The Lonerism Tour was a concert tour by Tame Impala, the Australian psychedelic music project of Kevin Parker, in support of their second studio album Lonerism. It began on July 28, 2012, at the Splendour in the Grass in Byron Bay and concluded on November 28, 2014 at Popload Festival in São Paulo. Young Magic, Audac, The Ganjas, Föllakzoid, D.I.E.T.R.I.C.H., Dead Man's Eyes, The Amazing, Wisdom, Young Dreams, The Growl, Midnight Juggernauts, Jonathan Wilson, Lord Fascinator, Light Heat, Melody's Echo Chamber, Foxygen, Temples, The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger, White Denim, The National, Boogarins, Morbo y Mambo, Yesco, Rey Fresco, D.D Dumbo, Delicate Steve, and Never Shout Never performed as the supporting acts.
Background About a year after finishing the Innerspeaker Tour in 2011, announced the project's upcoming album Lonerism on July 5, 2012. The announcement was followed by the release of the promo single "Apocalypse Dreams" on July 8, 2012.
A few weeks later on July 26, 2012, the project released the song "Elephant" making it the lead single for the album
Less than a month after releasing "Elephant", Tame Impala would announce a world tour in support of Lonerism with dates slated for fall of 2012.
The second single, "Feels Like We Only Go Backwards", was released on October 1, 2012 and Lonerism was officially released on October 5, 2012 to widespread critical acclaim from fans and music critics.
On November 26, 2012, Tame Impala announced a dates for a North American leg of the tour slated for early 2013.
On January 26, 2013, "Mind Mischief" was released as the third and final single for the album. On that same day, Tame Impala performed their first concert of 2013 in Singapore.
Tour Dates +List of 2012 concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, and supporting acts.Date (2012)CityCountryVenueSupporting ActsJuly 28Byron BayAustraliaBelongil FieldsNoneAugust 3ChicagoUnited StatesGrant ParkAugust 5MontrealCanadaParc Jean-DrapeauAugust 7BrooklynUnited StatesMusic Hall of WilliamsburgYoung MagicAugust 11San FranciscoGolden Gate ParkNoneAugust 14São PauloBrazilCine JoiaAudacAugust 15August 16Rio de JaneiroImperatorAugust 17SantiagoChileChimkoweThe Ganjas & FöllakzoidAugust 18Buenos AiresArgentinaNiceto ClubD.I.E.T.R.I.C.H.August 19September 29BrisbaneAustraliaRiverstageNoneSeptember 30SydneyCentennial ParkOctober 6MelbourneSidney Myer Music BowlOctober 7AdelaideBotanic ParkOctober 14CologneGermanyGebäude 9Dead Man's EyesOctober 15ParisFranceLe BataclanOctober 16BrusselsBelgiumAncienne BelgiqueOctober 17HamburgGermanyGruenspanOctober 19OsloNorwayRockefeller Music HallThe Amazing & WisdomOctober 20StockholmSwedenDebaser MedisOctober 21GothenburgPustervikYoung DreamsOctober 22CopenhagenDenmarkVegaOctober 23BerlinGermanyPostbahnhofOctober 25ViennaAustriaFluccOctober 26MilanItalyMagazzini GeneraliOctober 27LausanneSwitzerlandLes DocksOctober 29AmsterdamNetherlandsParadisoOctober 30LondonUnited KingdomO2 Academy BrixtonNovember 1ManchesterHMV RitzNovember 2SheffieldThe LeadmillNovember 3GlasgowScotlandO2 ABCNovember 7BrooklynUnited StatesMusic Hall of WilliamsburgThe AmazingNovember 8PhiladelphiaUnion TransferNovember 9BostonRoyaleNovember 10New York CityWebster HallNovember 12TorontoCanadaPhoenix Concert TheatreNovember 13ChicagoUnited StatesMetroNovember 15San FranciscoThe FillmoreNovember 16Los AngelesThe Fonda TheatreNovember 17December 5MelbourneAustraliaThe Forum TheatreThe GrowlDecember 6December 7MeredithMeredith Supernatural AmphitheatreNoneDecember 8SydneyThe DomainDecember 11AdelaideHQ ComplexThe GrowlDecember 12BrisbaneThe TivoliDecember 13SydneyEnmore TheatreDecember 14December 15FremantleFremantle Arts CentreDecember 31Phillip IslandPhillip Island Nature ParkNone +List of 2013 concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, and supporting acts.Date (2013)CityCountryVenueSupporting ActsJanuary 26SingaporeThe MeadowNoneJanuary 28AucklandNew ZealandSilo ParkFebruary 19New York CityUnited StatesTerminal 5The GrowlFebruary 20Washington, D.C.9:30 ClubFebruary 21CarrboroCat's CradleFebruary 22AshevilleThe Orange PeelFebruary 23AthensGeorgia TheatreFebruary 25HoustonFitzgerald's UpstairsFebruary 26AustinStubb's Bar-B-QFebruary 27DallasGranada TheaterFebruary 28TulsaCain's BallroomMarch 2LouisvilleHeadliners Music HallMarch 3MilwaukeeTurner Hall BallroomMarch 4MinneapolisFirst AvenueMarch 6ChicagoVic TheatreMarch 7DetroitSaint Andrew's HallMarch 8ColumbusNewport Music HallMarch 9TorontoCanadaKool HausMarch 11MontrealMétropolisMarch 12BostonUnited StatesHouse of BluesMarch 15ZapopanMexicoTeatro Estudio CavaretNoneMarch 16Mexico CityForo SolApril 14IndioUnited StatesEmpire Polo ClubApril 21April 26MelbourneAustraliaFestival HallMidnight JuggernautsApril 27MaitlandMaitland ShowgroundNoneApril 28CanberraThe MeadowsMay 2SydneyHordern PavilionMidnight JuggernautsMay 4BendigoPrince of Wales ShowgroundsNoneMay 5TownsvilleMurray Sports ComplexMay 8BrisbaneBrisbane Convention CentreMidnight JuggernautsMay 9AdelaideThebarton TheatreMay 11BunburyHay ParkNoneMay 18PerthBelvoir AmphitheatreMay 23BarcelonaSpainParc del FòrumMay 25QuincyUnited StatesThe Gorge AmphitheatreMay 26PortlandCrystal BallroomJonathan WilsonMay 27VancouverCanadaCommodore BallroomMay 29OaklandUnited StatesFox TheaterMay 31San DiegoHouse of BluesJune 16ManchesterGreat Stage ParkNoneJune 17AtlantaTabernacleJune 18RichmondThe NationalLord FascinatorJune 19PhiladelphiaElectric FactoryLight HeatJune 22Neuhausen ob EckGermanyNeuhausen ob Eck AirfieldNoneJune 25LondonUnited KingdomHammersmith ApolloMelody's Echo ChamberJune 26ParisFranceL'OlympiaJune 28PiltonUnited KingdomWorthy FarmNoneJune 30RoeserLuxembourgHerchesfeldJuly 1CologneGermanyGloria TheaterMelody's Echo ChamberJuly 3BerlinAstra KulturhausJuly 4GdyniaPolandGdynia-Kosakowo AirportNoneJuly 6WerchterBelgiumFestivalparkJuly 7BelfortFranceMalsaucy PeninsulaJuly 9RavennaItalyRocca BrancaleoneJuly 10SegrateCircolo MagnoliaMelody's Echo ChamberJuly 11Ramonville-Saint-AgneFranceLe BikiniJuly 13MadridSpainLa RivieraJuly 14LisbonPortugalPasseio Marítimo de AlgésNoneJuly 26YuzawaJapanNaeba Ski ResortAugust 7OsloNorwayMiddelalderparkenAugust 8GothenburgSwedenSlottsskogenAugust 9CopenhagenDenmarkVegaFoxygenAugust 11BudapestHungaryÓbudai-SzigetNoneAugust 12LjubljanaSloveniaKino ŠiškaAugust 13Sestri LevanteItalyEx Convento dell'AnnunziataAugust 14ZurichSwitzerlandKomplex 457FoxygenAugust 16BiddinghuizenNetherlandsEvenemententerrein Walibi HollandNoneAugust 17Saint-PèreFranceFort de Saint-PèreAugust 20EdinburghScotlandHMV Picture HouseTemplesAugust 21DublinIrelandOlympia TheatreAugust 23Saint-CloudFranceParc de Saint-CloudNoneAugust 24ReadingUnited KingdomLittle John's FarmAugust 25BramhamBramham ParkSeptember 30BostonUnited StatesAgganis ArenaThe Ghost of a Saber Tooth TigerOctober 1New York CityTerminal 5October 2October 3PhiladelphiaFestival Pier at Penn's LandingOctober 4ColumbiaMerriweather Post PavilionOctober 6AustinZilker ParkNoneOctober 8St. LouisThe PageantWhite DenimOctober 9MadisonOrpheum TheatreOctober 10ChicagoRiviera TheatreOctober 11Kansas CityStarlight TheaterThe NationalOctober 12DallasSouth Side BallroomOctober 16São PauloBrazilCine JoiaBoogarinsOctober 17Rio de JaneiroCirco VoadorOctober 19SantiagoChileChimkoweNoneOctober 21Buenos AiresArgentinaTeatro VorterixMorbo y MamboOctober 22October 24Mexico CityMexicoJosé Cuervo SalónYescoOctober 26BoulderUnited StatesBoulder TheaterWhite DenimOctober 27DenverOgden TheatreOctober 28Los AngelesHollywood Roosevelt HotelOctober 29Greek TheatreOctober 30The BelascoOctober 31San FranciscoBill Graham Civic AuditoriumNovember 1Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara BowlRey FrescoNovember 4PortlandCrystal BallroomNone +List of 2014 concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, and supporting acts.Date (2014)CityCountryVenueSupporting ActsJanuary 17AucklandNew ZealandWestern Springs StadiumNoneJanuary 19Gold CoastAustraliaMetricon StadiumJanuary 24MelbourneFlemington RacecourseJanuary 26SydneySydney ShowgroundJanuary 31AdelaideBonython ParkFebruary 2PerthArena JoondalupMay 22OxfordUnited KingdomO2 Academy OxfordMay 23LondonFinsbury ParkMay 24July 6TurkuFinlandRuissaloJuly 8FrankfurtGermanyBatschkappJuly 9MunichTheaterfabrikJuly 10TrenčínSlovakiaLetiskoJuly 12ManchesterUnited KingdomAlbert HallD.D DumboJuly 13KinrossScotlandBaladoNoneJuly 14BirminghamUnited KingdomThe InstituteD.D DumboJuly 15NottinghamRock CityJuly 17SesimbraPortugalMeco BeachNoneJuly 18BenicàssimSpainRecinto de Festivales de BenicàssimJuly 20HenhamUnited KingdomHenham ParkNovember 9New York CityUnited StatesBeacon TheatreDelicate SteveNovember 10November 12Los AngelesShrine AuditoriumNovember 13Las VegasBrooklyn BowlNovember 15OaklandFox TheaterNovember 16November 20BogotáColombiaRoyal CenterNoneNovember 22SantiagoChileEspacio BroadwayNovember 24Buenos AiresArgentinaMandarine ParkNovember 26Rio de JaneiroBrazilCirco VoadorNever Shout NeverNovember 28São PauloAudioNone
10th Anniversary Performance For the 10th Anniversary of Lonerism, Tame Impala performed the album in its entirety at Desert Daze on October 1, 2022. This performance would mark the live debut of a few songs, and the first time that some songs had been played in years. Exclusive merch commemorating the anniversary was sold at the event.
Notes The shows on September 30 and October 1-4, 2013 were part of a co-headlining tour with The Flaming Lips. The show on October 10, 2013 in Chicago was recorded and put onto Tame Impala's live album, Live Versions. The shows on October 28-31, 2013 and November 1, 2013 were part of a co-headlining tour with The Flaming Lips. The shows on May 23 and 24, 2014 in Finsbury Park were in support of Arctic Monkeys alongside Royal Blood and Miles Kane.
Setlist This setlist is from the October 10, 2013 concert in Chicago. It does not represent all of the concerts for the duration of the tour.
"Endors Toi" "Solitude Is Bliss" "Sestri Levante" "Alter Ego" "Music to Walk Home By" "Why Won't They Talk to Me?" "Desire Be Desire Go" "Half Full Glass of Wine" "Why Won't You Make Up Your Mind?" "Elephant" "Be Above It" "Oscilly" "Mind Mischief" "Apocalypse Dreams" Encore "Feels Like We Only Go Backwards" "Nothing That Has Happened So Far Has Been Anything We Could Control" Live Band
Kevin Parker – lead vocals, guitar Dominic Simper – bass guitar, guitar, synthesizer, keyboards Nick Allbrook – bass guitar, guitar Jay Watson – drums, synthesizer, keyboards, guitar, backing vocals Julien Barbagallo – drums, percussion, backing vocals Cam Avery – bass guitar, synthesizer, backing vocals
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Nick Allbrook left the band after their performance at the Belvoir Amphitheatre in May of 2013. He explained his departure as a matter of time management. Allbrook would be replaced by fellow Pond bandmate Cam Avery.
Accolades In 2013, the Lonerism Tour was nominated for an ARIA Award for Best Australian Live Act. The next year, the project's performance at Big Day Out in 2014 was nominated for an ARIA Award for Best Australian Live Act.
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