Billy Talent II Tour
The II Tour was a 20-month long concert tour by punk rock band Billy Talent, taking place in 2006 through to 2008 in support of their second studio album Billy Talent II. It holds record for one of the longest concert tours ever.
The band started the tour with a European leg, which started on April 29, 2006 at the Give it a Name festival, followed by a June appearance at the 2006 Download Festival, with more headlining and festival appearances in England, Germany, Austria and Switzerland. From there, the band continued into a North American leg, as part of the Vans Warped Tour.
The tour was finished on June 28, 2008 with the band's last appearance for 2008 at the Festival of Lights in Charlottetown, PE, Canada. The tour featured a total of 12 legs: 4 North American legs (with some Canadian dates), 5 European legs, 2 short exclusively Canadian legs, and 1 short Australian leg.
Even though the tour was for promoting the band's second album, in the last leg of the tour, the band debuted a new song entitled "Turn Your Back" from their then-upcoming third album Billy Talent III. The live versions featured Anti-Flag members Justin Sane and Chris #2, who later appeared on the single version (although not on the final album version).
Tour Dates
European Leg I
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City |
Venue |
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April 29, 2006 |
London, England |
Give it a Name Festival |
April 30, 2006 |
Manchester, England |
Give it a Name Festival |
June 10, 2006 |
Donington Park, England |
Download Festival |
June 12, 2006 |
Berlin, Germany |
Huxleys |
June 13, 2006 |
Cologne, Germany |
Live Music Hall |
June 15, 2006 |
Nickelsdorf, Austria |
Nova Rock Festival |
June 15, 2006 |
Munich, Germany |
Georg Elser Halle |
June 16, 2006 |
Interlaken, Switzerland |
Greenfield Festival |
June 17, 2006 |
Halle, Germany |
Ziegelwiese Campus Invasion |
June 19, 2006 |
Frankfurt, Germany |
Hugenottenhalle |
June 21, 2006 |
Bochum, Germany |
Zeche |
June 22, 2006 |
Neuhausen ob Eck, Germany |
Southside Festival |
June 22, 2006 |
Saarbrücken, Germany |
The Garage |
June 23, 2006 |
Scheeßel, Germany |
Hurricane Festival |
Special Canadian date |
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July 1, 2006 |
Vancouver, BC |
Fox Fest Canada Day |
Support act: Reuben |
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July 5, 2006 |
Glasgow, Scotland |
The Garage |
July 6, 2006 |
Newcastle Upon Tyne, England |
Northumbria University |
July 8, 2006 |
Cardiff, Wales |
Cardiff University |
July 9, 2006 |
Leeds, England |
The Cockpit |
July 11, 2006 |
Portsmouth, England |
Wedgewood Rooms |
July 12, 2006 |
London, England |
London Astoria |
July 13, 2006 |
Manchester, England |
Academy 2 |
North American Leg I
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City |
Venue |
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As part of the Vans Wapred Tour 2006 |
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July 22, 2006 |
Salt Lake City, UT |
Utah State Fair Park |
July 23, 2006 |
Denver, CO |
Invesco Field |
July 25, 2006 |
St. Louis, MO |
UMB Bank Pavilion |
July 26, 2006 |
Cincinnati, OH |
Riverbend Music Center |
July 27, 2006 |
Pittsburgh, PA |
Post Gazette Pavilion |
July 28, 2006 |
Indianapolis, IN |
Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre |
July 29, 2006 |
Detroit, MI |
Comerica Lot |
July 30, 2006 |
Tinley Park, IL |
First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre |
August 1, 2006 |
Darien, NY |
Darien Lake PAC |
August 2, 2006 |
Fitchburg, MA |
Fitchburg Airport |
August 3, 2006 |
Philadelphia, PA |
Tweeter Center at the Waterfront |
August 4, 2006 |
Scranton, PA |
Toyota Pavilion |
August 5, 2006 |
Uniondale, NY |
Nassau Coliseum |
August 6, 2006 |
Old Bridge, NJ |
Englishtown Raceway |
August 7, 2006 |
Halifax, NS |
The Pavilion |
August 8, 2006 |
Charlotte, NC |
Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Lot |
August 9, 2006 |
Virginia Beach, VA |
Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Lot |
August 10, 2006 |
Bristow, VA |
Nissan Pavilion |
August 11, 2006 |
Cleveland, OH |
Tower City Amphitheatre |
August 12, 2006 |
Barrie, ON |
Park Place |
August 13, 2006 |
Montreal, QC |
Park Jean Drapeau |
European Leg II
Date |
City |
Venue |
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Support act: Reuben |
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September 8, 2006 |
London, England |
Hammersmith Palais (recorded for a live CD) |
September 9, 2006 |
Bristol, England |
O2 Academy Bristol |
September 11, 2006 |
London, England |
HMV Forum |
September 13, 2006 |
Wolverhampton, England |
Wulfrun Hall |
September 14, 2006 |
Dublin, Ireland |
Temple Bar Music Centre |
September 15, 2006 |
Glasgow, Scotland |
O2 ABC Glasgow |
September 16, 2006 |
Manchester, England |
Manchester Academy (recorded for a live CD) |
September 18, 2006 |
Paris, France |
Batofar |
w/ The Subways and Samiam |
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September 20, 2006 |
Hamburg, Germany |
Sally*Sounds |
w/ The Subways, Samiam, The Cinematics and The Sounds |
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September 21, 2006 |
Cologne, Germany |
Sally*Sounds |
w/ The Subways, Samiam, The Sounds, Boy Kill Boy and K.I.Z. |
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September 22, 2006 |
Berlin, Germany |
Sally*Sounds |
Support act: Reuben |
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September 24, 2006 |
Munich, Germany |
Tonhalle |
September 25, 2006 |
Dresden, Germany |
Alter Schlachthof |
September 26, 2006 |
Dortmund, Germany |
Westfalenhallen |
September 27, 2006 |
Nürnberg, Germany |
Löwensaal |
September 30, 2006 |
Linz, Austria |
Posthof |
October 1, 2006 |
Vienna, Austria |
Gasometer |
October 3, 2006 |
Fribourg, Switzerland |
Fri-son |
October 4, 2006 |
Zurich, Switzerland |
Volkshaus |
October 5, 2006 |
Stuttgart, Germany |
Messe Congress Centrum B |
October 7, 2006 |
Trier, Germany |
Europahalle |
October 8, 2006 |
Hamburg, Germany |
Docks |
October 9, 2006 |
Bielefeld, Germany |
Ringlokschuppen |
October 10, 2006 |
Stuttgart, Germany |
Freilichtbühne Killesberg |
October 12, 2006 |
Southampton, England |
Southampton Guildhall |
North American Leg II
Date |
City |
Venue |
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Support act: illScarlett |
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October 17, 2006 |
Toronto, ON |
Phoenix Concert Theatre |
October 19, 2006 |
Toronto, ON |
Phoenix Concert Theatre |
w/ Rise Against, Circa Survive and Thursday |
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October 30, 2006 |
Las Vegas, NV |
House of Blues |
October 31, 2006 |
San Diego, CA |
SOMA |
November 4, 2006 |
Irvine, CA |
Bren Center |
November 5, 2006 |
San Francisco, CA |
Warfield Theatre |
November 6, 2006 |
Portland, OR |
Roseland Theater |
November 7, 2006 |
Seattle, WA |
Premier |
November 9, 2006 |
Magna, UT |
The Great Salt Air Theatre |
November 10, 2006 |
Denver, CO |
The Fillmore Auditorium |
November 11, 2006 |
Kansas City, MO |
Beaumont Theatre |
November 12, 2006 |
Minneapolis, MN |
Quest |
November 14, 2006 |
Chicago, IL |
Congress Theater |
November 15, 2006 |
Detroit, MI |
The Fillmore Detroit |
November 16, 2006 |
Columbus, OH |
Lifestyle Communities Pavillion |
November 17, 2006 |
Niagara Falls, NY |
Dome Theatre |
November 18, 2006 |
Worchester, MA |
Palladium |
November 20, 2006 |
Philadelphia, PA |
Electric Factory |
November 21, 2006 |
New York, NY |
Roseland Ballroom |
November 22, 2006 |
Atlantic City, NJ |
House of Blues |
Canadian Leg I
Date |
City |
Venue |
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December 2, 2006 |
Munich, Germany |
Nokia Air & Style Festival |
December 14, 2006 |
Toronto, ON |
MuchMusic |
December 26, 2006 |
Toronto, ON |
F.U.MS. at The Opera House |
December 27, 2006 |
Laax, Switzerland |
Riders Palace |
w/ Anti-Flag |
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January 7, 2007 |
Montreal, QC |
Centre Bell |
w/ Rise Against, Anti-Flag and Moneen |
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January 18, 2007 |
Victoria, BC |
Save On Foods Memorial Centre |
January 19, 2007 |
Vancouver, BC |
Pacific Coliseum |
January 21, 2007 |
Kelowna, BC |
Prospera Place |
January 23, 2007 |
Lethbridge, AB |
ENMAX Centre |
January 24, 2007 |
Calgary, AB |
Pengrowth Saddledome |
January 25, 2007 |
Edmonton, AB |
Rexall Place |
January 27, 2007 |
Saskatoon, SK |
Credit Union Centre |
January 29, 2007 |
Winnipeg, MB |
MTS Centre |
February 2, 2007 |
Toronto, ON |
Air Canada Centre |
February 3, 2007 |
Ottawa, ON |
Ottawa Civic Centre |
February 5, 2007 |
Montreal, QC |
Bell Centre |
February 6, 2007 |
Quebec City, QC |
Colisée Pepsi |
February 8, 2007 |
London, ON |
John Labatt Centre |
European Leg III
Date |
City |
Venue |
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Support acts: The Sounds and Enter Shikari |
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February 17, 2007 |
London, England |
Brixton Academy (Recorded for a live DVD) |
Support acts: Alexisonfire and Enter Shikari |
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February 18, 2007 |
Hamburg, Germany |
Sporthalle |
February 20, 2007 |
Düsseldorf, Germany |
Philipshalle (Recorded for a live DVD) |
February 21, 2007 |
Freiburg, Germany |
Rothaus Arena |
February 22, 2007 |
Paris, France |
Élysée Montmartre |
February 24, 2007 |
Hohenems, Austria |
Tennis Eventcenter |
February 25, 2007 |
Frankfurt, Germany |
Jahrhunderthalle |
February 26, 2007 |
Berlin, Germany |
Columbiahalle Arena |
Headlining dates |
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March 1, 2007 |
Stockholm, Sweden |
Fryshuset (w/ Neverstore) |
March 2, 2007 |
Copenhagen, Denmark |
Pumpehuset (w/ Pinboys) |
March 4, 2007 |
Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Melkweg |
March 5, 2007 |
Strasbourg, France |
La Laiterie |
March 6, 2007 |
Marseille, France |
Le Moulin (w/ Fickle) |
March 8, 2007 |
Madrid, Spain |
Moby [...] |
North American Leg III, Part 1
Date |
City |
Venue |
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Support acts: Cancer Bats and Drive By |
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March 15, 2007 |
Buffalo, NY |
The Buffalo Icon |
March 16, 2007 |
South Hackensack, NJ |
School of Rock |
March 17, 2007 |
Baltimore, MD |
Ottobar |
March 18, 2007 |
Philadelphia, PA |
Trocadero Theatre |
March 20, 2007 |
New York, NY |
Rebel |
March 21, 2007 |
Boston, MA |
Axis |
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March 27, 2007 |
Grand Rapids, MI |
The Intersection |
March 28, 2007 |
Milwaukee, WI |
Miramar Theatre |
March 29, 2007 |
Minneapolis, MN |
7th Street Entry |
April 3, 2007 |
Seattle, WA |
El Corazon |
April 5, 2007 |
San Francisco, CA |
Slim's |
April 6, 2007 |
Los Angeles, CA |
The Troubadour |
April 7, 2007 |
Pomona, CA |
The Glass House |
Australian Leg I
Date |
City |
Venue |
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April 24, 2007 |
Brisbane, Australia |
Brisbane Festival Hall (w/ Take 21) |
April 25, 2007 |
Melbourne, Australia |
The Corner Hotel (w/ City On Fire) |
April 28, 2007 |
Sydney, Australia |
The Metro Theatre (w/ Bagster and Fifty Sixx) |
April 29, 2007 |
Sydney, Australia |
MTV Australia Video Music Awards |
North American Leg III, Part 2
Date |
City |
Venue |
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Support act: Uncut |
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May 14, 2007 |
Toronto, ON |
The Mod Club |
Support acts: Cancer Bats and Drive By |
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May 16, 2007 |
Chicago, IL |
House of Blues |
May 17, 2007 |
Columbus, OH |
The Basement |
May 18, 2007 |
Detroit, MI |
St. Andrews Hall |
May 20, 2007 |
Vancouver, BC |
Virgin Festival |
European Leg IV
Date |
City |
Venue |
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June 1, 2007 |
Nürburg, Germany |
Rock am Ring (Recorded for a live DVD) |
June 2, 2007 |
Nürnberg, Germany |
Rock im Park |
June 3, 2007 |
Prague, Czech Republic |
Tesla Arena (w/ My Chemical Romance) |
June 5, 2007 |
Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Heineken Music Hall (w/ My Chemical Romance and Paramore) |
June 7, 2007 |
Edinburgh, Scotland |
Liquid Room |
June 9, 2007 |
Dublin, Ireland |
Ambassador Theatre (w/ Nine Lives) |
June 12, 2007 |
Aarhus, Denmark |
Train (w/ Pinboys) |
June 14, 2007 |
Hultsfred, Sweden |
Hultsfred Festival |
June 15, 2007 |
Nickelsdorf, Austria |
Nova Rock Festival |
June 21, 2007 |
Bilbao, Spain |
Bilbao Live Festival |
June 23, 2007 |
Madrid, Spain |
MetroRock Festival |
June 24, 2007 |
Luxembourg, Luxembourg |
Rock-A-Field Festival |
June 28, 2007 |
Werchter, Belgium |
Rock Werchter |
June 29, 2007 |
Cergy-Pontoise, France |
Furia Sound Festival |
June 30, 2007 |
Arendal, Norway |
Hove Festival |
July 1, 2007 |
Gothenburg, Sweden |
Pier Pressure |
July 3, 2007 |
Helsinki, Finland |
Jäähalli (w/ My Chemical Romance and Happiness) |
July 4, 2007 |
Helsinki, Finland |
Tavastia Club |
July 6, 2007 |
Turku, Finland |
Ruisrock Festival |
Special Canadian dates |
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July 13, 2007 |
Toronto, ON |
Molson Amphitheatre (w/ Alexisonfire, Cancer Bats, Attack in Black and Die Mannequin) |
July 14, 2007 |
Quebec City, QC |
Festival d'été de Québec (w/ Alexisonfire) |
Headlining dates |
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August 17, 2007 |
Salzburg, Austria |
FM4 Frequency Festival |
August 18, 2007 |
Hohenfelden, Germany |
Highfield Festival |
August 19, 2007 |
Gampel, Switzerland |
Open Air Gampel |
August 21, 2007 |
London, England |
Camden Barfly |
August 24, 2007 |
Leeds, England |
Leeds Festival |
August 25, 2007 |
Ludinghausen, Germany |
Area 4 Festival |
August 26, 2007 |
Reading, England |
Reading Festival |
August 28, 2007 |
Amsterdam, Netherland |
Melkweg (w/ Nailpin) |
August 30, 2007 |
Brussels, Belgium |
VK Club |
September 1, 2007 |
Konstanz, Germany |
Rock Am See |
September 2, 2007 |
Bologna, Italy |
Arena Parco Nord |
Canadian Leg II
Date |
City |
Venue |
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Support acts: illScarlett and The Saint Alvia Cartel |
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September 5, 2007 |
St. John's, NL |
Mile One Centre |
September 7, 2007 |
Saint John, NB |
Harbour Station |
September 8, 2007 |
Halifax, NS |
Metro Centre |
w/ City and Colour, The Saint Alvia Cartel, k-os and Justin Peroff |
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December 28, 2007 |
Toronto, ON |
F.U.MS. at the Phoenix Concert Theatre |
North American Leg IV
Date |
City |
Venue |
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Supporting My Chemical Romance, w/ Drive By |
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March 28, 2008 |
Tempe, AZ |
Tempe Music Festival |
March 29, 2008 |
Tucson, AZ |
Rialto Theatre |
March 30, 2008 |
Las Vegas, NV |
The Joint |
March 31, 2008 |
Las Vegas, NV |
The Joint |
April 2, 2008 |
San Jose, CA |
San Jose Civic Center |
April 3, 2008 |
San Francisco, CA |
Warfield Theatre |
April 4, 2008 |
San Francisco, CA |
Warfield Theatre |
April 6, 2008 |
Irvine, CA |
The Bamboozle Left Festival |
April 8, 2008 |
Portland, OR |
Crystal Ballroom |
April 11, 2008 |
Salt Lake City, UT |
The Great Salt Air Theatre |
April 13, 2008 |
Colorado Springs, CO |
The Black Sheep (w/ MxPx and The Color Fred) |
April 14, 2008 |
Denver, CO |
The Fillmore Auditorium |
April 15, 2008 |
Kansas City, KS |
Memorial Hall |
April 17, 2008 |
Chicago, IL |
Congress Theater |
April 19, 2008 |
Detroit, MI |
The Fillmore Detroit |
April 22, 2008 |
Cleveland, OH |
Agora Ballroom |
April 24, 2008 |
New Orleans, LA |
House of Blues |
April 25, 2008 |
Baton Rouge, LA |
X-Fest |
April 26, 2008 |
Houston, TX |
Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion |
April 27, 2008 |
Dallas, TX |
Edgefest 17 |
April 28, 2008 |
Austin, TX |
Stubbs Amphitheater |
April 30, 2008 |
Birmingham, AL |
Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark |
May 3, 2008 |
St. Louis, MO |
The Pageant |
May 4, 2008 |
Columbus, OH |
Lifestyle Communities Pavilion |
May 5, 2008 |
Buffalo, NY |
The Town Ballroom |
European Leg V
Date |
City |
Venue |
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May 7, 2008 |
Paris, France |
Bataclan (w/ Anti-Flag) |
May 9, 2008 |
Meerhout, Belgium |
Groezrock Festival |
May 10, 2008 |
Sheffield, England |
Give it a Name Festival |
May 11, 2008 |
London, England |
Give it a Name Festival |
June 2, 2008 |
Luxembourg, Luxembourg |
Den Atelier |
June 9, 2008 |
Dublin, Ireland |
Ambassador Theatre |
June 12, 2008 |
Oslo, Norway |
Norwegian Wood Festival |
June 13, 2008 |
Seinäjoki, Finland |
Provinssirock |
June 17, 2008 |
Moscow, Russia |
Club Tochka (w/ Блондинка КсЮ) |
June 19, 2008 |
Warsaw, Poland |
Proxima (w/ CF98) |
June 20, 2008 |
Scheeßel, Germany |
Hurricane Festival |
June 23, 2008 |
Prague, Czech Republic |
Incheba Arena (w/ Anti-Flag) |
Canadian festival dates |
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June 25, 2008 |
Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce, QC |
Woodstock en Beauce |
June 28, 2008 |
Charlottetown, PE |
Festival of Lights |
Personnel
- Benjamin Kowalewicz - lead vocals
- Ian D'Sa - guitar, vocals
- Jonathan Gallant - bass, backing vocals
- Aaron Solowoniuk - drums, percussion
Songs Played
From Billy Talent
- This is How it Goes
- Try Honestly
- Line & Sinker
- The Ex
- River Below
- Standing in the Rain
- Prisoners of Today
- Nothing to Lose
- Cut The Curtains (2nd European leg and last leg of tour)
- Voices of Violence (last leg of tour)
From Billy Talent II
- Devil in a Midnight Mass
- Red Flag
- This Suffering
- Worker Bees
- Pins and Needles (last leg of tour)
- Fallen Leaves
- Surrender
- The Navy Song
- Perfect World
- Sympathy
- Burn The Evidence (2nd European leg of tour)
From Billy Talent III
- Turn Your Back (last leg of tour, single version feat. Anti-Flag)