Sinéad O'Connor opens the show with a cover of the song "Queen Of Denmark," live in concert before a sold-out crowd at August Hall in San Francisco, California on February 7, 2020. Queen Of Denmark was originally recorded by John Grant as the title track of his debut solo album in 2010. Sinead O'Connor released a cover on her ninth studio album, How About I Be Me (And You Be You), in 2012. This tour, called The 786 Tour, marks O'Connor's first shows in North America since 2014. Joining her onstage were Jackie Rainey (guitar), Phil Edgar (guitar), Darren Campbell (bass), John McCullough (keyboards), and Eamon Ferris (drums).
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The 786 Tour - Live Tour Dates (2019):
2/4 - Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre
2/5 - Portland, OR @ McMenamins Crystal Ballroom
2/7 - San Francisco, CA @ August Hall
2/8 - San Juan Capistrano, CA @ The Coach House Concert Hall
2/9 - Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theatre
2/11 - Solana Beach, CA @ Belly Up Tavern
2/12 - Santa Cruz, CA @ Rio Theatre
3/14 - 3/16 - Chicago, IL @ City Winery
3/19 - 3/20 - Nashville, TN @ City Winery
3/22 - 3/23 - Atlanta, GA @ City Winery Atlanta
4/4 - 4/5 - Philadelphia, PA @ City Winery Philadelphia
4/7 - Alexandria, VA @ Birchmere
4/8 - Boston, MA @ City Winery Boston
4/10 - 4/11 - Boston, MA @ City Winery Boston
4/13 - 4/14 - New York, NY @ City Winery
4/16 - New York, NY @ City Winery
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Sinead O'Connor official bio:
Having left the stage four years ago on a journey of self-renewal, Sinead O’Connor returns to the stage; importantly, to the international stage, beginning with a string of select US dates to what promises to be an exciting 2020, seeing Sinead finally return to North America.
Upon announcement of her Irish tour dates for October 2019, so passionate and enthusiastic was the response that tickets were sold out within an hour. Following her appearance on Ireland’s premier talk show, “The Late Late Show” on the 6th of September and the subsequent global viral reaction, demand to see Sinead O’Connor live became overwhelming and so it’s with great pleasure we can announce new US Tour dates, her first for almost six years.
An artist beyond comparison - unique, uncompromising, a pioneer, a visionary are just some of the descriptions that might only touch the surface of Sinead O’Connor. Embodying a voice with beauty and innocence, a spirit part punk, part mystic with a combined fearlessness and gentle authenticity. This voice as Sinead’s unique expression would be echoed in the voices of other artists who she would inspire who came after.
This year marks the return of Sinead O’Connor and a new beginning that will see Sinead bring out new music and tour the world once again as one of the true and original living greats of our time.
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Queen Of Denmark lyrics:
I wanted to change the world
But I could not even change my underwear
And when the shit got really really out of hand
I had it all the way up to my hairline
Which keeps receding like my self confidence
As if I ever had any of that stuff anyway
I hope I didn't destroy your celebration
Or your Bat Mitzvah, birthday party, or your Christmas
You put me in this cage and threw away the key
It was this "us and them" shit that did me in
You tell me that my life is based upon a lie
I casually mention that I pissed in your coffee
I hope you know that all I want from you is sex
To be with someone who looks smashing in athletic wear
And if your haircut isn't right you'll be dismissed
You get your walking papers and you can leave now
I don't know what to want from this world
I really don't know what to want from this world
I don't know what it is you wanna want from me
You really have no right to want anything from me at all
Why don't you take it out on somebody else?
Why don't you bore the shit out of somebody else?
Why don't you tell somebody else that they're selfish?
A weakling, coward, a pathetic fraud
Who's gonna be the one to save me from myself?
You better bring your stun gun and perhaps a crowbar
You better pack a lunch and get up really early
And you should probably get down on your knees and pray
It's really fun to look embarrassed all the time
Like you could never cut the mustard with the big boys
I really don't know who the fuck you think you are
Can I please see your license and your registration?
I don't know what to want from this world
I really don't know what to want from this world
I don't know what it is you wanna want from me
You really have no right to want anything from me at all
Why don't you take it out on somebody else?
Why don't you bore the shit out of somebody else?
Why don't you tell somebody else that they're selfish?
A weakling, coward, a pathetic fraud
So Jesus hasn't come in here to pick you up
You'll still be sitting right there ten years from now
You're just a sucker but we'll see who gets the last laugh
Who knows, maybe you'll get to be the next queen of Denmark
Written by John Grant