# Refused Reunion Tour

The Reunion Tour is a concert tour by Swedish post-hardcore band Refused, celebrating the band's reunion, after breaking-up in 1998. The tour began with a secret warm-up shows in the band's hometown of Umeå on 29 February 2012, as well as another small show in Stockholm, on 30 March, after which the band headed to start the official tour, in the United States.
The tour was not intended to be a full reunion and the band announced their show at the Exel Arena in Umeå, Sweden on 15 December would be their final show for three years.

## Background

BBC Radio 1's "Punk Show" announced on 2 January 2012, that Refused would be reuniting this year for a series of show. This was confirmed on frontman Dennis Lyxzén's Facebook page on 9 January 2012, as well as announcing the band's first reunion show, at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. Later, some European festival appearances were announced, such as Way Out West Festival in Sweden, and Groezrock in Belgium. The band was set to perform at the Sonisphere Festival, being their only exclusive UK appearance on the tour, though after the festival was cancelled, the band was instead booked to appear on the Download Festival.

### Final shows

The band announced five final shows, one in Norway and four in Sweden; with the band's final show taking place in their hometown of Umeå, Sweden.
Following the band's show at the Exel Arena in Umeå on 15 December, the band played four songs at an afterparty show the same night with the bands Final Exit and Abhinanda playing reunion shows.

### Return

On 25 November 2014, Refused announced that they will perform their first shows in three years at the Reading and Leeds Festivals, Groezrock and Amnesia Rockfest in the summer of 2015. They also headlined Punk Rock Bowling in Las Vegas in May 2015. The concerts were accompanied by the release of a new album called Freedom.

## Set list

* "The Shape of Punk to Come"
* "The Refused Party Program"
* "Refused Are Fuckin' Dead"
* "Rather Be Dead"
* "Coup d'état"
* "Summerholidays vs. Punkroutine"
* "The Deadly Rhythm"
* "Hook, Line and Sinker"
* "Circle Pit"
* "Liberation Frequency"
* "Life Support Addiction"
* "Worms of the Senses / Faculties of the Skull"
Encore
* "Everlasting"
* "New Noise"
* "The Shape of Punk to Come"
* "The Refused Party Program"
* "Liberation Frequency"
* "Rather Be Dead"
* "Coup d'état"
* "Summerholidays vs. Punkroutine"
* "The Deadly Rhythm"
* "Hook, Line and Sinker"
* "Circle Pit"
* "Refused Are Fuckin' Dead"
* "Life Support Addiction"
* "Worms of the Senses / Faculties of the Skull"
Encore
* "New Noise"
* "Tannhäuser / Derivè"
* "Worms of the Senses / Faculties of the Skull"
* "The Refused Party Program"
* "Liberation Frequency"
* "Rather Be Dead"
* "Coup d'état"
* "Summerholidays vs. Punkroutine"
* "The Deadly Rhythm"
* "Hook, Line and Sinker"
* "Everlasting"
* "Refused Are Fuckin' Dead"
* "The Slayer"
* "The Shape of Punk to Come"
Encore
* "New Noise"
* "Tannhäuser / Derivè"
* "Worms of the Senses / Faculties of the Skull"
* "The Refused Party Program"
* "Liberation Frequency"
* "Rather Be Dead"
* "Coup d'état"
* "Summerholidays vs. Punkroutine"
* "The Deadly Rhythm"
* "Hook, Line and Sinker"
* "Refused Are Fuckin' Dead"
* "The Slayer" / "Life Support Addiction" (Varied between shows)
* "It's Clobberin' Time" (Sick of It All cover) (w/ Lou Koller)
* "Injustice System" (Sick of It All cover) (w/ Lou Koller)
* "The Shape of Punk to Come"
Encore
* "New Noise"
* "Tannhäuser / Derivè"
* "Worms of the Senses / Faculties of the Skull"
* "The Refused Party Program"
* "Liberation Frequency"
* "Rather Be Dead"
* "Coup d'état"
* "Summerholidays vs. Punkroutine"
* "The Deadly Rhythm"
* "Hook, Line and Sinker"
* "Everlasting" (Played on only two dates)
* "Refused Are Fuckin' Dead"
* "Life Support Addiction"
Encore
* "The Shape of Punk to Come"
* "New Noise"
* "Tannhäuser / Derivè"
* "Worms of the Senses / Faculties of the Skull"
* "The Refused Party Program"
* "Liberation Frequency"
* "Rather Be Dead"
* "Coup d'état"
* "Summerholidays vs. Punkroutine"
* "The Deadly Rhythm"
* "Hook, Line and Sinker"
* "Refused Are Fuckin' Dead"
* "The Shape of Punk to Come"
* "New Noise"
* "Tannhäuser / Derivè"
* "Worms of the Senses / Faculties of the Skull"
* "The Refused Party Program"
* "Liberation Frequency"
* "Rather Be Dead"
* "Coup d'état"
* "Summerholidays vs. Punkroutine"
* "The Deadly Rhythm"
* "Hook, Line and Sinker"
* "Everlasting" / "The Slayer" (Varied between shows)
* "Refused Are Fuckin' Dead"
* "Circle Pit"
* "Life Support Addiction" / "Last Minute Prayer" (Varied between shows)
* "The Shape of Punk to Come"
Encore
* "New Noise"
* "Tannhäuser / Derivè"
* "Worms of the Senses / Faculties of the Skull"
* "The Refused Party Program"
* "Liberation Frequency"
* "Rather Be Dead"
* "Coup d'état"
* "Summerholidays vs. Punkroutine"
* "The Deadly Rhythm"
* "Hook, Line and Sinker"
* "Life Support Addiction"
* "Refused Are Fuckin' Dead"
* "The Shape of Punk to Come"
Encore
* "New Noise"
* "Tannhäuser / Derivè"
* "The Shape of Punk to Come"
* "The Refused Party Program"
* "Liberation Frequency"
* "Rather Be Dead"
* "Coup d'état"
* "Summerholidays vs. Punkroutine"
* "The Deadly Rhythm"
* "Hook, Line and Sinker"
* "Circle Pit"
* "Protest Song '68"
* "Refused Are Fucking Dead"
* "Life Support Addiction"
* "Worms of the Senses / Faculties of the Skull"
Encore
* "New Noise"
* "Tannhäuser / Derivè"
* "The Shape of Punk to Come"
* "The Refused Party Program"
* "Liberation Frequency"
* "Rather Be Dead"
* "Coup d'état"
* "Summerholidays vs. Punkroutine"
* "The Deadly Rhythm"
* "Hook, Line and Sinker"
* "Everlasting"
* "Pump the Brakes"
* "Refused Are Fucking Dead"
* "Life Support Addiction"
* "Worms of the Senses / Faculties of the Skull"
Encore
* "New Noise"
* "Tannhäuser / Derivè"
* "Burning Fight (Inside Out cover)"
* "New Direction (Gorilla Biscuits cover)"
* "Re-Fused"
* "Circle Pit"

## Tour dates

| Date | City | Country | Venue |
| Warm-up date ||||
| 29 February 2012 | Umeå | Sweden | Scharinska |
| 30 March 2012 | Stockholm | Sweden | Debaser Medis |
| North America, Leg #1 ||||
| 12 April 2012 | Pomona | United States | The Glass House |
| 13 April 2012 | Indio | United States | Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival |
| 18 April 2012 | San Francisco | United States | The Warfield |
| 20 April 2012 | Indio | United States | Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival |
| 22 April 2012 | New York City | United States | Terminal 5 |
| 23 April 2012 | New York City | United States | Terminal 5 |
| 23 April 2012 | New York City | United States | The Acheron |
| Europe, Leg #1 ||||
| 27 April 2012 | Berlin | Germany | Monster Bash |
| 28 April 2012 | Duisburg | Germany | Telekom Punk Rock Special |
| 29 April 2012 | Meerhout | Belgium | Groezrock |
| 31 May 2012 | Barcelona | Spain | San Miguel Primavera Sound |
| 1 June 2012 | Nuremberg | Germany | Rock im Park |
| 2 June 2012 | Nürburg | Germany | Rock am Ring |
| 4 June 2012 | Milan | Italy | Fiera Open Air Arena |
| 8 June 2012 | Nickelsdorf | Austria | Nova Rock Festival |
| 9 June 2012 | Münster | Germany | Vainstream Rockfest |
| 10 June 2012 | Donington | England | Download Festival |
| 15 June 2012 | Interlaken | Switzerland | Greenfield Festival |
| 16 June 2012 | Clisson | France | Hellfest Open Air |
| 1 July 2012 | Belfort | France | Eurockéennes de Belfort |
| 5 July 2012 | Hradec Králové | Czech Republic | Rock for People |
| 6 July 2012 | Turku | Finland | Ruisrock |
| 8 July 2012 | Roskilde | Denmark | Roskilde Festival |
| 13 July 2012 | Lisbon | Portugal | Optimus Alive! |
| North America, Leg #2 Support act: Off! ||||
| 15 July 2012 | Atlanta | United States | The Masquerade |
| 16 July 2012 | Silver Spring | United States | The Fillmore Silver Spring |
| 18 July 2012 | New York City | United States | Williamsburg Park |
| 19 July 2012 | Philadelphia | United States | Riot Fest East |
| 20 July 2012 | Boston | United States | House of Blues |
| 21 July 2012 | Montreal | Canada | Métropolis |
| 22 July 2012 | Toronto | Canada | Sound Academy |
| 23 July 2012 | Toronto | Canada | Sound Academy |
| 25 July 2012 | Royal Oak | United States | Royal Oak Music Theatre |
| 26 July 2012 | Chicago | United States | Congress Theater |
| Asia ||||
| 29 July 2012 | Niigata | Japan | Fuji Rock Festival |
| Europe, Leg #2 ||||
| 9 August 2012 | Gothenburg | Sweden | Way Out West Festival |
| 10 August 2012 | Oslo | Norway | Øyafestivalen |
| 12 August 2012 | London | England | HMV Forum |
| 13 August 2012 | London | England | HMV Forum |
| 14 August 2012 | Manchester | England | Manchester Academy |
| 17 August 2012 | Biddinghuizen | Netherlands | Lowlands Festival |
| 18 August 2012 | Hasselt | Belgium | Pukkelpop |
| 19 August 2012 | Leipzig | Germany | Highfield Festival |
| North America, Leg #3 ||||
| 22 August 2012 | Denver | United States | Ogden Theatre |
| 24 August 2012 | Calgary | Canada | MacEwan Hall |
| 25 August 2012 | Edmonton | Canada | Edmonton Events Centre |
| 26 August 2012 | Vancouver | Canada | Vogue Theatre |
| 27 August 2012 | Vancouver | Canada | Vogue Theatre |
| 28 August 2012 | Seattle | United States | Showbox SoDo |
| 29 August 2012 | Portland | United States | Roseland Theater |
| 31 August 2012 | Oakland | United States | Fox Oakland Theatre |
| 1 September 2012 | Los Angeles | United States | FYF Fest |
| Europe, Leg #3 ||||
| 29 September 2012 | Cologne | Germany | Live Music Hall |
| 30 September 2012 | Prague | Czech Republic | Lucerna Music Hall |
| 1 October 2012 | Vienna | Austria | Arena |
| 2 October 2012 | Munich | Germany | Kesselhaus |
| 4 October 2012 | Barcelona | Spain | Razzmatazz |
| 5 October 2012 | Madrid | Spain | Riveria |
| 7 October 2012 | Bologna | Italy | Estragon |
| 8 October 2012 | Zürich | Switzerland | Komplex |
| 9 October 2012 | Paris | France | Bataclan |
| 10 October 2012 | Esch-sur-Alzette | Luxembourg | Rockhal |
| 11 October 2012 | Tilburg | Netherlands | 013 |
| North America, Leg #4 ||||
| 2 November 2012 | Austin | United States | Auditorium Shores |
| 5 November 2012 | Los Angeles | United States | Fonda Theatre |
| Australia, Leg #1 ||||
| 9 November 2012 | Fremantle | Australia | Metropolis Fremantle |
| 11 November 2012 | Brisbane | Australia | Eatons Hill Hotel |
| 13 November 2012 | Sydney | Australia | Enmore Theatre |
| 15 November 2012 | Melbourne | Australia | Palace Theatre |
| 16 November 2012 | Melbourne | Australia | Palace Theatre |
| 17 November 2012 | Torrensville | Australia | Thebarton Theatre |
| Europe, Leg #4 ||||
| 6 December 2012 | Malmö | Sweden | Kulturbolaget |
| 7 December 2012 | Gothenburg | Sweden | Pustervik |
| 8 December 2012 | Stockholm | Sweden | Globens Annex |
| 9 December 2012 | Oslo | Norway | Sentrum Scene |
| 15 December 2012 | Umeå | Sweden | Exel Arena |
| 15 December 2012 | Umeå | Sweden | Fabriken |

## As a support act

* Soundgarden (4 June 2012)

## Personnel

* Dennis Lyxzén – lead vocals
* Kristofer Steen – lead guitar, percussion
* Jon Brännström – vocals, rhythm guitar
* Magnus Flagge – bass guitar, cello
* David Sandström – drums, percussion