The Idler Wheel Tour

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The Idler Wheel Tour
Tour by Fiona Apple
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Associated album The Idler Wheel...
Start dateMarch 14, 2012 (2012-03-14)
End dateDecember 9, 2012 (2012-12-09)
Legs4
No. of shows73
Fiona Apple concert chronology
  • Extraordinary Machine Tour
    (2005–06)
  • The Idler Wheel Tour
    (2012)

The Idler Wheel Tour is the fourth tour by American singer-songwriter Fiona Apple. Apple announced a small tour in Spring 2012 prompting speculation over a new album. [1] Ahead of her first performance on the tour, Apple confirmed the album. [2] The tour marked Apple's first performances outside of Los Angeles in over five years. [3] Apple kicked off the tour with two performances at the South By Southwest Festival where she debuted three new songs from The Idler Wheel.... [4] [5] Apple's first date at the Lincoln Hall sold out quickly and caused the Lincoln Hall's servers to crash. A second date was announced at Lincoln Hall shortly after. [6] Apple was originally scheduled to perform at the Sixth and I Historic Synagogue on March 21 but was postponed to March 28. [7]

Contents

On June 19, the same date The Idler Wheel... released, Apple began the second leg of the tour. The second leg of the tour was much larger. The second leg of the tour kicked off in Ithaca, New York, and wrapped on July 29 at the Hollywood Palladium, and made stops at iconic venues like Nashville's Ryman Auditorium, historic opera houses, and the New York's Governors Ball festival on Randalls Island with Modest Mouse and Beck among the other acts performing. [8] September and October dates were announced on June 18. [9]

On November 20, 2012, Apple posted a handwritten letter addressed to her fans on her Facebook page, in which she announced the cancellation of her South American tour due to the failing health of her dog, Janet. [10]

Tour

DateCityCountryVenue
First Leg
March 14, 2012 Austin United States South by Southwest
March 15, 2012
March 18, 2012 Chicago Lincoln Hall
March 19, 2012
March 23, 2012 Brooklyn Music Hall of Williamsburg
March 24, 2012 Atlantic City The Borgata Music Box
March 26, 2012 New York City Bowery Ballroom
March 27, 2012 Boston Royale
March 28, 2012 Washington, D.C. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue
Second Leg
June 19, 2012 Ithaca United States State Theatre of Ithaca
June 20, 2012 Baltimore Lyric Opera House
June 22, 2012 Mashantucket MGM Grand Theater at Foxwoods
June 23, 2012 Northampton Calvin Theatre
June 24, 2012New York City Governors Ball Music Festival
June 26, 2012Washington, D.C. Warner Theatre
June 27, 2012 Upper Darby Township Tower Theater
June 29, 2012 Danbury Ives Concert Park
June 30, 2012Boston Citi Performing Arts Center
July 1, 2012 Portland State Theatre
July 3, 2012 Montreal Canada Olympia de Montreal
July 4, 2012 Toronto The Sound Academy
July 6, 2012 Cleveland Heights United States Cain Park
July 7, 2012 Detroit The Fillmore Detroit
July 9, 2012 Grand Rapids Meijer Gardens
July 10, 2012 Chicago Chicago Theatre
July 11, 2012 Indianapolis Murat Theatre
July 13, 2012 Nashville Ryman Auditorium
July 14, 2012 St. Louis Peabody Opera House
July 16, 2012 Minneapolis Orpheum Theatre
July 17, 2012 Kansas City The Midland by AMC
July 20, 2012 Denver Paramount Theatre
July 21, 2012 Salt Lake City Kingsbury Hall
July 24, 2012 Vancouver Canada The Orpheum
July 25, 2012 Seattle United States Paramount Theatre
July 26, 2012 Portland Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
July 28, 2012 Oakland Fox Oakland Theatre
July 29, 2012 Hollywood Hollywood Palladium
Third Leg
September 9, 2012 San Jose United States San Jose Civic Auditorium
September 11, 2012 San Francisco The Warfield
September 12, 2012 Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Bowl
September 14, 2012 Los Angeles Greek Theatre
September 15, 2012 Las Vegas The Joint
September 16, 2012 Oceanside Independence Jam – Coastal Invasion 2012
September 18, 2012 Mesa Mesa Arts Center
September 20, 2012 Austin Austin City Limits
September 21, 2012 Houston Bayou Music Center
September 22, 2012 Thackerville WinStar World Casino
September 24, 2012 New Orleans House of Blues
September 26, 2012 Charlotte The Fillmore Charlotte
September 27, 2012 Durham Durham Performing Arts Center
September 29, 2012 Clearwater Ruth Eckerd Hall
September 30, 2012 Miami Beach The Fillmore Miami Beach
October 1, 2012 Orlando Hard Rock Live
October 3, 2012 Atlanta The Tabernacle
October 5, 2012 Louisville The Louisville Palace
October 6, 2012 Cincinnati Aronoff Center
October 7, 2012 Columbus Palace Theatre
October 9, 2012 Buffalo Kleinhans Music Hall
October 10, 2012 Port Chester Capitol Theater
October 12, 2012 Montclair Wellmont Theatre
October 13, 2012 Huntington Paramount Theatre
October 15, 2012 Red Bank Count Basie Theatre
October 16, 2012New York City Terminal 5
October 17, 2012
October 19, 2012 Albany Palace Theatre
October 20, 2012 Atlantic City Caesars Atlantic City
October 21, 2012 Pittsburgh Stage AE
Latin America
November 27, 2012 Porto Alegre BrazilAuditório Araújo Vianna
November 29, 2012 São Paulo Credicard Hall
November 30, 2012 Rio de Janeiro Vivo Rio
December 2, 2012 Buenos Aires ArgentinaPersonal Fest
December 6, 2012 Santiago ChileTeatro Caupolican
December 9, 2012 Mexico City MexicoEl Plaza Condesa

Box office score data

VenueCityTickets sold / availableGross revenue
Sixth and I Historic SynagogueWashington, D.C.750 / 750 (100%)$33,191 [11]
Citi Wang TheatreBoston2,182 / 2,850 (77%)$125,839 [12]
Theatre L'OlympiaMontreal922 / 1,050 (88%)$58,839 [13]
Ryman AuditoriumNashville2,246 / 2,246 (100%)$114,722 [13]
Chicago TheatreChicago3,429 / 3,429 (100%)$221,118 [13]
Peabody Opera HouseSt. Louis1,981 / 2,000 (99%)$94,995 [14]
Orpheum TheatreMinneapolis1,965 / 2,055 (96%)$122,095 [15]
Fox Oakland TheatreOakland2,800 / 2,800 (100%)$147,000 [16]
Civic AuditoriumSan Jose795 / 2,876 (27%)$44,755 [14]
The WarfieldSan Francisco2,103 / 2,352 (89%)$128,609 [17]
Greek TheatreLos Angeles5,154 / 5,840 (88%)$302,228 [18]
The JointLas Vegas1,139 / 2,670 (43%)$69,210 [18]
TOTAL25,466 / 30,918 (82%)$1,462,601

Personnel

Source: Fiona Apple: The Billboard Cover Story

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