Evanescence Tour begins

Evanescence debuted at the top of the Billboard 200 with sales of 127,000 in the US, becoming the band’s second number one album on the chart after The Open Door . The Evanescence Tour began on August 17, 2011, with a show at War Memorial Auditorium in Nashville. The band then performed at Rock on the Range in Winnipeg on August 20, 2011, and at Rock in Rio on October 2 alongside Guns N’ Roses and System of a Down as well as Brazilian artists Pitty and Detonautas Roque Clube . After a series of events in North America, Evanescence traveled to Europe in November to play a sold-out tour in the UK, Germany and France, with support from The Pretty Reckless and Australian band ME. Evanescence performed at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert on December 11, 2011, where they played “Lost in Paradise” and “Bring Me to Life”, before again touring in North America. In February 2012 they toured Japan with Dazzle Vision , and in the same month performed in other southeast Asian countries. March 2012 saw the band tour Australia and New Zealand with Blaqk Audio . Between April and July 2012, Evanescence toured in Europe and North America, with additional stops in Africa and the Middle East.