The Unholy Alliance (tour)
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| The Unholy Alliance | ||
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| Image:Unholy Alliance Tour.jpg | ||
| Tour by Slayer Children of Bodom Thine Eyes Bleed Lamb of God Mastodon In Flames | ||
| Dates | June 15, 2006 - November 20, 2006 | |
| Legs | 2 | |
(See Unholy Alliance disambiguation page for other meanings.)
The Unholy Alliance [1] is an annual heavy metal tour of Europe and North America, with the tag-line "Preaching to the Perverted". The tour is headlined by the thrash metal band Slayer, and featured Children of Bodom, Thine Eyes Bleed, Lamb of God, Mastodon and In Flames in its last edition.
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[edit] Europe 2004
The 2004 European edition of the tour featured the following bands: Slipknot, Slayer, Mastodon and Hatebreed.
[edit] North America 2006
The 2006 North American edition of the tour, called "Chapter I", featured the following bands: Slayer as headliners, Lamb of God as "direct support" band, Children of Bodom and Mastodon in rotating slots, Thine Eyes Bleed as opening act. On July 13th in Vancouver the entire show was filmed for a forthcoming DVD, with camera angles from above the bands and in among the audience.[1] The DVD is scheduled to be released on October 30th 2007. [2]
[edit] Tour dates
- Jan 9 at the MTS Center in Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Jan 11 at the Shaw Conf. Center in Edmonton, Alberta
- Jan 13 at the GM Place in Vancouver, British Columbia
- Jan 14 at the Qwest Field Event Center in Seattle, Washington
- Jan 15 at the Salem Armory in Salem, Oregon
- Jan 16 at the Star Theatre in Spokane, Washington
- Jan 20 at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California
- Jan 21 at the San Diego Sports Arena in San Diego, California
- Jan 22 at the Mesa Amphitheatre in Mesa, Arizona
- Jan 23 at the Long Beach Arena in Long Beach, California
- Jan 24 at the The Orleans in Las Vegas, Nevada
- Jan 25 free Secret Show at the Club Sound in Salt Lake City, UT
- Jan 27 at the Fillmore Auditorium in Denver, Colorado
[edit] Europe 2006
2006 European edition, called "Chapter II", featured the following bands: Slayer as headliners, In Flames as "direct support" band, Children of Bodom and Lamb of God in rotating slots, Thine Eyes Bleed as opening act. The lineup was identical to the American leg except for Mastodon, who were replaced by In Flames. The french group Gojira was the second band to perform in Paris on November 7th 2006.
[edit] Tour dates
- March 20 at Bosch Baroniehal in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
- March 23 at Mazda Palace in Milan, Italy
- March 24 at Eulachhalle in Winterthur, Switzerland
- March 25 at Philipshalle in Düsseldorf, Germany
- March 26 at Messehalle in Erfurt, Germany
- March 27 at Zenith in Munich, Germany
- March 28 at Boblingen Sporthalle in Stuttgart, Germany
- March 30 at Cardiff International Arena in Cardiff, Wales [3]
- April 1 at National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, England
- April 2 at Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre in Glasgow, Scotland
- April 3 at Manchester Evening News Arena in Manchester, England
- April 5 at The Point in Dublin, Ireland
- April 7 at Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France
- April 8 at Messe Park in Trier, Germany
- April 9 at Brabanthal in Leuven, Belgium
- April 12 at Helsingin jäähalli in Helsinki, Finland
- April 13 at Tampereen jäähalli in Tampere, Finland
- April 15 at Spektrum in Oslo, Norway
- April 16 at Hovet in Stockholm, Sweden
- April 17 at Malmömässan in Malmö, Sweden
- April 19 and April 20 at Carling Academy Brixton in London, England
[edit] Notes
- ^ http://metal-rules.com/zine/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=611 Metal-rules.com review of the concert
- ^ http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=79810
- ^ , "Unholy Alliance Cardiff Concert Review", October 30 2006, at Lucemfero.com; last accessed November 12, 2006.
[edit] External links
- The Unholy Alliance at MySpace
- Article at Punknews.org
- Article at The End Records' website
- Kerry King Interview at HardcoreSounds.Net
