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Glitter and Doom Tour

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Glitter and Doom Tour
Tour by Tom Waits
Official tour poster.
LocationUnited States, Europe
Start dateJune 17, 2008 (2008-06-17)
End dateAugust 1, 2008 (2008-08-01)
Legs2
No. of shows13 in United States
15 in Europe
Tom Waits concert chronology

The Glitter and Doom Tour was a concert tour by American rock musician Tom Waits from June to August 2008. The tour was recorded and a selection of live performances of songs from the tour were included on a live album called Glitter and Doom Live which was released the following year.[1][2]

Background

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The tour was announced at a performance art press conference on May 5, 2008.[3] Anti records also released an article to NPR which had Tom interviewing himself.[4]

Tickets

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Tickets for Waits' summer shows were limited to two per person but, in an effort to beat ticket touts, a valid I.D. (passport or driving license) matching the name on the ticket was required to gain entry. Any concert-goer who did not have a valid I.D. or was found to be in possession of a ticket that had been resold was not allowed in and did not get a refund.[5][6]

Band

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As of July 22 Tom Waits band consisted of the following:[citation needed]

Tour dates

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Date City State Venue
North America[7]
June 17, 2008 Phoenix United States Orpheum Theatre
June 18, 2008
June 20, 2008 El Paso Plaza Theatre
June 22, 2008 Houston Jones Hall
June 23, 2008 Dallas Palladium Ballroom
June 25, 2008 Tulsa Brady Theater
June 26, 2008 St. Louis Fox Theatre
June 28, 2008 Columbus Ohio Theatre
June 29, 2008 Knoxville Civic Theatre
July 1, 2008 Jacksonville Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts
July 2, 2008 Mobile Saenger Theatre
July 3, 2008 Birmingham Alabama Theatre
July 5, 2008 Atlanta Fox Theatre
Europe[8]
July 12, 2008 San Sebastián Spain Auditorium Kursaal
July 14, 2008 Barcelona Auditorium Forum
July 15, 2008
July 17, 2008 Milan Italy Teatro degli Arcimboldi
July 18, 2008
July 19, 2008
July 21, 2008 Prague Czech Republic Kongresové Centrum Praha
July 22, 2008
July 24, 2008 Paris France Le Grand Rex
July 25, 2008
July 27, 2008 Edinburgh United Kingdom Edinburgh Playhouse
July 28, 2008
July 30, 2008 Dublin Ireland Phoenix Park
July 31, 2008
August 1, 2008

References

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  1. ^ "The wit and wisdom of Tom Waits". The Observer. 2009-11-01. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
  2. ^ "Album: Tom Waits, Glitter & Doom Live, (Anti-)". The Independent. 2009-11-20. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
  3. ^ Buskirk, Eliot Van. "Tom Waits Announces Tour With Fake Press Conference". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
  4. ^ "Tom Waits Interviews Tom Waits".
  5. ^ "Tom Waits to employ anti-tout measures". Hot Press. 2008-05-21. Archived from the original on 2009-02-10. Retrieved 2008-05-21.
  6. ^ "Anti-tout system a success at Waits gig". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
  7. ^ "Announcing Tom Waits Glitter and Doom Tour". ANTI-. May 4, 2008. Archived from the original on June 8, 2008. Retrieved June 19, 2012.
  8. ^ "ANTI– Tom Waits plays the 'Glitter and Doom' tour through Europe this summer". ANTI-. May 21, 2008. Archived from the original on June 7, 2012. Retrieved June 19, 2012.