The Sword has announced a massive tour of the US, Europe and Australia in support of their upcoming album Warp Riders, due August 24th on Kemado Records. The band kicks things off in the US this October with at the El Ray Theatre in Los Angeles. They'll cross the Atlantic in early November to commence the European leg in Antwerp, Belgium on the 8th. Their Australian dates in 2011 are part of the Soundwave festival.
Warp Riders, a concept album with an "epic sci-fi narrative," was produced by Matt Bayles (Pearl Jam, Mastodon, Isis). The Sword previously released Gods of the Earth in 2008.
| DATE | CITY | VENUE |
|---|---|---|
| 10/01 | Los Angeles, CA | El Rey Theatre |
| 10/02 | San Francisco, CA | The Regency Ballroom |
| 10/03 | Portland, OR | Roseland Theatre |
| 10/04 | Seattle, WA | Showbox SoDo |
| 10/06 | Denver, CO | Ogden Theatre |
| 10/12 | Atlanta, GA | The Masquerade |
| 10/13 | Asheville, NC | The Orange Peel |
| 10/14 | Roanoke, VA | Martinâs Downtown |
| 10/15 | Philadelphia, PA | Theatre of the Living Arts |
| 10/16 | New York, NY | Webster Hall |
| 10/17 | Boston, MA | Royale Boston |
| 10/19 | Cleveland, OH | House of Blues - Cleveland |
| 10/20 | Washington, DC | 9:30 Club |
| 10/21 | Huntington, WV | V Club |
| 10/23 | Chicago, IL | Metro |
| 11/08 | Belgium, Antwerp | Trix |
| 11/09 | Germany, Hamburg | Molotov |
| 11/11 | Nov Sweden, Stockholm | Gote Killare |
| 11/12 | Sweden, Malmo | KB |
| 11/13 | Norway, Oslo | Garage |
| 11/15 | Germany, Berlin | Magnet |
| 11/16 | Germany, Munich | 59:1 |
| 11/17 | Austria, Vienna | Szene |
| 11/18 | Italy, Milan | Live Club |
| 11/19 | Austria, Graz | PPC |
| 11/21 | Switzerland, Zurich | Dynamo |
| 11/23 | Germany, Koln | Underground |
| 11/24 | France, Paris | La Fleche d'or |
| 11/26 | Holland | Uden de Pul |
| 11/27 | Holland, Kerkrade | Rock Tempel |
| 11/29 | Portsmouth, United Kingdom | Wedgewood Rooms |
| 11/30 | Bristol, United Kingdom | Fleece & Firkin |
| 12/01 | Birmingham, United Kingdom | Bar Academy |
| 12/03 | Leeds, United Kingdom | Cockpit |
| 12/04 | Glasgow, United Kingdom | G2 |
| 12/05 | Newcastle, United Kingdom | Academy II |
| 12/06 | Manchester, United Kingdom | Academy III |
| 12/08 | Nottingham, United Kingdom | Rescue Rooms |
| 12/09 | London Islington, United Kingdom | Academy |
| 12/10 | Brighton, United Kingdom | Audio |
| 12/11 | Ireland, Dublin | Academy |
| 12/12 | Ireland, Belfast | Stiff Kitten |
| 02/26 | Brisbane, QLD | Soundwave 2011 |
| 02/27 | Sydney, NSW | Soundwave 2011 |
| 03/04 | Melbourne, VIC | Soundwave 2011 |
| 03/05 | Adelaide, SA | Soundwave 2011 |
| 03/07 | Perth, WA | Soundwave 2011 |