The Actor Tour is the second tour by American musician and singer-songwriter St. Vincent. The tour centered on her second album, Actor (2009). The tour began in the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco, United States, on February 27, 2009, and concluded at Teatro de la Ciudad in Mexico City, Mexico, on December 3, 2010.[1][2]

Actor Tour
Tour by St. Vincent
St. Vincent performing during the tour
Associated albumActor
Start dateFebruary 27, 2009 (2009-02-27)
End dateDecember 3, 2010 (2010-12-03)
No. of shows89 in North America
45 in Europe
3 in Asia
1 in Oceania
138 Total
St. Vincent concert chronology
  • Marry Me Tour
    (2007–08)
  • Actor Tour
    (2009–10)
  • Strange Mercy Tour
    (2011–12)

Opening acts

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  • Pattern Is Movement [3]
  • Wildbirds and Peacedrums

Opened for

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Setlist

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The following set list was obtained from the concert held on 18 June 2009 at the Granada Theater in Dallas.[4] It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.

  1. "Marry Me"
  2. "The Strangers"
  3. "Save Me from What I Want"
  4. "Now Now"
  5. "Actor Out of Work"
  6. "Paris Is Burning"
  7. "The Bed"
  8. "Laughing with a Mouth of Blood"
  9. "Black Rainbow"
  10. "Marrow"
  11. "Just the Same But Brand New"
Encore
  1. "The Party"
  2. "Your Lips Are Red"

Songs performed

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# Song Album
47 "Marrow" Actor
45 "Actor Out of Work" Actor
44 "The Strangers" Actor
43 "Your Lips Are Red" Marry Me
41 "Save Me from What I Want" Actor
41 "Black Rainbow" Actor
40 "Laughing with a Mouth of Blood " Actor
39 "The Party" Actor
35 "Just the Same but Brand New" Actor
22 "The Bed" Actor
20 "Now Now" Marry Me
20 "Jesus Saves, I Spend" Marry Me
18 "Marry Me" Marry Me
14 "Dig a Pony" (Beatles cover) Let It Be
13 "These Days" (Jackson Browne cover) For Everyman
9 "Paris Is Burning Marry Me
6 "Oh My God" Actor
2 "Human Racing" Marry Me
2 "Landmines" Marry Me
1 "What Me Worry" Marry Me
1 "Happy Birthday" (Mildred J. Hill and Patty Hill cover)
1 "Roslyn" w/ Bon Iver The Twilight Saga: New Moon
1 "The Neighbors" Actor
1 "Who" w/ David Byrne Love This Giant

Tour dates

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List of concerts, showing date, city, country and venue.
Date City Country Venue
North America
February 27, 2009[a] San Francisco United States Great American Music Hall
March 18, 2009[b] Austin Central Presbyterian Church
March 20, 2009[b] Antone's Nightclub
Europe
April 21, 2009 London England Hoxton Square Bar and Kitchen
April 23, 2009 Brussels Belgium L'Archiduc
April 26, 2009[c] Paris France La Maroquinerie
April 27, 2009 Amsterdam Netherlands Paradiso
April 28, 2009 Hamburg Germany Grüner Jäger
North America[5]
May 19, 2009 Somerville United States Somerville Theatre
May 20, 2009 New York City Webster Hall
May 21, 2009 Philadelphia First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia
May 22, 2009 Washington, D.C. Black Cat
May 24, 2009[d] George The Gorge Amphitheatre
May 25, 2009 Portland Aladdin Theater
May 27, 2009 San Francisco Bimbo's 365 Club
May 28, 2009 Los Angeles El Rey Theatre
May 30, 2009 San Diego The Casbah
May 31, 2009 Phoenix Modified Arts
June 2, 2009 Denver Bluebird Theater
June 3, 2009 Omaha The Slowdown
June 4, 2009 Minneapolis First Avenue
June 5, 2009 Milwaukee Pabst Theater
June 7, 2009 Chicago Metro Chicago
June 8, 2009[e] Jay Pritzker Pavilion
June 9, 2009 Newport Southgate House
June 10, 2009 Lexington The Dame
June 11, 2009 Nashville Cannery Ballroom
June 12, 2009[f] Manchester Great Stage Park
June 13, 2009 Athens 40 Watt Club
June 14, 2009 Atlanta The EARL
June 16, 2009 Birmingham Bottletree Cafe
June 18, 2009 Dallas Granada Theater
June 19, 2009 Austin Mohawk Austin
Europe[6]
July 2, 2009[g] Roskilde Denmark Festivalpladsen
July 3, 2009 Malmö Sweden Debaser
July 4, 2009 Rotterdam Netherlands Rotown
July 5, 2009[h] London England Hyde Park
July 6, 2009 Bristol Thekla
July 8, 2009 London Institute of Contemporary Arts
July 9, 2009[i] Venaria Reale Italy Palace of Venaria
July 11, 2009[j] County Kildare Ireland Punchestown Racecourse
July 13, 2009 Manchester England The Night and Day Café
July 14, 2009 Glasgow Scotland Nice N Sleazy
July 16, 2009 Utrecht Netherlands Tivoli
July 17, 2009[k] Dour Belgium Festivalpark Dour
July 18, 2009[l] Southwold England Henham Park
July 19, 2009 Antwerp Belgium Openluchttheater Rivierenhof
July 20, 2009[m] Nijmegen Netherlands Valkhof Park
North America
August 1, 2009[n] Jersey City United States Liberty State Park
August 5, 2009 Dennis Cape Cinema
August 6, 2009 Northampton Pearl Street Nightclub
August 7, 2009 Montreal Canada La Sala Rossa
August 8, 2009 Toronto Horseshoe Tavern
August 9, 2009 Hamilton Rokbar
Europe
August 13, 2009[o] Gothenburg Sweden Slottsskogen
August 15, 2009[p] Saint-Malo France Fort de Saint-Père
North America[7]
August 30, 2009[q] Columbia United States Merriweather Post Pavilion
September 29, 2009 Indianapolis Murat Theatre
September 30, 2009 Columbia The Blue Note
October 1, 2009 St. Louis The Firebird
October 3, 2009 New Orleans Tipitina's
October 5, 2009 Birmingham WorkPlay Soundstage
October 7, 2009 Carrboro Cat's Cradle
October 8, 2009
October 9, 2009 Asheville The Orange Peel
October 10, 2009 Nashville Ryman Auditorium
October 12, 2009 Charleston Music Farm
October 13, 2009 Knoxville Bijou Theatre
October 14, 2009 Cincinnati Bogart's
October 16, 2009 Madison High Noon Saloon
October 17, 2009 Milwaukee Pabst Theater
October 18, 2009 Kalamazoo State Theatre
October 19, 2009 Columbus Great Southern Hotel & Theatre
October 20, 2009 Cleveland The Beachland Ballroom
October 21, 2009 Buffalo Asbury Hall at Babeville
October 22, 2009 Ithaca Castaways
October 24, 2009 South Portland South Portland Auditorium
October 25, 2009 Philadelphia Electric Factory
October 26, 2009 South Burlington Higher Ground
October 27, 2009 Providence Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel
October 28, 2009 Washington, D.C. 9:30 Club
Europe[8]
October 31, 2009 London England Barbican Centre
November 1, 2009 Dublin Ireland Vicar Street
November 2, 2009 Glasgow Scotland O2 ABC Glasgow
November 4, 2009 Manchester England Manchester Cathedral
November 5, 2009 Leeds Leeds Metropolitan University
November 6, 2009 Bristol Anson Rooms
November 8, 2009 Brussels Belgium Cirque Royal
November 9, 2009 Amsterdam Netherlands Melkweg
November 10, 2009 Hamburg Germany Gruenspan
November 11, 2009 Berlin Postbahnhof am Ostbahnhof
November 12, 2009 Munich Theaterfabrik
November 15, 2009 Fribourg Switzerland Fri-Son
November 16, 2009 Vienna Austria WUK
November 17, 2009 Basel Switzerland Volkshaus Basel
November 19, 2009 Cologne Germany Kulturkirche Köln
November 20, 2009[r] The Hague Netherlands Koninklijke Schouwburg
November 21, 2009 Paris France La Cigale
November 24, 2009 Copenhagen Denmark Vega
November 25, 2009 Oslo Norway Rockefeller Music Hall
November 26, 2009 Stockholm Sweden Debaser Medis
North America[9]
January 29, 2010 New York City United States Jazz at Lincoln Center
February 3, 2010 Victoria Canada Element Nightclub
February 4, 2010 Vancouver Venue Nightclub
February 5, 2010 Seattle United States Neumos
February 6, 2010[s] Portland Doug Fir Lounge
February 8, 2010 San Francisco Great American Music Hall
February 9, 2010 Los Angeles El Rey Theatre
February 10, 2010 Solana Beach Belly Up Tavern
February 11, 2010 Phoenix Rhythm Room
February 13, 2010 Denver Bluebird Theater
February 15, 2010 Lawrence The Bottleneck
February 16, 2010 Iowa City The Industry
February 17, 2010 Milwaukee Turner Hall
February 18, 2010 Chicago Metro Chicago
February 19, 2010 Pontiac The Crofoot
February 20, 2010 Columbus Outland on Liberty
February 21, 2010 Pittsburgh Diesel Club
February 23, 2010 Charlottesville Jefferson Theater
February 24, 2010 Washington, D.C. 9:30 Club
February 25, 2010 Philadelphia First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia
Asia
March 12, 2010[t] Beijing China Yugong Yishan
March 13, 2010[t] Shanghai Yuyintang
March 15, 2010[u] Singapore Singapore Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay
Oceania
March 18, 2010[v] Wellington New Zealand Pacific Blue Festival Club
North America
March 28, 2010[w] Knoxville United States Bijou Theatre
March 30, 2010 Champaign The Highdive
March 31, 2010[x] Cincinnati Hamilton County Memorial Building
April 28, 2010 Chapel Hill UNC Memorial Hall
Europe
July 12, 2010[y] Lyon France Ancient Theatre of Fourvière
July 14, 2010 Dachau Germany Rathausplatz
July 16, 2010[z] Sesimbra Portugal Praia do Meco
North America
July 18, 2010[aa] Chicago United States Union Park
July 24, 2010[ab] Calgary Canada Prince's Island Park
August 1, 2010[ac] New York City United States Central Park
September 18, 2010 Storrs UConn South Campus Quad
December 3, 2010 Mexico City Mexico Teatro de la Ciudad

Personnel

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  • St. Vincent – Vocals, lead guitar
  • Anthony LaMarca (2009–2010) – Drums, sampler
  • Daniel Hart (2009–10) – Violin, Guitar, Vocals
  • Evan Smith (2009–10) – Flute, Clarinet, Saxophone, Keyboards, Vocals
  • William Flynn (2009-Beginning of 2010) – Bass, Vocals, Clarinet
  • Andrew Carlson (End of 2010) – Bass, Vocals, Clarinet

Notes

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  1. ^ This concert was a part of Noise Pop Festival.
  2. ^ a b These concerts were a part of SXSW.
  3. ^ This concert was a part of Les femmes s'en mêlent Festival.
  4. ^ This concert was a part of Sasquatch! Music Festival.
  5. ^ This concert was a part of Downtown Sound.
  6. ^ This concert was a part of Bonnaroo Music Festival.
  7. ^ This concert was a part of Roskilde Festival.
  8. ^ This concert was a part of Wireless Festival.
  9. ^ This concert was a part of Traffic Festival.
  10. ^ This concert was a part of Oxegen Festival.
  11. ^ This concert was a part of Dour Festival.
  12. ^ This concert was a part of Latitude Festival.
  13. ^ This concert was a part of the de-Affaire Festival.
  14. ^ This concert was a part of All Points West Music & Arts Festival.
  15. ^ This concert was a part of Way Out West.
  16. ^ This concert was a part of La Route du Rock.
  17. ^ This concert was a part of Virgin Festival FREEFEST.
  18. ^ This concert was a part of Crossing Border Festival.
  19. ^ This date included an early and a late show.
  20. ^ a b These concerts were a part of JUE Music + Art Festival.
  21. ^ This concert was a part of Mosaic Music Festival.
  22. ^ This concert was a part of New Zealand International Arts Festival.
  23. ^ This concert was a part of Big Ears Festival.
  24. ^ This concert was a part of MusicNOW Festival.
  25. ^ This concert was a part of Nuits de Fourvière.
  26. ^ This concert was a part of Super Bock Super Rock.
  27. ^ This concert was a part of Pitchfork Music Festival.
  28. ^ This concert was a part of Calgary Folk Music Festival.
  29. ^ This concert was a part of Central Park Summerstage.

References

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  1. ^ St. Vincent Announces New Album: Actor, Pitchfork, February 19, 2009
  2. ^ Blonde Redhead + St Vincent @ Teatro de la Ciudad, Me Hace Rudio, December 7, 2010
  3. ^ St. Vincent, Wildbirds & Peacedrums, Under The Radar
  4. ^ Freedman, Pete (June 19, 2009). "Last Night: St. Vincent at the Granada Theater". Dallas Observer. Voice Media Group. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
  5. ^ St. Vincent Tour Dates, Brooklyn Vegan, March 13, 2009
  6. ^ St. Vincent European Tour Dates, Brooklyn Vegan, July 6, 2009
  7. ^ Andrew Bird to Tour with St. Vincent, Pitchfork, June 30, 2009
  8. ^ St. Vincent to Open for Grizzly Bear, Pitchfork, August 3, 2009
  9. ^ St. Vincent unveils 2010 North American Tour, Consequence, November 12, 2009