Promotional tour by The Sword | |
Location | |
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Associated album | High Country |
Start date | August 21, 2015 |
End date | December 19, 2015 |
Legs | 3 |
No. of shows | 75 |
The Sword concert chronology |
The High Country Tour is an ongoing concert tour by American heavy metal band The Sword. Staged in support of the band's 2015 fifth studio album High Country , the tour is scheduled to visit venues worldwide in 2015 and 2016. Currently comprising three legs and 75 shows, the tour began in Trondheim, Norway at the Pstereo Festival on August 21, 2015 and the latest scheduled show is on December 19, 2015 in Corpus Christi, Texas.
The opening European leg of the High Country Tour was detailed in tandem with the official announcement of the album on June 2, 2015, with the news also stating that the band would continue touring throughout 2015 and 2016. [1] A few days before the release of the album and the beginning of the tour, two legs of North American dates were added starting on October 9, 2015 in Dallas, including appearances at the festivals Knotfest and Aftershock; support acts were announced as Kadavar and All Them Witches for the first leg, and Royal Thunder for the second. [2]
The following is the set list from a number of early shows on the tour. [3] [4]
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Date | City | Country | Venue | Other act(s) |
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Europe | ||||
August 21, 2015 | Trondheim | Norway | Marinen | Various (Pstereo Festival) |
August 22, 2015 | Oslo | Parkteatret | Black Temple | |
August 23, 2015 | Gothenburg | Sweden | Sticky Fingers | |
August 25, 2015 | Helsinki | Finland | Tavastia Club | |
August 27, 2015 | Stockholm | Sweden | Debaser Strand | |
August 28, 2015 | Malmö | Kulturbolaget | ||
August 29, 2015 | Copenhagen | Denmark | Lille Vega | |
August 30, 2015 | Hamburg | Germany | Rock Café St Pauli | |
August 31, 2015 | Berlin | Magnet Club | ||
September 2, 2015 | Vienna | Austria | Vienna Arena | The Iron Heel Communication Killer |
September 3, 2015 | Munich | Germany | Backstage | Mosh36 Suffocation Nile |
September 4, 2015 | Milan | Italy | Legend Club | |
September 5, 2015 | Salzburg | Austria | Rockhouse | |
September 6, 2015 | Winterthur | Switzerland | Salzhaus | |
September 7, 2015 | Stuttgart | Germany | Universum | |
September 9, 2015 | Antwerp | Belgium | Trix Club | |
September 10, 2015 | Tilburg | Netherlands | Extase | |
September 11, 2015 | Cologne | Germany | Luxor | |
September 12, 2015 | Paris | France | La Boule Noire | |
September 14, 2015 | Nottingham | England | Rock City Basement | Hark |
September 15, 2015 | Glasgow | Scotland | King Tut's Wah Wah Hut | |
September 16, 2015 | Manchester | England | Academy 3 | Hang the Bastard |
September 17, 2015 | Wolverhampton | Slade Rooms | ||
September 18, 2015 | London | Camden Underworld | Hang the Bastard | |
September 19, 2015 | Bristol | The Thekla | ||
North America | ||||
October 9, 2015 | Dallas | United States | Gas Monkey Live! | Kadavar All Them Witches |
October 10, 2015 | Austin | The Mohawk | ||
October 11, 2015 | Houston | Fitzgerald's | ||
October 13, 2015 | Lawrence | Granada Theater | ||
October 14, 2015 | Madison | Majestic Theatre | ||
October 15, 2015 | Iowa City | Gabe's Oasis | ||
October 16, 2015 | Minneapolis | Mill City Nights | ||
October 17, 2015 | Omaha | The Waiting Room Lounge | ||
October 18, 2015 | Tulsa | Cain's Ballroom | ||
October 20, 2015 | Mesa | Club Red | ||
October 21, 2015 | Las Vegas | Vinyl | ||
October 22, 2015 | San Diego | Belly Up | ||
October 23, 2015 | San Francisco | Slim's | ||
October 24, 2015 | San Bernardino | San Manuel Amphitheater | Various (Knotfest) | |
October 25, 2015 | Sacramento | Gibson Ranch Park | Various (Aftershock Festival) | |
October 27, 2015 | Seattle | Neumos | Kadavar All Them Witches | |
October 28, 2015 | Vancouver | Canada | Rickshaw Theatre | |
October 29, 2015 | Portland | United States | Wonder Ballroom | |
October 30, 2015 | Boise | Neurolux | All Them Witches | |
October 31, 2015 | Salt Lake City | Club Sound | ||
November 2, 2015 | Denver | Gothic Theatre | ||
November 3, 2015 | Albuquerque | Launchpad | ||
November 4, 2015 | Lubbock | Jake's Backroom | ||
North America | ||||
November 18, 2015 | New Orleans | United States | One Eyed Jacks | Royal Thunder |
November 19, 2015 | Atlanta | The Masquerade | ||
November 20, 2015 | St. Petersburg | State Theatre | ||
November 21, 2015 | Jacksonville Beach | Freebird Live | ||
November 23, 2015 | Birmingham | Saturn | ||
November 24, 2015 | Nashville | Exit/In | ||
November 25, 2015 | Asheville | The Orange Peel | ||
November 27, 2015 | Carrboro | Cat's Cradle | ||
November 28, 2015 | Charlotte | Neighbourhood Theatre | ||
November 29, 2015 | Washington, D.C. | Rock & Roll Hotel | ||
December 1, 2015 | New York City | Webster Hall | ||
December 2, 2015 | Cambridge | The Sinclair | ||
December 3, 2015 | Albany | Northern Lights | ||
December 4, 2015 | Philadelphia | Trocadero Theatre | ||
December 5, 2015 | Buffalo | Town Ballroom | ||
December 6, 2015 | Toronto | Canada | The Opera House | |
December 8, 2015 | Pittsburgh | United States | Mr. Small's Theatre | |
December 9, 2015 | Cleveland | Agora Theatre and Ballroom | ||
December 10, 2015 | Ann Arbor | Blind Pig | ||
December 11, 2015 | Grand Rapids | Pyramid Scheme | ||
December 12, 2015 | Chicago | Thalia Hall | ||
December 13, 2015 | St. Louis | The Ready Room | ||
December 15, 2015 | Memphis | 1884 Lounge | ||
December 16, 2015 | Little Rock | Juanita's Cantina and Ballroom | ||
December 17, 2015 | Oklahoma City | ACM | ||
December 18, 2015 | San Antonio | Paper Tiger | ||
December 19, 2015 | Corpus Christi | House of Rock |
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