| Force Majeure | ||||
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| Released | 18 November 2013 | |||
| Genre | Stand-up comedy | |||
| Length | 85 minutes | |||
| Label | Universal Pictures | |||
| Eddie Izzard chronology | ||||
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Force Majeure is the title of a stand-up comedy tour by Eddie Izzard that began in Austria in March 2013.[1] It continued through the UK, Ireland, Russia, South Africa, Canada, Spain, and the United States through the summer of 2014.[2]

The tour was resumed as Force Majeure Reloaded in 2016. During this tour, Izzard delivered a number of performances completely in a language other than her native English, namely French, German, and Spanish. For a series of U.K. performances in May and June 2016 entitled "Force Majeure 3:3:3", each night she in fact performed three separate shows in three languages (German, French, and English, respectively) over three continuous one-hour time slots.[3]
Izzard claims that she has set an "unofficial comedy world record" by ultimately appearing in 45 countries and all 50 U.S. states over the course of the four-year tour.[4][5] This latter goal was finally accomplished when Izzard performed in Honolulu on 8 March 2017.[6]
| Date | City | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Austria | ||
| 18 March 2013 | Mayrhofen | Altitude Comedy Festival |
| Latvia | ||
| 19 March 2013 | Riga | Riga Congress Hall |
| Estonia | ||
| 20 March 2013 | Tallinn | Nokia Concert Hall |
| Croatia | ||
| 22 March 2013 | Dubrovnik | Kazalište Marina Držića |
| Slovenia | ||
| 23 March 2013 | Ljubljana | Cankarjev dom |
| Croatia | ||
| 24 March 2013 | Zagreb | Koncertna dvorana Vatroslava Lisinskog |
| 26 March 2013 | Osijek | HNK |
| Serbia | ||
| 28–29 March 2013 | Belgrade | Dom Omladine Beograda |
| Germany | ||
| 5 April 2013 | Berlin | Admiralspalast |
| Denmark | ||
| 8 April 2013 | Aarhus | Store Sal, Musikhuset Aarhus |
| Finland | ||
| 11 April 2013 | Helsinki | Hartwall Arena |
| Sweden | ||
| 13 April 2013 | Stockholm | Friends Arena |
| Norway | ||
| 14 April 2013 | Oslo | Oslo Spektrum |
| Sweden | ||
| 15 April 2013 | Gothenburg | Scandinavium |
| 16 April 2013 | Malmö | Malmö Arena |
| Netherlands | ||
| 19–20 April 2013 | Amsterdam | Heineken Music Hall |
| Belgium | ||
| 21 April 2013 | Antwerp | Sportpaleis |
| 22 April 2013 | Hasselt | Grenslandhallen |
| Switzerland | ||
| 25–26 April 2013 | Geneva | Geneva Arena |
| 27 April 2013 | Zürich | Hallenstadion |
| Romania | ||
| 29 April 2013 | Bucharest | Sala Palatului |
| United Kingdom and Ireland | ||
| 2–3 May 2013 | Aberdeen | AECC |
| 4 May 2013 | Newcastle | Metro Radio Arena |
| 5 May 2013 | Liverpool | Echo Arena |
| 7–8 May 2013 | Brighton | Brighton Centre |
| 10 May 2013 | Sheffield | Sheffield Arena |
| 11–12 May 2013 | London | Wembley Arena |
| 15–16 May 2013 | Birmingham | Birmingham NIA |
| 17 May 2013 | Cardiff | Motorpoint Arena |
| 18–20 May 2013 | Bournemouth | BIC |
| 22–23 May 2013 | Nottingham | Capital FM Arena |
| 25 May 2013 | Belfast | Odyssey Arena |
| 26 May 2013 | Dublin | The O2 |
| 29–30 May 2013 | Cardiff | Motorpoint Arena |
| 1–2 June 2013 | Brighton | Brighton Centre |
| 3 June 2013 | Cornwall | Eden Project |
| 5 June 2013 | Glasgow | SECC |
| 6–7 June 2013 | Manchester | Manchester Arena |
| 8–9 June 2013 | London | The O2 Arena |
| Russia | ||
| 13 June 2013 | St Petersburg | Oktyabrskiy Big Concert Hall |
| 14 June 2013 | Moscow | Crocus City Hall |
| South Africa | ||
| 18–19 June 2013 | Cape Town | Grand Arena |
| 21–22 June 2013 | Johannesburg | Sandton Convention Centre |
| Canada | ||
| 10–11 November 2013 | Halifax, Nova Scotia | Dalhousie Arts Centre |
| 13–16 November 2013 | Toronto | Massey Hall |
| 18 November 2013 | Ottawa | Canadian Tire Centre |
| 20 November 2013 | Thunder Bay | Community Auditorium |
| 22 November 2013 | Edmonton | Jubilee Auditorium |
| 24 November 2013 | Calgary | Jubilee Auditorium |
| 26 November 2013 | Winnipeg | Burton Cummings Theatre |
| 29–30 November 2013 | Victoria, BC | The Royal Theatre |
| 2–3 December 2013 | Vancouver | The Orpheum Theatre |
| Germany {In German} | ||
| 14 January – 27 February 2014 | Berlin | Imperial Club |
| Spain | ||
| 8–13 April 2014 | Madrid | Ancora Madrid |
| United States | ||
| 30 April – 2 May 2014 | Washington, D.C. | Warner Theatre |
| 3–5 May 2014 | Philadelphia | Forrest Theatre |
| 7 May 2014 | Newark | NJPAC |
| 8–9 May 2014 | Boston | Wang Theatre |
| 12 May 2014 | Albany | Palace Theatre |
| 13–15 May & 17–18, 2014 | New York City | Beacon Theatre |
| 20 May 2014 | Baltimore | Hippodrome |
| 21 May 2014 | Raleigh-Durham | Durham PAC |
| 22 May 2014 | Charlotte | Belk Theatre |
| 23 May 2014 | Atlanta | Fox Theatre |
| 24 May 2014 | Nashville | Ryman Auditorium |
| 25 May 2014 | Memphis | Orpheum Theatre |
| 27 May 2014 | Louisville | Brown Theatre |
| 28 May 2014 | Cincinnati | Aronoff Center |
| 29 May 2014 | Columbus | Palace Theatre |
| 30 May 2014 | Cleveland | Palace Theatre |
| 31 May – 1 June 2014 | Pittsburgh | Byham Theater |
| 3 June 2014 | Detroit | Detroit Opera House |
| 4 June 2014 | Indianapolis | Murat Theater |
| 7–9 June 2014 | Chicago | Chicago Theatre |
| 10–11 June 2014 | Milwaukee | Pabst Theater |
| 13–14 June 2014 | Minneapolis | Orpheum Theatre |
| 16 June 2014 | Des Moines | Des Moines Civic Center |
| 17 June 2014 | Omaha | Orpheum Theatre |
| 19 June 2014 | St. Louis | Fox Theatre |
| 20 June 2014 | Kansas City, Missouri | Midland Theatre |
| 21 June 2014 | Oklahoma City | Rose State PAC |
| 22 June 2014 | Tulsa | Brady Theater |
| 24–25 June 2014 | Dallas | Majestic Theatre |
| 27 June 2014 | Austin | Long Center |
| 30 June 2014 | Houston | Hobby Sarofim Theatre |
| 2 July 2014 | San Antonio | Majestic Theatre |
| Australia | ||
| 28 January 2015 | Sydney | Sydney Opera House Forecourt |
| 31 January 2015 | Adelaide | AEC Theatre |
| 2 February 2015 | Brisbane | Brisbane Convention Centre |
| 4 February 2015 | Perth | Riverside Theatre |
| 7 February 2015 | Canberra | Llewellyn Hall |
| 9–10 February & 12, 2015 | Melbourne | Hamer Hall |
| New Zealand | ||
| 14 February 2015 | Wellington | Michael Fowler Centre |
| 16 February 2015 | Christchurch | Horncastle Arena |
| 18 February 2015 | Hamilton | Claudelands Arena |
| 19–20 February 2015 | Auckland | ASB Theatre |
| Iceland | ||
| 28 March 2015 | Reykjavik | Harpa |
| United States | ||
| 19 May 2015 | Fargo, North Dakota | Festival Concert Hall |
| 20 May 2015 | Sioux Falls, South Dakota | Washington Pavilion |
| 21 May 2015 | Rapid City, South Dakota | Rushmore Plaza Civic Centre |
| 22 May 2015 | Billings, Montana | Alberta Bair Theater |
| 23 May 2015 | Cheyenne, Wyoming | Cheyenne Civic Center |
| 26–27 May 2015 | Denver, Colorado | Paramount |
| 28 May 2015 | Albuquerque, New Mexico | Kiva Auditorium |
| 29–30 May 2015 | Tucson, Arizona | Fox Theatre |
| 31 May 2015 | Flagstaff, Arizona | Ardrey Auditorium |
| 2–3 June 2015 | Phoenix, Arizona | Orpheum |
| 4 June 2015 | San Diego, California | San Diego Civic Theatre |
| 5 June 2015 | Santa Barbara, California | Granada |
| 6 June 2015 | Los Angeles | Hollywood Bowl |
| 9 June 2015 | Fresno, California | William Saroyan Theatre |
| 10 June 2015 | San Luis Obispo, California | Christopher Cohen Center (Sidney Harman Hall) |
| 11 June 2015 | Bakersfield, California | Fox Theatre |
| 12–13 June 2015 | Las Vegas | Pearl Theatre |
| 16 June 2015 | Sacramento, California | Community Center Theatre |
| 17 June 2015 | Santa Rosa, California | Wells Fargo Theatre |
| 18–20 June 2015 | San Francisco | Golden Gate |
| 22–23 June 2015 | San Jose, California | California Theatre |
| 25–26 June 2015 | Seattle | The Paramount Theatre |
| 27–28 June 2015 | Portland, Oregon | Keller Auditorium |
| 30 June 2015 | Boise, Idaho | Morrison Theatre |
| 1 July 2015 | Salt Lake City | Capitol Theatre |
| 27 August 2015 | Lenox, Massachusetts | Tanglewood – Koussevitzky Music Shed |
| 28 August 2015 | New Haven, Connecticut | SCSU |
| 29 August 2015 | Providence, Rhode Island | The VETS |
| 30 August 2015 | Hampton Beach, New Hampshire | Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom |
| 31 August 2015 | Port Chester, New York | Capitol Theatre |
| 1 September 2015 | Red Bank, New Jersey | Count Basie Theatre |
| United Kingdom | ||
| 5 September 2015 | Glasgow | Tron Theatre |
| United States | ||
| 10 September 2015 | Arcata, California | Van Duzer Theater |
| 11 September 2015 | Napa, California | Uptown Theater |
| 12 September 2015 | Saratoga, California | The Mountain Winery |
| France {In French} | ||
| 23 September 2015 | Versailles | La Royale Factory |
| 24 September 2015 | Lille | Le Spotlight |
| Luxembourg {In French} | ||
| 28–29 September 2015 | Luxembourg | Theatre Nationale de Luxembourg |
| Switzerland {In French} | ||
| 30 September 2015 | Lausanne | Le Lido |
| 1 October 2015 | Geneva | Uptown Geneva |
| Belgium {In French} | ||
| 2 October 2015 | Brussels | CC Uccle |
| France {In French} | ||
| 4 October 2015 | Paris | Le Casino de Paris |
| 5 October 2015 | Lyon | Le Rideau Rouge |
| 6 October 2015 | Nice | La Comédie de Nice |
| 7 October 2015 | Aix-en-Provence | Théâtre La Fontaine d'Argent |
| 8 October 2015 | Marseille | Le Quai du Rire |
| 9 October 2015 | Montpellier | Le Kawa Théâtre |
| 10 October 2015 | Toulouse | La Comédie de Toulouse |
| 12 October 2015 | Nantes | La Compagnie du Café Théâtre |
| 13 October 2015 | Boulogne | Théâtre de la Clarté |
| United States | ||
| 17–18 November 2015 | Anchorage, AK | Alaska Center for the Performing Arts, Atwood Concert Hall |
| 28 November 2015 | Miami, Florida | The Fillmore Miami Beach |
| 30 November 2015 | Clearwater, Florida | Ruth Eckerd Hall |
| 2 December 2015 | Orlando, Florida | Walt Disney Theatre |
| 3 December 2015 | Jacksonville, Florida | Florida Theatre |
| 5 December 2015 | Birmingham, Alabama | Alabama Theatre |
| 7 December 2015 | Meridian, Mississippi | Temple Theater |
| 9 December 2015 | New Orleans | Saenger Theatre |
| 14 December 2015 | Wichita, Kansas | Orpheum Theatre |
| 15 December 2015 | Fort Smith, Arkansas | Arcbest PAC |
| 17 December 2015 | Athens, Georgia | The Classic Center Theatre |
| 18 December 2015 | Charleston, South Carolina | North Charleston PAC |
| United Kingdom | ||
| 15–16 January 2016 | Bexhill-on-Sea | De La Warr Pavilion |
| 18 January – 20 February 2016, except Sundays | London | Palace Theatre |
| United Kingdom {Force Majeure 3:3:3} | ||
| 6 May 2016 | Salford | Lowry Studio Space |
| 10 May 2016 | Belfast | The Mac |
| 11 May 2016 | Cardiff | Chapter Arts |
| 19 May 2016 | Cambridge | Junction |
| 20 May 2016 | Nottingham | Lakeside |
| 23 May 2016 | Birmingham | Mac Arts Centre |
| 25 May 2016 | Southampton | Nuffield Theatre |
| 27 May 2016 | Bristol | The Lantern, Colston Hall |
| 30 May 2016 | Sheffield | The Leadmill |
| 31 May 2016 | Millom | The Beggar's Theatre |
| France {Force Majeure 3:3:3} | ||
| 6 June 2016 | Caen | Pathé Caen Les Rives de l'Orne |
| United Kingdom {Force Majeure 3:3:3} | ||
| 8 June 2016 | Royal Leamington Spa | Royal Spa Centre Studio |
| 13 June 2016 | Colchester | Colchester Arts Centre |
| 14 June 2016 | Oxford | The North Wall |
| 17 June 2016 | Norwich | Playhouse |
| 19 June 2016 | Glasgow | The Stand |
| United States | ||
| 15–16 July 2016 | Washington, D.C. | National Theatre |
| 18 July 2016 | Richmond, Virginia | Carpenter Theatre |
| 20 July 2016 | Charleston, West Virginia | Clay Center |
| 21 July 2016 | Wilmington, Delaware | The Playhouse |
| 22–23 July 2016 | New York | Beacon Theatre |
| 26 July 2016 | Hartford, Connecticut | The Bushnell |
| 29 July 2016 | Burlington, Vermont | Flynn Center |
| 30 July 2016 | Portland, Maine | State Theatre |
| 31 July 2016 | Concord, New Hampshire | Capitol Center |
| United Kingdom | ||
| 2 October 2016 | Isle of Wight | Shanklin Theatre |
| Spain | ||
| 11–14 November 2016 | Barcelona | Cafè-Teatre Llantiol |
| Turkey | ||
| 16 November 2016 | Istanbul | UNIQ Hall |
| Belgium | ||
| 17 November 2016 | Antwerp | Stadsschouwburg Antwerpen |
| Netherlands | ||
| 18 November 2016 | Amsterdam | Koninklijk Theater Carré |
| Denmark | ||
| 19 November 2016 | Copenhagen | Falconer Theatre |
| Netherlands | ||
| 20 November 2016 | Amsterdam | Koninklijk Theater Carré |
| Spain | ||
| 22–23 November 2016 | Barcelona | Cafè-Teatre Llantiol |
| 29 November – 2 December 2016 | Barcelona | Cafè-Teatre Llantiol |
| Switzerland | ||
| 4 December 2016 | Zürich | Kongresshaus Zürich |
| Czech Republic | ||
| 5 December 2016 | Prague | Kongresové centrum Praha |
| Iceland | ||
| 6 December 2016 | Reykjavik | Harpa |
| Spain | ||
| 8–11 December 2016 | Madrid | Ancora Madrid |
| 13–17 December 2016 | Madrid | Ancora Madrid |
| 20–21 December 2016 | Madrid | Ancora Madrid |
| United States | ||
| 29 December 2016 | Thackerville, Oklahoma | Global Event Center |
| Spain | ||
| 10–11 January, 13–18 & 20–22, 2017 | Barcelona | Cafè-Teatre Llantiol |
| 27–29 January & 31; 1 February 2017 | Madrid | Ancora Madrid |
| Spain {In Spanish} | ||
| 2–3 February 2017 | Madrid | Ancora Madrid |
| India | ||
| 15 February 2017 | Mumbai | Bal Gandharva Rang Mandir |
| 16 February 2017 | Bengaluru | Ambedkar Bhavan |
| 17 February 2017 | New Delhi | NCUI Auditorium (opp. Siri Fort) |
| Nepal | ||
| 18 February 2017 | Kathmandu | The British School |
| Malaysia | ||
| 21 February 2017 | Kuala Lumpur | Galaxy Hall, HGH Convention Centre |
| Hong Kong | ||
| 23 February 2017 | Hong Kong | Academic Community Hall, HKBU |
| China | ||
| 24 February 2017 | Shanghai | The Mixing Room at the Mercedes Benz Arena |
| Japan | ||
| 25 February 2017 | Tokyo | Tamagawa Kuminkaikan |
| Singapore | ||
| 27 February 2017 | Singapore | University Cultural Centre (UCC) Hall, NUS |
| Thailand | ||
| 28 February 2017 | Bangkok | KBank Siam Pic-Ganesha |
| Indonesia | ||
| 3 March 2017 | Badung | Grand Ballroom of the Trans Resort Bali |
| Singapore | ||
| 5 March 2017 | Singapore | University Cultural Centre (UCC) Hall, NUS |
| United States | ||
| 8 March 2017 | Honolulu, HI | Hawaii Theatre |
| 10 March 2017 | Kahului, HI | Castle Theatre, Maui Arts and Cultural Center |
| United Kingdom {Force Majeure 3:3:3} | ||
| 16 March 2017 | Belfast | The Mac |
| 17–18 March 2017 | London | Soho Theatre |
| 20 March 2017 | Cardiff | The Glee |
| 22 March 2017 | Edinburgh | The Stand |
| 23 March 2017 | Salford Quays | The Lowry |
| Slovakia | ||
| 25 March 2017 | Bratislava | Istropolis |
| Hungary | ||
| 27 March 2017 | Budapest | Kongresszusi Központ Budapest |
| Portugal | ||
| 28 March 2017 | Lisbon | Tivoli Theatre (Lisbon) |
| Israel | ||
| 30 March 2017 | Tel Aviv | The Shlomo Center |
| Poland | ||
| 2 April 2017 | Warsaw | Klub Palladium |
| Bulgaria | ||
| 3 April 2017 | Sofia | National Palace of Culture |
| Ukraine | ||
| 4 April 2017 | Kyiv | Atlas |
| United Arab Emirates | ||
| 27 April 2017 | Dubai | Dubai World Trade Centre |
| Norway | ||
| 28 April 2017 | Oslo | Oslo konserthus |
| United Kingdom | ||
| 25 May 2017 | Hay-on-Wye | Hay Festival |
| Germany {In German} | ||
| 12 July 2017 | Berlin | Quatsch Comedy Club |
| 13 July 2017 | Düsseldorf | Savoy Theater Düsseldorf |
| 14 July 2017 | Munich | Freiheizhalle |
| 15 July 2017 | Hamburg | The Stage Club |
| 16 July 2017 | Stuttgart | Im Wizemann |
References
- ↑ "Eddie Izzard on talking 'weird bollocks' in French". thelocal.fr. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
- ↑ "Eddie Izzard – Force Majeure". eddieizzard.com. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
- ↑ "Eddie Izzard: Force Majeure 3:3:3". colstonhall.org. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
- ↑ Logan, Brian (21 January 2016). "Eddie Izzard: Force Majeure Reloaded review". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ↑ "DXBLaughs Launches with Eddie Izzard's Force Majeure". dxblaughs.ae. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
- ↑ "Eddie Izzard: Force Majeure World Tour at the Hawaii Theatre Center". hawaiitheatre.com. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
