Runaway Tour is a
concert tour
A concert tour (or simply tour) is a series of concerts by an artist or group of artists in different cities, countries or locations. Often concert tours are named to differentiate different tours by the same artist and to associate a specific to ...
by British singer and songwriter
Passenger in support of his 2018 studio album, ''Runaway''. The tour began on August 29, 2018, in
Edinburgh
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,
Scotland
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.
Passenger's Australian friend Stu Larsen opened his shows from February 20 to April 21, 2019.
Production
When the
South America
South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent. It can also be described as the sout ...
n leg of the tour started, Passenger explained that his guitar would speak for itself, and all the songs would have their own stories.
"Every song has its own life, and that's what I like the fans to see in my presentations."
Concert synopsis
All concerts have featured acoustic instruments. Throughout the tour, Passenger regularly alternates among various acoustic guitars. In a number of venues, he used up to four guitars per performance.
Critical reception
The tour has been very well received by critics. Nicolas Tabares from ''
El Observador'', a national newspaper in
Uruguay
Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering ...
, called the Montevideo performances a "spectacle that connects directly to the crowd". He also commended Passenger on how he "shows all the love that he has to his fans."
Caracol Radio from
Colombia described the performance in
Bogota, saying that "the performer involves the public with his great hits and funny humor." ''
El Comercio'', a newspaper in
Peru
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, described the show in
Lima
Lima ( ; ), originally founded as Ciudad de Los Reyes (City of The Kings) is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín Rivers, in the desert zone of the central coastal part of ...
as full of "music empathy".
Passenger will be joining Peru at the Santa Ursula School
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Tour dates
References
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2018 concert tours
2019 concert tours