ObZen Tour
The ObZen World Tour is a concert tour by Swedish Metal band Meshuggah. It was in support of the band's 6th studio album obZen. It is the biggest tour the band has done to date; and the band has travelled to places around the world they previously have not performed in. In early 2009 Meshuggah has returned to North America on a tour with Cynic and The Faceless.
| World tour by Meshuggah | |
 Meshuggah poster for the North American 2009 part of the obZen tour. | |
| Start date | February 15, 2008 |
|---|---|
| End date | February 20, 2009 |
| Legs | 4 |
| No. of shows | 101 |
| Meshuggah concert chronology | |
History
In 2007, Meshuggah returned to the studio to record their latest album, obZen, which was released in March 2008.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3] With this album Meshuggah got more media attention and new fans.[4] The release was followed by a world tour, which started in the US and proceeded to Europe, Asia and Australia.[1]
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
- Soul Burn (Encore)
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[5] | |||
| March 25, 2008 | Spokane | United States | Big Easy |
| March 26, 2008 | Calgary | Canada | Whiskey Nightclub* |
| March 27, 2008 | Vancouver | Croatian Cultural Centre | |
| March 28, 2008 | Commodore Ballroom | ||
| March 29, 2008 | Seattle | United States | The Showbox |
| March 30, 2008 | Portland | Roseland Theatre | |
| April 1, 2008 | San Francisco | The Fillmore | |
| April 2, 2008 | |||
| April 5, 2008 | Los Angeles | House of Blues | |
| April 6, 2008 | |||
| April 7, 2008 | San Diego | House of Blues | |
| April 8, 2008 | Tempe | Marquee Theatre | |
| April 9, 2008 | Las Vegas | House of Blues | |
| April 11, 2008 | Salt Lake City | SaltAir | |
| April 12, 2008 | Denver | Ogden Theatre | |
| April 15, 2008 | Austin | La Zona Rosa | |
| April 16, 200 | Tulsa | Cain's Ballroom | |
| April 17, 2008 | Dallas | Palladium | |
| April 18, 2008 | Houston | Verizon Wireless Theater | |
| April 19, 2008 | New Orleans | House of Blues | |
| April 22, 2008 | Orlando | House of Blues | |
| April 23, 2008 | St. Petersburg | Jannus Landing | |
| April 24, 2008 | Charlotte | Tremont Music Hall | |
| April 25, 2008 | Atlanta | The Masquerade | |
| April 26, 2008 | Baltimore | Rams Head Live! | |
| April 27, 2008 | Worcester | The Palladium | |
| April 29, 2008 | Philadelphia | Theatre of Living Arts | |
| May 1, 2008 | New York City | Irving Plaza | |
| May 2, 2008 | |||
| May 3, 2008 | Montreal | Canada | Metropolis |
| May 4, 2008 | Toronto | Kool Haus | |
| May 5, 2008 | Cleveland | United States | Agora Theatre |
| May 7, 2008 | Detroit | Emerald Theatre | |
| May 8, 2008 | Chicago | House of Blues | |
| May 9, 2008 | |||
| May 10, 2008 | |||
| May 11, 2008 | |||
| 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 | Palasport | |
| July 2, 2008 | Saarbrücken | Germany | Roxy |
| July 3, 2008 | Aschaffenburg | Colos-Saal | |
| July 4, 2008 | Leipzig | 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 | KB | |
| Supported by: Trigger the Bloodshed and others. | |||
| September 1, 2008 | Hamburg | Germany | Logo |
| September 2, 2008 | Wiesbaden | Kulturzentrum Schlachthof | |
| September 3, 2008 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Melkweg |
| September 4, 2008 | Brighton | England | Barfly |
| September 5, 2008 | London | Astoria 2 | |
| September 6, 2008 | Newcastle | Academy | |
| September 8, 2008 | Glasgow | Scotland | Garage |
| September 9, 2008 | Manchester | England | Manchester Academy |
| September 10, 2008 | [[Sheffield] | Corporation | |
| September 11, 2008 | Birmingham | Academy 2 | |
| September 12, 2008 | Bristol | Academy 2 | |
| September 13, 2008 | Nottingham | 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 | 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 | 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 | Roundhouse | |
| October 14, 2008 | Adelaide | HQ | |
| October 15, 2008 | Melbourne | The Palace | |
| October 16, 2008 | Perth | Capitol | |
| October 18, 2008 | Tokyo | Japan | Loudpark Festival |
| October 20, 2008 | Osaka | Club Quattro Headlining | |
| North American Leg II | |||
| Supported by: Cynic and The Faceless[6] | |||
| February 1, 2009 | Anaheim | United States | House of Blues |
| February 2, 2009 | San Diego | House of Blues | |
| February 3, 2009 | Los Angeles | House of Blues | |
| February 4, 2009 | San Francisco | Slim's | |
| February 6, 2009 | Seattle | El Corazón | |
| February 7, 2009 | Portland | Hawthorne Theatre | |
| February 8, 2009 | Vancouver | Canada | Commodore Ballroom |
| February 9, 2009 | Spokane | United States | Knitting Factory |
| February 11, 2009 | Englewood | Gothic Theatre | |
| February 12, 2009 | Des Moines | People's Court | |
| February 13, 2009 | Saint Paul | Station 4 | |
| February 14, 2009 | Milwaukee | Eagles Club | |
| February 15, 2009 | Chicago | House of Blues | |
| February 17, 2009 | Toronto | Canada | Phoenix Concert Theatre |
| February 18, 2009 | Montreal | Club Soda | |
| February 19, 2009 | New York City | United States | Irving Plaza |
| February 20, 2009 | Towson | 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 | Musikhuset | |
| April 12, 2009 | Umeå | Scharinska | |
| April 13, 2009 | Tampere | Finland | Klubi |
| April 14, 2009 | Helsinki | Nosturi | |
| April 25, 2009 | Stockholm | Sweden | Melloboat |
| June 12, 2009 | Donington Park | England | Download Festival |
| June 26, 2009 | Gothenburg | Sweden | Metaltown Festival[7] |
| June 27, 2009 | |||
| June 28, 2009 | |||
| 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[8] |
| July 25, 2009 | |||
- 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.
References
- Meshuggah official tour datesarchive from January 12, 2009 (link 1, archive from January 12, 2009 (link 1, link 2)
- Jason Ankeny and Bradley Torreano. "Meshuggah Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-05-11.
- Jon Wiederhorn. "MESHUGGAH". Revolver. Retrieved 2008-09-02.
- "MESHUGGAH's 'obZen' Cracks 50,000 U.S. Sales Mark - Sep. 17, 2008". Blabbermouth. Archived from the original on 2008-09-18. Retrieved 2008-09-24.
- "MESHUGGAH Guitarist: 'We're Always Experimental In One Way Or Another'". Blabbermouth.net. Archived from the original on 2008-12-26. Retrieved 2008-07-25.
- "MESHUGGAH: Perth Soundcheck Footage Available - Oct. 23, 2008". Blabbermouth. Retrieved 2008-10-25.
- "MESHUGGAH, CYNIC: More North American Dates Announced - Dec. 9, 2008". Blabbermouth. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
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