Rufus Wainwright & His Band, July 18th.

Rufus Wainwright & His Band

+ special Guest Krystle Warren

Live @ The Iveagh Gardens,

18^th July 2012.

Stage Times 

Krystle Warren 7.30pm

Rufus Wainwright & Band 8.30pm

Rufus Wainwright will perform with his band for a very special evening in the stunning Iveagh Gardens on July 18^th.

Rufus Wainwright releases his eagerly anticipated new album, ‘Out of the Game’, April 20th on Polydor. Produced by Mark Ronson, this is the 7th studio album from one of the very best contemporary songwriters.

Rufus says it’s “the most pop album I’ve ever made” while Mark Ronson believes “it’s the best work of my career”. Both sentiments can be heard between the grooves of this marriage made in heaven. Recorded in New York last autumn, the 12 tracks sparkle and shine.

From the up tempo opening chords of the title track and first single to the gospel tinged rock of ‘Jericho’, through the beauty of ‘Sometimes You Need’ and the emotional pull of ‘Candles’, this new disc ranks alongside Rufus Wainwright’s very best.

Musicians on the album include the Dapkings who Mark used for the groundbreaking Amy Winehouse ‘Back To Black’ CD and his own ‘Record Collection’; Wilco’s Nels Cline; Nick Zinner of Yeah Yeah Yeahs; Andrew Wyatt from Mike Snow; Sean Lennon and Martha Wainwright.

Influences, as ever, were all encompassing. Mark says ‘Out of the Game’ “has a real 70’s, Laurel Canyon spirit” while Rufus cites “all the greats- Elton, Freddie Mercury, David Bowie, basically the brash and beautiful. It’s also very Rufus.”

Without a doubt, ‘Out of the Game’ covers all the bases.

Tickets on sale Wednesday 4^th April at 9am priced €44.05 (including booking fee) from www.ticketmaster.ie & Ticketmaster outlets nationwide.0818 719 300 - Republic of Ireland customers 0844 277 4455 - Northern Ireland customers 00353 1 456 9569 - International customer

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