National Treasure Tour 2019
Following the 2019 European Summer Festival Tour of six concerts between June and August introducing their new guitarist Dylan Smith, The Sisters of Mercy prepared for a worldwide autumn club tour to start in September.
While most of the dates for this tour had already been announced at the beginning of the year, two pre-tour concerts in Greece were added in April ... and just on the evening of the first of these events, first hints emerged at one of the rare secret performances of Near Meth Experience at some strangely unavailable venue in Antwerp appeared on The Sisters' Live News Page.
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Band/Line-Up
- Andrew Eldritch - vocals
- Ben Christo - guitars, backing vocals
- Dylan Smith - guitars, backing vocals
- Doktor Avalanche - drums, bass, keyboared
- Ravey Davey - The Nurse
Support Acts
Pre-tour gigs in Greece
After The Sisters' last concert in Thessaloniki 10 years ago had ended in a glorious but not all that orderly way, and the one in Athens that year had to be postponed,
some years passed before The Sisters of Mercy found a way to visit Greece again. But in the wake of their summer festival activities, two concerts perfectly fitted in
and The Sisters of Mercy presented the Greek crowds with their new guitarist Dylan Smith and the introduction of a new instrumental. As support act for both gigs
they brought with them the London-based band A.A.WILLIAMS.
Thursday, 12 September 2019 - Fix Factory Of Sound - Thessaloniki
Friday, 13 September 2019 - Gazi Music Hall - Athens
Near Meth Experience, Belgium
Monday, 16 September 2019 - TRIX Club - Antwerp - Belgium
One day before the gigs in Greece, The Sisters of Mercy announced a further concert in Antwerp.
Below the tour schedule words were mentioned like
KICKLINE (Christo/Eldritch/Smith)
ARE WE GOING TO BE BAD? (Christo/Eldritch/Smith/Varjak)
BETTER REPTILE (Christo/Eldritch/Smith)
SHOW ME (Christo/Eldritch/Smith)
JUST ACHING (Christo/Eldritch/Smith)
etc
This turned out to be one of the rare Near Meth Experience gigs in preparation for the oncoming tour.
Check this thread @The Heartland Forums for more.
Tour Schedule
Europe
| DATE / EVENT / LOCATION | REMARKS | RECORDED |
England
Support act on both these dates were Amenra.
Friday, 20 September 2019 - The Roundhouse - London - Sold Out
Saturday, 21 September 2019 - The Roundhouse - London - Sold Out
Belgium
Support Act on these two dates were My Diligence
Monday, 23 September 2019 - Ancienne Belgique - Brussels - Sold Out
Tuesday, 24 September 2019 - Ancienne Belgique - Brussels
Denmark
After quite a long time, The Sisters of Mercy visited Denmark again. Support act A.A.WILLIAMS.
Thursday, 26 September 2019 - Amager Bio - Copenhagen - Sold Out
Norway
It was a long wait for the Norwegians from 2011 ... Support act: A.A.WILLIAMS.
Saturday, 28 September 2019 - Rockefeller - Oslo - Sold Out
Sweden
After 2017, The Sisters returned to Stockholm, Gothenburgh and Malmö for more. Support act on all gigs: A.A.WILLIAMS.
Sunday, 29 September 2019 - Münchenbryggeriet - Stockholm - Sold Out
Tuesday, 01 October 2019 - Trädgar'n - Gothenburg - Sold Out
Wednesday, 02 October 2019 - KB (Kulturbolaget) - Malmö - Sold Out
Germany
The first of six gigs in Germany. Support act: A.A.WILLIAMS.
Friday, 04 October 2019 - Columbiahalle - Berlin - Sold Out
Poland
Support act for both these concerts were A.A.WILLIAMS.
Sunday, 06 October 2019 - A2 - Wrocław - Sold Out
Monday, 07 October 2019 - Klub Studio - Krakow
Germany
Support act on all German tour dates were A.A.WILLIAMS.
Thursday, 10 October 2019 - Alter Schlachthof - Dresden - Sold Out
Friday, 11 October 2019 - TonHalle - Munich - Sold Out
Sunday, 13 October 2019 - LKA Langhorn - Stuttgart - Sold Out
Monday, 14 October 2019 - E-Werk - Cologne - Sold Out
Luxembourg
Support act A.A.WILLIAMS.
Wednesday, 16 October 2019 - Den Atelier - Luxembourg-City - Sold Out
Germany
The last concert in Germany for this round.
Thursday, 17 October 2019 - Schlachthof - Wiesbaden - Sold Out
France
After ten years, The Sisters of Mercy played Le Bataclan again and brought with them A.A.WILLIAMS as support act.
Saturday, 19 October 2019 - Le Bataclan - Paris - Sold Out
The Netherlands
The final gig in Europe this year. Support act for the last time in 2019: A.A.WILLIAMS.
Sunday, 20 October 2019 - TivoliVredenburg - Utrecht
Australia / New Zealand
| DATE / EVENT / LOCATION | REMARKS | RECORDED |
Australia
Friday, 25 October 2019 - Astor Theatre - Perth - Australia
Support act: Nerve Quakes
Sunday, 27 October 2019 - The Gov - Adelaide - Australia
Support act here were SUBSTRACT S.
Wednesday, 30 October 2019 - Forum Theatre - Melbourne - Australia - Sold Out -
Support act here were Cash
Thursday, 31 October 2019 - Enmore Theatre - Sydney - Australia
Support act: The Pinheads
Saturday, 02 November 2019 - The Tivoli - Brisbane - Australia - Sold Out -
Support act here were Smoking Martha.
New Zealand
Sunday, 3 November 2019 - Powerstation - Auckland - New Zealand
From Australia to New Zealand - The Sisters of Mercy brought their show over to Auckland. Support act: The Sacrificials
Latin America
| DATE / EVENT / LOCATION | REMARKS | RECORDED |
Brazil
Wednesday, 6 November 2019 - Arena do Toinha Brasil Show - Brasila - Brazil - moved date -
This year, the first concert in Brazil took place in Brasilia, a city The Sisters had never visited before ....
Friday, 8 November 2019 - Opera de Arame - Curitiba - Brazil
After 2016, the second concert at the wonderful Opera de Arame also called the Wire Opera House
Saturday, 9 November 2019 - Tom Brasil - São Paulo - Brazil
Tom Brasil, too, had welcomed The Sisters in 2016 before and were pleased to have them play here again.
Sunday, 10 November 2019 - Vivo Rio - Rio de Janeiro - Brazil
Support act during all Latin America gigs were The Secret Society.
Tuesday, 12 November 2019 - Espaço Patrick Ribeiro Aeroporto - Vitória - Brazil - cancelled -
This concert had been moved from Montevideo, Uruguay but was then cancelled completely.
Uruguay
Tuesday, 12 November 2019 - Montevideo Music Box - Montevideo - Uruguay - moved to Espaço Patrick Ribeiro, Vitória, Brazil -
This year, The Sisters' South America travels reached further than they've ever been .... or could have ...
Chile
Thursday, 14 November 2019 - Blondie - Santiago de Chile - Chile - cancelled -
According to The Sisters' Live News Page, the band had to cancel the gig because the safety
of the audience, crew or band could not be guaranteed under the circumstances given.
Mexico
Saturday, 16 November 2019 - Circo Volador - Mexico City - Mexico
Five years on from their last visit, The Sisters of Mercy played the final gig of their National Treasure Tour in Mexico City
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