Rufus Wainwright - new album, 4 NYC shows, Tour Dates

April 10, 2007

DOWNLOAD: Rufus Wainwright – Going To A Town w/ narration (MP3)

“Rufus Wainwright will release his fifth album, Release the Stars, on Geffen on May 15.”

See Rufus and his new band perform in NYC and LA in support of ‘Release the Stars’

Rufus will be in Los Angeles on May 1 at the El Rey Theater with Teddy Thompson opening. He will also begin a four show New York City residency on Tuesday June 5, 2007. The shows will be held at the newly refurbished Gramercy Theater.

The opening acts for NYC will include: Lucy Wainwright Roche (6/5) Joan as Police Woman (6/6), Teddy Thompson (6/8), and Jason Hart (6/9).

There should be a presale (here?) soon. All tour dates below….

Rufus Wainwright – 2007 Tour Dates
4/22/2007 Show Seattle, WA / Triple Door w/Teddy Thompson
4/23/2007 Seattle, WA / Triple Door w/Teddy Thompson
4/25/2007 San Francisco, CA / Palace of Fine Arts w/Teddy Thompson
4/27/2007 Indio, CA / Coachella
4/28/2007 Solana Beach, CA / Belly Up Tavern w/Teddy Thompson
5/01/2007 Los Angeles, CA / El Ray Theatre
5/22/2007 Paris, FR France / La Trianon
5/24/2007 Portsmouth, GB UK / Portsmouth Guildhall
5/25/2007 Bristol, GB UK / Bristol Colston Hall
5/27/2007 London, GB UK / Old Vic Theatre
5/28/2007 London, GB UK / Old Vic Theatre
5/29/2007 London, GB UK / Old Vic Theatre
5/31/2007 London, GB UK / Old Vic Theatre
6/05/2007 New York, NY / Gramercy Theatre
6/06/2007 New York, NY / Gramercy Theatre
6/08/2007 New York, NY / Gramercy Theatre
6/09/2007 New York, NY / Gramercy Theatre
6/11/2007 Toronto, ON CAN / Danforth Music Hall w/ Andrew Rodriguez
6/12/2007 Toronto, ON CAN / Danforth Music Hall w/ Andrew Rodriguez
6/14/2007 Montreal, PQ CAN / Place des Arts w/ Andrew Rodriguez
6/16/2007 Boston, MA / Bank of America Pavillion (True Colors tour)
6/17/2007 Columbia, MD / Merriweather Post Pavillion (True Colors tour)
6/22/2007 Glastonbury, GB UK / Glastonbury Festival « just added
7/7/2007 Scotland, GB UK / T in the Park Festival
7/8/2007 Dublin/Kildare (Punchestown), IR Ireland / Oxegen Music Festival Puncherstown Racecourse
7/10/2007 Cornwall, GB UK / The Eden Project
8/25/2007 Highland Park, IL / Ravinia Festival
9/23/2007 Los Angeles, CA / Hollywood Bowl (Judy Garland songs)