The Sword will be hitting the road to promote and tour their upcoming album, Warp Riders. They have U.S. tour scheduled, followed with a huge European tour and a short tour of Australia with the Soundwave Festival. They will be touring the U.S. with Karma To Burn and Mount Carmen. You can get tickets on presale starting Friday at the link below. Here is the presser:

The Sword Announce Fall 2010 Tour of U.S. and Europe

The US tour begins on Friday, October 1st in Los Angeles and ends in Chicago on October 23rd. Tickets go on pre-sale to fans beginning Friday, July 30th and to the general public beginning one week later on Friday, August 6th.

The European tour begins in Antwerp on November 8th and ends in Belfast on December 12th. Tickets are on sale now!

We’re also happy to announce we’ll be touring Australia with the Soundwave Festival in late February/early March 2011. For more information, visit our Performance page here.

2010 U.S. TOUR With Karma To Burn & Mount Carmel
Pre-sale Username: thesword / password: tickets

10/01 Los Angeles, CA El Rey

10/02 San Francisco, CA Regency

10/03 Portland, OR Roseland

10/04 Seattle, WA The Showbox

10/06 Denver, CO Ogden Theatre

10/12 Atlanta, GA Masquerade

10/13 Asheville, NC Orange Peel

10/14 Roanoke, VA Martin’s Downtown

10/15 Philadelphia, PA Theatre of the Living Arts

10/16 New York, NY Webster Hall

10/17 Boston, MA Royale Boston

10/19 Cleveland, OH House of Blues

10/20 Washington, DC 9:30 Club

10/21 Huntington, WV V Club Live

10/23 Chicago, IL Metro

2010 EUROPEAN TOUR

11/08 Antwerp, Belgium Trix

11/09 Hamburg, Germany Molotov

11/11 Stockholm, Sweden Gote Killare

11/12 Malmo, Sweden KB

11/13 Oslo, Norway Garage

11/15 Berlin, Germany Magnet

11/16 Munich, Germany 59:1

11/17 Vienna, Austra Szene

11/18 Milan, Italy Live Club

11/19 Graz, Austria PPC

11/21 Zurich, Switzerland Dynamo

11/23 Koln, Germany Underground

11/24 Paris, France Le Fleche D’or

11/26 Uden, Holland De Pul

11/27 Kerkrade, Holland Rock Temple

11/29 Portsmouth, UK Wedgewood Rooms

11/30 Bristol, UK Fleece & Firkin

12/01 Birmingham, UK Bar Academy

12/03 Leeds, UK Cockpit

12/04 Glasgow, UK G2

12/05 Newcastle, UK Academy II

12/06 Manchester, UK Academy III

12/08 Nottingham, UK Rescue Rooms

12/09 London, UK Islington Academy

12/10 Brighton, UK Audio

12/11 Dublin, Ireland Dublin Academy

12/12 Belfast, Ireland Stiff Kitten

2011 SOUNDWAVE FESTIVAL

2/26/11 Brisbane, AUS Soundwave Festival

2/27/11 Sydney, AUS Soundwave Festival

3/04/11 Melbourne, AUS Soundwave Festival

3/05/11 Adelaide, AUS Soundwave Festival

3/07/11 Perth, AUS Soundwave Festival