The Graffiti on the Train Tour was a worldwide concert tour by rock band Stereophonics. The band have played at festivals as well as their own shows while on the tour. It was the band's first tour without drummer Javier Weyler, who was replaced by Jamie Morrison. The tour started in Newport, Wales on 15 December 2012 and is set to end in London, England on 28 November 2013. During their leg in Japan, lead singer Kelly Jones twisted his ankle after a night out with Morrison. With their flight due to leave within a few hours and Jones unable to walk, bassist Richard Jones had to transport the singer across the airport in a luggage trolley. For the next gigs, Jones had to wear a leg strap which restricted his movement on stage. Later on while on the Australian leg, he also suffered from a respiratory tract infection which forced the band to cancel their show in Melbourne on 23 July, Stereophonics' first cancellation in 17 years. Before their American leg of the tour, a competition was held by Creative Allies for people to design a poster for the leg. The winner, Yiotu, won $500 and a Stereophonics prize pack. During the last leg of the tour, The Wind and The Wave supported the band from 7–16 November. For the remaining dates, Kitty, Daisy & Lewis were the band.
Set list This set list is representative of the performance on 20 September 2013. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.
Catacomb Local Boy in the Photograph Superman Graffiti on the Train We Share the Same Sun Indian Summer Have a Nice Day Vegas Two Times Mr. Writer Nothing Precious at All Maybe Tomorrow The Bartender and the Thief Roll the Dice Violins and Tambourines Been Caught Cheating Beerbottle Could You Be the One? In a Moment Encore Billy Davey's Daughter Just Looking A Thousand Trees Dakota
Tour dates Date City Country Venue Leg 1: United Kingdom15 December 2012NewportWalesNewport Centre16 December 2012ManchesterEnglandManchester Academy17 December 2012GlasgowScotlandO2 Academy Glasgow19 December 2012BirminghamEnglandO2 Academy Birmingham20 December 2012LondonTroxy Leg 2: Europe4 March 2013LondonEnglandElectric Brixton7 March 2013BelfastNorthern IrelandWaterfront Hall9 March 2013DublinIrelandOlympia Theatre12 March 2013BerlinGermanyKesselhaus13 March 2013ParisFranceBataclan15 March 2013LeicesterEnglandDe Montfort Hall16 March 2013WolverhamptonWolverhampton Civic Hall18 March 2013LeedsLeeds Academy19 March 2013Southend-on-SeaCliffs Pavilion21 March 2013CheltenhamCentaur22 March 2013PortsmouthPortsmouth Guildhall23 March 2013PlymouthPlymouth Pavilions25 March 2013DoncasterThe Dome26 March 2013BlackpoolEmpress Ballroom27 March 2013EdinburghScotlandUsher Hall Leg 3: Japan14 June 2013OsakaJapanImp Hall15 June 2013NagoyaClub Quattro17 June 2013TokyoO-East18 June 2013 Leg 4: Australia18 July 2013SydneyAustraliaEnmore Theatre19 July 2013BrisbaneThe Hi-fi21 July 2013MelbournePalace Theatre23 July 201325 July 2013PerthMetro City Concert Club Leg 5: North America19 September 2013PhiladelphiaUnited StatesTheatre of Living Arts20 September 2013BostonHouse of Blues21 September 2013New York CityTerminal 522 September 2013Washington, D.C.9:30 Club24 September 2013MontrealCanadaCorona Theatre25 September 2013TorontoThe Music Hall27 September 2013DetroitUnited StatesSaint Andrew's Hall28 September 2013ChicagoThe Vic Theatre29 September 2013MinneapolisMill City Nights1 October 2013DenverBluebird Theater4 October 2013SeattleShowbox at the Market5 October 2013PortlandWonder Ballroom6 October 2013VancouverCanadaCommodore Ballroom8 October 2013San FranciscoUnited StatesThe Fillmore10 October 2013Los AngelesThe Fonda Theatre13 October 2013Mexico CityMexicoCorona festival Leg 6: United Kingdom and Ireland7 November 2013GlasgowScotlandThe Hydro Arena8 November 20139 November 2013AberdeenAECC11 November 2013BelfastNorthern IrelandOdyssey Arena12 November 2013DublinIrelandThe O214 November 2013ManchesterEnglandManchester Arena15 November 2013LeedsLeeds Arena16 November 2013NewcastleMetro Radio Arena18 November 2013NottinghamCapital FM Arena19 November 2013BirminghamLG Arena21 November 2013BrightonBrighton Centre22 November 2013BournemouthBournemouth International Centre24 November 2013CardiffWalesMotorpoint Arena25 November 201326 November 201328 November 2013LondonEnglandThe O2
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