Asylum Tour (Disturbed)

{{Short description|2010–2011 concert tour by Disturbed}}

{{Infobox concert

| concert_tour_name = Asylum Tour

| type =

| image =

| image_caption =

| location = {{hlist|Europe|North America|Oceania|South America}}

| artist = Disturbed

| album = Asylum

| start_date = August 13, 2010

| end_date = August 27, 2011

| number_of_legs = 8

| number_of_shows = 146

| last_tour = Indestructible Tour
(2008–2009)

| this_tour = Asylum Tour
(2010–2011)

| next_tour = Immortalized Tour
(2015–2017)

}}

The Asylum Tour was a 2010–11 concert tour by American heavy metal band Disturbed in support of the group's fifth studio album, Asylum, which was released in August 2010.{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/957125/disturbed-takes-nothing-for-granted-on-asylum-album|title=Disturbed Takes Nothing for Granted On 'Asylum' Album|publisher=Billboard}}

The tour began in mid-August 2010 with an appearance as part of a series of concerts held during the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in Sturgis, South Dakota, United States.{{cite web|url=http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/news/article_c9360462-fba4-11de-bba8-001cc4c002e0.html|title=Disturbed to play at Buffalo Chip during Sturgis rally|first=Journal|last=staff|date=7 January 2010 |publisher=}} This was followed by the commencement of the Uproar Festival, a North American touring event which features Disturbed as headliners and includes acts such as Avenged Sevenfold, Stone Sour and Hellyeah.{{cite web|url=http://www.thegauntlet.com/article/1225/19019/Bands-and-dates-announced-for-Uproar.html#axzz0yu65kAYL|title=Bands and dates announced for Uproar.html|publisher=The Gauntlet}} The festival began in Minneapolis and culminated in Madison, Wisconsin in early October.

In October 2010, it was reported that David Draiman was diagnosed with a "serious throat condition" and, as a result, ten headline U.S. shows following the culmination of the Uproar Festival were canceled.{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode%3DArticle%26newsitemID%3D147395 |title=BLABBERMOUTH.NET - DISTURBED Frontman Diagnosed with 'Serious Throat Condition'; U.S. Tour Canceled |accessdate=2011-01-09 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101011075947/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=147395 |archivedate=2010-10-11 |website=Roadrunner Records }} The group reconvened in mid-November for a European leg of the "Taste of Chaos" package tour, which featured Papa Roach, Buckcherry and Halestorm, as well as Disturbed.{{cite web|url=http://www.kerrang.com/blog/2010/07/disturbed_to_headline_taste_of.html |title=Kerrang! Disturbed to headline Taste of Chaos 2010 |accessdate=2010-09-08 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100830072335/http://www.kerrang.com/blog/2010/07/disturbed_to_headline_taste_of.html |archivedate=2010-08-30 |website=Kerrang! }} The leg began in Helsinki and wrapped up in Nottingham, United Kingdom in mid-December.

In mid-January 2011, the band commenced a U.S. leg of the self-created package tour, "Music as a Weapon V", beginning in Bloomington, Illinois. The tour featured co-headliners Korn, as well as acts Sevendust and In This Moment. In April 2011, the tour came to Oceania, with acts Trivium, As I Lay Dying and Forgiven Rival in tow. The Oceania leg began in Perth, Australia and finished in Christchurch, New Zealand.

Lead singer David Draiman has stated that the production levels for the tour will surpass those on previous tours, with an aspect "that no one has ever seen from Disturbed live — very theatrical, very dramatic, very visually stimulating".{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode%3DArticle%26newsitemID%3D143735 |title=BLABBERMOUTH.NET - DISTURBED Planning 'Visually Stimulating' Live Show |accessdate=2010-08-03 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100801133843/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=143735 |archivedate=2010-08-01 }} Radio show hardDrive commented on the stage show, calling it "a total assault of the senses".{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/upcoming_tours/disturbed_unveils_massive_new_show_on_uproar_tour.html|title=Disturbed Unveils Massive New Show On 'Uproar' Tour - Music News|publisher=Ultimate-Guitar.com}}