A Sense of Purpose Tour explained

Concert Tour Name:A Sense of Purpose Tour
Type:Concert
Location:Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America
Artist:In Flames
Album:A Sense of Purpose
Start Date:12 April 2008
End Date:29 January 2010
Number Of Legs:12
Number Of Shows:199 in total
91 in Europe
89 in North America
7 in Asia
7 in Oceania
5 in South America
17 cancellations
Last Tour:Come Clarity Tour
(2006–2007)
This Tour:A Sense of Purpose Tour
(2008–2010)
Next Tour:Sounds of a Playground
Fading Tour
(2011–)

A Sense of Purpose Tour was a concert tour by Swedish heavy metal band In Flames in support of their 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 United States 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

DateCityCountryVenue
North America, Leg #1 ("Gigantour 2008")
DenverUnited StatesFillmore Auditorium
AlbuquerqueJournal Pavilion
Grand PrairieNokia Theatre at Grand Prairie
Corpus ChristiConcrete Street Pavilion
HoustonVerizon Wireless Theater
[1]Little RockThe Village
LouisvilleLouisville Gardens
Atlanta
New York CityHammerstein Ballroom
[1]PhiladelphiaElectric Factory
WorcesterThe Palladium
ColumbiaMerriweather Post Pavilion
Quebec CityCanadaPavillon de la Jeunesse
MontrealBell Centre
MississaugaArrow Hall
LondonJohn Labatt Centre
[1]ColumbusUnited StatesNewport Music Hall
ClarkstonDTE Energy Music Theatre
ClevelandTime Warner Cable Amphitheater
ChicagoAragon Ballroom
MilwaukeeEagles Ballroom
[1]OmahaSokol Auditorium
MinneapolisMyth
WinnipegCanadaWinnipeg Convention Centre
SaskatoonPrairieland Exhibition Hall
EdmontonShaw Conference Centre
CalgaryStampede Corral
VancouverPacific Coliseum
SalemUnited StatesSalem Armory Auditorium
San JoseEvent Center Arena
San DiegoCox Arena
Long BeachLong Beach Arena
MesaMesa Amphitheatre
Europe, Leg #1
StockholmSwedenGröna Lund
NürburgringGermanyRock am Ring Festival
NurembergRock im Park Festival
InterlakenSwitzerlandGreenfield Festival
NickelsdorfAustriaNova Rock Festival
Donington ParkUnited KingdomDownload Festival
ClissonFranceHellfest
KauhajokiFinlandNummirock Festival
BorlängeSwedenPeace and Love Festival
ArendalNorwayHove Festival
GothenburgSwedenMetaltown Festival
DesselBelgiumGraspop Metal Meeting
TolminSloveniaMetaldays
LöbnitzGermanyWith Full Force
KavarnaBulgariaKaliakra Rock Fest
VaasaFinlandRockperry Festival
LustenauAustriaSzene Festival
Europe, Leg #2
GlasgowUnited KingdomBarrowlands
BirminghamCarling Academy
ManchesterManchester Academy
LondonLondon Astoria
LuxembourgLuxembourgDen Atelier
CologneGermanyPalladium
WiesbadenSchlachthof
BrusselsBelgiumAncienne Belgique
ParisFranceZénith de Paris
TilburgNetherlands013
NancyFranceL’Autre Canal
LyonTransbordeur
BarcelonaSpainRazzmatazz
GranadaLa Copera
MadridLa Riviera
BilbaoRock Star Live
FribourgSwitzerlandFri-Son
MunichGermanyZenith
ViennaAustriaGasometer
MilanItalyAlcatraz
ZürichSwitzerlandVolkshaus
DresdenGermanyAlter Schlachthof
BerlinColumbiahalle
HelsinkiFinlandCable Factory
StockholmSwedenAnnexet
OsloNorwaySentrum Scene
GothenburgSwedenLisebergshallen
North America, Leg #2
MontrealCanadaMetropolis
TorontoSound Academy
Mount ClemensUnited StatesEmerald Theatre
ClevelandAgora Theatre
ChicagoHouse of Blues
MinneapolisMyth
CalgaryCanadaMacEwan Hall
EdmontonEvent Centre
VancouverCommodore Ballroom
SeattleUnited StatesShowbox SoDo
PortlandRoseland Theater
San FranciscoThe Warfield
Los AngelesClub Nokia L.A. Live
Las VegasHouse of Blues
TempeMarquee Theatre
AlbuquerqueMidnight Rodeo
DenverFillmore Auditorium
DallasPalladium Ballroom
AustinLa Zona Rosa
HoustonHouse of Blues
OrlandoHard Rock Live
AtlantaThe Tabernacle
NorfolkThe NorVa
BaltimoreRams Head Live!
WorcesterThe Palladium
New York CityTerminal 5
St. LouisThe Pageant
MilwaukeeThe Rave
MonterreyMexicoCafé Iguana
Mexico CityCirco Volador
South America
BogotáColombiaTeatro Metro
SantiagoChileBlondie Club
Buenos AiresArgentinaEl Teatro Flores
São PauloBrazilEspaço Lux
Australia ("Soundwave Festival")
BrisbaneAustraliaBrisbane Exhibition Ground
SydneyEastern Creek Raceway
[2]The Forum
[2]MelbourneBillboard The Venue
Royal Melbourne Showgrounds
AdelaideBonython Park
PerthSteel Blue Oval
Asia, Leg #1
4 March 2009 [3]TokyoJapanAkasaka Blitz
5 March 2009 [3]
6 March 2009 [3]OsakaNamba Hatch
Europe, Leg #3
ZagrebCroatiaTvornica Club
ViennaAustriaArena
LjubljanaSloveniaGospodarsko Razstavisce
BelgradeSerbiaSKC
SofiaBulgariaDenitza Hall
BucharestRomaniaArenele Romane
BudapestHungaryPetőfi Csarnok
KošiceSlovakiaJumbo Hall
ZlínCzech RepublicMonsters of Rock Café
PragueFolimanka
WarsawPolandProgresja Klub
SälenSwedenHögis
Europe, Leg #4
SölvesborgSwedenSweden Rock Festival
BilbaoSpainKobetasonik Festival
TurkuFinlandRuisrock
KvinesdalNorwayNorway Rock Festival
WackenGermanyOpen Air Festival
North America, Leg #3
[4]MontrealCanadaCEPSUM
[4]MississaugaArrow Hall
[4]Thunder BayThunder Bay Community Auditorium
[4]WinnipegConvention Centre
[4]SaskatoonPrairieland Exhibition Hall
[4]CalgaryBig Four Building
[4]EdmontonShaw Conference Centre
[4]VancouverPacific Coliseum
SpokaneUnited StatesKnitting Factory
BoiseKnitting Factory
RenoNew Oasis
San FranciscoRegency Ballroom
PomonaPomona Fox Theater
TucsonRialto Theatre
Corpus ChristiConcrete Street Amphitheater
San AntonioWhite Rabbit
New OrleansHouse of Blues
KnoxvilleThe Valarium
LouisvilleExpo Five
PittsburghMr. Small's Theatre
SayrevilleStarland Ballroom
BostonHouse of Blues
PhiladelphiaTrocadero Theatre
Washington, D.C.
CharlotteAmos' Southend
Europe, Leg #5
KyivUkraineCCM NAU
MinskBelarusLedovy Dvorets
KrasnodarRussiaPremiera Club
Saint PetersburgGlav Club
MoscowDK Gorbunova
AmsterdamNetherlandsMelkweg
ZürichSwitzerlandVolkshaus
TrezzoItalyLive Club
StrasbourgFranceLa Laiterie
LilleAeronef
LuxembourgLuxembourgDen Atelier
ParisFranceBataclan
[5]GlasgowUnited KingdomO2 Academy
[5]BristolO2 Academy
[5]NewcastleO2 Academy
[5]BirminghamO2 Academy
[5]ManchesterAcademy
[5]LondonHMV Hammersmith Apollo
[5]AntwerpBelgiumTrix Hall
[5]BerlinGermanyColumbiahalle
[5]WiesbadenRhein-Main Halle
[5]MunichZenith
[5]OberhausenTurbinehalle
[5]StockholmSwedenHovet
[5]GothenburgScandinavium
[5]OsloNorwayOslo Spektrum
[5]MalmöSwedenMalmö Arena
[5]HelsinkiFinlandHelsinki Ice Hall
Asia, Leg #2
TokyoJapanZepp
OsakaNamba Hatch
BeijingChinaStar Live House
TaipeiTaiwanLiberty Square
^ Headline show; non-Gigantour appearance. ^ Date supporting Lamb of God. ^ Date featuring co-headliners Lamb of God. ^ Date featuring co-headliners Killswitch Engage (Killswitch Engage played last in Mississauga, Thunder Bay, Winnipeg and Edmonton). ^ Date part of the "Taste of Chaos" tour featuring co-headliners Killswitch Engage (Killswitch Engage played last on all U.K. dates).
Cancelled dates
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12 July 2008Milan, ItalyEvolution FestivalPerformance cancelled due to extreme rain and bad weather.[8]
15 April 2009Norwich, United KingdomThe WaterfrontDate cancelled.
16 April 2009Colchester, United KingdomArts CentreDate cancelled.
17 April 2009Brighton, United KingdomConcorde 2Date cancelled.
18 April 2009Oxford, United KingdomO2 AcademyDate cancelled.
19 April 2009Leeds, United KingdomThe CockpitDate cancelled.
21 April 2009Newcastle, United KingdomO2 AcademyDate cancelled.
22 April 2009Dundee, United KingdomFat SamsDate cancelled.
23 April 2009Belfast, United KingdomMandela HallDate cancelled.
24 April 2009Dublin, IrelandThe AcademyDate cancelled.
25 April 2009Cork, IrelandThe PavilionDate cancelled.
27 April 2009Exeter, United KingdomLemon GroveDate cancelled.
28 April 2009Cardiff, United KingdomUniversity SolusDate cancelled.
29 April 2009Cambridge, United KingdomThe JunctionDate cancelled.
30 April 2009Sheffield, United KingdomCorporationDate cancelled.
1 May 2009Liverpool, United KingdomO2 AcademyDate cancelled.
2 May 2009Northampton, United KingdomRoadmenderDate cancelled.

Support acts

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Patrick Stump Named One of 2007's Un-Sexiest Men; Plus Prodigy, R.E.M., Lindsay Lohan, Eddie Murphy & More, in for the Record . https://web.archive.org/web/20080104182746/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1578810/20080102/fall_out_boy.jhtml . dead . 4 January 2008 . .
  2. Web site: IN FLAMES Announces South America, Mexico Dates . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090213163950/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=110663 . 13 February 2009 .
  3. Web site: In Flames guitarist to miss next tour . https://archive.today/20130127175902/http://www2.kerrang.com/2009/02/in_flames_guitarist_to_miss_ne.html . dead . 27 January 2013 .
  4. Web site: IN FLAMES Cancel UK/Ireland Tour.
  5. Web site: In Flames, Killswitch, BTBAM dates (Canada).
  6. Web site: In Flames: US Headlining Tour Announced.
  7. Web site: Taste of Chaos announces lineup.
  8. Web site: In Flames Explain Reasons For Cancelled Show.

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