Actor Tour Explained

Concert Tour Name:Actor Tour
Artist:St. Vincent
Album:Actor
Number Of Shows:89 in North America
45 in Europe
3 in Asia
1 in Oceania
138 Total
Last Tour:Marry Me Tour
(2007–08)
This Tour:Actor Tour
(2009–10)
Next Tour:Strange Mercy Tour
(2011–12)

The Actor Tour is the second tour by American musician and singer-songwriter St. Vincent. The tour centered on her second album, Actor (2009). The tour began in the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco, United States, on February 27, 2009, and concluded at Teatro de la Ciudad in Mexico City, Mexico, on December 3, 2010.

Opening acts

Opened for

Setlist

The following set list was obtained from the concert held on 18 June 2009 at the Granada Theater in Dallas.[1] It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.

  1. "Marry Me"
  2. "The Strangers"
  3. "Save Me from What I Want"
  4. "Now Now"
  5. "Actor Out of Work"
  6. "Paris Is Burning"
  7. "The Bed"
  8. "Laughing with a Mouth of Blood"
  9. "Black Rainbow"
  10. "Marrow"
  11. "Just the Same But Brand New"
Encore
  1. "The Party"
  2. "Your Lips Are Red"

Songs performed

SongAlbum
47"Marrow"Actor
45"Actor Out of Work"Actor
44"The Strangers"Actor
43"Your Lips Are Red"Marry Me
41"Save Me from What I Want"Actor
41"Black Rainbow"Actor
40"Laughing with a Mouth of Blood "Actor
39"The Party"Actor
35"Just the Same but Brand New"Actor
22"The Bed"Actor
20"Now Now"Marry Me
20"Jesus Saves, I Spend"Marry Me
18"Marry Me"Marry Me
14"Dig a Pony" (Beatles cover)Let It Be
13"These Days" (Jackson Browne cover)For Everyman
9"Paris Is BurningMarry Me
6"Oh My God"Actor
2"Human Racing"Marry Me
2"Landmines"Marry Me
1"What Me Worry"Marry Me
1"Happy Birthday" (Mildred J. Hill and Patty Hill cover)
1"Roslyn" w/ Bon IverThe Twilight Saga: New Moon
1"The Neighbors"Actor
1"Who" w/ David ByrneLove This Giant

Tour dates

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CityCountryVenue
North America
February 27, 2009San FranciscoUnited StatesGreat American Music Hall
March 18, 2009AustinCentral Presbyterian Church
March 20, 2009Antone's Nightclub
Europe
April 21, 2009LondonEnglandHoxton Square Bar and Kitchen
April 23, 2009BrusselsBelgiumL'Archiduc
April 26, 2009ParisFranceLa Maroquinerie
April 27, 2009AmsterdamNetherlandsParadiso
April 28, 2009HamburgGermanyGrüner Jäger
North America
May 19, 2009SomervilleUnited StatesSomerville Theatre
May 20, 2009New York CityWebster Hall
May 21, 2009PhiladelphiaFirst Unitarian Church of Philadelphia
May 22, 2009Washington, D.C.Black Cat
May 24, 2009GeorgeThe Gorge Amphitheatre
May 25, 2009PortlandAladdin Theater
May 27, 2009San FranciscoBimbo's 365 Club
May 28, 2009Los AngelesEl Rey Theatre
May 30, 2009San DiegoThe Casbah
May 31, 2009PhoenixModified Arts
June 2, 2009DenverBluebird Theater
June 3, 2009OmahaThe Slowdown
June 4, 2009MinneapolisFirst Avenue
June 5, 2009MilwaukeePabst Theater
June 7, 2009ChicagoMetro Chicago
June 8, 2009Jay Pritzker Pavilion
June 9, 2009NewportSouthgate House
June 10, 2009LexingtonThe Dame
June 11, 2009NashvilleCannery Ballroom
June 12, 2009ManchesterGreat Stage Park
June 13, 2009 Athens40 Watt Club
June 14, 2009AtlantaThe EARL
June 16, 2009BirminghamBottletree Cafe
June 18, 2009DallasGranada Theater
June 19, 2009AustinMohawk Austin
Europe
July 2, 2009RoskildeDenmarkFestivalpladsen
July 3, 2009 MalmöSwedenDebaser
July 4, 2009RotterdamNetherlandsRotown
July 5, 2009LondonEnglandHyde Park
July 6, 2009BristolThekla
July 8, 2009LondonInstitute of Contemporary Arts
July 9, 2009Venaria RealeItalyPalace of Venaria
July 11, 2009County KildareIrelandPunchestown Racecourse
July 13, 2009ManchesterEnglandThe Night and Day Café
July 14, 2009GlasgowScotlandNice N Sleazy
July 16, 2009UtrechtNetherlandsTivoli
July 17, 2009DourBelgiumFestivalpark Dour
July 18, 2009SouthwoldEnglandHenham Park
July 19, 2009AntwerpBelgiumOpenluchttheater Rivierenhof
July 20, 2009NijmegenNetherlandsValkhof Park
North America
August 1, 2009Jersey CityUnited StatesLiberty State Park
August 5, 2009DennisCape Cinema
August 6, 2009NorthamptonPearl Street Nightclub
August 7, 2009MontrealCanadaLa Sala Rossa
August 8, 2009TorontoHorseshoe Tavern
August 9, 2009HamiltonRokbar
Europe
August 13, 2009GothenburgSwedenSlottsskogen
August 15, 2009Saint-MaloFranceFort de Saint-Père
North America
August 30, 2009ColumbiaUnited StatesMerriweather Post Pavilion
September 29, 2009IndianapolisMurat Theatre
September 30, 2009ColumbiaThe Blue Note
October 1, 2009St. LouisThe Firebird
October 3, 2009New OrleansTipitina's
October 5, 2009BirminghamWorkPlay Soundstage
October 7, 2009CarrboroCat's Cradle
October 8, 2009
October 9, 2009AshevilleThe Orange Peel
October 10, 2009NashvilleRyman Auditorium
October 12, 2009CharlestonMusic Farm
October 13, 2009KnoxvilleBijou Theatre
October 14, 2009CincinnatiBogart's
October 16, 2009MadisonHigh Noon Saloon
October 17, 2009MilwaukeePabst Theater
October 18, 2009 KalamazooState Theatre
October 19, 2009ColumbusGreat Southern Hotel & Theatre
October 20, 2009ClevelandThe Beachland Ballroom
October 21, 2009BuffaloAsbury Hall at Babeville
October 22, 2009IthacaCastaways
October 24, 2009South PortlandSouth Portland Auditorium
October 25, 2009PhiladelphiaElectric Factory
October 26, 2009South BurlingtonHigher Ground
October 27, 2009ProvidenceLupo's Heartbreak Hotel
October 28, 2009Washington, D.C.
Europe
October 31, 2009LondonEnglandBarbican Centre
November 1, 2009DublinIrelandVicar Street
November 2, 2009GlasgowScotlandO2 ABC Glasgow
November 4, 2009ManchesterEnglandManchester Cathedral
November 5, 2009LeedsLeeds Metropolitan University
November 6, 2009BristolAnson Rooms
November 8, 2009BrusselsBelgiumCirque Royal
November 9, 2009AmsterdamNetherlandsMelkweg
November 10, 2009HamburgGermanyGruenspan
November 11, 2009BerlinPostbahnhof am Ostbahnhof
November 12, 2009MunichTheaterfabrik
November 15, 2009FribourgSwitzerlandFri-Son
November 16, 2009ViennaAustriaWUK
November 17, 2009BaselSwitzerlandVolkshaus Basel
November 19, 2009CologneGermanyKulturkirche Köln
November 20, 2009The HagueNetherlandsKoninklijke Schouwburg
November 21, 2009ParisFranceLa Cigale
November 24, 2009CopenhagenDenmarkVega
November 25, 2009OsloNorwayRockefeller Music Hall
November 26, 2009StockholmSwedenDebaser Medis
North America
January 29, 2010New York CityUnited StatesJazz at Lincoln Center
February 3, 2010VictoriaCanadaElement Nightclub
February 4, 2010VancouverVenue Nightclub
February 5, 2010SeattleUnited StatesNeumos
February 6, 2010PortlandDoug Fir Lounge
February 8, 2010San FranciscoGreat American Music Hall
February 9, 2010Los AngelesEl Rey Theatre
February 10, 2010Solana BeachBelly Up Tavern
February 11, 2010PhoenixRhythm Room
February 13, 2010DenverBluebird Theater
February 15, 2010LawrenceThe Bottleneck
February 16, 2010Iowa CityThe Industry
February 17, 2010MilwaukeeTurner Hall
February 18, 2010ChicagoMetro Chicago
February 19, 2010PontiacThe Crofoot
February 20, 2010ColumbusOutland on Liberty
February 21, 2010PittsburghDiesel Club
February 23, 2010CharlottesvilleJefferson Theater
February 24, 2010Washington, D.C.9:30 Club
February 25, 2010PhiladelphiaFirst Unitarian Church of Philadelphia
Asia
March 12, 2010BeijingChinaYugong Yishan
March 13, 2010ShanghaiYuyintang
March 15, 2010SingaporeSingaporeEsplanade – Theatres on the Bay
Oceania
March 18, 2010WellingtonNew ZealandPacific Blue Festival Club
North America
March 28, 2010KnoxvilleUnited StatesBijou Theatre
March 30, 2010ChampaignThe Highdive
March 31, 2010CincinnatiHamilton County Memorial Building
April 28, 2010Chapel HillUNC Memorial Hall
Europe
July 12, 2010LyonFranceAncient Theatre of Fourvière
July 14, 2010DachauGermanyRathausplatz
July 16, 2010SesimbraPortugalPraia do Meco
North America
July 18, 2010ChicagoUnited StatesUnion Park
July 24, 2010CalgaryCanadaPrince's Island Park
August 1, 2010New York CityUnited StatesCentral Park
September 18, 2010StorrsUConn South Campus Quad
December 3, 2010Mexico CityMexicoTeatro de la Ciudad

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Last Night: St. Vincent at the Granada Theater. Freedman, Pete. Dallas Observer. Voice Media Group. 19 June 2009. 1 April 2024.