Rapture Tour

The Rapture Tour was a concert tour by American rapper Eminem put together by Australian promoters - TEG Dainty. It was launched in support of his eighth studio album, The Marshall Mathers LP 2 (2013). Initial shows were announced in Australia and New Zealand on October 22, 2013.[1] Eminem was accompanied on the tour by Kendrick Lamar, J. Cole, Jacob Linsley and Action Bronson.[2] On the Oceania dates he was also accompanied by local rappers 360 and David Dallas.[1] In 8 shows (including two dates at Wembley Stadium), Eminem sold over 315,000 tickets.

For the tour by Anita Baker, see The Rapture Tour.
Rapture Tour
Tour by Eminem
Associated albumThe Marshall Mathers LP 2
Start dateFebruary 15, 2014 (2014-02-15)
End dateJuly 12, 2014 (2014-07-12)
Legs1
No. of shows8
Eminem concert chronology

Critical reception

Darren Levin of The Guardian gave a positive review, calling the show a "half-day showcase of top-notch hip-hop talent" and commenting that Eminem has "lost none of the potency that made him such a revelation to teenagers coming of age in the early-2000s".[3] Chris Schulz from The New Zealand Herald felt the show was "a breathless, exhilarating and seriously loud show from start to finish", though complained about 360's "ridiculous Aussie rave-rap".[4] Michael Dwyer of The Canberra Times gave the show 3 1/2 out of 5 stars, praising Eminem's ability to remain "brilliantly in character" throughout his career.[5]

Set list
  1. "Survival"
  2. "Won't Back Down"
  3. "3 a.m."
  4. "Square Dance"
  5. "Business" / "Kill You"
  6. "White America"
  7. "Mosh"
  8. "Rap God"
  9. "Still Don't Give a Fuck" / "Criminal" / "The Way I Am"
  10. "Fast Lane"
  11. "Lighters"
  12. "Love the Way You Lie"
  13. "Stan"
  14. "Sing for the Moment"
  15. "Like Toy Soldiers" / "Forever" / "Berzerk"
  16. "'Till I Collapse"
  17. Cinderella Man"
  18. "The Monster"
  19. "My Name Is"
  20. "The Real Slim Shady"
  21. "Without Me" / "Not Afraid"
Encore
  1. "Lose Yourself"

Source[6]

Shows
List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, opening act, tickets sold, amount of available tickets and gross revenue
Date City Country Venue Attendance Revenue
Oceania[7]
February 15, 2014 Auckland New Zealand Western Springs Stadium 52,444 / 52,444 $6,838,988
February 19, 2014 Melbourne Australia Etihad Stadium 51,335 / 51,335 $7,034,160
February 20, 2014 Brisbane Suncorp Stadium 43,927 / 43,927 $5,643,915
February 22, 2014 Sydney ANZ Stadium 53,649 / 53,649 $6,937,910
Africa[7]
February 26, 2014 Cape Town South Africa Cape Town Stadium 37,825 / 42,366 $1,939,801
March 1, 2014 Johannesburg Ellis Park Stadium 51,787 / 53,122 $3,546,638
Europe[7]
July 11, 2014 London England Wembley Stadium - -
July 12, 2014

References
  1. Brandle, Lars (October 21, 2013). "Eminem, Kendrick Lamar & J. Cole Heading Down Under for 'Rapture' Stadium Tour". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
  2. Lacy, Eric (February 19, 2014). "Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, Action Bronson, J. Cole hit Australia for Rapture Tour; view fan photos". Michigan Live. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
  3. Levin, Darren (February 19, 2014). "Eminem and Kendrick Lamar". The Guardian. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
  4. Schulz, Chris (February 16, 2014). "Eminem, Western Springs". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
  5. Dwyer, Michael (February 20, 2014). "Eminem still in character, 15 years on". The Canberra Times. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
  6. https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/eminem/2014/western-springs-stadium-auckland-new-zealand-7bc57e58.html
  7. "Billboard Biz: Current Boxscore". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. April 2, 2014. Archived from the original on April 3, 2014. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
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