CANCELLED: Rufus Wainwright

UPDATE 03/30/2022: Unfortunately Rufus Wainwright’s Winnipeg show has been cancelled. 

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680 CJOB welcomes Rufus Wainwright to Centennial Concert Hall on Friday, April 15th, 2022!

Tickets on sale now, via CentennialConcertHall.com and by phone 204-949-3999.

The London Times’ 4 star review of his London Palladium show comments “when he unleashes that velvety truffle of a voice…you want it to go on and on.”

The tour is in support of his 2020 BMG released Grammy and Juno nominated pop album UNFOLLOW THE RULES. Since then Rufus has released two more albums with BMG. “Unfollow the Rules – Paramour Session” released in September 2021 is a live recording of a stripped down version of Unfollow the Rules plus some new tracks recorded and filmed in Los Angeles prior to the studio album’s release. “Rufus Wainwright and Amsterdam Sinfonietta” is a live recording of a 2017 tour with the famed Amsterdam based 21 piece string orchestra featuring covers of Jacques Brel, Joni Mitchell, Leonard Cohen plus Wainwright classics and previously unreleased songs in lush new arrangements.

The press found overwhelming praise for Wainwright’s 9th studio album:

“An opulently crafted highlight reel, a career-spanning sampler of the singer’s many styles and guises.” – Pitchfork

“Nobody sings quite like Rufus Wainwright.” – The New Yorker

“‘Unfollow The Rules’ showcases Wainwright’s skills in the highest definition.” – Mojo 

“Lush, layered, romantic, passionate, feverish and febrile…Wainwright is the man.” – Financial Times UK

“If this was the first Rufus Wainwright album you ever heard, it would surely seduce you as effortlessly as any he’s made.” – Metro 

“‘Unfollow The Rules’ is a timely reminder of everything that’s wonderful about Wainwright.” – Clash 

“Rufus Wainwright has always been a daredevil, but his new album is still a shock…this is one of Wainwright’s finest albums.” – Independent