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Tour Dates 2019... and 2020!!!



Touring activities in 2019 included a Summer Festival Tour
and, in autumn, the worldwide National Treasure club tour.

The final gig of the latter this year saw The Sisters of Mercy
play at Circo Volador, Mexico City on November, 16th 2019.


LIVE NEWS Alert


The Sisters of Mercy are touring in 2020 again:

UK - Ticket sales start on November 15th, 2019.
●  Saturday, 07 March 2020 - Manchester, Albert Hall  -  SOLD OUT

●  Sunday, 08 March 2020 - Bristol, O2 Academy

●  Tuesday, 10 March 2020 - Leeds, O2 Academy

●  Wednesday, 11 March 2020 - Nottingham, Rock City

THE NETHERLANDS - Ticket sales start on November 16th, 2019
●  Friday, 13 March 2020 - Maastricht, Muziekgieterij - Support act: A.A. Williams  -  SOLD OUT

●  Sunday, 15 March 2020 - Nijmegen, Doornroosje

●  Monday, 16 March 2020 - Groningen, De Oosterpoort/SPOT Zaal - Support act: A.A. Williams

●  Wednesday, 18 March 2020 - Den Haag, PAARD

GERMANY, ITALY and SWITZERLAND - Ticket sales for Italy start on November 20th, 2019.
●  Friday, 20 March 2020 - Nürnberg, Loewensaal  

●  Saturday, 21 March 2020 - Saarbrücken, Garage  

●  Monday, 23 March 2020 - Frankfurt/M., Batschkapp  

●  Tuesday, 24 March 2020 - Ulm, Roxy  

●  Thursday, 26 March 2020 - Milano, Alcatraz

●  Friday, 27 March 2020 - Winterthur, Salzhaus

●  Sunday, 29 March 2020 - Karlsruhe, Tollhaus  

BELGIUM - Ticket sales start on November 22nd, 2019
●  Tuesday, 31 March 2020 - Antwerp, TRIX -  SOLD OUT

●  Wednesday, 01 April 2020 - Liège, Caserne Fonck

SPAIN - Tickets should soon be available here.
●  Friday, 03 April 2020 - Barcelona, Sala Apolo

●  Saturday 04 April 2020 - Madrid, Teatro Kapital

FESTIVALS 2020
●  Saturday, 02 May 2020 - 3-Majówce Festival 2020, Hala Stulecia, Wrocław, Poland

●  Friday, 31 Jul 2020 - Suikerrock 2020 - The Farewell Edition, Tienen (Tirlemont), Belgium

●  Saturday, 08 August 2020 - Sunday, 09 August 2020 - M'era Luna Festival 2020, Hildesheim, Germany

●  Friday, 18 September 2020 - VISORFEST 2020, Benidorm, Spain




European Summer Festivals 2019

Six gigs, five countries ... and a lovely welcome to The Sisters' new guitarist Dylan Smith.

Hellfest - France


Saturday, 22 June 2019 - HELLFEST 2019 - Clisson (near Nantes) - France
The Sisters' gig took place late at night between 1:05am and 02:05am of June 23rd to be exact

doctor music festival - Spain


Thursday, 13 July 2019 - doctor music festival - Escalarre - La Vall D'Aneu - Lleida - Pyrenees - Spain
First moved to the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya racecourse grounds in Montemeló north of Barcelona and then cancelled by the organisers ...

W:O:A: 2019 - Germany


Wednesday, 31 July 2019 - W:O:A: 2019 - WACKEN OPEN AIR FESTIVAL 2019 - Schleswig-Holstein - Germany
The Sisters' performance took place between 10:45 and 11:45 pm on the W:E:T Stage.

Picture On Festival, Austria


Friday, 9 August - PictureOn Festival 2019 - Bildein - Burgenland - Austria
The Sisters of Mercy played on Day One of this two-day festival from 10:05 to 11:35 pm.

Hammaburg Fest - Germany


Friday, 16 August - HAMMABURG FEST 2019 - Am Grossmarkt - Hamburg - Germany
The Sisters of Mercy headlined this festival in their former hometown of Hamburg.

Venoge Festival - Switzerland


Wednesday, 21 August - Venoge Festival 2019 - Penthalaz - Vaud - Switzerland
There's nothing but a regular stop in Switzerland for another festival gig. So after Rock Oz'Arènes in Avanches 2017, it's Venoge this year.

Vilar De Mouros Festival - Portugal


Friday, 23 August - Vilar De Mouros Festival - Caminha - Portugal
The oldest rock festival in Portugal welcomed The Sisters of Mercy on Day 2 of this year's three-day event.





National Treasure Tour 2019

All the club gigs listed here are confirmed by The Sisters of Mercy on their official Live News Page. For details, please see below.
Most recently, the concert scheduled for November, 12th in Montevideo, Uruguay got cancelled by the local promoters and was
subsequently moved to Espaço Patrick Ribeiro Aeroporto, Vitória, Brazil see Brazil (scroll).

Pre-tour gigs in Greece

Some years had passed since The Sisters' last visit to Greece. In the wake of the summer festival activities, two concerts were in.

Thursday, 12 September 2019 - Fix Factory Of Sound - Thessaloniki - Greece
After The Sisters last concert here 10 years ago had ended in a glorious but not all that orderly way,
The Sisters of Mercy this year presented the Greek crowds with their new guitarist Dylan Smith and the introduction of a new instrumental.

Friday, 13 September 2019 - Gazi Music Hall - Athens - Greece
Support act on both of concerts in Greece were A.A.WILLIAMS.


Near Meth Experience, Belgium


Monday, 16 September 2019 - TRIX Club - Antwerp - Belgium

2019 09 16 Antwerp Secret Show.jpg

One day before the gigs in Greece, The Sisters of Mercy announced a further concert
at some strangely unavailable venue 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.


Europe


England


Friday, 20 September 2019' - The Roundhouse - London - England    -   Sold Out   -
This year again, The Sisters of Mercy pleased their UK audience with a double gig at The Roundhouse.

Saturday, 21 September 2019 - The Roundhouse - London - England   -   Sold Out   -
Support act on both these dates were Amenra.


Belgium


Monday, 23 September 2019 - Ancienne Belgique - Brussels - Belgium   -   Sold Out   -
No Sisters Tour will ever miss the lovely Ancienne Belgique. Support Act on these two dates were My Diligence

Tuesday, 24 September 2019 - Ancienne Belgique - Brussels - Belgium
When the gig on September 23rd sold out, tickets for the 24th were made available.


Denmark


Thursday, 26 September 2019 - Amager Bio - Copenhagen - Denmark   -   Sold Out   -
After quite a long time, The Sisters of Mercy visited Denmark again. Support act A.A.WILLIAMS.


Norway


Saturday, 28 September 2019 - Rockefeller - Oslo - Norway   -   Sold Out   -
It was a long wait for the Norwegians from 2011 ... but never give up hope, and win... Support act: A.A.WILLIAMS.


Sweden


Sweden 2019 - The Sisters returned to Stockholm, Gothenburgh and Malmö for more ... Support act on all gigs: A.A.WILLIAMS.

Sunday, 29 September 2019 - Münchenbryggeriet - Stockholm - Sweden   -   Sold Out   -
After the 30th Stage Anniversary Tour gig in 2011, Munchenbryggeriet welcome The Sisters of Mercy again ...

Tuesday, 01 October 2019 - Trädgar'n - Gothenburg - Sweden   -   Sold Out   -
No Sisters tour in Sweden without a concert at Trädgar'n in Gothenburg ...

Wednesday, 02 October 2019 - KB (Kulturbolaget) - Malmö - Sweden   -   Sold Out   -
Those who might have missed The Sisters' show in 2017 were lucky that the band were back so soon again.


Germany


Friday, 04 October 2019 - Columbiahalle - Berlin - Germany   -  Sold Out  -
The first of six gigs in Germany during this year's tour and Berlin can't be missing, anyway. Support act: A.A.WILLIAMS.


Poland


A Sisters Tour without Poland, were only half the thing ... this year they brought with them A.A.WILLIAMS as their support act.

Sunday, 06 October 2019 - A2 - Wrocław   -   Sold Out   -
The first visit of The Sisters of Mercy to Wrocław since 1991.

Monday, 07 October 2019 - Klub Studio - Krakow
Gig No. 2 in Poland during the National Treasure Tour in 2019


Germany


Thursday, 10 October 2019 - Alter Schlachthof - Dresden - Germany   -   Sold Out  
Back from Poland, the tour led through all parts of Germany. Support act on all German tour dates were A.A.WILLIAMS.

Friday, 11 October 2019 - TonHalle - Munich - Germany   -   Sold Out   -  
From the early 80ies on, Munich has always been part of The Sisters' schedule, and since 2006 their venue of choice is the TonHalle.

Sunday, 13 October 2019 - LKA Langhorn - Stuttgart - Germany   -   Sold Out   -
Yes, The Sisters of Mercy were back to LKA this year! ... And it was clearly again a time to party and enjoy...

Monday, 14 October 2019 - E-Werk - Cologne - Germany   -   Sold Out   -
Cologne, too? Yes.


Luxembourg


Wednesday, 16 October 2019 - Den Atelier - Luxembourg-City - Luxembourg  -   Sold Out   -
After decades of visits to Esch-sur-Alzette, The Sisters of Mercy turned to rock the Luxembourg capital. Support act A.A.WILLIAMS.


Germany


Thursday, 17 October 2019 - Schlachthof - Wiesbaden - Germany   -   Sold Out   -
The last of the German gigs for this round. Support act were A.A.WILLIAMS.


France


Saturday, 19 October 2019 - Le Bataclan - Paris - France   -   Sold Out   -
After ten years, The Sisters of Mercy played Le Bataclan again and brought with them A.A.WILLIAMS as support act.


The Netherlands


Sunday, 20 October 2019 - TivoliVredenburg - Utrecht - The Netherlands
Eventually after eight years, Utrecht was part of the schedule again and hosted the final gig in Europe this year.
Support act here for the last time in 2019 were A.A.WILLIAMS.


Australia / New Zealand


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


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






Any further upcoming developments will be listed here as usual and as soon as we get aware of them.

Updates are also available either here or in The Heartland Forums' Sisters Chat, or (in German) at poison-door-net...

Anyway, we recommend you keep an eye on what's INCOMING (The Sisters' Twitter account) ... ;-) ... and on The Sisters of Mercy's Official Live News Page ...

To organise meet-ups before any gigs go to either Heartland or, for the German-speaking community, to Poison Door.

For information about earlier tours of The Sisters of Mercy, please check Sisters Tours or the SistersWiki Gigography.





We're always looking forward to seeing you again !!!