A Sense of Purpose Tour

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.

A Sense of Purpose Tour

Concert by In Flames
In Flames performing at the Graspop Metal Meeting in Dessel, Belgium, on 29 June 2008
Location	Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America
Associated album	A Sense of Purpose
Start date	12 April 2008
End date	29 January 2010
Legs	12
No. of shows	199 in total 91 in Europe 89 in North America 7 in Asia 7 in Oceania 5 in South America 17 cancellations
In Flames concert chronology

The tour began in May 2008 with a slot on Gigantour in North American markets, which was headlined by Megadeth. Following runs through Europe and a second North American leg, the tour continued through 2009 with the band's first visit to South America, 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. 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. 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. Following the dates in Canada, the group toured the United States through early October.

In November 2009, the group teamed up once again with Killswitch Engage for the European leg of the "Taste of Chaos" tour. In January 2010, the band played their final leg of the tour, performing four dates in Asia.

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
North America, Leg #1 ("Gigantour 2008")
12 April 2008	Denver	United States	Fillmore Auditorium
13 April 2008	Albuquerque		Journal Pavilion
15 April 2008	Grand Prairie		Nokia Theatre at Grand Prairie
16 April 2008	Corpus Christi		Concrete Street Pavilion
17 April 2008	Houston		Verizon Wireless Theater
18 April 2008 [1]	Little Rock		The Village
19 April 2008	Louisville		Louisville Gardens
20 April 2008	Atlanta		Masquerade Music Park
22 April 2008	New York City		Hammerstein Ballroom
23 April 2008
24 April 2008 [1]	Philadelphia		Electric Factory
25 April 2008	Worcester		The Palladium
26 April 2008	Columbia		Merriweather Post Pavilion
28 April 2008	Quebec City	Canada	Pavillon de la Jeunesse
29 April 2008	Montreal		Bell Centre
30 April 2008	Mississauga		Arrow Hall
1 May 2008	London		John Labatt Centre
2 May 2008 [1]	Columbus	United States	Newport Music Hall
3 May 2008	Clarkston		DTE Energy Music Theatre
4 May 2008	Cleveland		Time Warner Cable Amphitheater
6 May 2008	Chicago		Aragon Ballroom
7 May 2008	Milwaukee		Eagles Ballroom
8 May 2008 [1]	Omaha		Sokol Auditorium
9 May 2008	Minneapolis		Myth
10 May 2008	Winnipeg	Canada	Winnipeg Convention Centre
11 May 2008	Saskatoon		Prairieland Exhibition Hall
12 May 2008	Edmonton		Shaw Conference Centre
14 May 2008	Calgary		Stampede Corral
16 May 2008	Vancouver		Pacific Coliseum
17 May 2008	Salem	United States	Salem Armory Auditorium
19 May 2008	San Jose		Event Center Arena
20 May 2008	San Diego		Cox Arena
21 May 2008	Long Beach		Long Beach Arena
22 May 2008	Mesa		Mesa Amphitheatre
Europe, Leg #1
29 May 2008	Stockholm	Sweden	Gröna Lund
7 June 2008	Nürburgring	Germany	Rock am Ring Festival
8 June 2008	Nuremberg		Rock im Park Festival
13 June 2008	Interlaken	Switzerland	Greenfield Festival
14 June 2008	Nickelsdorf	Austria	Nova Rock Festival
15 June 2008	Donington Park	United Kingdom	Download Festival
20 June 2008	Clisson	France	Hellfest
21 June 2008	Kauhajoki	Finland	Nummirock Festival
26 June 2008	Borlänge	Sweden	Peace and Love Festival
27 June 2008	Arendal	Norway	Hove Festival
28 June 2008	Gothenburg	Sweden	Metaltown Festival
29 June 2008	Dessel	Belgium	Graspop Metal Meeting
4 July 2008	Tolmin	Slovenia	Metaldays
5 July 2008	Löbnitz	Germany	With Full Force
7 July 2008	Kavarna	Bulgaria	Kaliakra Rock Fest
18 July 2008	Vaasa	Finland	Rockperry Festival
1 August 2008	Lustenau	Austria	Szene Festival
Europe, Leg #2
27 September 2008	Glasgow	United Kingdom	Barrowlands
28 September 2008	Birmingham		Carling Academy
29 September 2008	Manchester		Manchester Academy
1 October 2008	London		London Astoria
3 October 2008	Luxembourg	Luxembourg	Den Atelier
4 October 2008	Cologne	Germany	Palladium
5 October 2008	Wiesbaden		Schlachthof
7 October 2008	Brussels	Belgium	Ancienne Belgique
8 October 2008	Paris	France	Zénith de Paris
9 October 2008	Tilburg	Netherlands	013
10 October 2008	Nancy	France	L’Autre Canal
11 October 2008	Lyon		Transbordeur
13 October 2008	Barcelona	Spain	Razzmatazz
14 October 2008	Granada		La Copera
15 October 2008	Madrid		La Riviera
16 October 2008	Bilbao		Rock Star Live
18 October 2008	Fribourg	Switzerland	Fri-Son
19 October 2008	Munich	Germany	Zenith
20 October 2008	Vienna	Austria	Gasometer
21 October 2008	Milan	Italy	Alcatraz
22 October 2008	Zürich	Switzerland	Volkshaus
24 October 2008	Dresden	Germany	Alter Schlachthof
25 October 2008	Berlin		Columbiahalle
27 October 2008	Helsinki	Finland	Cable Factory
29 October 2008	Stockholm	Sweden	Annexet
30 October 2008
31 October 2008	Oslo	Norway	Sentrum Scene
1 November 2008	Gothenburg	Sweden	Lisebergshallen
2 November 2008
North America, Leg #2
6 November 2008	Montreal	Canada	Metropolis
7 November 2008	Toronto		Sound Academy
8 November 2008	Mount Clemens	United States	Emerald Theatre
9 November 2008	Cleveland		Agora Theatre
10 November 2008	Chicago		House of Blues
12 November 2008	Minneapolis		Myth
14 November 2008	Calgary	Canada	MacEwan Hall
15 November 2008	Edmonton		Event Centre
17 November 2008	Vancouver		Commodore Ballroom
18 November 2008	Seattle	United States	Showbox SoDo
19 November 2008	Portland		Roseland Theater
21 November 2008	San Francisco		The Warfield
22 November 2008	Los Angeles		Club Nokia L.A. Live
23 November 2008	Las Vegas		House of Blues
24 November 2008	Tempe		Marquee Theatre
25 November 2008	Albuquerque		Midnight Rodeo
26 November 2008	Denver		Fillmore Auditorium
28 November 2008	Dallas		Palladium Ballroom
29 November 2008	Austin		La Zona Rosa
30 November 2008	Houston		House of Blues
2 December 2008	Orlando		Hard Rock Live
3 December 2008	Atlanta		The Tabernacle
4 December 2008	Norfolk		The NorVa
5 December 2008	Baltimore		Rams Head Live!
6 December 2008	Worcester		The Palladium
7 December 2008	New York City		Terminal 5
9 December 2008	St. Louis		The Pageant
10 December 2008	Milwaukee		The Rave
7 February 2009	Monterrey	Mexico	Café Iguana
8 February 2009	Mexico City		Circo Volador
South America
10 February 2009	Bogotá	Colombia	Teatro Metro
12 February 2009	Santiago	Chile	Blondie Club
13 February 2009	Buenos Aires	Argentina	El Teatro Flores
14 February 2009
15 February 2009	São Paulo	Brazil	Espaço Lux
Australia ("Soundwave Festival")
21 February 2009	Brisbane	Australia	Brisbane Exhibition Ground
22 February 2009	Sydney		Eastern Creek Raceway
23 February 2009 [2]			The Forum
24 February 2009 [2]	Melbourne		Billboard The Venue
27 February 2009			Royal Melbourne Showgrounds
28 February 2009	Adelaide		Bonython Park
2 March 2009	Perth		Steel Blue Oval
Asia, Leg #1
4 March 2009 [3]	Tokyo	Japan	Akasaka Blitz
5 March 2009 [3]
6 March 2009 [3]	Osaka		Namba Hatch
Europe, Leg #3
25 March 2009	Zagreb	Croatia	Tvornica Club
26 March 2009	Vienna	Austria	Arena
27 March 2009	Ljubljana	Slovenia	Gospodarsko Razstavisce
28 March 2009	Belgrade	Serbia	SKC
29 March 2009	Sofia	Bulgaria	Denitza Hall
30 March 2009	Bucharest	Romania	Arenele Romane
1 April 2009	Budapest	Hungary	Petőfi Csarnok
2 April 2009	Košice	Slovakia	Jumbo Hall
3 April 2009	Zlín	Czech Republic	Monsters of Rock Café
4 April 2009	Prague		Folimanka
6 April 2009	Warsaw	Poland	Progresja Klub
25 April 2009	Sälen	Sweden	Högis
Europe, Leg #4
5 June 2009	Sölvesborg	Sweden	Sweden Rock Festival
20 June 2009	Bilbao	Spain	Kobetasonik Festival
4 July 2009	Turku	Finland	Ruisrock
9 July 2009	Kvinesdal	Norway	Norway Rock Festival
31 July 2009	Wacken	Germany	Open Air Festival
North America, Leg #3
8 September 2009 [4]	Montreal	Canada	CEPSUM
9 September 2009 [4]	Mississauga		Arrow Hall
11 September 2009 [4]	Thunder Bay		Thunder Bay Community Auditorium
12 September 2009 [4]	Winnipeg		Convention Centre
13 September 2009 [4]	Saskatoon		Prairieland Exhibition Hall
14 September 2009 [4]	Calgary		Big Four Building
15 September 2009 [4]	Edmonton		Shaw Conference Centre
17 September 2009 [4]	Vancouver		Pacific Coliseum
18 September 2009	Spokane	United States	Knitting Factory
19 September 2009	Boise		Knitting Factory
20 September 2009	Reno		New Oasis
21 September 2009	San Francisco		Regency Ballroom
22 September 2009	Pomona		Pomona Fox Theater
23 September 2009	Tucson		Rialto Theatre
25 September 2009	Corpus Christi		Concrete Street Amphitheater
26 September 2009	San Antonio		White Rabbit
27 September 2009	New Orleans		House of Blues
29 September 2009	Knoxville		The Valarium
30 September 2009	Louisville		Expo Five
1 October 2009	Pittsburgh		Mr. Small's Theatre
2 October 2009	Sayreville		Starland Ballroom
3 October 2009	Boston		House of Blues
4 October 2009	Philadelphia		Trocadero Theatre
5 October 2009	Washington, D.C.		9:30 Club
6 October 2009	Charlotte		Amos' Southend
Europe, Leg #5
31 October 2009	Kyiv	Ukraine	CCM NAU
1 November 2009	Minsk	Belarus	Ledovy Dvorets
5 November 2009	Krasnodar	Russia	Premiera Club
7 November 2009	Saint Petersburg		Glav Club
8 November 2009	Moscow		DK Gorbunova
16 November 2009	Amsterdam	Netherlands	Melkweg
18 November 2009	Zürich	Switzerland	Volkshaus
19 November 2009	Trezzo	Italy	Live Club
20 November 2009	Strasbourg	France	La Laiterie
22 November 2009	Lille		Aeronef
23 November 2009	Luxembourg	Luxembourg	Den Atelier
24 November 2009	Paris	France	Bataclan
27 November 2009 [5]	Glasgow	United Kingdom	O2 Academy
28 November 2009 [5]	Bristol		O2 Academy
30 November 2009 [5]	Newcastle		O2 Academy
1 December 2009 [5]	Birmingham		O2 Academy
2 December 2009 [5]	Manchester		Academy
3 December 2009 [5]	London		HMV Hammersmith Apollo
4 December 2009 [5]	Antwerp	Belgium	Trix Hall
6 December 2009 [5]	Berlin	Germany	Columbiahalle
7 December 2009 [5]	Wiesbaden		Rhein-Main Halle
8 December 2009 [5]	Munich		Zenith
9 December 2009 [5]	Oberhausen		Turbinehalle
11 December 2009 [5]	Stockholm	Sweden	Hovet
12 December 2009 [5]	Gothenburg		Scandinavium
13 December 2009 [5]	Oslo	Norway	Oslo Spektrum
14 December 2009 [5]	Malmö	Sweden	Malmö Arena
16 December 2009 [5]	Helsinki	Finland	Helsinki Ice Hall
Asia, Leg #2
22 January 2010	Tokyo	Japan	Zepp
24 January 2010	Osaka		Namba Hatch
27 January 2010	Beijing	China	Star Live House
29 January 2010	Taipei	Taiwan	Liberty Square

• 1^ Headline show; non-Gigantour appearance.
• 2^ Date supporting Lamb of God.
• 3^ Date featuring co-headliners Lamb of God.
• 4^ Date featuring co-headliners Killswitch Engage (Killswitch Engage played last in Mississauga, Thunder Bay, Winnipeg and Edmonton).
• 5^ Date part of the "Taste of Chaos" tour featuring co-headliners Killswitch Engage (Killswitch Engage played last on all U.K. dates).

Cancelled dates

12 July 2008	Milan, Italy	Evolution Festival	Performance cancelled due to extreme rain and bad weather.
15 April 2009	Norwich, United Kingdom	The Waterfront	Date cancelled.
16 April 2009	Colchester, United Kingdom	Arts Centre	Date cancelled.
17 April 2009	Brighton, United Kingdom	Concorde 2	Date cancelled.
18 April 2009	Oxford, United Kingdom	O2 Academy	Date cancelled.
19 April 2009	Leeds, United Kingdom	The Cockpit	Date cancelled.
21 April 2009	Newcastle, United Kingdom	O2 Academy	Date cancelled.
22 April 2009	Dundee, United Kingdom	Fat Sams	Date cancelled.
23 April 2009	Belfast, United Kingdom	Mandela Hall	Date cancelled.
24 April 2009	Dublin, Ireland	The Academy	Date cancelled.
25 April 2009	Cork, Ireland	The Pavilion	Date cancelled.
27 April 2009	Exeter, United Kingdom	Lemon Grove	Date cancelled.
28 April 2009	Cardiff, United Kingdom	University Solus	Date cancelled.
29 April 2009	Cambridge, United Kingdom	The Junction	Date cancelled.
30 April 2009	Sheffield, United Kingdom	Corporation	Date cancelled.
1 May 2009	Liverpool, United Kingdom	O2 Academy	Date cancelled.
2 May 2009	Northampton, United Kingdom	Roadmender	Date cancelled.

Support acts

• 3 Inches of Blood (18 September – 6 October 2009)
• 36 Crazyfists (6 November – 10 December 2008)
• All That Remains (6 November – 10 December 2008)
• Between the Buried and Me (8 September – 6 October 2009)
• Dead by April (11–16 December 2009)
• Every Time I Die (27 November – 16 December 2009)
• The Faceless (18 September – 6 October 2009)
• Gojira (27 September – 2 November 2008; 6 November – 10 December 2008)

• Heaven Shall Burn (6–9 December 2009)
• Maylene and the Sons of Disaster (27 November – 16 December 2009)
• Inexist (5–8 November 2009)
• Protest the Hero (8–17 September 2009)
• Sonic Syndicate (27 September – 2 November 2008)
• Sybreed (16–24 November 2009)
• Unearth (4–6 March 2009)

External links

• Official website