Gods of the Earth Tour

Gods of the Earth Tour
Promotional tour by The Sword
Associated album Gods of the Earth
Start date March 25, 2008 (2008-03-25)
End date December 16, 2008
Legs 6
Number of shows 82
The Sword concert chronology

The Gods of the Earth Tour was a worldwide concert tour by American heavy metal band The Sword. The tour, which was in support of the band's second album, Gods of the Earth, began on March 23, 2008, ended on December 16, 2008 and included eighty-two shows played over six legs. During the tour, and continuing after its conclusion, The Sword have been supporting heavy metal veterans Metallica on their European Vacation and World Magnetic tours.

Set lists

The set lists on the tour varied, but contained largely the same songs and sometimes similar ordering. Shows were commonly opened with one of the album's opening songs – "Celestial Crown", from Age of Winters, or "The Sundering", from Gods of the Earth. Sets mainly contained songs from Gods, as a promotional tool for the album; however, there were many notable songs from Age featured, including "The Horned Goddess", "Winter's Wolves", "Iron Swan" and, most prominently, "Freya". The band also inserted the occasional cover into their sets, including Led Zeppelin's "Bring It on Home", played during closing song "Freya" at a few concerts; Kiss's "She"; and Faith No More's "Surprise! You're Dead!".

The following is the set list from the October 10, 2008 performance at Slim's in San Francisco, California. It serves well as a sample set list for the tour:

  1. "Celestial Crown"/"Barael's Blade"
  2. "The Frost-Giant's Daughter"
  3. "How Heavy This Axe"
  4. "Iron Swan"
  5. "Fire Lances of the Ancient Hyperzephyrians"
  6. "Maiden, Mother & Crone"
  7. "To Take the Black"
  8. "Freya"
  9. "The Black River"/"The White Sea"
  10. "Winter's Wolves"
  11. "She" (Kiss cover)
  12. "The Horned Goddess"

Where "Celestial Crown" was not used as the opening song, it was replaced with "The Sundering", and on rare occasions a different song such as "Iron Swan". "The Frost-Giant's Daughter", "How Heavy This Axe", "Fire Lances..." and "Maiden, Mother & Crone" were often played near the beginning or in the middle of the set. "Freya", "The Black River", "The White Sea" and "Winter's Wolves" were often included at the end; the former was often used as the closing song and the latter was sometimes used as the first song after "The Sundering". "The Horned Goddess" was, more often than not, played during the middle of the band's set. Other songs which made appearances include "Lords" and "Ebethron".

Tour dates

Date City Country Venue Support acts
United Kingdom
March 25, 2008 Nottingham England Rock City Saviours, Black Cobra
March 26, 2008 Oxford Oxford Academy
March 27, 2008 Birmingham Birmingham Academy
March 28, 2008 Manchester Manchester Academy
March 29, 2008 Glasgow Scotland King Tut's Wah Wah Hut
March 30, 2008 Stoke-on-Trent England The Sugarmill
April 1, 2008 Newport Wales T. J.'s
April 2, 2008 Portsmouth England The Wedgewood Rooms
April 3, 2008 Colchester Colchester Arts Centre
April 4, 2008 London Camden Underworld
North America I
April 14, 2008 Lubbock United States Jake's Backroom Children
April 15, 2008 Albuquerque Launchpad Children, Slough Feg
April 16, 2008 Phoenix The Brick House
April 17, 2008 San Diego The Casbah
April 18, 2008 Los Angeles El Rey Theatre
April 19, 2008 San Francisco Slim's
April 21, 2008 Portland Berbatis
April 22, 2008 Seattle Neumo's
April 24, 2008 Boise Neurolux
April 25, 2008 Salt Lake City Club Vegas
April 26, 2008 Denver Bluebird Theater
April 28, 2008 Wichita Barley Corns Children, Black Gasoline
April 29, 2008 Oklahoma City Conservatory Children, Those Peabody's
North America II
May 9, 2008 Fort Worth United States Lola's Torche, Stinking Lizaveta
May 10, 2008 Memphis Hi-Tone
May 11, 2008 Nasvhille Exit/In
May 12, 2008 Covington The Mad Hatter
May 13, 2008 Detroit The Magic Stick
May 14, 2008 Columbus Ravari Room
May 15, 2008 Washington, D.C. Rock and Roll Hotel
May 16, 2008 Philadelphia First Unitarian Church Torche, Stinking Lizaveta, Sing It Loud
May 17, 2008 New York City Music Hall of Williamsburg Torche, Stinking Lizaveta
May 18, 2008 Cambridge Middle East Downstairs
May 20, 2008 Raleigh Lincoln Theatre
May 21, 2008 Savannah The Jinx
May 22, 2008 Tallahassee The Beta Bar
May 23, 2008 Gainesville Common Grounds
May 24, 2008 Orlando The Social
May 25, 2008 St. Petersburg State Theatre
May 26, 2008 Atlanta Lenny's
May 27, 2008 Birmingham Bottle Tree
May 28, 2008 Baton Rouge Spanish Moon
May 29, 2008 Houston Rudyard's
North America III
September 18, 2008 Winston-Salem United States Millennium Clutch
September 19, 2008 Jacksonville Hooligans Clutch, Graveyard, Never Got Caught
September 20, 2008 Fayetteville Jester's Pub
September 21, 2008 Kill Devil Hills The Pit
September 23, 2008 Asheville The Orange Peel
September 24, 2008 Atlanta Center Stage
September 25, 2008 Lake Buena Vista House of Blues Clutch, Never Got Caught
September 26, 2008 Fort Lauderdale Culture Room Clutch, Graveyard, Never Got Caught
September 27, 2008 St. Petersburg State Theatre Clutch, Graveyard
September 29, 2008 Birmingham WorkPlay Theatre Clutch, Graveyard, Never Got Caught
September 30, 2008 Knoxville Valarium
October 1, 2008 Nashville Cannery Ballroom
October 3, 2008 Corpus Christi House of Rock Clutch, Graveyard
October 4, 2008 Austin Stubb's
October 5, 2008 Amarillo Midnight Rodeo
October 6, 2008 Colorado Springs The Black Sheep
October 7, 2008 Grand Junction Mesa Theatre & Club
October 9, 2008 Sacramento Harlow's
October 10, 2008 San Francisco Slim's Year Long Disaster, Black Cobra
October 11, 2008 Los Angeles Henry Fonda Theatre
North America IV
October 27, 2008 Minneapolis United States Triple Rock Social Club
October 28, 2008 Sioux Falls Nutty's North Year Long Disaster
October 30, 2008 Missoula The Palace Lounge
November 2, 2008 Boise Neurolux
November 5, 2008 Wichita Barley Corns
November 7, 2008 Chicago The Bottom Lounge Year Long Disaster, Zebulon Pike
November 10, 2008 Nashville Exit/In Year Long Disaster
November 11, 2008 Asheville Stella Blue
November 12, 2008 Raleigh Lincoln Theatre
November 14, 2008 Hilton Head Island Shoreline Ballroom
November 15, 2008 Atlanta The Masquerade
November 16, 2008 Covington The Madder Hatter
November 19, 2008 Fort Worth Lola's
November 21, 2008 New Orleans One Eyed Jacks Collapsar, High Cost of Living
North America V
December 6, 2008 Saskatoon Canada Prairieland Exhibition Hall A Lamb of God
December 9, 2008 Spokane United States Knittin' Factory Concert House Lamb of God, Faceless
December 10, 2008 Portland Roseland Theatre Lamb of God, 3 Inches of Blood
December 11, 2008 Chico Senator Theatre Lamb of God, Faceless
December 16, 2008 West Hollywood The Viper Room Year Long Disaster

Metallica support dates

European Vacation Tour

The European Vacation Tour was a European concert tour by American heavy metal band Metallica. The tour began on May 14, 2008, ended on August 24, 2008 and included twenty-six shows played over three legs. The Sword supported the band on the second leg of the tour, which ran from July 16 to 27, 2008 and contained seven shows.

Date City Country Venue Other support acts
July 16, 2008 Bergen Norway Koengen Down
July 18, 2008 Saint Petersburg Russia SKK Hall
July 20, 2008 Riga Latvia Skonto Stadium
July 22, 2008 Bologna Italy Parco Nord
July 23, 2008 Bucharest Romania Stadionul Cotroceni
July 25, 2008 Sofia Bulgaria Vasil Levski National Stadium
July 27, 2008 Istanbul Turkey BJK İnönü Stadium

World Magnetic Tour

The World Magnetic Tour is a worldwide concert tour by American heavy metal band Metallica. The tour began on October 17, 2008 and is in support of the band's ninth studio album, Death Magnetic. The Sword have supported the band on the first three legs of the tour (in North America), from October 21, 2008 to February 1, 2009, and are due to return for the next three legs, which will be performed in Europe between February 25 and May 17, 2009.

Date City Country Venue Other support acts
North America I
October 21, 2008 Glendale United States Jobing.com Arena Down
October 23, 2008 Albuquerque Tingley Coliseum
October 25, 2008 Kansas City Sprint Center
October 26, 2008 Des Moines Wells Fargo Arena
November 1, 2008 Portland Rose Quarter
November 3, 2008 Salt Lake City EnergySolutions Arena
November 4, 2008 Denver Pepsi Center
November 6, 2008 Omaha Qwest Center Omaha
November 8, 2008 Moline IWireless Center
November 9, 2008 Columbus Jerome Schottenstein Center
November 17, 2008 St. Louis Scottrade Center
November 18, 2008 Tulsa BOK Center
November 20, 2008 Houston Toyota Center
November 22, 2008 North Little Rock Alltel Arena
November 23, 2008 New Orleans New Orleans Arena
North America
December 1, 2008 Seattle United States KeyArena Lamb of God
December 2, 2008 Vancouver Canada General Motors Place
December 4, 2008 Calgary Pengrowth Saddledome
December 5, 2008
December 7, 2008 Edmonton Rexall Place
December 12, 2008 Ontario United States Citizens Business Bank Arena
December 13, 2008 Fresno Save Mart Center
December 15, 2008 San Diego Cox Arena
December 17, 2008 Inglewood The Forum Machine Head
December 18, 2008
December 20, 2008 Oakland Oracle Arena Lamb of God
United States II
January 12, 2009 Milwaukee United States Bradley Center Machine Head
January 13, 2009 Detroit Joe Louis Arena
January 15, 2009 Washington, D.C. Verizon Center
January 17, 2009 Philadelphia Wachovia Center
January 18, 2009 Boston TD Banknorth Garden
January 26, 2009 Rosemont Allstate Arena
January 27, 2009
January 29, 2009 Uniondale Nassau Coliseum
January 31, 2009 Newark Prudential Center
February 1, 2009
Europe I
February 25, 2009 Nottingham England Trent FM Arena Machine Head
February 26, 2009 Manchester Manchester Evening News Arena
February 28, 2009 Sheffield Sheffield Arena
March 2, 2009 London The O2 Arena
March 3, 2009 Newcastle Metro Radio Arena
March 5, 2009 Antwerp Belgium Sportpaleis
March 7, 2009 Stockholm Sweden Globe Arena
March 8, 2009
Europe II
March 25, 2009 Birmingham England LG NEC Arena Machine Head
March 26, 2009 Glasgow Scotland Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre
March 28, 2009 London England The O2 Arena
March 30, 2009 Rotterdam Netherlands Ahoy Rotterdam
April 1, 2009 Paris France Palais Omnisport
April 2, 2009
Europe III
May 6, 2009 Munich Germany Olympiahalle Machine Head
May 7, 2009 Leipzig Arena Leipzig
May 9, 2009 Stuttgart Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle
May 11, 2009 Frankfurt Festhalle Frankfurt
May 12, 2009 Hamburg Color Line Arena
May 14, 2009 Vienna Austria Wiener Stadthalle
May 15, 2009 Oberhausen Germany König Pilsener Arena
May 17, 2009 Cologne Lanxess Arena

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