The Recovery Tour was a series of European concerts by American rapper Eminem, in support of his 2010 album Recovery as well as his 2009 album Relapse. Instead of widely touring the album, Eminem took the tour to three European festivals, performing to over 200,000 people over three nights. In November 2010, Eminem headlined the F1 Rocks 2010 in São Paulo. In the following year, another eight shows on festivals in North America and Europe were announced. The tour was also extended to three stadium shows in Australia that took place in December 2011.
Background Eminem had stated before the release of Relapse that he would not tour the album due to his daughter, Hailie, not liking him being away from home. However, on 23 February 2010, it was announced that Eminem would return to the live stage by headlining three major European festivals: T in the Park 2010 in Scotland, Oxegen 2010 in Ireland, and the Openair Festival in Frauenfeld, Switzerland. Eminem's website quoted him as saying: "I’m excited to get back to Europe to rock some shows. The crowds there are always big, crazy, and dedicated. It's going to be great to feel that energy again."
The official press release also revealed that Eminem would be joined by D12 on each of the dates. Another festival – the F1 Rocks 2010 – was added to the tour in fall of 2010.
Opening acts Lil Wayne (Australia) Slaughterhouse (Asia) & (Europe) - Slane & Paris Kendrick Lamar (Europe) - Glasgow & Paris Yelawolf (Europe) - Slane & Glasgow Odd Future (Europe) - Slane, Glasgow & Paris Plan B (Europe) - Slane (Only)
Tour dates Date City Country VenueAttendanceRevenueEuropeJuly 9, 2010Frauenfeld SwitzerlandOpen Air Festivalrowspan="3" rowspan="3" July 10, 2010BaladoScotlandT in the ParkJuly 11, 2010County KildareIrelandOxegenNorth AmericaSeptember 25, 2010FontanaUnited StatesEpicenter Festivalrowspan="1" rowspan="1" South AmericaNovember 5, 2010São PauloBrazilF1 Rocks rowspan="1" rowspan="1" North America Leg #2June 11, 2011ManchesterUnited StatesBonnaroo Music Festivalrowspan="4" rowspan="4" July 29, 2011MontrealCanadaOsheaga Music and Arts FestivalAugust 5, 2011Kansas CityUnited StatesKanrocksas Music FestivalAugust 6, 2011ChicagoLollapalooza Europe Leg #2August 20, 2011StaffordshireEnglandV Festivalrowspan="3" rowspan="3" August 21, 2011ChelmsfordAugust 24, 2011BangorNorthern IrelandTennent's Vital OceaniaDecember 1, 2011MelbourneAustraliaEtihad Stadiumrowspan="3" rowspan="3" December 2, 2011SydneySydney Football StadiumDecember 4, 2011 AsiaAugust 16, 2012OsakaJapanMaishima Sports Islandrowspan="4" rowspan="4" August 17, 2012TokyoQVC Marine FieldDr. Dre guestAugust 19, 2012SeoulSouth KoreaJamsil Olympic StadiumDr. Dre guestNovember 4, 2012Abu DhabiUnited Arab EmiratesFormula 1 Grand Prix Europe Leg #3August 15, 2013 Hasselt (Kiewit)BelgiumPukkelpop Festivalrowspan="3" rowspan="3" August 17, 2013SlaneRepublic Of IrelandSlane CastleAugust 20, 2013 GlasgowScotlandGlasgow Summer SessionsAugust 22, 2013 ParisFranceStade de France71,542 / 71,542$6,138,550August 24, 2013 ReadingEnglandReading FestivalDido performed "Stan"rowspan="2" rowspan="2" August 25, 2013LeedsLeeds FestivalDido performed "Stan"
Cancelled shows + List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, and reason for cancellation Date City Country Venue ReasonAugust 19, 2011HasseltBelgiumPukkelpopBad weather - thunderstorm
References
External links Official site