Burn the Ships World Tour

The Burn the Ships World Tour was the 5th headlining concert tour by Australian christian rock band For King & Country. The tour was by far their longest, and was their first tour to go outside of the United States and Canada. The band performed over 130 shows in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, and the Philippines. The first leg of the tour began in fall 2018, and the last leg of the tour concluded in spring 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada.

Burn the Ships World Tour
Tour by For King & Country
Promotional poster for the tour
Associated albumBurn the Ships
Start date21 September 2018 (2018-09-21)
End date13 March 2020 (2020-03-13)
Legs8
No. of shows137
For King & Country concert chronology

Background

For King & Country announced the Burn the Ships | Album Release Tour, presented by AEG, to support the album in August 2018.[1][2] The tour ran from 2 to 27 October 2018 with For King & Country performing in a dozen shows across the United States, commencing the tour at the Shubert Theatre in Boston, Massachusetts, and ending the tour at the Moore Theatre in Seattle, Washington.[3][4]

In November 2018, For King & Country announced that they will be embarking on the Burn the Ships | World Tour 2019, also in support of the album, with Josh Baldwin set to perform on select dates.[5][6] The tour launched on 26 January 2019 at the La Vida Centre in Christchurch, New Zealand and concluded on 20 April 2019 at the Julie Rogers Theatre in Beaumont, Texas, with stops in cities across Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, the Philippines and the United States.[7][8]

On 30 April 2019, the duo announced the fall addition of the Burn the Ships World Tour, which visited arenas in the United States and Canada.[9] The tour began on 26 September 2019 at the CURE Insurance Arena in Trenton, New Jersey, and concluded at on 24 November 2019 the Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, South Carolina.[10][11]

In December 2019, the band announced a new Canadian leg of the tour, with stops in eight cities, which was set begin at the TD Place Arena in Ottawa on 12 March 2020 and end at the Orpheum in Vancouver on 24 March 2020.[12] This leg was suspended, then cancelled after COVID-19 pandemic in Canada set in after the show at the Meridian Hall in Toronto on 13 March.[13][14] In 2023, over 3 years and 1,000 days after the Canadian dates were originally scheduled, the band toured back in Canada at the same venues and locations that were originally scheduled, as part of their What Are We Waiting For Tour.[15]

Set list

The following set list was obtained from the concert held on 12 March 2020, at the TD Place Arena in Ottawa, Ontario. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.[16]

Set 1
  1. "Introit"
  2. "Amen"
  3. "Fix My Eyes"
  4. "Fight On, Fighter"
  5. "Run Wild"
  6. "Fine Fine Life"
  7. "Never Give Up"
  8. "Shoulders"
  9. "Hold Her"
  10. "Priceless"
  11. "Pioneers"
  12. "Together"
  13. "The Proof of Your Love
Set 2
  1. "Little Drummer Boy"
  2. "To the Dreamers"
  3. "It's Not Over Yet"
  4. "Control"
  5. "Ceasefire"
  6. "Need You More"
  7. "Burn the Ships"
  8. "God Only Knows"
  9. "Joy

Tour dates
List of concerts, showing date, venue, city, region and country
Date City Region Venue Country
Leg 1 – United States Amphitheatres
21 September 2018[lower-alpha 1] Irvine California FivePoint Amphitheatre United States
22 September 2018[lower-alpha 2] Palmdale Palmdale Amphitheater
23 September 2018[lower-alpha 3] Sacramento Papa Murphy's Park
Leg 2 – North American Concert Halls
2 October 2018 Boston Massachusetts Shubert Theatre United States
3 October 2018 New York City New York PlayStation Theater
5 October 2018 Roanoke Virginia Berglund Center
7 October 2018 Cleveland Tennessee Conn Center
8 October 2018 Norfolk Virginia The NorVa
11 October 2018 Houston Texas The Ballroom at Warehouse Live
12 October 2018 Dallas The Bomb Factory
14 October 2018[lower-alpha 4] Nashville Tennessee Ryman Auditorium
20 October 2018 Denver Colorado Paramount Theatre
23 October 2018 Los Angeles California The Theatre at Ace Hotel
25 October 2018 San Francisco The Warfield
27 October 2018 Seattle Washington Moore Theatre
3 November 2018 St. John's Newfoundland and Labrador Mile One Centre Canada
Leg 3 – Oceania and Southeast Asian Concert Halls
25 January 2019 Christchurch Canterbury La Vida Centre New Zealand
26 January 2019[lower-alpha 5] Hamilton Waikato Mystery Creek Events Centre
28 January 2019[lower-alpha 4] Sydney New South Wales Sydney Opera House Australia
29 January 2019 Newcastle Grainery Church
30 January 2019 Brisbane Queensland Riverlife Baptist Church
31 January 2019 Gold Coast Newlife Church
1 February 2019 Moreton Bay Mueller Performing Arts Centre
3 February 2019[lower-alpha 4] Melbourne Victoria Palais Theatre
6 February 2019 Adelaide South Australia Influencers Church
7 February 2019 Perth Western Australia Riverview Church
9 February 2019[lower-alpha 6] Makati Metro Manila Circuit Makati Philippines
11 February 2019[lower-alpha 7] Singapore
Leg 4 – United States
7 March 2019[lower-alpha 8] Plant City Florida Wish Farms Sound Stage United States
8 March 2019 Augusta Georgia Bell Auditorium
9 March 2019 Franklin North Carolina Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts
10 March 2019 Savannah Georgia Savannah Civic Center
11 March 2019 Dothan Alabama Dothan Civic Center
15 March 2019 Knoxville Tennessee Knoxville Civic Coliseum
16 March 2019 Troy Ohio Hobart Arena
17 March 2019 Chattanooga Tennessee Tivoli Theatre
21 March 2019 Lafayette Louisiana Heymann Performing Arts Center
22 March 2019 Birmingham Alabama Wright Center at Samford University
23 March 2019 Paducah Kentucky Carson Center
24 March 2019 Wichita Kansas Century II Performing Arts & Convention Center
28 March 2019 Stamford Connecticut Stamford Center for the Arts
29 March 2019 Indiana Pennsylvania Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex
30 March 2019 Wheeling West Virginia Capitol Theatre
31 March 2019 Salisbury Maryland Wicomico Youth and Civic Center
4 April 2019 Saginaw Michigan Dow Event Center
5 April 2019 Marion Indiana Indiana Wesleyan University
6 April 2019 Memphis Tennessee Orpheum Theatre
7 April 2019 Peoria Illinois Peoria Civic Center
11 April 2019 Wichita Falls Texas Memorial Auditorium
12 April 2019 Midland Wagner Noël Performing Arts Center
13 April 2019 Belton Bell County Expo Center
14 April 2019 Amarillo Amarillo Civic Center
16 April 2019 El Paso Abraham Chavez Theatre
18 April 2019 Longview Belcher Center
19 April 2019 Austin Frank Erwin Center
20 April 2019 Beaumont Julie Rogers Theater
Leg 5 – North American Festivals
5 May 2019[lower-alpha 9] Arlington Texas Globe Life Park United States
11 May 2019[lower-alpha 10] Flowood Mississippi Liberty Park
18 May 2019 Meansville Georgia Hickory Ridge Golf Club
19 May 2019 Red Deer Alberta ENMAX Centrium Canada
1 June 2019[lower-alpha 11] Charlotte North Carolina Carowinds Paladium United States
6 June 2019 Henderson Nevada Central Christian Church
7 June 2019[lower-alpha 12] Concord California Concord Pavilion
8 June 2019[lower-alpha 12] Ontario Toyota Arena
9 June 2019[lower-alpha 12] Chula Vista North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
21 June 2019[lower-alpha 13] Mason Ohio Timberwolf Amphitheatre
22 June 2019[lower-alpha 14] Doswell Virginia Kingswood Amphitheatre
27 June 2019[lower-alpha 15] Gaylord Michigan Otsego County Fairgrounds
29 June 2019[lower-alpha 16] Fort Worth Texas Texas Motor Speedway
30 June 2019[lower-alpha 17] Greeley Colorado Island Grove Regional Park
6 July 2019 Madisonville Kentucky Madisonville City Park
11 July 2019[lower-alpha 18] Oshkosh Wisconsin Sunnyview Exposition Center
12 July 2019 Olathe Colorado Olathe Community Park
14 July 2019[lower-alpha 19] LaGrange Indiana LaGrange County 4-H Fairgrounds
19 July 2019[lower-alpha 20] Mineral City Ohio Atwood Lake Park
20 July 2019[lower-alpha 21] Rapid City South Dakota Memorial Park
27 July 2019[lower-alpha 22] Hot Springs Arkansas Timberwood Amphitheater
28 July 2019[lower-alpha 23] Springfield Missouri Ozark Empire Fairgrounds
30 July 2019[lower-alpha 24] Darien Center New York Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
1 August 2019[lower-alpha 25] Gilford New Hampshire Gunstock Mountain Resort
2 August 2019 Huntsville Alabama Propst Arena
5 August 2019[lower-alpha 26] Milwaukee Wisconsin Wisconsin State Fair Park
8 August 2019[lower-alpha 27] Des Moines Iowa Iowa State Fairgrounds
10 August 2019[lower-alpha 28] Oklahoma City Oklahoma Frontier City
15 August 2019[lower-alpha 29] Sedalia Missouri Missouri State Fairgrounds
16 August 2019 Lincoln Nebraska Lincoln Berean Church
17 August 2019 Gothenburg Gothenburg 4Plex
19 August 2019[lower-alpha 30] Louisville Kentucky Kentucky Exposition Center
23 August 2019[lower-alpha 31] Anaheim California Angel Stadium
24 August 2019[lower-alpha 32] Pigeon Forge Tennessee Dollywood
31 August 2019 Wilkesboro North Carolina Wilkes Community College
13 September 2019[lower-alpha 33] Phoenix Arizona Chase Field
14 September 2019[lower-alpha 34] Shippensburg Pennsylvania Shippensburg Fairgrounds
Leg 6 – North American Arenas
26 September 2019 Trenton New Jersey CURE Insurance Arena United States
27 September 2019 Ypsilanti Michigan Eastern Michigan University Convocation Center
28 September 2019 Hoffman Estates Illinois Sears Centre Arena
29 September 2019 Nashville Tennessee Ascend Amphitheater
30 September 2019[lower-alpha 35] Tulsa Oklahoma Oklahoma Stage
3 October 2019 Muskegon Michigan LC Walker Arena
4 October 2019 Indianapolis Indiana Bankers Life Field House
5 October 2019 St. Charles Missouri Family Arena
6 October 2019 North Little Rock Arkansas Simmons Bank Arena
10 October 2019 Atlanta Georgia Fox Theatre
11 October 2019 Pensacola Florida Pensacola Bay Center
12 October 2019 Orlando Addition Financial Arena
13 October 2019 Tampa Amalie Arena
17 October 2019 Broomfield Colorado 1stBank Center
18 October 2019 West Valley City Utah Maverik Center
19 October 2019 Albuquerque New Mexico Tingley Coliseum
20 October 2019 Tucson Arizona Tucson Convention Center
22 October 2019 Reno Nevada Reno Events Center
24 October 2019 San Diego California Viejas Arena
25 October 2019 Irvine Bren Events Center
26 October 2019 Sacramento Sacramento Memorial Auditorium
27 October 2019 Salem Oregon The Pavilion
1 November 2019 Boise Idaho ExtraMile Arena
2 November 2019 Abbotsford British Columbia Abbotsford Centre Canada
3 November 2019 Everett Washington Angel of the Winds Arena United States
5 November 2019 Casper Wyoming Casper Events Center
7 November 2019 Madison Wisconsin Alliant Energy Center
8 November 2019 Cedar Rapids Iowa Alliant Energy PowerHouse
9 November 2019 Minneapolis Minnesota Target Center
10 November 2019 Omaha Nebraska Baxter Arena
11 November 2019[lower-alpha 36] Hidalgo Texas Payne Arena
14 November 2019
15 November 2019 Arlington College Park Center
16 November 2019 Cypress Berry Center of Northwest Houston
17 November 2019 New Orleans Louisiana Lakefront Arena
22 November 2019 Catonsville Maryland UMBC Event Center
23 November 2019 Louisville Kentucky KFC Yum! Center
24 November 2019 Greenville South Carolina Bon Secours Wellness Arena
Leg 7 – North America
2 December 2019 Columbus Ohio KEMBA Live! United States
28 December 2019[lower-alpha 37] Gatlinburg Tennessee Gatlinburg Convention Center
30 December 2019[lower-alpha 37]
29 January 2020[lower-alpha 38] Caribbean Sea
Leg 8 – Canada
12 March 2020 Ottawa Ontario TD Place Arena Canada
13 March 2020 Toronto Meridian Hall

Notes
  1. The show on 21 September 2018 was part of the 95.9 The Fish Family Night.
  2. The show on 22 September 2018 was part of GraceFest.
  3. The show on 23 September 2018 was part of Kingdom Come Fest.
  4. 2 shows.
  5. The show on 26 January 2019 was part of Festival One.
  6. the show on February 9 2019 was part of Found Music Festival in Makati City, Phillippines.
  7. with support by Annette Lee.
  8. The show on 7 March 2019 was part of the Florida Strawberry Festival.
  9. Texas Rangers concert series.
  10. The show on 11 May 2019 was part of the Flowood Family Festival.
  11. The show on 1 June 2019 was part of Christian Music Day.
  12. The shows on 7–9 June 2019 were part of Spirit West Coast.
  13. The show on 21 June 2019 was part of Spirit Song.
  14. The show on 22 June 2019 was part of Kingsfest.
  15. The show on 27 June 2019 was part of the Big Ticket Festival.
  16. The show on 29 June 2019 was part of the Celebrate Freedom Week.
  17. The show on 30 June 2019 was part of the Greeley Stampede.
  18. The show on 11 July 2019 was part of Lifest.
  19. The show on 14 July 2019 was part of the LaGrange County Fair.
  20. The show on 19 July 2019 was part of Alive Festival.
  21. The show on 20 July 2019 was part of the Hills Alive festival.
  22. The show on 27 July 2019 was part of the Magic Springs Concert Series.
  23. The show on 28 July 2019 was part of the Ozark Empire Fair.
  24. The show on 30 July 2019 was part of Kingdom Bound.
  25. The show on 1 August 2019 was part of SoulFest.
  26. The show on 5 August 2019 was part of the Wisconsin State Fair.
  27. The show on 8 August 2019 was part of the Iowa State Fair.
  28. The show on 10 August 2019 was part of the Frontier City Summer Concert Series.
  29. The show on 15 August 2019 was part of the Missouri State Fair.
  30. The show on 19 August 2019 was part of the Kentucky State Fair.
  31. The show on 23 August 2019 was part of the SoCal Harvest Fest.
  32. The show on 24 August 2019 was part of Rock the Smokies.
  33. The show on 13 September 2019 was part of the Arizona Diamondbacks Faith & Family Night.
  34. The show on 14 September 2019 was part of the Uprise Festival.
  35. The show on 30 September 2019 was part of the Tulsa State Fair.
  36. The show on 11 November 2019 was recorded for The for KING & COUNTRY LIVE CONCERT FILM.
  37. The shows on 28 and 30 December 2019 were part of the Xtreme Conference.
  38. The show on 29 January 2020 was part of the K-Love cruise.

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