The Rage and Rapture Tour was a co-headlining concert tour by American new wave band Blondie and American rock band Garbage. It was launched in support of Blondie's eleventh studio album, Pollinator (2017), and Garbage's sixth studio album, Strange Little Birds (2016). The tour began on July 5, 2017, at the Mountain Winery in Saratoga, California. Support on the tour was provided by Sky Ferreira in Los Angeles, while John Doe and Exene Cervenka opened the first half of the tour, and Deap Vally opened the second leg.
Critical reception Fred Schruers from Billboard described Deborah Harry, Shirley Manson and Sky Ferreria in the Los Angeles concert that "...all three epitomized a kind of sass and surety that indeed found a way to blend rage and rapture in a congenial package." Sarah Grant from Rolling Stone described Garbage's set in the New York City concert as "Social issues were the undercurrent of Garbage’s set. Manson dedicated 2001's "Cherry Lips" to the LGBTQ community, a thread continuing into "Sex Is Not the Enemy" and "Queer" wherein Manson's fulsome purr sounded like Michael Hutchence with strep throat."
Tour dates + List of 2017 concerts Date City Country VenueJuly 5, 2017SaratogaUnited StatesMountain WineryJuly 7, 2017Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara BowlJuly 8, 2017Las VegasThe Pearl Concert TheaterJuly 9, 2017Los AngelesHollywood BowlJuly 12, 2017TroutdaleEdgefieldJuly 13, 2017WoodinvilleChateau Ste. Michelle WineryJuly 14, 2017NampaFord Idaho CenterJuly 16, 2017Greenwood VillageFiddler's Green AmphitheatreJuly 18, 2017Kansas CityKauffman Center for the Performing ArtsJuly 19, 2017Council BluffsHarrah's Council BluffsJuly 21, 2017Prior LakeMystic Lake Casino HotelJuly 22, 2017Highland ParkRavinia FestivalJuly 25, 2017LewistonEarl W. Brydges Artpark State ParkJuly 26, 2017TorontoCanadaSony Centre for the Performing ArtsJuly 28, 2017Red BankUnited StatesCount Basie TheatreJuly 29, 2017BethelBethel Woods Center for the ArtsJuly 30, 2017BostonLeader Bank PavilionAugust 1, 2017New York CityBeacon TheatreAugust 2, 2017PhiladelphiaMann Center for the Performing ArtsAugust 3, 2017ViennaWolf TrapAugust 5, 2017RaleighRed Hat AmphitheaterAugust 6, 2017AtlantaChastain ParkAugust 8, 2017HollywoodSeminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino HollywoodAugust 9, 2017OrlandoHard Rock LiveAugust 11, 2017AustinACL Live at the Moody TheaterAugust 12, 2017DallasSouthside BallroomAugust 14, 2017Mexico CityMexicoPalacio de los Deportes
References
External links Official Blondie website Official Garbage website