Runaway Tour (Passenger)

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Runaway Tour
Tour by Passenger
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Passenger performing Let Her Go live in Bogotá, Colombia. During his tour.
Associated albumRunaway
Start dateMay 8, 2018 (2018-29-08)

Runaway Tour is a concert tour by British singer and songwriter Passenger in support of his 2018 studio album, Runaway. The tour began on August 29, 2018, in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Contents

Passenger's Australian friend Stu Larsen opened his shows from February 20 to April 21, 2019. [1]

Production

When the South American leg of the tour started, Passenger explained that his guitar would speak for itself, and all the songs would have their own stories.

"Every song has its own life, and that's what I like the fans to see in my presentations." [2]

Concert synopsis

All concerts have featured acoustic instruments. Throughout the tour, Passenger regularly alternates among various acoustic guitars. In a number of venues, he used up to four guitars per performance.

Critical reception

The tour has been very well received by critics. Nicolas Tabares from El Observador , a national newspaper in Uruguay, called the Montevideo performances a "spectacle that connects directly to the crowd". He also commended Passenger on how he "shows all the love that he has to his fans." [3] Caracol Radio from Colombia described the performance in Bogota, saying that "the performer involves the public with his great hits and funny humor." [4] El Comercio , a newspaper in Peru, described the show in Lima as full of "music empathy". [5]

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenueOpening Act
27 August 2018 Edinburgh Scotland Queen's Hall N/A
30 August 2018 Glasgow 02 ABC
1 September 2018 Dublin Ireland Vicar Street
2 September 2018 Belfast Northern Ireland Ulster Hall
4 September 2018 Manchester England Albert Hall
5 September 2018 Birmingham 02 Institute
8 September 2018 London Roundhouse
9 September 2018 Brighton Dome
15 septiembre 2018 Munich Germany Tonhalle
17 September 2018 Zürich Switzerland Volkshaus
18 September 2018 Milan Italy Alcatraz
21 September 2018 Copenhagen Denmark Vega
22 September 2018 Stockholm Sweden Gota Lejon
24 September 2018 Berlin Germany Astra
26 September 2018 Amsterdam Netherlands Afas Live
27 September 2018 Cologne Germany Live Music Hall
29 September 2018 Antwerp Belgium Trix
30 September 2018 Paris France Yoyo
13 October 2018 Nashville United States Cannery Ballroom
14 October 2018 Atlanta Teatro Buckhead
16 October 2018 Washington, D.C. 9:30 Club
18 October 2018 New York City Brooklyn Steel
19 October 2018 Boston Paradise Rock Club
21 October 2018 Vancouver Canada Teatro Corona
23 October 2018 Toronto Teatro Phoenix
25 October 2018 Minneapolis United States First Avenue
27 October 2018 Denver Teatro Gotio
30 October 2018 Vancouver Canada Teatro Vogue
31 October 2018 Seattle United States Showbox & the Market
2 November 2018 Portland Crystal Ballroom
4 November 2018 San Francisco The Fillmore
6 November 2018 Los Angeles The Belasco
13 November 2018 [6] Auckland Australia Powerstation
15 November 2018 Brisbane The Tivolti
17 November 2018 Melbourne The Forum
18 November 2018 Sydney Teatro Enmore
20 November 2018 Adelaide The Gov
23 November 2018 Perth Teatro Astor
23 November 2018 Margaret River Three Oceans
13 February 2019 São Paulo Brazil Allianz Parque Ed Sheeran [7]
14 February 2019
17 February 2019 Porto Alegre Arena do Gremio
20 February 2019 Montevideo Uruguay Estadio Centenario
23 February 2019 Buenos Aires Argentina Campo Argentino de Polo
5 March 2019 [8] Santiago Chile Teatro Caupolican Stu Larsen
7 March 2019 [9] Buenos Aires Argentina Vorterix
8 March 2019 [10] Montevideo Uruguay Montevideo Music Box
10 March 2019 [11] São Paulo Brazil Cine Joia
12 March 2019 [12] Lima Peru Auditorio Santa Úrsula
14 March 2019 [13] Bogotá Colombia Jorge Eliecer Gaitan Theatre
16 March 2019 [14] Mexico City Mexico Plaza Condesa
17 March 2019 Monterrey Auditorio Citibanamex
18 March 2019 Guadalajara Morelos Park
2 April 2019 [15] Madrid Spain Teatro Barceló
3 April 2019 Barcelona Gran Teatre de Liceu
5 April 2019 Nîmes France Paloma
7 April 2019 Bologna Italy Estragon
9 April 2019 Zermatt Switzerland Zermatt Unplugged
11 April 2019 Vienna Austria Gasometer
12 April 2019 Budapest Hungary Akvarium
14 April 2019 Kraków Poland Studio
16 April 2019 Prague Czech Republic Roxy
18 April 2019 Lingen Germany Emslandarena
20 April 2019 Luxembourg City Luxembourg Den Atelier
21 April 2019 Meierijstad Netherlands Paaspop
23 November 2019 Johannesburg South Africa Ticketpro Dome
26 November 2019 Cape Town South Africa Grand West Arena

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References

  1. @stularsen (15 March 2019). "Colombia, thank you for a magical time! 🇨🇴" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  2. Passenger is excited for his first show in Colombia
  3. Passenger and his second show in Uruguay
  4. The Day of Bogota and Passenger has arrived
  5. Passenger will be joining Peru at the Santa Ursula School
  6. Passenger Announces Australia Tour 2018
  7. Passenger will be joining Ed Sheeran
  8. Passenger Llega por primera vez a Chile
  9. Passenger tocará en Argentina en el Vorterix
  10. Las entradas para el show de Passenger en Montevideo se agotaron en minutos, y se agregó nueva función
  11. Passenger, do hit "Let Her Go", vem ao Brasil pela primeira vez em março
  12. Passenger Llega a Lima
  13. Passenger por primera vez en Colombia
  14. Passenger ofrecera nuevo Show en Plaza Condesa
  15. A Passenger le quedará pequeño el Teatro Barceló en Abril