Rapture Tour

Rapture Tour

Tour by Eminem
Associated album	The Marshall Mathers LP 2
Start date	February 15, 2014
End date	July 12, 2014
Legs	1
Number of shows	2 In Europe 2 in Africa 4 in Oceania 8 total
Eminem concert chronology

The Rapture Tour was a concert tour by American rapper Eminem. 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, 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.

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]

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[6]
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[6]
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[6]
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. "Billboard Biz: Current Boxscore". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. April 2, 2014. Archived from the original on April 2, 2014. Retrieved April 2, 2014.