Fallen Empires Tour

The Fallen Empires Tour was a concert tour by Northern Irish-Scottish alternative rock band Snow Patrol.

Fallen Empires Tour

Tour by Snow Patrol
Promotional poster for the tour
Associated album	Fallen Empires
Start date	20 January 2012 (2012-01-20)
End date	31 December 2012 (2012-12-31)
Legs	10
No. of shows	49 in Europe 7 in Asia 54 in North America 2 in Australia 5 in South America 117 in total
Snow Patrol concert chronology

Background

The tour was announced on September 20, 2011 with dates in Dublin and Belfast only. Tickets for these shows went on sale on September 22, 2011. These two shows sold out causing the band to add a further date in Dublin with two extra shows being announced for Belfast. The first continental Europe show were announced in October 2011 with dates across Germany.^[1] A show in Rotterdam was announced for March 1, this show sold out within 30 minutes of going on sale resulting in another show being added for the following night. Shows in Denmark and Sweden were announced on November 23. The band will also make to debut appearance in Dubai when they perform at the Atlantis Hotel Open Air Event alongside Calvin Harris on March 9. The band will also make their debut appearance in Oman, playing the InterContinental Gardens. It was also announced they would play a show at Dublin's Phoenix Park, they will co-headline this concert with Florence and the Machine.

It was announced that the band would return to Australian shores to perform two special acoustic shows in Sydney and Melbourne, they will perform an acoustic set with songs from Fallen Empires and classic hits such as Chasing Cars and Run.^[2] They are also set to return to North America for a short fourteen date tour in which they will co-headline with Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds with Jake Bugg being the main support act. They will also play three headline shows as part of this leg of the tour^[3]

Opening acts

• Rams' Pocket Radio (Europe, select dates)^[4][5]
• Ed Sheeran (North America, select dates)^[6]
• Rousseau (Oakland—May 5, Los Angeles)
• Gary Go (Dallas, Houston, Austin, Biloxi) ^[7]
• Everything Everything (United Kingdom & Ireland)^[8]
• Admiral Fallow (Glasgow)^[9]
• A Plastic Rose (Belfast—January 25, London—February 11)^[10]
• Florence and the Machine (Co-Headlining Dublin—July 8)^[11]
• The Temper Trap (Dublin—July 8)^[12]
• Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds (Leg 8—North America),(co-headlining)
• Jake Bugg (Leg 8—North America)
• Lissie (Leg 8—North America)

Setlist

1. "Hands Open"
2. "Take Back the City"
3. "Crack the Shutters"
4. "This Isn't Everything You Are"
5. "Run"
6. "In the End"
7. "New York"
8. "Set the Fire to the Third Bar"
9. "Make This Go on Forever"
10. "Shut Your Eyes"
11. "Chasing Cars"
12. "Chocolate"
13. "Called Out in the Dark"
14. "Fallen Empires"
15. "Open Your Eyes"
16. "You're All I Have"

Encore

17. "Lifening"
18. "Just Say Yes"

Source:^[13]

Notes

• During the show in Belfast on January 24, Snow Patrol performed "You Could Be Happy", "Spitting Games" and "How to Be Dead".
• During the show in Glasgow on January 27, the band performed "In the End" and "You Could Be Happy".
• During the show in Glasgow on January 28, "Wow", "Ways & Means", "Same", "Grazed Knees", "Dark Roman Wine" and "The Finish Line" was performed.
• During the shows in Liverpool & Newcastle, "I'll Never Let Go", "In the End" & "You Could Be Happy" was performed.
• During the show in Berlin on June 29, "Dark Roman Wine" was performed.

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
Europe[4][8]
January 20, 2012	Dublin	Ireland	The O2
January 21, 2012
January 23, 2012	Belfast	Northern Ireland	Odyssey Arena
January 24, 2012
January 25, 2012
January 27, 2012	Glasgow	Scotland	Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre
January 28, 2012
January 30, 2012	Aberdeen		Press & Journal Arena
January 31, 2012	Liverpool	England	Echo Arena
February 1, 2012	Nottingham		Capital FM Arena Nottingham
February 3, 2012	Manchester		Manchester Arena
February 4, 2012	Birmingham		LG Arena
February 5, 2012	Newcastle		Metro Radio Arena
February 7, 2012	Sheffield		Motorpoint Arena Sheffield
February 8, 2012	Bournemouth		Windsor Hall
February 10, 2012	London		The O2 Arena
February 11, 2012
February 12, 2012
February 22, 2012	Copenhagen	Denmark	Falkoner Theatre
February 23, 2012	Stockholm	Sweden	Münchenbryggeriet
February 25, 2012	Berlin	Germany	Tempodrom
February 26, 2012	Düsseldorf		Mitsubishi Electric Halle
February 28, 2012	Frankfurt		Jahrhunderthalle
February 29, 2012	Antwerp	Belgium	Lotto Arena
March 1, 2012	Rotterdam	Netherlands	Rotterdam Ahoy
March 2, 2012
March 4, 2012	Munich	Germany	Zenith Kulturhalle
March 5, 2012	Münchenstein	Switzerland	St. Jakobshalle
March 7, 2012	Paris	France	Zénith de Paris
Asia[14]
March 9, 2012[A]	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	Atlantis, The Palm Beach
March 11, 2012	Muscat	Oman	InterContinental Gardens
North America[6]
March 29, 2012	Orlando	United States	Hard Rock Live
March 30, 2012	Miami Beach		The Fillmore Miami Beach
March 31, 2012	St. Petersburg		Jannus Live
April 2, 2012	Atlanta		The Tabernacle
April 3, 2012	Nashville		Ryman Auditorium
April 4, 2012	Cincinnati		Bogart's
April 6, 2012	Washington, D.C.		9:30 Club
April 7, 2012
April 10, 2012	Philadelphia		Electric Factory
April 12, 2012	Boston		Orpheum Theatre
April 13, 2012	New York City		Terminal 5
April 14, 2012
April 16, 2012	Montreal	Canada	Métropolis
April 17, 2012	Toronto		Massey Hall
April 18, 2012
April 20, 2012	Detroit	United States	The Fillmore Detroit
April 21, 2012	Chicago		Aragon Ballroom
April 22, 2012	Indianapolis		Egyptian Room
April 24, 2012	Kansas City		Beaumont Club
April 25, 2012	Minneapolis		State Theatre
April 27, 2012	Denver		Fillmore Auditorium
April 28, 2012	Salt Lake City		The Depot
April 30, 2012	Vancouver	Canada	Orpheum Theatre
May 1, 2012	Seattle	United States	Paramount Theatre
May 2, 2012	Portland		McMenamins Crystal Ballroom
May 4, 2012	Oakland		Fox Oakland Theatre
May 5, 2012
May 8, 2012	Los Angeles		Hollywood Palladium
May 10, 2012	Pomona		Pomona Fox Theater
May 11, 2012	Temecula		Pechanga Showroom Theater
May 12, 2012	Paradise		Boulevard Pool
May 14, 2012	Phoenix		Comerica Theatre
May 16, 2012	Dallas		South Side Music Hall
May 17, 2012	Austin		Waller Creek Outdoor Amphitheatre
May 18, 2012	Houston		Bayou Music Center
May 19, 2012	Biloxi		Hard Rock Live
Europe[15]
June 15, 2012[B]	Seinäjoki	Finland	Törnävä Festival Park
June 17, 2012[C]	Aarhus	Denmark	Ådalen
June 23, 2012[D]	Roeser	Luxembourg	Herchesfeld
June 24, 2012	Hamburg	Germany	O2 World Hamburg
June 26, 2012	Vienna	Austria	Arena Wien
June 27, 2012[E]	Sopron	Hungary	Lővér Kempingek
June 29, 2012	Berlin	Germany	Spandau Citadel
June 30, 2012[F]	Nijmegen	Netherlands	Goffertpark
July 1, 2012[G]	Werchter	Belgium	Werchter Festival Grounds
July 3, 2012[H]	Dresden	Germany	Neustädter Elbufer
July 4, 2012	Cologne		Lanxess Arena
July 6, 2012[J]	Perth and Kinross	Scotland	Balado
July 8, 2012	Dublin	Ireland	Phoenix Park
July 12, 2012[K]	Bilbao	Spain	Kobetamendi
July 13, 2012[L]	Oeiras	Portugal	Passeio Marítimo de Algés
July 15, 2012[M]	Bern	Switzerland	The Gurten
Asia[16]
July 17, 2012[N]	Byblos	Lebanon	Byblos Seaside Amphitheater
August 4, 2012	Chek Lap Kok	Hong Kong	AWE Hall 10
August 6, 2012	Downtown Core	Singapore	Fort Canning Park
August 8, 2012	Quezon City	Philippines	Smart Araneta Coliseum
August 11, 2012[O]	Incheon	South Korea	Gyeongin Ara Waterway Incheon Terminal
Europe
August 18, 2012[P]	Weston-under-Lizard	England	Weston Park
August 19, 2012[P]	Chelmsford		Hylands Park
Australia[17]
September 30, 2012	Melbourne	Australia	Regent Theatre
October 1, 2012	Sydney		State Theatre
South America[18]
October 5, 2012	Santiago	Chile	Teatro Caupolicán
October 7, 2012	Buenos Aires	Argentina	Luna Park
October 9, 2012	Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	Citibank Hall
October 10, 2012	São Paulo		Credicard Hall
October 11, 2012	Belo Horizonte		Chevrolet Hall
North America
October 14, 2012	Mexico City	Mexico	Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez[Q]
October 19, 2012	Valley Center	United States	Open Sky Theatre
October 20, 2012	Santa Barbara		Santa Barbara Bowl
October 21, 2012	San Jose		San Jose Civic Auditorium
October 23, 20121	Portland		Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
October 24, 20121	Seattle		WaMu Theater
October 25, 20121	Vancouver	Canada	Rogers Arena
October 27, 20121	Edmonton		Edmonton Expo Centre
October 28, 20121	Calgary		Stampede Corral
October 30, 20121	Winnipeg		Centennial Concert Hall
October 31, 20121	Saint Paul	United States	Roy Wilkins Auditorium
November 1, 20121	Kansas City		Midland Theatre
November 3, 20121	Hammond		The Venue
November 4, 20121	Louisville		Palace Theatre
November 5, 20121	Nashville		Ryman Auditorium
November 7, 20121	Grand Prairie		Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie
November 8, 20121	Austin		Music Hall
November 9, 20121	Houston		Bayou Music Center
Europe[19]
23 December 2012[R]	Belfast	Northern Ireland	Waterfront Hall

• 1 ^These shows mark the co-headlining dates with Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds.

Festivals and other miscellaneous performances

• ^A This concert was a part of "Dubai Atlantis Open Air"^[20]
• ^B This concert is part of "Provinssirock"^[21]
• ^C This concert is part of the "NorthSide Festival"^[22]
• ^D This concert was part of "Rock A Field"^[23]
• ^E This concert was part of the "Volt Festival"^[24]
• ^F This concert was part of "Rockin' Park"^[25]
• ^G This concert is part of "Rock Werchter"^[26]
• ^H This concert is a part of "Filmnächte am Elbufer"^[27]
• ^J This concert is part of "T in the Park"^[28]
• ^K This concert is part of "Bilbao BBK Live"^[29]
• ^L This concert is part of "Optimus Alive!"^[30]
• ^M This concert is part of "Gurtenfestival"^[31]
• ^N This show is part of the Byblos International Festival.^[32]
• ^O This concert is a part of the "Pentaport Rock Festival"^[33]
• ^P These concerts are a part of the "V Festival"^[34]
• ^Q This concert is part of the Corona Capitol Festival^[35]
• ^R This concert is a Homecoming acoustic show. There will be 2 shows on this date.^[36]

Cancellations and rescheduled shows

July 17, 2012	Byblos, Lebanon	UNESCO Square	Moved to Byblos Seaside Amphitheater.

Box office score data

Venue	City	Tickets sold / available	Gross revenue
The O2	Dublin	24,954 / 24,954 (100%)	$1,317,390[37]
Odyssey Arena	Belfast	30,556 / 30,556 (100%)	$1,470,220[37]
Manchester Arena	Manchester	15,929 / 16,258 (98%)	$802,981[38]
The O2 Arena	London	45,455 / 48,338 (94%)	$2,504,380[39]
Lotto Arena	Antwerp	7,307 / 7,347 (99%)	$359,048[40]
Jannus Live	St. Petersburg	2,003 / 2,003 (100%)	$53,351[40]
Ryman Auditorium	Nashville	2,264 / 2,264 (100%)	$79,240[40]
9:30 Club	Washington, D.C.	2,400 / 2,400 (100%)	$84,000[40]
Métropolis	Montreal	2,258 / 2,258 (100%)	$73,521[38]
Aragon Ballroom	Chicago	4,873 / 4,873 (100%)	$155,936[41]
State Theatre	Minneapolis	2,034 / 2,034 (100%)	$70,173[42]
Fox Oakland Theatre	Oakland	5,143 / 5,600 (92%)	$192,925[43]
Pomona Fox Theater	Pomona	1,365 / 1,400 (97%)	$45,094[44]
Boulevard Pool	Paradise	2,542 / 3,200 (79%)	$88,970[43]
Waller Creek Outdoor Amphitheatre	Austin	2,200 / 2,200 (100%)	$55,000[44]
O2 World Hamburg	Hamburg	7,263 / 8,109 (89%)	$336,033[45]
Regent Theatre	Melbourne	2,054 / 2,054 (100%)	$138,850
State Theatre	Sydney	1,993 / 1,993 (100%)	$134,727
Citibank Hall	Rio de Janeiro	950 / 7,029 (14%)	$67,078[46]
Credicard Hall	São Paulo	2,702 / 4,847 (56%)	$202,188[46]
Chevrolet Hall	Belo Horizonte	1,365 / 4,393 (31%)	$71,381 [46]
San Jose Civic Auditorium	San Jose	1,999 / 2,876 (70%)	$59,050[47]
TOTAL		164,592 / 170,717 (96%)	$8,020,889