| Tour by Tom Waits | |
 Official tour poster | |
| Location |
|
|---|---|
| Start date | June 17, 2008 |
| End date | August 1, 2008 |
| Legs | 2 |
| No. of shows | 28 |
| 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]
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 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]
As of July 22 Tom Waits band consisted of the following:[ citation needed ]
| 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 | |||
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