013 Augsburg Germany Kantine
95 June 18, 2013 Konstanz Kulturladen
96 June 19, 2013 Milan Italy Live Club Various (Flame Fest)
97 June 20, 2013 Zurich Switzerland Volkshaus Various (Earshakerday)
98 June 21, 2013 Sarrebruck Germany Garage
99 June 23, 2013 Clisson France Rue du Champ Louet Various (Hellfest)
100 June 24, 2013 Villeurbanne Le Transbordeur
101 June 25, 2013 Toulouse La Dynamo
102 June 26, 2013 Barcelona Spain Razzmatazz 3
103 June 27, 2013 Almàssera Rock City
104 June 28, 2013 Vitoria-Gasteiz Recinto Mendizabala Various (Azkena Rock Festival)
105 June 30, 2013 Dessel Belgium Kastelsedijk Various (Graspop Metal Meeting)
106 July 1, 2013 Deventer Netherlands Burgerweeshuis Clutch (supporting)
107 July 2, 2013 Eindhoven Effenaar Clutch (supporting), Red Fang, Komatsu
108 July 3, 2013 Esch-sur-Alzette Luxembourg Rockhal
109 July 6, 2013 Gothenburg Sweden Various (Metaltown Festival)
110 July 7, 2013 Roskilde Denmark Festivalpladsen Various (Roskilde Festival)
Leg 7: North America IV (headlining)
111 July 25, 2013 Dallas, Texas United States Granada Theater Castle, American Sharks
112 July 26, 2013 Austin, Texas Red 7
113 July 27, 2013 Abilene, Texas The Backroom
114 July 28, 2013 Lubbock, Texas FUBAR
115 July 30, 2013 Farmington, New Mexico TOP DECK
116 July 31, 2013 Tempe, Arizona Club Red
117 August 1, 2013 Santa Ana, California Club Red
118 August 2, 2013 San Francisco, California Slim's
119 August 3, 2013
120 August 5, 2013 Portland, Oregon Hawthorne Theater
121 August 6, 2013 Spokane, Washington Spokane Center
122 August 7, 2013 Seattle, Washington Neumos
123 August 8, 2013 Vancouver, British Columbia Canada The Biltmore
124 August 10, 2013 Edmonton, Alberta The Starlite Ballroom
125 August 11, 2013 Calgary, Alberta Republik
126 August 12, 2013 Regina, Saskatchewan THE EXCHANGE
127 August 13, 2013 Winnipeg, Manitoba Pyramid Cabaret
128 Thunder Bay, Ontario Crocks
129 August 14, 2013
130 August 15, 2013 Toronto, Ontario Lee's Palace
131 August 17, 2013 Montreal, Quebec il Motore
132 August 18, 2013 New York City, New York United States Music Hall of Williamsburg
133 August 19, 2013 West Chester, Pennsylvania The Note
134 August 20, 2013 Baltimore, Maryland The Ottobar
135 August 21, 2013 Roanoke, Virginia Martin's Downtown
136 August 23, 2013 Baton Rouge, Louisiana Spanish Moon
Leg 8: North America V (supporting Clutch)
137 September 24, 2013 South Burlington, Vermont United States Higher Ground Clutch (supporting)
138 September 26, 2013 Port Chester, New York Capitol Theatre
139 September 27, 2013 Huntington, New York The Paramount
140 September 28, 2013 Hampton Beach, New Hampshire Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom
Leg 9: North America VI
141 October 27, 2013 Charleston, South Carolina United States Music Farm Clutch, American Sharks
142 October 28, 2013 Athens, Georgia Georgia Theatre
143 October 29, 2013 Chattanooga, Tennessee Track 29
144 October 31, 2013 Louisville, Kentucky Expo Five
145 November 1, 2013 Memphis, Tennessee Minglewood Hall
146 November 2, 2013 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Diamond Ballroom
147 November 4, 2013 Corpus Christi, Texas House of Rock
148 November 5, 2013 Austin, Texas Emo's East
149 November 7, 2013 Albuquerque, New Mexico Sunshine Theater
150 November 8, 2013 Tucson, Arizona Rialto Theatre
151 November 9, 2013 West Hollywood, California House of Blues
152 November 10, 2013 San Diego, California House of Blues
153 November 11, 2013 Sacramento, California Ace of Spades
154 November 13, 2013 Grand Junction, Colorado Mesa Theater and Club
155 November 14, 2013 Denver, Colorado Ogden Theater
156 November 15, 2013 Wichita, Kansas Cotillion Ballroom
157 November 16, 2013 Columbia, Missouri The Blue Note
158 November 17, 2013 Bloomington, Illinois Castle Theatre
159 November 19, 2013 Joliet, Illinois Mojoes
160 November 20, 2013 Madison, Wisconsin Orpheum Theatre
161 November 21, 2013 Fort Wayne, Indiana Piere's
162 November 22, 2013 Columbus, Ohio Lifestyle Communities Pavilion
163 November 23, 2013 Detroit, Michigan The Fillmore Detroit
164 November 24, 2013 Covington, Kentucky United States The Madison Theater Valley of the Sun, Electric Citizen, American Sharks

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Apocryphon Tour Dates/Europe & UK release information". The Sword. September 5, 2012. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Greg Prato (October 22, 2012). "The Sword Return With 'Apocryphon'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
  3. ↑ Napalm Records (September 22, 2012). "The Sword will come...". Facebook. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
  4. ↑ "New Tour Dates and Beer". The Sword. June 10, 2013. Retrieved June 16, 2013.
  5. ↑ "The Sword Concert Setlist at Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studios, Denton on October 30, 2012". Setlist.fm. Retrieved November 15, 2012.
  6. ↑ "The Sword Concert Setlist at A&R Music Bar, Columbus on November 8, 2012". Setlist.fm. Retrieved November 15, 2012.
  7. ↑ "The Sword Concert Setlist at Webster Hall, New York on November 14, 2012". Setlist.fm. Retrieved November 15, 2012.
  8. ↑ "The Sword Concert Setlist at Workplay Theater, Birmingham on November 19, 2012". Setlist.fm. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
  9. ↑ "The Sword Concert Setlist at Bluebird Theater, Denver on December 4, 2012". Setlist.fm. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
  10. ↑ "The Sword Concert Setlist at O2 ABC, Glasgow on January 7, 2013". Setlist.fm. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
  11. ↑ "The Sword Concert Setlist at Trix, Antwerp on January 12, 2013". Setlist.fm. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
  12. ↑ "The Sword Concert Setlist at Sticky Fingers, Gothenburg on January 18, 2013". Setlist.fm. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
  13. ↑ "The Sword Concert Setlist at Lille Vega, Copenhagen on January 27, 2013". Setlist.fm. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
  14. ↑ "The Sword Concert Setlist at Soundwave Melbourne 2013 on March 1, 2013". Setlist.fm. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
  15. ↑ "The Sword Concert Setlist at The Riverside Warehouse, Shreveport on November 2, 2012". Setlist.fm. Retrieved November 15, 2012.
  16. ↑ "The Sword Concert Setlist at Madison Theater, Covington on November 10, 2012". Setlist.fm. Retrieved November 15, 2012.
  17. ↑ "The Sword Concert Setlist at The Met, Pawtucket on November 15, 2012". Setlist.fm. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
  18. ↑ "The Sword Concert Setlist at The Middle East, Cambridge on November 16, 2012". Setlist.fm. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
  19. ↑ "The Sword Concert Setlist at The Masquerade, Atlanta on November 21, 2012". Setlist.fm. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
  20. ↑ "The Sword Concert Setlist at Club Red, Tempe on December 14, 2012". Setlist.fm. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
  21. ↑ "The Sword Concert Setlist at Manchester Academy 3, Manchester on January 8, 2013". Setlist.fm. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
  22. ↑ "The Sword Concert Setlist at Doornroosje, Nijmegen on January 13, 2013". Setlist.fm. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
  23. ↑ "The Sword Concert Setlist at Debaser Slussen, Stockholm on January 19, 2013". Setlist.fm. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
  24. ↑ "The Sword Concert Setlist at Soundwave Brisbane 2013 at February 23, 2013". Setlist.fm. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
  25. ↑ "The Sword Concert Setlist at Double Door, Chicago on November 7, 2012". Setlist.fm. Retrieved November 15, 2012.
  26. ↑ "The Sword Concert Setlist at Union Transfer, Philadelphia on November 13, 2012". Setlist.fm. Retrieved November 15, 2012.
  27. ↑ "The Sword Concert Setlist at Rock and Roll Hotel, Washington on November 17, 2012". Setlist.fm. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
  28. ↑ "The Sword Concert Setlist at Hi-Tone, Memphis on November 23, 2012". Setlist.fm. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
  29. ↑ "The Sword Concert Setlist at El Rey Theatre, Hollywood on December 12, 2012". Setlist.fm. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
  30. ↑ "The Sword Concert Setlist at Trees, Dallas on December 17, 2012". Setlist.fm. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
  31. ↑ "The Sword Concert Setlist at The Underworld, London on January 10, 2013". Setlist.fm. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
  32. ↑ "The Sword Concert Setlist at Underground, Cologne on January 14, 2013". Setlist.fm. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
  33. ↑ "The Sword Concert Setlist at John Dee, Osolo on January 24, 2013". Setlist.fm. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
  34. ↑ "The Sword Concert Setlist at Billboard The Venue, Melbourne on February 25, 2013". Setlist.fm. Retrieved March 6, 2013.