The Spark World Tour was a concert tour by rock band Enter Shikari, which took place throughout 2017 and 2018, in support of the band's fifth studio album The Spark, released on 22 September 2017. The tour followed the band's 10 year anniversary tour of their debut album Take to the Skies throughout early 2017.

About Following the band's Take to the Skies 10th anniversary tour, the band announced a UK arena tour with support from Lower than Atlantis and Astroid Boys which included the band's second performance at the famous Alexandra Palace in London. On July 31, 2017, the band played a warmup show at The Borderline in London where they debuted the tracks "Take My Country Back" and "Live Outside."

Following the album's release on 22 September 2017, the band played a series of intimate in-store shows including at HMV Oxford Street, London and Rough Trade NYC, Brooklyn. On October 3 the band announced they would be playing a North American tour in early 2018 with support from Milk Teeth including shows at the Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn and the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles.

In April 2018, the band embarked on an Asia tour which included 5 dates in Japan supporting Crossfaith before a series of headline shows in Hong Kong, Thailand, Singapore, Taiwan and China.

Songs Performed

Take to the Skies "Mothership" "Anything Can Happen in the Next Half Hour" "Labyrinth" "Sorry, You're Not a Winner" "Adieu"

Common Dreads "Solidarity" "Juggernauts" "Zzzonked" "Antwerpen" "The Jester"

A Flash Flood of Colour "...Meltdown" "Sssnakepit" "Arguing with Thermometers" "Stalemate" "Gandhi Mate, Gandhi" "Constellations"

Rat Race EP "Rat Race" "Radiate"

The Mindsweep "Anaesthetist" "The Last Garrison "Torn Apart" "Interlude"

Live Slow, Die Old EP "Redshift "Hoodwinker"

The Spark "The Spark" "The Sights" "Live Outside" "Take My Country Back" "Airfield" "Rabble Rouser" "Undercover Agents" "The Embers"

Covers "Insomnia" by Faithless "Heroes" by David Bowie "All You Need Is Love by The Beatles "Cars" by Gary Numan "Song 2" by Blur

Setlist Taken from the band's Alexandra Palace show The Spark (from The Spark, 2017) The Sights (from The Spark, 2017) Solidarity (from Common Dreads, 2009) Anything Can Happen in the Next Half Hour (from Take to the Skies, 2007) Take My Country Back (from The Spark, 2017) The Last Garrison (from The Mindsweep, 2015) Radiate (from Rat Race EP, 2013) Undercover Agents (from The Spark, 2017) Arguing with Thermometers (from A Flash Flood of Colour, 2012) Rabble Rouser (from The Spark, 2017) Airfield (from The Spark, 2017) Adieu (from Take to the Skies, 2007) Anaesthetist (from The Mindsweep, 2015) Quickfire Medley (Sorry You're Not a Winner, Sssnakepit (Hamilton Remix), ...Meltdown, Antwerpen) Zzzonked (from Common Dreads, 2009)

Encore "Redshift "Live Outside (from The Spark, 2017)

Tour dates + List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and opening actsDateCityCountryVenueOpening actsIn store shows22 September 2017 LondonUnited Kingdom HMV Oxford Street 23 September 2017 Kingston upon Thames Rose Theatre 30 September 2017 New York City United States Rough Trade NYC Leg 1 – Europe16 November 2017 LiverpoolUnited Kingdom Liverpool OlympiaLower Than AtlantisAstroid Boys17 November 2017 Cardiff Motorpoint Arena Cardiff18 November 2017 Nottingham Motorpoint Arena Nottingham19 November 2017 Newcastle Metro Radio Arena21 November 2017 Manchester Victoria Warehouse22 November 2017 Brighton Brighton Centre24 November 2017 Birmingham Barclaycard Arena25 November 2017 London Alexandra Palace29 November 2017 Amsterdam Netherlands Paradiso1 December 2017 Luxembourg Luxembourg City Den Atelier2 December 2017 Paris France Elysee Montmartre3 December 2017 Cologne Germany Palladium5 December 2017 Hamburg Germany Mehr! Theater6 December 2017 Copenhagen Denmark Amager Bio7 December 2017 Berlin Germany Huxleys8 December 2017 Warsaw Poland Proxima9 December 2017 Prague Czech Republic Archa9 December 2017 Vienna Austria Arena9 December 2017 Munich Germany Tonhalle9 December 2017 Fontaneto d'Agogna Italy PhenomenonLeg 2 – North America19 January 2018 AustinUnited States The MohawkMilk TeethSingle Mothers20 January 2018 Dallas Tree's22 January 2018 Orlando The Social23 January 2018 Fort Lauderdale Culture Room25 January 2018 Atlanta Terminal West26 January 2018 Raleigh Cat's Cradle27 January 2018 Richmond Capital Ale House28 January 2018 Washington, D.C. 9:30 Club30 January 2018 Boston The Sinclair2 February 2018 New York City Music Hall of Williamsburg3 February 2018 Philadelphia Union Transfer5 February 2018 MontrealCanada Théâtre Fairmount6 February 2018 Toronto Lee's Palace8 February 2018 ColumbusUnited States A&R Music Hall9 February 2018 Chicago Metro Chicago10 February 2018 Saint Paul Amsterdam Hall11 February 2018 WinnipegCanada The Pyramid Cabaret13 February 2018 Calgary Commonwealth14 February 2018 Edmonton Starlite Ballroom14 February 2018 Vancouver Imperial17 February 2018 SeattleUnited States Neumo's18 February 2018 Portland Hawthorne Theatre20 February 2018 Santa Cruz Catalyst Atrium23 February 2018 Los Angeles El Rey Theatre23 February 2018 Santa Ana The Observatory25 February 2018 San Diego The Irenic27 February 2018 Phoenix Crescent BallroomSupporting Crossfaith14 April 2018 KawasakiJapan Club Citta —15 April 2018 Nagoya Diamond Hall17 April 2018 Osaka Namba Hatch19 April 2018 Fukuoka Drum Logos 21 April 2018 Tokyo Studio CoastLeg 3 – Asia24 April 2018 Kowloon Hong Kong This Town Needs Villes25 March 2018 Bangkok Thailand The Rock Pub —26 March 2018 Singapore — The Substation Boxchild28 March 2018 Taichung Taiwan Liho Park —30 March 2018 Guangzhou China SD Livehouse —Leg 4 – Europe1 June 2018 NürburgringGermany Rock am Ring —2 June 2018 Zeppelinfeld Rock im Park —17 June 2018 Burgenland Austria Nova Rock Festival —19 June 2018 London United Kingdom The Hope and Anchor —22 June 2018 Sofia Bulgaria Hippielandia —23 June 2018 Kragujevac Serbia Arsenal Fest —29 June 2018 Ysselsteyn Netherlands Jera On Air —30 June 2018 Munster Germany Vainstream Rockfest —4 July 2018 Hradec Králové Czech Republic Rock for People —8 July 2018 Kyiv Ukraine Atlas Weekend —13 July 2018 HatfieldUnited Kingdom The Forum Hertfordshire Eskimo Club Boston Manor14 July 2018 Gloucestershire Two Thousand Trees Festival -28 July 2018 Székesfehérvár Hungary Fezen —10 August 2018 SouthamptonUnited Kingdom The Joiners Arms Haggard Cat11 August 2018 Winchester Boomtown -26 September 2018 Brighton Concorde 2 Kamikaze Girls

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