Rufus Wainwright extends 2012 tour, coming to Durham

Pop troubadour Rufus Wainwright released his seventh studio album Out of the Game in April and has just extended his 2012 tour plans to include a long-awaited stop in the Triangle.

He'll play the Carolina Theatre in Durham on Monday, October 22. Ingrid Michaelson will open. Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday, June 22, via the venue box office and Ticketmaster.

Check out the music video for the fantastic title track from Out of the Game below as well as a Funny or Die video of Wainwright singing gum jingles.

Rufus Wainwright tour dates
06.28.12 - Montreal, QC - Festival International de Jazz de Montréal
06.30.12 - Ann Arbor, MI - The Power Center
07.01.12 - Grand Rapids, MI - Frederick Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park
07.24.12 - Vienna, VA - The Filene Center @ Wolftrap
07.25.12 - Philadelphia, PA - Penn's Landing - River Stage
07.27.12 - Purchase, NY - The PAC at SUNY Purchase
07.28.12 - Westhampton Beach, NY - Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center
07.29.12 - Boston, MA - Bank of America Pavilion
07.31.12 - Portland, ME - State Theatre
08.01.12 - South Burlington, VT - Higher Ground
08.03.12 - Cleveland, OH - House of Blues
08.04.12 - Munhall, PA - Carnegie Music Hall
08.05.12 - Louisville, KY - Iroquois Amphitheater [Tickets]
08.07.12 - Bloomington, IN - Buskirk-Chumley Theater
08.08.12 - Chicago, IL - Bank of America Theatre
08.10.12 - Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theater
08.11.12 - Apple Valley, MN - Minnesota Zoo Amphitheater
10.13.12 - Austin, TX - Austin City Limits Festival
10.18.12 - Conway, AR - Reynolds Performance Hall @ University of Central Arkansas
10.22.12 - Durham, NC - Carolina Theatre