The Graffiti on the Train Tour was a worldwide
concert tour
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by
rock
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* Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids
* Rock music, a genre of popular music
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Places United Kingdom
* Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wales ...
band
Stereophonics
Stereophonics are a Welsh rock band formed in 1992 in the village of Cwmaman in the Cynon Valley, Wales. The band consists of Kelly Jones (lead vocals, lead guitar, keyboards), Richard Jones (bass guitar, harmonica, backing vocals), Adam Zind ...
. The band have played at festivals as well as their own shows while on the tour. It was the band's first tour without drummer
Javier Weyler
Javier Andrés Weyler (born 3 July 1975) is an Argentine-born Venezuelan-English drummer, best known as a member of Stereophonics from 2004 to 2012. He was the drummer in the Venezuelan band Claroscuro for over nine years until he left the countr ...
, who was replaced by Jamie Morrison. The tour started in
Newport
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*Newport, Wales
*Newport, Rhode Island, US
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Places Asia
*Newport City, Metro Manila, a Philippine district in Pasay
Europe
Ireland
*Newport, County Mayo, a town on the ...
, Wales on 15 December 2012 and is set to end in London, England on 28 November 2013. During their leg in Japan, lead singer
Kelly Jones
Kelly Jones (born 3 June 1974) is a Welsh singer-songwriter and a founding member, lead singer, and guitarist of the rock band Stereophonics.
Early life and debut
Kelly Jones was born youngest of three boys for Beryl and Arwyn Jones in the s ...
twisted his ankle after a night out with Morrison. With their flight due to leave within a few hours and Jones unable to walk, bassist
Richard Jones had to transport the singer across the airport in a luggage trolley. For the next gigs, Jones had to wear a leg strap which restricted his movement on stage. Later on while on the Australian leg, he also suffered from a
respiratory tract infection
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which forced the band to cancel their show in Melbourne on 23 July, Stereophonics' first cancellation in 17 years. Before their American leg of the tour, a competition was held by
Creative Allies for people to design a poster for the leg.
The winner, Yiotu, won $500 and a Stereophonics prize pack.
During the last leg of the tour,
The Wind and The Wave
The Wind and The Wave (stylized as The Wind + The Wave) is an American band composed of Dwight A. Baker and Patricia Lynn.
Background
Dwight Baker and Patricia Lynn played their first show on July 4, 2013, in Austin, Texas, opening for Bob Schne ...
supported the band from 7–16 November.
For the remaining dates,
Kitty, Daisy & Lewis
Kitty, Daisy & Lewis are a British band fronted by the siblings of the Durham family. Their music is influenced heavily by R&B, blues, soul, punk, rock and roll, and West Indian music. They are all multi-instrumentalists playing guitar, piano, ...
were the band.
Set list
This set list is representative of the performance on 20 September 2013. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.
#Catacomb
#Local Boy in the Photograph
#Superman
#Graffiti on the Train
#We Share the Same Sun
#Indian Summer
#Have a Nice Day
#Vegas Two Times
#Mr. Writer
#Nothing Precious at All
#Maybe Tomorrow
#The Bartender and the Thief
#Roll the Dice
#Violins and Tambourines
#Been Caught Cheating
#Beerbottle
#Could You Be the One?
#In a Moment
Encore
#Billy Davey's Daughter
#Just Looking
#A Thousand Trees
#Dakota
Tour dates
References
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2012 concert tours
2013 concert tours
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