Farewell Tour (Phoebe Bridgers tour)

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Farewell Tour
Tour by Phoebe Bridgers
LocationNorth America, United Kingdom, Australia
Associated album Stranger in the Alps
Start dateFebruary 3, 2018 (2018-02-03)
End dateFebruary 17, 2019 (2019-02-17)
Legs3
No. of shows41
Phoebe Bridgers concert chronology

Farewell Tour was the debut concert tour from American indie folk musician Phoebe Bridgers. The tour began in Santa Ana, California [1] on February 3, 2018 and ended in Melbourne, Australia on February 17, 2019. [2]

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Background

Phoehe Bridgers released her debut EP Killer in 2014. Two years later, Bridgers opened for Julien Baker on her Sprained Ankle tour. [3] Two years later, Bridgers opened for Conor Oberst on his 2017 tour. [4] In late 2016, Bridgers announced her debut full-length album, Stranger in the Alps. [5] Bridgers announced her first headlining tour for the album in December 2017. [6] Bridgers announced dates in the United Kingdom in early 2018. [7] In December 2018, Bridgers announced the Australian leg of her Farewell Tour. [8]

Reception

The tour received positive reviews. [9] [10] In a review from The Independent, the publication notes "The captivating performance served up a spectrum of emotions varying from utter devastation to goosebump induced awe from one song to the next but carried through with the sort of charm and modesty that makes her so damn likeable". [11]

Tour dates

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, and opening act
DateCityCountryVenueOpening act(s)
Leg 1 – North America
February 3, 2018 Santa Ana United StatesConstellation Room Soccer Mommy
February 5, 2018 San Diego Soda Bar
February 6, 2018 Tucson 191 Toole
February 8, 2018 Dallas Three Links
February 9, 2018 Houston White Oak Music Hall Upstairs
February 10, 2018 Austin Antone's
February 12, 2018 Birmingham Syndicate Lounge
February 14, 2018 Nashville High Watt
February 15, 2018 Atlanta Aisle 5
February 16, 2018 Asheville The Mothlight
February 17, 2018 Raleigh King's
February 20, 2018 Washington D.C. Rock & Roll Hotel
February 21, 2018 Philadelphia World Cafe Live
February 23, 2018 Brooklyn Music Hall of Williamsburg
February 24, 2018 Boston Great Scott
February 25, 2018 Burlington Higher GroundFrancesca Blanchard
February 27, 2018 Montreal Canada BelmontLoïc April
February 28, 2018 Toronto The Velvet Underground Common Holly
March 1, 2018 Pontiac United StatesPike RoomShortly
April 4, 2018 Salt Lake City Kilby CourtHarrison Whitford
April 6, 2018 Denver Gothic Theatre Daddy Issues
April 7, 2018 Omaha O'Leaver's PubDaddy Issues, McCarthy Trenching
April 9, 2018 Kansas City Record BarDaddy Issues
April 10, 2018 St. Louis Blueberry Hill Duck Room
April 11, 2018 Louisville Zanzabar
April 13, 2018 Columbus The Basement
April 14, 2018 Cleveland The Beachland Ballroom Harrison Whitford
April 15, 2018 Bloomington The Bishop Lomelda
April 18, 2018 Chicago Lincoln Hall
April 4, 2018 Madison The Frequency
April 4, 2018 Minneapolis Turf Club
April 24, 2018 Vancouver CanadaThe Cobalt
April 24, 2018 Portland United States Doug Fir Lounge
April 24, 2018 San Francisco Bottom of the Hill Lomelda, Harrison Whitford
Leg 2 - United Kingdom
May 20, 2018 Glasgow Scotland St LukesHarrison Whitford
May 22, 2018 Liverpool England Leaf
May 23, 2018 London Islington Assembly Hall
Leg 3 - Australia
February 12, 2019 Sydney Australia Oxford Art Factory Christian Lee Hutson
February 13, 2019SydneyOxford Art Factory
February 15, 2019 Brisbane The ZooPool Shop, Christian Lee Hutson
February 17, 2019MelbourneCroxton BandroomChristian Lee Hutson

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