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Wrath Tour
Tour by Lamb of God
Promotional poster advertising the Lamb of God concert held in Auckland in December 2009
Location
  • Asia
  • Europe
  • North America
  • Oceania
  • South America
Associated albumWrath
Start dateNovember 24, 2008
End dateNovember 21, 2010
Legs15
No. of shows
  • 275
  • 137 in North America
  • 84 in Europe
  • 29 in Oceania
  • 15 in Asia
  • 6 in South America
  • 6 cancellations
Lamb of God concert chronology

Wrath Tour was a concert tour by American heavy metal band Lamb of God in support of the group's sixth studio album, Wrath, which was released in February 2009.[1]

The tour began in November 2008 with a headline date in the band's hometown of Richmond, Virginia. The following month, the band toured North America as the main support act to Metallica on their World Magnetic Tour.[2] The group met controversy when they were banned from playing at The Forum in Inglewood, California, where Metallica were booked for two dates. Faithful Central Bible Church, the owners of The Forum, refused to let the group perform after they had learned the band formerly went by the name "Burn the Priest".[3] This was the second occasion Lamb of God ran into a dispute with the venue; the group were previously banned from performing in 2005 while supporting Slipknot on their Subliminal Verses Tour.[4] The group announced shows in outlying cities in lieu of the ban.

In February 2009, the band toured Europe; a number of the U.K. dates were part of a package tour sponsored by Metal Hammer dubbed "Defenders of the Faith" featuring Dimmu Borgir as co-headliners.[5] The group then toured Australia through March as part of the Soundwave Festival, which was headlined by Nine Inch Nails and Alice in Chains.[6] In April 2009, the group began a headlining North American tour, sponsored by No Fear Energy.[7] The leg began in Phoenix, Arizona and wrapped up mid-May in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. In July 2009, during a European summer tour, guitarist Mark Morton exited the tour prior to the final six dates as he and his wife were expecting their first child. Morton was replaced by Buz McGrath of Unearth for the remaining summer dates,[8] and Doc Coyle of God Forbid for the first three weeks of a fall North American leg.[9] Morton eventually rejoined the group in October in Tampa, Florida.[10]

The show in Prague at Abaton on May 24, 2010 was the subject of manslaughter charges against vocalist Randy Blythe in 2012 and 2013.[11] The court eventually ruled that Blythe was not criminally liable and acquitted him on March 5, 2013.[12]

Tour dates[edit]

Date City Country Venue/Event
North America
November 24, 2008 Richmond United States The National
December 1, 2008[1] Seattle KeyArena
December 2, 2008[1] Vancouver Canada General Motors Place
December 4, 2008[1] Calgary Pengrowth Saddledome
December 5, 2008[1]
December 6, 2008 Saskatoon Prairieland Exhibition Hall
December 7, 2008[1] Edmonton Rexall Place
December 9, 2008 Spokane United States Knitting Factory Concert House
December 10, 2008 Portland Roseland Theater
December 11, 2008 Chico Senator Theatre
December 12, 2008[1] Ontario Citizens Business Bank Arena
December 13, 2008[1] Fresno Save Mart Center
December 15, 2008[1] San Diego Cox Arena
December 16, 2008 Anaheim The Grove
December 17, 2008 Tucson Rialto Theatre
December 18, 2008 Las Vegas House of Blues
December 19, 2008 Ventura Ventura Majestic Theatre
December 20, 2008[1] Oakland Oracle Arena
Europe
February 6, 2009 Lahti Finland Frostbite Metalfest
February 8, 2009 Belfast United Kingdom Mandela Hall
February 9, 2009 Dublin Ireland The Academy
February 11, 2009[2] Bristol United Kingdom O2 Academy Bristol
February 12, 2009[2] Birmingham O2 Academy Birmingham
February 13, 2009[2] Manchester Manchester Academy
February 14, 2009[2] London O2 Academy Brixton
February 15, 2009[2] Glasgow O2 Academy Glasgow
February 17, 2009 Sheffield Corporation
Australia ("Soundwave Festival")
February 21, 2009 Brisbane Australia Brisbane Exhibition Ground
February 22, 2009 Sydney Eastern Creek Raceway
February 23, 2009[3] The Forum
February 24, 2009[3] Melbourne Billboard The Venue
February 27, 2009 Royal Melbourne Showgrounds
February 28, 2009 Adelaide Bonython Park
March 2, 2009 Perth Steel Blue Oval
Asia
March 4, 2009[4] Tokyo Japan Akasaka Blitz
March 5, 2009[4]
March 6, 2009[4] Osaka Namba Hatch
March 9, 2009 Jakarta Indonesia Tennis Indoor Senayan
North America ("No Fear Energy Music Tour")
April 2, 2009 Phoenix United States Dodge Theater
April 3, 2009 Los Angeles Hollywood Palladium
April 4, 2009 San Jose Event Center Arena
April 5, 2009 Fresno Crest Theater
April 7, 2009 Seattle Paramount Theatre
April 8, 2009 Vancouver Canada UBC Thunderbird Arena
April 10, 2009 Edmonton Shaw Conference Centre
April 11, 2009 Calgary Stampede Corral
April 12, 2009 Saskatoon Prairieland Exhibition Hall
April 13, 2009 Winnipeg Winnipeg Convention Centre
April 14, 2009 Thunder Bay Thunder Bay Community Auditorium
April 16, 2009 Toronto Ricoh Coliseum
April 17, 2009 Montreal CEPSUM
April 18, 2009 Worcester United States New England Metal and Hardcore Festival
April 19, 2009 Philadelphia Electric Factory
April 21, 2009 Columbus Lifestyle Communities Pavilion
April 22, 2009 Atlanta The Tabernacle
April 23, 2009 Lafayette Blackham Coliseum
April 24, 2009 Houston Verizon Wireless Theater
April 25, 2009 Corpus Christi Concrete Street Amphitheater
April 26, 2009 Dallas Palladium Ballroom
April 28, 2009 Denver Fillmore Auditorium
April 29, 2009 Kansas City Uptown Theater
April 30, 2009 Minneapolis Myth
May 1, 2009 Chicago Congress Theater
May 2, 2009 St. Louis The Pageant
May 3, 2009 Indianapolis Murat Centre
May 5, 2009 Louisville Expo Five
May 6, 2009 Detroit The Fillmore Detroit
May 8, 2009 New York City Roseland Ballroom
May 9, 2009 Philadelphia Electric Factory
May 11, 2009 Baltimore Rams Head Live!
May 12, 2009 Boston House of Blues
May 13, 2009 Albany Washington Avenue Armory
May 15, 2009 North Myrtle Beach House of Blues
Europe
June 14, 2009[1] Helsinki Finland Hartwall Arena
June 15, 2009[1]
June 17, 2009[1] Oslo Norway Oslo Spektrum
June 19, 2009 Vosselaar Belgium Biebob
June 20, 2009 Nijmegen Netherlands Sonisphere Festival
June 22, 2009[1] Milan Italy Mediolanum Forum
June 23, 2009 Rimini Velvet
June 24, 2009[1] Rome PalaLottomatica
June 26, 2009 Hohenems Austria Tennis Event Center
June 28, 2009 Dessel Belgium Graspop Metal Meeting
June 29, 2009 Munich Germany Backstage
June 30, 2009 Paris France Le Trabendo
July 1, 2009 Luxembourg Luxembourg Den Atelier
July 3, 2009 Lucerne Switzerland Konzerthaus
July 4, 2009 Hockenheim Germany Sonisphere Festival
July 5, 2009 Tolmin Slovenia Metalcamp
July 7, 2009 Lyon France Le Ninkasi Kao
July 9, 2009 Lisbon Portugal Optimus Alive!
July 11, 2009 Barcelona Spain Sonisphere Festival
July 13, 2009[1] Madrid Palacio de Deportes
July 14, 2009[1]
July 16, 2009[1] Zürich Switzerland Hallenstadion
July 18, 2009 Hultsfred Sweden Sonisphere Festival
July 20, 2009[1] Copenhagen Denmark Forum Copenhagen
July 22, 2009[1]
July 23, 2009[1]
July 25, 2009 Pori Finland Sonisphere Festival
July 27, 2009[1] Copenhagen Denmark Forum
July 28, 2009[1]
July 30, 2009[1] Oslo Norway Spektrum
August 1, 2009 Amsterdam Netherlands Melkweg
August 2, 2009 Knebworth United Kingdom Sonisphere Festival
North America
September 14, 2009[1] Nashville United States Sommet Center
September 15, 2009[1] Cincinnati U.S. Bank Arena
September 17, 2009[1] Indianapolis Conseco Fieldhouse
September 19, 2009[1] Montreal Canada Bell Centre
September 20, 2009[1]
September 21, 2009 Providence United States Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel
September 22, 2009 Montclair Wellmont Theatre
September 23, 2009 Pittsburgh Amphitheatre at Station Square
September 25, 2009 Oklahoma City Bricktown Events Center
September 26, 2009 Lubbock Lonestar Amphitheatre
September 27, 2009 Austin Austin Music Hall
September 28, 2009[1] San Antonio AT&T Center
September 29, 2009[1] Dallas American Airlines Center
October 1, 2009[1] Sunrise BankAtlantic Center
October 2, 2009 Jacksonville Plush
October 3, 2009[1] Tampa St. Pete Times Forum
October 4, 2009[1] Atlanta Philips Arena
October 5, 2009 Orlando Hard Rock Live
October 7, 2009 Little Rock Metroplex Event Center
October 8, 2009 Wichita The Cotillion
October 9, 2009 West Des Moines Val Air Ballroom
October 10, 2009 Fargo The Venue @ Playmaker's
October 12, 2009[1] Winnipeg Canada MTS Centre
October 13, 2009[1] Minneapolis United States Target Center
October 15, 2009[1] Cleveland Quicken Loans Arena
October 16, 2009 Knoxville The Valarium
October 17, 2009[1] Charlottesville John Paul Jones Arena
October 18, 2009[1] Charlotte Time Warner Cable Arena
October 20, 2009 Norfolk The NorVa
October 21, 2009 Asheville The Orange Peel
October 23, 2009 Atlantic City House of Blues
October 24, 2009 Elmira First Arena
October 25, 2009 London Canada John Labatt Centre
October 26, 2009[1] Toronto Air Canada Centre
October 27, 2009[1]
October 29, 2009 Halifax Cunard Center
October 30, 2009 Moncton Moncton Coliseum
October 31, 2009[1] Quebec City Colisée Pepsi
November 1, 2009[1]
November 3, 2009[1] Ottawa Scotiabank Place
November 5, 2009 Fort Wayne United States Piere's
November 6, 2009 Milwaukee Eagles Club
November 7, 2009 Springfield Shrine Mosque
November 9, 2009[1] Grand Rapids Van Andel Arena
November 10, 2009[1] Buffalo HSBC Arena
November 11, 2009 Washington, D.C. 9:30 Club
November 12, 2009[1] Albany Times Union Center
November 14, 2009[1] New York City Madison Square Garden
November 15, 2009[1]
Oceania
December 9, 2009 Auckland New Zealand Auckland Town Hall
December 11, 2009 Brisbane Australia Riverstage
December 12, 2009 Sydney Luna Park Big Top
December 13, 2009
December 15, 2009 Melbourne Festival Hall
December 16, 2009 Adelaide Thebarton Theatre
December 18, 2009 Perth Metro City
Europe
February 9, 2010 Birmingham United Kingdom O2 Academy Birmingham
February 10, 2010 Newcastle O2 Academy Newcastle
February 11, 2010 Glasgow Barrowlands
February 12, 2010 Manchester Manchester Academy
February 13, 2010 London O2 Academy Brixton
February 15, 2010 Paris France Le Bataclan
February 16, 2010 Brussels Belgium Ancienne Belgique
February 17, 2010 Amsterdam Netherlands Melkweg
February 18, 2010 Cologne Germany Live Music Hall
February 19, 2010 Stuttgart Zapata
February 21, 2010 Bologna Italy Estragon
February 22, 2010 Milan Alcatraz
February 23, 2010 Rome Alpheus
February 25, 2010 Vienna Austria Arena
February 26, 2010 Zürich Switzerland Volkshaus
February 27, 2010 Munich Germany Backstage Werk
February 28, 2010 Wiesbaden Schlachthof
March 2, 2010 Berlin Columbia Club
March 3, 2010 Hamburg Grosse Freiheit 36
March 4, 2010 Copenhagen Denmark Vega
March 5, 2010 Stockholm Sweden Klubben
March 6, 2010 Umeå House of Metal Festival
March 8, 2010 Helsinki Finland Kulttuuritalo
March 10, 2010 Oslo Norway Sentrum Scene
March 11, 2010 Gothenburg Sweden Trädgår'n
March 12, 2010 Lund Mejeriet
Asia
April 7, 2010 Bangkok Thailand SCB Park Mahisorn Hall
April 9, 2010 Taipei Taiwan Liberty Square Auditorium
April 11, 2010 Beijing China Star Live House
April 13, 2010
April 15, 2010 Singapore Singapore D'Marquee
April 17, 2010[5] Quezon City Philippines Amoranto Velodrome
April 20, 2010 Tokyo Japan Liquid Room
April 21, 2010 Nagoya Club Quattro
April 22, 2010 Osaka Club Quattro Shinsaibashi
India, Israel and Europe
May 15, 2010 Bangalore India Summer Storm Festival
May 17, 2010 Istanbul Turkey Maçka Küçükçiftlik Park
May 19, 2010 Ljubljana Slovenia Kino Šiška
May 20, 2010 Zagreb Croatia Boogaloo Club
May 21, 2010 Budapest Hungary Metalfest Open Air
May 23, 2010 Bratislava Slovakia Majestic Music Club
May 24, 2010 Prague Czech Republic Abaton
May 25, 2010 Warsaw Poland Progresja Klub
May 27, 2010 Moscow Russia DK Gorbunova
May 28, 2010 Saint Petersburg Glav Club
May 30, 2010 Tel Aviv Israel Hangar 11
June 1, 2010 Athens Greece Fuzz Club
June 3, 2010 Graz Austria Orpheum
June 4, 2010 Fribourg Switzerland Fri-Son
June 5, 2010 Nürburgring Germany Rock am Ring Festival
June 6, 2010 Nuremberg Rock im Park Festival
June 9, 2010 Esch-sur-Alzette Luxembourg Rockhal
June 10, 2010 Hengelo Netherlands Metropool
June 12, 2010 Donington Park United Kingdom Download Festival
North America ("Mayhem Festival")
July 7, 2010[3] Magna United States The Great Saltair
July 8, 2010[3] Las Vegas House of Blues
July 10, 2010 San Bernardino San Manuel Amphitheater
July 11, 2010 Mountain View Shoreline Amphitheatre
July 12, 2010[3] Portland Roseland Theater
July 13, 2010 Auburn White River Amphitheatre
July 14, 2010 Nampa Idaho Center Amphitheatre
July 16, 2010 Phoenix Cricket Wireless Pavilion
July 17, 2010 Albuquerque Journal Pavilion
July 18, 2010 Greenwood Village Comfort Dental Amphitheatre
July 19, 2010[3] Kansas City Beaumont Club
July 20, 2010 Maryland Heights Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
July 21, 2010 Cincinnati Riverbend Music Center
July 23, 2010 Camden Susquehanna Bank Center
July 24, 2010 Hartford Comcast Theatre
July 25, 2010 Montreal Canada Parc Jean-Drapeau
July 27, 2010 Mansfield United States Comcast Center
July 28, 2010 Holmdel PNC Bank Arts Center
July 29, 2010[3] Cleveland House of Blues
July 30, 2010 Tinley Park First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
July 31, 2010 Noblesville Verizon Wireless Music Center
August 1, 2010 Atlanta Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood
August 3, 2010 Raleigh Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion
August 4, 2010 Virginia Beach Virginia Beach Amphitheater
August 6, 2010 Clarkston DTE Energy Music Theatre
August 7, 2010 Burgettstown First Niagara Pavilion
August 8, 2010 Bristow Jiffy Lube Live
August 9, 2010[3] North Myrtle Beach House of Blues
August 10, 2010 Tampa 1-800-ASK-GARY Amphitheatre
August 11, 2010 West Palm Beach Cruzan Amphitheatre
August 13, 2010 Dallas SuperPages.com Center
August 14, 2010 Oklahoma City Zoo Amphitheatre
August 15, 2010[3] San Antonio Sunken Garden
Latin America
September 26, 2010 São Paulo Brazil Espaço Lux
September 27, 2010 Buenos Aires Argentina El Teatro Flores
September 28, 2010
September 29, 2010 Santiago Chile Teatro Teletón
October 2, 2010 Bogotá Colombia Teatro Metropol
October 3, 2010 Caracas Venezuela Estacionamiento Casa del Artista
October 5, 2010 Mexico City Mexico Circo Volador
October 8, 2010 San Juan Puerto Rico Tito Puente Amphitheatre
Oceania
October 13, 2010[1] Auckland New Zealand Vector Arena
October 14, 2010[1]
October 16, 2010[1] Brisbane Australia Entertainment Centre
October 18, 2010[1]
October 19, 2010[1]
October 22, 2010[1] Perth Burswood Dome
October 23, 2010[1]
November 10, 2010[1] Sydney Australia Acer Arena
November 11, 2010[1]
November 13, 2010[1]
November 15, 2010[1] Adelaide Adelaide Entertainment Centre
November 16, 2010[1]
November 18, 2010[1] Melbourne Rod Laver Arena
November 20, 2010[1]
November 21, 2010[1]
  • 1^ Date supporting Metallica.
  • 2^ Date part of the "Metal Hammer: Defenders of the Faith" tour featuring co-headliners Dimmu Borgir.
  • 3^ Headline date; non-festival appearance.
  • 4^ Date featuring co-headliners In Flames.
  • 5^ Date featuring co-headliners Testament.
Canceled dates
December 17, 2008 Inglewood, United States The Forum Date as support to Metallica. Appearance canceled following a ban on the act performing by the owners of the venue, the Faithful Central Bible Church.
December 18, 2008 Inglewood, United States The Forum Date as support to Metallica. Appearance canceled following a ban on the act performing by the owners of the venue, the Faithful Central Bible Church.
April 13, 2010 Shanghai, China Zhijiang Dream Factory Date canceled after the concert was disapproved by the Shanghai Municipal Administration of Culture, Radio, Film and TV. The concert was subsequently moved to Beijing.
June 8, 2010 Bochum, Germany Rhurcongress Date as support to Slayer. Show canceled due to "acute vocal problems" suffered by Slayer bassist and vocalist Tom Araya.
October 1, 2010 Quito, Ecuador Quito Fest Festival appearance pulled after the band's flight into Ecuador was canceled due to political unrest in the country.
October 6, 2010 Monterrey, Mexico Rock Amerika Date canceled due to the promoter of the concert "not [fulfilling] obligations in regards to the band's fee, travel, or production logistics".

Support acts[edit]

References[edit]

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  2. ^ "Metallica To Embark On First North American Tour In Four Years". MTV. Archived from the original on April 26, 2010. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
  3. ^ "Lamb of God Banned in L.A. Forum Once Again". Archived from the original on September 27, 2012. Retrieved October 9, 2009.
  4. ^ Blabbermouth (February 2, 2005). "LAMB OF GOD Banned From Performing In L.A." BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  5. ^ "Lamb Of God and Dimmu Borgir Team for Defenders of the Faith Tour - antiMUSIC News". www.antimusic.com. Archived from the original on March 25, 2015. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
  6. ^ "Undercover.com.au - Horse Racing News in Australia". Archived from the original on December 31, 2006. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
  7. ^ IGN
  8. ^ "The Gauntlet - Unearth's McGrath subs for Lamb of God's Morton". www.thegauntlet.com. Archived from the original on February 29, 2012. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
  9. ^ Blabbermouth (October 4, 2009). "LAMB OF GOD Fill-In Guitarist DOC COYLE Gets Hit In Face With Cup Of Water; Video Available". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  10. ^ Blabbermouth (October 6, 2009). "Guitarist MARK MORTON Back On The Road With LAMB OF GOD". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  11. ^ "Lamb of God's Randy Blythe facing possible manslaughter charge in Prague". Los Angeles Times. June 29, 2012. Archived from the original on December 1, 2021. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  12. ^ Brandle, Lars (June 7, 2013). "Czech Court Clears Lamb of God's Randy Blythe for Fan's Death". Billboard. Archived from the original on March 24, 2023. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
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