# Love This Giant Tour

The Love This Giant Tour was a joint tour by American musicians David Byrne and St. Vincent. It started on 15 September 2012 in Minneapolis, United States, and ended on 12 September 2013 in Florence, Italy, after 74 concerts on 14 countries and 3 continents. The tour was officially announced along with Love This Giant, the album it promoted, on 14 June 2012. On the stage, they were accompanied by a backing band consisting of eight brass players, a keyboardist and a drummer. The performers engaged in complex choreography onstage while performing.

## Set list

The following set list was obtained from the concert held on 29 September 2012 at Williamsburg Park in New York City. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.
* "Who"
* "Weekend in the Dust"
* "Save Me from What I Want" (St. Vincent song)
* "Strange Overtones" (David Byrne & Brian Eno song)
* "I am an Ape"
* "Marrow" (St. Vincent song)
* "This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)" (Talking Heads song)
* "The Forest Awakes"
* "Ice Age"
* "Like Humans Do" (David Byrne song)
* "Lightning"
* "Lazarus"
* "Cheerleader" (St. Vincent song)
* "Lazy" (X-Press 2 song featuring David Byrne)
* "I Should Watch TV"
* "Northern Lights" (St. Vincent song)
* "The One Who Broke Your Heart"
* "Outside of Space and Time"

### Encore

* "Cruel" (St. Vincent song)
* "Burning Down the House" (Talking Heads song)

### Second encore

* "The Party" (St. Vincent song)
* "Road to Nowhere" (Talking Heads song)

## Tour dates

List of concerts, showing date, city, country and venue. :
| Date | City | Country | Venue |
| North America ||||
| 15 September 2012 | Minneapolis | United States | State Theatre |
| 16 September 2012 | Milwaukee | United States | Riverside Theater |
| 18 September 2012 | Chicago | United States | Chicago Theatre |
| 20 September 2012 | Toronto | Canada | Queen Elizabeth Theatre |
| 21 September 2012 | Montreal | Canada | Saint-Jean-Baptiste Church |
| 23 September 2012 | Boston | United States | Orpheum Theatre |
| 25 September 2012 | New York City | United States | Beacon Theatre |
| 26 September 2012 | New York City | United States | Beacon Theatre |
| 27 September 2012 | Upper Darby | United States | Tower Theater |
| 29 September 2012 | New York City | United States | Williamsburg Park |
| 30 September 2012 | North Bethesda | United States | The Music Center at Strathmore |
| 2 October 2012 | Nashville | United States | Ryman Auditorium |
| 3 October 2012 | Atlanta | United States | Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre |
| 5 October 2012 | Austin | United States | Bass Concert Hall |
| 6 October 2012 | Houston | United States | Hobby Center for the Performing Arts |
| 7 October 2012 | Dallas | United States | McFarlin Memorial Auditorium |
| 10 October 2012 | San Diego | United States | Humphrey’s Concerts by the Bay |
| 11 October 2012 | Santa Barbara | United States | Arlington Theater |
| 12 October 2012 | Costa Mesa | United States | Segerstrom Center for the Arts |
| 13 October 2012 | Los Angeles | United States | Greek Theatre |
| 15 October 2012 | San Francisco | United States | Orpheum Theatre |
| 17 October 2012 | Seattle | United States | 5th Avenue Theatre |
| 18 October 2012 | Portland | United States | Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall |
| 20 October 2012 | Vancouver | Canada | The Centre For Performing Arts |
| Oceania ||||
| 14 January 2013 | Melbourne | Australia | Arts Centre Melbourne |
| 15 January 2013 | Melbourne | Australia | Arts Centre Melbourne |
| 17 January 2013 | Sydney | Australia | State Theatre |
| 18 January 2013 | Sydney | Australia | State Theatre |
| 20 January 2013 | Hobart | Australia | Princes Wharf, Shed No. 1 |
| North America ||||
| 12 June 2013 | Montclair | United States | Wellmont Theater |
| 13 June 2013 | Baltimore | United States | Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall |
| 15 June 2013 | Asheville | United States | Thomas Wolfe Auditorium |
| 16 June 2013 | Manchester | United States | Great Stage Park |
| 18 June 2013 | Charlotte | United States | Belk Theater |
| 20 June 2013 | New Haven | United States | Shubert Theatre |
| 21 June 2013 | Portland | United States | State Theatre |
| 22 June 2013 | Shelburne | United States | The Green at Shelburne Museum |
| 23 June 2013 | Ottawa | Canada | Confederation Park |
| 25 June 2013 | Rochester | United States | Kodak Hall |
| 27 June 2013 | New Bedford | United States | The Zeiterion Performing Arts Center |
| 28 June 2013 | Red Bank | United States | Count Basie Theatre |
| 29 June 2013 | Port Chester | United States | Capitol Theatre |
| 30 June 2013 | Greenburg | United States | Palace Theatre |
| 2 July 2013 | Louisville | United States | Robert S. Whitney Hall |
| 5 July 2013 | Des Moines | United States | Western Gateway Park |
| 6 July 2013 | Highland Park | United States | The Pavilion |
| 7 July 2013 | Grand Rapids | United States | Meijer Gardens |
| 8 July 2013 | Ann Arbor | United States | Michigan Theater |
| 10 July 2013 | Cincinnati | United States | Taft Theatre |
| 12 July 2013 | Kansas City | United States | Crossroads at Grinder's Park |
| 13 July 2013 | Denver | United States | Denver Botanic Gardens |
| 14 July 2013 | Telluride | United States | Town Park |
| 15 July 2013 | Salt Lake City | United States | Red Butte Garden Amphitheatre |
| 17 July 2013 | Eugene | United States | The Cuthbert Amphitheater |
| 18 July 2013 | Woodinville | United States | Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery |
| 20 July 2013 | Saratoga | United States | Mountain Winery |
| 21 July 2013 | Oakland | United States | Fox Oakland Theatre |
| Europe ||||
| 18 August 2013 | Reykjavík | Iceland | Harpa |
| 20 August 2013 | Oslo | Norway | Folketeateret |
| 21 August 2013 | Stockholm | Sweden | Filadelfiakyrkan |
| 22 August 2013 | Copenhagen | Denmark | Falconersalen |
| 24 August 2013 | Brussels | Belgium | Centre for Fine Arts |
| 25 August 2013 | Utrecht | Netherlands | Muziekcentrum Vredenburg |
| 27 August 2013 | London | England | Roundhouse |
| 28 August 2013 | Birmingham | England | Symphony Hall |
| 29 August 2013 | Glasgow | Scotland | Glasgow Royal Concert Hall |
| 30 August 2013 | Salisbury | England | Larmer Tree Gardens |
| 1 September 2013 | Stradbally | Ireland | Stradbally Hall |
| 6 September 2013 | Madrid | Spain | Teatro Circo Price |
| 7 September 2013 | Barcelona | Spain | L'Auditori |
| 9 September 2013 | Gardone Riviera | Italy | Vittoriale degli italiani |
| 10 September 2013 | Padua | Italy | Gran Teatro Geox |
| 11 September 2013 | Rome | Italy | Parco della Musica |
| 12 September 2013 | Florence | Italy | Teatro Verdi |

### Cancelled shows

List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and reason for cancellation :
| Date | City | Country | Venue | Reason |
| 11 June 2013 | Montclair | United States | Wellmont Theater | Scheduling conflicts. |
| 3 September 2013 | Lisbon | Portugal | Coliseu dos Recreios | Cancelled by promoter due economic difficulties. |
| 4 September 2013 | Porto | Portugal | Coliseu do Porto | Cancelled by promoter due economic difficulties. |