Rapture Tour

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Rapture Tour
Tour by Eminem
Associated album The Marshall Mathers LP 2
Start dateFebruary 15, 2014 (2014-02-15)
End dateJuly 12, 2014 (2014-07-12)
Legs1
No. of shows8
Eminem concert chronology

The Rapture Tour was a concert tour by American rapper Eminem put together by Australian promoters - TEG Dainty. It was launched in support of his eighth studio album, The Marshall Mathers LP 2 (2013). Initial shows were announced in Australia and New Zealand on October 22, 2013. [1] Eminem was accompanied on the tour by Kendrick Lamar, J. Cole, Jacob Linsley and Action Bronson. [2] On the Oceania dates he was also accompanied by local rappers 360 and David Dallas. [1] In 8 shows (including two dates at Wembley Stadium), Eminem sold over 315,000 tickets.

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Critical reception

Darren Levin of The Guardian gave a positive review, calling the show a "half-day showcase of top-notch hip-hop talent" and commenting that Eminem has "lost none of the potency that made him such a revelation to teenagers coming of age in the early-2000s". [3] Chris Schulz from The New Zealand Herald felt the show was "a breathless, exhilarating and seriously loud show from start to finish", though complained about 360's "ridiculous Aussie rave-rap". [4] Michael Dwyer of The Canberra Times gave the show 3 1/2 out of 5 stars, praising Eminem's ability to remain "brilliantly in character" throughout his career. [5]

Set list

  1. "Survival"
  2. "Won't Back Down"
  3. "3 a.m."
  4. "Square Dance"
  5. "Business" / "Kill You"
  6. "White America"
  7. "Mosh"
  8. "Rap God"
  9. "Still Don't Give a Fuck" / "Criminal" / "The Way I Am"
  10. "Fast Lane"
  11. "Lighters"
  12. "Love the Way You Lie"
  13. "Stan"
  14. "Sing for the Moment"
  15. "Like Toy Soldiers" / "Forever" / "Berzerk"
  16. "'Till I Collapse"
  17. "Cinderella Man"
  18. "The Monster"
  19. "My Name Is"
  20. "The Real Slim Shady"
  21. "Without Me" / "Not Afraid"
  22. "Lose Yourself"

Source [6]

Shows

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, opening act, tickets sold, number of available tickets and amount of gross revenue
DateCityCountryVenueAttendanceRevenue
Oceania [7]
February 15, 2014 Auckland New Zealand Western Springs Stadium 52,444 / 52,444$6,838,988
February 19, 2014 Melbourne Australia Etihad Stadium 51,335 / 51,335$7,034,160
February 20, 2014 Brisbane Suncorp Stadium 43,927 / 43,927$5,643,915
February 22, 2014 Sydney ANZ Stadium 53,649 / 53,649$6,937,910
Africa [7]
February 26, 2014 Cape Town South Africa Cape Town Stadium 37,825 / 42,366$1,939,801
March 1, 2014 Johannesburg Ellis Park Stadium 51,787 / 53,122$3,546,638
Europe [7]
July 11, 2014 London England Wembley Stadium 90,000 / 90,000$6,000,000
July 12, 2014

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