The Best of Rufus Wainwright explained

Concert Tour Name:The Best of Rufus Wainwright
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Artist:Rufus Wainwright
Album:
Last Tour:Out of the Game Tour
(2012–13)
This Tour:The Best of Rufus Wainwright
(2014)
Next Tour:Rufus in Concert
(2016–17)

The Best of Rufus Wainwright was a concert tour by American-Canadian singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright, in support of his greatest hits album, (2014). The tour was announced on Wainwright's official website in December 2013, initially for 23 performances in more than 20 countries throughout Europe during March–April 2014. Subsequent dates were added in France, the United States and the United Kingdom, extending the number of concerts to 31. Wainwright's half-sister, Lucy Wainwright Roche, was the opening act for select dates.

Development

On December 11, 2013, Wainwright's official website announced a 23-date "greatest hits" tour throughout Europe, during which Wainwright will perform in twenty countries in the months of March and April 2014.[1] The tour, called "The Best of Rufus Wainwright",[2] [3] began on March 4 at Vicar Street in Dublin, Ireland.[4] [5] The second show, to be held the following day, took place at Usher Hall in Edinburgh, Scotland and was part of a commemoration of the musical heritage and history of the 100-year-old venue.[6] [7] Wainwright's performance at the Palladium in Riga will be his first in Latvia.[8] [9] His Zagreb concert will mark his second in Croatia.[10]

On December 20, Wainwright's website announced that the tour would be extended to include two shows in France (April 23 and 25).[11] On January 13, 2014, four additional concerts in the United States were announced in support of the album, extending the tour to 29 shows. Wainwright will perform in New York, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles and San Francisco,[12] before returning to France and the United Kingdom. Due to popular demand, a second show was added at San Francisco's Palace of Fine Arts.[13] On January 20, an additional performance was added in Coventry, United Kingdom, extending the tour to April 27.[14]

Wainwright's half-sister, Lucy Wainwright Roche, was the opening act in Riga,[15] [16] Prague,[17] Berlin,[18] and Coventry.[19]

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenue
Europe[20] [21]
March 4, 2014DublinIrelandVicar Street
March 5, 2014EdinburghUnited KingdomUsher Hall
March 10, 2014AmsterdamNetherlandsCarré Theatre[22]
March 12, 2014BrusselsBelgiumCirque Royale[23]
March 13, 2014AarhusDenmarkMusikhuset Aarhus[24]
March 14, 2014StockholmSwedenFiladelfiakyrkan[25]
March 15, 2014OsloNorwaySentrum Scene[26]
March 17, 2014HelsinkiFinlandKulttuuritalo
March 19, 2014RigaLatviaPalladium
March 20, 2014VilniusLithuaniaCongress Hall
March 23, 2014WrocławPolandCapitol Musical Theatre
March 24, 2014WarsawPalladium
March 25, 2014PragueCzech RepublicDivadlo Hybernia
March 26, 2014BerlinGermanyApostel Paulus Kirche
March 28, 2014ViennaAustriaMuseumsquartier (Hall E)[27]
March 29, 2014LjubljanaSloveniaCankar Hall (Cankarjev dom)[28]
March 31, 2014ZürichSwitzerlandVolkshaus
April 2, 2014ZagrebCroatiaVatroslav Linsinski
April 3, 2014BudapestHungaryPalace of Arts (Budapest Spring Festival)
April 4, 2014BresciaItalyTeatro Grande[29]
April 6, 2014LondonUnited KingdomTheatre Royal, Drury Lane
April 8, 2014BolognaItalyTeatro Duse[30] [31]
April 10, 2014CataniaTeatro Metropolitan[32]
United States
April 15, 2014New York CityUnited StatesThe Town Hall[33]
April 16, 2014Washington, D.C.Lincoln Theatre[34]
April 18, 2014Los AngelesOrpheum Theatre
April 19, 2014San FranciscoPalace of Fine Arts
April 20, 2014
Europe
April 23, 2014CaenFranceLe Cargo
April 25, 2014ParisLa Gaîté lyrique
April 27, 2014CoventryUnited KingdomWarwick Arts Centre

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Vibrate: The Best of Rufus Wainwright. December 9, 2013. December 9, 2013. RufusWainwright.com. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131216104003/http://www.rufuswainwright.com/news/index.html#vibrate. December 16, 2013.
  2. Web site: Konzert: Rufus Wainwright – Auf "Best of Tour". German. December 15, 2013. Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg. 2013.
  3. Web site: Hudební génius Rufus Wainwright uchvátí v březnu Prahu. December 15, 2013. December 19, 2013. Czech. MusicServer.cz. IMEG Ltd.. 1803-6309.
  4. News: Music News: Rufus Wainwright to play Vicar Street. December 11, 2013. December 9, 2013. Stephen. White. The Journalist. December 9, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131209174520/http://thejournalist.ie/entertainment/music-news-rufus-wainwright-play-vicar-street/. dead.
  5. Web site: Rufus Wainwright Vicar Street Dublin 2014 live concert date confirmed for Tuesday March 4th!. December 10, 2013. December 11, 2013. Music Scene. Dublin, Ireland.
  6. Web site: Edinburgh's Usher Hall celebrates 100 years with Mogwai and Rufus Wainwright. December 10, 2013. December 11, 2013. The Skinny. Radge Media.
  7. The List. February 5, 2014. Mogwai and the Vienna Tonkunstler Orchestra to help celebrate 100 years of the Usher Hall. January 30, 2014. Megan. McEachern. Edinburgh, Scotland.
  8. Web site: Palladium SolokonCcertu Sniegs Lieliskais Rufus Wainwright. December 9, 2013. December 15, 2013. Latvian. Draugiem.lv. Draugiem Group.
  9. Web site: A solo performance Rufus Wainwright at the Palladium. December 15, 2013. December 12, 2013. Bilesu Serviss.
  10. Web site: Rufus Wainwright premijerno je predstavio novu pjesmu Me and Liza.. January 17, 2014. January 21, 2014. MTV. Bosnian. February 19, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140219044659/http://www.mtv.com.hr/vijesti/rufus-wainwright-predstavio-novi-singlme-and-liza. dead.
  11. Web site: News: Dec 20: Rufus Schedules Dates in France. December 21, 2013. RufusWainwright.com. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131216105708/http://www.rufuswainwright.com/news/index.html#francedates. December 16, 2013.
  12. Web site: Rufus Announces US Dates. RufusWainwright.com. January 13, 2014. January 13, 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140118233347/http://www.rufuswainwright.com/news/index.html#USdates. January 18, 2014.
  13. Web site: Second San Francisco Show Added!. January 17, 2014. January 21, 2014. Rufus Wainwright.com. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140118233347/http://www.rufuswainwright.com/news/index.html#sanfranshow. January 18, 2014.
  14. Web site: New UK Show Announced. January 20, 2014. January 22, 2014. RufusWainwright.com. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140118233347/http://www.rufuswainwright.com/news/index.html#newUKshow. January 18, 2014.
  15. Web site: Rufus Wainwright koncertu iesildīs Lucy Wainwright Roche. January 25, 2014. Bilesu Serviss. Latvian. February 1, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140201200725/http://www.bilesuserviss.lv/lat/zinas/rufus-wainwright-koncertu-iesildis-lucy-wainwright-roche. dead.
  16. Web site: Lucy Wainwright Roche to Open for Rufus Wainwright. January 25, 2014. Palladium.
  17. News: Concert: Rufus Wainwright to appear with Lucy Wainwright Roche. January 25, 2014. January 25, 2014. Raymond. Johnston. The Prague Post.
  18. Web site: Rufus Wainwright – The Best of Rufus Wainwright 2014. Marek Lieberberg Konzertagentur.
  19. Web site: The Best of Rufus Wainwright: Support Lucy Wainwright Roche. January 25, 2014. Warwick Arts Centre.
  20. Web site: Tour. December 11, 2013. RufusWainwright.com.
  21. Web site: Rufus Wainwright announces 2014 UK tour, tickets on sale now. Andrew. Trendell. Gigwise. Giant Digital. December 12, 2013. December 13, 2013.
  22. Web site: The Best of Rufus Wainwright. December 15, 2013. 2013. Koninklijk Theater Carré.
  23. Web site: Rufus Wainwright – "The Best of Rufus Wainwright". December 15, 2013. 2013. Botanique / Cirque Royal. French.
  24. Web site: Rufus Wainwright. December 15, 2013. 2013. Musikhuset Aarhus.
  25. Web site: Rufus Wainwright Till Sverige. December 10, 2013. December 15, 2013. Swedish. Magnus. Olsson. Festivalrykten.
  26. Rufus Wainwright til Sentrum Scene. Margrethe Øien. Guldvog. December 15, 2013. December 9, 2013. Gaffa. Gaffa A/S. Aarhus, Denmark. Norwegian.
  27. News: "Sugar Man" und Rufus Wainwright kommen nach Wien. December 12, 2013. December 15, 2013. German. Die Presse. Vienna, Austria. Styria Media Group AG.
  28. Web site: Dogodki. Slovenian. December 15, 2013. 2013. hrupmag.com.
  29. Web site: Rufus Wainwright – Vibrate. The Best Of. 9 December 2013 . December 11, 2013. Teatro Grande (Fondazione del Teatro Grande di Brescia). Italian.
  30. News: Rufus Wainwright in Italia per tre concerti. Italian. December 11, 2013. December 15, 2013. Osservatori Esterni.
  31. News: Iron Maiden e Rufus Wainwright, "big" della prossima stagione in città. December 12, 2013. Italian. December 15, 2013. Corriere di Bologna.
  32. Web site: News: Rufus Wainwright. December 15, 2013. Musica e Suoni di La Ferlita Sebastiano. Italian.
  33. Web site: Rufus Wainwright. January 21, 2014. The Town Hall.
  34. Web site: The Best of Rufus Wainwright: Wed 4/16. January 24, 2014. .

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