Rufus Wainwright – Civic Theatre (Concert Review)

For Rufus Wainwright fans, this was the show they’d been looking forward to. He was singing pop, not opera, his own songs, not Judy Garland’s, he was playing with a full band, rather than solo and they were allowed to applaud….which they did often and loudly. For Rufus this was something of a triumphant return after the devastating loss of his mother, Kate McGarrigle a year and a half ago. Plus, the show in Auckland was the end of this particular leg of the tour, so there was magic in the air.

Click here to read the entire concert review and see the set list.