Under My Spell Tour Explained

Concert Tour Name:	Under My Spell World Tour
Landscape:	yes
Artist:	Paula Abdul
Album:	Spellbound
Number Of Legs:	4
Gross:	$3,991,779 ($ in dollars)
Last Tour:	Club MTV Live (1989)
This Tour:	Under My Spell Tour (1991–92)
Next Tour:	Total Package Tour (2017)

The Under My Spell Tour was the debut headlining concert tour by American recording artist Paula Abdul. The tour supports her second studio album Spellbound (1991). The tour began in October 1991 and ran for nearly 100 shows in North America, Australasia, and Asia.

During the Asian leg of the Under My Spell Tour, Abdul notably became the first Western female pop star to have a concert in China, playing a show in Guangzhou.^[1]

Broadcasts and recordings

The shows at the Yokohama Arena in Japan were released as a live VHS video and Laser disc in 1993.^[2] The concerts aired on local television in Japan and on Disney Channel in the United States.^[3]

Opening act

Color Me Badd ^[4]
Aftershock ^[5]

Setlist

The following setlist was obtained from the concert held on August 1, 1992; at the Allentown Fairgrounds Grandstand in Allentown, Pennsylvania. It does not represent all shows for the duration of the tour.^[6]

On select dates, like the filmed show in Yokohama, "Alright Tonight" was played in the encore before "Forever Your Girl", while "Will You Marry Me?" was cut.

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
North America^[7]
October 26, 1991	Birmingham	United States	BJCC Coliseum
October 28, 1991	Orlando		Orlando Arena
October 31, 1991	Pensacola		Pensacola Civic Center
November 1, 1991	Atlanta		Omni Coliseum
November 3, 1991	Miami		Miami Arena
November 5, 1991	Greensboro		Greensboro Coliseum
November 6, 1991	Charlotte		Charlotte Coliseum
November 7, 1991	Pittsburgh		Civic Arena
November 8, 1991	Auburn Hills		The Palace of Auburn Hills
November 9, 1991	Auburn Hills		The Palace of Auburn Hills
November 11, 1991	Richfield		Richfield Coliseum
November 13, 1991	Hartford		Hartford Civic Center
November 14, 1991	Worcester		Worcester Centrum
November 15, 1991	Worcester		Worcester Centrum
November 17, 1991	Uniondale		Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
November 18, 1991	East Rutherford		Brendan Byrne Arena
November 20, 1991	Albany		Knickerbocker Arena
November 21, 1991	Landover		Capital Centre
November 23, 1991	Toronto	Canada	SkyDome
November 24, 1991	Buffalo	United States	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
November 26, 1991	Rosemont		Rosemont Horizon
November 27, 1991	Indianapolis		Market Square Arena
November 29, 1991	Milwaukee		Bradley Center
November 30, 1991	Minneapolis		Target Center
December 3, 1991	Salt Lake City		Delta Center
December 5, 1991	Inglewood		Great Western Forum
December 6, 1991
December 7, 1991
December 9, 1991	Phoenix		Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
December 13, 1991	Oakland		Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
December 14, 1991	Sacramento		ARCO Arena
December 15, 1991	Oakland		Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
December 17, 1991	San Diego		San Diego Sports Arena
December 19, 1991	Vancouver	Canada	Pacific Coliseum
Australasia
January 24, 1992	Sydney	Australia	Hordern Pavilion
January 26, 1992	Brisbane		Brisbane Festival Hall
January 28, 1992	Melbourne		Festival Hall
January 29, 1992	Adelaide		Memorial Drive Park
January 31, 1992	Perth		Perth Superdrome
February 2, 1992	Auckland	New Zealand	Logan Campbell Centre
Asia
February 5, 1992	Osaka	Japan	Osaka-jō Hall
February 6, 1992	Osaka		Osaka-jō Hall
February 8, 1992	Yokohama		Yokohama Arena
February 9, 1992	Yokohama		Yokohama Arena
February 12, 1992	Tokyo		Nippon Budokan
February 13, 1992
February 14, 1992
February 21, 1992	Kallang	Singapore	Singapore Indoor Stadium
February 22, 1992	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	Stadium Negara
February 24, 1992	Guangzhou	China	Tianhe Stadium
February 26, 1992	Kowloon	Hong Kong	Hong Kong Coliseum
February 28, 1992	Manila	Philippines
February 29, 1992
March 1, 1992
March 2, 1992
March 5, 1992	Seoul	South Korea	Jamsil Arena
North America^[8]
April 29, 1992	Vancouver	Canada	Pacific Coliseum
May 1, 1992	Tacoma	United States	Tacoma Dome
May 3, 1992	Edmonton	Canada	Northlands Coliseum
May 4, 1992	Calgary		Olympic Saddledome
May 6, 1992	Winnipeg		Winnipeg Arena
May 9, 1992	Montreal		Montreal Forum
May 14, 1992	Raleigh	United States	Hardee's Walnut Creek Amphitheatre
May 16, 1992	Charlotte		The Paladium
May 17, 1992	Knoxville		Knoxville Civic Coliseum
May 19, 1992	Maryland Heights		Riverport Amphitheatre
May 21, 1992	Nashville		Starwood Amphitheatre
May 22, 1992	New Orleans		Lakefront Arena
May 23, 1992	Biloxi		Mississippi Coast Coliseum
May 24, 1992	Mobile		Mobile Civic Center
May 28, 1992	Miami		Bayfront Park Amphitheater
May 29, 1992	St. Petersburg		Florida Suncoast Dome
May 30, 1992	Tallahassee		Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center
June 1, 1992	Atlanta		Coca-Cola Lakewood Amphitheatre
June 5, 1992	Dallas		Coca-Cola Starplex Amphitheatre
June 6, 1992	The Woodlands		Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
June 8, 1992	Phoenix		Desert Sky Pavilion
June 10, 1992	Greenwood Village		Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre
June 23, 1992	Spokane		Spokane Coliseum
June 24, 1992	Portland		Memorial Coliseum
June 26, 1992	Mountain View		Shoreline Amphitheatre
June 27, 1992	Sacramento		Cal Expo Amphitheatre
June 28, 1992	Costa Mesa		Pacific Amphitheatre
July 5, 1992	Milwaukee		Marcus Amphitheater
July 7, 1992	Noblesville		Deer Creek Music Center
July 8, 1992	Cuyahoga Falls		Blossom Music Center
July 10, 1992	Hoffman Estates		Poplar Creek Music Theater
July 22, 1992	Philadelphia		Spectrum
July 24, 1992	Atlantic City		Etess Arena
July 25, 1992	Mansfield		Great Woods Center for the Performing Arts
July 26, 1992	Saratoga Springs		Saratoga Performing Arts Center
July 28, 1992	Wantagh		Jones Beach Marine Theater
July 29, 1992	Wantagh		Jones Beach Marine Theater
August 1, 1992	Allentown		Allentown Fairgrounds Grandstand
August 4, 1992	Burgettstown		Coca-Cola Star Lake Amphitheater
August 5, 1992	Columbia		Merriweather Post Pavilion
August 7, 1992	Holmdel		Garden State Arts Center
August 10, 1992^[9]	Agawam		Riverside Park

Festivals and other miscellaneous performances

This concert was a part of the "California Exposition and State Fair"

This concert was a part of the "Orange County Fair"

This concert was a part of "Summerfest"^[10]

This concert was a part of the "Great Allentown Fair"^[11]

Cancellations and rescheduled shows

<	--Date-->	<	--Location-->
June 11, 1992	Salt Lake City, Utah	Delta Center	Cancelled
June 13, 1992	Albuquerque, New Mexico	Tingley Coliseum	Cancelled
June 16, 1992	Oklahoma City	MCC Arena	Cancelled
June 18, 1992	Las Vegas	Thomas & Mack Center	Cancelled
July 10, 1992	Pueblo, Colorado	Colorado State Fair Events Center	Cancelled
July 12, 1992	Clarkston, Michigan	Pine Knob Music Theatre	Cancelled
July 30, 1992	Stanhope, New Jersey	The Fields at Waterloo	Cancelled
July 31, 1992	Buffalo, New York	Pilot Field	Cancelled^[12] ^[13]

Box office score data

Venue	City	Tickets sold / Available	Gross revenue
Civic Arena	Pittsburgh	11,774 / 11,774 (100%)	$264,923^[14]
The Palace of Auburn Hills	Auburn Hills	26,997 / 26,997 (100%)	$607,433^[15]
Centrum in Worcester	Worcester	20,700 / 20,700 (100%)	$442,986
Brendan Byrne Arena	East Rutherford	16,771 / 16,771 (100%)	$337,715^[16]
SkyDome	Toronto	13,972 / 15,017 (93%)	$314,873^[17]
Rosemont Horizon	Rosemont	12,509 / 14,545 (86%)	$318,895
Great Western Forum	Inglewood	39,406 / 39,406 (100%)	$933,885
Olympic Saddledome	Calgary	9,387 / 12,809 (73%)	$228,714^[18]
Jones Beach Marine Theater	Wantagh	19,030 / 21,400 (89%)	$542,355^[19]
TOTAL		170,546 / 79,419 (95%)	$3,991,779

External links

Notes and References

News: Ebert . Hans . March 14, 1992 . Album Ban Notwithstanding, Paula Abdul Plays China . . . 14, 97 . 104 . 11 . 0006-2510.
https://www.amazon.com/Paula-Abdul-Under-Spell-Live/dp/6302756766 Movies/TV: Under My Spell Live
Web site: PAULA ABDUL BALANCING MARRIAGE, WORK, FAME . Mills . Bart . January 22, 1993 . Chicago Tribune . Tribune Publishing . October 28, 2018.
Web site: Color Me Badd Makes Good Abdul's Illness Turns Concert Into Local Showcase . Davis . Sandi . June 17, 1992 . . October 28, 2018.
. The Beat: Tour Openings . . October 12, 1991 . October 28, 2018. 35. 103. 41. 0006-2510.
Web site: Paula Abdul's Show Short But Spellbinding . Long . Ernie . August 2, 1992 . The Morning Call . Tribune Publishing . October 28, 2018.
Sources for tour date in North America, Leg 1:
- Web site: PAULA ABDUL AND HER REALLY BIG SHOW HEADED FOR HORIZON . Heim . Chris . November 22, 1991. . . October 28, 2018.
- Web site: PAULA ABDUL'S TOUR HITS LIKE A FLASH IN NIGHT . Kot . Greg . November 27, 1991 . Chicago Tribune . Tribune Publishing . October 28, 2018.
- Web site: ABDUL SPELLBOUND BY DEBUT TOUR . Catlin . Roger . November 13, 1991 . . Tribune Publishing . October 28, 2018.
- Web site: PAULA ABDUL CASTS HER SPELL . Watkins . Jean . December 4, 1991 . . October 28, 2018.
- News: PAULA ABDUL . Joyce . Mike . November 22, 1991 . . October 28, 2018.
- News: Gundersen . Edna . November 6, 1991 . Abdul casts a live song and dance spel . USA Today.
- News: Selvin . Joel . December 16, 1991 . Abdul's Big Production . .
- Lisi . Michael . November 21, 1991 . Slick staging had Paula Abdul under its spell . . D4 . October 28, 2018. Schenectady, New York.
- News: Hawkins . Robert J. . December 18, 1991 . Spellbound right from start. San Diego Evening Tribune. .
Sources for tour dates in North America (1992):
- Web site: PROMISE OF A NEW DAY\ PAULA ABDUL HAS WEATHERED THE STORM AND LOOKS TO THE FUTURE . Britt . Bruce . May 14, 1992 . . . October 28, 2018.
- Web site: Color Me Badd Coming To Carr . Abbott . Jim . May 8, 1992 . . Tribune Publishing . October 28, 2018.
- Web site: Pop Diva Paula Abdul Will Hoof It Up At Allentown Fairgrounds Grandstand . Condran . Ed . July 31, 1992 . . Tribune Publishing . October 28, 2018.
- Web site: Paula Abdul Soars In Dreamlike Concert . Phalen . Tom . May 4, 1992 . . . October 28, 2018.
- Web site: BEYOND THE BUBBLE GUM : Kevin Thornton Insists That There's More to Color Me Badd Than Meets the Ear . Page . Janice . June 25, 1992 . . October 28, 2018.
- Web site: ABDUL CASTS SPELL, SETS NEW STANDARD . Sanz . Alex . November 8, 1991 . . Tribune Publishing . October 28, 2018.
Web site: TESTAMENT TAKES NEW HAVEN DETOUR ON WAY TO EUROPE . Hartford Courant . 1992-07-30 . 2023-11-20.
Web site: Milwaukee brews up fun at Summerfest . . June 26, 1992 . . . October 28, 2018.
Web site: Raising The Roof At Allentown Fair . Gehman . Geoff . July 3, 1992 . The Morning Call . Tribune Publishing . October 28, 2018.
News: Nostalgia is the key for Total Package Tour. Ben. Siegel. The Buffalo News. 7 January 2022.
News: LISTENING FOR SUMMER A SCHEDULE OF THE SEASON'S BEST CONCERTS. Anthony Violanti. The Buffalo News. 7 January 2022.
Amusement Business Boxscore: Top 10 Concert Grosses. Billboard. BPI Communications, Inc.. Nashville, Tennessee. October 29, 2018. 0006-2510. November 23, 1991. 103. 47. 18.
Amusement Business Boxscore: Top 10 Concert Grosses. Billboard. BPI Communications, Inc.. Nashville, Tennessee. October 29, 2018. 0006-2510. December 7, 1991. 103. 49. 20.
Amusement Business Boxscore: Top 10 Concert Grosses. Billboard. BPI Communications, Inc.. Nashville, Tennessee. October 29, 2018. 0006-2510. January 4, 1992. 104. 1. 12.
Amusement Business Boxscore: Top 10 Concert Grosses. Billboard. BPI Communications, Inc.. Nashville, Tennessee. October 29, 2018. 0006-2510. December 14, 1991. 103. 50. 22.
Amusement Business Boxscore: Top 10 Concert Grosses. Billboard. BPI Communications, Inc.. Nashville, Tennessee. October 29, 2018. 0006-2510. May 23, 1992. 104. 21. 16.
Amusement Business Boxscore: Top 10 Concert Grosses. Billboard. BPI Communications, Inc.. Nashville, Tennessee. October 29, 2018. 0006-2510. August 15, 1992. 104. 33. 15.