Refused Reunion Tour

Background

BBC Radio 1's "Punk Show" announced on 2 January 2012, that Refused would be reuniting this year for a series of show. This was confirmed on frontman Dennis Lyxzén's Facebook page on 9 January 2012, as well as announcing the band's first reunion show, at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. Later, some European festival appearances were announced, such as Way Out West Festival in Sweden, and Groezrock in Belgium. The band was set to perform at the Sonisphere Festival, being their only exclusive UK appearance on the tour, though after the festival was cancelled, the band was instead booked to appear on the Download Festival.

Final shows

The band announced five final shows, one in Norway and four in Sweden; with the band's final show taking place in their hometown of Umeå, Sweden.

Following the band's show at the Exel Arena in Umeå on 15 December, the band played four songs at an afterparty show the same night with the bands Final Exit and Abhinanda playing reunion shows.

Return

On 25 November 2014, Refused announced that they will perform their first shows in three years at the Reading and Leeds Festivals, Groezrock and Amnesia Rockfest in the summer of 2015. They also headlined Punk Rock Bowling in Las Vegas in May 2015. The concerts were accompanied by the release of a new album called Freedom.

Set list

• "The Shape of Punk to Come"
• "The Refused Party Program"
• "Refused Are Fuckin' Dead"
• "Rather Be Dead"
• "Coup d'état"
• "Summerholidays vs. Punkroutine"
• "The Deadly Rhythm"
• "Hook, Line and Sinker"
• "Circle Pit"
• "Liberation Frequency"
• "Life Support Addiction"
• "Worms of the Senses / Faculties of the Skull"

Encore

• "Everlasting"
• "New Noise"
• "The Shape of Punk to Come"
• "The Refused Party Program"
• "Liberation Frequency"
• "Rather Be Dead"
• "Coup d'état"
• "Summerholidays vs. Punkroutine"
• "The Deadly Rhythm"
• "Hook, Line and Sinker"
• "Circle Pit"
• "Refused Are Fuckin' Dead"
• "Life Support Addiction"
• "Worms of the Senses / Faculties of the Skull"

Encore

• "New Noise"
• "Tannhäuser / Derivè"
• "Worms of the Senses / Faculties of the Skull"
• "The Refused Party Program"
• "Liberation Frequency"
• "Rather Be Dead"
• "Coup d'état"
• "Summerholidays vs. Punkroutine"
• "The Deadly Rhythm"
• "Hook, Line and Sinker"
• "Everlasting"
• "Refused Are Fuckin' Dead"
• "The Slayer"
• "The Shape of Punk to Come"

Encore

• "New Noise"
• "Tannhäuser / Derivè"
• "Worms of the Senses / Faculties of the Skull"
• "The Refused Party Program"
• "Liberation Frequency"
• "Rather Be Dead"
• "Coup d'état"
• "Summerholidays vs. Punkroutine"
• "The Deadly Rhythm"
• "Hook, Line and Sinker"
• "Refused Are Fuckin' Dead"
• "The Slayer" / "Life Support Addiction" (Varied between shows)
• "It's Clobberin' Time" (Sick of It All cover) (w/ Lou Koller)
• "Injustice System" (Sick of It All cover) (w/ Lou Koller)
• "The Shape of Punk to Come"

Encore

• "New Noise"
• "Tannhäuser / Derivè"
• "Worms of the Senses / Faculties of the Skull"
• "The Refused Party Program"
• "Liberation Frequency"
• "Rather Be Dead"
• "Coup d'état"
• "Summerholidays vs. Punkroutine"
• "The Deadly Rhythm"
• "Hook, Line and Sinker"
• "Everlasting" (Played on only two dates)
• "Refused Are Fuckin' Dead"
• "Life Support Addiction"

Encore

• "The Shape of Punk to Come"
• "New Noise"
• "Tannhäuser / Derivè"
• "Worms of the Senses / Faculties of the Skull"
• "The Refused Party Program"
• "Liberation Frequency"
• "Rather Be Dead"
• "Coup d'état"
• "Summerholidays vs. Punkroutine"
• "The Deadly Rhythm"
• "Hook, Line and Sinker"
• "Refused Are Fuckin' Dead"
• "The Shape of Punk to Come"
• "New Noise"
• "Tannhäuser / Derivè"
• "Worms of the Senses / Faculties of the Skull"
• "The Refused Party Program"
• "Liberation Frequency"
• "Rather Be Dead"
• "Coup d'état"
• "Summerholidays vs. Punkroutine"
• "The Deadly Rhythm"
• "Hook, Line and Sinker"
• "Everlasting" / "The Slayer" (Varied between shows)
• "Refused Are Fuckin' Dead"
• "Circle Pit"
• "Life Support Addiction" / "Last Minute Prayer" (Varied between shows)
• "The Shape of Punk to Come"

Encore

• "New Noise"
• "Tannhäuser / Derivè"
• "Worms of the Senses / Faculties of the Skull"
• "The Refused Party Program"
• "Liberation Frequency"
• "Rather Be Dead"
• "Coup d'état"
• "Summerholidays vs. Punkroutine"
• "The Deadly Rhythm"
• "Hook, Line and Sinker"
• "Life Support Addiction"
• "Refused Are Fuckin' Dead"
• "The Shape of Punk to Come"

Encore

• "New Noise"
• "Tannhäuser / Derivè"
• "The Shape of Punk to Come"
• "The Refused Party Program"
• "Liberation Frequency"
• "Rather Be Dead"
• "Coup d'état"
• "Summerholidays vs. Punkroutine"
• "The Deadly Rhythm"
• "Hook, Line and Sinker"
• "Circle Pit"
• "Protest Song '68"
• "Refused Are Fucking Dead"
• "Life Support Addiction"
• "Worms of the Senses / Faculties of the Skull"

Encore

• "New Noise"
• "Tannhäuser / Derivè"
• "The Shape of Punk to Come"
• "The Refused Party Program"
• "Liberation Frequency"
• "Rather Be Dead"
• "Coup d'état"
• "Summerholidays vs. Punkroutine"
• "The Deadly Rhythm"
• "Hook, Line and Sinker"
• "Everlasting"
• "Pump the Brakes"
• "Refused Are Fucking Dead"
• "Life Support Addiction"
• "Worms of the Senses / Faculties of the Skull"

Encore

• "New Noise"
• "Tannhäuser / Derivè"
• "Burning Fight (Inside Out cover)"
• "New Direction (Gorilla Biscuits cover)"
• "Re-Fused"
• "Circle Pit"

Tour dates

Support acts

• Cerebral Ballzy (22 April 2012)
• Ceremony (23 April 2012)
• Death Grips (12 April 2012)
• Hårda Tider (29 February 2012)
• Les Big Byrd (30 March 2012)
• Off! ( 15–26 July 2012)
• Pettybone ( 12–13 August)
• Sleigh Bells ( 27–31 August 2012)
• The Afghan Whigs (4 June 2012)
• The Bots ( 13–14 August)
• The Bronx (18 April 2012; 22 August 2012; 25 August 2012)
• The Gaslight Anthem (4 June 2012)
• The Hives (18 April 2012)
• U.X. Vileheads (29 February 2012)
• BLKOUT! (9 November 2012)
• Nuclear Summer (11 November 2012)
• Endless Heights (13 November 2012)
• Outright ( 15–16 November 2012)
• Hightime (17 November 2012)

As a support act

• Soundgarden (4 June 2012)

Personnel

• Dennis Lyxzén – lead vocals
• Kristofer Steen – lead guitar, percussion
• Jon Brännström – vocals, rhythm guitar
• Magnus Flagge – bass guitar, cello
• David Sandström – drums, percussion

References

References

1. [http://www.songkick.com/artists/88426-refused/gigography] at [[Songkick]]
2. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPyw_xw6KVQ] at [[YouTube]]
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4. (25 November 2014). "Refused to Play Amnesia Rockfest". [[AbsolutePunk]].net.
5. (26 November 2014). "Punk Rock Bowling Announces 2015 Headliners". newnoisemagazine.com.
6. https://www.brooklynvegan.com/refused-played-3/