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[[File:National Treasure Tour Logo 2019 grained.jpg|thumb|left|300px|A new two-fold tour logo was introduced for this tour]]<br/>
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After the [[European Summer Festivals 2019|European Summer Festival Tour]] with six concerts between June<br/>and August 2019, where they introduced their new guitarist [[Dylan Smith]]<br/>to the curious and excited crowds, The Sisters of Mercy prepared for a<br/>worldwide autumn club tour. This so-named '''''National Treasure Tour'''''<br/>started with two double-gigs in London and Brussels mid-September <br/>and a further 16 concerts in Western and Northern Europe seeing the <br/>band return to Denmark, Norway, Sweden (3), Poland (2), Germany (6),<br/>Luxembourg, France and The Netherlands - 20 concerts in total of which<br/>only three did not sell out.<br/>
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[[File:National Treasure Tour 2019 other part grained.jpg|thumb|left|300px|The new tour logo as on front of the tour-shirts]]
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While most of the tourdates had been confirmed already at the beginning <br/>of the year, two [[National Treasure Tour 2019#Pre-tour gigs in Greece|pre-tour concerts in Greece]] were added in April. And what<br/>surely was more exciting for the majority of the fanbase: on the day before the first of these Greek events, a mysterious hint at a so far unknown of [[National Treasure Tour 2019#Near Meth Experience, Belgium|performance at some '''''strangely unavailable''''' &nbsp;venue in Antwerp]] appeared on The Sisters' [http://www.thesistersofmercy.com/news/livenews.html Live News Page].<br/>
 
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Below the tour schedule, some words were mentioned like:<br/>
Following the 2019 [[European Summer Festivals 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.<br/>
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KICKLINE (Christo/Eldritch/Smith)<br/>
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ARE WE GOING TO BE BAD? (Christo/Eldritch/Smith/Varjak)<br/>
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BETTER REPTILE (Christo/Eldritch/Smith)<br/>
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SHOW ME (Christo/Eldritch/Smith)<br/>
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JUST ACHING (Christo/Eldritch/Smith)<br/>
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etc <br/>
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apparently indicating song titles and immediately raising hopes that to the pleasure of everyone a whole range of new songs was to be presented during this tour. And so it was. Although not all of these new tracks did see the light of day. However, [[Show Me (song)|Show Me]] and [[Better Reptile (song)|Better Reptile]] became a regular part of this tour's setlists.<br/>
  
While most of the dates for this tour had already been announced at the beginning of the year, two [[National Treasure Tour 2019#Pre-tour gigs in Greece|pre-tour concerts in Greece]] were added in April ... and only one day before the first of these Greek events, some mysterious hints at a so far unknown of [[National Treasure Tour 2019#Near Meth Experience, Belgium|performance at some '''''strangely unavailable''''' &nbsp;venue in Antwerp]] appeared on The Sisters' [http://www.thesistersofmercy.com/news/livenews.html Live News Page].<br/>
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The last concert in Europe for this round part took place in Utrecht, NL on October 20th, 2019. Five days later ...<br/>
  
 
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[[File:National Treasure Tour Logo 2019 grained.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The new tour logo as on the back of the tour-shirts]]
 
==Band/Line-Up==
 
==Band/Line-Up==
 
* [[Andrew Eldritch]] - vocals  
 
* [[Andrew Eldritch]] - vocals  
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== <span style="color:black"><font size="4">''Pre-tour gigs in Greece'' </font></span>==
 
== <span style="color:black"><font size="4">''Pre-tour gigs in Greece'' </font></span>==
After The Sisters' last concert in Thessaloniki [[Sun, 12-Apr-2009|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 were to pass before The Sisters of Mercy found a way to visit Greece again. But in the wake of their [[European Summer Festivals 2019|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 [https://www.aawilliamsmusic.com/ A.A.WILLIAMS].<br/>
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After The Sisters' last concert in Thessaloniki [[Sun, 12-Apr-2009|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 were to pass before The Sisters of Mercy found a way to visit Greece again. But in the wake of their [[European Summer Festivals 2019|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 [https://www.aawilliamsmusic.com/ A.A.WILLIAMS].<br/>
 
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[[Thu, 12-Sep-2019|Thursday, 12 September 2019]] - Fix Factory Of Sound - Thessaloniki<br/>
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* [[Thu, 12-Sep-2019|Thursday, 12 September 2019]] - Fix Factory Of Sound - Thessaloniki<br/>
 
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* [[Fri, 13-Sep-2019|Friday, 13 September 2019]] - Gazi Music Hall - Athens<br/>
[[Fri, 13-Sep-2019|Friday, 13 September 2019]] - Gazi Music Hall - Athens<br/>
 
 
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Full-show audience video recordings of both concerts by The Sisters of Mercy as well as by A.A.WILLIAMS are available under the links above.<br/>
 
Full-show audience video recordings of both concerts by The Sisters of Mercy as well as by A.A.WILLIAMS are available under the links above.<br/>
 
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[[File:2019 09 16 Antwerp Secret Show.jpg|right|300px]]
 
== <span style="color:black"><font size="4"> ''Near Meth Experience, Belgium'' </font></span> ==
 
== <span style="color:black"><font size="4"> ''Near Meth Experience, Belgium'' </font></span> ==
 
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[[Mon, 16-Sep-2019|'''Monday, 16 September 2019''' - TRIX Club - Antwerp - Belgium]]<br/>
 
[[Mon, 16-Sep-2019|'''Monday, 16 September 2019''' - TRIX Club - Antwerp - Belgium]]<br/>
[[File:2019 09 16 Antwerp Secret Show.jpg|right|340px]]
 
 
One day before the gigs in Greece, The Sisters of Mercy announced a further concert in Antwerp.<br/>  
 
One day before the gigs in Greece, The Sisters of Mercy announced a further concert in Antwerp.<br/>  
Below the tour schedule words were mentioned like <br/>
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Below the tour schedule the titles of some new songs were mentioned like <br/>
 
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KICKLINE (Christo/Eldritch/Smith)<br/>
 
KICKLINE (Christo/Eldritch/Smith)<br/>

Revision as of 19:49, 2 March 2020

A new two-fold tour logo was introduced for this tour

After the European Summer Festival Tour with six concerts between June
and August 2019, where they introduced their new guitarist Dylan Smith
to the curious and excited crowds, The Sisters of Mercy prepared for a
worldwide autumn club tour. This so-named National Treasure Tour
started with two double-gigs in London and Brussels mid-September
and a further 16 concerts in Western and Northern Europe seeing the
band return to Denmark, Norway, Sweden (3), Poland (2), Germany (6),
Luxembourg, France and The Netherlands - 20 concerts in total of which
only three did not sell out.

The new tour logo as on front of the tour-shirts

While most of the tourdates had been confirmed already at the beginning
of the year, two pre-tour concerts in Greece were added in April. And what
surely was more exciting for the majority of the fanbase: on the day before the first of these Greek events, a mysterious hint at a so far unknown of performance at some strangely unavailable  venue in Antwerp appeared on The Sisters' Live News Page.

Below the tour schedule, some 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

apparently indicating song titles and immediately raising hopes that to the pleasure of everyone a whole range of new songs was to be presented during this tour. And so it was. Although not all of these new tracks did see the light of day. However, Show Me and Better Reptile became a regular part of this tour's setlists.

The last concert in Europe for this round part took place in Utrecht, NL on October 20th, 2019. Five days later ...



This page is Work in Progress and going to be extended as soon as ever possible




The new tour logo as on the back of the tour-shirts

Band/Line-Up


Support Acts

  • 20/21 September 2019, England, London, Roundhouse, opening act: Amenra
  • 23/24 September 2019, Belgium, Brussels, Ancienne Belgique, opening act: My Diligence


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 were to pass 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.


Full-show audience video recordings of both concerts by The Sisters of Mercy as well as by A.A.WILLIAMS are available under the links above.

2019 09 16 Antwerp Secret Show.jpg

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 the titles of some new songs 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
Friday, 20 September 2019 - The Roundhouse - London   -   Sold Out   -

Saturday, 21 September 2019 - The Roundhouse - London  -   Sold Out   -

Belgium
Monday, 23 September 2019 - Ancienne Belgique - Brussels   -   Sold Out   -

Tuesday, 24 September 2019 - Ancienne Belgique - Brussels

Denmark
Thursday, 26 September 2019 - Amager Bio - Copenhagen   -   Sold Out   -

Norway
Saturday, 28 September 2019 - Rockefeller - Oslo   -   Sold Out   -

Sweden
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
Friday, 04 October 2019 - Columbiahalle - Berlin   -   Sold Out   -

Poland
Sunday, 06 October 2019 - A2 - Wrocław   -   Sold Out   -

Monday, 07 October 2019 - Klub Studio - Krakow

Germany
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
Wednesday, 16 October 2019 - Den Atelier - Luxembourg-City   -   Sold Out   -

Germany
Thursday, 17 October 2019 - Schlachthof - Wiesbaden   -   Sold Out   -

France
Saturday, 19 October 2019 - Le Bataclan - Paris   -   Sold Out   -

The Netherlands
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


This page is Work in Progress and going to be extended as soon as ever possible



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