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Tour by Avenged Sevenfold | |
Location | North America, Europe |
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Associated album | Life Is but a Dream... |
Start date | May 12, 2023 |
End date | June 30, 2024 |
Legs | 2 |
No. of shows | 61 |
Supporting acts | |
Avenged Sevenfold concert chronology |
The Life Is but a Dream... Tour is an ongoing concert tour by American heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold in support of the band's eighth studio album Life Is but a Dream... , which was released on June 2, 2023. [1] The first festival dates for the tour were announced on December 14, 2022, [2] while the headlining shows in arenas and amphitheaters were announced on March 27, 2023, and April 11, 2023, [3] [4] following the release of the album's first single, "Nobody". [5] The tour began on May 12, 2023, in Las Vegas and is set to conclude on June 30, 2024, in Lisbon.
The following setlist was performed at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach on May 19, 2023. [6]
The following setlist was performed at Kia Forum in Inglewood on June 9, 2023. [7]
Date | City | Country | Venue | Reason |
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July 26, 2023 | Clarkston | United States | Pine Knob Music Theatre | Lightning strikes [8] |
October 7, 2023 | Chula Vista | North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre | Sickness [9] | |
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