What's Love? Tour

What's Love? Tour is the sixth concert tour by American-born Swiss singer, Tina Turner. The tour supported Turner's autobiographical film and its soundtrack entitled What's Love Got to Do with It. The tour primarily visited North America along with a few shows in Europe and Australasia.

What's Love? Tour
Tour by Tina Turner
Cover of tour programme
Associated albumWhat's Love Got to Do with It
Start dateJune 6, 1993
End dateNovember 18, 1993
Legs3
No. of shows64 in North America
6 in Europe
27 in Australasia
87 Total
Attendance1 to 2 million
Box officeUS$50 million (US$88.49 million in 2019 dollars)[1]
Tina Turner concert chronology

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,[2]

As much as I try to break away from performing, here they are again, asking me to go back on Top of The Pops .I became the first woman in rock n' roll to go out and sell out whole stadiums – and I'm proud of that; I'm proud that I sang to 188,000 people one night in Brazil. But what people don't know is that I got so nervous about touring. I got very upset about doing my last tour – at the start – and actually broke down crying. Of course, when you're out there and a crowd is going wild, you don't think about that. I know a lot of singers and stars find their fame overnight when they are barely much more than teenagers. But I had to work damn hard for over 30 years to get where I am today. So I don't mind making the effort. I'm still going to making the effort. In Hollywood, a lot of stars are thinking about retiring at my age, but I'm not packing up. No retirement place in the sun for me. I will still be working at something when I'm 90.

Turner's last tour of North America was in 1987 during her Break Every Rule World Tour. 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.[3] After numerous sold out stadium performances in Europe, Turner wanted to do an intimate tour. The tour consisted of the same music and costumes of 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 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 race winner, triple World Drivers' Champion Ayrton Senna.[4]

Opening act

Setlist
  1. "Steamy Windows"
  2. "Typical Male"
  3. "Foreign Affair"
  4. "Undercover Agent for the Blues"
  5. "Private Dancer"
  6. "We Don't Need Another Hero"
  7. "I Can't Stand the Rain"
  8. "Nutbush City Limits"
  9. "Addicted to Love"
  10. "The Best"
  11. "I Don't Wanna Fight"
  12. "Let's Stay Together"
  13. "What's Love Got to Do with It"
  14. "Proud Mary"
  15. "What You Get Is What You See"
  16. "Better Be Good to Me"
Notes
  • "Legs" was added to the setlist on September 10, 1993. The song was performed in lieu of "What You Get Is What You See".
  • During select shows in North America (specifically the New England region),Turner performed "Disco Inferno" in lieu of "What You Get Is What You See"
  • "Show Some Respect" was performed during the Australasia leg of the tour. The song was performed in lieu of "Legs".
  • During the performance at Radio City Music Hall in New York City (July 17, 1993), Turner performed "I Might Have Been Queen" and "Shake a Tail Feather"
  • During the concert filming at the Blockbuster Pavilion in San Bernardino, California, Turner performed "Why Must We Wait Until Tonight" for promotional reasons. The song would not appear in the setlist until the performance at the Sydney Entertainment Centre in Sydney, New South Wales (October 20, 1993) for local television stations.

Tour dates
Date City Country Venue
North America
June 6, 1993 Reno United States Lawlor Events Center
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[A] 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 Township Garden State Arts Center
July 20, 1993 Wantagh Jones Beach Marine Theater
July 21, 1993 Nashua Holman Stadium
July 23, 1993 Atlantic City 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 Sea World
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
August 27, 1993[B] Vienna Austria Donauinsel
August 28, 1993[C] Munich Germany Munich-Riem Airport
August 29, 1993[C] Wegberg RAF Wildenrath
September 3, 1993 Basel Switzerland St. Jakob Stadium
September 4, 1993[C] Mainz Germany Finthen Airfield
September 5, 1993[C] Lüneburg Lüneburg Airfield
North America
September 10, 1993 Concord United States Concord Pavilion
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 TCC Arena
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
Australia
October 9, 1993 Perth Australia Perth Entertainment Centre
October 11, 1993
October 12, 1993
October 15, 1993 Newcastle Newcastle Entertainment Centre
October 16, 1993
October 18, 1993 Sydney Sydney Entertainment Centre
October 19, 1993
October 20, 1993
October 22, 1993 Canberra Royal Theatre
October 23, 1993
October 25, 1993 Brisbane Brisbane Entertainment Centre
October 27, 1993 Melbourne National Tennis Centre
October 28, 1993
October 30, 1993
November 1, 1993 Townsville Townsville Entertainment Centre
November 2, 1993
November 3, 1993 Cairns Showgrounds
November 5, 1993 Darwin Gardens Amphitheatre
November 7, 1993[D] Adelaide Rymill Park
November 8, 1993 Melbourne National Tennis Centre
November 9, 1993
November 11, 1993 Brisbane Brisbane Entertainment Centre
November 12, 1993 Auckland New Zealand Logan Campbell Centre
November 13, 1993 New Plymouth TSB Bowl
November 15, 1993 Dunedin University Oval
November 16, 1993 Christchurch Lancaster Park
November 18, 1993 Wellington Show and Sports Centre
Music Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
A This concert was a part of "Summerfest"[6]
B This concert was a part of "Rock Over Danube"
C These concerts were a part of "Rock Over Germany '93"[7]
D This concert was a part of the "Australian Grand Prix"[8]

Box office score data
Venue City Tickets sold / available Gross revenue
Mark Etess arena Atlantic City 9,160 / 9,160 (100%) $348,805
Greek Theatre Los Angeles 30,860 / 30,860 (100%) $988,020

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

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". Additionally, the concert was recorded in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia at the Sydney Entertainment Centre as a special for local television.

References
  1. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved January 1, 2020.
  2. "Rock Solid Determination". People Magazine. Time, Inc. 39 (20): 74. 1993-05-24.
  3. DeVault, Russ (1993-05-14). "Tina Turner Enjoys "The Best Time of My Life"". The Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 2010-08-07. 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
  4. Ayrton Senna with Tina Turner in 1993
  5. "Tina: What's Love? Tour 1993". New York Magazine. New York Media, LLC. 26 (24). 1993-06-14.
  6. "Taste of Summer. While Milwaukee offers Summerfest". The Times of Northwest Indiana. June 25, 1993. Archived from the original on March 3, 2020. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
  7. Weinert, Ellie (22 May 1993). "German Megafest Dates Set". Billboard Magazine. 105 (21): 78.
  8. Dale, William (April 30, 2014). "From rough diamond to master: Ayrton Senna through the years at the Adelaide Grand Prix". The Sunday Times. Archived from the original on March 3, 2020. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
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