Too Legit to Quit World Tour explained

Concert Tour Name:	Too Legit to Quit Tour
Artist:	MC Hammer
Album:	Too Legit to Quit
Start Date:	March 1992
End Date:	November 7, 1992
Last Tour:	Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em World Tour (1990-91)
Support Acts:	Boys II Men, Mary J. Blide
Shows:	115
Number Of Legs:	2
This Tour:	Too Legit To Quit Tour (1992)

Too Legit To Quit World Tour is the second world tour by American recording artist MC Hammer to promote his fourth studio album Too Legit to Quit (1991) performing over 115 shows on two legs visiting North America and Asia. The tour kicked off in Hampton, Virginia on April 1, 1992, and concluded on Quezon City, Philippines on November 7, 1992.^[1] The US leg was sponsored by MTV and Pepsi. Boyz II Men were selected as opening act of the shows.^{[2] [3]} While other acts such as, Jodeci, TLC, Oaktown 357 and Mary J. Blige were selected as opening acts.^[4] Following this tour, MC hammer decided quit touring.^[5]

Background

Hammer previous tour Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em World Tour (1990-1991) was a commercial success performing over 144 shows and grossing US$32.1 million of dollars. Also, Hammer`s third studio album Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em sold over 15 million of copies by the end of 1991. On October 29, 1991, the artist release his fourth studio album Too Legit to Quit (1991). To promote it, Capitol records embarked at the largest marketing campaign of their history. The plans included a 150 dates world tour. However, around 115 shows were played.

For the tour Hammer traveled with 14 backup singers, more than a dozen musicians, no fewer than 10 dancers and 30 member of entourage.^[6] Also,12 equipment trucks haul (including three trucks for wardrobe alone), around 132 sound cabinets and four onstage video screens, while nine buses are filled with 110 tour persons, including 50 who appear onstage (two drummers, two percussionists, four keyboardists, a bassist, lead guitarist, 14 singers, horns and lots and lots of dancers)-an onstage contingent for whom some 5,000 new outfits (100 per person) were stitched together.^{[7] [8]}

Reception

Critical reception

Unlike his previous tour, Too Legit To Quit receive mixed to lukewarm reception by the critics. Sonya Donaldson from the Los Angeles Sentinel attended to the concert in Inglewood, praising the opening acts Jodeci, TLC and Boyz II Men, however, wrote considered Hammer show "boring".^[9] On the same hand, Mick Gzowski gave a lukewarm review to the Vancouver concert at the Pacific Coliseum writing "Vegas-style rapstravaganza pleases fans more than pocketbook".^[10]

Commercial response

Several shows were reported sold out while in some cities such as New York, Oakland and Houston, a second show was added due the high demand. Over 5,675 fans were reported at Allentown Fairs.^[11] Ahead of his concert at Omaha, Nebraska, the Omaha World-Herald named Hammer as "one of the most popular rap artists in the 15-year history of that musical genre".^[12] However, only 5,000 tickets of 15,000 was reported sold on Vancouver.

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
North America^[13]
April 1, 1992	Hampton	United States	Hampton Coliseum
April 2, 1992	Roanoke		Roanoke Civic Center
April 3, 1992	Charlotte		Charlotte Coliseum
April 4, 1992	Chapel Hill		Dean. E. Smith Student Activities Center
April 5, 1992	Columbia		Carolina Coliseum
April 7, 1992	Gainesville		Stephen C. O Conell Center
April 8, 1992	Jacksonville		Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum
April 10, 1992	Miami		Miami Arena
April 11, 1992	St. Petersburg		Florida Suncoast Dome
April 12, 1992	Orlando		Orlando Arena
April 14, 1992	Tallahassee		Leon County Civic Center
April 16, 1992^[14]	Chattanooga		UTC Arena
April 17, 1992	Knoxville		Thompson-Boling Arena
April 18, 1992	Atlanta		The Omni
April 21, 1992	Charleston		Charleston Civic Center
April 22, 1992^[15]	Philadelphia		Spectrum
April 24, 1992	Landover		Capital Centre
April 25, 1992^[16]	Worcester		Centrum
April 26, 1992	Baltimore		Baltimore Arena
April 28, 1992	Ames		Hilton Coliseum
April 29, 1992	Carbondale		SIU Arena
April 30, 1992	Murfreesboro		Charles M. Murphy Athletic Center
May 1, 1992	Louisville		Freedom Hall
May 6, 1992	Evansville		Roberts Municipal Stadium
May 8, 1992	Pittsburgh		Civic Arena
May 9, 1992	Hartford		Hartford Civic Center
May 12, 1992	Portland		Cumberland County Civic Center
May 13, 1992	Providence		Providence Civic Center
May 15, 1992^[17]	New York		Madison Square Garden
May 16, 1992
May 20, 1992^[18]	Buffalo		Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
May 23, 1992	Rosemont		Rosemont Horizon
May 24, 1992
May 26, 1992	Minneapolis		Target Center
May 28, 1992	Milwaukee		Bradley Center
May 29, 1992^[19]	Detroit		Joe Louis Arena
May 30, 1992
June 3, 1992	St. Louis		St. Louis Arena
June 6, 1992	Dallas		Reunion Arena
June 7, 1992	Austin		Frank Erwin Center
June 9, 1992	Tucson		Tucson Convention Center
June 10, 1992	San Antonio		HemisFair Arena
June 11, 1992	Baton Rouge		Pete Maravich Assembly Center
June 12, 1992	Houston		The Summit
June 13, 1992
June 14, 1992	Lafayette		Cajundome
June 16, 1992	Beaumont		Montagne Center
June 17, 1992^[20]	Shreveport		Hirsch Memorial Coliseum
June 18, 1992	Valley Center		Kansas Coliseum
June 19, 1992	Lubbock		Municipal Coliseum
June 20, 1992	Las Cruces		Pan American Center
June 21, 1992	Albuquerque		Tingley Coliseum
June 23, 1992	Salt Lake City		Delta Center
June 24, 1992	Reno		Lawlor Events Center
June 25, 1992
June 26, 1992	Las Vegas		Thomas & Mack Center
June 27, 1992	Phoenix		America West Arena
June 28, 1992	San Diego		San Diego Sports Arena
June 30, 1992	Palm Springs		Palm Springs Convention Center
July 1, 1992	Sacramento		ARCO Arena
July 2, 1992	Oakland		Alameda County Coliseum
July 3, 1992
July 4, 1992
July 5, 1992	Spokane		Spokane Coliseum
July 6, 1992	Oakland	Alameda County Coliseum
July 7, 1992	Fresno	Selland Arena
July 10, 1992	Inglewood	Great Western Forum
July 11, 1992
July 12, 1992	Irvine	Meadows Amphitheatre
July 14, 1992	Portland	Memorial Coliseum
July 17, 1992	Seattle	Seattle Center Arena
July 18, 1992	Vancouver	Canada	Pacific Coliseum
July 20, 1992^[21]	Greenwood Village	United States	Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre
July 22, 1992	Boise		BSU Pavilion
July 23, 1992	Pocatello		Holt Arena
July 24, 1992	Casper		Events Center
July 25, 1992	Denver		McNichols Sports Arena
July 26, 1992	Cedar Rapids		Five Seasons Center
July 27, 1992	Omaha		Civic Auditorium
July 28, 1992	Des Moines		Veterans Memorial Auditorium
July 29, 1992	Kalamazoo		Wings Stadium
July 30, 1992	Rockford		MetroCentre
July 31, 1992	Terre Haute		Hulman Center
August 1, 1992	Springfield		Prairie Capital Convention Center
August 3, 1992	Fort Wayne		Allen Country War Memorial Coliseum
August 5, 1992	New Haven		New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum
August 6, 1992	Wheeling		Wheeling Civic Center
August 8, 1992	Toronto	Canada	SkyDome
August 9, 1992	Rochester	United States	Rochester Community War Memorial
August 13, 1992	East Rutherford		Brendan Byrne Arena
August 14, 1992	Fairfax		Patroit Center
August 16, 1992^[22]	Atlanta		Coca-Cola Lakewood Amphitheatre
August 18, 1992	Savannah		Savannah Civic Center
August 19, 1992	Detroit		Joe Louis Arena
August 20, 1992	Springfield		Fairgrounds Grandstand
August 21, 1992	Macon		Macon Coliseum
August 22, 1992	Tinley Park		World Music Theatre
August 23, 1992	Mason		Timberwolf Amphitheater
August 25, 1992	Huntsville		Von Braun Civic Center
August 26, 1992	Birmigham		Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Coliseum
August 28, 1992	Fort Worth		Tarrant County Convention Center
August 29, 1992	Jackson		Mississippi Coliseum
August 30, 1992	New Orleans		Louisiana Superdome
September 2, 1992	Pensacola		Pensacola Civic Center
September 5, 1992	Cincinnati		Riverfront Coliseum
September 6, 1992	Normal		Redbird Arena
September 7, 1992	Notre Dame		Joyce Center
September 8, 1992	Allentown		Allentown Fairgrounds
September 17, 1992	Mexico City	Mexico	Palacio de los Deportes
Asia
November 3, 1992^[23]	Singapore	Singapore	Singapore Indoor Stadium
November 5, 1992^[24]	Quezon City	Philippines	Araneta Coliseum
November 6, 1992
November 7, 1992
November 8, 1992
November 16, 1992	Tokyo	Japan	Tokyo Dome

Notes and References

1. Web site: MC Hammer Concert Map by tour: Too Legit to Quit setlist.fm . 2024-04-25 . www.setlist.fm.
2. Web site: McIver . Denise L. . 1992-07-15 . Hammer; Boyz II Men; Jodeci; Tlc . 2024-04-24 . Variety . en-US.
3. Book: Hardy, James Earl . Boyz II Men . 1996 . Chelsea House Publishers . 978-0-7910-2599-4 . en.
4. News: Rap is easy, career is the hard part:" analyzing success, longe t:" analyzing success, longevity and failure within the framework of the hip-hop career .
5. Web site: MC Hammer to Tour for First Time in 28 Years (But Not in the Bay) . 12 March 2019 .
6. News: June 6, 1992 . To Be Blunt, Hammer Falls Flat At Gig; NMS Heavy On Rap; KRS-ONE's Krusade .
7. News: May 22, 1992 . Hammer (and 12 equipment trucks) headed for Horizon . subscription . Chicago Tribune . . 283184936.
8. Web site: Tribune . Chicago . 1992-05-22 . Hammer (And 12 Equipment Trucks) Headed for Horizon . 2024-04-25 . Chicago Tribune . en-US.
9. News: July 23, 1992 . Hammer Hits L.A.--Not! . subscription . Los Angeles Sentinel. .
10. News: Gzowski . Mick . July 9, 1992 . Vegas-style rapstravaganza pleases fans more than pocketbook . subscription . The Vancouver Sun . C1. .
11. News: September 8, 1992 . Hammer Pounds It Out for 5,675 . subscription . Morning Call . . 392567742.
12. News: July 26, 1992 . Hammer Keeps Rapping Out Hits: [Sunrise Edition] ]. subscription . . 400927907.
13. Web site: MC Hammer - Tour - Itinerary - 1992-93 - USA - April . 2024-04-25 . eBay . en-US.
14. Web site: Parker . Collins . 2017-05-29 . News 12 Then: The Hammer Concert of 1992 . 2024-04-25 . WDEF . en-US.
15. News: April 1, 1992 . HANGIN' WITH THE HOMEBOYZ: THEY'RE STILL GALLERY KINDA GUYS . subscription . Philadelphia Daily News. .
16. News: April 24, 1992 . Little Village: No formula, just a unique sound . subscription . Boston Globe . . 294671488.
17. Web site: MC Hammer - Too Legit World Tour - Madison Square Garden - MAY 15, 1992 - Ticket . 2024-04-25 . eBay . en-US.
18. News: March 13, 1992 . Hitting Home Hammer to Play in May . subscription . Buffalo News . G1 . . 380702299.
19. Web site: May 29, 1992 . Concert Data Base - Hammer .
20. Web site: MC Hammer concerts at Hirsch Memorial Coliseum on Shreveport . Guest Espectacular.
21. Web site: Facebook . 2024-04-25 . www.facebook.com.
22. Web site: http://www.lookatstubs.com/display_ticket.php?name=kcbands_mchammer_cocacolalakewoodamphitheatre_081692&forsale . 2024-04-25 . www.lookatstubs.com.
23. News: October 27, 1992 . COMING STAR ATTRACTIONS . The Straits Times . 26.
24. Web site: 2021-05-21 . Live Events Timeline . 2024-04-25 . MANILA CONCERT SCENE . en-US.