Rufus Wainwright Announces Summer North American Tour

Rufus Wainwright will take his new album Out of the Game out on the road with an 8-piece band this Spring & Summer for a highly anticipated North American tour. This is the first time he has toured with a band since 2008's 'Release The Stars' tour.

Rufus Wainwright North American tour dates:

May

Wed 9^th                       BROOKLYN, NY Brooklyn Academy Of Music – Howard Gilman Opera House *

Fri 11^th                         OAKLAND, CA Fox Theater #

Sat 12^th                       LOS ANGELES, CA Orpheum Theater *

Sun 13^th                      SAN DIEGO, CA Humphrey's Concerts by the Bay #

 

 

June

Sun 10^th                      TORONTO, ON David Pecaut Square

Thu 28^th                       MONTRAL, QC Festival International de Jazz de Montreal

Sat 30^th                       ANN ARBOR, MI Power Center for the Performing Arts

 

July

Sun 1^st                         GRAND RAPIDS, MI Frederick Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park

Tues 24^th                     VIENNA, VA The Filene Center at Wolf Trap +

Wed 25^th                     PHILADELPHIA, PA Penn's Landing River Stage

Fri 27^th                         PURCHASE, NY The PAC at SUNY Purchase

Sat 28^th                       WESTHAMPTON BEACH, NY Westhampton PAC

Sun 29^th                      BOSTON, MA Bank Of America Pavilion +

Tues 31^st                     PORTLAND, ME State Theatre

 

 

August

Wed 1^st                        SHELBURNE, VT The Green at Shelburne Museum

Fri 3^rd                           CLEVELAND, OH House of Blues

Sat 4^th                         MUNHALL, PA Carnegie Music Hall

Sun 5^th                        LOUISVILLE, KY Iroquois Amphitheater

Tues 7^th                       BLOOMINGTON, IN Buskirk-Chumley Theater

Wed 8^th                       CHICAGO, IL Bank of America Theater 

Fri 10^th                         MILWAUKEE, WI Pabst Theater

Sat 11^th                       APPLE VALLEY, MN Minnesota Zoo Amphitheater

 

Support acts as follows:

*Teddy Thompson (May)

#Krystle Warren (May)

+Ingrid Michaelson (select July dates)

Josh Ritter (special guest Philadelphia July date)

Adam Cohen supports all July & August dates 

 

The full band line-up is as follows; Andy Burton (Keys) Sharief Hobley (Guitar), Teddy Thompson (Guitar), Brad Albetta (Bass), Ben Perowsky (Drums), Charysse Blackman (Backing vocals), Krystle Warren (Backing vocals) Tim Ries (Horns).

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