Rufus Wainwright serves drama, pandemic hair, and 'Going to a Town' when we ALL needed it.
Rufus Wainwright live at Austin City Limits, 2020 setlist: Trouble In Paradise, Damsel In Distress, Unfollow The Rules, You Ain’t Big, Peaceful Afternoon, Only the People That Love, My Little You, Early Morning Madness, Devils And Angels (Hatred), Alone Time, Going To A Town
Acting
Theatrical gestures that somehow work in a stripped-down living room.
Production
Pandemic-era intimacy—no crowd, just Rufus and his piano talking to YOU.
Writing
New material from 'Unfollow the Rules' holds up against two-decade classics.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This 2020 ACL taping captured the bizarre moment when live music became living room confessionals—Rufus leaning into domesticity while the world burned.
The 'Unfollow the Rules' album cycle marked his full embrace of fatherhood and sobriety, making this performance essentially his 'dad rock' thesis statement.
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