Neverender Tour Series

Neverender is the name of a series of tours performed by Coheed and Cambria in which the band performs an album in its entirety. While its original form was four consecutive nights in which one of each of their (then) four albums were performed (one per night) in select locations, subsequent Neverenders have been much more broad in locations and focused on a single album (much more in the vein of an album anniversary tour).

The name is derived from the song "Neverender" from the band's first studio album The Second Stage Turbine Blade.

Announcement
Coheed and Cambria posted a poster to their official website and MySpace page in early July 2018 which teased an upcoming event titled Neverender. After a few days, the event was unveiled and a presale for VIP tickets went live for the New York and Los Angeles shows. These VIP tickets accounted for 10% of the total number of tickets for the tour, and they sold out within minutes.

The online poster was updated in early August to feature the American and UK flags, and it was soon announced that two additional locations had been added to the tour in response to high demand: Chicago and London.

Format
At each location, Coheed and Cambria would perform for four consecutive nights, with each night's performance consisting on a different studio album played in its entirety:


 * Night 1 - The Second Stage Turbine Blade
 * Night 2 - In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3
 * Night 3 - Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV - Volume One: From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness
 * Night 4 - Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV - Volume Two: No World For Tomorrow

Each night featured a different opening act, and fans who purchased tickets for all four nights and VIP tickets were given special acoustic performances prior to the show.

Tour Dates
* Due to a power cut, the show for December 5th was cancelled and rearranged for that Friday night instead. Initially the band decided to move the acoustic show and signing to that Friday as well, however due to many fans not being able to attend this date, it was moved back to Thursday.

Because of the power cut, Claudio Sanchez decided to repay the fans for being able to return on Friday by performing a set containing songs from his solo project The Prize Fighter Inferno, as well as a various covers, and song from a project in-progress called "The Echo Maker" which Sanchez had written just days before.

Released Media
An EP titled Neverender 12% for the tour containing just six tracks performed at the Terminal 5 venue was released exclusively to Hot Topic stores in the US on February 26th, 2009.

On March 24, 2009, Coheed and Cambria released Neverender: Children of The Fence Edition, a limited edition box set that included the entire Terminal 5 performance on four DVDs and had an audio-only version on four CDs, along with a bonus DVD with a documentary, interviews, and other features. A DVD-only version simply called Neverender was also released.

Announcement
Following the success of the 2008 tour, the band announced on January 10th, 2011 that they would be celebrating the 10 year anniversary of their first album, The Second Stage Turbine Blade by touring the United States & Canada and performing the album in its entirety each night. The tour was given the title Neverender SSTB, with select locations also hosting an “Evening with Coheed and Cambria” which consisted of an acoustic set of additional songs.

The tour's slogan was "We'll Make It If You Believe," from their song, "Everything Evil".

Tour Dates

 * Apr 08 — Kansas City, MO — Midland Theater
 * Apr 09 — Dallas, TX — Palladium
 * Apr 11 — Austin, TX — Stubbs
 * Apr 12 — Houston, TX — Warehouse Live
 * Apr 14 — Atlanta, GA — Tabernacle
 * Apr 15 — Tampa, FL — Jannus Live
 * Apr 18 — Charlotte, NC — Fillmore
 * Apr 19 — Baltimore, MD — Rams Head Live
 * Apr 20 — Washington, DC — 9:30 Club
 * Apr 22 — Sayreville, NJ — Starland Ballroom
 * Apr 25 — Boston, MA — House of Blues
 * Apr 26 — Philadelphia, PA — Electric Factory
 * Apr 27 — Toronto, ON — Kool Haus
 * Apr 29 — Detroit, MI — Royal Oak Music Theater
 * Apr 30 — Chicago, IL — House of Blues
 * May 02 — Denver, CO — Ogden Theater
 * May 03 — Salt Lake City, UT — In the Venue
 * May 05 — Seattle, WA — Showbox Sodo
 * May 06 — Portland, OR — Roseland Theater
 * May 07 — Oakland, CA — Fox Theater
 * May 09 — San Diego, CA — House of Blues
 * May 10 — Tempe, AZ — Marquee Theater
 * May 11 — Los Angeles — Club Nokia

Announcement
On May 9th, 2014, Coheed and Cambria's website and social media accounts posted a cryptic photo of a vintage rotary phone with the caption "When it rings, will you answer?" - a quote from "Delirium Trigger". The telephone image was identical to the one used in the lyrical booklet included with In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3. The website included a timer and instructed fans to enter their phone number to receive a call before the timer ran out and to gain special information and early access. Three days later, fans who had entered their phone numbers received a prerecorded message from Claudio Sanchez, announcing the Neverender IKSSE:3 Tour and revealing a password which gave the callers presale access to tickets and VIP packages.

Like Neverender SSTB, the band performed In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3 in its entirety on each stop of this tour. VIP ticket holders were granted early entry, a special intimate acoustic performance by the band, and with an exclusive cassette containing original demos for the album.

The tour's slogan was "Man Your Battle Stations," from their song, "In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3".

Tour Dates

 * Sep 5 — Riverside, CA — Riverside Municipal Auditorium
 * Sep 6 — Los Angeles, CA — The Wiltern
 * Sep 7 — Oakland, CA — Fox Theater
 * Sep 9 — Seattle, WA — Paramount Theatre
 * Sep 10 — Portland, OR — Roseland Theater
 * Sep 12 — Salt Lake City, UT — The Complex - Rockwell
 * Sep 13 — Denver, CO — Fillmore Auditorium
 * Sep 15 — Dallas, TX — South Side Ballroom
 * Sep 16 — Austin, TX — Stubb’s Bar-B-Q / Waller Creek Amph.
 * Sep 17 — Houston, TX — House Of Blues
 * Sep 19 — Lake Buena Vista, FL — House Of Blues
 * Sep 20 — North Myrtle Beach, SC — House Of Blues
 * Sep 21 — Charlotte, NC — Fillmore Charlotte
 * Sep 23 — Silver Spring, MD — The Fillmore Silver Spring
 * Sep 24 — Upper Darby, PA — Tower Theatre
 * Sep 25 — Montclair, NJ — The Wellmont Theater
 * Sep 27 — New York, NY — Manhattan Center Home Of The Hammerstein Ballroom & Grand Ballroom
 * Sep 28 — Boston, MA — House Of Blues Boston
 * Sep 30 — Detroit, MI — The Fillmore Detroit
 * Oct 1 — Toronto, ON — Kool Haus
 * Oct 2 — Cleveland, OH — House Of Blues
 * Oct 4 — Minneapolis, MN — Skyway Theatre
 * Oct 5 — Chicago, IL — House Of Blues
 * Oct 6 — Louisville, KY — Mercury Ballroom
 * Oct 7 — Atlanta, GA — The Tabernacle

Announcement
On January 23rd, 2017, a video was posted to Coheed and Cambria's social media accounts that included audio from "Keeping the Blade" over footage that contained numerous references to lyrics from Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV - Volume One: From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness. The following day, the band officially announced the Neverender GAIBSIV tour, during which they would be playing the album in its entirety on each night of the tour. It was also announced that new issues of The Amory Wars comics would be released focusing on the Good Apollo Vol. 1 storyline.

The tour's slogan was "This Is No Beginning," from their song, "The Willing Well IV: The Final Cut".

Tour Dates

 * Apr 11 — Seattle, WA — The Showbox
 * Apr 13 — Portland, OR — Roseland Theater
 * Apr 14 — Oakland, CA — Fox Theater
 * Apr 15 — Los Angeles, CA — Hollywood Palladium
 * Apr 18 — San Diego, CA — Observatory North Park
 * Apr 19 — Tempe, AZ — The Marquee
 * Apr 22 — Salt Lake City, UT — The Complex
 * Apr 22 — Denver, CO — Fillmore Auditorium
 * Apr 25 — Austin, TX — Stubb's Waller Creek Amphitheater
 * Apr 26 — Dallas, TX — House of Blues
 * Apr 27 — Houston, TX — House of Blues
 * Apr 30 — Saint Petersburg, FL — Jannus Live
 * May 02 — Atlanta, GA — Tabernacle
 * May 03 — Nashville, TN — Marathon Music Works
 * May 05 — New York, NY — Terminal 5
 * May 06 — Silver Spring, MD — The Fillmore Silver Spring
 * May 09 — Boston, MA — Blue Hills Bank Pavilion
 * May 10 — Philadelphia, PA — The Fillmore
 * May 11 — Royal Oak, MI — Royal Oak Music Theatre
 * May 13 — Minneapolis, MN — First Avenue
 * May 15 — Saint Louis, MO — The Pageant
 * May 16 — Kansas City, MO — Arvest Bank Theatre at The Midland
 * May 18 — Pittsburgh, PA — Stage AE – Indoor
 * May 19 — Chicago, IL — Aragon Ballroom

Announcement
On February 3rd, 2020, Coheed and Cambria posted a short video to their social media accounts that simply stated "THIS IS THE END" and the date "02.05.2020," with the caption that a major announcement would come the following day. The February 4th announcement was for the Neverender NWFT Tour, during which the band will tour the United States and perform the album in its entirety at each show from May 5th, 2020 through May 29th, 2020, and then later from August 30th to October 3rd. An email sent to fans also promised that that the No World for Tomorrow story would be released in The Amory Wars comics following the tour.

The tour's slogan was "Will Our Hope Still Hold On?" from their song, "No World for Tomorrow".

Original Tour Dates

 * May 05 — Austin, TX — ACL Live at the Moody Theater
 * May 06 — San Antonio, TX — The Aztec Theatre
 * May 08 — Houston, TX — Revention Music Center
 * May 09 — Dallas, TX — Bomb Factory
 * May 10 — Oklahoma City, OK — Diamond Ballroom
 * May 12 — Phoenix, AZ — The Van Buren
 * May 13 — Riverside, CA — Riverside Municipal Auditorium
 * May 15 — Los Angeles, CA — The Wiltern
 * May 16 — Oakland, CA — Fox Theater
 * May 17 — Redding, CA — Redding Civic Auditorium
 * May 19 — Seattle, WA — Showbox SoDo
 * May 20 — Portland, OR — Roseland Theater
 * May 21 — Vancouver, BC — The Commodore Ballroom
 * May 23 — Calgary, AB — The Palace Theatre
 * May 24 — Spokane, WA — Knitting Factory Concert House
 * May 25 — Missoula, MT — The Wilma
 * May 27 — Boise, ID — Knitting Factory Concert House
 * May 28 — Salt Lake City, UT — The Union Event Center
 * May 29 — Denver, CO — The Mission Ballroom
 * May 31 — Las Vegas, NV — Brooklyn Bowl
 * Aug 30 — Royal Oak, MI — Royal Oak Theatre
 * Sep 01 — St. Louis, MO — The Pageant
 * Sep 02 — Kansas City, MO — Uptown Theater
 * Sep 04 — Council Bluffs, IA — Harrah's Council Bluffs - Stir Concert Cove
 * Sep 05 — Saint Paul, MN — Palace Theatre
 * Sep 06 — Madison, WI — The Sylvee
 * Sep 08 — Cleveland, OH — Agora Theatre
 * Sep 09 — Fort Wayne, IN — Sweetwater Performance Pavilion
 * Sep 15 — Washington, DC — The Anthem
 * Sep 16 — New York, NY — The Rooftop at Pier 17
 * Sep 19 — Worcester, MA — The Palladium Outdoors*
 * Sep 20 — Philadelphia, PA — The Metropolitan Opera House
 * Sep 22 — Norfolk, VA — The Norva
 * Sep 23 — Asheville, NC — The Orange Peel – Outdoor Stage
 * Sep 25 — Atlanta, GA — Coca-Cola Roxy
 * Sep 26 — New Orleans, LA — The Fillmore at Harrah's New Orleans
 * Sep 27 — Nashville, TN — Marathon Music Works
 * Sep 29 — Jacksonville, FL — Florida Theatre
 * Sep 30 — Orlando, FL — Hard Rock Live Orlando
 * Oct 02 — Miami Beach, FL — Fillmore Miami Beach at Jackie Gleason Center
 * Oct 03 — Saint Petersburg, FL — Jannus Live

Cancellation
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the first leg of the tour (the May dates) were postponed with no immediate follow up date announced right away. Ultimately, in July, the band announced the complete cancellation of all dates. The band released special merchandise to help support their road crew who were also effected by the cancellations. This included a tour shirt with "CANCELLED" with "COVID-19" under it. As of 2021, no new dates for this Neverender have been announced.

New Dates
Due to (presumably) contractual obligations, the band had to refocus on Vaxis - Act II and as such the tour was confirmed to still be in the cards, but exactly when was uncertain.

Announcement
On February 26th, 2019, Coheed and Cambria asked fans via social media to take a survey regarding their interest of attending a "Coheed Cruise." The band again took to social media on November 18th, 2019, posting a teaser video that featured a dragonfly flying across various landscapes over audio from the "Junesong Provision" demo version, hinting at an announcement to come the following day.

On November 19, 2019, the band officially announced the S.S. Neverender for October 26 to the 30th—"a four-night, round-trip cruise from the Port of Miami, FL to Nassau, Bahamas featuring never-before and never-again performances (playing surprising songs from the Early Years and Deep Cuts), as well as interactive The Amory Wars experiences, Coheed motif and cosplay, games and activities with band members, live Q&A sessions, and multiple performances from our curated lineup including Taking Back Sunday, The Dear Hunter, Polyphia, and many more." Tickets for half of the ship were sold on the first day, and the entire cruise was booked by December 5th, 2019.

Postponement
Again, due to COVID-19, it was announced on May 13, 2020 that the S.S. Neverender was being postponed to the following year, October 2021. It was later confirmed to be happening on October 25 to the 29th and announced some lineup changes. Due to the ongoing virus, Sixthman, the touring company making the arrangements, announced additional requirements for boarding such as: vaccination and testing requirements, increased filtration, sanitation procedures and medical resources, and partnering with tour operators at the cruise's destinations to ensure the protocols were kept even when guests disembarked.

Final Features
The final lineup was:


 * Taking Back Sunday (prior to leaving Miami)
 * The Story So Far
 * Grandson
 * The Dear Hunter
 * Tigers Jaw
 * Cloud Nothings
 * Covet
 * Thank You Scientist
 * Sheer Mag
 * Spiritbox
 * Torche
 * Fire Deuce
 * Weerd Science
 * Soul Glo
 * Hail the Sun
 * Nashville is the Reason
 * with Special Guest Jon Rua

Coheed and Cambria played two, ticketed indoor shows. One on Tuesday night and one on Wednesday night, both of which were simulcasted to a venue elsewhere in the ship. These shows had an identical setlist and mostly focused on The Second Stage Turbine Blade. Notably, they played "Strung Short" from when the band was known as Shabutie (keeping in line with the Early Years and Deep Cuts theme). They also played a third show outdoor on the pool deck on Thursday evening open to all guests. This setlist was more rounded and covered big hits. Most notable, for the first encore, Sanchez and his wife came out alone to play an acoustic duet of "Wake Up".

The entire ship was outfitted in Amory Wars motifs and several related experiences were set up including having two guests dressed as United Red Army soldiers that would occasionally hang out in various areas; Maltings bar was outfitted into the "Feint of Hearts" bar were you could meet and play cards against Al the Killer and witness his deal with Claudio Kilgannon to get off of Shylos X; there was a multimedia setup of the key moments in the SSTB comic for guests to walkthrough—some scenes were holographically animated, some were acted, and some were staged using mannequins and props; and limited spots were available to take a picture with Wilhelm Ryan and the two soldiers (whose costumes were all designed by Stuart Ng ).

There were many related events such as a Q&A Session with the band, a separate one with just Sanchez, a Trivia Contest against Stever, and the opportunity to "Run the Deck" with Eppard, all of which you had to pre-submit or register for. Two morning sessions in which Echert would host a chat were also scheduled for anyone to simply show up. The first of these morning sessions was just her and a host from Sixthman, but the second one was her and Sanchez, during which Echert read the first chapter of the story for Vaxis 2, and Sanchez showed some more art for the book by Chase Stone. Lastly, two ship-wide events were also scheduled; One Among the Ship for Monday in which all guests were encouraged to wear their Coheed merch, and "Amory High Prom" which was a nod to the "You Got Spirit, Kid" music video—guests were encouraged to wear prom outfits and dance hits from the 70s, 80s, & 90s were performed by Thank You Scientist. Additionally, Jon Rua who directed the choreography in "Old Flames" hosted a workshop learning various bits of choreography on Tuesday afternoon and held a Q&A after. There was exclusive merch that could not be purchased ahead of time along side the cruise themed merch released online prior to the event.

Sixthman also gave away various things to all guests for free, including a lanyard with the band's name on one side and "S.S. Neverender I" with the dates on the other, luggage tags, decals, and a poster of the Keywork designed with lifesavers and portholes. At the Feint of Hearts bar, guests who ordered any of the specialty themed drinks were given a coaster with one of four designs taken from the cards on the cover of The Amory Wars: In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3, Issue #4 (though the hard-to-see Ambellina at the top was not available). Many event representatives, including the band themselves, strongly hinted that this would not be the only "S.S. Neverender" which coincided with the lanyards inclusion of "I."