The Eighth Plague Tour

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The Eighth Plague Tour
Tour by Machine Head
Associated album Unto the Locust
Start dateNovember 1, 2011 (2011-11-01)
End dateDecember 14, 2012 (2012-12-14)
LegsFive
No. of shows118
53 in North America
58 in Europe
7 in Australia
12 cancellations
1 rescheduled

The Eighth Plague Tour was a concert tour by American heavy metal band Machine Head. [1]
Supports in the first leg of Europe was come from the bands Bring Me the Horizon, Devildriver and Darkest Hour. Robb Flynn made a statement saying that: "This will no doubt be the heaviest show you're going to see this year. A lot of the greatest shows of our last touring cycle were in Europe and the UK, so the prospect of this lineup combined with these crowds has us extremely stoked to get out there and tear it up! New material, great venues, killer fans... we absolutely cannot wait!"

Contents

The tour continued through North America, with Suicide Silence, Darkest Hour and Rise to Remain, which began on January 15, 2012 in Denver. [2] [3] Machine Head was playing on the 2012's Australian Soundwave Festival. [4]

On January 29, 2012 in Buffalo, New York Machine Head invited a 13-year-old fan onstage to play the song Aesthetics of Hate, from The Blackening album. Anthony Potenza was holding a sign that read "Let This 13-Year-Old Play 'Aesthetics of Hate' With You", and the band took him up on it. [5]

In the summer of 2012, the band was playing at music festivals and headline shows in Europe. [6] Evile supported the band on their two Irish dates. Besides those dates, Machine Head was the opening act for Metallica, on several European dates. [7] In August, the band was playing for the first ever Slipknot's music festival Knotfest. [8]

On August 11, 2012 the band played and Headlined Bloodstock Open Air in England for the first time. The band played a special set commemorating the 20th anniversary of the band's first ever live performance so the fans chose 5 songs from their debut album Burn My Eyes

On September 10, 2012, the band announced a second leg of North American dates. The trek kicked off on October 24 with a "warm up show" in Louisville, Kentucky, 2 massive radio festivals in Orlando and Tampa, Florida, and then with Dethklok on October 30 at The Norva in Norfolk, Virginia and will hit 33 cities before wrapping on December 8 in Atlanta. [9]

For the third time in a row, the corporate powers behind Walt Disney Properties pressured promoter Live Nation into cancelling Machine Head's performance at a House of Blues venue on Disney property, which was the December 4th show in Orlando, Florida. The band said in a statement: "While no one is willing to provide evidence that would prove unfavorable to Disney, sources close to events have suggested that Machine Head remains on a "banned list", and while Dethklok, All That Remains and Black Dahlia Murder will still be allowed to play, the corporate powers at Disney have refused to allow Machine Head to perform." [10]

On November 13, 2012, Machine Head exited their North American tour with Dethklok, All That Remains and Black Dahlia Murder due to matters completely beyond their control. Frontman Robb Flynn needed emergency surgery. Flynn had planned to go under the knife in January after completing the tour as he has been playing through the pain of a double inguinal hernia since the tour started in October. He had hoped to continue the tour despite extreme discomfort, but it became too difficult to continue on. Flynn underwent surgery on Wednesday, November 14 in Minneapolis before returning home to California to recover, rest and recuperate. Machine Head rejoined the tour in Portland, Oregon. [11]

This tour was the last with Adam Duce.[ citation needed ]

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenue
Europe
November 1, 2011 Oslo Norway Sentrum Scene
November 3, 2011 Stockholm SwedenFryshuset
November 5, 2011 Tampere Finland Tampere-talo
November 6, 2011 Helsinki The Circus
November 8, 2011 Copenhagen Denmark Amager Bio
November 9, 2011 Hamburg Germany Grosse Freiheit 36
November 10, 2011 Dresden Alter Schlachthof
November 12, 2011 Vienna Austria Gasometer
November 13, 2011 Milan ItalyAlcatraz
November 15, 2011 Barcelona SpainRazzmatazz
November 16, 2011 Madrid La Riviera
November 17, 2011 Lisbon Portugal Coliseu dos Recreios
November 18, 2011 Oporto Coliseu do Porto
November 19, 2011 Bilbao SpainRockstar Live
November 21, 2011 Zürich Switzerland Volkshaus
November 23, 2011ParisFrance Zénith Paris
November 24, 2011 Neu-Isenburg Germany Hugenottenhalle
November 25, 2011 Munich Tonhalle
November 26, 2011 Ludwigsburg Arena Ludwigsburg
November 28, 2011 Tilburg Netherlands 013
November 29, 2011 Brussels Belgium Forest National
November 30, 2011 Oberhausen Germany Turbinenhalle
December 1, 2011 Esch-sur-Alzette Luxembourg Rockhal
December 3, 2011LondonEngland Wembley Arena
December 4, 2011 Birmingham National Indoor Arena
December 5, 2011 Glasgow Scotland Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre
December 6, 2011 Manchester England Manchester Central Convention Complex
North America
January 15, 2012 Denver United StatesSummit Music Hall
January 17, 2012 Sauget Pop's
January 19, 2012 Saint Paul Station 4
January 20, 2012 Milwaukee The Rave
January 21, 2012 Royal Oak Royal Oak Music Theatre
January 22, 2012 Chicago House of Blues
January 24, 2012 Columbus Newport Music Hall
January 26, 2012 Portland State Theatrer
January 27, 2012 Montreal Canada Métropolis
January 28, 2012 Toronto The Sound Academy
January 29, 2012 Buffalo United StatesTown Ballroom
January 31, 2012 Pittsburgh Stage AE
February 1, 2012 Baltimore Rams Head Live!
February 2, 2012 Philadelphia Trocadero Theatre
February 3, 2012New York City Best Buy Theater
February 4, 2012 Worcester Worcester Palladium
February 6, 2012 Norfolk Norva Theater
February 7, 2012 Charlotte The Fillmore Charlotte
February 9, 2012 Atlanta The Masquerade
February 10, 2012 New Orleans House of Blues
February 11, 2012 Houston House of Blues
February 12, 2012 San Antonio Backstage Live
February 13, 2012 Dallas House of Blues
February 15, 2012 Farmington Top Deck
February 16, 2012 Tucson Rialto Theatre
February 17, 2012Los AngelesAvalon
February 18, 2012San Francisco The Warfield
Australia ("Soundwave Festival")
February 25, 2012 Brisbane Australia RNA Showgrounds
February 26, 2012 Sydney Olympic Park
February 28, 2012 [A] Melbourne Palace Theater
February 29, 2012 [A] SydneyUNSW Roundhouse
March 2, 2012Melbourne Royal Melbourne Showgrounds
March 3, 2012 Adelaide Bonython Park
March 5, 2012 Perth Claremont Showground
Europe, Leg#2
May 7, 2012 [B] Prague Czech Republic Synot Tip Arena
May 8, 2012 [B] Belgrade Serbia Ušće Park
May 10, 2012 Warsaw Poland Sonisphere Festival
May 13, 2012 [B] Udine Italy Stadio Friuli
May 25, 2012MadridSpainSonisphere Festival
May 28, 2012 Belfast Northern Ireland Ulster Hall
May 30, 2012 Dublin Ireland Olympia Theatre
June 1, 2012 Nürburg Germany Rock am Ring
June 2, 2012 Nijmegen Netherlands Fortarock Festival
June 3, 2012 Nuremberg Germany Rock im Park
June 4, 2012HelsinkiFinlandSonisphere Festival
June 8, 2012 Leicestershire England Download Festival
June 9, 2012 Nickelsdorf Austria Nova Rock Festival
June 14, 2012StockholmSweden Gröna Lund
June 15, 2012 Gothenburg Metaltown Festival
June 16, 2012 Clisson France Hellfest
June 23, 2012 Basel SwitzerlandEarshaker Days Festival
June 24, 2012 Dessel Belgium Graspop Metal Meeting
June 29, 2012 Löbnitz Germany With Full Force
June 30, 2012 Bucharest Romania Rock The City Festival
July 1, 2012 Athens Greece Rockwave Festival
July 5, 2012 Roskilde Denmark Roskilde Festival
July 7, 2012 Amnéville FranceSonisphere Festival
July 31, 2012 Osijek Croatia Dvorište Vega
August 2, 2012 Székesfehérvár HungaryFezen Festival
August 3, 2012 Kostrzyn nad Odrą Poland Przystanek Woodstock
August 4, 2012 Wacken Germany Wacken Open Air
August 5, 2012 Lokeren BelgiumLokeren Feesten
August 6, 2012 Tolmin Slovenia Metalcamp
August 10, 2012 Jaroměř Czech Republic Brutal Assault
August 11, 2012 Walton-upon-Trent England Bloodstock Open Air
United States
August 17, 2012 Pacific Junction United States Knotfest
August 18, 2012 Somerset
North America, Leg#2
October 24, 2012 Louisville United StatesHeadliner's
October 26, 2012 Orlando WJRR Halloweenie Roast
October 27, 2012 Tampa 98ROCK Halloweenie Roast
October 30, 2012NorfolkNorva Theatre
October 31, 2012Philadelphia Electric Factory
November 2, 2012 Silver Spring The Fillmore Silver Spring
November 4, 2012WorcesterWorcester Palladium
November 5, 2012MontrealCanadaMétropolis
November 7, 2012TorontoThe Sound Academy
November 8, 2012PittsburghUnited StatesStage AE
November 9, 2012Columbus Lifestyle Communities Pavilion
November 10, 2012 Detroit The Fillmore Detroit
November 11, 2012 Grand Rapids The Orbit Room
November 26, 2012 Oakland Fox Oakland Theatre
November 27, 2012Los Angeles Hollywood Palladium
November 28, 2012 Tempe Marquee Theatre
November 30, 2012DallasHouse of Blues
December 1, 2012 Austin Stubb's
December 2, 2012HoustonHouse of Blues
December 6, 2012 Chattanooga Track 29
December 7, 2012CharlotteThe Fillmore Charlotte
December 8, 2012Atlanta The Tabernacle
December 14, 2012New York City Roseland Ballroom
Canceled and rescheduled dates
November 3, 2012New York City Roseland Ballroom Date rescheduled to December 14, 2012. [12]
November 13, 2012 Fargo The Venue @ Playmaker'sDate canceled.
November 14, 2012Saint PaulMythDate canceled.
November 15, 2012Milwaukee Eagles Ballroom Date canceled.
November 16, 2012Chicago Aragon Ballroom Date canceled.
November 17, 2012 Kansas City The Midland by AMCDate canceled.
November 18, 2012 Saint Louis The PageantDate canceled.
November 20, 2012Denver The Fillmore Auditorium Date canceled.
November 21, 2012 Salt Lake City The Great SaltairDate canceled.
November 23, 2012 Seattle Showbox at the Market Date canceled.
November 24, 2012 Portland Roseland TheatreDate canceled.
December 4, 2012OrlandoHouse of BluesDate canceled. [13]
December 7–10, 2011 Miami Mayhem Festival CruiseDate canceled. [14]

Setlist

Typical

Diary of a Madman (Ozzy Osbourne cover)

  1. "I Am Hell (Sonata in C#)"
  2. "Be Still and Know"
  3. "Imperium"
  4. "Beautiful Mourning"
  5. "The Blood, the Sweat, the Tears"
  6. "Locust"
  7. "This Is the End"
  8. "Aesthetics of Hate"
  9. "Old"
  10. "Darkness Within"

Declaration

  1. "Bulldozer"
  2. "Ten Ton Hammer"
  3. "Who We Are"

Encore:

  1. "Halo"
  2. "Davidian"

Source: [15] [16]

Personnel

Support acts

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