The Spark World Tour

The Spark World Tour
Tour by Enter Shikari
Location
  • North America
  • Europe
  • Asia
Associated albumThe Spark
Start date22 September 2017
End date26 September 2018
Legs4
No. of shows
  • 33 in North America
  • 42 in Europe
  • 10 in Asia
  • 85 in total
Enter Shikari concert chronology

The Spark World Tour was a concert tour by rock band Enter Shikari, which took place throughout 2017 and 2018, in support of the band's fifth studio album The Spark, released on 22 September 2017. The tour followed the band's 10 year anniversary tour of their debut album Take to the Skies throughout early 2017.[1]

About

Following the band's Take to the Skies 10th anniversary tour, the band announced a UK arena tour with support from Lower than Atlantis and Astroid Boys which included the band's second performance at the famous Alexandra Palace in London.[2] On July 31, 2017, the band played a warmup show at The Borderline in London where they debuted the tracks "Take My Country Back" and "Live Outside."[3]

Following the album's release on 22 September 2017, the band played a series of intimate in-store shows including at HMV Oxford Street, London and Rough Trade NYC, Brooklyn.[4] On October 3 the band announced they would be playing a North American tour in early 2018 with support from Milk Teeth including shows at the Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn and the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles.[5]

In April 2018, the band embarked on an Asia tour which included 5 dates in Japan supporting Crossfaith before a series of headline shows in Hong Kong, Thailand, Singapore, Taiwan and China.[6]

Songs Performed

Take to the Skies

Common Dreads

A Flash Flood of Colour

Rat Race EP

The Mindsweep

Live Slow, Die Old EP

The Spark

  • "The Spark"
  • "The Sights"
  • "Live Outside"
  • "Take My Country Back"
  • "Airfield"
  • "Rabble Rouser"
  • "Undercover Agents"
  • "The Embers"

Covers

Setlist

Taken from the band's Alexandra Palace show[7]

  1. The Spark (from The Spark, 2017)
  2. The Sights (from The Spark, 2017)
  3. Solidarity (from Common Dreads, 2009)
  4. Anything Can Happen in the Next Half Hour (from Take to the Skies, 2007)
  5. Take My Country Back (from The Spark, 2017)
  6. The Last Garrison (from The Mindsweep, 2015)
  7. Radiate (from Rat Race EP, 2013)
  8. Undercover Agents (from The Spark, 2017)
  9. Arguing with Thermometers (from A Flash Flood of Colour, 2012)
  10. Rabble Rouser (from The Spark, 2017)
  11. Airfield (from The Spark, 2017)
  12. Adieu (from Take to the Skies, 2007)
  13. Anaesthetist (from The Mindsweep, 2015)
  14. Quickfire Medley (Sorry You're Not a Winner, Sssnakepit (Hamilton Remix), ...Meltdown, Antwerpen)
  15. Zzzonked (from Common Dreads, 2009)
Encore
  2. "Redshift
  4. "Live Outside (from The Spark, 2017)

Tour dates

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and opening acts
Date City Country Venue Opening acts
In store shows[4]
22 September 2017 London United Kingdom HMV Oxford Street —
23 September 2017 Kingston upon Thames Rose Theatre —
30 September 2017[8] New York City United States Rough Trade NYC —
Leg 1 – Europe[9]
16 November 2017 Liverpool United Kingdom Liverpool Olympia Lower Than Atlantis
Astroid Boys
17 November 2017 Cardiff Motorpoint Arena Cardiff
18 November 2017 Nottingham Motorpoint Arena Nottingham
19 November 2017 Newcastle Metro Radio Arena
21 November 2017 Manchester Victoria Warehouse
22 November 2017 Brighton Brighton Centre
24 November 2017 Birmingham Barclaycard Arena
25 November 2017 London Alexandra Palace
29 November 2017 Amsterdam Netherlands Paradiso
1 December 2017 Luxembourg Luxembourg City Den Atelier
2 December 2017 Paris France Elysee Montmartre
3 December 2017 Cologne Germany Palladium
5 December 2017 Hamburg Germany Mehr! Theater
6 December 2017 Copenhagen Denmark Amager Bio
7 December 2017 Berlin Germany Huxleys
8 December 2017 Warsaw Poland Proxima
9 December 2017 Prague Czech Republic Archa
9 December 2017 Vienna Austria Arena
9 December 2017 Munich Germany Tonhalle
9 December 2017 Fontaneto d'Agogna Italy Phenomenon
Leg 2 – North America[10]
19 January 2018 Austin United States The Mohawk Milk Teeth
Single Mothers
20 January 2018 Dallas Tree's
22 January 2018 Orlando The Social
23 January 2018 Fort Lauderdale Culture Room
25 January 2018 Atlanta Terminal West
26 January 2018 Raleigh Cat's Cradle
27 January 2018 Richmond Capital Ale House
28 January 2018 Washington, D.C. 9:30 Club
30 January 2018 Boston The Sinclair
2 February 2018 New York City Music Hall of Williamsburg
3 February 2018 Philadelphia Union Transfer
5 February 2018 Montreal Canada Théâtre Fairmount
6 February 2018 Toronto Lee's Palace
8 February 2018 Columbus United States A&R Music Hall
9 February 2018 Chicago Metro Chicago
10 February 2018 Saint Paul Amsterdam Hall
11 February 2018 Winnipeg Canada The Pyramid Cabaret
13 February 2018 Calgary Commonwealth
14 February 2018 Edmonton Starlite Ballroom
14 February 2018 Vancouver Imperial
17 February 2018 Seattle United States Neumo's
18 February 2018 Portland Hawthorne Theatre
20 February 2018 Santa Cruz Catalyst Atrium
23 February 2018 Los Angeles El Rey Theatre
23 February 2018 Santa Ana The Observatory
25 February 2018 San Diego The Irenic
27 February 2018 Phoenix Crescent Ballroom
Supporting Crossfaith[11]
14 April 2018 Kawasaki Japan Club Citta —
15 April 2018 Nagoya Diamond Hall
17 April 2018 Osaka Namba Hatch
19 April 2018 Fukuoka Drum Logos
21 April 2018 Tokyo Studio Coast
Leg 3 – Asia[11]
24 April 2018 Kowloon Hong Kong This Town Needs Villes
25 March 2018 Bangkok Thailand The Rock Pub —
26 March 2018 Singapore — The Substation Boxchild
28 March 2018[m] Taichung Taiwan Liho Park —
30 March 2018 Guangzhou China SD Livehouse —
Leg 4 – Europe
1 June 2018 Nürburgring Germany Rock am Ring[12] —
2 June 2018 Zeppelinfeld Rock im Park[13] —
17 June 2018 Burgenland Austria Nova Rock Festival[14] —
19 June 2018 London United Kingdom The Hope and Anchor[15] —
22 June 2018 Sofia Bulgaria Hippielandia[16] —
23 June 2018 Kragujevac Serbia Arsenal Fest[17] —
29 June 2018 Ysselsteyn Netherlands Jera On Air[18] —
30 June 2018 Munster Germany Vainstream Rockfest[19] —
4 July 2018 Hradec Králové Czech Republic Rock for People[20] —
8 July 2018 Kyiv Ukraine Atlas Weekend[21] —
13 July 2018 Hatfield United Kingdom The Forum Hertfordshire[22] Eskimo Club
Boston Manor
14 July 2018 Gloucestershire Two Thousand Trees Festival[23] -
28 July 2018 Székesfehérvár Hungary Fezen[24] —
10 August 2018 Southampton United Kingdom The Joiners Arms[25] Haggard Cat
11 August 2018 Winchester Boomtown[26] -
26 September 2018 Brighton Concorde 2[27] Kamikaze Girls

Notes

  1. ^ As part of the Quickfire Round medley
  2. ^ Piano version
  3. ^ As part of the Quickfire Round medley
  4. ^ As part of the Quickfire Round medley
  5. ^ As part of the Quickfire Round medley
  6. ^ As part of the Quickfire Round medley
  7. ^ Hamilton Remix as part of the Quickfire Round medley
  8. ^ Rou solo performance
  9. ^ Intro only
  10. ^ Rou solo
  11. ^ Rou solo
  12. ^ Rou solo
  13. ^ The concert on 28 March 2018 at Liho Park is part of Heartown Festival.

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