New Record Out of the Game Out May 1st on Decca

High Profile Media Hits Include NPR's "First Listen," The Ellen DeGeneres Show, The Conan O'Brien Show & CBS Sunday Morning

Rufus Wainwright will take his new album Out of the Game out on the road with an 8-piece band this Spring & Summer for a highly anticipated North American tour. This is the first time he has toured with a band since 2008's 'Release The Stars' tour.

Critically heralded, Out of the Game has been dubbed "a triumphant return to pop" by ROLLING STONE, and NPR says "The key is his gift for melody. Wainwright's music throws lines in the air with a grace and confidence rarely heard in contemporary music."  Rufus is also profiled in the current double-issue of Newsweek on-stands now.  To read the whole feature on-line, click here.

To preview Out of the Game in its entirety on NPR click here.

Currently in the middle of a European promotional blitz, Rufus recently performed on the popular "Graham Norton Show" in the UK, where the album is holding steady at # 2 overall on their early chart ranking. To view the "Graham Norton Show" performance see below.

To view the much-buzzed about Out of the Game music video featuring Helena Bonham Carter, see below:

Presale for tickets begins on Wednesday, April 25th, and on sale to the general public on Friday, April 27th: www.ticketmaster.com

Rufus Wainwright North American tour dates:

May

Wed 9th

BROOKLYN, NY Brooklyn Academy of Music – Howard Gilman Opera House *

Fri 11th

OAKLAND, CA Fox Theater #

Sat 12th

LOS ANGELES, CA Orpheum Theater *

Sun 13th

SAN DIEGO, CA Humphrey's Concerts by the Bay #

June

Sun 10th 

TORONTO, ON David Pecaut Square

Thu 28th

MONTRAL, QC Festival International de Jazz de Montreal

Sat 30th

ANN ARBOR, MI Power Center for the Performing Arts

July

Sun 1st 

GRAND RAPIDS, MI Frederick Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park

Tues 24th

VIENNA, VA The Filene Center at Wolf Trap +

Wed 25th

PHILADELPHIA, PA Penn's Landing River Stage

Fri 27th

PURCHASE, NY The PAC at SUNY Purchase

Sat 28th 

WESTHAMPTON BEACH, NY Westhampton PAC

Sun 29th 

BOSTON, MA Bank Of America Pavilion +

Tues 31st 

PORTLAND, ME State Theatre

August

Wed 1st    

SHELBURNE, VT The Green at Shelburne Museum

Fri 3rd    

CLEVELAND, OH House of Blues

Sat 4th   

MUNHALL, PA Carnegie Music Hall

Sun 5th 

LOUISVILLE, KY Iroquois Amphitheater

Tues 7th

BLOOMINGTON, IN Buskirk-Chumley Theater

Wed 8th

CHICAGO, IL Bank of America Theater 

Fri 10th

MILWAUKEE, WI Pabst Theater

Sat 11th

APPLE VALLEY, MN Minnesota Zoo Amphitheater

Support acts as follows:
*Teddy Thompson (May)
#Krystle Warren (May)
+Ingrid Michaelson (select July dates)
Josh Ritter (special guest Philadelphia July date)
Adam Cohen supports all July & August dates

The full band line-up is as follows; Andy Burton (Keys) Sharief Hobley (Guitar), Teddy Thompson (Guitar), Brad Albetta (Bass), Ben Perowsky (Drums), Charysse Blackman (Backing vocals), Krystle Warren (Backing vocals) Tim Ries (Horns).

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