Kings of the Road Tour

The Kings of the Road Tour was a concert tour performed by the heavy metal band Motörhead in support of their album, The Wörld Is Yours.

Kings of the Road Tour
Tour by Motörhead
Associated albumThe Wörld Is Yours
Start date5 November 2012
End date2 August 2013
Legs
  • 2 in Europe
  • 1 in North America
  • 3 total
No. of shows
  • 30 in Europe
  • 3 in North America
  • 33 total, 10 cancelled
Motörhead concert chronology

Background

During their show at the Wacken Open Air festival the band was forced to cut their setlist short due to frontman Lemmy Kilmister's health, playing only 6 songs in what was supposed to be a 75-minute setlist. Motörhead later posted on their Facebook page: "The show had to go on because that's how Lemmy rolls. Even though he was not 100% fit, he refused to feel he was letting the 85,000 Wacken fans down. They kicked ass in the 100-plus-degree heat for a shortened, but powerful, set before Lemmy finally realized he might have bitten off a little more than he could chew. Thus, he will embark upon the recuperation recommended. We know that rumors are flying around, but once he fully recharges, Motörhead will be back, don't you worry!"[1] During their setlist at Download Festival, former Motorhead drummer Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor came up on stage after the set.[2]

Setlists

Tour dates
Date[3][4][5] City Country Venue Support act(s)[6]
Leg 1 — Europe[7]
5 November 2012 Wolverhampton England Wolverhampton Civic Hall Anthrax
Diaries of a Hero
6 November 2012 Manchester O2 Apollo Manchester
8 November 2012 Newcastle Newcastle City Hall
9 November 2012 Glasgow Scotland O2 Academy Glasgow
11 November 2012 Leicester England De Montfort Hall
12 November 2012 Cambridge Cambridge Corn Exchange
14 November 2012 Portsmouth Portsmouth Guildhall
15 November 2012 Bournemouth Bournemouth International Centre
16 November 2012 Dublin Ireland The Academy
17 November 2012 London England O2 Academy Brixton
18 November 2012 Bristol Colston Hall
20 November 2012 Deinze Belgium Brielpoort
21 November 2012 Paris France Zénith Paris
23 November 2012 Eindhoven Netherlands Klokgebouw
25 November 2012 Oberhausen Germany Turbinenhalle
26 November 2012 Offenbach Stadthalle
28 November 2012 Ludwigsburg Arena Ludwigsburg
30 November 2012 Erfurt Thüringenhalle
1 December 2012 Munich Zenith
4 December 2012 Hanover AWD Hall
5 December 2012 Berlin Columbiahalle
7 December 2012 Bern Switzerland Festhalle (Metal Christmas Festival) —
8 December 2012 Bamberg Germany Stechert Arena (Santa Rock Fest)
10 December 2012 Ljubljana Slovenia Tivoli Hall Niet
11 December 2012 Kempten Germany bigBOX Allgäu Hotel —
Leg 2 — North America
4 May 2013 Hammond United States Binion's Gambling Hall and Hotel —
14 May 2013 Los Angeles Club Nokia Anvil
17 May 2013 Mexico City Mexico Palacio de los Deportes (Force Fest) —
19 May 2013 Guadalajara Explanada VFG (Hell & Heaven Metal Fest)
Leg 3 — Europe[8]
31 May 2013 Warsaw Poland Warsaw University of Life Sciences
(Ursynalia – Warsaw Student Festival)		 —
1 June 2013 Nijmegen Netherlands Goffertpark (FortaRock Festival)
5 June 2013 Nyon Switzerland Crans-près-Céligny (Caribana Festival)
8 June 2013 Amnéville France Snowhall Parc (Sonisphere Festival)
15 June 2013 Castle Donington England Donington Park (Download Festival)
17 June 2013 London IndigO2 (Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards)
22 June 2013 Unterpremstätten Austria Schwarzl Freizeit Zentrum (See-Rock Festival)
25 June 2013 Milan Italy San Siro Racecourse
28 June 2013 Löbnitz Germany Roitzschjora Airfield (With Full Force)
4 July 2013 Gothenburg Sweden Göteborg Galopp (Metaltown Festival)
23 July 2013 Valencia Spain The Real Gardens (The Real Gardens)
26 July 2013 Moscow Russia Crocus City Hall
28 July 2013 Kyiv Ukraine Palace of Sports
2 August 2013 Wacken Germany Wacken Open Air
4 August 2013 Lokeren Belgium Grote Kaai LokerseFeeslen

Personnel

References
  1. Blabbermouth (6 August 2013). "Motörhead's Lemmy Refused To Let Wacken open air Fans Down". blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  2. "Festival Review: Download 2013 | Live Music Reviews". musicOMH. 19 June 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  3. "Heavy T.O. featuring Megadeth, Rob Zombie, Motörhead, Opeth, Slayer Downsview Park, Toronto ON July 23–24". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  4. Admin, Jukebox:Metal. "Jukebox:Metal | Motörhead tour 2013". Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  5. Blabbermouth (11 December 2012). "MOTÖRHEAD Frontman's Flu Forces Kempten Concert Cancelation". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  6. "Motorhead and Anthrax announce joint UK tour – ticket details | NME". NME Music News, Reviews, Videos, Galleries, Tickets and Blogs | NME.COM. 24 April 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  7. "Motörhead Tour Dates". www.chmetal.info. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  8. Burridge, Alan (2019). Motorhead - Keep Us On The Road. Cleopatra. p. 426. ISBN 978-0997205664.


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