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Love This Giant Tour

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]

Love This Giant Tour
Tour by David Byrne and St. Vincent
David Byrne and St. Vincent performing in Padua in September 2013
Associated albumLove This Giant
Start dateSeptember 15, 2012 (2012-09-15)
End dateSeptember 12, 2013 (2013-09-12)
No. of shows52 in North America
5 in Oceania
17 in Europe
74 Total
David Byrne tour chronology
Songs of David Byrne and Brian Eno Tour
(2008–09) 		Love This Giant Tour
(2012–13) 		American Utopia Tour
(2018)
St. Vincent tour chronology
Strange Mercy Tour
(2011–12) 		Love This Giant Tour
(2012–13) 		Digital Witness Tour
(2014–15)

Set list

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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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David Byrne and St. Vincent performing in Cincinnati on July 10, 2013
List of concerts, showing date, city, country and venue.
Date City Country Venue
North America
15 September 2012 Minneapolis United States State Theatre
16 September 2012 Milwaukee Riverside Theater
18 September 2012 Chicago Chicago Theatre
20 September 2012 Toronto Canada Queen Elizabeth Theatre
21 September 2012[a] Montreal Saint-Jean-Baptiste Church
23 September 2012 Boston United States Orpheum Theatre
25 September 2012 New York City Beacon Theatre
26 September 2012
27 September 2012 Upper Darby Tower Theater
29 September 2012 New York City Williamsburg Park
30 September 2012 North Bethesda The Music Center at Strathmore
2 October 2012 Nashville Ryman Auditorium
3 October 2012 Atlanta Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre
5 October 2012 Austin Bass Concert Hall
6 October 2012 Houston Hobby Center for the Performing Arts
7 October 2012 Dallas McFarlin Memorial Auditorium
10 October 2012 San Diego Humphrey’s Concerts by the Bay
11 October 2012 Santa Barbara Arlington Theater
12 October 2012 Costa Mesa Segerstrom Center for the Arts
13 October 2012 Los Angeles Greek Theatre
15 October 2012 San Francisco Orpheum Theatre
17 October 2012[b] Seattle 5th Avenue Theatre
18 October 2012 Portland Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
20 October 2012 Vancouver Canada The Centre For Performing Arts
Oceania
14 January 2013 Melbourne Australia Arts Centre Melbourne
15 January 2013
17 January 2013[c] Sydney State Theatre
18 January 2013[c]
20 January 2013[d] Hobart Princes Wharf, Shed No. 1
North America
12 June 2013 Montclair United States Wellmont Theater
13 June 2013 Baltimore Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
15 June 2013 Asheville Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
16 June 2013[e] Manchester Great Stage Park
18 June 2013 Charlotte Belk Theater
20 June 2013 New Haven Shubert Theatre
21 June 2013 Portland State Theatre
22 June 2013 Shelburne The Green at Shelburne Museum
23 June 2013[f] Ottawa Canada Confederation Park
25 June 2013[g] Rochester United States Kodak Hall
27 June 2013 New Bedford The Zeiterion Performing Arts Center
28 June 2013 Red Bank Count Basie Theatre
29 June 2013 Port Chester Capitol Theatre
30 June 2013 Greenburg Palace Theatre
2 July 2013 Louisville Robert S. Whitney Hall
5 July 2013[h] Des Moines Western Gateway Park
6 July 2013[i] Highland Park The Pavilion
7 July 2013 Grand Rapids Meijer Gardens
8 July 2013 Ann Arbor Michigan Theater
10 July 2013 Cincinnati Taft Theatre
12 July 2013 Kansas City Crossroads at Grinder's Park
13 July 2013 Denver Denver Botanic Gardens
14 July 2013[j] Telluride Town Park
15 July 2013 Salt Lake City Red Butte Garden Amphitheatre
17 July 2013 Eugene The Cuthbert Amphitheater
18 July 2013 Woodinville Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery
20 July 2013 Saratoga Mountain Winery
21 July 2013 Oakland Fox Oakland Theatre
Europe
18 August 2013 Reykjavík Iceland Harpa
20 August 2013 Oslo Norway Folketeateret
21 August 2013 Stockholm Sweden Filadelfiakyrkan
22 August 2013 Copenhagen Denmark Falconersalen
24 August 2013 Brussels Belgium Centre for Fine Arts
25 August 2013 Utrecht Netherlands Muziekcentrum Vredenburg
27 August 2013 London England Roundhouse
28 August 2013 Birmingham Symphony Hall
29 August 2013 Glasgow Scotland Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
30 August 2013[k] Salisbury England Larmer Tree Gardens
1 September 2013[l] Stradbally Ireland Stradbally Hall
6 September 2013 Madrid Spain Teatro Circo Price
7 September 2013 Barcelona L'Auditori
9 September 2013 Gardone Riviera Italy Vittoriale degli italiani
10 September 2013 Padua Gran Teatro Geox
11 September 2013 Rome Parco della Musica
12 September 2013 Florence Teatro Verdi

Cancelled shows

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List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and reason for cancellation
Date City Country Venue Reason
11 June 2013 Montclair United States Wellmont Theater Scheduling conflicts.[16]
3 September 2013 Lisbon Portugal Coliseu dos Recreios Cancelled by promoter due economic difficulties.[17]
4 September 2013 Porto Coliseu do Porto

Notes

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  1. ^ The performance in Montreal on 21 September 2012 was part of the POP Montreal Music Festival.[4]
  2. ^ The performance in Seattle on 17 October 2012 was part of the 2012 Heineken CityArts Fest.[5]
  3. ^ a b The performances in Sydney on 17 and 18 January 2013 were part of the Sydney Festival[6].
  4. ^ The performance in Hobart on 20 January 2013 was part of the MONA FOMA Festival[7].
  5. ^ The performance in Manchester on 16 June 2013 was part of the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival.[8]
  6. ^ The performance in Ottawa on 23 June 2013 was part of the Ottawa Jazz Festival.[9]
  7. ^ The performance in Rochester on 25 June 2013 was part of the Rochester International Jazz Festival.[10]
  8. ^ The performance in Des Moines on 5 July 2013 was part of the 80/35 Music Festival.[11]
  9. ^ The performance in Highland Park on 6 July 2013 was part of the Ravinia Festival.[12]
  10. ^ The performance in Telluride on 14 July 2013 was part of the Ride Festival.[13]
  11. ^ The performance in Salisbury on 30 August 2013 was part of the End of the Road Festival.[14]
  12. ^ The performance in Stradbally on 1 September 2013 was part of the Electric Picnic Festival.[15]

Personnel

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The performers and their band engaged in complex choreography through the show. Pictured, David Byrne and St. Vincent performing in Seattle in October 2012.

Credits adapted from the NPR website.[18]

Band

  • David Byrne – Vocals, Guitar, Natural Trumpet, Theremin
  • St. Vincent – Vocals, Guitar, Electronic Drums, Theremin
  • Daniel Mintseris – Keyboards, Musical Director
  • Brian Wolfe – Drums
  • Kelly Pratt – Trumpet, Flugelhorn, French Horn, Flute
  • Dave Nelson – Trombone
  • Jon Natchez – Clarinet, Flute, Saxophone
  • Bryan Murray – Clarinet, Flute, Saxophone
  • Rachel Drehmann – French Horn
  • Jason Disu – Trombone
  • John Altieri – Sousaphone, Tuba
  • Carter Yasutake – Trumpet, Flugelhorn

Choreographers

References

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  1. ^ "St. Vincent and David Byrne announce Love This Giant, tour dates". Consequence of Sound. Alex Young. 2012-06-14. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
  2. ^ "Exclusive: Byrne & Clark Go Indie". The Daily Beast. The Newsweek Daily Beast Company. 2012-08-23. Retrieved 2012-08-30.
  3. ^ Sacher, Andrew (30 September 2012). "David Byrne & St. Vincent played Williamsburg Park (pics, videos, setlist)". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  4. ^ Thiessen, Brock (6 June 2012). "Pop Montreal Announces Initial 2012 Lineup with Grizzly Bear, Lil B, David Byrne, Win Butler, Bertrand Burgalat". Exclaim!. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  5. ^ Sommerfeld, Seth (24 July 2012). "Early Lineup for Heineken CityArts Fest 2012 Announced". Seattle Metropolitan. SagaCity Media. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  6. ^ O'Connor, David (11 September 2012). "David Byrne & St. Vincent To Headline Sydney Festival 2013". Tone Deaf. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  7. ^ Newstead, Al (10 September 2012). "David Byrne & St. Vincent To Headline MONA FOMA 2013". Tone Deaf. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Bonnaroo 2013 lineup revealed". Consequence of Sound. Consequence Holdings, LLC. 19 February 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  9. ^ Persaud, Travis. "2013 TD Ottawa Jazz Festival Expands, Lineup Full of Surprises". Where. St. Joseph Communications. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  10. ^ De Blase, Frank (26 March 2013). "Jazz Fest announces full 2013 line-up". City Newspaper. Rochester Area Media Partners LLC. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  11. ^ "David Byrne & St. Vincent to Headline Annual 80/35 Music Festival". ABC News Radio. Walt Disney Media Networks. 10 April 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  12. ^ Nelson, Jacob (25 February 2013). "David Byrne, St. Vincent to Perform at Ravinia". Patch Media. Hale Global. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  13. ^ "Telluride's Ride Festival Announces Final Lineup Installment For It's [sic] Second Annual Music Festival In Colorado's Breathtaking Telluride Town Park, July 13-14, 2013". Top40-Charts. 6 March 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  14. ^ "David Byrne & St Vincent revealed as final End Of The Road festival headliners". Uncut. Bandlab Technologies. 14 February 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  15. ^ Young, Alex (26 April 2013). "Electric Picnic 2013 lineup revealed". Consequence of Sound. Consequence Holdings, LLC. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  16. ^ Griffin, Tim (13 May 2013). "David Byrne & St. Vincent cancel a Jersey show". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  17. ^ "Cancelados concertos de David Byrne & St. Vincent em Lisboa e Porto" [David Byrne & St. Vincent concerts canceled in Lisbon and Porto]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). Global Media Group. 30 August 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  18. ^ Boilen, Bob (2013-01-09). "David Byrne & St. Vincent In Concert". NPR. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
 
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