Thank you Madrid, and Muestra T Madrid for this beautiful honor. To receive the Cultural Award here, in a city that celebrates Pride with such force, joy, art, and defiance, means an enormous amount to me. Happy Pride. 📸: Mad Orgullo

Excited to be combining my Judy and Want Symphonic shows this fall for Wanted: Judy Garland 👠✨ Oct 3 - Denver, CO Nov 19 - Princeton, NJ Nov 21 - Storrs, CN Dec 11 - Toronto, ON Tickets are on sale now at RufusWainwright.com

I joined RAH in the Archive to uncover some of the programmes, artefacts and objects stored away. Hear all about my friendship with Liza Minnelli, the admiration I have for Leonard Cohen and the impact Verdi has had on my life. Watch my full Archive visit: youtu.be/RLv_CNUY768

A lovely evening at Blaumarí Music in Barcelona. What a gorgeous place to play! Looking forward to spending the week in Spain. Headed to València this Thursday to play at Auditori at the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía. 📸: Ehud Lazin

My new fall solo tour dates are on sale now ✨ VIP available at select shows. Tickets at RufusWainwright.com

“April Fools” live in July (2004) in Central Park with my sister Martha Wainwright

Adding new East Coast dates for Wanted: Judy Garland-plus a few more solo shows! Very excited for these! Presale begins tomorrow at 10 am local time. House of Rufus members can get the presale code first-join here: join.thechorus.com/rufuswainwri...

“Cigarettes & Chocolate Milk” live in Solana Beach Bringing my solo shows to Spain next week! Jun 28 - Barcelona, ES Jul 2 - València, ES Jul 4 - Ferrol, ES Jul 7 - Mercia, ES Jul 9 - Huesca, ES Tickets at RufusWainwright.com

Photos from Sunday nights Rise Up, Sing Out: A Concert for the First Amendment live at Town Hall in NYC. Thanks to everyone who came out and supported, and to Jane Fonda for inviting me! 📸: Kevin Mazur / Dimitrios Kambouris (Getty Images)

When I was a kid, I always wanted to be Dorothy. Except for the bad days, when I wanted to be the Wicked Witch. Last night at Royal Albert Hall was nothing short of glorious. Thank you to everyone who came to be part of the final London performance of Rufus Does Judy.

A glimpse of rehearsals before tonight's Rufus Does Judy at Royal Albert Hall I’m returning to the stage with a full orchestra under the direction of Stephen Oremus for one last London performance of this very special show, on Judy's birthday and 20 years after my original Carnegie Hall tribute.

Glorious Royal Albert Hall...feels good to be back! My Rufus Does Judy show is tomorrow! Doors 7:15 pm and Music starts at 8 pm See you soon! 👠

Which ones do you agree with? This or That Little Tokyo edition

"Over The Rainbow" live at Capitol Studios 2 days 'till my Rufus Does Judy show at Royal Albert Hall to celebrate Judy's birthday and my 20th anniversary of my Carnegie Hall show. Only a few tickets left...see you this Wednesday! 👠 www.royalalberthall.com/tickets/even...

Rufus Does Judy Questions Pt. 1 Answering a few questions about Judy and what this show has meant to me over the years. I'll be performing at Royal Albert Hall on June 10th, Judy's birthday, and the 20th anniversary of my original Carnegie Hall tribute. Hope to see you there!

Montauk is our spiritual home. It is the place that probably means the most to us as a family. We got married there, Jorn and I really started our relationship in Montauk before we bought the house.

Excited to announce Hohnen Ford will be joining me on my September Solo Tour! ✨ VIP packages and tickets available at RufusWainwright.com

The Art Teacher from my Want Two album ✨ I’m going on a solo tour this summer in Europe and the US. VIP packages are available for all September shows. Tickets at RufusWainwright.com

"Happy Days Are Here Again / Get Happy" with the incomparable Kristin Chenoweth. Watch the full performance now on House of Rufus, and join me June 10th at Royal Albert Hall in London as I celebrate 20 years of Rufus Does Judy. join.thechorus.com/rufuswainwri...

Some moments from my Friday night Want Symphonic show with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra. A huge thanks to all who attended and sold the place out! And thank you to Lee Mills for conducting, Emilio De Virgilio on sound, Matt Johnson on drums, and Tanja Schnitzer. 📸: Nadja Sjöström

A little sneak peak into rehearsals for my Want Symphonic show in Stockholm. Show starts tonight at 7 pm with The Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra.

An Every Brothers classic with Jake ✨ I was brought up listening to The Everly Brothers, particularly my mother Kate would play us their album ‘Songs Our Daddy Taught Us’. I even recently covered a song from that album, “Down In The Willow Garden” on my folk record with Brandi Carlile.

"Natasha" from my Want Symphonic shows. This Friday, I'm bringing Want Symphonic to Sweden with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra at Konserthuset. Looking forward to a very special night in Stockholm.

“Stormy Weather” Martha Wainwright will be making a special guest appearance at the Rufus Does Judy show in London at Royal Albert Hall on June 10th. 👠 Tickets at RufusWainwright.com

“Hallelujah” to start the week. I’m bringing my solo show to Europe and the U.S. this summer. VIP packages are available for all September shows. Tickets at RufusWainwright.com

London! I’m bringing my Rufus Does Judy show to Royal Albert Hall on June 10th for the 20th anniversary. Tickets are running low so don’t wait too long on these. Can’t wait to see you in less than a month! 👠 tickets.royalalberthall.com/syos2/perfor...

Looking forward to returning to Denmark and Spain soon for some solo shows. May 24 - Aarhus, DK Jun 28 - Barcelona, ES Jul 2 - València, ES Jul 4 - Ferrol, ES Jul 7 - Mercia, ES Jul 9 - Huesca, ES Tickets at RufusWainwright.com

Last night at El Rey Theatre for Blue Wave’s California Rising concert to fight to win back the House!

Sandy Denny’s “Who Knows Where the Time Goes” for BBC Radio’s Folk Awards 10 years ago.

Got something special for you all! ✨ I’m offering VIP packages at my September/October Solo shows. Packages include access to a pre-show soundcheck, Q&A, a group photo with yours truly and an exclusive VIP merch gift. please.co/products/rufus-wainwright-fall-2026

Happy Birthday Martha. We’ve come a long way baby sister…….and kinda frankly ended up where we left off: two cute little dreamers utterly devoted to each other. What a blessing. X

VIP packages are available for my September/October Solo shows. Packages include access to a pre-show soundcheck, Q&A, a group photo with yours truly and an exclusive VIP merch gift. please.co/products/ruf...

On June 14th, I'm joining Jane Fonda and a number of incredible artists at Rise Up, Sing Out: A Concert for the First Amendment to Town Hall in New York City and I need you there.

“Gay Messiah” live at Belly Up. The full performance is now on House of Rufus, along with exclusive clips from other shows, live recordings, livestreams, and more. Join now: join.thechorus.com/rufuswainwri...

New Mexico! I’ll be playing two solo shows this July in Albuquerque and Santa Fe. Really looking forward to spending a couple of nights together. Pre-sale starts tomorrow at 10am local - sign up: drop.cobrand.com/d/RufusWainw... General on sale Friday at 10am local.

“Go or Go Ahead” live with The Santa Fe Symphony New Mexico friends… stay tuned for an announcement tomorrow 👀

14th Street' live at The Fillmore in San Francisco, CA (2004)

Breakfast is better when there’s a little chocolate involved.

“Out Of This World” with my dad, Loudon

"Natasha" live with the BBC Philharmonic. I have two upcoming Want Symphonic shows this year, on May 22nd in Stockholm and October 3rd in Denver, Colorado as part of my Want Judy show with the Colorado Symphony.

This felt appropriate given the holiday...happy Earth Day! 🌎

“Wrapped Around Your Finger” live with Sting in 2011 at the Beacon Theatre in New York

"Going To A Town" live from Belly Up in Solana Beach. You can watch the full performance now on House of Rufus, along with more songs from the show. Join now: join.thechorus.com/rufuswainwri...

“Harvest Moon” live with Chris Stills at the Montauk Lighthouse

“The Art Teacher” live from NPR (2012) Headed to the east coast tomorrow for my two shows (early and late) at City Winery in Pittsburgh.

Looking forward to being back on the East Coast for these shows next week. Low tickets for Pittsburgh and Sellersville. Tickets at RufusWainwright.com/tour. 📸: Victor Frankowski

“Out Of The Game” live from Belly Up in Solana Beach. Watch the full performance, along with an unreleased track, now on House of Rufus. Join now: join.thechorus.com/rufuswainwri...

“Cigarettes And Chocolate Milk” live in Paris

Visited the Palace of Versailles and went to the Opera 🎭

Headed to the east coast in a couple weeks for some shows in Pennsylvania and Massachusetts! Excited to spend some Spring evenings together. Evann Mcintosh will be joining me on April 14th and 15th. Tickets at RufusWainwright.com 📸: Dean Grainger