Rapture Tour

{{Infobox concert

| concert_tour_name = Rapture Tour

| image =

| image_size = 220px

| border = yes

| location = Oceania • Africa • Europe

| artist = Eminem

| album = The Marshall Mathers LP 2

| start_date = {{Start date|2014|02|15}}

| end_date = {{End date|2014|07|12}}

| number_of_shows = 8

| number_of_legs = 1

| gross =

| last_tour = The Home & Home Tour
(2010)

| this_tour = Rapture Tour
(2014)

| next_tour = The Monster Tour
(2014)

}}

The Rapture Tour was a concert tour by American rapper Eminem put together by Australian promoters - TEG Dainty. It was launched in support of his eighth studio album, The Marshall Mathers LP 2 (2013). Initial shows were announced in Australia and New Zealand on October 22, 2013.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/5763127/eminem-kendrick-lamar-j-cole-heading-down-under-for-rapture|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|access-date=April 22, 2014|date=October 21, 2013|last=Brandle|first=Lars|title=Eminem, Kendrick Lamar & J. Cole Heading Down Under for 'Rapture' Stadium Tour}} Eminem was accompanied on the tour by Kendrick Lamar, J. Cole, Jacob Linsley and Action Bronson.{{cite web|url=http://www.mlive.com/entertainment/detroit/index.ssf/2014/02/eminem_kendrick_lamar_action_b.html|title=Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, Action Bronson, J. Cole hit Australia for Rapture Tour; view fan photos|first=Eric|last=Lacy|date=February 19, 2014|access-date=April 22, 2014|work=Michigan Live}} On the Oceania dates he was also accompanied by local rappers 360 and David Dallas. In 8 shows (including two dates at Wembley Stadium), Eminem sold over 315,000 tickets.

Critical reception

Darren Levin of The Guardian gave a positive review, calling the show a "half-day showcase of top-notch hip-hop talent" and commenting that Eminem has "lost none of the potency that made him such a revelation to teenagers coming of age in the early-2000s".{{cite news|last=Levin|first=Darren|title=Eminem and Kendrick Lamar|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/australia-culture-blog/2014/feb/20/eminem-kendrick-lamar-melbourne-rapture-review|access-date=April 22, 2014|newspaper=The Guardian|date=February 19, 2014}} Chris Schulz from The New Zealand Herald felt the show was "a breathless, exhilarating and seriously loud show from start to finish", though complained about 360's "ridiculous Aussie rave-rap".{{cite news|last=Schulz|first=Chris|title=Eminem, Western Springs|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=11203512|newspaper=The New Zealand Herald|access-date=April 22, 2014|date=February 16, 2014}} Michael Dwyer of The Canberra Times gave the show 3 1/2 out of 5 stars, praising Eminem's ability to remain "brilliantly in character" throughout his career.{{cite news|last=Dwyer|first=Michael|title=Eminem still in character, 15 years on |url=http://www.canberratimes.com.au/entertainment/music/rapture-review-eminem-still-in-character-15-years-on-20140220-331k6.html|access-date=April 22, 2014|newspaper=The Canberra Times|date=February 20, 2014}}

Shows

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scope="col" style="width:12em;"\| Date ! scope="col" style="width:10em;"\| City ! scope="col" style="width:10em;"\| Country ! scope="col" style="width:15em;"\| Venue ! scope="col" style="width:10em;"\| Attendance ! scope="col" style="width:10em;"\| Revenue
colspan="7"\| Oceania{{cite magazine\|url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore\|title=Billboard Biz: Current Boxscore\|date=April 2, 2014\|access-date=April 2, 2014\|magazine=Billboard\|publisher=Prometheus Global Media\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140424053001/http://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore\|archive-date=April 24, 2014\|url-status=dead}}
February 15, 2014 \| Auckland \| New Zealand \| Western Springs Stadium \| 52,444 / 52,444 \| $6,838,988
February 19, 2014 \| Melbourne \| rowspan="3"\| Australia \| Etihad Stadium \| 51,335 / 51,335 \| $7,034,160
February 20, 2014 \| Brisbane \| Suncorp Stadium \| 43,927 / 43,927 \| $5,643,915
February 22, 2014 \| Sydney \| ANZ Stadium \| 53,649 / 53,649 \| $6,937,910
colspan="7"\| Africa
February 26, 2014 \| Cape Town \| rowspan="2"\| South Africa \| Cape Town Stadium \| 37,825 / 42,366 \| $1,939,801
March 1, 2014 \| Johannesburg \| Ellis Park Stadium \| 51,787 / 53,122 \| $3,546,638
colspan="7"\| Europe
July 11, 2014 \| rowspan="2"\|London \| rowspan="2"\| England \| rowspan="2"\| Wembley Stadium \| rowspan="2"\| 90,000 / 90,000 \| rowspan="2"\| $6,000,000
July 12, 2014

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|+ List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, opening act, tickets sold, number of available tickets and amount of gross revenue

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

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

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

! scope="col" style="width:15em;"| Venue

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

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colspan="7"| Oceania{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore|title=Billboard Biz: Current Boxscore|date=April 2, 2014|access-date=April 2, 2014|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140424053001/http://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore|archive-date=April 24, 2014|url-status=dead}}

February 15, 2014

| Auckland

| New Zealand

| Western Springs Stadium

| 52,444 / 52,444

| $6,838,988

February 19, 2014

| Melbourne

| rowspan="3"| Australia

| Etihad Stadium

| 51,335 / 51,335

| $7,034,160