The Sword Announce Western U.S. “Warp Riders 15th Anniversary Tour”

Following their much-anticipated reunion, The Sword has announced their first slate of U.S. tour dates. The legendary Austin band heads west this summer, performing the epic Warp Riders album in its entirety to mark the record’s 15th anniversary. Tickets are on sale this Friday at 10 a.m. local time via TheSwordOfficial.com. Rickshaw Billie’s Burger Patrol and Pink Fuzz will support on all dates.

JD Cronise states:

“This is probably the only chance people will have to see us perform the entire album, so don’t miss out!”

A special, limited-edition reissue of Warp Riders was released for Record Store Day. Remastered by J. Robbins, the “Sea of Pyres” vinyl variant features an embossed mirror board jacket and sold out within hours.

Upon its 2010 release, the ten-track Warp Riders was praised by the BBC for its “level of fantastical grandeur… on par with the bands who built the power metal subgenre,” while The Quietus called it “brilliant,” and Pitchfork dubbed it “Camaro-ready riff-rock.”

“Warp Riders 15th Anniversary Tour” Dates:

08/17 – Phoenix, AZ Crescent Ballroom
08/18 – Albuquerque, NM Sister Bar
08/19 – Denver, CO Gothic Theatre
08/20 – Salt Lake City, UT Metro Music Hall
08/22 – Spokane, WA Knitting Factory
08/23 – Seattle, WA Neumo’s
08/24 – Portland, OR Hawthorne Theater
08/25 – Boise, ID Knitting Factory
08/27 – San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall
08/28 – Pioneertown, CA Pappy & Harriet’s
08/29 – San Diego, CA Belly Up Tavern
08/30 – Los Angeles, CA The Bellwether

The Sword previously announced a run of European festival performances with headlining dates in the Netherlands and Sweden:

06/19 – Copenhagen, DK Copenhell Festival
06/21 – Netphen, DE Freak Valley Festival
06/22 – Nijmegen, NL Doornroosje
06/25 – Gothenburg, SE Monument
06/26 – Stockholm, SE Slaktyrkan
06/28 – Oslo, NO Tons of Rock Festival

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