# ObZen Tour

The obZen World Tour was a concert tour by Swedish extreme metal band Meshuggah, in support of the band's sixth studio album obZen.
It is the biggest tour the band has done to date; and the band travelled to places around the world they had previously not performed in. In 2009, Meshuggah returned to North America on a tour with Cynic and The Faceless.
The Alive concert film was produced during the tour.

## History

In 2007, Meshuggah returned to the studio to record their sixth album, obZen, which was released in March 2008. The band spent almost a year on the album; their longest recording session yet. A significant portion of the year was spent learning to perform the songs they wrote; the recording itself took six months. obZen reached number 59 on the Billboard Top 200 chart and sold 11,400 copies in the United States in its first week of release, and 50,000 copies after six months. With this album Meshuggah got more media attention and new fans. The release was followed by a world tour, which started in the US and proceeded to Europe, Asia and Australia.

## Song debuts

In the first North American leg, three new songs from the new album were slated into the band's setlist: Electric Red, Bleed and Pravus. In the 2009 North American leg, Meshuggah debuted a full live version of the song Bleed. Up until then, live shows featured a shorter version, one similar to the video edit of the song. This leg also saw the debuts of the songs Combustion and Lethargica, also from the obZen album.

## Typical setlist

Taken from show at Club Tochka in Moscow, Russia on October 4, 2008.
* "Perpetual Black Second"
* "Bleed"
* "Humiliative"
* "Stengah"
* "The Mouth Licking What You've Bled"
* "Electric Red"
* "Suffer in Truth"
* "Rational Gaze"
* "Pravus"
* "Straws Pulled at Random"
* "Future Breed Machine"

### Encore

* "Soul Burn"

## Tour dates

| Date | City | Country | Venue |
| North American Leg I ||||
| February 15, 2008 | Umeå | Sweden | House of Metal Headlining |
| In support of: Ministry and Hemlock on the C-U-LaTour ||||
| March 25, 2008 | Spokane | United States | Big Easy |
| March 26, 2008 | Calgary | Canada | Whiskey Nightclub* |
| March 27, 2008 | Vancouver | Canada | Croatian Cultural Centre |
| March 28, 2008 | Vancouver | Canada | Commodore Ballroom |
| March 29, 2008 | Seattle | United States | The Showbox |
| March 30, 2008 | Portland | United States | Roseland Theatre |
| April 1, 2008 | San Francisco | United States | The Fillmore |
| April 2, 2008 | San Francisco | United States | The Fillmore |
| April 5, 2008 | Los Angeles | United States | House of Blues |
| April 6, 2008 | Los Angeles | United States | House of Blues |
| April 7, 2008 | San Diego | United States | House of Blues |
| April 8, 2008 | Tempe | United States | Marquee Theatre |
| April 9, 2008 | Las Vegas | United States | House of Blues |
| April 11, 2008 | Salt Lake City | United States | SaltAir |
| April 12, 2008 | Denver | United States | Ogden Theatre |
| April 15, 2008 | Austin | United States | La Zona Rosa |
| April 16, 200 | Tulsa | United States | Cain's Ballroom |
| April 17, 2008 | Dallas | United States | Palladium |
| April 18, 2008 | Houston | United States | Verizon Wireless Theater |
| April 19, 2008 | New Orleans | United States | House of Blues |
| April 22, 2008 | Orlando | United States | House of Blues |
| April 23, 2008 | St. Petersburg | United States | Jannus Landing |
| April 24, 2008 | Charlotte | United States | Tremont Music Hall |
| April 25, 2008 | Atlanta | United States | The Masquerade |
| April 26, 2008 | Baltimore | United States | Rams Head Live! |
| April 27, 2008 | Worcester | United States | The Palladium |
| April 29, 2008 | Philadelphia | United States | Theatre of Living Arts |
| May 1, 2008 | New York City | United States | Irving Plaza |
| May 2, 2008 | New York City | United States | Irving Plaza |
| May 3, 2008 | Montreal | Canada | Metropolis |
| May 4, 2008 | Toronto | Canada | Kool Haus |
| May 5, 2008 | Cleveland | United States | Agora Theatre |
| May 7, 2008 | Detroit | United States | Emerald Theatre |
| May 8, 2008 | Chicago | United States | House of Blues |
| May 9, 2008 | Chicago | United States | House of Blues |
| May 10, 2008 | Chicago | United States | House of Blues |
| May 11, 2008 | Chicago | United States | House of Blues |
| European Leg ||||
| Supported by: The Dillinger Escape Plan and Between the Buried and Me ||||
| June 20, 2008 | Brussels | Belgium | VK |
| June 21, 2008 | Tilburg | Netherlands | 013 |
| June 22, 2008 | Clisson | France | Hellfest |
| June 24, 2008 | Winterthur | Switzerland | Salzhaus |
| June 25, 2008 | Prague | Czech Republic | Roxy |
| June 26, 2008 | Warsaw | Poland | Progresja |
| June 27, 2008 | Lindau | Germany | Vaudeville |
| June 28, 2008 | Bologna | Italy | Gods of Metal |
| June 29, 2008 | Bolzano | Italy | Palasport |
| July 2, 2008 | Saarbrücken | Germany | Roxy |
| July 3, 2008 | Aschaffenburg | Germany | Colos-Saal |
| July 4, 2008 | Leipzig | Germany | With Full Force |
| July 5, 2008 | Maribor | Slovenia | Metalcamp |
| July 20, 2008 | Athens | Greece | Rock 'Em All Festival |
| July 31, 2008 | Storås | Norway | Storåsfestivalen |
| August 8, 2008 | Mikkeli | Finland | Jurassic Rock Festival |
| August 15, 2008 | Hasselt | Belgium | Pukkelpop |
| August 16, 2008 | Budapest | Hungary | Sziget Festival |
| August 29, 2008 | Bergen | Norway | Hole in the Sky |
| August 30, 2008 | Gothenburg | Sweden | Brew House |
| August 31, 2008 | Malmö | Sweden | KB |
| Supported by: Trigger the Bloodshed and others. ||||
| September 1, 2008 | Hamburg | Germany | Logo |
| September 2, 2008 | Wiesbaden | Germany | Kulturzentrum Schlachthof |
| September 3, 2008 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Melkweg |
| September 4, 2008 | Brighton | England | Barfly |
| September 5, 2008 | London | England | Astoria 2 |
| September 6, 2008 | Newcastle | England | Academy |
| September 8, 2008 | Glasgow | Scotland | Garage |
| September 9, 2008 | Manchester | England | Manchester Academy |
| September 10, 2008 | Sheffield | England | Corporation |
| September 11, 2008 | Birmingham | England | Academy 2 |
| September 12, 2008 | Bristol | England | Academy 2 |
| September 13, 2008 | Nottingham | England | Rock City |
| September 15, 2008 | Brussels | Belgium | Ancienne Belgique |
| September 16, 2008 | Köln | Germany | Underground |
| September 17, 2008 | Lucerne | Switzerland | Schuur |
| September 18, 2008 | Vienna | Austria | Szene Wien |
| September 19, 2008 | Munich | Germany | Backstage |
| September 20, 2008 | Berlin | Germany | Kato |
| Supported by: Scarpoint and CB Murdoc ||||
| September 22, 2008 | Stockholm | Sweden | Debaser Medis |
| October 4, 2008 | Moscow | Russia | Club Tochka |
| October 5, 2008 | Saint Petersburg | Russia | Orlandina |
| Oceania & Asia Leg ||||
| Supported by: New Way Home ||||
| October 10, 2008 | Auckland | New Zealand | Transmission Room |
| Supported by: Alchemist ||||
| October 12, 2008 | Brisbane | Australia | The Arena |
| October 13, 2008 | Sydney | Australia | Roundhouse |
| October 14, 2008 | Adelaide | Australia | HQ |
| October 15, 2008 | Melbourne | Australia | The Palace |
| October 16, 2008 | Perth | Australia | Capitol |
| October 18, 2008 | Tokyo | Japan | Loudpark Festival |
| October 20, 2008 | Osaka | Japan | Club Quattro Headlining |
| North American Leg II ||||
| Supported by: Cynic and The Faceless ||||
| February 1, 2009 | Anaheim | United States | House of Blues |
| February 2, 2009 | San Diego | United States | House of Blues |
| February 3, 2009 | Los Angeles | United States | House of Blues |
| February 4, 2009 | San Francisco | United States | Slim's |
| February 6, 2009 | Seattle | United States | El Corazón |
| February 7, 2009 | Portland | United States | Hawthorne Theatre |
| February 8, 2009 | Vancouver | Canada | Commodore Ballroom |
| February 9, 2009 | Spokane | United States | Knitting Factory |
| February 11, 2009 | Englewood | United States | Gothic Theatre |
| February 12, 2009 | Des Moines | United States | People's Court |
| February 13, 2009 | Saint Paul | United States | Station 4 |
| February 14, 2009 | Milwaukee | United States | Eagles Club |
| February 15, 2009 | Chicago | United States | House of Blues |
| February 17, 2009 | Toronto | Canada | Phoenix Concert Theatre |
| February 18, 2009 | Montreal | Canada | Club Soda |
| February 19, 2009 | New York City | United States | Irving Plaza |
| February 20, 2009 | Towson | United States | Recher Theatre |
| European Leg II ||||
| April 8, 2009 | Uppsala | Sweden | Konsert & Kongress |
| April 9, 2009 | Oslo | Norway | Inferno Festival |
| April 10, 2009 | Karlstad | Sweden | Arena Nattklubb |
| April 11, 2009 | Örnsköldsvik | Sweden | Musikhuset |
| April 12, 2009 | Umeå | Sweden | Scharinska |
| April 13, 2009 | Tampere | Finland | Klubi |
| April 14, 2009 | Helsinki | Finland | Nosturi |
| April 25, 2009 | Stockholm | Sweden | Melloboat |
| June 12, 2009 | Donington Park | England | Download Festival |
| June 26, 2009 | Gothenburg | Sweden | Metaltown Festival |
| June 27, 2009 | Gothenburg | Sweden | Metaltown Festival |
| June 28, 2009 | Gothenburg | Sweden | Metaltown Festival |
| July 11, 2009 | Nijmegen | Netherlands | Fortarock Festival |
| July 12, 2009 | Kraków | Poland | Knock Out Festival |
| July 16, 2009 | Dour | Belgium | Dour Festival |
| July 18, 2009 | Hultsfred | Sweden | Sonisphere Festival |
| July 24, 2009 | Lorca | Spain | Lorca Rock Festival |
| July 25, 2009 | Lorca | Spain | Lorca Rock Festival |
* Meshuggah missed their date at the Whiskey Nightclub, with the official story that they did not have their paperwork in order and they were delayed trying to cross the border into Canada.