A Sense of Purpose Tour was a concert tour by Swedish heavy metal band In Flames in support of their ninth studio album, A Sense of Purpose, which was released in April 2008.

The tour began in May 2008 with a slot on Gigantour in North American markets, which was headlined by Megadeth. Following runs through Europe and a second North American leg, the tour continued through 2009 with the band's first visit to South America, as well as dates in Australia and Japan.

In February 2009, it was confirmed that lead guitarist Jesper Strömblad would be taking leave from future touring, due to his focus on alcohol rehabilitation. He was replaced with former member Niklas Engelin. Later in the month, an upcoming spring tour of the U.K. and Ireland was cancelled after it was announced that a second member, bassist Peter Iwers, would be taking leave due to the anticipated birth of his child. The band, minus Strömblad, fulfilled all touring commitments up to early April and resumed performing in the summer.

In September 2009, the band commenced a Canadian co-headlining trek with Killswitch Engage. Following the dates in Canada, the group toured the United States through early October.

In November 2009, the group teamed up once again with Killswitch Engage for the European leg of the "Taste of Chaos" tour. In January 2010, the band played their final leg of the tour, performing four dates in Asia.

Tour dates DateCityCountryVenueNorth America, Leg #1 ("Gigantour 2008")DenverUnited StatesFillmore AuditoriumAlbuquerqueJournal PavilionGrand PrairieNokia Theatre at Grand PrairieCorpus ChristiConcrete Street PavilionHoustonVerizon Wireless Theater Little RockThe VillageLouisvilleLouisville GardensAtlantaMasquerade Music Park New York CityHammerstein Ballroom PhiladelphiaElectric FactoryWorcesterThe PalladiumColumbiaMerriweather Post PavilionQuebec CityCanadaPavillon de la JeunesseMontrealBell CentreMississaugaArrow HallLondonJohn Labatt Centre ColumbusUnited StatesNewport Music HallClarkstonDTE Energy Music TheatreClevelandTime Warner Cable AmphitheaterChicagoAragon BallroomMilwaukeeEagles Ballroom OmahaSokol AuditoriumMinneapolisMythWinnipegCanadaWinnipeg Convention CentreSaskatoonPrairieland Exhibition HallEdmontonShaw Conference CentreCalgaryStampede CorralVancouverPacific ColiseumSalemUnited StatesSalem Armory AuditoriumSan JoseEvent Center ArenaSan DiegoCox ArenaLong BeachLong Beach ArenaMesaMesa AmphitheatreEurope, Leg #1StockholmSwedenGröna LundNürburgringGermanyRock am Ring FestivalNurembergRock im Park FestivalInterlakenSwitzerlandGreenfield FestivalNickelsdorfAustriaNova Rock FestivalDonington ParkUnited KingdomDownload FestivalClissonFranceHellfestKauhajokiFinlandNummirock FestivalBorlängeSwedenPeace and Love FestivalArendalNorwayHove FestivalGothenburgSwedenMetaltown FestivalDesselBelgiumGraspop Metal MeetingTolminSloveniaMetaldaysLöbnitzGermanyWith Full ForceKavarnaBulgariaKaliakra Rock FestVaasaFinlandRockperry FestivalLustenauAustriaSzene FestivalEurope, Leg #2GlasgowUnited KingdomBarrowlandsBirminghamCarling AcademyManchesterManchester AcademyLondonLondon AstoriaLuxembourgLuxembourgDen AtelierCologneGermanyPalladiumWiesbadenSchlachthofBrusselsBelgiumAncienne BelgiqueParisFranceZénith de ParisTilburgNetherlands013NancyFranceL’Autre CanalLyonTransbordeurBarcelonaSpainRazzmatazzGranadaLa CoperaMadridLa RivieraBilbaoRock Star LiveFribourgSwitzerlandFri-SonMunichGermanyZenithViennaAustriaGasometerMilanItalyAlcatrazZürichSwitzerlandVolkshausDresdenGermanyAlter SchlachthofBerlinColumbiahalleHelsinkiFinlandCable FactoryStockholmSwedenAnnexetOsloNorwaySentrum SceneGothenburgSwedenLisebergshallenNorth America, Leg #2MontrealCanadaMetropolisTorontoSound AcademyMount ClemensUnited StatesEmerald TheatreClevelandAgora TheatreChicagoHouse of BluesMinneapolisMythCalgaryCanadaMacEwan HallEdmontonEvent CentreVancouverCommodore BallroomSeattleUnited StatesShowbox SoDoPortlandRoseland TheaterSan FranciscoThe WarfieldLos AngelesClub Nokia L.A. LiveLas VegasHouse of BluesTempeMarquee TheatreAlbuquerqueMidnight RodeoDenverFillmore AuditoriumDallasPalladium BallroomAustinLa Zona RosaHoustonHouse of BluesOrlandoHard Rock LiveAtlantaThe TabernacleNorfolkThe NorVaBaltimoreRams Head Live!WorcesterThe PalladiumNew York CityTerminal 5St. LouisThe PageantMilwaukeeThe RaveMonterreyMexicoCafé IguanaMexico CityCirco VoladorSouth AmericaBogotáColombiaTeatro MetroSantiagoChileBlondie ClubBuenos AiresArgentinaEl Teatro FloresSão PauloBrazilEspaço LuxAustralia ("Soundwave Festival")BrisbaneAustraliaBrisbane Exhibition GroundSydneyEastern Creek Raceway The Forum MelbourneBillboard The VenueRoyal Melbourne ShowgroundsAdelaideBonython ParkPerthSteel Blue OvalAsia, Leg #14 March 2009 TokyoJapanAkasaka Blitz5 March 2009 6 March 2009 OsakaNamba HatchEurope, Leg #3ZagrebCroatiaTvornica ClubViennaAustriaArenaLjubljanaSloveniaGospodarsko RazstavisceBelgradeSerbiaSKCSofiaBulgariaDenitza HallBucharestRomaniaArenele RomaneBudapestHungaryPetőfi CsarnokKošiceSlovakiaJumbo HallZlínCzech RepublicMonsters of Rock CaféPragueFolimankaWarsawPolandProgresja KlubSälenSwedenHögisEurope, Leg #4SölvesborgSwedenSweden Rock FestivalBilbaoSpainKobetasonik FestivalTurkuFinlandRuisrockKvinesdalNorwayNorway Rock FestivalWackenGermanyOpen Air FestivalNorth America, Leg #3 MontrealCanadaCEPSUM MississaugaArrow Hall Thunder BayThunder Bay Community Auditorium WinnipegConvention Centre SaskatoonPrairieland Exhibition Hall CalgaryBig Four Building EdmontonShaw Conference Centre VancouverPacific ColiseumSpokaneUnited StatesKnitting FactoryBoiseKnitting FactoryRenoNew OasisSan FranciscoRegency BallroomPomonaPomona Fox TheaterTucsonRialto TheatreCorpus ChristiConcrete Street AmphitheaterSan AntonioWhite RabbitNew OrleansHouse of BluesKnoxvilleThe ValariumLouisvilleExpo FivePittsburghMr. Small's TheatreSayrevilleStarland BallroomBostonHouse of BluesPhiladelphiaTrocadero TheatreWashington, D.C.9:30 ClubCharlotteAmos' SouthendEurope, Leg #5KyivUkraineCCM NAUMinskBelarusLedovy DvoretsKrasnodarRussiaPremiera ClubSaint PetersburgGlav ClubMoscowDK GorbunovaAmsterdamNetherlandsMelkwegZürichSwitzerlandVolkshausTrezzoItalyLive ClubStrasbourgFranceLa LaiterieLilleAeronefLuxembourgLuxembourgDen AtelierParisFranceBataclan GlasgowUnited KingdomO2 Academy BristolO2 Academy NewcastleO2 Academy BirminghamO2 Academy ManchesterAcademy LondonHammersmith Apollo AntwerpBelgiumTrix Hall BerlinGermanyColumbiahalle WiesbadenRhein-Main Halle MunichZenith OberhausenTurbinehalle StockholmSwedenHovet GothenburgScandinavium OsloNorwayOslo Spektrum MalmöSwedenMalmö Arena HelsinkiFinlandHelsinki Ice HallAsia, Leg #2TokyoJapanZeppOsakaNamba HatchBeijingChinaStar Live HouseTaipeiTaiwanLiberty Square

1^ Headline show; non-Gigantour appearance. 2^ Date supporting Lamb of God. 3^ Date featuring co-headliners Lamb of God. 4^ Date featuring co-headliners Killswitch Engage (Killswitch Engage played last in Mississauga, Thunder Bay, Winnipeg and Edmonton). 5^ Date part of the "Taste of Chaos" tour featuring co-headliners Killswitch Engage (Killswitch Engage played last on all U.K. dates).

Cancelled dates 12 July 2008Milan, ItalyEvolution FestivalPerformance cancelled due to extreme rain and bad weather.15 April 2009Norwich, United KingdomThe WaterfrontDate cancelled.16 April 2009Colchester, United KingdomArts CentreDate cancelled.17 April 2009Brighton, United KingdomConcorde 2Date cancelled.18 April 2009Oxford, United KingdomO2 AcademyDate cancelled.19 April 2009Leeds, United KingdomThe CockpitDate cancelled.21 April 2009Newcastle, United KingdomO2 AcademyDate cancelled.22 April 2009Dundee, United KingdomFat SamsDate cancelled.23 April 2009Belfast, United KingdomMandela HallDate cancelled.24 April 2009Dublin, IrelandThe AcademyDate cancelled.25 April 2009Cork, IrelandThe PavilionDate cancelled.27 April 2009Exeter, United KingdomLemon GroveDate cancelled.28 April 2009Cardiff, United KingdomUniversity SolusDate cancelled.29 April 2009Cambridge, United KingdomThe JunctionDate cancelled.30 April 2009Sheffield, United KingdomCorporationDate cancelled.1 May 2009Liverpool, United KingdomO2 AcademyDate cancelled.2 May 2009Northampton, United KingdomRoadmenderDate cancelled.

Support acts

3 Inches of Blood (18 September – 6 October 2009) 36 Crazyfists (6 November – 10 December 2008) All That Remains (6 November – 10 December 2008) Between the Buried and Me (8 September – 6 October 2009) Dead by April (11–16 December 2009) Every Time I Die (27 November – 16 December 2009) The Faceless (18 September – 6 October 2009) Gojira (27 September – 2 November 2008; 6 November – 10 December 2008)

Heaven Shall Burn (6–9 December 2009) Maylene and the Sons of Disaster (27 November – 16 December 2009) Inexist (5–8 November 2009) Protest the Hero (8–17 September 2009) Sonic Syndicate (27 September – 2 November 2008) Sybreed (16–24 November 2009) Unearth (4–6 March 2009)

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