Rufus Wainwright — artist
Rufus Wainwright has 10 upcoming shows, next at Town Hall on Sat, Sep 12. Dates, venues and tickets on Ckord.
Rufus McGarrigle Wainwright (born July 22, 1973) is a Canadian and American singer, songwriter, and composer. He has recorded eleven studio albums and numerous tracks on compilations and film soundtracks. He has also written two classical operas and set Shakespeare's sonnets to music for a theatre piece by Robert Wilson. Wainwright's self-titled debut album was released through DreamWorks Records in May 1998. His second album, Poses, was released in June 2001. Wainwright's third and fourth studio albums, Want One (2003) and Want Two (2004), were repackaged as the double album Want in 2005. In 2007, Wainwright released his fifth studio album, Release the Stars, and his first live album, Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall. His second live album, Milwaukee at Last!!!, was released in 2009, followed by the studio albums All Days Are Nights: Songs for Lulu (2010) and Out of the Game (2012). The double album Prima Donna (2015) was a recording of his opera of the same name. His ninth studio album, Take All My Loves: 9 Shakespeare Sonnets (2016), featured nine adaptions of Shakespeare's sonnets. Rufus' 10th studio album, Unfollow the Rules, was released on July 20, 2020. His 11th, Folkocracy, was released on June 2, 2023. Wainwright is the son of musicians Loudon Wainwright III and Kate McGarrigle, and the older brother of singer Martha Wainwright.
Rufus Wainwright upcoming shows
- Loudon Wainwright III: 80th Birthday Jubilee — Town Hall — Sep 12, 2026
- Rufus Wainwright — City Winery Philadelphia — Sep 15, 2026
- Rufus Wainwright — City Winery Philadelphia — Sep 16, 2026
- Rufus Wainwright — City Winery Philadelphia — Sep 17, 2026
- Rufus Wainwright — Birchmere — Sep 20, 2026
- Rufus Wainwright - WANTED: Judy Garland — Boettcher Hall — Oct 3, 2026
- RUFUS WAINWRIGHT w/ SPECIAL GUEST TEDDY THOMPSON — Dakota — Oct 5, 2026
- RUFUS WAINWRIGHT w/ SPECIAL GUEST TEDDY THOMPSON — Dakota — Oct 6, 2026
- RUFUS WAINWRIGHT w/ SPECIAL GUEST TEDDY THOMPSON — Dakota — Oct 7, 2026
- Rufus Wainwright & Metropole Orkest – Wainwright Does Weill — TivoliVredenburg — Jan 9, 2027
Rufus Wainwright past shows
- Rise Up, Sing Out: A Concert for the First Amendment — Town Hall — Jun 14, 2026
- Rufus Does Judy — Royal Albert Hall — Jun 10, 2026
- Rufus Wainwright - Going to a Town Solo Tour 2025 — Belly Up — Nov 3, 2025
- Rufus Wainwright — Belly Up Tavern — Nov 3, 2025
- Rufus Wainwright: Want Symphonic - Want Two — O2 Apollo Manchester — Sep 27, 2025
- Rufus Wainwright: Want Symphonic - Want One — O2 Apollo Manchester — Sep 26, 2025
- A Concert With The Music Of John Cassavetes Opening Night — Town Hall — Sep 15, 2025
- Rufus Wainwright — Libbey Bowl — Sep 11, 2025
- Rufus Wainwright — Birchmere — Mar 21, 2025
- Rufus Wainwright — District Music Hall — Mar 7, 2025