A Flash Flood of Colour World Tour

A Flash Flood of Colour World Tour
Tour by Enter Shikari

27 September 2011, show at the Rockhal, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
Associated album A Flash Flood of Colour
Start date 16 January 2012
End date 27 January 2013
Legs 11
Number of shows

153

A Flash Flood of Colour World Tour was a concert tour by rock band Enter Shikari, which took place through 2012 and 2013, in support of the band's third studio album A Flash Flood of Colour, released on 16 January 2012. The tour supersedes the world tour that the band embarked on to support Common Dreads throughout 2009 and 2010. A Flash Flood of Colour was recorded in Bangkok, Thailand, between 8 May–14 June 2011.

About

The band began the tour with two intimate warm-up shows in London and Amsterdam, on 15 & 17 June, respectively. The official first leg began as part of the Warped Tour 2011 with the band playing on the Advent stage throughout the whole tour, with the European leg beginning on 26 August 2011, as the band plays the main stage as the Leeds and Reading festivals and then heading out on a tour of mainland Europe throughout September and October with support from Your Demise and letlive. These shows were the first to feature tracks from A Flash Flood of Colour live, which were Sssnakepit and Arguing With Thermometers.

On 3 November 2011, the band set out to North America and Canada to support The Devil Wears Prada, along with Whitechapel and For Today.[1]

The band played 3 intimate shows in the UK to celebrate the release of A Flash Flood of Colour. The first show on the actual release date, 16 January 2012, was at The Borderline in London. The event was sponsored by HMV, and you had to pre-order the new album via their webstore or the Enter Shikari webstore to be entered into a draw to win tickets to attend. Support came from Sam Duckworth (Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly).[2] The next show the following day was at The Hippodrome in Kingston, where if you pre-ordered the new album via independent record store Banquet Records, you could attend the show, which sold out extremely quickly. The final show was at The Cockpit in Leeds, where the band again showed their support for independent record stores and solely allowed entrance to those who pre-ordered the new album from Jumbo Records and Crash Records, whom sold out of their allocation within an hour of going onsale. These shows were the first times the tracks, "System...", "...Meltdown," "Stalemate," "Gandhi Mate, Gandhi," "Search Party," and "Hello Tyrannosaurus, Meet Tyrannocide" were ever played live. Support for these two shows came from Fine Young Firecrackers.[3] The following two days featured signings at HMV in Leicester and St. Albans.

On 12 February 2012, the band played a very lowkey and insanely fast selling show at The Bull and Gate, a small pub in Kentish Town for the purpose to be filmed exclusively for Scuzz. The show aired on 31 March 2012 at 5pm. The show was filmed and edited by Stand Your Ground Media.[4]

On 23 February 2012, the band set out to Australia for Soundwave and a series of sideshows via Tokyo, Japan for one sold out show. The band headlined Stage 6A at Soundwave. Support for the sideshows came from letlive. and Your Demise.[5][6]

On arrival back from Australia, the band and crew tackled jet-lag to instantly begin work on pre-production for the European and UK headline run, starting on 10 March 2012 in Amsterdam, Netherlands, lasting two weeks finishing in a sold out Hammersmith Apollo show in London on 23 March 2012,[7] which was the only show to feature a cameo appearance from "Phillis McCleavland", Rou's character in the video for "Arguing with Thermometers".[8] The production for this tour was the most elaborate to date, which featured a huge lighting rig built around 5 large triangles, as well as lasers, bubble machines and confetti machines. Support came from Young Guns, The James Cleaver Quintet (Europe only), and Tek-One (UK only).

On 1 April 2012, the band embarked on their first American headline tour since October 2010, running through to mid May. Support for the tour came from letlive. and At the Skylines. The band wanted to break the traditional 5 or 6 band bill that seems dominant in America right now, and rather allow their supports a decent time slot and changeover time.

Following the American stint, the bands summer focus was solely European festivals, including festivals such as Radio 1's Big Weekend, Reading and Leeds Festivals, Pukkelpop, FM4 Frequency Festival, Sonisphere in Spain, T in the Park, Rock am Ring and Rock im Park, and many more, ranging from the end of May to the end of August.[9]

Set list

Tour dates

Date City Country Venue
Warm-up dates
16 January 2012 London England The Borderline
17 January 2012 Kingston upon Thames The Hippodrome
18 January 2012 Leeds The Cockpit
12 February 2012 London The Bull and Gate
Asia, Leg #1
23 February 2012 Tokyo Japan Ebisu Liquid Room
Oceania, Leg #1
Support acts: letlive. and Your Demise[10][11]
25 February 2012 Brisbane Australia Soundwave Festival
26 February 2012 Sydney
28 February 2012 Melbourne Billboard The Venue
29 February 2012 Sydney The Metro Theatre
2 March 2012 Melbourne Soundwave Festival
3 March 2012 Adelaide
5 March 2012 Perth
=Europe, Leg #1
Support acts: Young Guns,[12][13][14][15][15] The James Cleaver Quintet (EU Only) and Tek-One (UK Only)
10 March 2012 Amsterdam Netherlands Melkweg
12 March 2012 Hamburg Germany Markthalle
13 March 2012 Cologne Live Music Hall
14 March 2012 Frankfurt Sankt Peter
15 March 2012 Antwerp Belgium Muziekcentrum TRIX
17 March 2012 Edinburgh Scotland Edinburgh Corn Exchange
18 March 2012 Kingston upon Hull England Hull University
19 March 2012 Manchester Manchester Apollo
20 March 2012 Wolverhampton Wolverhampton Civic Hall
22 March 2012 Plymouth Plymouth Pavilions
23 March 2012 London Hammersmith Apollo
North America, Leg #1
Support acts: letlive. and At the Skylines
1 April 2012 Atlanta, Georgia United States The Masquerade
3 April 2012 Boston, Massachusetts Paradise Rock Club
4 April 2012 Poughkeepsie, New York The Loft
5 April 2012 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Theater of Living Arts
6 April 2012 New York City, New York Irving Plaza
7 April 2012 Montreal, Quebec Canada La Tulipe
8 April 2012 Toronto, Ontario Annex Wreckroom
10 April 2012 Buffalo, New York United States Club Infinity
11 April 2012 Pontiac, Michigan The Crofoot
12 April 2012 Chicago, Illinois The Bottom Lounge
13 April 2012 Saint Paul, Minnesota Station 4
15 April 2012 Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada WECC
17 April 2012 Calgary, Alberta The Den
18 April 2012 Edmonton, Alberta The Starlite Room
21 April 2012 Seattle, Washington United States El Corazon
22 April 2012 Portland, Oregon Branx
24 April 2012 Santa Cruz, California Catalyst Atrium
25 April 2012 West Hollywood, California The Roxy
27 April 2012 San Diego, California Soma San Diego
28 April 2012 Pomona, California The Glass House
29 April 2012 Mesa, Arizona Nile Theatre
1 May 2012 Las Vegas, Nevada The Aruba
2 May 2012 Salt Lake City, Utah Club Sound
3 May 2012 Denver, Colorado The Marquis Theatre
5 May 2012 Dallas, Texas The Door
6 May 2012 San Antonio, Texas White Rabbit
7 May 2012 Houston, Texas Warehouse Live
9 May 2012 St. Petersburg, Florida State Theatre
10 May 2012 Pompano Beach, Florida Rocketown
11 May 2012 Jacksonville, Florida Jack Rabbits
12 May 2012 Orlando, Florida The Social
Europe, Leg #2
26 May 2012 Madrid Spain Sonisphere Festival
1 June 2012 Nuremberg Germany Rock im Park
2 June 2012 Nürburg Rock am Ring
5 June 2012 Royal Tunbridge Wells England Tunbridge Wells Forum
6 June 2012 Brighton Concorde 2
7 June 2012 Zagreb Croatia Rockaj Fest
9 June 2012 Münster Germany Vainstream Rockfest
16 June 2012 Sulingen Reload Festival
17 June 2012 Interlaken Switzerland Greenfield Festival
22 June 2012 Newport Isle of Wight Isle of Wight Festival
24 June 2012 Hackney England Radio 1's Big Weekend
28 June 2012 Borlänge Sweden Peace & Love
30 June 2012 Sopron Hungary VOLT Festival
4 July 2012 Hradec Králové Czech Republic Rock for People
5 July 2012 Venice Italy Heineken Jammin' Festival
7 July 2012 Kinross Scotland T in the Park
14 July 2012 Bilbao Spain Bilbao BBK Live
20 July 2012 Feldkirch Austria Poolbar Festival
21 July 2012 Tokaj Hungary Hegyalja Festival
28 July 2012 Płock Poland Audioriver
3 August 2012 Krasnodar Russia Kubana Festival
Africa
9 August 2012 Cape Town South Africa Grand Arena
11 August 2012 Northam Oppikoppi
Europe, Leg #3
17 August 2012 St. Pölten Austria FM4 Frequency Festival
18 August 2012 Hasselt Belgium Pukkelpop
19 August 2012 Biddinghuizen Netherlands Lowlands Festival
24 August 2012 Charleville-Mézières France La Cabaret Vert
25 August 2012 Reading England Reading Festival
26 August 2012 Leeds Leeds Festival
27 August 2012 Edinburgh Scotland Liquid Room
1 September 2012 Wiesen Austria Two Days a Week Festival
Oceania, Leg #2
Support act: In Hearts Wake (AU Only), Man With A Mission (JP Only)
18 September 2012 Auckland New Zealand The Zeal
20 September 2012 Brisbane Australia Eatons Hill Hotel
21 September 2012 Sydney UNSW Roundhouse
22 September 2012 Melbourne Billboard The Venue
23 September 2012
26 September 2012 Tokyo Japan Ebisu Liquid Room
Europe, Leg #4
12 October 2012 Kiev Ukraine Bingo Club
13 October 2012 Moscow Russia Arena Moscow
14 October 2012 Saint Petersburg GlavClub
North America, Leg #2
Supporting Falling in Reverse w/ letlive. and I See Stars
17 October 2012 Salt Lake City, Utah United States The Complex
18 October 2012 Denver, Colorado Summit Music Hall
20 October 2012 Minneapolis, Minnesota The Brick
21 October 2012 Des Moines, Iowa Wooly's
22 October 2012 Chicago, Illinois House of Blues
24 October 2012 Kansas City, Missouri Beaumont Club
25 October 2012 Milwaukee, Wisconsin Turner Hall Ballroom
26 October 2012 Sauget, Illinois Pop's
27 October 2012 Indianapolis, Indiana Murat Egyptian Room
29 October 2012 Columbus, Ohio Newport Music Hall
31 October 2012 Cleveland, Ohio House of Blues
1 November 2012 Grand Rapids, Michigan The Intersection
2 November 2012 Detroit, Michigan Saint Andrew's Hall
3 November 2012 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Stage AE
4 November 2012 Clifton Park, New York Northern Lights
6 November 2012 Worcester, Massachusetts The Palladium
7 November 2012 New York City, New York Best Buy Theater
8 November 2012 Washington, D.C. Howard Theatre
9 November 2012 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Electric Factory
11 November 2012 Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania Sherman Theater
12 November 2012 Raleigh, North Carolina Disco Rodeo
14 November 2012 Atlanta, Georgia The Masquerade
15 November 2012 Orlando, Florida House of Blues
16 November 2012 Fort Lauderdale, Florida Revolution
17 November 2012 Tampa, Florida Cuban Club
19 November 2012 Houston, Texas Warehouse Live
20 November 2012 San Antonio, Texas White Rabbit
21 November 2012 Dallas, Texas House of Blues
24 November 2012 Lubbock, Texas Lone Star Event Center
25 November 2012 Albuquerque, New Mexico Sunshine Theater
27 November 2012 Tempe, Arizona Marquee Theatre
28 November 2012 Los Angeles, California Wiltern Theatre
29 November 2012 San Diego, California Soma San Diego
30 November 2012 Las Vegas, Nevada House of Blues
1 December 2012 Pomona, California Pomona Fox Theater
Europe, Leg #5
Support Acts: Cancer Bats + Engine Earz Experiment (UK Only)
6 December 2012 Manchester England The Ritz
7 December 2012
9 December 2012 Newcastle upon Tyne O2 Academy Newcastle
10 December 2012 Glasgow Scotland Barrowland Ballroom
11 December 2012
14 December 2012 Birmingham England HMV Institute
15 December 2012
16 December 2012 London The Roundhouse
17 December 2012
19 December 2012 Norwich UEA
20 December 2012
7 January 2013 Porto Portugal Hard Club
8 January 2013 Lisbon TMN ao Vivo
10 January 2013 Barcelona Spain Music Hall
11 January 2013 Bilbao Spain Kafe Antzokia
12 January 2013 Bordeaux France Krakatoa
13 January 2013 Reggio Emilia Italy Temporock
15 January 2013 Zurich Switzerland Complex
16 January 2013 Munich Germany Theatrefabrik
19 January 2013 Warsaw Poland Club Proxima
20 January 2013 Berlin Germany Kesselhaus
22 January 2013 Cologne Live Music Hall
23 January 2013 Amsterdam Netherlands Melkweg
24 January 2013 Groningen Oosterpoort
25 January 2013 Paris France La Cigale
27 January 2013 Hasselt Belgium Muziekodroom

Support acts

As a supporting act

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Spencer Kaufman (26 August 2012). "Devil wears prada announce dates for fall 2011 north american tour". Loudwire. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  2. ↑ "ALBUM LAUNCH SHOW/PARTY WITH HMV". Enter Shikari. 25 October 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  3. ↑ "3 Exclusive Enter Shikari gigs announced". SupaJam. 11 January 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  4. ↑ "Premiere: Enter Shikari, "Gandhi Mate, Gandhi" (Live)". Alternative Press. 29 March 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  5. ↑ "Two australian headline shows". Enter Shikari. 9 December 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  6. ↑ "Soundwave 2012 stage times: perth". Rocksound. 4 March 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  7. ↑ "Uk tour support announced". Enter Shikari. 20 January 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  8. ↑ "Arguing with Thermometers @ London Hammersmith Apollo (with Phillis McCleavland) [HD]". SophieAx93. 26 March 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  9. ↑ "UK/Euro Summer Festivals". Enter Shikari. Retrieved 2012-04-08.
  10. ↑ http://www.theaureview.com/news/soundwave-2012-lineup-announced
  11. ↑ "6 Oct - Soundwave 2012 Lineup Announced". Liveguide.com.au. 2011-10-06. Retrieved 2012-04-14.
  12. ↑ 12 October 2011 (2011-10-12). "‘A FLASH FLOOD OF COLOUR’ + UK 2012 TOUR DATES. – Enter Shikari". Entershikari.com. Retrieved 2012-04-14.
  13. ↑ "Enter Shikari announce March 2012 UK tour and name new album – ticket details | News". Nme.Com. 2011-10-12. Retrieved 2012-04-14.
  14. ↑ "Enter Shikari announce March 2012 UK tour and name new album – ticket details « 91.3 World Music News 91.3 World Music News". Radio913.com. 2011-10-12. Retrieved 2012-04-14.
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