with Moth. In April and May 2002, the band toured with Brand New and the Starting Line. Following on from this, the group went on a UK tour with New Found Glory. Between late June and mid-August, Finch performed on the 2002 Warped Tour as part of the Drive-Thru Records stage. In late August 2002, the band performed at the Reading and Leeds Festivals in the UK. The following month, Finch performed a few shows in Japan. In October and November 2002, the band embarked on a tour across the US with New Found Glory, Something Corporate and Further Seems Forever, and appeared at the Smoke Out Festival. In the last two months of the year, Finch went on a UK tour with From Autumn to Ashes as well Coheed and Cambria. The band toured with From Autumn to Ashes across the US in January and February 2003. Allister were initially planned to be the support act, before they were replaced by Steel Train. In February, the band went on a co-headlining US tour with the Used, with support from Steel Train and From Autumn to Ashes. Following on from this, Finch continued touring with the Movielife, Senses Fail and A Static Lullaby until early March 2003. That same month, the band went on a tour of the UK with Brand New. In April 2003, they performed at Skate and Surf Fest, and appeared on Late Night with Conan O'Brien. In early May 2003, Finch performed at two shows as part of MTV's Campus Invasion tour. The following month, the band appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, and performed at the KROQ Weenie Roast festival. In early July 2003, Finch appeared on Last Call with Carson Daly. The following month, they performed at Furnace Fest, before playing on the main stage at the Reading and Leeds Festivals. Critical reception What It Is to Burn was met with generally positive reviews from music critics. AllMusic reviewer Jason D. Taylor opened his piece by calling the album "phenomenal," noting that Finch rode the "thin line" between hardcore punk and pop punk, preserving a "trademark sound that stands out from the crowd." He also wrote that the album "exemplifies everything that is right in the punk scene", citing its emotional vulnerability, the "agonizing fury of hardcore" and the positive "tones of pop-punk." Amy Sciarretto of CMJ New Music Report was impressed with the band's