The Spiraling Tour was the third headlining concert tour by American singer-songwriter and producer Caroline Polachek, in support of her fourth studio album, and second under her name, Desire, I Want to Turn Into You (2023). The tour began on 10 February 2023 in Brighton, England, and concluded on 13 December 2023 in Brisbane, Australia.
Background On December 12, 2022, Polachek announced the European and American legs of the tour alongside the release of the music video for the single "Welcome to My Island". Support for all UK and European dates came from Doss, while special guests throughout the US tour included Ethel Cain, Sudan Archives, George Clanton, Toro Y Moi, Alex G and Magdalena Bay. On 22 August 2023, Polachek announced the Australian leg of the tour, with True Blue opening for the shows.
Concert synopsis
The shows often began with lights pouring over the stage and a cracked clock appearing on the screen, counting down from a minute. At the end of the minute, "Welcome to My Island" was performed as the opening track. For the headline concert dates, all 12 songs from Desire, I Want to Turn Into You were played, often continuing in a similar order as the album. The final song to play was "So Hot You're Hurting My Feelings", followed by a two-song encore of "Hopedrunk Everasking" and "Door". In a blog post, KOOP 91.7 Radio commented that "while most songs had a clear start and end, these blended together nicely".
The set featured a large volcano as the primary backdrop, with smoking billowing from the top, and other smaller volcano peaks being placed around the stage.
Set list This set list is from the concert on 24 April 2023, in Houston, Texas, United States. It is not intended to represent all tour dates.
"Welcome to My Island" "Hit Me Where It Hurts" "Pretty In Possible" "Bunny Is a Rider" "Sunset" "Crude Drawing of an Angel" "Ocean of Tears" "I Believe" "Fly to You" "Pang" "Blood and Butter" "Parachute" "Butterfly Net" "Billions" "Caroline Shut Up" "Smoke" "So Hot You're Hurting My Feelings" Encore "Hopedrunk Everasking" "Door"
Tour dates + List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, and opening act Date City Country Venue Opening actsEurope10 February 2023 BrightonEngland ChalkDoss11 February 2023LeedsLeeds Beckett Students' Union12 February 2023OxfordO2 Academy Oxford14 February 2023 LondonEventim Apollo18 February 2023 ParisFrance Salle Pleyel20 February 2023 CopenhagenDenmark Store Vega22 February 2023 BerlinGermany Huxley's Neue Welt23 February 2023 Hamburg Mojo Club24 February 2023 AmsterdamNetherlands Paradiso Grote Zaal25 February 2023 CologneGermany Kantine27 February 2023 BorgerhoutBelgium Trix ZaalNorth America14 April 2023 PhiladelphiaUnited States Franklin Music HallGeorge Clanton15 April 2023 Boston Roadrunner17 April 2023 TorontoCanada Queen Elizabeth Theatre18 April 2023Royal OakUnited StatesRoyal Oak Music Theatre19 April 2023ColumbusNewport Music Hall21 April 2023 Atlanta The Eastern22 April 2023AthensGeorgia Theatre24 April 2023HoustonWhite Oak Music HallToro y Moi25 April 2023AustinThe Moody TheaterGeorge Clanton26 April 2023DallasThe Factory in Deep EllumToro y Moi28 April 2023TempeMarquee TheatreSudan Archives29 April 2023Los AngelesShrine Auditorium1 May 2023San FranciscoThe WarfieldMagdalena Bay2 May 20234 May 2023SeattleThe ShowboxSudan Archives5 May 20238 May 2023VancouverCanadaThe Orpheum9 May 2023PortlandUnited StatesCrystal Ballroom10 May 202313 May 2023Salt Lake CityUtah State Fairpark 14 May 2023DenverMission BallroomAlex GIndigo De Souza16 May 2023ChicagoRiviera TheatreEthel CainTrue Blue17 May 2023NashvilleRyman Auditorium19 May 2023Washington, D.C.The Anthem20 May 2023New York CityRadio City Music HallEurope25 May 2023GlasgowScotlandSWG3 GalvanizersTrue Blue26 May 2023LiverpoolEnglandCONTENT rowspan="15" 27 May 2023LondonBrockwell Park29 May 2023BristolThe Marble Factory30 May 2023 ManchesterAlbert Hall3 June 2023BarcelonaSpainParc del Fòrum4 June 2023ParisFranceBois de Vincennes9 June 2023HilvarenbeekNetherlandsBeekse Bergen10 June 2023Arganda del ReySpainCiudad del Rock13 June 2023CorkIrelandMusgrave Park25 June 2023PiltonEnglandWorthy Farm30 June 2023GdyniaPolandLotnisko Gdynia-Kosakowo1 July 2023RoskildeDenmarkDyrskuepladsen3 July 2023MontreuxSwitzerlandMontreux Jazz Lab7 July 2023TrenčínSlovakiaLetisko14 July 2023SesimbraPortugalPraia do MecoAsia29 July 2023YuzawaJapanNaeba Ski ResortNorth America5 August 2023IdyllwildUnited StatesIdyllwild Arts Academy rowspan="2" 6 August 2023San DiegoWaterfront ParkEurope10 August 2023GothenburgSwedenSlottsskogen rowspan="4" 11 August 2023OsloNorwayTøyenparken13 August 2023HelsinkiFinlandSuvilahti14 August 2023BudapestHungaryÓbudai-SzigetNorth America18 September 2023Los AngelesUnited StatesClive Davis Theatre rowspan="2" 21 October 2023MiamiMana Wynwood Convention CentreEurope3 November 2023TurinItalyLingotto FiereAsia-Pacific30 November 2023TokyoJapanToyosu PITTrue Blue2 December 2023Hong KongChinaCentral Harbourfront rowspan="2" 4 December 2023SydneyAustraliaSydney Opera House6 December 2023Enmore TheatreTrue Blue8 December 2023MeredithMeredith Supernatural Amphitheatre 10 December 2023MelbourneForum TheatreTrue Blue11 December 202313 December 2023BrisbaneThe Tivoli
Personnel Credits adapted from Front of House Magazine. Caroline Polachek – lead vocals Maya Lanar (True Blue) – bass, backing vocals Matt Horton – guitar Russell Holzman – drums, percussion
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