What's Love? Tour Explained
Concert Tour Name: | What's Love? Tour |
Artist: | Tina Turner |
Album: | What's Love Got to Do with It |
Number Of Legs: | 4 |
Start Date: | June 6, 1993 |
End Date: | November 18, 1993 |
Number Of Shows: | 63 in North America 6 in Europe 15 in Australasia 86 Total |
Attendance: | 1.5 million |
Gross: | $50 million
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Last Tour: | (1990) |
This Tour: | What's Love? Tour (1993) |
Next Tour: | Wildest Dreams Tour (1996–1997) |
The What's Love? Tour is the eighth concert tour by singer Tina Turner. The tour supported Turner's autobiographical film and its soundtrack and the eighth studio album titled What's Love Got to Do with It (1993). The tour primarily visited North America along with a few shows in Europe and Oceania.
Background
In 1990, Turner mentioned her record-breaking, 1990 tour, would be her last. Initially, Turner was to have a one-year break before resuming the tour in North America. The tour continuation was placed on hold as Turner decided to focus on acquiring movie roles. As time progressed, Turner changed her focus to the production of her semi-autobiographical film. In an interview with People, Turner stated,[1]
Turner's last tour of North America was in 1987 during her Break Every Rule World Tour, which saw poor ticket sales for a majority of shows. Turner later confessed that she did not tour her previous record due to lack of sales in that region, as many spectators still had a hard time disconnecting her from The Revue.[2] After numerous sold-out stadium performances in Europe, Turner wanted to do an intimate tour. The tour consisted of the same music and costumes as her previous set. Turner included new material from the soundtrack, along with different variations on her well-known hits. Originally destined as a North America only tour, Turner decided to add a few dates in Europe for summer music festivals and Australia and New Zealand where she appeared at the New South Wales Rugby League Grand Final, as their anthem was "The Best". In Australia, Turner also performed the after-race concert following the 1993 Australian Grand Prix in Adelaide where she was joined on stage by the race winner, triple World Drivers' Champion Ayrton Senna.[3]
Broadcasts and recordings
The tour was chronicled at the Blockbuster Pavilion in San Bernardino, California. Released in September 1994, "What's Love: Live" included a special performance of "Why Must We Wait Until Tonight". It was directed by David Mallett and produced by Paul Flattery. Additionally, the concert was recorded in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia at the Sydney Entertainment Centre as a special for local television.
Setlist
The following setlist was obtained from the Groton concert held on July 28, 1993.[4] It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.
- "Steamy Windows"
- "Typical Male"
- "Foreign Affair"
- "Undercover Agent for the Blues"
- "Private Dancer"
- "We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)"
- "I Can't Stand the Rain"
- "Nutbush City Limits"
- "Addicted to Love"
- "(Simply) The Best"
- "I Don't Wanna Fight"
- "Let's Stay Together"
- "What's Love Got to Do with It"
- "Proud Mary"
- Encore
- "What You Get Is What You See"
- "Better Be Good to Me"
- Notes
- During select shows in North America, "Disco Inferno" replaced "What You Get Is What You See".
- On July 17, 1993, Turner performed "I Might Have Been Queen" and "Shake a Tail Feather".
- Starting on September 10, "Legs" replaced "What You Get Is What You See".
- During the Adelaide concert, Ayrton Senna joined Turner onstage to perform "(Simply) The Best".
- Starting on October 18, "Show Some Respect" replaced "Legs".
- Turner performed "Why Must We Wait Until Tonight" during the show in San Bernardino and the third concert in Sydney.
Tour dates
Date | City | Country | Venue | Opening acts |
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North America[5] [6] |
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June 6, 1993 | Reno | United States | Lawlor Events Center | Lindsey Buckingham Chris Isaak |
June 8, 1993 | Portland | Memorial Coliseum |
June 10, 1993 | Vancouver | Canada | Pacific Coliseum |
June 12, 1993 | George | United States | Gorge Amphitheatre |
June 15, 1993 | Calgary | Canada | Olympic Saddledome |
June 16, 1993 | Edmonton | Northlands Coliseum |
June 17, 1993 | Saskatoon | Saskatchewan Place |
June 18, 1993 | Winnipeg | Winnipeg Arena |
June 20, 1993 | Minneapolis | United States | Target Center |
June 22, 1993 | Bonner Springs | Sandstone Amphitheater |
June 24, 1993 | Maryland Heights | Riverport Amphitheatre |
June 25, 1993 | Milwaukee | Marcus Amphitheater |
June 26, 1993 | Noblesville | Deer Creek Music Center |
June 27, 1993 | Hoffman Estates | Poplar Creek Music Theater |
June 29, 1993 | Cincinnati | Riverbend Music Center |
June 30, 1993 | Clarkston | Pine Knob Music Theatre |
July 1, 1993 | Cuyahoga Falls | Blossom Music Center |
July 3, 1993 | Vaughan | Canada | Kingswood Music Theatre |
July 4, 1993 | Montreal | Montreal Forum |
July 5, 1993 | Ottawa | Ottawa Civic Centre |
July 8, 1993 | Burgettstown | United States | Coca-Cola Star Lake Amphitheater |
July 9, 1993 | Allentown | Allentown Fairgrounds Grandstand |
July 10, 1993 | Darien | Darien Lake Performing Arts Center |
July 12, 1993 | New York City | Radio City Music Hall |
July 13, 1993 |
July 14, 1993 |
July 16, 1993 |
July 17, 1993 |
July 19, 1993 | Holmdel | Garden State Arts Center |
July 20, 1993 | Wantagh | Jones Beach Marine Theater |
July 21, 1993 | Nashua | Holman Stadium |
July 23, 1993 | Atlantic City | Mark Etess Arena |
July 24, 1993 |
July 25, 1993 | Stowe | Stowe Mountain Performing Arts Center |
July 28, 1993 | Groton | Thames River Music Center |
July 29, 1993 | Mansfield | Great Woods Center for the Performing Arts |
July 30, 1993 | Portland | Cumberland County Civic Center |
July 31, 1993 | Saratoga Springs | Saratoga Performing Arts Center |
August 1, 1993 | Columbia | Merriweather Post Pavilion |
August 4, 1993 | Richmond | Classic Amphitheatre |
August 5, 1993 | Raleigh | Hardee's Walnut Creek Amphitheatre |
August 7, 1993 | Hilton Head Island | Shelter Cove Community Park |
August 10, 1993 | Atlanta | Coca-Cola Lakewood Amphitheatre |
August 12, 1993 | Dallas | Coca-Cola Starplex Amphitheatre |
August 13, 1993 | The Woodlands | Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion |
August 14, 1993 | San Antonio | Alamodome |
August 15, 1993 | Little Rock | Riverfest Amphitheater |
August 17, 1993 | Memphis | Mud Island Amphitheatre |
August 18, 1993 | New Orleans | Lakefront Arena |
August 20, 1993 | Orlando | Orlando Arena |
August 21, 1993 | Tampa | USF Sun Dome |
August 22, 1993 | Miami | Miami Arena |
Europe |
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August 27, 1993 | Vienna | Austria | Danube Island | rowspan="3" |
August 28, 1993 | Munich | Germany | Munich-Riem Airport |
August 29, 1993 | Wegberg | RAF Wildenrath |
September 3, 1993 | Basel | Switzerland | St. Jakob Stadium | John Mellencamp Joe Cocker |
September 4, 1993 | Mainz | Germany | Finthen Airfield | rowspan="2" |
September 5, 1993 | Lüneburg | Lüneburg Airfield |
North America |
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September 10, 1993 | Concord | United States | Concord Pavilion | Lindsey Buckingham Chris Isaak |
September 11, 1993 | Mountain View | Shoreline Amphitheatre |
September 12, 1993 | Sacramento | Cal Expo Amphitheatre |
September 14, 1993 | San Diego | San Diego Sports Arena |
September 15, 1993 | San Bernardino | Blockbuster Pavilion |
September 16, 1993 | Tucson | Tucson Community Center |
September 17, 1993 | Phoenix | Desert Sky Pavilion |
September 18, 1993 | Las Vegas | Thomas & Mack Center |
September 19, 1993 | Los Angeles | Greek Theatre |
September 20, 1993 |
September 21, 1993 |
September 22, 1993 |
September 23, 1993 |
Oceania[7] |
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October 18, 1993 | Sydney | Australia | Sydney Entertainment Centre | rowspan="15" |
October 19, 1993 |
October 20, 1993 |
October 22, 1993 | Melbourne | National Tennis Centre |
October 23, 1993 |
October 25, 1993 |
October 29, 1993 | Perth | Perth Entertainment Centre |
October 30, 1993 |
November 6, 1993 | Newcastle | Newcastle Entertainment Centre |
November 7, 1993 | Adelaide | Rymill Park |
November 12, 1993 | Auckland | New Zealand | Logan Campbell Centre |
November 13, 1993 | New Plymouth | Bowl of Brooklands |
November 15, 1993 | Dunedin | University Oval |
November 16, 1993 | Christchurch | Lancaster Park |
November 18, 1993 | Wellington | Wellington Show and Sports Centre | |
Box office score data
Venue | City | Tickets sold / available | Gross revenue |
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Lawlor Events Center | Reno | 11,800 / 11,800 (100%) | |
Radio City Music Hall | New York City | 29,075 / 29,075 (100%) | $1,205,320[8] |
Jones Beach Marine Theater | Wantagh | 10,979 / 10,979 (100%) | $311,125 |
Mark Etess Arena | Atlantic City | 9,160 / 9,160 (100%) | $348,805[9] |
Danube Island | Vienna | 40,000 / 40,000 (100%) | rowspan="2" |
Finthen Airfield | Mainz | 70,000 / 70,000 (100%) |
Greek Theatre | Los Angeles | 30,860 / 30,860 (100%) | $988,020[10] |
Sydney Entertainment Centre | Sydney | 34,500 / 34,500 (100%) | |
TOTAL | 236,374 / 236,374 (100%) | $2,853,270 | |
Tour band
- James Ralston – electric guitar, vocals
- John Miles – electric guitar, vocals
- Bob Feit – bass guitar
- Jack Bruno – drums
- Timmy Cappello – percussion, synthesizer, tenor saxophone, harmonica, vocals
- Ollie Marland – synthesizer, vocals
- Kenny Moore – piano, vocals
- Sharon Owens – dancer, vocals
- Karen Owens – dancer, vocals
References
Citations
Notes and References
- May 24, 1993. Rock Solid Determination. People Magazine. Time, Inc.. 39. 20. 74.
- Web site: Tina Turner Enjoys "The Best Time of My Life". DeVault. Russ. May 14, 1993. August 7, 2010. The Orlando Sentinel. I haven't toured here in six years because my records didn't make it here, Turner says that American fans and record labels have had trouble disassociating her from Ike Turner.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJzll39HljA Ayrton Senna with Tina Turner in 1993
- Web site: TINA TURNER CONCERT HITS A HIGH NOTE AND KEEPS IT UP . Catlin . Roger . July 29, 1993 . Hartford Courant . Tribune Company . July 12, 2021 . https://archive.today/20210712114234/https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-xpm-1993-07-29-0000006758-story.html . July 12, 2021 . live .
- Web site: Catlin . Roger . May 8, 1993 . GROTON CONCERTS TO INCLUDE SKYNYRD, BON JOVI, DYLAN . live . https://archive.today/20210711063525/https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-xpm-1993-05-08-0000102319-story.html . July 11, 2021 . July 11, 2021 . . Tribune Company.
- June 14, 1993 . Tina: What's Love? Tour 1993 . New York Magazine . New York Media, LLC . 26 . 24.
- Web site: . November 16, 1993 . Tina Turner and dancers on stage at the Wellington Show and Sports Centre . https://web.archive.org/web/20210711063943/https://natlib.govt.nz/records/23123588?i%5Bhas_large_thumbnail_url%5D=Y&i%5Byear%5D=1993&il%5Bdecade%5D=1990&tab=cart . July 11, 2021 . July 11, 2021 . . . National Library of New Zealand.
- Amusement Business Boxscore: Top 10 Concert Grosses. Billboard. New York City, New York. BPI Communications. 0006-2510. June 14, 2021. August 7, 1993. 105. 32. 13.
- Amusement Business Boxscore: Top 10 Concert Grosses. Billboard. New York City, New York. BPI Communications. 0006-2510. June 14, 2021. August 21, 1993. 105. 34. 11.
- Amusement Business Boxscore: Top 10 Concert Grosses. Billboard. New York City, New York. BPI Communications. 0006-2510. June 14, 2021. October 9, 1993. 105. 41. 23.