Force Majeure is the title of a stand-up comedy tour by Eddie Izzard that began in Austria in March 2013.[1] It continued through the UK, Ireland, Russia, South Africa, Canada, Spain, and the United States through the summer of 2014.[2]

Force Majeure
DVD cover art
Video by
Released18 November 2013
GenreStand-up comedy
Length85  minutes
LabelUniversal Pictures
Eddie Izzard chronology
Stripped
(2009)
Force Majeure
(2013)
Izzard in the Hamer Hall lobby in Melbourne, Australia, during the tour

The tour was resumed as Force Majeure Reloaded in 2016. During this tour, Izzard delivered a number of performances completely in a language other than her native English, namely French, German, and Spanish. For a series of U.K. performances in May and June 2016 entitled "Force Majeure 3:3:3", each night she in fact performed three separate shows in three languages (German, French, and English, respectively) over three continuous one-hour time slots.[3]

Izzard claims that she has set an "unofficial comedy world record" by ultimately appearing in 45 countries and all 50 U.S. states over the course of the four-year tour.[4][5] This latter goal was finally accomplished when Izzard performed in Honolulu on 8 March 2017.[6]

Date City Venue
Austria
18 March 2013 Mayrhofen Altitude Comedy Festival
Latvia
19 March 2013 Riga Riga Congress Hall
Estonia
20 March 2013 Tallinn Nokia Concert Hall
Croatia
22 March 2013 Dubrovnik Kazalište Marina Držića
Slovenia
23 March 2013 Ljubljana Cankarjev dom
Croatia
24 March 2013 Zagreb Koncertna dvorana Vatroslava Lisinskog
26 March 2013 Osijek HNK
Serbia
28–29 March 2013 Belgrade Dom Omladine Beograda
Germany
5 April 2013 Berlin Admiralspalast
Denmark
8 April 2013 Aarhus Store Sal, Musikhuset Aarhus
Finland
11 April 2013 Helsinki Hartwall Arena
Sweden
13 April 2013 Stockholm Friends Arena
Norway
14 April 2013 Oslo Oslo Spektrum
Sweden
15 April 2013 Gothenburg Scandinavium
16 April 2013 Malmö Malmö Arena
Netherlands
19–20 April 2013 Amsterdam Heineken Music Hall
Belgium
21 April 2013 Antwerp Sportpaleis
22 April 2013 Hasselt Grenslandhallen
Switzerland
25–26 April 2013 Geneva Geneva Arena
27 April 2013 Zürich Hallenstadion
Romania
29 April 2013 Bucharest Sala Palatului
United Kingdom and Ireland
2–3 May 2013 Aberdeen AECC
4 May 2013 Newcastle Metro Radio Arena
5 May 2013 Liverpool Echo Arena
7–8 May 2013 Brighton Brighton Centre
10 May 2013 Sheffield Sheffield Arena
11–12 May 2013 London Wembley Arena
15–16 May 2013 Birmingham Birmingham NIA
17 May 2013 Cardiff Motorpoint Arena
18–20 May 2013 Bournemouth BIC
22–23 May 2013 Nottingham Capital FM Arena
25 May 2013 Belfast Odyssey Arena
26 May 2013 Dublin The O2
29–30 May 2013 Cardiff Motorpoint Arena
1–2 June 2013 Brighton Brighton Centre
3 June 2013 Cornwall Eden Project
5 June 2013 Glasgow SECC
6–7 June 2013 Manchester Manchester Arena
8–9 June 2013 London The O2 Arena
Russia
13 June 2013 St Petersburg Oktyabrskiy Big Concert Hall
14 June 2013 Moscow Crocus City Hall
South Africa
18–19 June 2013 Cape Town Grand Arena
21–22 June 2013 Johannesburg Sandton Convention Centre
Canada
10–11 November 2013 Halifax, Nova Scotia Dalhousie Arts Centre
13–16 November 2013 Toronto Massey Hall
18 November 2013 Ottawa Canadian Tire Centre
20 November 2013 Thunder Bay Community Auditorium
22 November 2013 Edmonton Jubilee Auditorium
24 November 2013 Calgary Jubilee Auditorium
26 November 2013 Winnipeg Burton Cummings Theatre
29–30 November 2013 Victoria, BC The Royal Theatre
2–3 December 2013 Vancouver The Orpheum Theatre
Germany {In German}
14 January – 27 February 2014 Berlin Imperial Club
Spain
8–13 April 2014 Madrid Ancora Madrid
United States
30 April – 2 May 2014 Washington, D.C. Warner Theatre
3–5 May 2014 Philadelphia Forrest Theatre
7 May 2014 Newark NJPAC
8–9 May 2014 Boston Wang Theatre
12 May 2014 Albany Palace Theatre
13–15 May & 17–18, 2014 New York City Beacon Theatre
20 May 2014 Baltimore Hippodrome
21 May 2014 Raleigh-Durham Durham PAC
22 May 2014 Charlotte Belk Theatre
23 May 2014 Atlanta Fox Theatre
24 May 2014 Nashville Ryman Auditorium
25 May 2014 Memphis Orpheum Theatre
27 May 2014 Louisville Brown Theatre
28 May 2014 Cincinnati Aronoff Center
29 May 2014 Columbus Palace Theatre
30 May 2014 Cleveland Palace Theatre
31 May – 1 June 2014 Pittsburgh Byham Theater
3 June 2014 Detroit Detroit Opera House
4 June 2014 Indianapolis Murat Theater
7–9 June 2014 Chicago Chicago Theatre
10–11 June 2014 Milwaukee Pabst Theater
13–14 June 2014 Minneapolis Orpheum Theatre
16 June 2014 Des Moines Des Moines Civic Center
17 June 2014 Omaha Orpheum Theatre
19 June 2014 St. Louis Fox Theatre
20 June 2014 Kansas City, Missouri Midland Theatre
21 June 2014 Oklahoma City Rose State PAC
22 June 2014 Tulsa Brady Theater
24–25 June 2014 Dallas Majestic Theatre
27 June 2014 Austin Long Center
30 June 2014 Houston Hobby Sarofim Theatre
2 July 2014 San Antonio Majestic Theatre
Australia
28 January 2015 Sydney Sydney Opera House Forecourt
31 January 2015 Adelaide AEC Theatre
2 February 2015 Brisbane Brisbane Convention Centre
4 February 2015 Perth Riverside Theatre
7 February 2015 Canberra Llewellyn Hall
9–10 February & 12, 2015 Melbourne Hamer Hall
New Zealand
14 February 2015 Wellington Michael Fowler Centre
16 February 2015 Christchurch Horncastle Arena
18 February 2015 Hamilton Claudelands Arena
19–20 February 2015 Auckland ASB Theatre
Iceland
28 March 2015 Reykjavík Harpa
United States
19 May 2015 Fargo, North Dakota Festival Concert Hall
20 May 2015 Sioux Falls, South Dakota Washington Pavilion
21 May 2015 Rapid City, South Dakota Rushmore Plaza Civic Centre
22 May 2015 Billings, Montana Alberta Bair Theater
23 May 2015 Cheyenne, Wyoming Cheyenne Civic Center
26–27 May 2015 Denver, Colorado Paramount
28 May 2015 Albuquerque, New Mexico Kiva Auditorium
29–30 May 2015 Tucson, Arizona Fox Theatre
31 May 2015 Flagstaff, Arizona Ardrey Auditorium
2–3 June 2015 Phoenix, Arizona Orpheum
4 June 2015 San Diego, California San Diego Civic Theatre
5 June 2015 Santa Barbara, California Granada
6 June 2015 Los Angeles Hollywood Bowl
9 June 2015 Fresno, California William Saroyan Theatre
10 June 2015 San Luis Obispo, California Christopher Cohen Center (Sidney Harman Hall)
11 June 2015 Bakersfield, California Fox Theatre
12–13 June 2015 Las Vegas Pearl Theatre
16 June 2015 Sacramento, California Community Center Theatre
17 June 2015 Santa Rosa, California Wells Fargo Theatre
18–20 June 2015 San Francisco Golden Gate
22–23 June 2015 San Jose, California California Theatre
25–26 June 2015 Seattle The Paramount Theatre
27–28 June 2015 Portland, Oregon Keller Auditorium
30 June 2015 Boise, Idaho Morrison Theatre
1 July 2015 Salt Lake City Capitol Theatre
27 August 2015 Lenox, Massachusetts Tanglewood – Koussevitzky Music Shed
28 August 2015 New Haven, Connecticut SCSU
29 August 2015 Providence, Rhode Island The VETS
30 August 2015 Hampton Beach, New Hampshire Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom
31 August 2015 Port Chester, New York Capitol Theatre
1 September 2015 Red Bank, New Jersey Count Basie Theatre
United Kingdom
5 September 2015 Glasgow Tron Theatre
United States
10 September 2015 Arcata, California Van Duzer Theater
11 September 2015 Napa, California Uptown Theater
12 September 2015 Saratoga, California The Mountain Winery
France {In French}
23 September 2015 Versailles La Royale Factory
24 September 2015 Lille Le Spotlight
Luxembourg {In French}
28–29 September 2015 Luxembourg Theatre Nationale de Luxembourg
Switzerland {In French}
30 September 2015 Lausanne Le Lido
1 October 2015 Geneva Uptown Geneva
Belgium {In French}
2 October 2015 Brussels CC Uccle
France {In French}
4 October 2015 Paris Le Casino de Paris
5 October 2015 Lyon Le Rideau Rouge
6 October 2015 Nice La Comédie de Nice
7 October 2015 Aix-en-Provence Théâtre La Fontaine d'Argent
8 October 2015 Marseille Le Quai du Rire
9 October 2015 Montpellier Le Kawa Théâtre
10 October 2015 Toulouse La Comédie de Toulouse
12 October 2015 Nantes La Compagnie du Café Théâtre
13 October 2015 Boulogne Théâtre de la Clarté
United States
17–18 November 2015 Anchorage, AK Alaska Center for the Performing Arts, Atwood Concert Hall
28 November 2015 Miami, Florida The Fillmore Miami Beach
30 November 2015 Clearwater, Florida Ruth Eckerd Hall
2 December 2015 Orlando, Florida Walt Disney Theatre
3 December 2015 Jacksonville, Florida Florida Theatre
5 December 2015 Birmingham, Alabama Alabama Theatre
7 December 2015 Meridian, Mississippi Temple Theater
9 December 2015 New Orleans Saenger Theatre
14 December 2015 Wichita, Kansas Orpheum Theatre
15 December 2015 Fort Smith, Arkansas Arcbest PAC
17 December 2015 Athens, Georgia The Classic Center Theatre
18 December 2015 Charleston, South Carolina North Charleston PAC
United Kingdom
15–16 January 2016 Bexhill-on-Sea De La Warr Pavilion
18 January – 20 February 2016, except Sundays London Palace Theatre
United Kingdom {Force Majeure 3:3:3}
6 May 2016 Salford Lowry Studio Space
10 May 2016 Belfast The Mac
11 May 2016 Cardiff Chapter Arts
19 May 2016 Cambridge Junction
20 May 2016 Nottingham Lakeside
23 May 2016 Birmingham Mac Arts Centre
25 May 2016 Southampton Nuffield Theatre
27 May 2016 Bristol The Lantern, Colston Hall
30 May 2016 Sheffield The Leadmill
31 May 2016 Millom The Beggar's Theatre
France {Force Majeure 3:3:3}
6 June 2016 Caen Pathé Caen Les Rives de l'Orne
United Kingdom {Force Majeure 3:3:3}
8 June 2016 Royal Leamington Spa Royal Spa Centre Studio
13 June 2016 Colchester Colchester Arts Centre
14 June 2016 Oxford The North Wall
17 June 2016 Norwich Playhouse
19 June 2016 Glasgow The Stand
United States
15–16 July 2016 Washington, D.C. National Theatre
18 July 2016 Richmond, Virginia Carpenter Theatre
20 July 2016 Charleston, West Virginia Clay Center
21 July 2016 Wilmington, Delaware The Playhouse
22–23 July 2016 New York Beacon Theatre
26 July 2016 Hartford, Connecticut The Bushnell
29 July 2016 Burlington, Vermont Flynn Center
30 July 2016 Portland, Maine State Theatre
31 July 2016 Concord, New Hampshire Capitol Center
United Kingdom
2 October 2016 Isle of Wight Shanklin Theatre
Spain
11–14 November 2016 Barcelona Cafè-Teatre Llantiol
Turkey
16 November 2016 Istanbul UNIQ Hall
Belgium
17 November 2016 Antwerp Stadsschouwburg Antwerpen
Netherlands
18 November 2016 Amsterdam Koninklijk Theater Carré
Denmark
19 November 2016 Copenhagen Falconer Theatre
Netherlands
20 November 2016 Amsterdam Koninklijk Theater Carré
Spain
22–23 November 2016 Barcelona Cafè-Teatre Llantiol
29 November – 2 December 2016 Barcelona Cafè-Teatre Llantiol
Switzerland
4 December 2016 Zürich Kongresshaus Zürich
Czech Republic
5 December 2016 Prague Kongresové centrum Praha
Iceland
6 December 2016 Reykjavík Harpa
Spain
8–11 December 2016 Madrid Ancora Madrid
13–17 December 2016 Madrid Ancora Madrid
20–21 December 2016 Madrid Ancora Madrid
United States
29 December 2016 Thackerville, Oklahoma Global Event Center
Spain
10–11 January, 13–18 & 20–22, 2017 Barcelona Cafè-Teatre Llantiol
27–29 January & 31; 1 February 2017 Madrid Ancora Madrid
Spain {In Spanish}
2–3 February 2017 Madrid Ancora Madrid
India
15 February 2017 Mumbai Bal Gandharva Rang Mandir
16 February 2017 Bengaluru Ambedkar Bhavan
17 February 2017 New Delhi NCUI Auditorium (opp. Siri Fort)
Nepal
18 February 2017 Kathmandu The British School
Malaysia
21 February 2017 Kuala Lumpur Galaxy Hall, HGH Convention Centre
Hong Kong
23 February 2017 Hong Kong Academic Community Hall, HKBU
China
24 February 2017 Shanghai The Mixing Room at the Mercedes Benz Arena
Japan
25 February 2017 Tokyo Tamagawa Kuminkaikan
Singapore
27 February 2017 Singapore University Cultural Centre (UCC) Hall, NUS
Thailand
28 February 2017 Bangkok KBank Siam Pic-Ganesha
Indonesia
3 March 2017 Badung Grand Ballroom of the Trans Resort Bali
Singapore
5 March 2017 Singapore University Cultural Centre (UCC) Hall, NUS
United States
8 March 2017 Honolulu, HI Hawaii Theatre
10 March 2017 Kahului, HI Castle Theatre, Maui Arts and Cultural Center
United Kingdom {Force Majeure 3:3:3}
16 March 2017 Belfast The Mac
17–18 March 2017 London Soho Theatre
20 March 2017 Cardiff The Glee
22 March 2017 Edinburgh The Stand
23 March 2017 Salford Quays The Lowry
Slovakia
25 March 2017 Bratislava Istropolis
Hungary
27 March 2017 Budapest Kongresszusi Központ Budapest
Portugal
28 March 2017 Lisbon Tivoli Theatre (Lisbon)
Israel
30 March 2017 Tel Aviv The Shlomo Center
Poland
2 April 2017 Warsaw Klub Palladium
Bulgaria
3 April 2017 Sofia National Palace of Culture
Ukraine
4 April 2017 Kyiv Atlas
United Arab Emirates
27 April 2017 Dubai Dubai World Trade Centre
Norway
28 April 2017 Oslo Oslo konserthus
United Kingdom
25 May 2017 Hay-on-Wye Hay Festival
Germany {In German}
12 July 2017 Berlin Quatsch Comedy Club
13 July 2017 Düsseldorf Savoy Theater Düsseldorf
14 July 2017 Munich Freiheizhalle
15 July 2017 Hamburg The Stage Club
16 July 2017 Stuttgart Im Wizemann

References

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  1. ^ "Eddie Izzard on talking 'weird bollocks' in French". thelocal.fr. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Eddie Izzard – Force Majeure". eddieizzard.com. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Eddie Izzard: Force Majeure 3:3:3". colstonhall.org. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  4. ^ Logan, Brian (21 January 2016). "Eddie Izzard: Force Majeure Reloaded review". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  5. ^ "DXBLaughs Launches with Eddie Izzard's Force Majeure". dxblaughs.ae. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  6. ^ "Eddie Izzard: Force Majeure World Tour at the Hawaii Theatre Center". hawaiitheatre.com. Retrieved 26 September 2017.