The Rapture Tour was a concert tour by American rapper Eminem put together by Australian promoters - TEG Dainty. It was launched in support of his eighth studio album, The Marshall Mathers LP 2 (2013). Initial shows were announced in Australia and New Zealand on October 22, 2013. Eminem was accompanied on the tour by Kendrick Lamar, J. Cole, Jacob Linsley and Action Bronson. On the Oceania dates he was also accompanied by local rappers 360 and David Dallas. In 8 shows (including two dates at Wembley Stadium), Eminem sold over 315,000 tickets.
Critical reception Darren Levin of The Guardian gave a positive review, calling the show a "half-day showcase of top-notch hip-hop talent" and commenting that Eminem has "lost none of the potency that made him such a revelation to teenagers coming of age in the early-2000s". Chris Schulz from The New Zealand Herald felt the show was "a breathless, exhilarating and seriously loud show from start to finish", though complained about 360's "ridiculous Aussie rave-rap". Michael Dwyer of The Canberra Times gave the show 3 1/2 out of 5 stars, praising Eminem's ability to remain "brilliantly in character" throughout his career.
Shows + List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, opening act, tickets sold, number of available tickets and amount of gross revenue Date City Country Venue Attendance Revenue Oceania February 15, 2014 Auckland New Zealand Western Springs Stadium 52,444 / 52,444 $6,838,988 February 19, 2014 Melbourne Australia Etihad Stadium 51,335 / 51,335 $7,034,160 February 20, 2014 Brisbane Suncorp Stadium 43,927 / 43,927 $5,643,915 February 22, 2014 Sydney ANZ Stadium 53,649 / 53,649 $6,937,910 Africa February 26, 2014 Cape Town South Africa Cape Town Stadium 37,825 / 42,366 $1,939,801 March 1, 2014 Johannesburg Ellis Park Stadium 51,787 / 53,122 $3,546,638 Europe July 11, 2014London England Wembley Stadium 90,000 / 90,000 $6,000,000 July 12, 2014
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