Warp Riders Tour

Warp Riders Tour
Promotional tour by The Sword
Location United States, Australia, Europe
Associated album Warp Riders
Start date October 1, 2010
End date May 12, 2011
Legs 3
Shows 42
The Sword concert chronology
United States Tour
(2010)
Warp Riders Tour
(2010–2011)
Apocryphon Tour
(2012–2013)

The Warp Riders Tour is a 2010–2011 worldwide concert tour by American heavy metal band The Sword. Beginning on October 1, 2010 in the United States, the tour is in promotion of the band's upcoming 2010 third album Warp Riders, released on August 24, 2010. Following the United States leg of the tour, the band joined Soundwave, a travelling music festival, in Australia in 2011. They will then perform an additional 12 shows in Europe. Prior to the tour, the band supported Metallica on their continuing World Magnetic Tour in September, and during the tour they also performed at the Austin City Limits Festival, between October 8 and October 10.

Between November and December 2010 a 26-date European leg was due to take place, but was cancelled early in October due to "circumstances beyond [the band's] control",[1] later revealed to be the departure of drummer Trivett Wingo from the band.[2] Drummer Kevin Fender joined The Sword as a touring member of the band in November, and is performing with the band on a rescheduled America leg throughout November and December, and on the Australian Soundwave festival leg in 2011.[3][4]

Set lists

Original tour dates
Rescheduled tour dates

Tour dates

Number Date City Country Venue Support act(s)
Warm-up shows: World Magnetic Tour: Oceania/Asia
1 September 15, 2010 Melbourne Australia Rod Laver Arena Supporting Metallica
2 September 16, 2010
3 September 18, 2010 Sydney Acer Arena
4 September 21, 2010 Christchurch New Zealand CBS Canterbury Arena
5 September 22, 2010
6 September 25, 2010 Tokyo Japan Saitama Super Arena
7 September 26, 2010
Original tour dates
First Leg: North America
1 October 1, 2010 Los Angeles, California United States El Rey Theatre Karma to Burn, Mount Carmel
2 October 2, 2010 San Francisco, California Regency Ballroom
3 October 3, 2010 Portland, Oregon Roseland Theater
4 October 4, 2010 Seattle, Washington Showbox SoDo
5 October 6, 2010 Denver, Colorado Ogden Theater
Note: All North American tour dates after October 6, 2010 were cancelled
6 October 12, 2010 Atlanta, Georgia United States Masquerade Club Karma to Burn, Mount Carmel
7 October 13, 2010 Asheville, North Carolina Orange Peel
8 October 14, 2010 Roanoke, Virginia Martin's Downtown
9 October 15, 2010 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Theatre of the Living Arts
10 October 16, 2010 New York City, New York Webster Hall
11 October 17, 2010 Boston, Massachusetts Royale Boston
12 October 19, 2010 Cleveland, Ohio House of Blues
13 October 20, 2010 Washington, D.C. 9:30 Club
14 October 21, 2010 Huntington, West Virginia V Club Live
15 October 23, 2010 Chicago, Illinois Metro Chicago
Second Leg: Europe
Note: All European tour dates were cancelled
16 November 6, 2010 Bielefeld Germany Forum Kvelertak
17 November 8, 2010 Antwerp Belgium Trix Hall
18 November 9, 2010 Hamburg Germany Molotov Club
19 November 11, 2010 Stockholm Sweden Gote Killare
20 November 12, 2010 Malmö KP Club
21 November 13, 2010 Oslo Norway Garage Oslo
22 November 15, 2010 Berlin Germany Magnet Club
23 November 16, 2010 Munich 59:1
24 November 17, 2010 Vienna Austria Szene Wien
25 November 18, 2010 Milan Italy Live Music Club
26 November 19, 2010 Graz Austria Project Pop Culture
27 November 21, 2010 Zürich Switzerland Dynamo Jugendkulturhaus
28 November 26, 2010 Uden Netherlands De Pul
29 November 27, 2010 Kerkrade Rock Tempel
30 November 29, 2010 Portsmouth England Wedgewood Rooms Karma to Burn
31 November 30, 2010 Bristol Fleece and Firkin
32 December 1, 2010 Birmingham O2 Academy Birmingham
33 December 2, 2010 Leeds The Cockpit
34 December 4, 2010 Glasgow Scotland G2
35 December 5, 2010 Newcastle England O2 Academy Newcastle
36 December 5, 2010 Manchester Academy 3
37 December 8, 2010 Nottingham Rescue Rooms
38 December 9, 2010 London O2 Academy Islington
39 December 10, 2010 Brighton Audio Brighton
40 December 11, 2010 Dublin Ireland The Academy
41 December 12, 2010 Belfast Northern Ireland Stiff Kitten
Third Leg: Australia (Soundwave)
42 February 26, 2011 Brisbane Australia RNA Showgrounds Various[14]
43 February 27, 2011 Sydney Eastern Creek Raceway
44 March 4, 2011 Melbourne Royal Melbourne Showgrounds
45 March 5, 2011 Adelaide Bonython Park
46 March 7, 2011 Perth Steel Blue Oval
Rescheduled tour dates
First Leg: North America
6 November 27, 2010 Baton Rouge, Louisiana United States Spanish Moon Karma to Burn, Mount Carmel
7 November 28, 2010 Birmingham, Alabama WorkPlay Theatre
8 November 29, 2010 Atlanta, Georgia Masquerade Club
9 November 30, 2010 Asheville, North Carolina Orange Peel
10 December 1, 2010 Roanoke, Virginia Martin's Downtown
11 December 2, 2010 Lancaster, Pennsylvania Chameleon Club
12 December 3, 2010 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Theatre of the Living Arts
13 December 4, 2010 New York City, New York Webster Hall
14 December 5, 2010 Boston, Massachusetts Royale Boston
15 December 6, 2010 Washington, D.C. 9:30 Club
16 December 7, 2010 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Mr Small's Funhouse
17 December 8, 2010 Cleveland, Ohio House of Blues
18 December 9, 2010 Huntington, West Virginia V Club Live
19 December 10, 2010 Covington, Kentucky The Mad Hatter
20 December 11, 2010 Detroit, Michigan The Shelter
21 December 12, 2010 Chicago, Illinois Metro Chicago
22 December 13, 2010 St. Louis, Missouri The Firebird
23 December 14, 2010 Iowa City, Iowa Blue Moose Tap House
24 December 15, 2010 Kansas City, Missouri Record Bar
25 December 16, 2010 Little Rock, Arkansas Juanita's
Second Leg: Australia (Soundwave)
26 February 26, 2011 Brisbane Australia RNA Showgrounds Various[14]
27 February 27, 2011 Sydney Eastern Creek Raceway
28 March 4, 2011 Melbourne Royal Melbourne Showgrounds
29 March 5, 2011 Adelaide Bonython Park
30 March 7, 2011 Perth Steel Blue Oval
Third Leg: Europe
31 April 30, 2011 Bergen Norway Bergenfest
32 May 1, 2011 Copenhagen Denmark Loppen
33 May 2, 2011 Berlin Germany Magnet Club
34 May 3, 2011 Cologne Underground Club
35 May 4, 2011 Uden Netherlands De Pul
36 May 6, 2011 Paris France La Fleche D'Or
37 May 7, 2011 Wuustwezel Belgium Puntpop Festival
38 May 8, 2011 Southampton England Joiners Arms
39 May 9, 2011 Birmingham O2 Academy Birmingham
40 May 10, 2011 Glasgow Scotland Glasgow Cathouse
41 May 11, 2011 Manchester England Academy 3
42 May 12, 2011 London Garage Club

References

General
Specific
  1. "European Tour Cancelled". The Sword. October 7, 2010. Retrieved October 9, 2010.
  2. "The Sword Drummer Quits". Roadrunner Records (Blabbermouth.net). October 11, 2010. Retrieved October 11, 2010.
  3. "The Sword Announces Rescheduled U.S. Tour". The Sword. November 4, 2010. Retrieved November 29, 2010.
  4. "The Sword: Temporary Drummer Announced, U.S. Tour Dates Rescheduled". Roadrunner Records (Blabbermouth.net). November 4, 2010. Retrieved November 29, 2010.
  5. "The Sword Concert at El Rey Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, USA Setlist on October 1, 2010". Setlist.fm. Retrieved September 18, 2010.
  6. "The Sword Concert at The Grand Ballroom at the Regency Center, San Francisco, CA, USA Setlist on October 2, 2010". Setlist.fm. Retrieved October 7, 2010.
  7. "The Sword Concert at Roseland Theater, Portland, OR, USA Setlist on October 3, 2010". Setlist.fm. Retrieved October 7, 2010.
  8. "The Sword Concert at Ogden Theatre, Denver, CO, USA Setlist on October 6, 2010". Setlist.fm. Retrieved October 8, 2010.
  9. "@andrefool Here's last nig ...". The Sword (Twitter). December 5, 2010. Retrieved December 5, 2010.
  10. "The Sword Concert at 9:30 Club, Washington, DC, USA Setlist on December 6, 2010". Setlist.fm. December 9, 2010. Retrieved December 14, 2010.
  11. "The Sword Concert at Mr. Small's Theatre, Millvale, PA, USA Setlist on December 7, 2010". Setlist.fm. December 8, 2010. Retrieved December 14, 2010.
  12. "The Sword Concert at House of Blues, Cleveland, OH, USA Setlist on December 8, 2010". Setlist.fm. December 9, 2010. Retrieved December 14, 2010.
  13. "The Sword Concert at Metro, Chicago, IL, USA Setlist on December 12, 2010". Setlist.fm. December 13, 2010. Retrieved December 14, 2010.
  14. 14.0 14.1 "Lineup". Soundwave. Retrieved August 19, 2010.