The Sword North American Tour 2005

North American Tour 2005

Tour by The Sword
Associated album	Freya
Start date	March 30, 2005
End date	April 30, 2005
Legs	1
Number of shows	29
The Sword concert chronology

The North American Tour 2005 was a short concert tour by American heavy metal band The Sword. The tour, which was in support of the band's debut extended play (EP) Freya, began on March 30, 2005, ended on April 30, 2005 and included 29 shows played over one month-long leg.

Set list

Set lists on the tour consisted largely of songs released on The Sword's debut demo and EP Freya – "Celestial Crown", "Barael's Blade", "Winter's Wolves", "Iron Swan", "Freya", "Ebethron" and "March of the Lor" – which were later featured on the band's 2006 debut studio album Age of Winters. "The Horned Goddess", also released on Age, was also performed a number of times.

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue	Support acts
March 30, 2005	Houston	United States	Engine Room	...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, The Octopus Project
March 31, 2005	New Orleans		House of Blues
April 1, 2005	Atlanta		Variety Playhouse
April 2, 2005	Orlando		Tabu
April 3, 2005	Tampa		State Theater
April 4, 2005	Gainsville		Common Grounds
April 5, 2005	Raleigh		Martin Street Music Hall
April 6, 2005	Chapel Hill		Cat's Cradle
April 7, 2005	Washington, D.C.		Black Cat
April 8, 2005	Philadelphia		Theater of Living Arts
April 9, 2005	New York City		Irving Plaza
April 10, 2005			Bar 13	The Glass
April 11, 2005			Lit	Daddy
April 12, 2005	Boston		Axis	...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, The Octopus Project, The Black
April 13, 2005	Montreal	Canada	Cabaret
April 14, 2005	Ottawa		Capital Music Hall
April 15, 2005	Toronto		The Opera House
April 18, 2005	Louisville	United States	Headliners	...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, The Black
April 19, 2005	Cleveland		Grogshop
April 20, 2005	Detroit		Majestic Theater
April 21, 2005	Urbana		The Canopy Club	...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, The Octopus Project, The Black
April 22, 2005	Chicago		Metro Chicago	...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, The Octopus Project
April 23, 2005	Madison		The Lot 20 Lounge	BLAMO!, F.U.C.
April 25, 2005	Minneapolis		First Avenue	...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, The Octopus Project, The Black
April 26, 2005	Omaha		Sokol Auditorium
April 27, 2005	Lawrence		Granada Theater
April 28, 2005	St. Louis		Mississippi Nights
April 29, 2005	Dallas		Gypsy Ballroom
April 30, 2005	Austin		Emo's

Personnel

• J. D. Cronise – vocals, guitar
• Kyle Shutt – guitar
• Bryan Richie – bass
• Trivett Wingo – drums

References

• "Tour dates 2005". The Sword. Archived from the original on February 4, 2009. Retrieved January 30, 2009.

External links

• The Sword official website