The Endgame Tour was a

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band

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, taking place from 2011 to 2013, in support of their sixth full-length studio album '' Endgame''. The tour began on February 25, 2011, with the band's first visit to South America, playing a short leg with two dates in Brazil and one in

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with supporting act Berri Txarrak. This followed a short tour of small venues in Europe with supporting act Coliseum, and a major US tour with supporting acts

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and Four Year Strong. In July, the band headlined a tour of

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with supporting acts Sick of It All and

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, which was followed by a run of European festival dates in August, including playing the

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. The band was then chosen as the main guest supporting act on the

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' fall headlining tour in support of '' Wasting Light'', which took place in September, after which Rise Against headlined their own Canadian tour with supporting acts

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and The Black Pacific. Between November 2–13, 2011, the band played their first UK headlining tour in 2 years, supported by Tom Morello: The Nightwatchman and Polar Bear Club, the band also played one date in Scotland during the tour, and added an additional date in Rome, Italy on November 15. In December, the band played a series of Christmas special radio festival shows. The band's first tour of 2012 was another US headlining leg, which was supported by

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and The Menzingers, with Glassjaw also joining as a special guest supporting act at the

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show on February 3. Between February 28–March 20, 2012, the band headlined another tour of Europe, visiting countries they haven't visited in years like Norway, Finland and the Czech Republic, and also touring Germany. The tour was supported by

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and

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. The band followed with another leg of the US in April–May, which was supported by

and Title Fight.

Set list

Tour dates

Support acts

(January 17–February 5, 2012; April 15–May 10, 2012) * AbraSKAdabra (February 25, 2011) * Antillectual (August 13, 2011) *

(February 28–March 10, 15–20, 2012) * Authority Zero (September 27, 2012) *

(April 5–May 14, 2011) * Berri Txarrak (February 25–27, 2011) *

(July 14–23, 2011) * Coliseum (March 11–27, 2011) *

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(April 7, 2011) * Four Year Strong (April 5–May 14, 2011) *

(September 30–October 12, 2011) *

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(June 12–14, 2012; June 19, 2012) * Glassjaw (February 3, 2012) *

Hot Water Music Hot Water Music is an American punk rock band formed in October 1994 and based in Gainesville, Florida. Since their formation, the group has consisted of Chuck Ragan and Chris Wollard on shared lead vocals and guitars, bass guitarist Jason B ...

(September 11–13, 2012; September 16–25; 2012; September 28–October 7, 2012) * Good Intentions (February 26, 2011) *

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(September 9, 2012) *

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(September 21, 2012) * Polar Bear Club (November 2–15, 2011) * Port (812) (March 12, 2012) * Sick of It All (July 14–23, 2011) * Shameless Losers (February 27, 2011) * T-34 (March 13, 2012) * Templeton Pek (August 13–15, 23, 2011) * The Black Pacific (September 27–October 12, 2011) *

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(September 14–26, 2011) * The Gaslight Anthem (September 11–13, 2012; September 16–20, 2012; September 24–25, 2012; September 28–October 7, 2012) * The Menzingers (January 17–February 5, 2012) *

(September 9, 2012) * Title Fight (April 15–May 10, 2012) * Tom Morello: The Nightwatchman (November 2–13, 2011) *

(February 28–March 10, 15–20, 2012)

As a support act

(September 14–26, 2011)

Personnel

* Tim McIlrath – lead vocals, rhythm guitar *

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– lead guitar, backing vocals * Joe Principe – bass guitar, backing vocals *

Brandon Barnes Brandon Barnes (born October 10, 1978) is an American musician, best known as the drummer for the punk rock band Rise Against. Biography Barnes received his first drum set when he was nine years old from his grandfather, who was a jazz musi ...

– drums, percussion

Songs played

From ''The Unraveling''

*Alive and Well *Six Ways 'Til Sunday *Remains of Summer Memories *Stained Glass and Marble *Everchanging

From ''Revolutions per Minute''

*Heaven Knows * Like the Angel *Blood-Red, White & Blue *Broken English *Torches

From ''Siren Song of the Counter Culture''

*State of the Union *Paper Wings *Blood to Bleed * Give It All * Swing Life Away

From ''The Sufferer & the Witness''

*Chamber the Cartridge *Injection *

Ready to Fall "Ready to Fall" is the first single (music), single by the punk rock band Rise Against from their fourth studio album, ''The Sufferer & The Witness'' (2006). An acoustic version of this song was performed live on the CJZN Radio station in Victor ...

* Prayer of the Refugee *Drones *Behind Closed Doors * The Good Left Undone *Survive

From ''Appeal to Reason''

*Collapse (Post-Amerika) *Long Forgotten Sons * Re-Education (Through Labor) *The Dirt Whispered *From Heads Unworthy *The Strength to Go On * Audience of One *Entertainment *Hero of War *

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From ''Endgame''

*Architects *

Help Is on the Way "Help Is On the Way" is a song by American rock band Rise Against, featured on their sixth studio album '' Endgame'' (2011). Inspired by lead vocalist Tim McIlrath's visit to New Orleans, the song is about the slow response time for aid to disa ...

* Make It Stop (September's Children) *Disparity By Design *

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*Midnight Hands *Survivor Guilt *Broken Mirrors *Wait for Me

References

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