Wrath Tour was a concert tour by American heavy metal band Lamb of God in support of the group's sixth studio album, Wrath, which was released in February 2009.
The tour began in November 2008 with a headline date in the band's hometown of Richmond, Virginia. The following month, the band toured North America as the main support act to Metallica on their World Magnetic Tour. The group met controversy when they were banned from playing at The Forum in Inglewood, California, where Metallica were booked for two dates. Faithful Central Bible Church, the owners of The Forum, refused to let the group perform after they had learned the band formerly went by the name "Burn the Priest". This was the second occasion Lamb of God ran into a dispute with the venue; the group were previously banned from performing in 2005 while supporting Slipknot on their Subliminal Verses Tour. The group announced shows in outlying cities in lieu of the ban.
In February 2009, the band toured Europe; a number of the U.K. dates were part of a package tour sponsored by Metal Hammer dubbed "Defenders of the Faith" featuring Dimmu Borgir as co-headliners. The group then toured Australia through March as part of the Soundwave Festival, which was headlined by Nine Inch Nails and Alice in Chains. In April 2009, the group began a headlining North American tour, sponsored by No Fear Energy.IGN The leg began in Phoenix, Arizona and wrapped up mid-May in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. In July 2009, during a European summer tour, guitarist Mark Morton exited the tour prior to the final six dates as he and his wife were expecting their first child. Morton was replaced by Buz McGrath of Unearth for the remaining summer dates, and Doc Coyle of God Forbid for the first three weeks of a fall North American leg. Morton eventually rejoined the group in October in Tampa, Florida.
The show in Prague at Abaton on May 24, 2010, was the subject of manslaughter charges against vocalist Randy Blythe in 2012 and 2013. The court eventually ruled that Blythe was not criminally liable and acquitted him on March 5, 2013.
Tour dates DateCityCountryVenue/EventNorth AmericaRichmondUnited StatesThe NationalSeattleKeyArenaVancouverCanadaGeneral Motors PlaceCalgaryPengrowth SaddledomeSaskatoonPrairieland Exhibition HallEdmontonRexall PlaceSpokaneUnited StatesKnitting Factory Concert HousePortlandRoseland TheaterChicoSenator TheatreOntarioCitizens Business Bank ArenaFresnoSave Mart CenterSan DiegoCox ArenaAnaheimThe GroveTucsonRialto TheatreLas VegasHouse of BluesVenturaVentura Majestic TheatreOaklandOracle ArenaEuropeLahtiFinlandFrostbite MetalfestBelfastUnited KingdomMandela HallDublinIrelandThe AcademyBristolUnited KingdomO2 Academy BristolBirminghamO2 Academy BirminghamManchesterManchester AcademyLondonO2 Academy BrixtonGlasgowO2 Academy GlasgowSheffieldCorporationAustralia ("Soundwave Festival")BrisbaneAustraliaBrisbane Exhibition GroundSydneyEastern Creek RacewayThe ForumMelbourneBillboard The VenueRoyal Melbourne ShowgroundsAdelaideBonython ParkPerthSteel Blue OvalAsiaTokyoJapanAkasaka BlitzOsakaNamba HatchJakartaIndonesiaTennis Indoor SenayanNorth America ("No Fear Energy Music Tour")PhoenixUnited StatesDodge TheaterLos AngelesHollywood PalladiumSan JoseEvent Center ArenaFresnoCrest TheaterSeattleParamount TheatreVancouverCanadaUBC Thunderbird ArenaEdmontonShaw Conference CentreCalgaryStampede CorralSaskatoonPrairieland Exhibition HallWinnipegWinnipeg Convention CentreThunder BayThunder Bay Community AuditoriumTorontoRicoh ColiseumMontrealCEPSUMWorcesterUnited StatesNew England Metal and Hardcore FestivalPhiladelphiaElectric FactoryColumbusLifestyle Communities PavilionAtlantaThe TabernacleLafayetteBlackham ColiseumHoustonVerizon Wireless TheaterCorpus ChristiConcrete Street AmphitheaterDallasPalladium BallroomDenverFillmore AuditoriumKansas CityUptown TheaterMinneapolisMythChicagoCongress TheaterSt. LouisThe PageantIndianapolisMurat CentreLouisvilleExpo FiveDetroitThe Fillmore DetroitNew York CityRoseland BallroomPhiladelphiaElectric FactoryBaltimoreRams Head Live!BostonHouse of BluesAlbanyWashington Avenue ArmoryNorth Myrtle BeachHouse of BluesEuropeHelsinkiFinlandHartwall ArenaOsloNorwayOslo SpektrumVosselaarBelgiumBiebobNijmegenNetherlandsSonisphere FestivalMilanItalyMediolanum ForumRiminiVelvetRomePalaLottomaticaHohenemsAustriaTennis Event CenterDesselBelgiumGraspop Metal MeetingMunichGermanyBackstageParisFranceLe TrabendoLuxembourgLuxembourgDen AtelierLucerneSwitzerlandKonzerthausHockenheimGermanySonisphere FestivalTolminSloveniaMetalcampLyonFranceLe Ninkasi KaoLisbonPortugalOptimus Alive!BarcelonaSpainSonisphere FestivalMadridPalacio de DeportesZürichSwitzerlandHallenstadionHultsfredSwedenSonisphere FestivalCopenhagenDenmarkForum CopenhagenPoriFinlandSonisphere FestivalCopenhagenDenmarkForumOsloNorwaySpektrumAmsterdamNetherlandsMelkwegKnebworthUnited KingdomSonisphere FestivalNorth AmericaNashvilleUnited StatesSommet CenterCincinnatiU.S. Bank ArenaIndianapolisConseco FieldhouseMontrealCanadaBell CentreProvidenceUnited StatesLupo's Heartbreak HotelMontclairWellmont TheatrePittsburghAmphitheatre at Station SquareOklahoma CityBricktown Events CenterLubbockLonestar AmphitheatreAustinAustin Music HallSan AntonioAT&T CenterDallasAmerican Airlines CenterSunriseBankAtlantic CenterJacksonvillePlushTampaSt. Pete Times ForumAtlantaPhilips ArenaOrlandoHard Rock LiveLittle RockMetroplex Event CenterWichitaThe CotillionWest Des MoinesVal Air BallroomFargoThe Venue @ Playmaker'sWinnipegCanadaMTS CentreMinneapolisUnited StatesTarget CenterClevelandQuicken Loans ArenaKnoxvilleThe ValariumCharlottesvilleJohn Paul Jones ArenaCharlotteTime Warner Cable ArenaNorfolkThe NorVaAshevilleThe Orange PeelAtlantic CityHouse of BluesElmiraFirst ArenaLondonCanadaJohn Labatt CentreTorontoAir Canada CentreHalifaxCunard CenterMonctonMoncton ColiseumQuebec CityColisée PepsiOttawaScotiabank PlaceFort WayneUnited StatesPiere'sMilwaukeeEagles ClubSpringfieldShrine MosqueGrand RapidsVan Andel ArenaBuffaloHSBC ArenaWashington, D.C.9:30 ClubAlbanyTimes Union CenterNew York CityMadison Square GardenOceaniaAucklandNew ZealandAuckland Town HallBrisbaneAustraliaRiverstageSydneyLuna Park Big TopMelbourneFestival HallAdelaideThebarton TheatrePerthMetro CityEuropeBirminghamUnited KingdomO2 Academy BirminghamNewcastleO2 Academy NewcastleGlasgowBarrowlandsManchesterManchester AcademyLondonO2 Academy BrixtonParisFranceLe BataclanBrusselsBelgiumAncienne BelgiqueAmsterdamNetherlandsMelkwegCologneGermanyLive Music HallStuttgartZapataBolognaItalyEstragonMilanAlcatrazRomeAlpheusViennaAustriaArenaZürichSwitzerlandVolkshausMunichGermanyBackstage WerkWiesbadenSchlachthofBerlinColumbia ClubHamburgGrosse Freiheit 36CopenhagenDenmarkVegaStockholmSwedenKlubbenUmeåHouse of Metal FestivalHelsinkiFinlandKulttuuritaloOsloNorwaySentrum SceneGothenburgSwedenTrädgår'nLundMejerietAsiaBangkokThailandSCB Park Mahisorn HallTaipeiTaiwanLiberty Square AuditoriumBeijingChinaStar Live HouseSingaporeSingaporeD'MarqueeQuezon CityPhilippinesAmoranto VelodromeTokyoJapanLiquid RoomNagoyaClub QuattroOsakaClub Quattro ShinsaibashiIndia, Israel and EuropeBangaloreIndiaSummer Storm FestivalMay 17, 2010IstanbulTurkeyMaçka Küçükçiftlik ParkMay 19, 2010LjubljanaSloveniaKino ŠiškaMay 20, 2010ZagrebCroatiaBoogaloo ClubMay 21, 2010BudapestHungaryMetalfest Open AirMay 23, 2010BratislavaSlovakiaMajestic Music ClubMay 24, 2010PragueCzech RepublicAbatonMay 25, 2010WarsawPolandProgresja KlubMay 27, 2010MoscowRussiaDK GorbunovaMay 28, 2010Saint PetersburgGlav ClubMay 30, 2010Tel AvivIsraelHangar 11June 1, 2010AthensGreeceFuzz ClubJune 3, 2010GrazAustriaOrpheumJune 4, 2010FribourgSwitzerlandFri-SonJune 5, 2010NürburgringGermanyRock am Ring FestivalJune 6, 2010NurembergRock im Park FestivalJune 9, 2010Esch-sur-AlzetteLuxembourgRockhalJune 10, 2010HengeloNetherlandsMetropoolJune 12, 2010Donington ParkUnited KingdomDownload FestivalNorth America ("Mayhem Festival")MagnaUnited StatesThe Great SaltairLas VegasHouse of BluesSan BernardinoSan Manuel AmphitheaterMountain ViewShoreline AmphitheatrePortlandRoseland TheaterAuburnWhite River AmphitheatreNampaIdaho Center AmphitheatrePhoenixCricket Wireless PavilionAlbuquerqueJournal PavilionGreenwood VillageComfort Dental AmphitheatreKansas CityBeaumont ClubMaryland HeightsVerizon Wireless AmphitheaterCincinnatiRiverbend Music CenterCamdenSusquehanna Bank CenterHartfordComcast TheatreMontrealCanadaParc Jean-DrapeauMansfieldUnited StatesComcast CenterHolmdelPNC Bank Arts CenterClevelandHouse of BluesTinley ParkFirst Midwest Bank AmphitheatreNoblesvilleVerizon Wireless Music CenterAtlantaAaron's Amphitheatre at LakewoodRaleighTime Warner Cable Music PavilionVirginia BeachVirginia Beach AmphitheaterClarkstonDTE Energy Music TheatreAugust 7, 2010BurgettstownFirst Niagara PavilionAugust 8, 2010BristowJiffy Lube LiveAugust 9, 2010North Myrtle BeachHouse of BluesAugust 10, 2010Tampa1-800-ASK-GARY AmphitheatreAugust 11, 2010West Palm BeachCruzan AmphitheatreAugust 13, 2010DallasSuperPages.com CenterAugust 14, 2010Oklahoma CityZoo AmphitheatreAugust 15, 2010San AntonioSunken GardenLatin AmericaSeptember 26, 2010São PauloBrazilEspaço LuxSeptember 27, 2010Buenos AiresArgentinaEl Teatro FloresSeptember 28, 2010September 29, 2010SantiagoChileTeatro TeletónOctober 2, 2010BogotáColombiaTeatro MetropolOctober 3, 2010CaracasVenezuelaEstacionamiento Casa del ArtistaOctober 5, 2010Mexico CityMexicoCirco VoladorOctober 8, 2010San JuanPuerto RicoTito Puente AmphitheatreOceaniaOctober 13, 2010AucklandNew ZealandVector ArenaOctober 14, 2010October 16, 2010BrisbaneAustraliaEntertainment CentreOctober 18, 2010October 19, 2010October 22, 2010PerthBurswood DomeOctober 23, 2010November 10, 2010SydneyAustraliaAcer ArenaNovember 11, 2010November 13, 2010November 15, 2010AdelaideAdelaide Entertainment CentreNovember 16, 2010November 18, 2010MelbourneRod Laver ArenaNovember 20, 2010November 21, 2010 1^ Date supporting Metallica. 2^ Date part of the "Metal Hammer: Defenders of the Faith" tour featuring co-headliners Dimmu Borgir. 3^ Headline date; non-festival appearance. 4^ Date featuring co-headliners In Flames. 5^ Date featuring co-headliners Testament.
Canceled dates Inglewood, United StatesThe ForumDate as support to Metallica. Appearance canceled following a ban on the act performing by the owners of the venue, the Faithful Central Bible Church.Inglewood, United StatesThe ForumDate as support to Metallica. Appearance canceled following a ban on the act performing by the owners of the venue, the Faithful Central Bible Church.April 13, 2010Shanghai, ChinaZhijiang Dream FactoryDate canceled after the concert was disapproved by the Shanghai Municipal Administration of Culture, Radio, Film and TV. The concert was subsequently moved to Beijing.June 8, 2010Bochum, GermanyRhurcongressDate as support to Slayer. Show canceled due to "acute vocal problems" suffered by Slayer bassist and vocalist Tom Araya.October 1, 2010Quito, EcuadorQuito FestFestival appearance pulled after the band's flight into Ecuador was canceled due to political unrest in the country.October 6, 2010Monterrey, MexicoRock AmerikaDate canceled due to the promoter of the concert "not [fulfilling] obligations in regards to the band's fee, travel, or production logistics".
Support acts 3 Inches of Blood (December 10, 2008; July 7, 8, 12, 19 and 29, 2010; August 9 and 15, 2010) As I Lay Dying (April 2 – May 15, 2009) August Burns Red (February 8 – March 12, 2010) Between the Buried and Me (February 8 – March 12, 2010) Children of Bodom (April 2 – May 8, 2009) DevilDriver (December 11–18, 2009) God Forbid (April 2 – May 15, 2009) Gwar (September 21 – November 7, 2009) Hatebreed (July 7, 8, 12, 19 and 29, 2010; August 9 and 15, 2010) High on Fire (December 11–18, 2009) The Faceless (December 9, 11, 16–19, 2008) Five Finger Death Punch (February 8–17, 2009) In Flames (February 23 and 24, 2009)