Avenged Sevenfold Tour

The Avenged Sevenfold Tour was a concert tour by American heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold between 2007 and 2009, promoting their album Avenged Sevenfold. It was the band's last tour with the drummer Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan who died on December 28, 2009.

Avenged Sevenfold Tour

Tour by Avenged Sevenfold
Location	North America Europe Oceania Asia South America
Associated album	Avenged Sevenfold
Start date	October 29, 2007
End date	August 2, 2009
Legs	11
Avenged Sevenfold concert chronology

The tour began on October 29, 2007, with a North American leg, shortly after the band finished its previous tour in support of City of Evil. The tour ended on August 2, 2009, at the Sonisphere Festival in Knebworth, England.

During the band's North American leg in autumn 2008, after a show on September 6, 2008, the vocalist M. Shadows had difficulties singing, and flew to see his doctor, cancelling the Baltimore show the next day. The whole co-headlining tour with Buckcherry was then cancelled because of Shadows' case of vocal fatigue. The band resumed the tour after Shadows took some rest, with a short Japanese leg starting on October 15, 2008, and then on November 4, 2008, the band rescheduled its cancelled North American leg and played through November and December a co-headlining tour with Buckcherry and the support acts Shinedown and Saving Abel, in place of the cancelled tour.

The summer leg 2008 was as an opening act for Iron Maiden. The band also played three dates in June 2009, in support of Metallica.

During the band's headlining of the North American Taste of Chaos 2008 tour, it recorded the April 10, 2008, performance, for its first live DVD, entitled Live in the LBC & Diamonds in the Rough, which was a bundle of a live DVD, and a CD of B-sides and unreleased tracks from the Avenged Sevenfold album.

On 16 April 2009, Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash joined the band on stage to play a cover version of the Guns N' Roses song "It's So Easy".

Set list

2007

Based on the first leg of the 2007 tour

1. "Critical Acclaim"
2. "Remenissions"
3. "Beast and the Harlot"
4. "Burn It Down"
5. "Afterlife"
6. "I Won't See You Tonight (Part 1)"
7. "Almost Easy" (some dates had this second in the set with "Remenissions" later)
8. "Scream"
9. "Bat Country"

   Encore

10. "Seize the Day"
11. "Unholy Confessions"

2008

Based on the Taste of Chaos 2008 tour

1. "Critical Acclaim"
2. "Second Heartbeat"
3. "Afterlife"
4. "Beast and the Harlot"
5. "Scream"
6. "Seize the Day"
7. "Brompton Cocktail" (played only during the summer European leg)
8. "Walk" (Pantera cover)
9. "Bat Country"
10. "Almost Easy"
11. "Gunslinger"

    Encore

12. "Unholy Confessions"
13. "A Little Piece of Heaven"

Late 2008–2009

Based on the 2008–2009 North American tour with Buckcherry

1. "Critical Acclaim"
2. "Afterlife"
3. "Beast and the Harlot"
4. "Eternal Rest" / "Chapter Four" (varied between shows when played)
5. "Scream"
6. "Dear God"
7. Guitar solo
8. "Bat Country"
9. "Gunslinger"
10. "Unholy Confessions"

    Encore

11. "Almost Easy"
12. "A Little Piece of Heaven"

Note: This setlist is not entirely representative as "A Little Piece of Heaven", "Eternal Rest" and "Chapter Four", were not performed in Greensboro, North Carolina, Johnson City, Tennessee or Asheville, North Carolina, (North American legs 3 and 4). Also, Johnson City had an impromptu run-through of "Walk" in place of "Gunslinger" because of a fan's request and subsequent participation.

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
North American leg 1 Support acts: Black Tide, The Confession and Operator
October 29, 2007	Los Angeles	United States	The Wiltern
October 31, 2007	Las Vegas		House of Blues
November 2, 2007	Albuquerque		Sunshine Theatre
November 4, 2007	Denver		Ogden Theatre
November 5, 2007	Omaha		Sokol Auditorium
November 6, 2007	St. Louis		Pageant
November 8, 2007	Chicago		Congress Theater
November 9, 2007	Detroit		State Theatre
November 10, 2007	Columbus		Lifestyles Pavilion
November 12, 2007	Providence		Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel
November 14, 2007	New York City		Hammerstein Ballroom
November 15, 2007	Philadelphia		Electric Factory
November 17, 2007	Myrtle Beach		House of Blues
November 18, 2007	Atlanta		The Tabernacle
November 20, 2007	Charlotte		Amos' Southend
November 21, 2007	Richmond		Toad's Place
November 23, 2007	Orlando		House of Blues
November 24, 2007	St. Petersburg		Jannus Landing
November 25, 2007	Fort Lauderdale		Revolution
November 27, 2007	New Orleans		House of Blues
November 28, 2007	Houston		Warehouse Live
November 30, 2007	Corpus Christi		Concrete Street Amphitheater
December 1, 2007	Austin		La Zona Rosa
December 2, 2007	Tulsa		Cain's Ballroom
December 4, 2007	Lubbock		The Pavilion
December 6, 2007	Tucson		Rialto Theatre
December 7, 2007	San Diego		San Diego Sports Arena
December 8, 2007	Los Angeles		KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas
December 9, 2007	Chico		Senator Theater
December 10, 2007	San Francisco		The Warfield
December 11, 2007	Fresno		Rainbow Ballroom
December 13, 2007	Portland		Roseland Theatre
December 14, 2007	Grand Prairie		Nokia Theatre at Grand Prairie
December 16, 2007	Seattle		Showbox at the Market
December 17, 2007	Spokane		Knitting Factory
December 19, 2007	Blackfoot		El Rey
Asian leg 1
January 6, 2008	Tokyo	Japan	Studio Coast
January 8, 2008	Nagoya		Diamond Hall
January 9, 2008	Osaka		Namba Hatch
January 11, 2008	Yokohama		Yokohama Blitz
European leg 1 Support acts: Black Tide and Bloodsimple
January 17, 2008	Southampton	England	Southampton Guildhall
January 18, 2008	Norwich		Norwich U.E.A.
January 20, 2008	Wolverhampton		Wolverhampton Civic Hall
January 21, 2008	Manchester		Club Academy
January 23, 2008	Nottingham		Rock City
January 24, 2008	London		Brixton Academy
January 26, 2008	Leeds		Leeds University Union
January 27, 2008	Cardiff	Wales	Cardiff University
January 29, 2008	Newcastle upon Tyne	England	O2 Academy Newcastle 2 (Bleeding Through filling in for Bloodsimple)
January 30, 2008	Glasgow	Scotland	O2 Academy Glasgow
February 1, 2008	Dublin	Ireland	Ambassador Theatre
North American leg 2 (Taste of Chaos Tour 2008) w/ Bullet for My Valentine, Atreyu, Blessthefall and Idiot Pilot Support acts: D'espairsRay, The Underneath and Mucc
February 29, 2008	Denver	United States	Fillmore Auditorium
March 1, 2008	Kansas City		Memorial Hall
March 2, 2008	Milwaukee		Eagles Ballroom
March 4, 2008	Saint Paul		Roy Wilkins Auditorium
March 5, 2008	St. Charles		Family Arena
March 7, 2008	Trotwood		Hara Arena
March 8, 2008	Detroit		Cobo Hall
March 10, 2008	Rochester		Main Street Armory
March 11, 2008	Chicago		Aragon Ballroom
March 13, 2008	Norfolk		Constant Convocation Center
March 14, 2008	Camden		Tweeter Center
March 15, 2008	Asbury Park		Asbury Park Convention Hall
March 17, 2008	Washington, D.C.		Patriot Center
March 18, 2008	Portland		Cumberland County Civic Center
March 20, 2008	Uniondale		Nassau Coliseum
March 21, 2008	Lowell		Tsongas Arena
March 22, 2008	Albany		Washington Avenue Armory
March 24, 2008	Duluth		Gwinnett Center
March 25, 2008	Tampa		USF Sundome
March 26, 2008	Miami		Bayfront Park
March 28, 2008	Orlando		UCF Arena
March 29, 2008	Biloxi		Mississippi Coast Coliseum
March 30, 2008	Little Rock		River Market Amphitheatre
April 1, 2008	Grand Prairie		Nokia Theatre at Grand Prairie
April 3, 2008	Oklahoma City		Fairgrounds Arena
April 4, 2008	Corpus Christi		Concrete Street Amphitheater
April 5, 2008	San Antonio		Freeman Coliseum
April 6, 2008	El Paso		El Paso County Coliseum
April 8, 2008	Las Vegas		The Pearl Concert Theater at the Palms
April 9, 2008	Glendale		Jobing.com Arena
April 10, 2008	Long Beach		Long Beach Arena (Recorded for a live DVD)
April 12, 2008	San Jose		Event Center
April 13, 2008	Sacramento		ARCO Arena
April 15, 2008	Seattle		WaMu Theater
April 17, 2008	Vancouver	Canada	PNE Forum
April 19, 2008	Calgary		Stampede Corral
April 21, 2008	Regina		Brandt Centre
April 22, 2008	Edmonton		Northlands Agricom
Oceania leg 1 w/ Bullet for My Valentine and Atreyu Support act: Behind Crimson Eyes
May 6, 2008	Brisbane	Australia	Riverstage
May 7, 2008	Sydney		Hordern Pavilion
May 8, 2008	Adelaide		Thebarton Theatre
May 10, 2008	Melbourne		Festival Hall
May 11, 2008	Perth		Metro City
May 12, 2008
May 14, 2008	Auckland	New Zealand	Auckland Town Hall
South American leg 1
May 27, 2008	Santiago	Chile	Teatro Caupolicán
May 29, 2008	São Paulo	Brazil	Citibank Hall
May 31, 2008	Mexico City	Mexico	Vive Cuervo Salón
European leg 2 Supporting Iron Maiden, w/ Lauren Harris
June 24, 2008	Arendal	Norway	Hove Festival
June 27, 2008	Bologna	Italy	Gods of Metal
June 29, 2008	Dessel	Belgium	Graspop Metal Meeting
July 1, 2008	Paris	France	Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
July 2, 2008
July 4, 2008	Löbnitz	Germany	With Full Force Festival
July 5, 2008	London	England	Twickenham Stadium
July 9, 2008	Lisbon	Portugal	Super Bock Super Rock
July 11, 2008	Mérida	Spain	Via de la Plata Festival
July 12, 2008	Zaragoza	Spain	Monsters of Rock
July 16, 2008	Stockholm	Sweden	Stockholm Olympic Stadium
July 18, 2008	Helsinki	Finland	Helsinki Olympic Stadium
July 19, 2008	Tampere		Ratinan Stadion
July 22, 2008	Trondheim	Norway	Lerkendal Stadion
July 24, 2008	Oslo		Valle Hovin
July 26, 2008	Gothenburg	Sweden	Ullevi Stadium
July 27, 2008	Horsens	Denmark	Horsens Gods Bane Pladsen
Headlining dates
July 30, 2008	Zürich	Switzerland	Rohstofflager
July 31, 2008	Wacken	Germany	Wacken Open Air
August 20, 2008	London	England	London Astoria
August 22, 2008	Leeds	England	Leeds Festival
August 24, 2008	Reading	England	Reading Festival
North American leg 3 Support act: Bleeding Through
September 6, 2008	Huntington, West Virginia	United States	X-Fest
September 7, 2008	Baltimore	United States	Rams Head Live!
September 9, 2008	Quebec City	Canada	Pavillon de la Jeunesse
September 10, 2008	Montreal		Métropolis
September 11, 2008	Toronto		Sound Academy
September 13, 2008	Chicago	United States	Q101 Block Party
September 14, 2008	Dayton, Ohio		X-Fest
w/ Buckcherry Support acts: Saving Abel and Shinedown
September 16, 2008	Moline	United States	iWireless Center
September 18, 2008	Sioux Falls		Sioux Falls Stadium
September 19, 2008	Bonner Springs		Sandstone Amphitheater
September 20, 2008	Maryland Heights		KPNT Pointfest
September 22, 2008	Lincoln		Pershing Center
September 23, 2008	Valley Center		Kansas Coliseum
September 24, 2008	Tulsa		Riverparks
September 26, 2008	Huntsville		Big Spring Jam
September 28, 2008	Knoxville		Civic Coliseum
September 30, 2008	Clemson		Littlejohn Coliseum
October 4, 2008	Mobile		Bayfest
Asian leg 2
October 15, 2008	Osaka	Japan	Namba Hatch
October 16, 2008	Nagoya		Diamond Hall
October 18, 2008	Tokyo		Loud Park Festival
October 20, 2008			Studio Coast
October 22, 2008	Jakarta	Indonesia	Tennis Indoor Arena
October 24, 2008	Central Area	Singapore	The MAX Pavilion
North American leg 3 (rescheduled) w/ Buckcherry Support acts: Saving Abel and Shinedown
November 2, 2008	Sioux City	United States	Gateway Arena
November 4, 2008	Casper	United States	Casper Events Center
November 5, 2008	Billings		Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark
November 6, 2008	Rapid City	United States	Rushmore Plaza Civic Center
November 8, 2008	Saint Paul	United States	Roy Wilkins Auditorium
November 9, 2008	Fargo		Fargodome
November 11, 2008	Bloomington		U.S. Cellular Coliseum
November 12, 2008	Milwaukee		Eagles Ballroom
November 14, 2008	Madison		Alliant Energy Center
November 15, 2008	Waterloo		McElroy Auditorium
November 16, 2008	La Crosse		La Crosse Center
November 18, 2008	Walker		DeltaPlex Arena
November 19, 2008	Evansville		Roberts Municipal Stadium
November 21, 2008	Ypsilanti		EMU Convocation Center
November 22, 2008	Youngstown		Covelli Centre
November 23, 2008	Columbus		Jerome Schottenstein Center
November 25, 2008	Tupelo		BancorpSouth Arena
November 26, 2008	Biloxi		Mississippi Coast Coliseum
November 29, 2008	Greensboro		Greensboro Coliseum
November 30, 2008	Augusta		James Brown Arena
December 2, 2008	Tallahassee		Leon County Civic Center
December 3, 2008	Orlando		UCF Arena
Headlining dates
December 5, 2008	Fort Myers	United States	City of Palms Park
December 6, 2008	West Palm Beach		Buzz Bake Sale
December 7, 2008	Tampa		97X Next Big Thing
Support acts: Burn Halo and Shadows Fall
December 9, 2008	Baltimore	United States	Rams Head Live!
December 10, 2008
December 12, 2008	Atlantic City		House of Blues
December 13, 2008	Wallingford		Chevrolet Theatre
December 15, 2008	Quebec City	Canada	Pavillon de la Jeunesse
December 16, 2008	Montreal		Métropolis
December 17, 2008	Toronto		Sound Academy
North American leg 4 w/ Papa Roach and Buckcherry Support acts: Saving Abel and Burn Halo (one support slot each night)
January 28, 2009	Salt Lake City	United States	E Center
January 30, 2009	Glendale		Jobing.com Arena
January 31, 2009	Albuquerque		Tingley Coliseum
February 2, 2009	Bakersfield		Rabobank Arena
February 3, 2009	Oakland		Oracle Arena
February 5, 2009	Yakima		Yakima SunDome
February 6, 2009	Portland		Memorial Coliseum
February 7, 2009	Tacoma		Tacoma Dome
February 9, 2009	Spokane		Star Theater
February 10, 2009	Great Falls		Four Seasons Arena
February 12, 2009	Rapid City		Rushmore Plaza Civic Center
February 13, 2009	Mankato		Alltel Center
February 14, 2009	Council Bluffs		Mid-America Center
February 16, 2009	Fort Wayne	United States	Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
February 17, 2009	St. Charles	United States	Family Arena
February 19, 2009	Indianapolis		Murat Centre
February 20, 2009	Cleveland		Wolstein Center
February 21, 2009	Battle Creek		Kellogg Arena
February 23, 2009	Highland Heights		The Bank of Kentucky Center
February 24, 2009	Pikeville		Eastern Kentucky Expo Center
February 25, 2009	Pittsburgh		Petersen Events Center
February 27, 2009	Rosemont		Allstate Arena
w/ Papa Roach and Buckcherry Support act: Burn Halo
March 19, 2009	Camden	United States	Susquehanna Bank Center
March 20, 2009	Utica		Utica Memorial Auditorium
March 21, 2009	Hershey		Giant Center
March 23, 2009	Columbus		Columbus Civic Center
March 24, 2009	Chattanooga		Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium
March 26, 2009	Johnson City		Freedom Hall Civic Center
March 27, 2009	Lexington		Rupp Arena
March 28, 2009	Asheville		Asheville Civic Center
March 30, 2009	Nashville		Sommet Center
March 31, 2009	Memphis		Minglewood Hall
April 2, 2009	Poplar Bluff		Amphitheater
April 3, 2009	Grand Island		Heartland Events Center
April 4, 2009	Topeka		Topeka Event Center
April 6, 2009	Tulsa		Brady Theater
April 7, 2009	Belton		Bell County Expo Center
April 9, 2009	Amarillo	United States	Amarillo Civic Center
April 10, 2009	Lubbock	United States	LoneStar Amphitheater
April 11, 2009	Las Cruces		Pan American Center
April 13, 2009	Prescott Valley	United States	Tim's Toyota Center
April 13, 2009	Colorado Springs	United States	World Arena
April 16, 2009	Los Angeles		Nokia Theatre (featuring Slash)
April 17, 2009	San Diego		San Diego Sports Arena
w/ Atreyu
April 18, 2009	Las Vegas	United States	The Joint
Supporting Korn, w/ The Used
May 15, 2009	Clarkston	United States	DTE Energy Music Theatre
Headlining date
May 17, 2009	Columbus	United States	Crew Stadium
South American leg 2
May 24, 2009	Santiago	Chile	Scream Crazy Fest
Supporting Metallica, w/ Resorte
June 4, 2009	Mexico City	Mexico	Foro Sol
June 6, 2009
June 7, 2009
European leg 3
August 1, 2009	Dublin	Ireland	Marlay Park
August 2, 2009	Hertfordshire	England	Sonisphere Festival

Personnel

• M. Shadows – lead vocals, organ on "Critical Acclaim"
• Zacky Vengeance – rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
• The Rev – drums, percussion, backing vocals, co-lead vocals
• Synyster Gates – lead guitar, backing vocals
• Johnny Christ – bass guitar, backing vocals