# Lindsey Stirling 2012–2013 Tour

The Lindsey Stirling 2012/2013 Tour is a worldwide concert tour by violinist Lindsey Stirling in support of her first studio album Lindsey Stirling. The tour started in September 22, 2012, and ended on August 28, 2013. Stirling's first tour lasted almost a year with 128 dates around North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. The Lindsey Stirling Tour began three days before the CD release of her first album, Lindsey Stirling. Her tour began with dates around the United States and Canada in 2012. At the beginning of 2013, Stirling continued her tour in Europe as a "test tour". Her official European leg kicked off in Russia on May 22, 2013. In August, she continued her tour adding dates around Asia and Australia.

## Setlist

The following set list is representative of the show on September 28, 2012. It is not representative of all concerts for the duration of the tour.
* "Moon Trance"
* "Spontaneous Me"
* "Shadows"
* "Electric Daisy Violin"
* "Skyrim"
* "River Flows in You"
* "We Found Love"
* "Lord of the Rings medley"
* "Michael Jackson medley"
* "Zi-Zi's Journey"
* "Crystallize"
* "Transcendence"

### Encore

* "Phantom of the Opera"

## Reception

The shows were a success in that 46 dates were sold out, and on Ticketmaster.com the audience gave a rating to the tour of 4.8 out of 5 stars. Reception was not uniformly positive, however. The Orange County Register lamented that her racial insensitivity ruined her performance in Anaheim. It specifically criticized Stirling's speech linking her cover of Rihanna's "We Found Love" with a corporate-sponsored international volunteering tour in Kenya, which perpetuated racist and colonialist attitudes toward its citizens. That review also criticized her misleading interpretation of Maya Angelou's poem "Caged Bird", which inspired Stirling's "Song of the Caged Bird", when she failed to mention the history of anti-Black racism in the U.S., a core part of the poem's meaning.

## Tour dates

| Date | City | Country | Venue |
| North America ||||
| September 22, 2012 | New Milford | United States | New Milford High School Theatre |
| September 23, 2012 | Philadelphia | United States | World Cafe |
| September 25, 2012 | Washington, D.C. | United States | The Hamilton |
| September 27, 2012 | Boston | United States | Red Room at Café 939 |
| September 28, 2012 | New York City | United States | Webster Hall |
| September 29, 2012 | Cortland | United States | SUNY Cortland |
| October 1, 2012 | Toronto | Canada | The Mod Club |
| October 2, 2012 | Pittsburgh | United States | The Club at Stage AE |
| October 4, 2012 | Lansing | United States | The Loft |
| October 5, 2012 | Columbus | United States | The Basement |
| October 6, 2012 | Chicago | United States | Bottom Lounge |
| October 8, 2012 | Columbia | United States | The Blue Note |
| October 10, 2012 | Denver | United States | Bluebird Theater |
| October 11, 2012 | Salt Lake City | United States | In the Venue |
| October 13, 2012 | Tempe | United States | Marquee Theatre |
| October 27, 2012 | New York City | United States | 311 W 34th St |
| November 5, 2012 | Santa Ana | United States | Constellation Room |
| November 6, 2012 | Berkeley | United States | Pauley Ballroom |
| November 7, 2012 | Santa Barbara | United States | Soho Restaurant & Music Club |
| November 8, 2012 | San Diego | United States | The Irenic |
| November 12, 2012 | West Hollywood | United States | Roxy Theatre |
| November 13, 2012 | San Luis Obispo | United States | SLO Brewing Company |
| November 15, 2012 | Portland | United States | The Hawthorne Theatre |
| November 16, 2012 | Seattle | United States | Vera Project |
| November 17, 2012 | Vancouver | Canada | The Rio Theatre |
| November 26, 2012 | West Hollywood | United States | Roxy Theatre |
| December 31, 2012 | Salt Lake City | United States | Infinity Event Center |
| Europe ||||
| January 14, 2013 | Cologne | Germany | Luxor |
| January 15, 2013 | Berlin | Germany | Lido |
| January 16, 2013 | Tilburg | Netherlands | 13 |
| January 17, 2013 | Groningen | Netherlands | Oosterpoort |
| January 18, 2013 | Paris | France | La Maroquinerie |
| January 21, 2013 | London | England | The Garage |
| January 22, 2013 | Glasgow | Scotland | Oran Mor |
| January 24, 2013 | Hamburg | Germany | Stage Club |
| January 25, 2013 | Copenhagen | Denmark | DR Studie 2 |
| January 26, 2013 | Stockholm | Sweden | Göta Källare |
| January 28, 2013 | Grünerløkka | Norway | Parkteateret |
| North America ||||
| February 5, 2013 | Providence | United States | Lupo's |
| February 6, 2013 | New Haven | United States | Toad's Place |
| February 7, 2013 | Boston | United States | Royale |
| February 8, 2013 | Montclair | United States | Wellmont Theatre |
| February 9, 2013 | New York City | United States | Webster Hall |
| February 12, 2013 | Philadelphia | United States | Trocadero Theatre |
| February 13, 2013 | Washington, D.C. | United States | 9:30 Club |
| February 15, 2013 | Nashville | United States | Cannery Ballroom |
| February 16, 2013 | Atlanta | United States | Masquerade |
| February 18, 2013 | Gainesville | United States | High Dive |
| February 19, 2013 | Tampa | United States | Ferguson Hall |
| February 20, 2013 | Orlando | United States | Plaza Live Theatre |
| February 21, 2013 | Fort Lauderdale | United States | Culture Room |
| February 25, 2013 | Birmingham | United States | WorkPlay Theatre |
| February 26, 2013 | New Orleans | United States | House of Blues |
| February 27, 2013 | Houston | United States | House of Blues |
| February 28, 2013 | Austin | United States | The Bellmont |
| March 1, 2013 | Dallas | United States | House of Blues |
| March 4, 2013 | Tulsa | United States | Cain's Ballroom |
| March 5, 2013 | St. Louis | United States | The Paegeant |
| March 6, 2013 | Madison | United States | Barrymore Theatre |
| March 7, 2013 | Minneapolis | United States | First Avenue |
| March 9, 2013 | Chicago | United States | The Vic |
| March 11, 2013 | Milwaukee | United States | Turner Hall Ballroom |
| March 12, 2013 | Indianapolis | United States | Old National Centre |
| March 13, 2013 | Cincinnati | United States | 20th Century Theatre |
| March 14, 2013 | Pittsburgh | United States | Clue AE |
| March 15, 2013 | Columbus | United States | Newport Music Hall |
| March 16, 2013 | Detroit | United States | The Crofoot |
| March 18, 2013 | Cleveland | United States | House of Blues |
| March 19, 2013 | Buffalo | United States | Town Ballroom |
| March 20, 2013 | Clifton Park | United States | Upstate Concert Hall |
| March 21, 2013 | Burlington | United States | Higher Ground |
| March 22, 2013 | Montreal | Canada | Coronoa |
| March 23, 2013 | Toronto | Canada | Phoenix Concert Theatre |
| March 25, 2013 | Lawrence | United States | Granada Theatre |
| March 26, 2013 | Omaha | United States | Slowdown |
| March 27, 2013 | Englewood | United States | Gothic Theatre |
| March 27, 2013 | Denver | United States | The Gothic Theatre 3263 South Broadway |
| March 28, 2013 | Denver | United States | Ogden Theatre |
| March 29, 2013 | Salt Lake City | United States | In The Venue |
| April 1, 2013 | San Diego | United States | House of Blues |
| April 2, 2013 | Anaheim | United States | House of Blues |
| April 3, 2013 | San Francisco | United States | The Warfield |
| April 4, 2013 | Los Angeles | United States | Fonda Theatre |
| April 4, 2013 | Los Angeles | United States | Fonda Theatre |
| April 5, 2013 | Tempe | United States | Marquee Theatre |
| May 9, 2013 | Montclair | United States | Wellmont Theatre |
| May 10, 2013 | Richmond | United States | National Theater |
| May 10, 2013 | Richmond | United States | 708 E Broad St |
| May 11, 2013 | Columbia | United States | Merriweather Post Pavilion |
| Europe ||||
| May 22, 2013 | Moscow | Russia | Pipl Club |
| May 23, 2013 | Yekaterinburg | Russia | Tele Club |
| May 24, 2013 | Saint Petersburg | Russia | Kosmonavt Club |
| May 28, 2013 | London | England | O2 Shepherds Bush Empire |
| May 29, 2013 | Paris | France | L'Olympia |
| May 30, 2013 | Brussels | Belgium | AB |
| May 31, 2013 | Lille | France | Le Splendid |
| June 1, 2013 | Strasbourg | France | Laiterie |
| June 3, 2013 | Caluire-et-Cuire | France | Le Radiant Bellevue |
| June 4, 2013 | Milan | Italy | Magazzini Generali |
| June 5, 2013 | Munich | Germany | Kesselhaus |
| June 6, 2013 | Vienna | Austria | Arena Wien |
| June 7, 2013 | Zürich | Switzerland | X Tra |
| June 10, 2013 | Stuttgart | Germany | LKA-Longhorn |
| June 12, 2013 | Esch-sur-Alzette | Luxembourg | Rockhal |
| June 13, 2013 | Cologne | Germany | E-Werk Köln |
| June 14, 2013 | Neu Isenburg | Germany | Hugenottenhalle |
| June 18, 2013 | Hamburg | Germany | Stadtpark |
| June 19, 2013 | Berlin | Germany | Tempodrom |
| June 20, 2013 | Odense | Denmark | Posten |
| June 21, 2013 | Aarhus | Denmark | Musikhuset Aarhus |
| June 22, 2013 | Copenhagen | Denmark | Koncerthuset, Studie 1 |
| June 25, 2013 | Bergen | Norway | USF Club |
| June 26, 2013 | Stavanger | Norway | Hall Toll |
| June 27, 2013 | Oslo | Norway | Rockefeller |
| June 29, 2013 | Norrköping | Sweden | Bravalla Festival |
| North America ||||
| August 1, 2013 | Anaheim | United States | Anaheim Convention Center |
| Asia ||||
| August 11, 2013 | Tokyo | Japan | Summer Sonic Festival |
| August 12, 2013 | Tokyo | Japan | Billboard Live |
| August 13, 2013 | Osaka | Japan | Billboard Live |
| August 15, 2013 | Seoul | South Korea | Supersonic Festival |
| August 17, 2013 | Manila | Philippines | Greenbelt 3 Park |
| August 18, 2013 | Manila | Philippines | Alabang Town Center Commerce Mall |
| August 21, 2013 | Shanghai | China | The Mixing Room Theatre |
| Australia ||||
| August 24, 2013 | Brisbane | Australia | Brisbane Power House |
| August 26, 2013 | Melbourne | Australia | Corner Hotel |
| August 27, 2013 | Melbourne | Australia | Corner Hotel |
| August 28, 2013 | Sydney | Australia | The Metro Theatre |

## Personnel

Band
* Lindsey Stirling – violin
* Jason Gaviati – keyboards, samples
* Drew Steen – drums, percussion