Love This Giant Tour Explained

Concert Tour Name:Love This Giant Tour
Artist:David Byrne and St. Vincent
Album:Love This Giant
Landscape:yes
Number Of Shows:52 in North America
5 in Oceania
17 in Europe
74 Total

The Love This Giant Tour was a joint tour by American musicians David Byrne and St. Vincent. It started on 15 September 2012 in Minneapolis, United States, and ended on 12 September 2013 in Florence, Italy, after 74 concerts on 14 countries and 3 continents. The tour was officially announced along with Love This Giant, the album it promoted, on 14 June 2012.[1] On the stage, they were accompanied by a backing band consisting of eight brass players, a keyboardist and a drummer. The performers engaged in complex choreography onstage while performing.[2]

Set list

The following set list was obtained from the concert held on 29 September 2012 at Williamsburg Park in New York City.[3] It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.

  1. "Who"
  2. "Weekend in the Dust"
  3. "Save Me from What I Want" (St. Vincent song)
  4. "Strange Overtones" (David Byrne & Brian Eno song)
  5. "I am an Ape"
  6. "Marrow" (St. Vincent song)
  7. "This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)" (Talking Heads song)
  8. "The Forest Awakes"
  9. "Ice Age"
  10. "Like Humans Do" (David Byrne song)
  11. "Lightning"
  12. "Lazarus"
  13. "Cheerleader" (St. Vincent song)
  14. "Lazy" (X-Press 2 song featuring David Byrne)
  15. "I Should Watch TV"
  16. "Northern Lights" (St. Vincent song)
  17. "The One Who Broke Your Heart"
  18. "Outside of Space and Time"
Encore:
  2. "Cruel" (St. Vincent song)
  3. "Burning Down the House" (Talking Heads song)
Second encore:
  2. "The Party" (St. Vincent song)
  3. "Road to Nowhere" (Talking Heads song)

Tour dates

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CityCountryVenue
North America
15 September 2012MinneapolisUnited States
16 September 2012 Riverside Theater
18 September 2012ChicagoChicago Theatre
20 September 2012TorontoCanadaQueen Elizabeth Theatre
21 September 2012MontrealSaint-Jean-Baptiste Church
23 September 2012BostonUnited StatesOrpheum Theatre
25 September 2012 New York City
26 September 2012
27 September 2012
29 September 2012 New York City
30 September 2012
2 October 2012
3 October 2012
5 October 2012
6 October 2012
7 October 2012
10 October 2012 Humphrey’s Concerts by the Bay
11 October 2012
12 October 2012 Costa MesaSegerstrom Center for the Arts
13 October 2012Los AngelesGreek Theatre
15 October 2012San FranciscoOrpheum Theatre
17 October 2012Seattle5th Avenue Theatre
18 October 2012PortlandArlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
20 October 2012VancouverCanadaThe Centre For Performing Arts
Oceania
14 January 2013MelbourneAustraliaArts Centre Melbourne
15 January 2013
17 January 2013SydneyState Theatre
18 January 2013
20 January 2013HobartPrinces Wharf, Shed No. 1
North America
12 June 2013MontclairUnited StatesWellmont Theater
13 June 2013BaltimoreJoseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
15 June 2013Asheville
16 June 2013 ManchesterGreat Stage Park
18 June 2013CharlotteBelk Theater
20 June 2013New HavenShubert Theatre
21 June 2013PortlandState Theatre
22 June 2013ShelburneThe Green at Shelburne Museum
23 June 2013 OttawaCanadaConfederation Park
25 June 2013RochesterUnited StatesKodak Hall
27 June 2013New BedfordThe Zeiterion Performing Arts Center
28 June 2013Red BankCount Basie Theatre
29 June 2013Port ChesterCapitol Theatre
30 June 2013Greenburg
2 July 2013LouisvilleRobert S. Whitney Hall
5 July 2013Des MoinesWestern Gateway Park
6 July 2013Highland ParkThe Pavilion
7 July 2013Grand RapidsMeijer Gardens
8 July 2013Ann ArborMichigan Theater
10 July 2013CincinnatiTaft Theatre
12 July 2013Kansas CityCrossroads at Grinder's Park
13 July 2013DenverDenver Botanic Gardens
14 July 2013TellurideTown Park
15 July 2013Salt Lake CityRed Butte Garden Amphitheatre
17 July 2013EugeneThe Cuthbert Amphitheater
18 July 2013WoodinvilleChateau Ste. Michelle Winery
20 July 2013SaratogaMountain Winery
21 July 2013OaklandFox Oakland Theatre
Europe
18 August 2013ReykjavíkIcelandHarpa
20 August 2013OsloNorwayFolketeateret
21 August 2013StockholmSwedenFiladelfiakyrkan
22 August 2013CopenhagenDenmarkFalconersalen
24 August 2013BrusselsBelgiumCentre for Fine Arts
25 August 2013UtrechtNetherlandsMuziekcentrum Vredenburg
27 August 2013LondonEnglandRoundhouse
28 August 2013BirminghamSymphony Hall
29 August 2013GlasgowScotland Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
30 August 2013SalisburyEngland Larmer Tree Gardens
1 September 2013StradballyIrelandStradbally Hall
6 September 2013MadridSpainTeatro Circo Price
7 September 2013BarcelonaL'Auditori
9 September 2013Gardone RivieraItalyVittoriale degli italiani
10 September 2013PaduaGran Teatro Geox
11 September 2013RomeParco della Musica
12 September 2013FlorenceTeatro Verdi

Cancelled shows

List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and reason for cancellation
DateCityCountryVenueReason
11 June 2013MontclairUnited StatesWellmont TheaterScheduling conflicts.[4]
3 September 2013LisbonPortugalColiseu dos RecreiosCancelled by promoter due economic difficulties.[5]
4 September 2013PortoColiseu do Porto

Notes

Personnel

Credits adapted from the NPR website.[6]

Band

Choreographers

Notes and References

  1. Web site: St. Vincent and David Byrne announce Love This Giant, tour dates. Alex Young . . 2012-06-14 . 2020-02-18.
  2. Web site: Exclusive: Byrne & Clark Go Indie . . . 2012-08-23 . 2012-08-30.
  3. Web site: David Byrne & St. Vincent played Williamsburg Park (pics, videos, setlist). Sacher, Andrew. BrooklynVegan. 30 September 2012. 19 February 2020.
  4. Web site: David Byrne & St. Vincent cancel a Jersey show. Griffin, Tim. BrooklynVegan. 13 May 2013. 27 February 2020.
  5. Web site: Cancelados concertos de David Byrne & St. Vincent em Lisboa e Porto. David Byrne & St. Vincent concerts canceled in Lisbon and Porto. Portuguese. Jornal de Notícias. Global Media Group. 30 August 2013. 19 February 2020.
  6. Web site: David Byrne & St. Vincent In Concert. Boilen, Bob. . 2013-01-09 . 2020-02-27.

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