The Glitter and Doom Tour was a concert tour by American rock musician Tom Waits from June to August 2008. The tour is the last he has given to date. The tour was recorded and a selection of live performances of songs from the tour were included on a live album called Glitter and Doom Live which was released the following year.
Background The tour was announced at a performance art press conference on May 5, 2008. Anti records also released an article to NPR which had Tom interviewing himself.
Tickets Tickets for Waits' summer shows were limited to two per person but, in an effort to beat ticket touts, a valid I.D. (passport or driving license) matching the name on the ticket was required to gain entry. Any concert-goer who did not have a valid I.D. or was found to be in possession of a ticket that had been resold was not allowed in and did not get a refund.
Band As of July 22 Tom Waits band consisted of the following: Vincent Henry – woodwinds Casey Waits – drums Omar Torrez – guitar/banjo Patrick Warren – keyboard Seth Ford-Young – bass Sullivan Waits – clarinet/conga
Tour dates Date City State Venue North America June 17, 2008 Phoenix United States Orpheum Theatre June 18, 2008 June 20, 2008 El Paso Plaza Theatre June 22, 2008 Houston Jones Hall June 23, 2008 Dallas Palladium Ballroom June 25, 2008 Tulsa Brady Theater June 26, 2008 St. Louis Fox Theatre June 28, 2008 Columbus Ohio Theatre June 29, 2008 Knoxville Civic Theatre July 1, 2008 Jacksonville Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts July 2, 2008 Mobile Saenger Theatre July 3, 2008 Birmingham Alabama Theatre July 5, 2008 Atlanta Fox Theatre Europe July 12, 2008 San Sebastián Spain Auditorium Kursaal July 14, 2008 Barcelona Auditorium Forum July 15, 2008 July 17, 2008 Milan Italy Teatro degli Arcimboldi July 18, 2008 July 19, 2008 July 21, 2008 Prague Czech Republic Kongresové Centrum Praha July 22, 2008 July 24, 2008 Paris France Le Grand Rex July 25, 2008 July 27, 2008 Edinburgh United Kingdom Edinburgh Playhouse July 28, 2008 July 30, 2008 Dublin Ireland Phoenix Park July 31, 2008 August 1, 2008
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