Warp Riders Tour

Warp Riders Tour

Promotional tour by The Sword
Location	United States, Australia, Europe
Associated album	Warp Riders
Start date	October 1, 2010
End date	May 12, 2011
Legs	3
Number of shows	42
The Sword concert chronology

The Warp Riders Tour is a 2010–2011 worldwide concert tour by American heavy metal band The Sword. Beginning on October 1, 2010 in the United States, the tour is in promotion of the band's upcoming 2010 third album Warp Riders, released on August 24, 2010. Following the United States leg of the tour, the band joined Soundwave, a travelling music festival, in Australia in 2011. They will then perform an additional 12 shows in Europe. Prior to the tour, the band supported Metallica on their continuing World Magnetic Tour in September, and during the tour they also performed at the Austin City Limits Festival, between October 8 and October 10.

Between November and December 2010 a 26-date European leg was due to take place, but was cancelled early in October due to "circumstances beyond [the band's] control",^[1] later revealed to be the departure of drummer Trivett Wingo from the band.^[2] Drummer Kevin Fender joined The Sword as a touring member of the band in November, and is performing with the band on a rescheduled America leg throughout November and December, and on the Australian Soundwave festival leg in 2011.^[3][4]

Set lists

Original tour dates

October 1, 2010^[5] 

1. "Acheron/Unearthing the Orb"
2. "Tres Brujas"
3. "How Heavy This Axe"
4. "The Chronomancer I: Hubris"
5. "Barael's Blade"
6. "Freya"
7. "Arrows in the Dark"
8. "Lawless Lands"
9. "Maiden, Mother & Crone"
10. "The Chronomancer II: Nemesis"
11. "Night City"
12. "The Black River"
13. "(The Night the Sky Cried) Tears of Fire"

October 2, 2010^[6] 

1. "Acheron/Unearthing the Orb"
2. "Tres Brujas"
3. "Freya"
4. "How Heavy This Axe"
5. "The Chronomancer I: Hubris"
6. "Barael's Blade"
7. "Lawless Lands"
8. "Astraea's Dream"
9. "Maiden, Mother & Crone"
10. "The Warp Riders"
11. "Night City"
12. "Fire Lances of the Ancient Hyperzephyrians"
13. "Winter's Wolves"
14. "(The Night the Sky Cried) Tears of Fire"

Encore

15. "Cold Sweat" (Thin Lizzy cover)
16. "Iron Swan"

October 3, 2010^[7] 

1. "Acheron/Unearthing the Orb"
2. "Tres Brujas"
3. "Freya"
4. "How Heavy This Axe"
5. "Arrows in the Dark"
6. "The Chronomancer I: Hubris"
7. "Astraea's Dream"
8. "Night City"
9. "To Take the Black"
10. "The Black River"
11. "Iron Swan"
12. "(The Night the Sky Cried) Tears of Fire"

Encore

13. "The Horned Goddess"
14. "Barael's Blade"
15. "Winter's Wolves"

October 6, 2010^[8] 

1. "Acheron/Unearthing the Orb"
2. "Tres Brujas"
3. "Freya"
4. "How Heavy This Axe"
5. "Arrows in the Dark"
6. "The Chronomancer I: Hubris"
7. "Astraea's Dream"
8. "The Horned Goddess"
9. "To Take the Black"
10. "The Black River"
11. "Lawless Lands"
12. "The Warp Riders"
13. "(The Night the Sky Cried) Tears of Fire"

Encore

14. "Maiden, Mother & Crone"
15. "Iron Swan"

Rescheduled tour dates

December 4, 2010^[9] 

1. "Acheron/Unearthing the Orb"
2. "Tres Brujas"
3. "Barael's Blade"
4. "Arrows in the Dark"
5. "How Heavy This Axe"
6. "The Chronomancer I: Hubris"
7. "Fire Lances of the Ancient Hyperzephyrians"
8. "The Horned Goddess"
9. "Iron Swan"
10. "The Warp Riders"
11. "Night City"
12. "The Black River"
13. "Freya"
14. "(The Night the Sky Cried) Tears of Fire"

Encore

15. "Astraea's Dream"
16. "Winter's Wolves"

December 6, 2010^[10] 

1. "Acheron/Unearthing the Orb"
2. "Tres Brujas"
3. "Barael's Blade"
4. "Arrows in the Dark"
5. "How Heavy This Axe"
6. "The Chronomancer I: Hubris"
7. "Fire Lances of the Ancient Hyperzephyrians"
8. "The Horned Goddess"
9. "Iron Swan"
10. "The Warp Riders"
11. "Night City"
12. "The Chronomancer II: Nemesis"
13. "The Black River"
14. "Freya"
15. "(The Night the Sky Cried) Tears of Fire"

Encore

16. "Acheron/Unearthing the Orb"
17. "Winter's Wolves"

December 7, 2010^[11] 

1. "Acheron/Unearthing the Orb"
2. "Tres Brujas"
3. "Barael's Blade"
4. "Arrows in the Dark"
5. "How Heavy This Axe"
6. "The Chronomancer I: Hubris"
7. "Fire Lances of the Ancient Hyperzephyrians"
8. "Lawless Lands"
9. "March of the Lor"
10. "Iron Swan"
11. "Maiden, Mother & Crone"
12. "The Warp Riders"
13. "Night City"
14. "Freya"
15. "(The Night the Sky Cried) Tears of Fire"

Encore

16. "Astraea's Dream"
17. "Winter's Wolves"

December 8, 2010^[12] 

1. "Acheron/Unearthing the Orb"
2. "Tres Brujas"
3. "Barael's Blade"
4. "Arrows in the Dark"
5. "How Heavy This Axe"
6. "The Chronomancer I: Hubris"
7. "Fire Lances of the Ancient Hyperzephyrians"
8. "Lawless Lands"
9. "Maiden, Mother & Crone"
10. "Night City"
11. "The Chronomancer II: Nemesis"
12. "The Horned Goddess"
13. "The Black River"
14. "Freya"
15. "Iron Swan"
16. "(The Night the Sky Cried) Tears of Fire"

Encore

17. "Astraea's Dream"
18. "Winter's Wolves"

December 12, 2010^[13] 

1. "Acheron/Unearthing the Orb"
2. "Tres Brujas"
3. "Barael's Blade"
4. "Arrows in the Dark"
5. "How Heavy This Axe"
6. "Lawless Lands"
7. "Fire Lances of the Ancient Hyperzephyrians"
8. "The Chronomancer II: Nemesis"
9. "The Horned Goddess"
10. "Iron Swan"
11. "Lords"
12. "Night City"
13. "Freya"
14. "The Black River"
15. "(The Night the Sky Cried) Tears of Fire"

Encore

16. "Winter's Wolves"

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue	Support act(s)
Warm-up shows: World Magnetic Tour: Oceania/Asia
September 15, 2010	Melbourne	Australia	Rod Laver Arena	Supporting Metallica
September 16, 2010
September 18, 2010	Sydney		Acer Arena
September 21, 2010	Christchurch	New Zealand	CBS Canterbury Arena
September 22, 2010
September 25, 2010	Tokyo	Japan	Saitama Super Arena
September 26, 2010
Original tour dates
First Leg: North America
October 1, 2010	Los Angeles	United States	El Rey Theatre	Karma to Burn, Mount Carmel
October 2, 2010	San Francisco		Regency Ballroom
October 3, 2010	Portland		Roseland Theater
October 4, 2010	Seattle		Showbox SoDo
October 6, 2010	Denver		Ogden Theatre
Note: All North American tour dates after October 6, 2010 were cancelled
October 12, 2010	Atlanta	United States	Masquerade Club	Karma to Burn, Mount Carmel
October 13, 2010	Asheville		The Orange Peel
October 14, 2010	Roanoke		Martin's Downtown
October 15, 2010	Philadelphia		Theatre of the Living Arts
October 16, 2010	New York City		Webster Hall
October 17, 2010	Boston		Royale Boston
October 19, 2010	Cleveland		House of Blues
October 20, 2010	Washington, D.C.		9:30 Club
October 21, 2010	Hunington		V Club Live
October 23, 2010	Chicago		Metro Chicago
Second Leg: Europe Note: All European tour dates were cancelled
November 6, 2010	Bielefeld	Germany	Forum	Kvelertak
November 8, 2010	Antwerp	Belgium	Trix Hall
November 9, 2010	Hamburg	Germany	Molotov Club
November 11, 2010	Stockholm	Sweden	Gote Killare
November 12, 2010	Malmö		KP Club
November 13, 2010	Oslo	Norway	Garage Oslo
November 15, 2010	Berlin	Germany	Magnet Club
November 16, 2010	Munich		59:1
November 17, 2010	Vienna	Austria	Szene Wien
November 18, 2010	Milan	Italy	Live Music Club
November 19, 2010	Graz	Austria	Project Pop Culture
November 21, 2010	Zürich	Switzerland	Dynamo Jugendkulturhaus
November 26, 2010	Uden	Netherlands	De Pul
November 27, 2010	Kerkrade		Rock Tempel
November 29, 2010	Portsmouth	England	Wedgewood Rooms	Karma to Burn
November 30, 2010	Bristol		Fleece and Firkin
December 1, 2010	Birmingham		O2 Academy Birmingham
December 2, 2010	Leeds		The Cockpit
December 4, 2010	Glasgow	Scotland	G2
December 5, 2010	Newcastle	England	O2 Academy Newcastle
December 5, 2010	Manchester		Academy 3
December 8, 2010	Nottingham		Rescue Rooms
December 9, 2010	London		O2 Academy Islington
December 10, 2010	Brighton		Audio Brighton
December 11, 2010	Dublin	Ireland	The Academy
December 12, 2010	Belfast	Northern Ireland	Stiff Kitten
Third Leg: Australia (Soundwave)
February 26, 2011	Brisbane	Australia	RNA Showgrounds	Various[14]
February 27, 2011	Sydney		Eastern Creek Raceway
March 4, 2011	Melbourne		Royal Melbourne Showgrounds
March 5, 2011	Adelaide		Bonython Park
March 7, 2011	Perth		Steel Blue Oval
Rescheduled tour dates
First Leg: North America
November 27, 2010	Baton Rouge	United States	Spanish Moon	Karma to Burn, Mount Carmel
November 28, 2010	Birmingham		WorkPlay Theatre
November 29, 2010	Atlanta		Masquerade Club
November 30, 2010	Asheville		The Orange Peel
December 1, 2010	Roanoke		Martin's Downtown
December 2, 2010	Lancaster		Chameleon Club
December 3, 2010	Philadelphia		Theatre of the Living Arts
December 4, 2010	New York City		Webster Hall
December 5, 2010	Boston		Royale Boston
December 6, 2010	Washington, D.C.		9:30 Club
December 7, 2010	Pittsburgh		Mr Small's Funhouse
December 8, 2010	Cleveland		House of Blues
December 9, 2010	Huntington		V Club Live
December 10, 2010	Covington		The Mad Hatter
December 11, 2010	Detroit		The Shelter
December 12, 2010	Chicago		Metro Chicago
December 13, 2010	St. Louis		The Firebird
December 14, 2010	Iowa City		Blue Moose Tap House
December 15, 2010	Kansas City		Record Bar
December 16, 2010	Little Rock		Juanita's
Second Leg: Australia (Soundwave)
February 26, 2011	Brisbane	Australia	RNA Showgrounds	Various[14]
February 27, 2011	Sydney		Eastern Creek Raceway
March 4, 2011	Melbourne		Royal Melbourne Showgrounds
March 5, 2011	Adelaide		Bonython Park
March 7, 2011	Perth		Steel Blue Oval
Third Leg: Europe
April 30, 2011	Bergen	Norway	Bergenfest
May 1, 2011	Copenhagen	Denmark	Loppen
May 2, 2011	Berlin	Germany	Magnet Club
May 3, 2011	Cologne		Underground Club
May 4, 2011	Uden	Netherlands	De Pul
May 6, 2011	Paris	France	La Fleche D'Or
May 7, 2011	Wuustwezel	Belgium	Puntpop Festival
May 8, 2011	Southampton	England	Joiners Arms
May 9, 2011	Birmingham		O2 Academy Birmingham
May 10, 2011	Glasgow	Scotland	Glasgow Cathouse
May 11, 2011	Manchester	England	Academy 3
May 12, 2011	London		Garage Club

References

General

• "The Sword Announce Fall 2010 Tour of US And Europe". The Sword. July 28, 2010. Retrieved August 19, 2010.
• "The Sword: U.S., European, Australian Tour Dates Announced". Roadrunner Records (Blabbermouth.net). July 29, 2010. Retrieved August 19, 2010.
• "The Sword Announces Rescheduled U.S. Tour". The Sword. November 4, 2010. Retrieved November 29, 2010.
• "The Sword: Temporary Drummer Announced, U.S. Tour Dates Rescheduled". Roadrunner Records (Blabbermouth.net). November 4, 2010. Retrieved November 29, 2010.

Specific

1. "European Tour Cancelled". The Sword. October 7, 2010. Retrieved October 9, 2010.
2. "The Sword Drummer Quits". Roadrunner Records (Blabbermouth.net). October 11, 2010. Retrieved October 11, 2010.
3. "The Sword Announces Rescheduled U.S. Tour". The Sword. November 4, 2010. Retrieved November 29, 2010.
4. "The Sword: Temporary Drummer Announced, U.S. Tour Dates Rescheduled". Roadrunner Records (Blabbermouth.net). November 4, 2010. Retrieved November 29, 2010.
5. "The Sword Concert at El Rey Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, USA Setlist on October 1, 2010". Setlist.fm. Retrieved September 18, 2010.
6. "The Sword Concert at The Grand Ballroom at the Regency Center, San Francisco, CA, USA Setlist on October 2, 2010". Setlist.fm. Retrieved October 7, 2010.
7. "The Sword Concert at Roseland Theater, Portland, OR, USA Setlist on October 3, 2010". Setlist.fm. Retrieved October 7, 2010.
8. "The Sword Concert at Ogden Theatre, Denver, CO, USA Setlist on October 6, 2010". Setlist.fm. Retrieved October 8, 2010.
9. "@andrefool Here's last nig ...". The Sword (Twitter). December 5, 2010. Retrieved December 5, 2010.
10. "The Sword Concert at 9:30 Club, Washington, DC, USA Setlist on December 6, 2010". Setlist.fm. December 9, 2010. Retrieved December 14, 2010.
11. "The Sword Concert at Mr. Small's Theatre, Millvale, PA, USA Setlist on December 7, 2010". Setlist.fm. December 8, 2010. Retrieved December 14, 2010.
12. "The Sword Concert at House of Blues, Cleveland, OH, USA Setlist on December 8, 2010". Setlist.fm. December 9, 2010. Retrieved December 14, 2010.
13. "The Sword Concert at Metro, Chicago, IL, USA Setlist on December 12, 2010". Setlist.fm. December 13, 2010. Retrieved December 14, 2010.
14. "Lineup". Soundwave. Retrieved August 19, 2010.