A Sense of Purpose Tour

A Sense of Purpose Tour

Concert by In Flames
In Flames performing at the Graspop Metal Meeting Festival in Dessel, Belgium on June 29, 2008.
Location	Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America
Associated album	A Sense of Purpose
Start date	April 12, 2008
End date	January 29, 2010
Legs	12
Number of shows	199 91 in Europe 89 in North America 7 in Asia 7 in Oceania 5 in South America 17 cancellations
In Flames concert chronology

A Sense of Purpose Tour was a concert tour by Swedish melodic death metal band In Flames in support of the act's ninth studio album, A Sense of Purpose, which was released in April 2008.

The tour began in May 2008 with a slot on Gigantour in North American markets, which was headlined by Megadeth.^[1] Following runs through Europe and a second North American leg, the tour continued through 2009 with the band's first visit to South America,^[2] as well as dates in Australia and Japan.

In February 2009, it was confirmed that lead guitarist Jesper Strömblad would be taking leave from future touring, due to his focus on alcohol rehabilitation.^[3] He was replaced with former member Niklas Engelin. Later in the month, an upcoming spring tour of the U.K. and Ireland was cancelled after it was announced that a second member, bassist Peter Iwers, would be taking leave due to the anticipated birth of his child.^[4] The band, minus Strömblad, fulfilled all touring commitments up to early April and resumed performing in the summer.

In September 2009, the band commenced a Canadian co-headlining trek with Killswitch Engage.^[5] Following the dates in Canada, the group toured the U.S. through early October.^[6]

In November 2009, the group teamed up once again with Killswitch Engage for the European leg of the "Taste of Chaos" tour.^[7] In January 2010, the band played their final leg of the tour, performing four dates in Asia.

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
North America, Leg #1 ("Gigantour 2008")
April 12, 2008	Denver	United States	Fillmore Auditorium
April 13, 2008	Albuquerque		Journal Pavilion
April 15, 2008	Grand Prairie		Nokia Theatre at Grand Prairie
April 16, 2008	Corpus Christi		Concrete Street Pavilion
April 17, 2008	Houston		Verizon Wireless Theater
April 18, 2008 ^[1]	Little Rock		The Village
April 19, 2008	Louisville		Louisville Gardens
April 20, 2008	Atlanta		Masquerade Music Park
April 22, 2008	New York City		Hammerstein Ballroom
April 23, 2008
April 24, 2008 ^[1]	Philadelphia		Electric Factory
April 25, 2008	Worcester		The Palladium
April 26, 2008	Columbia		Merriweather Post Pavilion
April 28, 2008	Quebec City	Canada	Pavillon de la Jeunesse
April 29, 2008	Montreal		Bell Centre
April 30, 2008	Mississauga		Arrow Hall
May 1, 2008	London		John Labatt Centre
May 2, 2008 ^[1]	Columbus	United States	Newport Music Hall
May 3, 2008	Clarkston		DTE Energy Music Theatre
May 4, 2008	Cleveland		Time Warner Cable Amphitheater
May 6, 2008	Chicago		Aragon Ballroom
May 7, 2008	Milwaukee		Eagles Ballroom
May 8, 2008 ^[1]	Omaha		Sokol Auditorium
May 9, 2008	Minneapolis		Myth
May 10, 2008	Winnipeg	Canada	Winnipeg Convention Centre
May 11, 2008	Saskatoon		Prairieland Exhibition Hall
May 12, 2008	Edmonton		Shaw Conference Centre
May 14, 2008	Calgary		Stampede Corral
May 16, 2008	Vancouver		Pacific Coliseum
May 17, 2008	Salem	United States	Salem Armory Auditorium
May 19, 2008	San Jose		Event Center Arena
May 20, 2008	San Diego		Cox Arena
May 21, 2008	Long Beach		Long Beach Arena
May 22, 2008	Mesa		Mesa Amphitheatre
Europe, Leg #1
May 29, 2008	Stockholm	Sweden	Gröna Lund
June 7, 2008	Nürburgring	Germany	Rock am Ring Festival
June 8, 2008	Nuremberg		Rock im Park Festival
June 13, 2008	Interlaken	Switzerland	Greenfield Festival
June 14, 2008	Nickelsdorf	Austria	Nova Rock Festival
June 15, 2008	Donington Park	United Kingdom	Download Festival
June 20, 2008	Clisson	France	Hellfest
June 21, 2008	Kauhajoki	Finland	Nummirock Festival
June 26, 2008	Borlänge	Sweden	Peace and Love Festival
June 27, 2008	Arendal	Norway	Hove Festival
June 28, 2008	Gothenburg	Sweden	Metaltown Festival
June 29, 2008	Dessel	Belgium	Graspop Metal Meeting
July 4, 2008	Tolmin	Slovenia	Metaldays
July 5, 2008	Löbnitz	Germany	With Full Force
July 7, 2008	Kavarna	Bulgaria	Kaliakra Rock Fest
July 18, 2008	Vaasa	Finland	Rockperry Festival
August 1, 2008	Lustenau	Austria	Szene Festival
Europe, Leg #2
September 27, 2008	Glasgow	United Kingdom	Barrowlands
September 28, 2008	Birmingham		Carling Academy
September 29, 2008	Manchester		Manchester Academy
October 1, 2008	London		London Astoria
October 3, 2008	Luxembourg	Luxembourg	Den Atelier
October 4, 2008	Cologne	Germany	Palladium
October 5, 2008	Wiesbaden		Schlachthof
October 7, 2008	Brussels	Belgium	Ancienne Belgique
October 8, 2008	Paris	France	Zénith de Paris
October 9, 2008	Tilburg	Netherlands	013
October 10, 2008	Nancy	France	L’Autre Canal
October 11, 2008	Lyon		Transbordeur
October 13, 2008	Barcelona	Spain	Razzmatazz
October 14, 2008	Granada		La Copera
October 15, 2008	Madrid		La Riviera
October 16, 2008	Bilbao		Rock Star Live
October 18, 2008	Fribourg	Switzerland	Fri-Son
October 19, 2008	Munich	Germany	Zenith
October 20, 2008	Vienna	Austria	Gasometer
October 21, 2008	Milan	Italy	Alcatraz
October 22, 2008	Zürich	Switzerland	Volkshaus
October 24, 2008	Dresden	Germany	Alter Schlachthof
October 25, 2008	Berlin		Columbiahalle
October 27, 2008	Helsinki	Finland	Cable Factory
October 29, 2008	Stockholm	Sweden	Annexet
October 30, 2008
October 31, 2008	Oslo	Norway	Sentrum Scene
November 1, 2008	Gothenburg	Sweden	Lisebergshallen
November 2, 2008
North America, Leg #2
November 6, 2008	Montreal	Canada	Metropolis
November 7, 2008	Toronto		Sound Academy
November 8, 2008	Mount Clemens	United States	Emerald Theatre
November 9, 2008	Cleveland		Agora Theatre
November 10, 2008	Chicago		House of Blues
November 12, 2008	Minneapolis		Myth
November 14, 2008	Calgary	Canada	MacEwan Hall
November 15, 2008	Edmonton		Event Centre
November 17, 2008	Vancouver		Commodore Ballroom
November 18, 2008	Seattle	United States	Showbox SoDo
November 19, 2008	Portland		Roseland Theater
November 21, 2008	San Francisco		The Warfield
November 22, 2008	Los Angeles		Club Nokia L.A. Live
November 23, 2008	Las Vegas		House of Blues
November 24, 2008	Tempe		Marquee Theatre
November 25, 2008	Albuquerque		Midnight Rodeo
November 26, 2008	Denver		Fillmore Auditorium
November 28, 2008	Dallas		Palladium Ballroom
November 29, 2008	Austin		La Zona Rosa
November 30, 2008	Houston		House of Blues
December 2, 2008	Orlando		Hard Rock Live
December 3, 2008	Atlanta		The Tabernacle
December 4, 2008	Norfolk		The NorVa
December 5, 2008	Baltimore		Rams Head Live!
December 6, 2008	Worcester		The Palladium
December 7, 2008	New York City		Terminal 5
December 9, 2008	St. Louis		The Pageant
December 10, 2008	Milwaukee		The Rave
February 7, 2009	Monterrey	Mexico	Café Iguana
February 8, 2009	Mexico City		Circo Volador
South America
February 10, 2009	Bogotá	Colombia	Teatro Metro
February 12, 2009	Santiago	Chile	Blondie Club
February 13, 2009	Buenos Aires	Argentina	El Teatro Flores
February 14, 2009
February 15, 2009	São Paulo	Brazil	Espaço Lux
Australia ("Soundwave Festival")
February 21, 2009	Brisbane	Australia	Brisbane Exhibition Ground
February 22, 2009	Sydney		Eastern Creek Raceway
February 23, 2009 ^[2]			The Forum
February 24, 2009 ^[2]	Melbourne		Billboard The Venue
February 27, 2009			Royal Melbourne Showgrounds
February 28, 2009	Adelaide		Bonython Park
March 2, 2009	Perth		Steel Blue Oval
Asia, Leg #1
March 4, 2009 ^[3]	Tokyo	Japan	Akasaka Blitz
March 5, 2009 ^[3]
March 6, 2009 ^[3]	Osaka		Namba Hatch
Europe, Leg #3
March 25, 2009	Zagreb	Croatia	Tvornica Club
March 26, 2009	Vienna	Austria	Arena
March 27, 2009	Ljubljana	Slovenia	Gospodarsko Razstavisce
March 28, 2009	Belgrade	Serbia	SKC
March 29, 2009	Sofia	Bulgaria	Denitza Hall
March 30, 2009	Bucharest	Romania	Arenele Romane
April 1, 2009	Budapest	Hungary	Petőfi Csarnok
April 2, 2009	Košice	Slovakia	Jumbo Hall
April 3, 2009	Zlín	Czech Republic	Monsters of Rock Café
April 4, 2009	Prague		Folimanka
April 6, 2009	Warsaw	Poland	Progresja Klub
April 25, 2009	Sälen	Sweden	Högis
Europe, Leg #4
June 5, 2009	Sölvesborg	Sweden	Sweden Rock Festival
June 20, 2009	Bilbao	Spain	Kobetasonik Festival
July 4, 2009	Turku	Finland	Ruisrock
July 9, 2009	Kvinesdal	Norway	Norway Rock Festival
July 31, 2009	Wacken	Germany	Open Air Festival
North America, Leg #3
September 8, 2009 ^[4]	Montreal	Canada	CEPSUM
September 9, 2009 ^[4]	Mississauga		Arrow Hall
September 11, 2009 ^[4]	Thunder Bay		Thunder Bay Community Auditorium
September 12, 2009 ^[4]	Winnipeg		Convention Centre
September 13, 2009 ^[4]	Saskatoon		Prairieland Exhibition Hall
September 14, 2009 ^[4]	Calgary		Big Four Building
September 15, 2009 ^[4]	Edmonton		Shaw Conference Centre
September 17, 2009 ^[4]	Vancouver		Pacific Coliseum
September 18, 2009	Spokane	United States	Knitting Factory
September 19, 2009	Boise		Knitting Factory
September 20, 2009	Reno		New Oasis
September 21, 2009	San Francisco		Regency Ballroom
September 22, 2009	Pomona		Pomona Fox Theater
September 23, 2009	Tucson		Rialto Theatre
September 25, 2009	Corpus Christi		Concrete Street Amphitheater
September 26, 2009	San Antonio		White Rabbit
September 27, 2009	New Orleans		House of Blues
September 29, 2009	Knoxville		The Valarium
September 30, 2009	Louisville		Expo Five
October 1, 2009	Pittsburgh		Mr. Small's Theatre
October 2, 2009	Sayreville		Starland Ballroom
October 3, 2009	Boston		House of Blues
October 4, 2009	Philadelphia		Trocadero Theatre
October 5, 2009	Washington, D.C.		9:30 Club
October 6, 2009	Charlotte		Amos' Southend
Europe, Leg #5
October 31, 2009	Kiev	Ukraine	CCM NAU
November 1, 2009	Minsk	Belarus	Ledovy Dvorets
November 5, 2009	Krasnodar	Russia	Premiera Club
November 7, 2009	Saint Petersburg		Glav Club
November 8, 2009	Moscow		DK Gorbunova
November 16, 2009	Amsterdam	Netherlands	Melkweg
November 18, 2009	Zürich	Switzerland	Volkshaus
November 19, 2009	Trezzo	Italy	Live Club
November 20, 2009	Strasbourg	France	La Laiterie
November 22, 2009	Lille		Aeronef
November 23, 2009	Luxembourg	Luxembourg	Den Atelier
November 24, 2009	Paris	France	Bataclan
November 27, 2009 ^[5]	Glasgow	United Kingdom	O2 Academy
November 28, 2009 ^[5]	Bristol		O2 Academy
November 30, 2009 ^[5]	Newcastle		O2 Academy
December 1, 2009 ^[5]	Birmingham		O2 Academy
December 2, 2009 ^[5]	Manchester		Academy
December 3, 2009 ^[5]	London		HMV Hammersmith Apollo
December 4, 2009 ^[5]	Antwerp	Belgium	Trix Hall
December 6, 2009 ^[5]	Berlin	Germany	Columbiahalle
December 7, 2009 ^[5]	Wiesbaden		Rhein-Main Halle
December 8, 2009 ^[5]	Munich		Zenith
December 9, 2009 ^[5]	Oberhausen		Turbinehalle
December 11, 2009 ^[5]	Stockholm	Sweden	Hovet
December 12, 2009 ^[5]	Gothenburg		Scandinavium
December 13, 2009 ^[5]	Oslo	Norway	Oslo Spektrum
December 14, 2009 ^[5]	Malmö	Sweden	Malmö Arena
December 16, 2009 ^[5]	Helsinki	Finland	Helsinki Ice Hall
Asia, Leg #2
January 22, 2010	Tokyo	Japan	Zepp
January 24, 2010	Osaka		Namba Hatch
January 27, 2010	Beijing	China	Star Live House
January 29, 2010	Taipei	Taiwan	Liberty Square

• 1^ Headline show; non-Gigantour appearance.
• 2^ Date supporting Lamb of God.
• 3^ Date featuring co-headliners Lamb of God.
• 4^ Date featuring co-headliners Killswitch Engage (Killswitch Engage played last in Mississauga, Thunder Bay, Winnipeg and Edmonton).
• 5^ Date part of the "Taste of Chaos" tour featuring co-headliners Killswitch Engage (Killswitch Engage played last on all U.K. dates).

Cancelled dates

July 12, 2008	Milan, Italy	Evolution Festival	Performance cancelled due to extreme rain and bad weather.[8]
April 15, 2009	Norwich, United Kingdom	The Waterfront	Date cancelled.
April 16, 2009	Colchester, United Kingdom	Arts Centre	Date cancelled.
April 17, 2009	Brighton, United Kingdom	Concorde 2	Date cancelled.
April 18, 2009	Oxford, United Kingdom	O2 Academy	Date cancelled.
April 19, 2009	Leeds, United Kingdom	The Cockpit	Date cancelled.
April 21, 2009	Newcastle, United Kingdom	O2 Academy	Date cancelled.
April 22, 2009	Dundee, United Kingdom	Fat Sams	Date cancelled.
April 23, 2009	Belfast, United Kingdom	Mandela Hall	Date cancelled.
April 24, 2009	Dublin, Ireland	The Academy	Date cancelled.
April 25, 2009	Cork, Ireland	The Pavilion	Date cancelled.
April 27, 2009	Exeter, United Kingdom	Lemon Grove	Date cancelled.
April 28, 2009	Cardiff, United Kingdom	University Solus	Date cancelled.
April 29, 2009	Cambridge, United Kingdom	The Junction	Date cancelled.
April 30, 2009	Sheffield, United Kingdom	Corporation	Date cancelled.
May 1, 2009	Liverpool, United Kingdom	O2 Academy	Date cancelled.
May 2, 2009	Northampton, United Kingdom	Roadmender	Date cancelled.

Support acts

3 Inches of Blood (September 18–October 6, 2009) 36 Crazyfists (November 6–December 10, 2008) All That Remains (November 6–December 10, 2008) Between the Buried and Me (September 8–October 6, 2009) Dead by April (December 11–16, 2009) Every Time I Die (November 27–December 16, 2009) The Faceless (September 18–October 6, 2009) Gojira (September 27–November 2, 2008; November 6–December 10, 2008)

Heaven Shall Burn (December 6–9, 2009) Maylene and the Sons of Disaster (November 27–December 16, 2009) Inexist (November 5–8, 2009) Protest the Hero (September 8–17, 2009) Sonic Syndicate (September 27–November 2, 2008) Sybreed (November 16–24, 2009) Unearth (March 4–6, 2009)

References

1. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1578810/20080102/fall_out_boy.jhtml
2. "IN FLAMES Announces South America, Mexico Dates".
3. "In Flames guitarist to miss next tour".
4. "IN FLAMES Cancel UK/Ireland Tour".
5. "In Flames, Killswitch, BTBAM dates (Canada)".
6. "In Flames: US Headlining Tour Announced".
7. "Taste of Chaos announces lineup".
8. "In Flames Explain Reasons For Cancelled Show".

External links

• Official website