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. 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.
Set list The following set list was obtained from the concert held on 29 September 2012 at Williamsburg Park in New York City. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.
"Who" "Weekend in the Dust" "Save Me from What I Want" (St. Vincent song) "Strange Overtones" (David Byrne & Brian Eno song) "I am an Ape" "Marrow" (St. Vincent song) "This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)" (Talking Heads song) "The Forest Awakes" "Ice Age" "Like Humans Do" (David Byrne song) "Lightning" "Lazarus" "Cheerleader" (St. Vincent song) "Lazy" (X-Press 2 song featuring David Byrne) "I Should Watch TV" "Northern Lights" (St. Vincent song) "The One Who Broke Your Heart" "Outside of Space and Time" Encore "Cruel" (St. Vincent song) "Burning Down the House" (Talking Heads song) Second encore "The Party" (St. Vincent song) "Road to Nowhere" (Talking Heads song)
Tour dates
+ List of 2012 concertsDate(2012)CityCountryVenue15 SeptemberMinneapolisUnited States State Theatre 16 SeptemberMilwaukee Riverside Theater18 SeptemberChicagoChicago Theatre20 SeptemberTorontoCanadaQueen Elizabeth Theatre21 SeptemberMontrealSaint-Jean-Baptiste Church23 SeptemberBostonUnited StatesOrpheum Theatre25 September New York CityBeacon Theatre 26 September 27 SeptemberUpper Darby Tower Theater 29 SeptemberNew York City Williamsburg Park 30 SeptemberNorth Bethesda The Music Center at Strathmore 2 OctoberNashville Ryman Auditorium 3 OctoberAtlanta Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre 5 OctoberAustin Bass Concert Hall 6 OctoberHouston Hobby Center for the Performing Arts 7 OctoberDallas McFarlin Memorial Auditorium 10 OctoberSan Diego Humphrey’s Concerts by the Bay 11 October Santa Barbara Arlington Theater 12 October Costa MesaSegerstrom Center for the Arts13 OctoberLos AngelesGreek Theatre15 OctoberSan FranciscoOrpheum Theatre17 OctoberSeattle5th Avenue Theatre18 OctoberPortlandArlene Schnitzer Concert Hall20 OctoberVancouverCanadaThe Centre For Performing Arts
+ List of 2013 concertsDate(2013)CityCountryVenue14 JanuaryMelbourneAustraliaArts Centre Melbourne15 January17 JanuarySydneyState Theatre18 January20 JanuaryHobartPrinces Wharf, Shed No. 112 JuneMontclairUnited StatesWellmont Theater13 JuneBaltimoreJoseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall15 JuneAshevilleThomas Wolfe Auditorium 16 June ManchesterGreat Stage Park18 JuneCharlotteBelk Theater20 JuneNew HavenShubert Theatre21 JunePortlandState Theatre22 JuneShelburneThe Green at Shelburne Museum23 June OttawaCanadaConfederation Park25 JuneRochesterUnited StatesKodak Hall27 JuneNew BedfordThe Zeiterion Performing Arts Center28 JuneRed BankCount Basie Theatre29 JunePort ChesterCapitol Theatre30 JuneGreenburgPalace Theatre 2 JulyLouisvilleRobert S. Whitney Hall5 JulyDes MoinesWestern Gateway Park6 JulyHighland ParkThe Pavilion7 JulyGrand RapidsMeijer Gardens8 JulyAnn ArborMichigan Theater10 JulyCincinnatiTaft Theatre12 JulyKansas CityCrossroads at Grinder's Park13 JulyDenverDenver Botanic Gardens14 JulyTellurideTown Park15 JulySalt Lake CityRed Butte Garden Amphitheatre17 JulyEugeneThe Cuthbert Amphitheater18 JulyWoodinvilleChateau Ste. Michelle Winery20 JulySaratogaMountain Winery21 JulyOaklandFox Oakland Theatre18 AugustReykjavíkIcelandHarpa20 AugustOsloNorwayFolketeateret21 AugustStockholmSwedenFiladelfiakyrkan22 AugustCopenhagenDenmarkFalconersalen24 AugustBrusselsBelgiumCentre for Fine Arts25 AugustUtrechtNetherlandsMuziekcentrum Vredenburg27 AugustLondonEnglandRoundhouse28 AugustBirminghamSymphony Hall29 AugustGlasgowScotland Glasgow Royal Concert Hall30 AugustSalisburyEngland Larmer Tree Gardens1 SeptemberStradballyIrelandStradbally Hall6 SeptemberMadridSpainTeatro Circo Price7 SeptemberBarcelonaL'Auditori9 SeptemberGardone RivieraItalyVittoriale degli Italiani10 SeptemberPaduaGran Teatro Geox11 SeptemberRomeParco della Musica12 SeptemberFlorenceTeatro Verdi
Cancelled shows + List of cancelled concerts Date City Country Venue Reason11 June 2013MontclairUnited StatesWellmont TheaterScheduling conflicts.3 September 2013LisbonPortugalColiseu dos RecreiosCancelled by promoter due economic difficulties.4 September 2013PortoColiseu do Porto
Notes
Personnel
Credits adapted from the NPR website.
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 Annie-B Parson – Choreographer
References