The World Tour

The World Tour

by Pierce the Veil

Presentation album	Madness (Sleeping with Sirens)
Beginning of the tour	5th November 2014
End of the tour	April 11, 2015
Total concerts (by continent)	* 19 in Europe 51 in North America 00 in Oceania 00 in South America 00 in Asia 03 music festivals
Concerts in total	70
Show acts	Sleeping with Sirens (co-headliner)

Pierce the Veil Tour Chronology

Collide with the Sky World Tour (2012-2013)	The World Tour (2014-2015)	Misadventures Tour (2016)

The The World Tour was a seven-month concert tour of the US post-hardcore -Bands Pierce the Veil and Sleeping with Sirens . Pierce the Veil was to use this tour to promote his fourth studio album, originally scheduled for 2015, while Sleeping with Sirens presented first new songs from their fourth album, Madness . Start was on November 5, 2014 in Fresno , California . After 70 concerts, the joint tour ended on April 11, 2015 with a performance in London , United Kingdom .

Background and course of the tour

On July 21, 2014, Vic Fuentes and Kellin Quinn announced a joint world tour for Pierce the Veil and Sleeping with Sirens . The first part of the concert tour took place in the United States between November 5, 2014 and December 6, 2014 . Beartooth and This Wild Life were confirmed as opening acts for the first part of the tour, which included 21 concerts . On July 28, 2014, it was confirmed that the groups would be playing at Mega Fest Detroit along with Our Last Night , The Color Morale , The Word Alive , The Dead Rabbitts and Miss Fortune .

One month later, on August 22, 2014, the next section of the world tour was announced. This section took place between March 20, 2015 and April 11, 2015 in Europe with stops in the United Kingdom , Germany , Sweden , Belgium and the Netherlands . However, support was not announced with this announcement. The musicians said to the Kerrang! that this tour is the first concert tour together in this large dimension.

"We've never done anything quite like this tour. We'll be spinning the globe with one of our best friend's bands […] And because this whole thing was 100% inspired by our fans, it makes it the most special tour we've ever done, in our eyes. We can't wait to see how crazy these shows are, and come back with a new album and new songs to sing with all of you. "

- Vic Fuentes across from the Kerrang!

"It's been a while since either Sleeping With Sirens or Pierce The Veil have toured, and I think it's truly special to travel the world together [...] So to do a tour this long that hits so many countries? What more could you ask for? It'll be insane, so don't miss out! "

- Kellin Quinn on the upcoming world tour

Jack Fowler of Sleeping with Sirens added in an interview that the concert is what fans of both groups wanted, as many wanted both groups to tour together on a global level. He also said that the two lead singers came up with the idea of ​​starting a co-headlining tour through a joint conversation.

On September 30, 2014, another section of the world tour was announced. It took place between the first North America part and the Europe part of the tour. It was the second part of the North American tour, which included 30 concerts between January 23, 2015 and March 4, 2015. One day later, TeamRock announced Radio Issues as the opening act for the UK section of the tour, and it has meanwhile been announced that the group would also play the concerts on mainland Europe. For the second tour section, the bands Mallory Knox from the United Kingdom and PVRIS were announced on November 10, 2014 . On November 25, 2014, Pierce the Veil was announced in the first wave of announcements for the sister festivals Reading and Leeds , which the group will perform for the first time in 2015. On December 22, 2014 were both Pierce the Veil and Sleeping with Sirens for the March 2015 San Bernardino held Self Help Festival announced. The festival is co-organized by the band A Day to Remember , Fly South Music, The Agency Group and Chain Reaction. A Day to Remember, however, did not play at this music festival. On February 20, 2015, an additional show was announced for March 5, 2015 in Hidalgo , Texas . However, this concert was canceled due to the weather.

On April 8, 2015, Pierce the Veil were confirmed as the final band for the Warped Tour 2015.

Opening act

• Beartooth , This Wild Life (US tour, November 5, 2014– December 6, 2014, 21 concerts)
• PVRIS , Mallory Knox (US tour, January 23, 2015 - March 4, 2015, 30 concerts)
• Issues (European tour, March 20, 2015 - April 11, 2015, 19 concerts)

Setlist

Section 1: USA

The following pieces were played at the start of the tour on November 5, 2014 in Fresno , California :

Pierce the Veil Hell Above ( Collide with the Sky ) Caraphernelia ( Selfish Machines ) Bulls in the Bronx (Collide with the Sky) Disasterology (Selfish Machines) Stained Glass Eyes and Colorful Tears (Collide with the Sky) Hold On Till May (Collide with the Sky) I'm Low on Gas and You Need a Jacket (Collide with the Sky) A Match Into Water (Collide with the Sky) Bulletproof Love (Selfish Machines) King for a Day (Collide with the Sky)

Sleeping with Sirens Kick Me (Madness) Congratulations (Feel) Here We Go (Feel) Low (feel) Tally It Up, Settle the Score ( Let's Cheers to This ) A Trophy Father's, Trophy Son (Let's Cheers to This) Scene 2: Roger Rabbit (If You Were a Movie, This Would Be Your Soundtrack EP) Iris (Cover of the Goo Goo Dolls ) Do It Now, Remember It Later (Let's Cheers to This) Who Are You Now? (Let's Cheers to This) We Like It Loud (Madness) Scene 1: James Dean & Audrey Hepburn (If You Were a Movie, This Would Be Your Soundtrack EP) If You Can't Hang (Let's Cheers to This)

Section 2: USA

Setlists of the second section of the world tour based on the performances of both bands at the Viejas Arena in San Diego , California on January 23, 2015, according to Setlist.fm :

Pierce the Veil May These Noises Startle You in Your Sleep ( Collide with the Sky ) Hell Above (Collide with the Sky) Caraphernelia ( Selfish Machines ) Bulls in the Bronx (Collide with the Sky) Disasterology (Selfish Machines) Hold On TilL May (featuring Lyndsey Gunnulfsen) (Collide with the Sky) Props & Mayhem (Collide with the Sky) I Am Low On Gas & You Need a Jacket (Akustik) (Collide with the Sky) A Match Into Water (Collide with the Sky) Bulletproof Love (Selfish Machines) King for a Day (featuring Kellin Quinn ) (Collide with the Sky)

Sleeping with Sirens Kick Me (Madness) Congratulations (Feel) Here We Go (Feel) Low (feel) A Trophy Father's Trophy Son (Let's Cheers to This) Scene Two: Roger Rabbit (If You Were a Movie, This Would Be Your Soundtrack) Iris ( goo-goo dolls cover) We Like It Loud (Madness) Go Go Go (Madness) Do It Now, Remember It Later (Let's Cheers to This) If I'm James Dean, You're Audrey Hepburn (With Ears to See and Eyes to Hear) If You Can't Hang (Let's Cheers to This)

Tour dates

General

date	city	country	Venue
North America 1
05th November 2014	Fresno	United States	Woodward Park Rotary Amphitheater
0November 7, 2014	Pomona		Fox theater
0November 8, 2014	Tucson		Rialto Theater
0November 9, 2014	Albuquerque		Sunshine Theater
November 11, 2014	Lubbock		Lonestar Pavilion
November 13, 2014	Tulsa		Brady Theater
November 14, 2014	Nashville		Cannery Ballroom
15th November 2014	Myrtle Beach		House of Blues
November 16, 2014	Norfolk		The NorVa
19th November 2014	Lancaster		Freedom Hall in the Lancester Convention Center
20th November 2014	Toms River		Pine Belt Arena
November 21, 2014	Albany		Washington Avenue Armory
22nd November 2014	Hartford		The Webster
November 24, 2014	long Island		Paramount
November 25, 2014
November 29, 2014	Milwaukee		Eagles Ballroom
November 30, 2014	Detroit		Compuware Arena (Detroit Mega Fest)
01st December 2014	Des Moines		7 flags
03rd December 2014	Boulder		Boulder Theater
05th December 2014	Reno		Knitting Factory
0December 6, 2014	Las Vegas		The joint
North America 2
23rd January 2015	San Diego	United States	Viejas Arena
January 24, 2015	Tempe		Marquee Theater
January 26, 2015	San Francisco		Warfield Theater
January 27, 2015	Portland		Roseland Theater
January 28, 2015	Seattle		Showbox Sodo
January 30, 2015	Magna		The Great Saltair
January 31, 2015	Denver		The Fillmore
0February 2, 2015	Omaha		Sokol auditorium
03rd February 2015	Kansas City		Uptown Theater
04th February 2015	St. Paul		Myth Live
0February 6, 2015	Chicago		Aragon Ballroom
0February 7, 2015	Indianapolis		Egyptian Ballroom at ONC
0February 8, 2015	Columbus		LC Pavilion
February 10, 2015	Pittsburgh		Stage AE
February 11, 2015
February 13, 2015	Lowell		Tsongas Arena
February 14, 2015	Philadelphia		Electric Factory
February 15, 2015
17th February 2015	New York City		Hammerstein Ballroom
February 18, 2015	Silver Spring		The Fillmore
February 20, 2015	Richmond		The National
February 21, 2015	Charlotte		The Fillmore
February 22, 2015	Atlanta		Tabernacle
February 24, 2015	Miami		The Fillmore
February 25, 2015	Orlando		House of Blues
February 26, 2015
February 28, 2015	Houston		Bayou Music Center
0March 1, 2015	Dallas		South Side Ballroom
0March 3, 2015	San Antonio		Backstage Live
04th March 2015	Oklahoma City		Diamond Ballroom
05th March 2015	Hidalgo		State Farm Arena
Europe
March 20, 2015	Antwerp	Belgium	Trix Zaal
March 21, 2015	Amsterdam	Netherlands	Melkweg
March 22, 2015	Berlin	Germany	C club
March 24, 2015	Stockholm	Sweden	Arenan
March 25, 2015	Gothenburg		Tradgarn
March 26, 2015	Hamburg	Germany	Verdigris
March 27, 2015	Cologne		E-Werk
March 29, 2015	Norwich	United Kingdom	Nick Rayns LCR UEA
March 30, 2015	Portsmouth		Guildhall
March 31, 2015	Bristol		O2 Academy 1
02nd April 2015	Manchester		O2 Academy 1
03rd April 2015	Leeds		O2 Academy 1
0April 4, 2015	Glasgow		O2 Academy 1
0April 6, 2015	Newcastle-upon-Tyne		O2 Academy 1
0April 7, 2015	Nottingham		Rock city
0April 8, 2015	Birmingham		O2 Academy 1
April 10, 2015	London		Forum
April 11, 2015

Festivals

date	city	country	Venue
0March 7, 2015	San Bernardino ( Self Help Fest )	United States	NOS Event Center
28-30 August 2015	Reading ( Reading and Leeds Festivals ) *	United Kingdom	Richfield Avenue
0August 28-30, 2015	Leeds (Reading and Leeds Festivals) *		Bramham Park

(* only Pierce the Veil announced)

Canceled or postponed concerts

Planned show
Original date	City Country	Venue	Performed a gig?
05th March 2015	Hidalgo , United States	State Farm Arena	Canceled due to bad weather and road closures

success

Twelve of the first 21 concerts in the United States were completely sold out. In Europe, two concerts, one in Amsterdam and one in Bristol, were completely sold out. The concert on March 27, 2015 in Cologne has meanwhile been moved from the Essigfabrik to the larger E-Werk . In the meantime it has been announced that roughly half of the European tour - mainly in the UK - is sold out. In the meantime, the bands and Epitaph Records have announced that the entire European tour is sold out.

Curiosities and interesting facts

• Because recording and correcting the vocal tracks of Vic Fuentes took two more months of studio time, he had to take the recording equipment with him on the first section of the world tour and carry out further work on the album in the tour bus.
• The concert of Pierce the Veil of 6 February 2015 Aragon Ballroom in Chicago , Illinois was as a live stream on Yahoo shown. On March 1, 2015, Yahoo streamed Sleeping with Sirens' performance at the South Side Ballroom in Dallas .
• It was initially said that Pierce the Veil wanted to use the tour to advertise their fourth album, which will be released on May 13, 2016 after several postponements. In an interview with Alternative Press it is said that the tour was started to free singer Vic Fuentes from the mental block he suffered while working in the studio.

See also

• Pierce the Veil
• Misadventures
• Sleeping with Sirens
• Madness

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Tyler Sharp: Alternative Press : Pierce The Veil, Sleeping With Sirens announce US co-headlining tour with Beartooth, This Wild Life ( Memento of the original from August 8, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and still Not checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (The concert on December 6th, 2014 in Las Vegas is not listed there, but it is listed here ) 
2. ↑ Rock Sound : THE PIERCE THE VEIL / SLEEPING WITH SIRENS WORLD TOUR IS COMING TO EUROPE!
3. ↑ ^{a b} Emily Carter: Kerrang! : PIERCE THE VEIL AND SLEEPING WITH SIRENS ANNOUNCE SECOND LEG OF WORLD TOUR
4. ↑ Dylan Moroses: The Aquarian Weekly : An Interview with Sleeping With Sirens: The Calm Before The Storm
5. ↑ ^{a b c} Matt Crane: Alternative Press : Pierce The Veil, Sleeping With Sirens announce second leg of US tour ( Memento of the original from April 8, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
6. ↑ ^{a b} Emily Carter: Kerrang! : Pierce The Veil and Sleeping With Sirens announce Tour support
7. ^ ^{A b} Tyler Sharp: Alternative Press : PVRIS, Mallory Knox added to Sleeping With Sirens, Pierce The Veil tour
8. ^ Graham Walker, The Star : Leeds & Reading Festivals 2015: Metallica and Jamie T announced
9. ^ Tyler Sharp: Alternative Press : A Day To Remember announce Self Help Fest with Pierce The Veil, Falling In Reverse, many more
10. ↑ Legendary Kids Press : Pierce The Veil & Sleeping With Sirens Add Date to World Tour
11. ↑ Tyler Sharp: Alternative Press : Pierce The Veil announced for Warped Tour 2015 ( Memento of the original from April 12, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
12. ↑ ^{a b} Emily Carter: Kerrang! : Pierce The Veil and Sleeping With Sirens announce tour support
13. ↑ Rock Sound : THAT PIERCE THE VEIL / SLEEPING WITH SIRENS UK TOUR JUST GOT A LITTLE BIT MORE AWESOME ...
14. ↑ Jon Ableson: Alter the Press! : Pierce the Veil World Tour setlist
15. ↑ Setlist.com : Sleeping with Sirens - November 5, 2014 - Woodward Park Fresno - Setlist
16. ↑ Setlist.fm : Pierce the Veil - Sleeping with Sirens
17. ↑ Theworldtour.info : Homepage of the World Tour with all dates
18. ↑ SOSGermany: Outspoken Magazine : Sleeping with Sirens - Madness criticism
19. ↑ Andy Biddulph: Rock Sound (Edition 196): The Sounds of 2015 - Pierce the Veil, p. 25: “A five-months stint in 'Collide…' producer Dan Korneff's Sonic Debris Studio in Long Beach got everything finished but for one vital component: Vic's vocals. As result, he's had to ship his recording gear out on tour and set up camp at the back of the bus while he finishes wriing lyrics and tracking vocals. "
20. ↑ Rock Sound : If You Missed It, You Can Now Watch Back Pierce The Veil's Full Set From Chicago
21. ↑ Ryan J. Downey: Alternative Press : Vic Fuentes details his 'Misadventures' while writing, recording PTV's new album