The Idler Wheel Tour

The Idler Wheel Tour is the fourth tour by American singer-songwriter Fiona Apple. Apple announced a small tour in Spring 2012 prompting speculation over a new album.[1] Ahead of her first performance on the tour, Apple confirmed the album.[2] The tour marked Apple's first performances outside of Los Angeles in over five years.[3] Apple kicked off the tour with two performances at the South By Southwest Festival where she debuted three new songs from The Idler Wheel....[4][5] Apple's first date at the Lincoln Hall sold out quickly and caused the Lincoln Hall's servers to crash. A second date was announced at Lincoln Hall shortly after.[6] Apple was originally scheduled to perform at the Sixth and I Historic Synagogue on March 21 but was postponed to March 28.[7]

The Idler Wheel Tour

Tour by Fiona Apple
Associated album	The Idler Wheel...
Start date	March 14, 2012 (2012-03-14)
End date	December 9, 2012 (2012-12-09)
Legs	4
No. of shows	73
Fiona Apple concert chronology

On June 19, the same date The Idler Wheel... released, Apple began the second leg of the tour. The second leg of the tour was much larger. The second leg of the tour kicked off in Ithaca, New York, and wrapped on July 29 at the Hollywood Palladium, and made stops at iconic venues like Nashville's Ryman Auditorium, historic opera houses, and the New York's Governors Ball festival on Randalls Island with Modest Mouse and Beck among the other acts performing.[8] September and October dates were announced on June 18.[9]

On November 20, 2012, Apple posted a handwritten letter addressed to her fans on her Facebook page, in which she announced the cancellation of her South American tour due to the failing health of her dog, Janet.[10]

Tour

Date	City	Country	Venue
First Leg
March 14, 2012	Austin	United States	South by Southwest
March 15, 2012
March 18, 2012	Chicago		Lincoln Hall
March 19, 2012
March 23, 2012	Brooklyn		Music Hall of Williamsburg
March 24, 2012	Atlantic City		The Borgata Music Box
March 26, 2012	New York City		Bowery Ballroom
March 27, 2012	Boston		Royale
March 28, 2012	Washington, D.C.		Sixth & I Historic Synagogue
Second Leg
June 19, 2012	Ithaca	United States	State Theatre of Ithaca
June 20, 2012	Baltimore		Lyric Opera House
June 22, 2012	Mashantucket		MGM Grand Theater at Foxwoods
June 23, 2012	Northampton		Calvin Theatre
June 24, 2012	New York City		Governors Ball Music Festival
June 26, 2012	Washington, D.C.		Warner Theatre
June 27, 2012	Upper Darby		Tower Theater
June 29, 2012	Danbury		Ives Concert Park
June 30, 2012	Boston		Citi Performing Arts Center
July 1, 2012	Portland		State Theatre
July 3, 2012	Montreal	Canada	Olympia de Montreal
July 4, 2012	Toronto		The Sound Academy
July 6, 2012	Cleveland Heights	United States	Cain Park
July 7, 2012	Detroit		The Fillmore Detroit
July 9, 2012	Grand Rapids		Meijer Gardens
July 10, 2012	Chicago		Chicago Theatre
July 11, 2012	Indianapolis		Murat Theatre
July 13, 2012	Nashville		Ryman Auditorium
July 14, 2012	St. Louis		Peabody Opera House
July 16, 2012	Minneapolis		Orpheum Theatre
July 17, 2012	Kansas City		The Midland by AMC
July 20, 2012	Denver		Paramount Theatre
July 21, 2012	Salt Lake City		Kingsbury Hall
July 24, 2012	Vancouver	Canada	The Orpheum
July 25, 2012	Seattle	United States	Paramount Theatre
July 26, 2012	Portland		Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
July 28, 2012	Oakland		Fox Oakland Theatre
July 29, 2012	Hollywood		Hollywood Palladium
Third Leg
September 9, 2012	San Jose	United States	San Jose Civic Auditorium
September 11, 2012	San Francisco		The Warfield
September 12, 2012	Santa Barbara		Santa Barbara Bowl
September 14, 2012	Los Angeles		Greek Theatre
September 15, 2012	Las Vegas		The Joint
September 16, 2012	Oceanside		Independence Jam – Coastal Invasion 2012
September 18, 2012	Mesa		Mesa Arts Center
September 20, 2012	Austin		Austin City Limits
September 21, 2012	Houston		Bayou Music Center
September 22, 2012	Thackerville		WinStar World Casino
September 24, 2012	New Orleans		House of Blues
September 26, 2012	Charlotte		The Fillmore Charlotte
September 27, 2012	Durham		Durham Performing Arts Center
September 29, 2012	Clearwater		Ruth Eckerd Hall
September 30, 2012	Miami Beach		The Fillmore Miami Beach
October 1, 2012	Orlando		Hard Rock Live
October 3, 2012	Atlanta		The Tabernacle
October 5, 2012	Louisville		The Louisville Palace
October 6, 2012	Cincinnati		Aronoff Center
October 7, 2012	Columbus		Palace Theatre
October 9, 2012	Buffalo		Kleinhans Music Hall
October 10, 2012	Port Chester		Capitol Theater
October 12, 2012	Montclair		Wellmont Theatre
October 13, 2012	Huntington		Paramount Theatre
October 15, 2012	Red Bank		Count Basie Theatre
October 16, 2012	New York City		Terminal 5
October 17, 2012
October 19, 2012	Albany		Palace Theatre
October 20, 2012	Atlantic City		Caesars Atlantic City
October 21, 2012	Pittsburgh		Stage AE
Latin America
November 27, 2012	Porto Alegre	Brazil	Auditório Araújo Vianna
November 29, 2012	São Paulo		Credicard Hall
November 30, 2012	Rio de Janeiro		Vivo Rio
December 2, 2012	Buenos Aires	Argentina	Personal Fest
December 6, 2012	Santiago	Chile	Teatro Caupolican
December 9, 2012	Mexico City	Mexico	El Plaza Condesa

Box office score data

Venue	City	Tickets sold / available	Gross revenue
Sixth and I Historic Synagogue	Washington, D.C.	750 / 750 (100%)	$33,191[11]
Citi Wang Theatre	Boston	2,182 / 2,850 (77%)	$125,839[12]
Theatre L'Olympia	Montreal	922 / 1,050 (88%)	$58,839[13]
Ryman Auditorium	Nashville	2,246 / 2,246 (100%)	$114,722[13]
Chicago Theatre	Chicago	3,429 / 3,429 (100%)	$221,118[13]
Peabody Opera House	St. Louis	1,981 / 2,000 (99%)	$94,995[14]
Orpheum Theatre	Minneapolis	1,965 / 2,055 (96%)	$122,095[15]
Fox Oakland Theatre	Oakland	2,800 / 2,800 (100%)	$147,000[16]
Civic Auditorium	San Jose	795 / 2,876 (27%)	$44,755[14]
The Warfield	San Francisco	2,103 / 2,352 (89%)	$128,609[17]
Greek Theatre	Los Angeles	5,154 / 5,840 (88%)	$302,228[18]
The Joint	Las Vegas	1,139 / 2,670 (43%)	$69,210[18]
TOTAL		25,466 / 30,918 (82%)	$1,462,601

Personnel

• Fiona Apple – Vocals, piano
• Charley Drayton – Drums, percussion
• Amy Wood – Percussion
• Zac Rae – Keyboard
• Sebastian Steinberg – Bass
• Blake Mills – Guitar

Source: Fiona Apple: The Billboard Cover Story

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