Love This Giant Tour

{{Short description|2012–13 concert tour by David Byrne and St. Vincent}}

{{Infobox concert

| concert_tour_name = Love This Giant Tour

| artist = David Byrne and St. Vincent

| album = Love This Giant

| image = File:David Byrne & St. Vincent - Gran Teatro Geox, Padova - 10 settembre 2013 (9737661976).jpg

| landscape = yes

| caption = David Byrne and St. Vincent performing in Padua in September 2013

| start_date = {{Start date|2012|09|15}}

| end_date = {{End date|2013|09|12}}

| number_of_shows = 52 in North America
5 in Oceania
17 in Europe
74 Total

| Misc = {{Extra tour chronology

| Group = David Byrne

| Type = tour

| Last tour = Songs of David Byrne and Brian Eno Tour
(2008–09)

| This tour = Love This Giant Tour
(2012–13)

| Next tour = American Utopia Tour
(2018)

}}

{{Extra tour chronology

| Group = St. Vincent

| Type = tour

| Last tour = Strange Mercy Tour
(2011–12)

| This tour = Love This Giant Tour
(2012–13)

| Next tour = Digital Witness Tour
(2014–15)

}}

}}

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.{{Cite web |url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2012/06/st-vincent-and-david-byrne-announce-love-this-giant-tour-dates/|title=St. Vincent and David Byrne announce Love This Giant, tour dates|publisher=Alex Young |work=Consequence of Sound |date=2012-06-14 |accessdate=2020-02-18}} 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.{{Cite web |url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/videos/2012/08/23/david-byrne-goes-indie.html |title=Exclusive: Byrne & Clark Go Indie |publisher=The Newsweek Daily Beast Company |work=The Daily Beast |date=2012-08-23 |accessdate=2012-08-30}}

Set list

The following set list was obtained from the concert held on 29 September 2012 at Williamsburg Park in New York City.{{cite web|url=http://www.brooklynvegan.com/david-byrne-st-3/|title=David Byrne & St. Vincent played Williamsburg Park (pics, videos, setlist)|author=Sacher, Andrew|work=BrooklynVegan|date=30 September 2012|access-date=19 February 2020}} It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.

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  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:

  1. "Cruel" (St. Vincent song)
  2. "Burning Down the House" (Talking Heads song)

;Second encore:

  1. "The Party" (St. Vincent song)
  2. "Road to Nowhere" (Talking Heads song)

{{div col end}}

Tour dates

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|+ List of concerts, showing date, city, country and venue.

!width="170"|Date

!width="150"|City

!width="150"|Country

!width="275"|Venue

colspan="4"| North America
15 September 2012

|Minneapolis

|rowspan=3|United States

|State Theatre

16 September 2012

|Milwaukee

|Riverside Theater

18 September 2012

|Chicago

|Chicago Theatre

20 September 2012

|Toronto

|rowspan=2|Canada

|Queen Elizabeth Theatre

21 September 2012{{efn|The performance in Montreal on 21 September 2012 was part of the POP Montreal Music Festival.{{cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/pop_montreal_announces_initial_2012_lineup_with_grizzly_bear_lil_b_bertrand_burgalat_hot_snakes |title=Pop Montreal Announces Initial 2012 Lineup with Grizzly Bear, Lil B, David Byrne, Win Butler, Bertrand Burgalat|author=Thiessen, Brock|work=Exclaim!|date=6 June 2012|accessdate=28 March 2020}}}}

|Montreal

|Saint-Jean-Baptiste Church

23 September 2012

|Boston

|rowspan=18|United States

|Orpheum Theatre

25 September 2012

|rowspan=2|New York City

|rowspan=2|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{{efn|The performance in Seattle on 17 October 2012 was part of the 2012 Heineken CityArts Fest.{{cite web|url=https://www.seattlemet.com/arts-and-culture/2012/07/early-lineup-for-heineken-cityarts-fest-2012-announced-july-2012|title=Early Lineup for Heineken CityArts Fest 2012 Announced|author=Sommerfeld, Seth|work=Seattle Metropolitan|publisher=SagaCity Media|date=24 July 2012|accessdate=28 March 2020}}}}

|Seattle

|5th Avenue Theatre

18 October 2012

|Portland

|Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall

20 October 2012

|Vancouver

|Canada

|The Centre For Performing Arts

colspan="4"| Oceania
14 January 2013

|rowspan=2|Melbourne

|rowspan=5|Australia

|rowspan=2|Arts Centre Melbourne

15 January 2013
17 January 2013{{efn|name=SydneyFest|The performances in Sydney on 17 and 18 January 2013 were part of the Sydney Festival{{cite web|url=https://tonedeaf.thebrag.com/david-byrne-st-vincent-to-headline-sydney-festival-2013/|title=David Byrne & St. Vincent To Headline Sydney Festival 2013|author= O'Connor, David |work=Tone Deaf|date=11 September 2012|accessdate=1 July 2020}}.}}

|rowspan=2|Sydney

|rowspan=2|State Theatre

18 January 2013{{efn|name=SydneyFest}}
20 January 2013{{efn|The performance in Hobart on 20 January 2013 was part of the MONA FOMA Festival{{cite web|url=https://tonedeaf.thebrag.com/david-byrne-st-vincent-headline-mofo-2013/|title=David Byrne & St. Vincent To Headline MONA FOMA 2013|author= Newstead, Al |work=Tone Deaf|date=10 September 2012|accessdate=28 March 2020}}.}}

|Hobart

|Princes Wharf, Shed No. 1

colspan="4"| North America
12 June 2013

|Montclair

|rowspan=8|United States

|Wellmont Theater

13 June 2013

|Baltimore

|Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall

15 June 2013

|Asheville

|Thomas Wolfe Auditorium

16 June 2013{{efn|The performance in Manchester on 16 June 2013 was part of the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival.{{cite web|url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2013/02/bonnaroo-2013-lineup-revealed/|title=Bonnaroo 2013 lineup revealed|work=Consequence of Sound|publisher=Consequence Holdings, LLC|date=19 February 2013|accessdate=28 March 2020}}}}

|Manchester

|Great Stage Park

18 June 2013

|[[Charlotte, North Carolina|

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{{efn|The performance in Ottawa on 23 June 2013 was part of the Ottawa Jazz Festival.{{cite web|url=https://where.ca/ontario/ottawa/2013-ottawa-jazz-festival-lineup/|title=2013 TD Ottawa Jazz Festival Expands, Lineup Full of Surprises|work=Where|publisher=St. Joseph Communications|author= Persaud, Travis|accessdate=28 March 2020}}}}

|Ottawa

|Canada

|Confederation Park

25 June 2013{{efn|The performance in Rochester on 25 June 2013 was part of the Rochester International Jazz Festival.{{cite web|url=https://www.rochestercitynewspaper.com/rochester/music-jazz-fest-announces-full-2013-line-up/Content?oid=2205224|title=Jazz Fest announces full 2013 line-up |work=City Newspaper|publisher=Rochester Area Media Partners LLC|author= De Blase, Frank|date=26 March 2013|accessdate=28 March 2020}}}}

|Rochester

|rowspan=19|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{{efn|The performance in Des Moines on 5 July 2013 was part of the 80/35 Music Festival.{{cite web|url=http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2013/4/10/david-byrne-st-vincent-to-headline-annual-8035-music-festiva.html|title=David Byrne & St. Vincent to Headline Annual 80/35 Music Festival|work=ABC News Radio|publisher=Walt Disney Media Networks|date=10 April 2013|accessdate=28 March 2020}}}}

|Des Moines

|Western Gateway Park

6 July 2013{{efn|The performance in Highland Park on 6 July 2013 was part of the Ravinia Festival.{{cite web|url=https://patch.com/illinois/highlandpark/david-byrne-st-vincent-to-perform-at-ravinia|title=David Byrne, St. Vincent to Perform at Ravinia|author=Nelson, Jacob|work=Patch Media|publisher=Hale Global|date=25 February 2013|accessdate=28 March 2020}}}}

|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{{efn|The performance in Telluride on 14 July 2013 was part of the Ride Festival.{{cite web|url=https://top40-charts.com/news.php?nid=90532&cat=|title=Telluride's Ride Festival Announces Final Lineup Installment For {{sic|It|'s|nolink=y}} Second Annual Music Festival In Colorado's Breathtaking Telluride Town Park, July 13-14, 2013|work=Top40-Charts|date=6 March 2013|accessdate=28 March 2020}}}}

|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

colspan="4"| 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

|rowspan="2"|England

|Roundhouse

28 August 2013

|Birmingham

|Symphony Hall

29 August 2013

|Glasgow

|Scotland

|Glasgow Royal Concert Hall

30 August 2013{{efn|The performance in Salisbury on 30 August 2013 was part of the End of the Road Festival.{{cite web|url=https://www.uncut.co.uk/news/david-byrne-st-vincent-revealed-as-final-end-of-the-road-festival-headliners-25880/|title=David Byrne & St Vincent revealed as final End Of The Road festival headliners|work=Uncut|publisher=Bandlab Technologies|date=14 February 2013|accessdate=28 March 2020}}}}

|Salisbury

|England

|Larmer Tree Gardens

1 September 2013{{efn|The performance in Stradbally on 1 September 2013 was part of the Electric Picnic Festival.{{cite web|url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2013/04/electric-picnic-2013-lineup-revealed/|title=Electric Picnic 2013 lineup revealed|author=Young, Alex|work=Consequence of Sound|publisher=Consequence Holdings, LLC|date=26 April 2013|accessdate=28 March 2020}}}}

|Stradbally

|Ireland

|Stradbally Hall

6 September 2013

|Madrid

|rowspan=2|Spain

|Teatro Circo Price

7 September 2013

|Barcelona

|L'Auditori

9 September 2013

|Gardone Riviera

|rowspan=4|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

scope="col" style="width:12em;"| Date

! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| City

! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Country

! scope="col" style="width:16em;"| Venue

! scope="col" style="width:20em;"| Reason

11 June 2013

|Montclair

|United States

|Wellmont Theater

|Scheduling conflicts.{{cite web|url=http://www.brooklynvegan.com/david-byrne-st-5/|title=David Byrne & St. Vincent cancel a Jersey show|author=Griffin, Tim|work=BrooklynVegan|date=13 May 2013|accessdate=27 February 2020}}

3 September 2013

|Lisbon

|rowspan=2|Portugal

|Coliseu dos Recreios

|rowspan="2"|Cancelled by promoter due economic difficulties.{{cite web|url=https://www.jn.pt/artes/cancelados-concertos-de-david-byrne-st-vincent-em-lisboa-e-porto-3395156.html|title=Cancelados concertos de David Byrne & St. Vincent em Lisboa e Porto|trans-title=David Byrne & St. Vincent concerts canceled in Lisbon and Porto|language=Portuguese|work=Jornal de Notícias|publisher=Global Media Group|date=30 August 2013|accessdate=19 February 2020}}

4 September 2013

|Porto

|Coliseu do Porto

= Notes =

{{notelist}}

Personnel

File:David Byrne and St. Vincent at the 5th Ave Theatre in Seattle (8100129479).jpg

Credits adapted from the NPR website.{{Cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/2013/01/09/168888064/david-byrne-st-vincent-in-concert|title=David Byrne & St. Vincent In Concert|author=Boilen, Bob|work=NPR |date=2013-01-09 |accessdate=2020-02-27}}

Band

{{Div col}}

  • 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

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References