# Warp Riders Tour

The Warp Riders Tour is a 2010–2011 worldwide concert tour by American heavy metal band the Sword. Beginning on October 1, 2010 in the United States, the tour is in promotion of the band's upcoming 2010 third album Warp Riders, released on August 24, 2010. Following the United States leg of the tour, the band joined Soundwave, a travelling music festival, in Australia in 2011. They will then perform an additional 12 shows in Europe. Prior to the tour, the band supported Metallica on their continuing World Magnetic Tour in September, and during the tour they also performed at the Austin City Limits Festival, between October 8 and October 10.
Between November and December 2010 a 26-date European leg was due to take place, but was cancelled early in October due to "circumstances beyond [the band's] control", later revealed to be the departure of drummer Trivett Wingo from the band. Drummer Kevin Fender joined the Sword as a touring member of the band in November, and is performing with the band on a rescheduled America leg throughout November and December, and on the Australian Soundwave festival leg in 2011.

## Set lists
### Original tour dates

* "Acheron/Unearthing the Orb"
* "Tres Brujas"
* "How Heavy This Axe"
* "The Chronomancer I: Hubris"
* "Barael's Blade"
* "Freya"
* "Arrows in the Dark"
* "Lawless Lands"
* "Maiden, Mother & Crone"
* "The Chronomancer II: Nemesis"
* "Night City"
* "The Black River"
* "(The Night the Sky Cried) Tears of Fire"
* "Acheron/Unearthing the Orb"
* "Tres Brujas"
* "Freya"
* "How Heavy This Axe"
* "The Chronomancer I: Hubris"
* "Barael's Blade"
* "Lawless Lands"
* "Astraea's Dream"
* "Maiden, Mother & Crone"
* "The Warp Riders"
* "Night City"
* "Fire Lances of the Ancient Hyperzephyrians"
* "Winter's Wolves"
* "(The Night the Sky Cried) Tears of Fire"

### Encore

* "Cold Sweat" (Thin Lizzy cover)
* "Iron Swan"
* "Acheron/Unearthing the Orb"
* "Tres Brujas"
* "Freya"
* "How Heavy This Axe"
* "Arrows in the Dark"
* "The Chronomancer I: Hubris"
* "Astraea's Dream"
* "Night City"
* "To Take the Black"
* "The Black River"
* "Iron Swan"
* "(The Night the Sky Cried) Tears of Fire"

### Encore

* "The Horned Goddess"
* "Barael's Blade"
* "Winter's Wolves"
* "Acheron/Unearthing the Orb"
* "Tres Brujas"
* "Freya"
* "How Heavy This Axe"
* "Arrows in the Dark"
* "The Chronomancer I: Hubris"
* "Astraea's Dream"
* "The Horned Goddess"
* "To Take the Black"
* "The Black River"
* "Lawless Lands"
* "The Warp Riders"
* "(The Night the Sky Cried) Tears of Fire"

### Encore

* "Maiden, Mother & Crone"
* "Iron Swan"

### Rescheduled tour dates

* "Acheron/Unearthing the Orb"
* "Tres Brujas"
* "Barael's Blade"
* "Arrows in the Dark"
* "How Heavy This Axe"
* "The Chronomancer I: Hubris"
* "Fire Lances of the Ancient Hyperzephyrians"
* "The Horned Goddess"
* "Iron Swan"
* "The Warp Riders"
* "Night City"
* "The Black River"
* "Freya"
* "(The Night the Sky Cried) Tears of Fire"

### Encore

* "Astraea's Dream"
* "Winter's Wolves"
* "Acheron/Unearthing the Orb"
* "Tres Brujas"
* "Barael's Blade"
* "Arrows in the Dark"
* "How Heavy This Axe"
* "The Chronomancer I: Hubris"
* "Fire Lances of the Ancient Hyperzephyrians"
* "The Horned Goddess"
* "Iron Swan"
* "The Warp Riders"
* "Night City"
* "The Chronomancer II: Nemesis"
* "The Black River"
* "Freya"
* "(The Night the Sky Cried) Tears of Fire"

### Encore

* "Acheron/Unearthing the Orb"
* "Winter's Wolves"
* "Acheron/Unearthing the Orb"
* "Tres Brujas"
* "Barael's Blade"
* "Arrows in the Dark"
* "How Heavy This Axe"
* "The Chronomancer I: Hubris"
* "Fire Lances of the Ancient Hyperzephyrians"
* "Lawless Lands"
* "March of the Lor"
* "Iron Swan"
* "Maiden, Mother & Crone"
* "The Warp Riders"
* "Night City"
* "Freya"
* "(The Night the Sky Cried) Tears of Fire"

### Encore

* "Astraea's Dream"
* "Winter's Wolves"
* "Acheron/Unearthing the Orb"
* "Tres Brujas"
* "Barael's Blade"
* "Arrows in the Dark"
* "How Heavy This Axe"
* "The Chronomancer I: Hubris"
* "Fire Lances of the Ancient Hyperzephyrians"
* "Lawless Lands"
* "Maiden, Mother & Crone"
* "Night City"
* "The Chronomancer II: Nemesis"
* "The Horned Goddess"
* "The Black River"
* "Freya"
* "Iron Swan"
* "(The Night the Sky Cried) Tears of Fire"

### Encore

* "Astraea's Dream"
* "Winter's Wolves"
* "Acheron/Unearthing the Orb"
* "Tres Brujas"
* "Barael's Blade"
* "Arrows in the Dark"
* "How Heavy This Axe"
* "Lawless Lands"
* "Fire Lances of the Ancient Hyperzephyrians"
* "The Chronomancer II: Nemesis"
* "The Horned Goddess"
* "Iron Swan"
* "Lords"
* "Night City"
* "Freya"
* "The Black River"
* "(The Night the Sky Cried) Tears of Fire"

### Encore

* "Winter's Wolves"

## Tour dates

| Date | City | Country | Venue | Support act(s) |
| Warm-up shows: World Magnetic Tour: Oceania/Asia |||||
| September 15, 2010 | Melbourne | Australia | Rod Laver Arena | Supporting Metallica |
| September 16, 2010 | Melbourne | Australia | Rod Laver Arena | Supporting Metallica |
| September 18, 2010 | Sydney | Australia | Acer Arena | Supporting Metallica |
| September 21, 2010 | Christchurch | New Zealand | CBS Canterbury Arena | Supporting Metallica |
| September 22, 2010 | Christchurch | New Zealand | CBS Canterbury Arena | Supporting Metallica |
| September 25, 2010 | Tokyo | Japan | Saitama Super Arena | Supporting Metallica |
| September 26, 2010 | Tokyo | Japan | Saitama Super Arena | Supporting Metallica |
| Original tour dates |||||
| First Leg: North America |||||
| October 1, 2010 | Los Angeles | United States | El Rey Theatre | Karma to Burn, Mount Carmel |
| October 2, 2010 | San Francisco | United States | Regency Ballroom | Karma to Burn, Mount Carmel |
| October 3, 2010 | Portland | United States | Roseland Theater | Karma to Burn, Mount Carmel |
| October 4, 2010 | Seattle | United States | Showbox SoDo | Karma to Burn, Mount Carmel |
| October 6, 2010 | Denver | United States | Ogden Theatre | Karma to Burn, Mount Carmel |
| Note: All North American tour dates after October 6, 2010 were cancelled |||||
| October 12, 2010 | Atlanta | United States | Masquerade Club | Karma to Burn, Mount Carmel |
| October 13, 2010 | Asheville | United States | The Orange Peel | Karma to Burn, Mount Carmel |
| October 14, 2010 | Roanoke | United States | Martin's Downtown | Karma to Burn, Mount Carmel |
| October 15, 2010 | Philadelphia | United States | Theatre of the Living Arts | Karma to Burn, Mount Carmel |
| October 16, 2010 | New York City | United States | Webster Hall | Karma to Burn, Mount Carmel |
| October 17, 2010 | Boston | United States | Royale Boston | Karma to Burn, Mount Carmel |
| October 19, 2010 | Cleveland | United States | House of Blues | Karma to Burn, Mount Carmel |
| October 20, 2010 | Washington, D.C. | United States | 9:30 Club | Karma to Burn, Mount Carmel |
| October 21, 2010 | Huntington | United States | V Club Live | Karma to Burn, Mount Carmel |
| October 23, 2010 | Chicago | United States | Metro Chicago | Karma to Burn, Mount Carmel |
| Second Leg: Europe Note: All European tour dates were cancelled |||||
| November 6, 2010 | Bielefeld | Germany | Forum | Kvelertak |
| November 8, 2010 | Antwerp | Belgium | Trix Hall | |
| November 9, 2010 | Hamburg | Germany | Molotow Club | |
| November 11, 2010 | Stockholm | Sweden | Gote Killare | |
| November 12, 2010 | Malmö | Sweden | KP Club | |
| November 13, 2010 | Oslo | Norway | Garage Oslo | |
| November 15, 2010 | Berlin | Germany | Magnet Club | |
| November 16, 2010 | Munich | Germany | 59:1 | |
| November 17, 2010 | Vienna | Austria | Szene Wien | |
| November 18, 2010 | Milan | Italy | Live Music Club | |
| November 19, 2010 | Graz | Austria | Project Pop Culture | |
| November 21, 2010 | Zürich | Switzerland | Jugendkulturhaus Dynamo | |
| November 26, 2010 | Uden | Netherlands | De Pul | |
| November 27, 2010 | Kerkrade | Netherlands | Rock Tempel | |
| November 29, 2010 | Portsmouth | England | Wedgewood Rooms | Karma to Burn |
| November 30, 2010 | Bristol | England | Fleece and Firkin | Karma to Burn |
| December 1, 2010 | Birmingham | England | O2 Academy Birmingham | Karma to Burn |
| December 2, 2010 | Leeds | England | The Cockpit | Karma to Burn |
| December 4, 2010 | Glasgow | Scotland | G2 | Karma to Burn |
| December 5, 2010 | Newcastle | England | O2 Academy Newcastle | Karma to Burn |
| December 5, 2010 | Manchester | England | Academy 3 | Karma to Burn |
| December 8, 2010 | Nottingham | England | Rescue Rooms | Karma to Burn |
| December 9, 2010 | London | England | O2 Academy Islington | Karma to Burn |
| December 10, 2010 | Brighton | England | Audio Brighton | Karma to Burn |
| December 11, 2010 | Dublin | Ireland | The Academy | |
| December 12, 2010 | Belfast | Northern Ireland | Stiff Kitten | |
| Third Leg: Australia (Soundwave) |||||
| February 26, 2011 | Brisbane | Australia | RNA Showgrounds | Various |
| February 27, 2011 | Sydney | Australia | Eastern Creek Raceway | Various |
| March 4, 2011 | Melbourne | Australia | Royal Melbourne Showgrounds | Various |
| March 5, 2011 | Adelaide | Australia | Bonython Park | Various |
| March 7, 2011 | Perth | Australia | Steel Blue Oval | Various |
| Rescheduled tour dates |||||
| First Leg: North America |||||
| November 27, 2010 | Baton Rouge | United States | Spanish Moon | Karma to Burn, Mount Carmel |
| November 28, 2010 | Birmingham | United States | WorkPlay Theatre | Karma to Burn, Mount Carmel |
| November 29, 2010 | Atlanta | United States | Masquerade Club | Karma to Burn, Mount Carmel |
| November 30, 2010 | Asheville | United States | The Orange Peel | Karma to Burn, Mount Carmel |
| December 1, 2010 | Roanoke | United States | Martin's Downtown | Karma to Burn, Mount Carmel |
| December 2, 2010 | Lancaster | United States | Chameleon Club | Karma to Burn, Mount Carmel |
| December 3, 2010 | Philadelphia | United States | Theatre of the Living Arts | Karma to Burn, Mount Carmel |
| December 4, 2010 | New York City | United States | Webster Hall | Karma to Burn, Mount Carmel |
| December 5, 2010 | Boston | United States | Royale Boston | Karma to Burn, Mount Carmel |
| December 6, 2010 | Washington, D.C. | United States | 9:30 Club | Karma to Burn, Mount Carmel |
| December 7, 2010 | Pittsburgh | United States | Mr Small's Funhouse | Karma to Burn, Mount Carmel |
| December 8, 2010 | Cleveland | United States | House of Blues | Karma to Burn, Mount Carmel |
| December 9, 2010 | Huntington | United States | V Club Live | Karma to Burn, Mount Carmel |
| December 10, 2010 | Covington | United States | The Mad Hatter | Karma to Burn, Mount Carmel |
| December 11, 2010 | Detroit | United States | The Shelter | Karma to Burn, Mount Carmel |
| December 12, 2010 | Chicago | United States | Metro Chicago | Karma to Burn, Mount Carmel |
| December 13, 2010 | St. Louis | United States | The Firebird | Karma to Burn, Mount Carmel |
| December 14, 2010 | Iowa City | United States | Blue Moose Tap House | Karma to Burn, Mount Carmel |
| December 15, 2010 | Kansas City | United States | Record Bar | Karma to Burn, Mount Carmel |
| December 16, 2010 | Little Rock | United States | Juanita's | Karma to Burn, Mount Carmel |
| Second Leg: Australia (Soundwave) |||||
| February 26, 2011 | Brisbane | Australia | RNA Showgrounds | Various |
| February 27, 2011 | Sydney | Australia | Eastern Creek Raceway | Various |
| March 4, 2011 | Melbourne | Australia | Royal Melbourne Showgrounds | Various |
| March 5, 2011 | Adelaide | Australia | Bonython Park | Various |
| March 7, 2011 | Perth | Australia | Steel Blue Oval | Various |
| Third Leg: Europe |||||
| April 30, 2011 | Bergen | Norway | Bergenfest | |
| May 1, 2011 | Copenhagen | Denmark | Loppen | |
| May 2, 2011 | Berlin | Germany | Magnet Club | |
| May 3, 2011 | Cologne | Germany | Underground Club | |
| May 4, 2011 | Uden | Netherlands | De Pul | |
| May 6, 2011 | Paris | France | La Fleche D'Or | |
| May 7, 2011 | Wuustwezel | Belgium | Puntpop Festival | |
| May 8, 2011 | Southampton | England | Joiners Arms | |
| May 9, 2011 | Birmingham | England | O2 Academy Birmingham | |
| May 10, 2011 | Glasgow | Scotland | Glasgow Cathouse | |
| May 11, 2011 | Manchester | England | Academy 3 | |
| May 12, 2011 | London | England | Garage Club | |