Rufus Wainwright
News & Press
2008
Rufus To Headline The Watermill Concert 2008
On Saturday, August 30th, Rufus Wainwright will headline The Watermill Concert 2008: Last Song of Summer, which Summer will bring together three artists exceptionally capable of channeling emotion in their music, offering audiences an opportunity to experience them in the singular environs of The Watermill Center, Robert Wilson’s secluded Southampton laboratory for the creative process. Rufus, with his special guest Jessye Norman, will headline the concert, with songwriter and singer Daniel Knox opening the event. This concert is a fundraising benefit for The Watermill Center’s Artist Residency Program.
The Watermill Center is located at 39 Watermill Towd Road in Watermill, New York. The evening will begin with cocktails at 4:00 P.M. Daniel Knox will perform at 4:30 P.M., followed by Rufus Wainwright with Jessye Norman at 5:30 P.M.
Tickets for this benefit range from $125 to $500, the latter price including access to a backstage meet-and-great with the artists after the show. For tickets, please call the Byrd Hoffman Watermill Foundation at 212.253.7484 ext 10.
The Watermill Concert 2008: Last Song of Summer is sponsored by L’Oreal and Sotheby’s, with additional support from Brooks Brothers. Drinks will be provided by Peroni, Ultimat Vodka, VOSS Water and GUS. The event’s co-chairs include Lisa Anastos, Martin Dawson, Amanda Hearst, Tobias Meyer, Shamim M. Momin, Dalia Oberlander and Viktor & Rolf.
The Watermill Center is located at 39 Watermill Towd Road in Watermill, New York. The evening will begin with cocktails at 4:00 P.M. Daniel Knox will perform at 4:30 P.M., followed by Rufus Wainwright with Jessye Norman at 5:30 P.M.
Tickets for this benefit range from $125 to $500, the latter price including access to a backstage meet-and-great with the artists after the show. For tickets, please call the Byrd Hoffman Watermill Foundation at 212.253.7484 ext 10.
The Watermill Concert 2008: Last Song of Summer is sponsored by L’Oreal and Sotheby’s, with additional support from Brooks Brothers. Drinks will be provided by Peroni, Ultimat Vodka, VOSS Water and GUS. The event’s co-chairs include Lisa Anastos, Martin Dawson, Amanda Hearst, Tobias Meyer, Shamim M. Momin, Dalia Oberlander and Viktor & Rolf.
| Posted on 7/1/2008 |
See Rufus Receive His GLAAD Media Award On Bravo TV!
Tune in to Bravo TV at 7pm EST/PST on Friday, June 27th, to see Rufus and fellow celebrities that were honored at the 19th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in Los Angeles last April.
Rufus received the Stephen F. Kolzak Award, which is presented to an openly lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender media professional who has made a significant difference in promoting equal rights for the LGBT community.
For more information click HERE.
Rufus received the Stephen F. Kolzak Award, which is presented to an openly lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender media professional who has made a significant difference in promoting equal rights for the LGBT community.
For more information click HERE.
| Posted on 6/23/2008 |
Reminder from Jorn
This message from Jorn Weisbrodt has been translated from German:
Heyho fellow Germans,
A new thing is coming from the US again and you will be able to
experience it first hand. It is not the new Sex and the City which is
already so out of date when you watch it and the only new thing about
it is that there are no ads in between but the whole film is a
constant ad, it is not the new Iphone although I am sure there is one
and not the new Ipod that has a bigger music capacity than a person's
average lifetime but it is blackoutsabbath. Yes, you heard right, it
is something that sounds dark and gloomy (something that American were
leaving up to the Europeans in the past) and it comes from the US. It
does sound a little bit like recession and yes, that is also something
new that we have to share. But the great thing is that the new thing
comes with two well known things or better people; Rufus who will be
in Berlin for a while working on something as over as Shakespeare's
Sonnets and me. Blackoutsabbath is on the 21st of June and the only
thing that you have to do to be part of it is: nothing. That sounds
easy so far. You have to make sure though that nothing comes out of
anything that you do or that you need nothing to do what you are
doing. What does this mean? Turn of your power! Create your own
blackout. And yes, it is a Saturday and the 21st of June happens to be
summer solstice, the longest day during the year and in New York there
is the Upper West Side and before I moved to New York my friend
Adriana tried to explain to me all Jewish holidays and now I wish I
would be working for a Jewish company because one gets 13 (yes,
thirteen) holidays more in that culture, so now I am sure you also
understand why it is called Blackoutsabbath. So you must not do
anything that day and must not rely on energy. How is that possible?
How can you get through these frightening 12 hours? By coming to the
party that Corinna, Georg, Rufus and myself are organizing at 7PM. You
have to ring the doorbell that says Diez. Hang on a minute...Ring a
doorbell? No, you can't!
We will come up with a device how we upstairs will notice that you
downstairs want to come up. And you will have to use the stairs
because remember no power, no elevators. Rufus already volunteered
that he will come down each time someone is ringing (let us just call
it that for the ease of the communication sake) because climbing
stairs makes your butt pop out. You cannot use your car or the subway
to get here because everything is not working anymore during a
blackout. You could drive over here before noon and hang around
wasting your time (which would be a good thing to do that day).
Also hitchhiking, subway, even sharing cars with lots of other people
does not work. You could use your horse or other animals that you can
ride on or just a bicycle. Bring a candle (as it does get dark and
again, there is no power for 12 hours) and ideas to talk about what
one can change or wants to change about ones life, consumption and
behavior. We will then write everything down and Rufus has really
relentless fans that give him anything from scarves to brooches to
toys (not THOSE toys) to fridge magnets that will make sure that our
thoughts and ideas will stay with us for a year until the same thing
happens again and we can have new ideas that come out of absolutely
nothing. I wish his fans would also give us more useful things like
new bowls (help, we really need some for cereal in the morning!), a
beautiful day blanket for the bed (and I mean BEAUTIFUL not like the
scarf that he got on April 1st after this one show). I even had to get
my own juicer because I waited for three years and no fan was ready to
give us one.
Why am I in this relationship? But let us stay on the topic.
It would be an honor if you would want to celebrate this evening with
us. It will also be one of the few changes for me to see you again and
vice versa even though after a certain hour we will not see that much
anymore.
Please let me know if you are attending and if you bring someone. You
can only bring one person and that should be the one you have the most
regular sex with (and no sex is not regular).
Lots of love,
Jorn
P.S. And who still did not get what this is about please go to www.blackoutsabbath.org
where this text will end up too probably eventually.
And because this was so much fun here is the same letter in Chinese
(just kidding, but they would actually need this)
Heyho fellow Germans,
A new thing is coming from the US again and you will be able to
experience it first hand. It is not the new Sex and the City which is
already so out of date when you watch it and the only new thing about
it is that there are no ads in between but the whole film is a
constant ad, it is not the new Iphone although I am sure there is one
and not the new Ipod that has a bigger music capacity than a person's
average lifetime but it is blackoutsabbath. Yes, you heard right, it
is something that sounds dark and gloomy (something that American were
leaving up to the Europeans in the past) and it comes from the US. It
does sound a little bit like recession and yes, that is also something
new that we have to share. But the great thing is that the new thing
comes with two well known things or better people; Rufus who will be
in Berlin for a while working on something as over as Shakespeare's
Sonnets and me. Blackoutsabbath is on the 21st of June and the only
thing that you have to do to be part of it is: nothing. That sounds
easy so far. You have to make sure though that nothing comes out of
anything that you do or that you need nothing to do what you are
doing. What does this mean? Turn of your power! Create your own
blackout. And yes, it is a Saturday and the 21st of June happens to be
summer solstice, the longest day during the year and in New York there
is the Upper West Side and before I moved to New York my friend
Adriana tried to explain to me all Jewish holidays and now I wish I
would be working for a Jewish company because one gets 13 (yes,
thirteen) holidays more in that culture, so now I am sure you also
understand why it is called Blackoutsabbath. So you must not do
anything that day and must not rely on energy. How is that possible?
How can you get through these frightening 12 hours? By coming to the
party that Corinna, Georg, Rufus and myself are organizing at 7PM. You
have to ring the doorbell that says Diez. Hang on a minute...Ring a
doorbell? No, you can't!
We will come up with a device how we upstairs will notice that you
downstairs want to come up. And you will have to use the stairs
because remember no power, no elevators. Rufus already volunteered
that he will come down each time someone is ringing (let us just call
it that for the ease of the communication sake) because climbing
stairs makes your butt pop out. You cannot use your car or the subway
to get here because everything is not working anymore during a
blackout. You could drive over here before noon and hang around
wasting your time (which would be a good thing to do that day).
Also hitchhiking, subway, even sharing cars with lots of other people
does not work. You could use your horse or other animals that you can
ride on or just a bicycle. Bring a candle (as it does get dark and
again, there is no power for 12 hours) and ideas to talk about what
one can change or wants to change about ones life, consumption and
behavior. We will then write everything down and Rufus has really
relentless fans that give him anything from scarves to brooches to
toys (not THOSE toys) to fridge magnets that will make sure that our
thoughts and ideas will stay with us for a year until the same thing
happens again and we can have new ideas that come out of absolutely
nothing. I wish his fans would also give us more useful things like
new bowls (help, we really need some for cereal in the morning!), a
beautiful day blanket for the bed (and I mean BEAUTIFUL not like the
scarf that he got on April 1st after this one show). I even had to get
my own juicer because I waited for three years and no fan was ready to
give us one.
Why am I in this relationship? But let us stay on the topic.
It would be an honor if you would want to celebrate this evening with
us. It will also be one of the few changes for me to see you again and
vice versa even though after a certain hour we will not see that much
anymore.
Please let me know if you are attending and if you bring someone. You
can only bring one person and that should be the one you have the most
regular sex with (and no sex is not regular).
Lots of love,
Jorn
P.S. And who still did not get what this is about please go to www.blackoutsabbath.org
where this text will end up too probably eventually.
And because this was so much fun here is the same letter in Chinese
(just kidding, but they would actually need this)
| Posted on 6/16/2008 |
Reminder From Kate
From Rufus' mother, Kate McGarrigle:
blackoutsabbath:TUNE OUT!!!!! TURN OFF!!!!! DROP IN!!!!! TUNE
OUT all Blackberrys, computers, cell phones etc..TURN OFF all lights
and electrical appliances, host a blackoutsabbath DROP IN: preferably
outdoors...just like the old celebration of the solstice - burning the
fire from sundown to sun up in order to keep the day from dying and
starting anew! In Quebec, we do the St. Jean which is an ancient
Celtic (Breton) celebration...don't use anything ELECTRICAL or
ELECTRONIC.....show your ELECTRONS some love: give them the DAY OFF!
For advice on how to prepare, go to our very own RABBI
SCHLOMO.....whose people have lots of experience (thousands of years)
doing sabbath - how to prepare, what to eat etc...however since this
has nothing to do with WORK, I suggest a hearty BBQ - fire is allowed,
coals are allowed - fun is allowed! NO ELECTRONIC SOURCES OF SOUNDS -
make your own music....beat a drum, strum a guitar, plink a piano,
blow a horn!
____________
mother's blackoutsabbath update:
what was
TUNE OUT TURN OFF DROP IN
is becoming
TUNE UP TURN OFF DROP IN
i have decided i'm observing the BLACKOUTSABBATH '08 in St. Sauveur where a small gathering of like-minded folks are invited to bring ACOUSTIC INSTRUMENTS (hence the TUNE UP)... we'll BBQ, cook on camping stoves, whatever...however we are STILL TUNING OUT....WE ARE STILL GIVING OUR HARD-WORKING ELECTRONS THE NIGHT OFF!
remember - we're trading 60 cycles for sexy cycles....bicycles....
POWER SHUTS DOWN AT 12PM NOON....
NO CARS IN DRIVEWAY...
POSSIBILITY OF TENTING...
********To get ready*******
PREPARE TO UNLOAD FRIDGE!(this also means freezer)
you can do this anytime starting.......NOW!
or later BUT by the 21st, all food is out of fridge (unless you want serious disaster)
as the POWER GETS SWITCHED TO OFF AT 7PM
Here are some household hints:
You can make a REFRIGERATOR SOUP, or you might attempt a REFRIGERATOR SALAD with cooked veggies...or
START THE COUNTDOWN WITH A MELTDOWN...
AN ICECREAM MELTDOWN....empty those haagen-daaz (or however you spell it)
serve it as an APPETIZER - put ice cream to the FRONT of the menu instead of the BACK...
Ice cream and rum - YUM...Ice cream and wine - DIVINE.....
I shall add to this as we get closer....
yours in darkness and tranquility...
kate
blackoutsabbath:TUNE OUT!!!!! TURN OFF!!!!! DROP IN!!!!! TUNE
OUT all Blackberrys, computers, cell phones etc..TURN OFF all lights
and electrical appliances, host a blackoutsabbath DROP IN: preferably
outdoors...just like the old celebration of the solstice - burning the
fire from sundown to sun up in order to keep the day from dying and
starting anew! In Quebec, we do the St. Jean which is an ancient
Celtic (Breton) celebration...don't use anything ELECTRICAL or
ELECTRONIC.....show your ELECTRONS some love: give them the DAY OFF!
For advice on how to prepare, go to our very own RABBI
SCHLOMO.....whose people have lots of experience (thousands of years)
doing sabbath - how to prepare, what to eat etc...however since this
has nothing to do with WORK, I suggest a hearty BBQ - fire is allowed,
coals are allowed - fun is allowed! NO ELECTRONIC SOURCES OF SOUNDS -
make your own music....beat a drum, strum a guitar, plink a piano,
blow a horn!
____________
mother's blackoutsabbath update:
what was
TUNE OUT TURN OFF DROP IN
is becoming
TUNE UP TURN OFF DROP IN
i have decided i'm observing the BLACKOUTSABBATH '08 in St. Sauveur where a small gathering of like-minded folks are invited to bring ACOUSTIC INSTRUMENTS (hence the TUNE UP)... we'll BBQ, cook on camping stoves, whatever...however we are STILL TUNING OUT....WE ARE STILL GIVING OUR HARD-WORKING ELECTRONS THE NIGHT OFF!
remember - we're trading 60 cycles for sexy cycles....bicycles....
POWER SHUTS DOWN AT 12PM NOON....
NO CARS IN DRIVEWAY...
POSSIBILITY OF TENTING...
********To get ready*******
PREPARE TO UNLOAD FRIDGE!(this also means freezer)
you can do this anytime starting.......NOW!
or later BUT by the 21st, all food is out of fridge (unless you want serious disaster)
as the POWER GETS SWITCHED TO OFF AT 7PM
Here are some household hints:
You can make a REFRIGERATOR SOUP, or you might attempt a REFRIGERATOR SALAD with cooked veggies...or
START THE COUNTDOWN WITH A MELTDOWN...
AN ICECREAM MELTDOWN....empty those haagen-daaz (or however you spell it)
serve it as an APPETIZER - put ice cream to the FRONT of the menu instead of the BACK...
Ice cream and rum - YUM...Ice cream and wine - DIVINE.....
I shall add to this as we get closer....
yours in darkness and tranquility...
kate
| Posted on 6/16/2008 |
Reminder From Rufus
Hey all!
This will be the last reminder before the first annual Blackoutsabbath
ritual takes place on Saturday, June 21st 2008 from noon to midnight
all over the World. I'm assuming you folks out there haven't been
bombarded with promo concerning the event: this is precisely my
intention! I didn't want to push this project too hard and make it
seem like some kind of media fad. Like the low grade fever that grips
our planet, we need a low grade answer (not necessarily dramatic, but
a CONSTANT reminder) to combat the marathon machinations we are about
to experience, not to mention what we are experiencing right now!
Don't get me wrong, the bigger the gesture the better. Still, any
shift must last and in essence become a solid part of our lives. The
other day I saw some guy on TV (wish I could remember his name)
talking about how it is the simple organisms that survive on this
planet, and that history is laced with examples of species dying out
because they failed to cut back when their habitat required them to.
On one hand it's frightening, but on the other it's possibly a
testament to the greatness of humanity if we act on the fact that we
as a species might actually have to de-evolve in a way in order to
survive. IT'S REVOLUTIONARY, and has never been done in the whole
history of the earth! Still, I would bargain to say that not only the
earth but in fact the entire Universe has never witnessed such a thing
as "human beings" and that even if they can get a bit screwy, our
brains are still our greatest asset. So good luck with your day off,
do what you can, but most of all, keep trying.
Love, Rufus
P.S. This message was pretty dry in terms of the comedy section, so
below I attached a couple of emails, one from my mom and one from Jorn
so you guys can chuckle a bit. (See the following two news posts.) Also, don't forget to visit the site blackoutsabbath.org to get the specifics. Adios!
This will be the last reminder before the first annual Blackoutsabbath
ritual takes place on Saturday, June 21st 2008 from noon to midnight
all over the World. I'm assuming you folks out there haven't been
bombarded with promo concerning the event: this is precisely my
intention! I didn't want to push this project too hard and make it
seem like some kind of media fad. Like the low grade fever that grips
our planet, we need a low grade answer (not necessarily dramatic, but
a CONSTANT reminder) to combat the marathon machinations we are about
to experience, not to mention what we are experiencing right now!
Don't get me wrong, the bigger the gesture the better. Still, any
shift must last and in essence become a solid part of our lives. The
other day I saw some guy on TV (wish I could remember his name)
talking about how it is the simple organisms that survive on this
planet, and that history is laced with examples of species dying out
because they failed to cut back when their habitat required them to.
On one hand it's frightening, but on the other it's possibly a
testament to the greatness of humanity if we act on the fact that we
as a species might actually have to de-evolve in a way in order to
survive. IT'S REVOLUTIONARY, and has never been done in the whole
history of the earth! Still, I would bargain to say that not only the
earth but in fact the entire Universe has never witnessed such a thing
as "human beings" and that even if they can get a bit screwy, our
brains are still our greatest asset. So good luck with your day off,
do what you can, but most of all, keep trying.
Love, Rufus
P.S. This message was pretty dry in terms of the comedy section, so
below I attached a couple of emails, one from my mom and one from Jorn
so you guys can chuckle a bit. (See the following two news posts.) Also, don't forget to visit the site blackoutsabbath.org to get the specifics. Adios!
| Posted on 6/16/2008 |
Get your tickets now for Rufus in Albany, NY!
Fan pre-sale tickets available now to see Rufus Wainwright perform a special solo show in Albany at The Egg on Saturday August, 16, 2008.
Call the box office at 518.473.1845 and get your early bird tickets now!
Password is ROSES.
Call the box office at 518.473.1845 and get your early bird tickets now!
Password is ROSES.
| Posted on 5/19/2008 |
Get your tickets early to see Rufus in Berlin!
Tickets go on-sale tomorrow at 10am CEST for Rufus' solo show in Berlin, Germany on July 3rd. He'll be performing solo at Admiralspalast Studio. Here's your chance to purchase great seats right as they go on-sale! Click HERE for the ticket purchase website.
| Posted on 5/14/2008 |
Rufus to appear on the Jo Soares show tonight!
Tune into Globo TV's Jo Soares Show late tonight at 12:20am (in the midnight hour) to see a live performance and interview from Rufus while in Brazil! Click HERE for more details.
| Posted on 5/12/2008 |
A night of Rufus on Sky Arts!
Tune in this Friday night, April 25, 2008 to Sky Arts, UK's leading TV channel dedicated to the arts, as they host an exciting night in honor of Rufus Wainwright!
Spend the evening getting acquainted with Rufus and enjoy two live performances - Wainwright's genius Judy Garland recreation and his intimate 2007 Switzerland gig.
Rufus Wainwright Sings Judy Garland Live 8:00 PM
Rufus Wainwright: All I Want 9:30 PM
Rufus Wainwright: Plays Avo Session 10:20 PM
For more information, click HERE.
Spend the evening getting acquainted with Rufus and enjoy two live performances - Wainwright's genius Judy Garland recreation and his intimate 2007 Switzerland gig.
Rufus Wainwright Sings Judy Garland Live 8:00 PM
Rufus Wainwright: All I Want 9:30 PM
Rufus Wainwright: Plays Avo Session 10:20 PM
For more information, click HERE.
| Posted on 4/21/2008 |
Rufus on Sunday Arts!
Rufus will be featured on ABC TV Australia's "Sunday Arts" program!
Tune in next Sunday April 20, 2008 at 5:30PM AEST to see Rufus' special performance.
For more information go here.
Tune in next Sunday April 20, 2008 at 5:30PM AEST to see Rufus' special performance.
For more information go here.
| Posted on 4/11/2008 |
Magnets for Blackoutsabbath
Thank you to everyone who donated magnets for the Blackoutsabbath awareness concert on March 19. They were distributed to the concert goers so they can post their list on their fridge. We no longer need magnet donations.
| Posted on 3/21/2008 |
Rufus live at the Kenwood House in London in July!
It's official: tickets are now on sale for Rufus' upcoming solo performance at the beautiful Kenwood House on July 5, 2008 in Hampstead, London. English Heritage 2008 Kenwood Picnic Concerts are delighted to have Rufus be one of their featured artists for the picnic concert. The concert series is supported by Jacques Cider with Fruit’
To purchase tickets to this special show, click HERE
To purchase tickets to this special show, click HERE
| Posted on 3/18/2008 |
Rufus Wainwright selected to play Hampton Court Palace Festival! Get pre-sale tickets!
The Hampton Court Palace Festival is in it's 16th year and this year they are having a very special guest. Our very own Rufus Wainwright!
Please check back Wednesday, March 12, 2008 at 9AM GMT for more details on the fan pre-sale for Rufus' special solo performances at the Hampton Court Palace Festival on June 3 and June 4, 2008.
Tickets will be available here.
Please check back Wednesday, March 12, 2008 at 9AM GMT for more details on the fan pre-sale for Rufus' special solo performances at the Hampton Court Palace Festival on June 3 and June 4, 2008.
Tickets will be available here.
| Posted on 3/11/2008 |
BLOOM is back!
This is your chance to see one of the many ways Rufus Wainwright contributes to the art world.
The celebrated contemporary dance company, Stephen Petronio, collaborated with Rufus on BLOOM. Rufus composed music that swoons and swells with young love. set to poetry by Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman. Petronio's dazzling, high-energy dancers celebrate the openness of youth.
BLOOM will be showing April 1 to 6, 2008 at The Joyce Theater - 175 8th Avenue. New York, NY 10011.
Rufus' original music for BLOOM will feature a children's chorus in a lyrical underscoring of Petronio's savvy, proactive and physical movement.
Rufus will not be performing at these shows, but don't miss a night of dance and his music.
Tickets and more information available here.
The celebrated contemporary dance company, Stephen Petronio, collaborated with Rufus on BLOOM. Rufus composed music that swoons and swells with young love. set to poetry by Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman. Petronio's dazzling, high-energy dancers celebrate the openness of youth.
BLOOM will be showing April 1 to 6, 2008 at The Joyce Theater - 175 8th Avenue. New York, NY 10011.
Rufus' original music for BLOOM will feature a children's chorus in a lyrical underscoring of Petronio's savvy, proactive and physical movement.
Rufus will not be performing at these shows, but don't miss a night of dance and his music.
Tickets and more information available here.
| Posted on 3/7/2008 |
Rufus Asks To Hear From You: Blackoutsabbath
Rufus Wainwright has announced an intimate performance in New York City to benefit Blackoutsabbath, a new energy conservation initiative that he will spearhead.
Angel Orensanz Foundation
172 Norfolk Street in NYC
MARCH 19th, 2008
Doors at 7PM/ Show at 8PM
Edit: THIS SHOW IS NOW SOLD OUT.
Rufus is asking his fans to send refrigerator magnets for distribution as part of his Blackoutsabbath initiative. You can send them to Rufus c/o MCT Management, 520 8th Avenue, Suite 2001, New York, N.Y. 10018.
If you're coming to a show, bring the magnets with you and personally give them to Rufus.
"We've moved on from brooches to refrigerator magnets," Rufus says.
He'd be happy to meet you and accept donations of all magnets.
Please visit www.Blackoutsabbath.org for more information.
Angel Orensanz Foundation
172 Norfolk Street in NYC
MARCH 19th, 2008
Doors at 7PM/ Show at 8PM
Edit: THIS SHOW IS NOW SOLD OUT.
Rufus is asking his fans to send refrigerator magnets for distribution as part of his Blackoutsabbath initiative. You can send them to Rufus c/o MCT Management, 520 8th Avenue, Suite 2001, New York, N.Y. 10018.
If you're coming to a show, bring the magnets with you and personally give them to Rufus.
"We've moved on from brooches to refrigerator magnets," Rufus says.
He'd be happy to meet you and accept donations of all magnets.
Please visit www.Blackoutsabbath.org for more information.
| Posted on 2/15/2008 |
Valentine's Day show at Radio City: Almost SOLD OUT!
Move quick ladies and gents, or you will miss out on the last stop of
the Release The Stars tour. Bring someone special and let Rufus and his amazing band romance you one last time!
Get your ticket before they are all gone here.
Get your ticket before they are all gone here.
| Posted on 2/7/2008 |
Rufus gets two nods from Canada's Juno Awards
News just in! Rufus Wainwright has been nominated for two awards this year: Songwriter of the Year and Adult Alternative Album of the Year.
You can see what the Junos are all about here.
You can see what the Junos are all about here.
| Posted on 2/6/2008 |
Tanktop designed by Rufus in H&M stores this week!
The tanktop that Rufus designed for H&M's "Fashion Against Aids" campaign will be available in H&M retail stores this Thursday, January 31st. There will only be a limited number of tanktops made, so make sure to get yours before they run out!
Please visit the H&M website for more information.
Please visit the H&M website for more information.
| Posted on 1/28/2008 |
Do you want to perform live on stage with RUFUS?
Going to a Town to see Rufus? Want to perform the spoken word part of 'Between My Legs' live on stage with Rufus? Rufus will select a special guest for all of his shows in Australia (January 27, 29, 30th...February 1, 2, 7, 9) except his solo dates. He will also be choosing a special guest for his shows in LA (February 12) and NYC (February 14).
Go to Rufus Wainwright Tour Auditions on You Tube and post your best rendition of the spoken word part (only!) from 'Between My Legs' and you could be selected to meet and perform with Rufus in your town. You must already have a ticket to the show. Entries must be posted no less than five days prior to the show. No band members or their families are eligible.
Please follow the link: (http://www.youtube.com/group/rufuswainwrighttour) to upload your video (60 seconds or less). Send your full name, email address, phone number, name of your YouTube video (think of a unique name!) and link to your video, and which show you will be attending to: releasethestars2@gmail.com. Good luck!
Go to Rufus Wainwright Tour Auditions on You Tube and post your best rendition of the spoken word part (only!) from 'Between My Legs' and you could be selected to meet and perform with Rufus in your town. You must already have a ticket to the show. Entries must be posted no less than five days prior to the show. No band members or their families are eligible.
Please follow the link: (http://www.youtube.com/group/rufuswainwrighttour) to upload your video (60 seconds or less). Send your full name, email address, phone number, name of your YouTube video (think of a unique name!) and link to your video, and which show you will be attending to: releasethestars2@gmail.com. Good luck!
| Posted on 1/22/2008 |
Rufus Nominated for Brit Award!
Rufus has been nominated for a BRIT Award for Best International Male Solo Artist!
The list of nominees will be posted later today on the BRITS Awards website:
http://www.brits.co.uk/
The list of nominees will be posted later today on the BRITS Awards website:
http://www.brits.co.uk/
| Posted on 1/14/2008 |
Rufus' show at the London Palladium airs again!
Channel 4 in London will be airing Rufus! Rufus! Rufus! Does Judy! Judy! Judy!, Rufus' show at the London Palladium Saturday January 12, 2008 at 12:20am GMT.
| Posted on 1/11/2008 |
Rufus Solo Shows in Portland and Seattle
Rufus will be performing solo in Seattle at the Paramount Theatre on March 13, 2008 and in Portland at the Newmark Theatre. The public onsale is Saturday, January 12 at 10:00 AM PST. Presales run Thursday, January 10 at 10am PST - Friday, January 11 at 10pm PST and the password for both shows is "rufus". Please refer to corresponding links below.
Seattle: Buy Tickets
Portland: Buy TIckets
Seattle: Buy Tickets
Portland: Buy TIckets
| Posted on 1/9/2008 |
Rufus is coming to Los Angeles!
Happy New Year!
After his run of dates in Japan in Australia, Rufus and his band will be heading to Los Angeles, CA to perform at the Wiltern on February 12th. The general on-sale is this Saturday, January 12th. You can purchase tickets through the fan pre-sale which begins at 10am Pacific Time this Thursday, January 10th and ends at 10pm Pacific Time on Friday, January 11th.
Click HERE for the pre-sale link. Password is "roses".
After his run of dates in Japan in Australia, Rufus and his band will be heading to Los Angeles, CA to perform at the Wiltern on February 12th. The general on-sale is this Saturday, January 12th. You can purchase tickets through the fan pre-sale which begins at 10am Pacific Time this Thursday, January 10th and ends at 10pm Pacific Time on Friday, January 11th.
Click HERE for the pre-sale link. Password is "roses".
| Posted on 1/8/2008 |
2008
