Refused Reunion Tour

Refused Reunion Tour

Tour by Refused
Start date	February 29, 2012
End date	December 15, 2012
Legs	11
Number of shows	82 46 Europe 29 North America 1 Asia 6 Australia
Refused concert chronology

The Reunion Tour is a concert tour by Swedish post-hardcore band Refused, celebrating the band's reunion, after breaking-up in 1998. The tour began with a secret warm-up shows in the band's hometown of Umeå on February 29, 2012, as well as another small show in Stockholm, on March 30, after which the band headed to start the official tour, in the United States.

The tour was not intended to be a full reunion and the band announced their show at the Exel Arena in Umea, Sweden on 15 December would be their final show for three years.

Background

BBC Radio 1's "Punk Show" announced on January 2, 2012, that Refused would be reuniting this year for a series of show. This was confirmed on frontman Dennis Lyxzén's Facebook page on January 9, 2012, as well as announcing the band's first reunion show, at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. Later, some European festival appearances were announced, such as Way Out West Festival in Sweden, and Groezrock in Belgium. The band was set to perform at the Sonisphere Festival, being their only exclusive UK appearance on the tour, though after the festival was cancelled, the band was instead booked to appear on the Download Festival.

Final shows

The band announced five final shows, one in Norway and four in Sweden; with the band's final show taking place in their hometown of Umea, Sweden.^[1]

Following the band's show at the Exel Arena in Umea on December 15, the band played four songs at an afterparty show the same night with the bands Final Exit and Abhinanda playing reunion shows.^[2]

Return

On November 25, 2014, Refused announced that they will perform their first shows in three years at the Reading and Leeds Festivals, Groezrock and Amnesia Rockfest in the summer of 2015.^[3][4] They also headlined Punk Rock Bowling in Las Vegas in May 2015.^[5] The concerts were accompanied by the release of a new album called Freedom.

Set list

Warm-up shows 

• "The Shape of Punk to Come"
• "The Refused Party Program"
• "Refused Are Fuckin' Dead"
• "Rather Be Dead"
• "Coup d'état"
• "Summerholidays vs. Punkroutine"
• "The Deadly Rhythm"
• "Hook, Line and Sinker"
• "Circle Pit"
• "Liberation Frequency"
• "Life Support Addiction"
• "Worms of the Senses / Faculties of the Skull"

Encore

• "Everlasting"
• "New Noise"

North America / April 12, 2012 

• "The Shape of Punk to Come"
• "The Refused Party Program"
• "Liberation Frequency"
• "Rather Be Dead"
• "Coup d'état"
• "Summerholidays vs. Punkroutine"
• "The Deadly Rhythm"
• "Hook, Line and Sinker"
• "Circle Pit"
• "Refused Are Fuckin' Dead"
• "Life Support Addiction"
• "Worms of the Senses / Faculties of the Skull"

Encore

• "New Noise"
• "Tannhäuser / Derivè"

North America / April 18, 2012 

• "Worms of the Senses / Faculties of the Skull"
• "The Refused Party Program"
• "Liberation Frequency"
• "Rather Be Dead"
• "Coup d'état"
• "Summerholidays vs. Punkroutine"
• "The Deadly Rhythm"
• "Hook, Line and Sinker"
• "Everlasting"
• "Refused Are Fuckin' Dead"
• "The Slayer"
• "The Shape of Punk to Come"

Encore

• "New Noise"
• "Tannhäuser / Derivè"

North America / April 22–23, 2012 

• "Worms of the Senses / Faculties of the Skull"
• "The Refused Party Program"
• "Liberation Frequency"
• "Rather Be Dead"
• "Coup d'état"
• "Summerholidays vs. Punkroutine"
• "The Deadly Rhythm"
• "Hook, Line and Sinker"
• "Refused Are Fuckin' Dead"
• "The Slayer" / "Life Support Addiction" (Varied between shows)
• "It's Clobberin' Time" (Sick of It All cover) (w/ Lou Koller)
• "Injustice System" (Sick of It All cover) (w/ Lou Koller)
• "The Shape of Punk to Come"

Encore

• "New Noise"
• "Tannhäuser / Derivè"

Europe, Leg #1 

• "Worms of the Senses / Faculties of the Skull"
• "The Refused Party Program"
• "Liberation Frequency"
• "Rather Be Dead"
• "Coup d'état"
• "Summerholidays vs. Punkroutine"
• "The Deadly Rhythm"
• "Hook, Line and Sinker"
• "Everlasting" (Played on only two dates)
• "Refused Are Fuckin' Dead"
• "Life Support Addiction"

Encore

• "The Shape of Punk to Come"
• "New Noise"
• "Tannhäuser / Derivè"

Asia 

• "Worms of the Senses / Faculties of the Skull"
• "The Refused Party Program"
• "Liberation Frequency"
• "Rather Be Dead"
• "Coup d'état"
• "Summerholidays vs. Punkroutine"
• "The Deadly Rhythm"
• "Hook, Line and Sinker"
• "Refused Are Fuckin' Dead"
• "The Shape of Punk to Come"
• "New Noise"
• "Tannhäuser / Derivè"

North America, Leg #2 

• "Worms of the Senses / Faculties of the Skull"
• "The Refused Party Program"
• "Liberation Frequency"
• "Rather Be Dead"
• "Coup d'état"
• "Summerholidays vs. Punkroutine"
• "The Deadly Rhythm"
• "Hook, Line and Sinker"
• "Everlasting" / "The Slayer" (Varied between shows)
• "Refused Are Fuckin' Dead"
• "Circle Pit"
• "Life Support Addiction" / "Last Minute Prayer" (Varied between shows)
• "The Shape of Punk to Come"

Encore

• "New Noise"
• "Tannhäuser / Derivè"

North America, Leg #3 

• "Worms of the Senses / Faculties of the Skull"
• "The Refused Party Program"
• "Liberation Frequency"
• "Rather Be Dead"
• "Coup d'état"
• "Summerholidays vs. Punkroutine"
• "The Deadly Rhythm"
• "Hook, Line and Sinker"
• "Life Support Addiction"
• "Refused Are Fuckin' Dead"
• "The Shape of Punk to Come"

Encore

• "New Noise"
• "Tannhäuser / Derivè"

Europe, Leg #3 

• "The Shape of Punk to Come"
• "The Refused Party Program"
• "Liberation Frequency"
• "Rather Be Dead"
• "Coup d'état"
• "Summerholidays vs. Punkroutine"
• "The Deadly Rhythm"
• "Hook, Line and Sinker"
• "Circle Pit"
• "Protest Song '68"
• "Refused Are Fucking Dead"
• "Life Support Addiction"
• "Worms of the Senses / Faculties of the Skull"

Encore

• "New Noise"
• "Tannhäuser / Derivè"

Exel Arena / Final main show / December 15, 2012 

• "The Shape of Punk to Come"
• "The Refused Party Program"
• "Liberation Frequency"
• "Rather Be Dead"
• "Coup d'état"
• "Summerholidays vs. Punkroutine"
• "The Deadly Rhythm"
• "Hook, Line and Sinker"
• "Everlasting"
• "Pump the Brakes"
• "Refused Are Fucking Dead"
• "Life Support Addiction"
• "Worms of the Senses / Faculties of the Skull"

Encore

• "New Noise"
• "Tannhäuser / Derivè"

Fabriken / Afterparty show / December 15, 2012 

• "Burning Fight (Inside Out cover)"
• "New Direction (Gorilla Biscuits cover)"
• "Re-Fused"
• "Circle Pit"

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
Warm-up date
February 29, 2012	Umeå	Sweden	Scharinska
March 30, 2012	Stockholm		Debaser Medis
North America, Leg #1
April 12, 2012	Pomona, California	United States	The Glass House
April 13, 2012	Indio, California		Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
April 18, 2012	San Francisco, California		The Warfield
April 20, 2012	Indio, California		Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
April 22, 2012	New York City, New York		Terminal 5
April 23, 2012
Europe, Leg #1
April 27, 2012	Berlin	Germany	Monster Bash
April 28, 2012	Duisburg		Telekom Punk Rock Special
April 29, 2012	Meerhout	Belgium	Groezrock
May 31, 2012	Barcelona	Spain	San Miguel Primavera Sound
June 1, 2012	Nuremberg	Germany	Rock im Park
June 2, 2012	Nürburg		Rock am Ring
June 4, 2012	Milan	Italy	Fiera Open Air Arena
June 8, 2012	Nickelsdorf	Austria	Nova Rock Festival
June 9, 2012	Münster	Germany	Vainstream Rockfest
June 10, 2012	Donington	England	Download Festival
June 15, 2012	Interlaken	Switzerland	Greenfield Festival
June 16, 2012	Clisson	France	Hellfest Open Air
July 1, 2012	Belfort		Eurockéennes de Belfort
July 5, 2012	Hradec Králové	Czech Republic	Rock for People
July 6, 2012	Turku	Finland	Ruisrock
July 8, 2012	Roskilde	Denmark	Roskilde Festival
July 13, 2012	Lisbon	Portugal	Optimus Alive!
North America, Leg #2 Support act: Off!
July 15, 2012	Atlanta, Georgia	United States	The Masquerade
July 16, 2012	Silver Spring, Maryland		The Fillmore Silver Spring
July 18, 2012	New York City, New York		Williamsburg Park
July 19, 2012	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania		Riot Fest East
July 20, 2012	Boston, Massachusetts		House of Blues
July 21, 2012	Montreal, Quebec	Canada	Métropolis
July 22, 2012	Toronto, Ontario		Sound Academy
July 23, 2012
July 25, 2012	Royal Oak, Michigan	United States	Royal Oak Music Theatre
July 26, 2012	Chicago, Illinois		Congress Theater
Asia
July 29, 2012	Niigata	Japan	Fuji Rock Festival
Europe, Leg #2
August 9, 2012	Gothenburg	Sweden	Way Out West Festival
August 10, 2012	Oslo	Norway	Øyafestivalen
August 12, 2012	London	England	HMV Forum
August 13, 2012
August 14, 2012	Manchester		Manchester Academy
August 17, 2012	Biddinghuizen	Netherlands	Lowlands Festival
August 18, 2012	Hasselt	Belgium	Pukkelpop
August 19, 2012	Leipzig	Germany	Highfield Festival
North America, Leg #3
August 22, 2012	Denver, Colorado	United States	Ogden Theater
August 24, 2012	Calgary, Alberta	Canada	MacEwan Hall
August 25, 2012	Edmonton, Alberta		Edmonton Events Centre
August 26, 2012	Vancouver, British Columbia		Vogue Theatre
August 27, 2012
August 28, 2012	Seattle, Washington	United States	Showbox SoDo
August 29, 2012	Portland, Oregon		Roseland Theater
August 31, 2012	Oakland, California		Fox Oakland Theatre
September 1, 2012	Los Angeles, California		FYF Fest
Europe, Leg #3
September 29, 2012	Cologne	Germany	Live Music Hall
September 30, 2012	Prague	Czech Republic	Lucerna Music Hall
October 1, 2012	Vienna	Austria	Arena
October 2, 2012	Munich	Germany	Kesselhaus
October 4, 2012	Barcelona	Spain	Razzmatazz
October 5, 2012	Madrid		Riveria
October 7, 2012	Bologna	Italy	Estragon
October 8, 2012	Zurich	Switzerland	Komplex
October 9, 2012	Paris	France	Bataclan
October 10, 2012	Esch-sur-Alzette	Luxembourg	Rockhal
October 11, 2012	Tilburg	Netherlands	013
North America, Leg #4
November 2, 2012	Austin, Texas	United States	Auditorium Shores
November 5, 2012	Hollywood, California		Fonda Theatre
Australia, Leg #1
November 9, 2012	Fremantle	Australia	Metropolis Fremantle
November 11, 2012	Brisbane		Eatons Hill Hotel
November 13, 2012	Sydney		Enmore Theatre
November 15, 2012	Melbourne		Palace Theatre
November 16, 2012
November 17, 2012	Torrensville		Thebarton Theatre
Europe, Leg #4
December 6, 2012	Malmö	Sweden	Kulturbolaget
December 7, 2012	Gothenburg		Pustervik
December 8, 2012	Stockholm		Globens Annex
December 9, 2012	Oslo	Norway	Sentrum Scene
December 15, 2012	Umea	Sweden	Exel Arena
December 15, 2012			Fabriken

Support acts

Cerebral Ballzy (April 22, 2012) Ceremony (April 23, 2012) Death Grips (April 12, 2012) Hårda Tider (February 29, 2012) Les Big Byrd (March 30, 2012) Off! (July 15–26, 2012) Pettybone (August 12–13)

Sleigh Bells (August 27–31, 2012) The Afghan Whigs (June 4, 2012) The Bots (August 13–14) The Bronx (April 18, 2012; August 22, 2012; August 25, 2012) The Gaslight Anthem (June 4, 2012) The Hives (April 18, 2012) U.X. Vileheads (February 29, 2012) BLKOUT! (November 9, 2012) Nuclear Summer (November 11, 2012) Endless Heights (November 13, 2012) Outright (November 15–16, 2012) Hightime (November 17, 2012)

As a support act

• Soundgarden (June 4, 2012)

Personnel

• Dennis Lyxzén - lead vocals
• Kristofer Steen - lead guitar, percussion
• Jon Brännström - vocals, rhythm guitar (2012 shows only)
• Magnus Flagge - bass guitar, cello
• David Sandström - drums, percussion

References

1. at Songkick
2. at YouTube
3. "Refused Are Unfucking Dead, Again". propertyofzack.com. November 25, 2014. Retrieved November 25, 2014.
4. "Refused to Play Amnesia Rockfest". AbsolutePunk.net. November 25, 2014. Retrieved November 25, 2014.
5. "Punk Rock Bowling Announces 2015 Headliners". newnoisemagazine.com. November 26, 2014. Retrieved November 26, 2014.