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Review 1 for Rufus Wainwright

5 / 5

Rufus was incredible!

Bardavon Opera House @

- Poughkeepsie @

, NY @

- Fri, Feb 12, 2010 @

Posted 02/15/2010

by ROMOUSE

Location:MAHOPAC, NY

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Rufus Wainright is an amazing and endearing performer. I don't think I've ever heard his vocals this strong before? I absolutely enjoyed this show and the venue. I had such a great time and I didn't want it to end.

Bardavon Opera House @

- Poughkeepsie @

, NY @

- Fri, Feb 12, 2010 @

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Review 2 for Rufus Wainwright

3 / 5

Scary....who are these crazy people?

Royce Hall - UCLA @

- Los Angeles @

, CA @

- Sat, Dec 22, 2012 @

Posted 01/01/2013

by MuchAdo

Okay, so I've always loved Rufus Wainwright. He is unbelievably talented and an amazing performer. I had never heard his sister, Martha sing, but I assumed she would be just as good. And she was. They are both fantastic. That is WHY I bought the tickets to this show, after all! What wasn't made clear up front, was that their family is made up entirely of talentless insane people. Seriously. These people are certifiable. We left after the wizard-man did a "spoken word" song. That was all we could take.

I would DEFINITELY go and see Rufus and Martha in concert again. They were AMAZING. But never, ever, ever will I go to the Wainwright Family Christmas show again. Ever.

Royce Hall - UCLA @

- Los Angeles @

, CA @

- Sat, Dec 22, 2012 @

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Review 3 for Rufus Wainwright

5 / 5

TRULY Memorable

Royce Hall - UCLA @

- Los Angeles @

, CA @

- Sat, Dec 22, 2012 @

Favorite moment: EVERYTHING but Carrie. Lucy singing Joni Mitchells I Wish I Had a River !!!!!! So lovely. @

Opening act(s): none @

Posted 12/27/2012

by ikciv

Location:Los Angeles

I am so glad that I purchased tickets, being that I am not a true blue Christmas carol fan. The idea of Rufus, Martha and EmmyLou made me do it! It turned out to be one of the most memorable shows I have ever attended. Such diversity of performers and songs, Lucy Wainwright Roach truly shined as well. Only TOTAL disappointment was Carrie Fisher, who was not appropriate for this show, besides having nothing to say, rambling on about nothing in particular. I get it, Rufus is her true friend, but....giving her that much time and importance; I counted the seconds (turned into a few minutes) until she was off, a total waste of time, loss of beautiful singing, not to mention momentum and cohesiveness of the show.

Royce Hall - UCLA @

- Los Angeles @

, CA @

- Sat, Dec 22, 2012 @

Favorite moment: EVERYTHING but Carrie. Lucy singing Joni Mitchells I Wish I Had a River !!!!!! So lovely. @

Opening act(s): none @

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Review 4 for Rufus Wainwright

3 / 5

more Martha than Rufus

Royce Hall - UCLA @

- Los Angeles @

, CA @

- Sat, Dec 22, 2012 @

Favorite moment: Rufus's non-microphoned solo. @

Posted 12/25/2012

by Walker2

Location:LA

The show should should have been called Martha Wainwright with Rufus. It was nice to hear so much Martha and a host of others including Emmylou Harris. However, I was disappointed that there was little time that Rufus performed solo. I also thought the band was too loud and the voices seemed to strain to compete for volume. When music is at a softer volume, I feel like I'm actively listening to meet sounds as then come toward me. When the volume is too loud and bombarding, I tend to want to try to shut it out. I guess that is just me.

Royce Hall - UCLA @

- Los Angeles @

, CA @

- Sat, Dec 22, 2012 @

Favorite moment: Rufus's non-microphoned solo. @

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Review 5 for Rufus Wainwright

5 / 5

Rufus Wainwright is a god

Royce Hall - UCLA @

- Los Angeles @

, CA @

- Sat, Dec 22, 2012 @

Favorite moment: All of it. @

Posted 12/25/2012

by Bevwry

Location:Los Angeles

Rufus Wainwright can do no wrong. Plain and simple.

Royce Hall - UCLA @

- Los Angeles @

, CA @

- Sat, Dec 22, 2012 @

Favorite moment: All of it. @

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Review 6 for Rufus Wainwright

5 / 5

Wainwright/McGarrigle Amazing Christmas Party!!!

Royce Hall - UCLA @

- Los Angeles @

, CA @

- Sat, Dec 22, 2012 @

Posted 12/25/2012

by Tutten

The McGarrigle/Wainwrigt clan`s annual performance and fundraising event that benefits Clear Cell Sarcoma researce, the disease that took Kate McGarrigles life in 2010, had it all. And It`s almost hard to find the right words to describe the Christmas conserts in the beautiful venue at Royce Hall/ UCLA in Los Angeles. And the family very easily manage to evoke many feelings among the audience during the perfomance. Joy, laughter and weeping. And indeed, several times it was very moving. But suddenly their humour makes us all laugh again. A big variety of songs, both in English and in French performed the way they want to and not a copy of anyone else. Incredible charming as always!!! Rufus perfomed "Oh Holy Night" a capella in French and call forth a standing ovation and was of course the superstar of the evening.
And almost everyone in the family was there, except Anna McGarrigle and her husband Dane Lanken. At the most, there were 23 family and friends singing together on stage, in adition also the musicians. The children add a charming ingredients to it all. Even a dog participated for a while; at the beginning of second half of the consert, the actress Carrie Fisher came in with a cute little dog in a leash, when she sang together with the rest of the family. Even if Royce Hall is situated in Beverly Hills/Bel Air area, a Wainwright/McGarrigle consert is a bit like a private Christmas party, far away from the polished world.
During intermission and also pre and post show, raffle tickets were available. This was to support the Kate McGarrigle Foundation. It bought the audience a chance to win a special souvenir gift bag packed with items donated by the performers. The raffle will be done by Rufus and Martha Wainwright (and for sure also a child or two will participate) and can be seen on YouTube over the holliday. The Royce Bar was open also after the perfomance for those who felt free to linger a while toast the artists and share experience with fellow fans. And those of us with ticket for the after party, was treated with wine, delicious food, cakes and coffee. But most of all, the possibility to talk with all the artists. That`s what I call a special Christmas Party. An unforgettable evening for all of us who were there.
Photos/videos was not alloved during perfomance.

Royce Hall - UCLA @

- Los Angeles @

, CA @

- Sat, Dec 22, 2012 @

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Review 7 for Rufus Wainwright

5 / 5

Royce Hall - UCLA @

- Los Angeles @

, CA @

- Sat, Dec 22, 2012 @

Favorite moment: Rufus did a solo song without any mike. @

Posted 12/24/2012

by Anonymous

Very special show. Everyone in my group enjoyed the evening.

Royce Hall - UCLA @

- Los Angeles @

, CA @

- Sat, Dec 22, 2012 @

Favorite moment: Rufus did a solo song without any mike. @

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Review 8 for Rufus Wainwright

5 / 5

Rufus Wainwright-his fr. O'Holy Night - INCREDIBLE

Royce Hall - UCLA @

- Los Angeles @

, CA @

- Sat, Dec 22, 2012 @

Favorite moment: Loved the Irish Christmas folk carols. @

Posted 12/24/2012

by EHUn

Enjoyed very much the layed back and playful nature of the family show - especially this time of year. What a talented family the McGarrigles and Wainwrights are. His Aunt Sloan is incredible...running out to purchase her albums as well.

Rufus' cantata rendition of Noel (fr) w/o mikes and acoustical equipment UNBELIEVABLY wonderful. What a voice. I'm a recently new fan of his for the last 4 years and he never ceases to amaze me at his shows!

Royce Hall - UCLA @

- Los Angeles @

, CA @

- Sat, Dec 22, 2012 @

Favorite moment: Loved the Irish Christmas folk carols. @

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Review 9 for Rufus Wainwright

5 / 5

once in a lifetime event

Royce Hall - UCLA @

- Los Angeles @

, CA @

- Sat, Dec 22, 2012 @

Favorite moment: Rufus' introduction of his aunt as a #%*$! scene-stealing b!$&@. She then proceeded to steal the scene, of course. @

Posted 12/24/2012

by Doc95

I came to see Rufus Wainwright, all the other talented family members were just icing on the luscious cake! My seats were excellent, sound system great, and the ornate theater added to the experience. I liked the various combinations of singers in small groups, some poignant moments and some funny moments. The musicians were excellent as well.

Royce Hall - UCLA @

- Los Angeles @

, CA @

- Sat, Dec 22, 2012 @

Favorite moment: Rufus' introduction of his aunt as a #%*$! scene-stealing b!$&@. She then proceeded to steal the scene, of course. @

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Review 10 for Rufus Wainwright

5 / 5

Rufus & Martha Wainwright family fun for all!

Royce Hall - UCLA @

- Los Angeles @

, CA @

- Sat, Dec 22, 2012 @

Favorite moment: Rufus singing O Holy Night in French without a microphone. (And Martha's reference to snow up to her c....). Ha. @

Posted 12/24/2012

by gaypalmsprings

Location:Palm Springs, CA

Top 250 Contributor

I LOVED this show - I attended both Friday and Saturday nights. Rufus and Martha's voices were perfectly lovely as always. Their family members' (about 20) voices ranged from pitchy to outstanding - which is how a family should be. They can't all be stars. I loved the children, the dog, Carry Fisher's off color humor, Emmylou Harris' beautiful voice, and seeing Rufus' talented husband for the first time. They MUST come back in 2013 - because I need more!

Royce Hall - UCLA @

- Los Angeles @

, CA @

- Sat, Dec 22, 2012 @

Favorite moment: Rufus singing O Holy Night in French without a microphone. (And Martha's reference to snow up to her c....). Ha. @

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Review 11 for Rufus Wainwright

5 / 5

A joyful feel good evening.

Fox Theater - Oakland @

- Oakland @

, CA @

- Wed, Dec 19, 2012 @

Favorite moment: Hard to pick one favorite moment but Rufus singing with no amps or mikes does stand out. @

Posted 12/24/2012

by Bareknee

Location:Oakland, CA

What a wonderful evening! I've long been a fan of Rufus but now Martha too; hell, all those Wainwrights and McGarrigles were amazing! What an special family gathering of music. I totally left there with the Holiday Spirtit. Must give a special shout out to other All Star family friends Emmylou Harris (oh that voice!) Maria Maldaur (still pretty sassy) and Van Dyke Parks (a special almost forgotten talent).

Fox Theater - Oakland @

- Oakland @

, CA @

- Wed, Dec 19, 2012 @

Favorite moment: Hard to pick one favorite moment but Rufus singing with no amps or mikes does stand out. @

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Review 12 for Rufus Wainwright

4 / 5

Fox Theater - Oakland @

- Oakland @

, CA @

- Wed, Dec 19, 2012 @

Posted 12/22/2012

by Anonymous

Location:Eastbay

We really enjoyed the show. Especially enjoyed Rufus and Sloan. I had never heard Jen Muldaur before and was very impressed with her (a chip off the old block). Martha's hands should be tied down. It is good to see this family tradition of singing carried on and we felt like we we were invited guests (almost as warm a feeling as years ago when I saw Anna and Kate perform in Boston). I highly recommend this show.

Fox Theater - Oakland @

- Oakland @

, CA @

- Wed, Dec 19, 2012 @

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Review 13 for Rufus Wainwright

4 / 5

The Wainwrights Mix it UP!

Fox Theater - Oakland @

- Oakland @

, CA @

- Wed, Dec 19, 2012 @

Favorite moment: Rufus turning off all the mics and singing O Holy Night solo (hitting every high note perfect, I might add) in French @

Posted 12/21/2012

by RjDj

Location:san Francisco

Top 1000 Contributor

What a great show. There were like 15 performers on stage at The Fox. Rufus, Martha, Lucy (all Wainwrights), Emmylou Harris, Maria Muldaur, and a bunch of other friends and family sang a cool mix of material. There were holiday classics like an a cappella version of the First Noel with Rufus, Martha and Emmylou....there were fun things like Rebel Jesus by Jackson Brown and many other selections that they chose as a memorial to Rufus's decesed mother and the Holiday shows she once performed and organized. and....who ever heard of Sloan Wainwright? This powerhouse lady can SING!!!!

Fox Theater - Oakland @

- Oakland @

, CA @

- Wed, Dec 19, 2012 @

Favorite moment: Rufus turning off all the mics and singing O Holy Night solo (hitting every high note perfect, I might add) in French @

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Review 14 for Rufus Wainwright

5 / 5

What a family!!!

Fox Theater - Oakland @

- Oakland @

, CA @

- Wed, Dec 19, 2012 @

Favorite moment: A great way to honor mom and support the cancer research, I hope it becomes a holiday tradition @

Posted 12/21/2012

by Abadger

Those Wainrights can really do it right! Maria and daughter, surprise with emily Lou HArris, and what a Auntie! That alto was fabulous.

I missed not hearing halleluiah and of course, expected Loudon to show up... not sure why! Since my following started with him and Rufus is a tit man!

Fox Theater - Oakland @

- Oakland @

, CA @

- Wed, Dec 19, 2012 @

Favorite moment: A great way to honor mom and support the cancer research, I hope it becomes a holiday tradition @

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Review 15 for Rufus Wainwright

5 / 5

Rufus/Martha Wainwright Xmas 101--beyond wonderful

Fox Theater - Oakland @

- Oakland @

, CA @

- Wed, Dec 19, 2012 @

Posted 12/21/2012

by Anonymous

Location:El Cerrito, CA

I've seen Rufus and Martha live, and have always loved them/their voices. They did not disappoint this time at all!! AND we got the added treat of other members of their 'dynasty'----Aunt Sloan, half-sis Lucy, assorted cousins, aunts, friends, etc (man, can they all sing!!)... as well as getting to see Martha's precious child Archangel (& her hubbie). What a family treat.
And such festive holiday outfits. Naturally, the renditions of the holiday songs were just superb (loved the French ones). Could so feel the love (& fun)--of each other, and the music. Martha would've been proud...

Fox Theater - Oakland @

- Oakland @

, CA @

- Wed, Dec 19, 2012 @

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Review 16 for Rufus Wainwright

5 / 5

Christmas101 concert was amazing!

Fox Theater - Oakland @

- Oakland @

, CA @

- Wed, Dec 19, 2012 @

Favorite moment: Hard to select just one - "O HOly Night", "So This Is Christmas Encore".....the unscripted, "real, moments - I could go on & on! @

Setlist: Was a full 2 hour + show full of energy! @

Posted 12/21/2012

by CatherineW

Rufus, Martha, their guests and assorted family were in top form and truly brought the holiday spirit to Oakland. Their mix of holiday songs ranged from funny to emotional and made for a very powerful evening. Rufus and Martha's voices were spectacular and their talents truly awe inspiring. It was an unforgettable evening!

Fox Theater - Oakland @

- Oakland @

, CA @

- Wed, Dec 19, 2012 @

Favorite moment: Hard to select just one - "O HOly Night", "So This Is Christmas Encore".....the unscripted, "real, moments - I could go on & on! @

Setlist: Was a full 2 hour + show full of energy! @

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Review 17 for Rufus Wainwright

5 / 5

Fox Theater - Oakland @

- Oakland @

, CA @

- Wed, Dec 19, 2012 @

Posted 12/21/2012

by EddieMoose

It was a wonderful concert, it could become a holiday tradition. The most fun aspect was that it was like being invited in on a really unique evening with a most talented family . It felt intimate. We attended the post party and had pictures taken with Emmylou and Rufus. They were most gracious to everyone.

Fox Theater - Oakland @

- Oakland @

, CA @

- Wed, Dec 19, 2012 @

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Review 18 for Rufus Wainwright

4 / 5

This was a fun holiday show

Fox Theater - Oakland @

- Oakland @

, CA @

- Wed, Dec 19, 2012 @

Posted 12/21/2012

by mus1cfan

Location:Oakland

We thoroughly enjoy the Rufus & Martha Wainwright's Christmas 101. It provided an opportunity to see a very talented family enjoy each others company, perform together and show us a good time.

Fox Theater - Oakland @

- Oakland @

, CA @

- Wed, Dec 19, 2012 @

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Review 19 for Rufus Wainwright

1 / 5

Boring

Fox Theater - Oakland @

- Oakland @

, CA @

- Wed, Dec 19, 2012 @

Favorite moment: Rufus singing @

Setlist: Bad christmas stuff @

Opening act(s): Horrifying and a sign of things yet to come @

Posted 12/21/2012

by Rufusphan999

Location:Sonoma county ca

i dont mind a little Lankin mixed in with my Wainwright, but then toss in some Muldaurs, and who knows who else they crammed onto that stage in hodge podge style, and watch Rufus sit there for most of the evening watching his dorky sister and the other talented, albeit, boring ladies......and you have a recipe for a wasted evening. sorry Rufus, its you we want to hear, not them. This was supposed to be a fundraiser yet how much did it cost to fly everyone to the west coast for this disaster?

Fox Theater - Oakland @

- Oakland @

, CA @

- Wed, Dec 19, 2012 @

Favorite moment: Rufus singing @

Setlist: Bad christmas stuff @

Opening act(s): Horrifying and a sign of things yet to come @

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Review 20 for Rufus Wainwright

5 / 5

Simply Beautiful.

Fox Theater @

- Oakland @

, CA @

- 12/19/2012 @

Posted 12/21/2012

by MangoSalsa

The show was simply beautiful. The Wainwright family's performance together was amazing and Rufus was just fantastic. It was a wonderful way to start the Christmas season. Just beautiful.

Fox Theater @

- Oakland @

, CA @

- 12/19/2012 @

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Customer Reviews for Rufus Wainwright

Rufus Wainwright

Rufus was incredible!

Scary....who are these crazy people?

TRULY Memorable

more Martha than Rufus

Rufus Wainwright is a god

Wainwright/McGarrigle Amazing Christmas Party!!!

Rufus Wainwright-his fr. O'Holy Night - INCREDIBLE

once in a lifetime event

Rufus & Martha Wainwright family fun for all!

A joyful feel good evening.

The Wainwrights Mix it UP!

What a family!!!

Rufus/Martha Wainwright Xmas 101--beyond wonderful

*Christmas101* concert was amazing!

This was a fun holiday show

Boring

Simply Beautiful.

Christmas101 concert was amazing!