Afraid of Heights Tour

The Afraid of Heights Tour was a concert tour by Canadian rock band Billy Talent in support of their album, Afraid of Heights, which was released on July 29, 2016.^[1] Drummer Aaron Solowoniuk did not be take part in the tour and had not taken part in the album, as Jordan Hastings of Alexisonfire replaced him only for the tour as the drummer.

Afraid of Heights Tour

Tour by Billy Talent
Location	North America, Europe, Asia, Oceania
Associated album	Afraid of Heights
Start date	May 29, 2016
End date	October 13, 2018
Legs	7
No. of shows	109
Billy Talent concert chronology
BT1 Turns 10 Tour (2013) Afraid of Heights Tour (2016–2018) Crisis of Faith Tour (2022–2023)

A special performance at the Rogers Centre in support of Guns N' Roses was also done as part of the tour on July 16, 2016.^[2]

Alexisonfire made a special appearance on the February 27, 2017 show at Toronto's Air Canada Centre. They played after Billy Talent wrapped up their main set, playing three songs. After that, Billy Talent came back on stage to perform their encore set. Billy Talent drummer Aaron Solowoniuk joined them for two songs during the show. During the show, Jeremy Widerman of Monster Truck also joined them for a cover of "Nautical Disaster" by The Tragically Hip in dedication in Gord Downie.

Setlist

This is the average setlist of the tour. It is not representative of all concerts for the duration of the tour.^[3]

1. "Devil in a Midnight Mass"
2. "This Suffering"
3. "Big Red Gun"
4. "This Is How It Goes"
5. "Rusted from the Rain"
6. "The Crutch"
7. "Pins and Needles"
8. "Ghost Ship of Cannibal Rats"
9. "Surrender"
10. "Saint Veronika"
11. "Surprise Surprise"
12. "River Below"
13. "Afraid of Heights"
14. "Louder than the DJ"
15. "Devil on My Shoulder"
16. "Red Flag"
17. "Viking Death March"
18. "Try Honesty"
19. "Fallen Leaves"

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
Europe
May 29, 2016	Moscow	Russia	Zeleniy Theater
May 30, 2016	Saint Petersburg		Kosmonavt
June 4, 2016	Mendig	Germany	Rock am Ring
June 5, 2016	Nuremberg		Rock im Park
June 7, 2016	Budapest	Hungary	Budapest Park
June 9, 2016	Nickelsdorf	Austria	Nova Rock
June 10, 2016	Interlaken	Switzerland	Greenfield Festival
June 12, 2016	Castle Donington	England	Download Festival
June 15, 2016	Prague	Czech Republic	Tipsport Arena
North America
June 24, 2016	Montebello	Canada	Amnesia Rockfest
June 25, 2016	Brantford		Lions Park
July 16, 2016	Toronto		Rogers Centre^[A]
July 21, 2016	Rimouski		Les Grande Fetes du St-Laurent
July 23, 2016	Saguenay		Scene de la zone portuaire
July 28, 2016	Toronto		Horseshoe Tavern
Oceania / Asia
August 11, 2016	Brisbane	Australia	Max Watt's
August 13, 2016	Sydney		Metro Theatre
August 14, 2016	Melbourne		170 Russell
August 16, 2016	Adelaide		Fowlers Live
August 20, 2016	Tokyo	Japan	Summer Sonic
August 21, 2016	Osaka
North America
September 3, 2016	Denver	United States	Riot Fest
September 5, 2016	Kansas City		The Riot Room
September 6, 2016	Minneapolis		Varsity Theater
September 7, 2016	Milwaukee		The Rave
September 9, 2016	Niagara Falls		Rapids Theatre
September 10, 2016	New York City		The Gramercy Theatre
September 11, 2016	Cambridge		The Sinclair
September 13, 2016	Philadelphia		The Foundry
September 14, 2016	Washington D.C.		Rock and Roll Hotel
September 16, 2016	Grand Rapids		The Pyramid Scheme
September 17, 2016	Kalamazoo		District Square
September 18, 2016	Chicago		Riot Fest
September 30, 2016	Sterling Heights		Freedom Hill Amphitheatre
Europe
October 12, 2016	Norwich	England	Nick Rayns LCR
October 13, 2016	Bristol		O2 Academy Bristol
October 15, 2016	Manchester		Manchester Academy
October 16, 2016	Glasgow	Scotland	O2 ABC
October 17, 2016	Newcastle	England	O2 Academy 2
October 19, 2016	Birmingham		O2 Institute
October 20, 2016	Leeds		O2 Academy Leeds
October 22, 2016	Nottingham		Rock City
October 23, 2016	London		Roundhouse
October 24, 2016	Cardiff	Wales	TramShed Cardiff
October 26, 2016	Southampton	England	O2 Guildhall
October 27, 2016	Paris	France	Elysee Montmartre
October 28, 2016	Antwerp	Belgium	Muziekcentrum TRIX
October 30, 2016	Amsterdam	Netherlands	Melkweg The Max
November 1, 2016	Luxembourg		Esch-sur-Alzette
November 2, 2016	Copenhagen	Denmark	Pumpehuset
November 3, 2016	Stockholm	Sweden	Arenan/Fryshuset
November 5, 2016	Turku	Finland	Logomo
November 6, 2016	Helsinki		The Circus
November 19, 2016	Madrid	Spain	Teatro Barcelo
November 20, 2016	Barcelona		Sala Barts
November 22, 2016	Zurich	Switzerland	Volkshaus
November 23, 2016	Lausanne		Les Docks
November 25, 2016	Linz	Austria	Posthof
November 26, 2016	Vienna		Bank Austria Halle
November 27, 2016	Graz		Orpheum
November 29, 2016	Munich	Germany	Zenith
November 30, 2016	Stuttgart		Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle
December 2, 2016	Hanover		Swiss Life Hall
December 3, 2016	Düsseldorf		Mitsubishi Halle
December 4, 2016	Frankfurt		Festhalle
December 6, 2016	Hamburg		Alsterdorfer Sporthalle
December 7, 2016	Leipzig		Haus Auensee
December 9, 2016	Berlin		Max-Schmeling-Halle
December 10, 2016	Lingen		EmslandArena
December 12, 2016	Poznan	Poland	CK Zamek
December 13, 2016	Warsaw		Progresja
Canada
February 16, 2017	Abbotsford	Canada	Abbotsford Centre
February 18, 2017	Calgary		Grey Eagle
February 21, 2017	Edmonton		Shaw Conference
February 22, 2017	Regina		Brandt Centre
February 23, 2017	Winnipeg		MTS Centre
February 26, 2017	London		Budweiser Gardens
February 27, 2017	Toronto		Air Canada Centre
March 1, 2017	Montreal		Bell Centre
March 2, 2017	Quebec City		Centre Videotron
March 3, 2017	Ottawa		TD Place Arena
March 5, 2017	Moncton		Casino NB
March 6, 2017	Halifax		Scotiabank Centre
Canada / Europe / Festivals
June 3, 2017	Hamilton	Canada	Tim Hortons Field
July 1, 2017	Quebec City		Plains of Abraham
July 2, 2017	Trois-Rivières		Festivoix
July 21, 2017	Degen	Switzerland	33rd Open Air Lumnezia
July 22, 2017	Freiburg	Germany	SICK-ARENA
July 23, 2017	Cuxhaven		Deichbrand Festival
July 26, 2017	Saint Petersburg	Russia	Cosmonaut
July 27, 2017	Moscow		Yotaspace
July 29, 2017	Kiev	Ukraine	Atlas Club
July 31, 2017	Trencin	Slovakia	Piano Club
August 1, 2017	Olomouc	Czech Republic	Olomouc
August 3, 2017	Prague		Straropramen Brewery Courtyard Festival
August 4, 2017	Anrochte	Germany	Big Day Out
August 5, 2017	Lustenau	Austria	Szene Open Air
August 7, 2017	Dortmund	Germany	Westfalenhalle
August 9, 2017	Budapest	Hungary	Sziget Festival
August 11, 2017	Puttlingen	Germany	Rocco del Schlacko
August 12, 2017	Eschwege		Open Flair
August 13, 2017	Rothenburg Ob Der Tauber		Taubertal Festival
August 15, 2017	St. Polten	Austria	Frequency Festival
August 16, 2017	Übersee	Germany	Chiemsee Summer Festival
August 18, 2017	Grossposna		Highfield Festival
August 19, 2017	Hasselt	Belgium	Pukkelpop
August 20, 2017	Biddinghuizen	Netherlands	Lowlands Festival
August 22, 2017	Graz	Austria	Kasemattenbühne
August 23, 2017	Zyrakow	Poland	Czad Festival
August 25, 2017	Reading	England	Reading Festival
August 26, 2017	Leeds		Leeds Festival
June 15, 2018	Paris	France	Download Paris
June 17, 2018	Nickelsdorf	Austria	Nova Rock
June 19, 2018	Innsbruck		Music Hall
June 20, 2018	Zurich	Switzerland	Dynamo
June 22, 2018	Scheessel	Germany	Hurricane Festival
June 23, 2018	Neuhausen Ob Eck		Southside Festival
June 24, 2018	Dessel	Belgium	Graspop Metal Meeting
June 26, 2018	Luxembourg City	Luxembourg	den Atelier
June 27, 2018
June 29, 2018	Ysselsteyn	Netherlands	Jera On Air
July 15, 2018	Calgary	Canada	Calgary Stampede
July 17, 2018	Grande Prairie		Bowes Event Center
July 20, 2018	Edmonton		K-Days
July 26, 2018	Belleville		Empire Rockfest
July 28, 2018	Timmins		Rock on the River Festival
August 1, 2018	Levis		Festivent
August 11, 2018	Toronto		Danforth Music Hall
August 16, 2018	Wiesbaden	Germany	F.U.M.S. Charity Show
August 17, 2018	Grossposna		Highfield Festival
August 18, 2018	Winterthur	Switzerland	Winterthurer Musikfestwochen
August 21, 2018	Dublin	Ireland	The Academy
August 22, 2018	Belfast	Northern Ireland	Limelight
August 24, 2018	Leeds	England	Leeds Festival
August 26, 2018	Reading		Reading Festival
September 17, 2018	St. John's	Canada	Iceberg Alley
October 12, 2018	Dusseldorf	Germany	Espirit Arena
October 13, 2018
Post-Tour
December 5, 2018	Toronto	Canada	Queen Elizabeth Theatre (Andy Kim Christmas Show)

^A This show was in support of "Guns N' Roses" for their Not in This Lifetime... Tour.

Box office

Venue	City	Date	Attendance	Gross revenue (approx.)
Air Canada Centre^[4]	Toronto	February 27, 2017	7,834 / 7,834	$277,593

Personnel

• Benjamin Kowalewicz – lead vocals
• Ian D'Sa – guitar, vocals, keyboards
• Jonathan Gallant – bass guitar, backing vocals
• Jordan Hastings – drums, percussion

Guests

• Alexisonfire (February 27, 2017 – performed a three-song set)
• Aaron Solowoniuk – drums, percussion (February 27, 2017)
• Jeremy Widerman – guitar (February 27, 2017)

References

1. . BillyTalent.com. Archived from the original on 2017-06-27. Retrieved 2017-06-19.
2. Ben Rayner (2016-07-22). "The show must go on for Billy Talent | Toronto Star". Thestar.com. Retrieved 2017-01-18.
3. "Billy Talent Average Setlists of tour: Afraid of Heights". setlist.fm.
4. "Current Boxscore". Billboard.com. June 20, 2017. Retrieved June 20, 2017.