Appeal To Reason Tour

The Appeal to Reason Tour was a concert tour by American punk band Rise Against, taking place between 2008 and 2010, in support of their fifth studio album Appeal to Reason (2008).

The tour began with a series of summer pre-release shows, including European festival appearances and a few North American Vans Warped Tour dates. Those shows were performed as the band finished the recording of the album. The main supporting tour began in early October with the release of the album.

In the first official leg in the promotion of the Appeal to Reason album, the band was supported by Alkaline Trio, Thrice and The Gaslight Anthem through all the US (with some Canadian dates), this was followed by a series of Canadian dates in December, supported by Thursday and Sage Francis. The band then embarked on an Australian leg in the beginning of 2009, followed by a European leg, which was supported by Strike Anywhere and Rentokill, with all UK dates supported by Anti-Flag and Flobots (except the two last ones, where The King Blues replaced Anti-Flag). The band then returned to Australia, supported by The (International) Noise Conspiracy, and then embarked on a short Japanese tour, with a full-length North American summer tour. The first of it was supported by Rancid and Riverboat Gamblers, with the second part supported by Billy Talent and Rancid. The band then returned for another European leg, playing mainly festivals in the summer, with a winter headlining leg, supported by Thursday and Poison the Well.

Set list

Tour dates DateCityCountryVenueEurope, Pre-release LegDoningtonEnglandDownload FestivalInterlakenSwitzerlandGreenfield FestivalNickelsdorfAustriaNova Rock FestivalMilanItalyRock the Week FestivalBolognaGroningenNetherlandsDe OosterpoortScheeßelGermanyHurricane FestivalTuttlingenSouthside FestivalNorth America, Pre-release LegAs part of the Vans Warped Tour 2008CalgaryCanadaRace City SpeedwayBoiseUnited StatesIdaho CenterGeorgeThe Gorge AmphitheatreSt. HelensColumbia MeadowsFresnoSave Mart Center at Fresno StateChula VistaCricket Wireless AmphitheatreMountain ViewShoreline AmphitheatreWheatlandSleep Train AmphitheatreCarsonThe Home Depot CenterQueen CreekEdgefestNorth America, Leg #1ClevelandUnited StatesTime Warner Cable AmphitheaterTorontoCanadaSound AcademyWorcesterUnited StatesThe PalladiumNorwoodNewbury ComicsWallingfordChevrolet TheatreAlbanyWashington Avenue ArmoryHampton BeachHampton Beach Casino BallroomBaltimoreRams Head Live!New York CityRoseland BallroomPhiladelphiaElectric FactoryNorth Myrtle BeachHouse of BluesAtlantaTabernacleSt. PetersburgJannus LandingPompano BeachPompano Beach AmphitheatreOrlandoHouse of BluesFriscoPizza Hut ParkAustinAustin City Music HallHoustonVerizon Wireless TheaterSan DiegoCox Arena at Aztec BowlLos AngelesHollywood PalladiumLas VegasHouse of BluesSan JoseThe Event Center ArenaPortlandRoseland TheatreVancouverCanadaThunderbird StadiumSalt Lake CityUnited StatesThe Great Salt Air TheatreDenverFillmore AuditoriumKansas CityUptown TheaterSt. LouisThe PageantMilwaukeeEagles ClubMinneapolisThe MythChicagoCongress TheaterGrand RapidsOrbit RoomDetroitThe Fillmore DetroitSaskatoonCanadaPrairieland ParkReginaConexus Arts CentreCalgaryThe Round Up CentreEdmontonShaw Conference CentreWinnipegMTS CentreLondonJohn Labatt CentreHamiltonWentworth RoomOttawaOttawa Civic CentreMontrealCEPSUM StadiumLos AngelesUnited StatesKROQ Almost Acoustic ChristmasEurope, Leg #1ViennaAustriaGasometerMunichGermanyPostpalast MuchenLeipzigHaus AuenseeBerlinColumbiahalleBielefeldRinglokschuppenCologneCologne PalladiumSaarbrückenMechanische WerkstattWiesbadenSchlachthofHamburgDocksAmsterdamNetherlandsMelkwegBrusselsBelgiumAncienne BelgiqueParisFranceLe TrabendoDublinIrelandThe AcademyPortsmouthEnglandPortsmouth Pyramids CentreBristolO2 Academy BristolLiverpoolO2 Academy LiverpoolLeedsLeeds Metropolitan UniversityBirminghamO2 Academy BirminghamManchesterManchester AcademySheffieldO2 Academy SheffieldGlasgowScotlandO2 ABC GlasgowNewcastle upon TyneEnglandNewcastle UniversityNorwichUniversity of East AngliaOxfordO2 Academy OxfordLondonThe RoundhouseOceania, Leg #1PerthAustraliaMetro CityAdelaideThebarton TheatreMelbourneFestival HallSydneyHordern PavilionBrisbaneTivoli TheatreAucklandNew ZealandPowerstationAsia, Leg #1OsakaJapanZeppNagoyaZeppTokyoPunkSpring FestivalHawaii & Belgium (Special dates)HonoluluUnited StatesPipeline CafeMeerhoutBelgiumGroezrockNorth America, Leg #2MemphisUnited StatesBeale Street Music FestivalEast RutherfordThe BamboozleVancouverCanadaPacific ColiseumEdmontonRexall PlaceCalgaryStampede CorralSaskatoonPrairieland ParkMorrisonUnited StatesRed Rocks AmphitheatreKansas CityUptown TheaterSt. LouisPop'sClevelandTime Warner Cable AmphitheaterQuebec CityCanadaAgora du Vieux-PortMontrealParc Jean-DrapeauOttawaOttawa Civic CentreTorontoMuchMusic Video AwardsCincinnatiUnited StatesRiverbend Music CenterDetroitThe Fillmore DetroitMilwaukeeSummerfestMinneapolisThe MythWinnipegCanadaRock on the Range CanadaSeattleUnited StatesWAMU TheaterRenoReno Events CenterOaklandOracle ArenaChula VistaCricket Wireless AmphitheaterInglewoodThe ForumParadiseThe JointMesaMesa Arts CenterDallasPalladium BallroomAustinStubb's Waller Creek AmphitheaterHoustonVerizon Wireless TheaterOrlandoHouse of BluesNorth Myrtle BeachHouse of BluesBaltimoreRams Head Live!PhiladelphiaFestival Pier at Penn's LandingNew York CityRoseland BallroomBostonHouse of BluesHamburgAgri Center at America's FairgroundsTorontoCanadaMolson AmphitheatreChicagoUnited StatesLollapaloozaEurope, Leg #2OsloNorwayØyafestivalenGothenburgSwedenWay Out West FestivalSaarbrückenGermanyRocco Del Schlacko FestivalNeu-UlmWiley Open AirWarsawPolandClub ProximaSalzburgAustriaFM4 Frequency FestivalMunichGermanyZenithLüdinghausenArea 4 FestivalHohenfeldenHighfield FestivalBelfastNorthern IrelandbelFESTReadingEnglandReading FestivalLeedsLeeds FestivalHamburgGermanyT-Mobile FestivalUnited States (Special dates)Los AngelesUnited StatesWarped Tour 15th Anniversary CelebrationTucsonKFMA Fall BallEurope, Leg #3Saint PetersburgRussiaGlavClubMoscowB1 Maximum ClubHelsinkiFinlandKaapelitehdasTallinnEstoniaTallinn Rock ClubStockholmSwedenFryshusetCopenhagenDenmarkLille VegaZürichSwitzerlandX-traMilanItalyMusicdromeBolognaEstragonPragueCzech RepublicRoxyErfurtGermanyThüringenhalleOffenbachOffenbach StadthalleDüsseldorfPhilipshalleBremenPier 2BarcelonaSpainRazzmatazzMadridLa RivieraGlasgowScotlandBarrowland BallroomNewcastle upon TyneEnglandO2 Academy NewcastleManchesterManchester ApolloLondonBrixton AcademyCardiffWalesCardiff University Great HallNorth America, Leg #3RichmondUnited States102.1 The X Not So Silent NightCharlotteThe Fillmore CharlotteTampa97X Next Big ThingLos AngelesKROQ Almost Acoustic ChristmasSan Diego91X Wrex the HallsChicagoQ101's Twisted 2009Metro ChicagoOceania, Leg #3AucklandNew ZealandBig Day OutGold CoastAustraliaSydneyEnmore TheatreBig Day OutMelbourneHiFi Bar and BallroomBig Day OutAdelaidePerthCentral AreaSingaporeBig Night OutNorth America (Special festival dates)Mexico CityMexicoVive LatinoWest Palm BeachUnited StatesSunFestColumbusRock on the RangeEurope, Leg #4SkiveDenmarkSkive FestivalNurembergGermanyRock im ParkBielefeldRinglokschuppenNürburgRock am RingUnited States (Special festival date)ManchesterUnited StatesBonnaroo Music FestivalEurope, Leg #5GothenburgSwedenSticky FingersWest Coast RiotZurichSwitzerlandSonisphere FestivalPragueCzech RepublicBudapestHungaryDürer-kertZagrebCroatiaINmusic festivalViennaAustriaArenaGrazOrpheumNijmegenNetherlandsRockin' ParkParisFranceLa CigaleLuxembourg CityLuxembourgDen AtelierMainzGermanyMesseparkWerchterBelgiumRock WerchterVeniceItalyHeineken Jammin' FestivalLisbonPortugalColiseu dos RecreiosBilbaoSpainBilbao BBK LiveRuissaloFinlandRuisrockPunchestownIrelandOxegenBaladoScotlandT in the Park

Support acts

A Death in the Family (March 25–27, 2009; January 19, 2010; January 24, 2010) 50 Lions (March 28, 2009) After Midnight Project (December 4, 2009) Alkaline Trio (October 2–November 30, 2008) All That Remains (July 30, 2009) AM Taxi (December 17, 2009) Antillectual (June 20, 2008) Anti-Flag (February 21–March 4, 2009) Advent (December 5, 2009) Badday Down (March 29, 2009) Billy Talent (July 6–30, 2009) CF98 (August 17, 2009) Donots (July 1, 2010) Down by Law (June 29, 2010) Fitacola (July 6, 2010) Flobots (February 21–March 6, 2009) Killswitch Engage (July 30, 2009) Landmines (December 4, 2009) Lighthouse Project (October 27, 2009) Kong Way Down (June 20, 2008) Miles Away (March 24, 2009) Misconduct (June 16, 2010) Noise By Numbers (December 18, 2009) Oneword (October 28, 2009) Paranoid Visions (February 19, 2009)

Poison the Well (November 2–4, 2009; November 7–22, 2009) Rancid (June 4–July 31, 2009) Red Lights Flash (June 5, 2010; June 23–25, 2010) Regulations (October 30, 2009) Rentokill (February 3–17, 2009; August 21, 2009) Rival Schools (August 21, 2009) Riverboat Gamblers (June 4–27, 2009) Sage Francis (December 1–12, 2008) Saint Alvia (July 31, 2009) Semmi Komoly (June 21, 2010) Sent by Ravens (December 5, 2009) Street Sweeper Social Club (December 17, 2009) Strike Anywhere (February 3–17, 2009) The (International) Noise Conspiracy (March 24–31, 2009) The 20 Belows (October 31, 2009) The Bollweevils (December 18, 2009) The Demise (February 19, 2009) The Gaslight Anthem (October 2–November 30, 2008) The King Blues (March 5–6, 2009) Thrice (October 2–November 30, 2008) Thursday (December 1–12, 2008; November 3–4, 2009; November 7–22, 2009) Uncommonmenfrommars (June 29, 2010) Versus You (June 30, 2010) Whitechapel (July 30, 2009)

As a support act Green Day (July 1, 2010)

Personnel Tim McIlrath – lead vocals, rhythm guitar Joe Principe – bass, backing vocals Zach Blair – lead guitar, backing vocals Brandon Barnes – drums, percussion

Songs Played

From The Unraveling Alive and Well Stained Glass and Marble Everchanging

From Revolutions per Minute Heaven Knows Dead Ringer Halfway There Like the Angel Blood-Red, White, and Blue Broken English Torches

From Siren Song of the Counter Culture State of the Union Life Less Frightening Paper Wings Blood to Bleed Give It All Dancing for Rain Swing Life Away

From The Sufferer & the Witness Chamber the Cartridge Injection Ready to Fall Bricks Under the Knife Prayer of the Refugee Drones Behind Closed Doors The Good Left Undone Survive

From Appeal to Reason Collapse (Post-Amerika) Long Forgotten Sons Re-Education (Through Labor) The Dirt Whispered From Heads Unworthy The Strength to Go On Audience of One Entertainment Hero of War Savior

References