ObZen Tour

ObZen World Tour
World tour by Meshuggah

Meshuggah poster for the North American 2009 part of the obZen tour.
Start date February 15, 2008
End date February 20, 2009
Legs 4
Number of shows 101
Meshuggah concert chronology

The ObZen World Tour is a concert tour by Swedish Metal band Meshuggah. It was in support of the band's 6th studio album obZen. It is the biggest tour the band has done to date; and the band has travelled to places around the world they previously have not performed in. In early 2009 Meshuggah has returned to North America on a tour with Cynic and The Faceless.

History

In 2007, Meshuggah returned to the studio to record their latest album, obZen, which was released in March 2008.[1] The band spent almost a year on the album; their longest recording session yet. A significant portion of the year was spent learning to perform the songs they wrote; the recording itself took six months.[2] obZen reached number 59 on the Billboard Top 200 chart and sold 11,400 copies in the United States in its first week of release, and 50,000 copies after six months.[3] With this album Meshuggah got more media attention and new fans.[4] The release was followed by a world tour, which started in the US and proceeded to Europe, Asia and Australia.[1]

Song debutes

In the first North American leg, three new songs from the new album were slated into the band's setlist: Electric Red, Bleed and Pravus. In the 2009 North American leg, Meshuggah debuted a full live version of the song Bleed. Up until then, live shows featured a shorter version, one similar to the video edit of the song. This leg also saw the debuts of the songs Combustion and Lethargica, also from the obZen album.

Typical setlist

Taken from show at Club Tochka in Moscow, Russia on October 4, 2008.

Tour dates

Date City Country Venue
North American Leg I
February 15, 2008UmeåSwedenHouse of Metal Headlining
In support of: Ministry and Hemlock on the C-U-LaTour[5]
March 25, 2008Spokane, WashingtonUnited StatesBig Easy
March 26, 2008Calgary, AlbertaCanadaWhiskey Nightclub*
March 27, 2008Vancouver, British ColumbiaCroatian Cultural Centre
March 28, 2008Commodore Ballroom
March 29, 2008Seattle, WashingtonUnited StatesThe Showbox
March 30, 2008Portland, OregonRoseland Theatre
April 1, 2008San Francisco, CaliforniaThe Fillmore
April 2, 2008
April 5, 2008Los Angeles, CaliforniaHouse of Blues
April 6, 2008
April 7, 2008San Diego, CaliforniaHouse of Blues
April 8, 2008Tempe, ArizonaMarquee Theatre
April 9, 2008Las Vegas, NevadaHouse of Blues
April 11, 2008Salt Lake City, UtahThe Great SaltAir
April 12, 2008Denver, ColoradoOgden Theatre
April 15, 2008Austin, TexasLa Zona Rosa
April 17, 2008Dallas, TexasPalladium
April 18, 2008Houston, TexasVerizon Wireless Theater
April 19, 2008New Orleans, LouisianaHouse of Blues
April 22, 2008Orlando, FloridaHouse of Blues
April 23, 2008St. Petersburg, FloridaJannus Landing
April 24, 2008Charlotte, North CarolinaTremont Music Hall
April 25, 2008Atlanta, GeorgiaThe Masquerade
April 26, 2008Baltimore, MarylandRams Head Live!
April 27, 2008Worcester, MassachusettsThe Palladium
April 29, 2008Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaFillmore Theatre of the Living Arts
May 1, 2008New York City, New YorkIrving Plaza
May 2, 2008
May 3, 2008Montreal, QuebecCanadaMetropolis
May 4, 2008Toronto, OntarioKool Haus
May 5, 2008Cleveland, OhioUnited StatesAgora Theatre
May 7, 2008Detroit, MichiganEmerald Theatre
May 8, 2008Chicago, IllinoisHouse of Blues
May 9, 2008
May 10, 2008
May 11, 2008
European Leg
Supported by: Dillinger Escape Plan and Between the Buried and Me
June 20, 2008BrusselsBelgiumVK
June 21, 2008TilburgNetherlands013
June 22, 2008ClissonFranceHellfest
June 24, 2008WinterthurSwitzerlandSalzhaus
June 25, 2008PragueCzech RepublicRoxy
June 26, 2008WarsawPolandProgresja
June 27, 2008LindauGermanyVaudeville
June 28, 2008BolognaItalyGods of Metal Festival
June 29, 2008BolzanoPalasport
July 2, 2008SaarbrückenGermanyRoxy
July 3, 2008AschaffenburgColos-Saal
July 4, 2008LeipzigWith Full Force
July 5, 2008MariborSloveniaMetalcamp
July 20, 2008AthensGreeceRock 'Em All Festival
July 31, 2008StoråsNorwayStoråsfestivalen
August 8, 2008MikkeliFinlandJurassic Rock Festival
August 15, 2008HasseltBelgiumPukkelpop Festival
August 16, 2008BudapestHungarySziget Festival
August 29, 2008BergenNorwayHole in the Sky Festival
August 30, 2008GothenburgSwedenBrew House
August 31, 2008MalmöKB
Supported by: Trigger the Bloodshed and others.
September 1, 2008HamburgGermanyLogo
September 2, 2008WiesbadenSchlachthof
September 3, 2008AmsterdamNetherlandsMelkweg
September 4, 2008BrightonEnglandBarfly
September 5, 2008LondonAstoria 2
September 6, 2008Newcastle Academy
September 8, 2008GlasgowScotlandGarage
September 9, 2008ManchesterEnglandAcademy
September 10, 2008SheffieldCorporation
September 11, 2008BirminghamAcademy 2
September 12, 2008BristolAcademy 2
September 13, 2008NottinghamRock City
September 15, 2008BrusselsBelgiumAncienne Belgique
September 16, 2008KölnGermanyUnderground
September 17, 2008LucerneSwitzerlandSchuur
September 18, 2008ViennaAustriaSzene Wien
September 19, 2008MunichGermanyBackstage
September 20, 2008BerlinKato
Supported by: Scarpoint and CB Murdoc
September 22, 2008StockholmSwedenDebaser Medis
October 4, 2008MoscowRussiaClub Tochka
October 5, 2008St. PetersburgOrlandina
Oceania & Asia Leg
Supported by: New Way Home
October 10, 2008AucklandNew ZealandTransmission Room
Supported by: Alchemist
October 12, 2008BrisbaneAustraliaThe Arena
October 13, 2008SydneyRoundhouse
October 14, 2008AdelaideHQ
October 15, 2008MelbourneThe Palace
October 16, 2008PerthCapitol
October 18, 2008TokyoJapanLoudpark Festival
October 20, 2008OsakaClub Quattro Headlining
North American Leg II
Supported by: Cynic and The Faceless[6]
February 1, 2009Anaheim, CaliforniaUnited StatesHouse of Blues
February 2, 2009San Diego, CaliforniaHouse of Blues
February 3, 2009Hollywood, CaliforniaHouse of Blues
February 4, 2009San Francisco, CaliforniaSlim’s
February 6, 2009Seattle, WashingtonEl Corazón
February 7, 2009Portland, OregonHawthorne Theatre
February 8, 2009Vancouver, British ColumbiaCanadaCommodore Ballroom
February 9, 2009Spokane, WashingtonUnited StatesKnitting Factory
February 11, 2009Englewood, ColoradoGothic Theatre
February 12, 2009Des Moines, IowaPeople's Court
February 13, 2009St. Paul, MinnesotaStation 4
February 14, 2009Milwaukee, WisconsinEagles Club
February 15, 2009Chicago, IllinoisHouse of Blues
February 17, 2009Toronto, OntarioCanadaPhoenix Concert Theatre
February 18, 2009Montreal, QuebecClub Soda
February 19, 2009New York City, New YorkUnited StatesIrving Plaza
February 20, 2009Towson, MarylandRecher Theatre
European Leg II
April 8, 2009UppsalaSwedenKonsert & Kongress
April 9, 2009OsloNorwayInferno Festival
April 10, 2009KarlstadSwedenArena Nattklubb
April 11, 2009ÖrnsköldsvikMusikhuset
April 12, 2009UmeåScharinska
April 13, 2009TampereFinlandKlubi
April 14, 2009HelsinkiNosturi
April 25, 2009StockholmSwedenMelloboat
June 12, 2009Donington ParkEnglandDownload Festival
June 26, 2009GothenburgSwedenMetaltown Festival[7]
June 27, 2009
June 28, 2009
July 11, 2009NijmegenNetherlandsFortarock Festival
July 12, 2009KrakówPolandKnock Out Festival
July 18, 2009HultsfredSwedenSonisphere Festival
July 24, 2009LorcaSpainLorca Rock Festival[8]
July 25, 2009

References

  1. 1 2 Jason Ankeny and Bradley Torreano. "Meshuggah Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-05-11.
  2. ↑ Jon Wiederhorn. "MESHUGGAH". Revolver. Retrieved 2008-09-02.
  3. ↑ "MESHUGGAH's 'obZen' Cracks 50,000 U.S. Sales Mark - Sep. 17, 2008". Blabbermouth. Retrieved 2008-09-24.
  4. ↑ "MESHUGGAH Guitarist: 'We're Always Experimental In One Way Or Another'". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 2008-07-25.
  5. ↑ "MESHUGGAH: Perth Soundcheck Footage Available - Oct. 23, 2008". Blabbermouth. Retrieved 2008-10-25.
  6. ↑ "MESHUGGAH, CYNIC: More North American Dates Announced - Dec. 9, 2008". Blabbermouth. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  7. ↑
  8. ↑

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