Private Dancer Tour
Tour by Tina Turner | |
![]() Promotional poster for tour | |
Associated album | Private Dancer |
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Start date | February 19, 1985 |
End date | December 28, 1985 |
Legs | 5 |
No. of shows | 62 in Europe 108 in North America 10 in Australia 2 in Asia 182 Total |
Attendance | 2.5 million |
Box office | $40 million ($113.32 million in 2023 dollars)[1] |
Tina Turner concert chronology |
The Private Dancer Tour was the fifth concert tour by singer Tina Turner. In support of her fifth studio album, Private Dancer (1984), the tour helped to establish Turner as a major solo artist of the 1980s and a dynamic solo performer, after initially starting out singing with ex-husband Ike Turner's band. The tour is often considered one of the best comebacks in music history. The 180-date, eleven-month world tour traveled across Europe, North America and Australasia. Notably, Turner played a show in Budapest, Hungary, the only show of the tour behind the Iron Curtain. The concerts received many accolades, including the "Most Creative Tour Package" and "Comeback Tour Of The Year" awards from Pollstar.[2]
Broadcasts and recordings
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The two March 1985 shows at Birmingham, England's NEC Arena were filmed and released as Tina Live: Private Dancer Tour. The VHS release featured special guests Bryan Adams and David Bowie.
Band
[edit]- James Ralston – guitar, vocals
- Jamie West-Oram – guitar, vocals
- Bob Feit – bass guitar
- Jack Bruno – drums
- Timmy Cappello – percussion, keyboards, saxophone, vocals
- Kenny Moore – piano, vocals
Opening acts
[edit]- Glenn Frey (North America, select dates)
- Mr. Mister (North America, select dates)
- John Parr (North America, select dates)
- Go West (North America, select dates)
- FM (West Germany, April/May 1985)
- Strange Advance (Canada) (select dates)
- Limited Warranty (Omaha)
- Eric Martin Band (Reno)
- Wang Chung (Canada) (select dates)
Setlist
[edit]- Act 1
- "Let's Pretend We're Married"
- "Show Some Respect"
- "I Might Have Been Queen"
- "River Deep – Mountain High"
- "What's Love Got to Do with It"
- "Nutbush City Limits"
- "I Can't Stand The Rain"
- "Better Be Good to Me"
- Act 2
- "Private Dancer"
- "Let's Stay Together"
- "Help!"
- "It's Only Love"
- "Steel Claw"
- "Proud Mary"
- Encore
- "Legs"
- "Tonight"
- "Let's Dance"
- Notes
- During the March 23 performance at the NEC Arena in Birmingham, Turner was joined onstage by David Bowie to perform "Tonight" and "Let's Dance".
- During the March 24 performance at the NEC Arena in Birmingham, Turner was joined onstage by Bryan Adams to perform "It's Only Love".
- Act 1
- "Show Some Respect"
- "I Might Have Been Queen"
- "River Deep – Mountain High"
- "Nutbush City Limits"
- "I Can't Stand The Rain"
- "Better Be Good to Me"
- Act 2
- "Private Dancer"
- Act 3
- "One of the Living"
- "We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)"
- "What's Love Got to Do with It"
- "Let's Stay Together"
- "Help!"
- Act 4
- "It's Only Love"
- "Steel Claw"
- "Proud Mary"
- Encore
- "Legs"
- "Dancing in the Dark"
Tour dates
[edit]Date | City | Country | Venue |
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Europe | |||
February 19, 1985 | Helsinki | Finland | Helsinki Ice Hall |
February 21, 1985 | Drammen | Norway | Drammenshallen |
February 22, 1985 | Gothenburg | Sweden | Lisebergshallen |
February 23, 1985 | Stockholm | Johanneshovs Isstadion | |
February 24, 1985 | Copenhagen | Denmark | Falkoner Teatret |
February 28, 1985 | Ludwigshafen | West Germany | Friedrich-Ebert-Halle |
March 1, 1985 | Munich | Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle | |
March 2, 1985 | Frankfurt | Jahrhunderthalle | |
March 3, 1985 | Hamburg | CCH Saal 1 | |
March 4, 1985 | West Berlin | Deutschlandhalle | |
March 7, 1985 | Böblingen | Böblinger Sporthalle | |
March 8, 1985 | Zürich | Switzerland | Hallenstadion |
March 9, 1985 | Würzburg | West Germany | Carl-Diem-Halle |
March 11, 1985 | Brighton | England | Brighton Centre |
March 12, 1985 | Bournemouth | Windsor Hall | |
March 14, 1985 | London | Wembley Arena | |
March 15, 1985 | |||
March 16, 1985 | |||
March 17, 1985 | |||
March 19, 1985 | Dublin | Ireland | RDS Simmonscourt |
March 20, 1985 | Belfast | Northern Ireland | Queen's Arena |
March 21, 1985 | Edinburgh | Scotland | Edinburgh Playhouse |
March 23, 1985 | Birmingham | England | NEC Arena |
March 24, 1985 | |||
March 26, 1985 | Paris | France | Zénith de Paris |
March 27, 1985 | Lyon | Halle Tony Garnier | |
March 28, 1985 | Nice | Théâtre de verdure de Nice | |
March 29, 1985 | Milan | Italy | Teatro Tenda di Lampugnano |
March 31, 1985 | Klagenfurt | Austria | Stadthalle |
April 1, 1985 | Graz | Eisstadion Liebenau | |
April 2, 1985 | Budapest | Hungary | Budapest Sportcsarnok |
April 3, 1985 | Vienna | Austria | Wiener Stadthalle |
April 4, 1985 | Linz | Linzer Sporthalle | |
April 6, 1985 | Munich | West Germany | Olympiahalle |
April 7, 1985 | Saarbrücken | Saarlandhalle | |
April 8, 1985 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | Sportpaleis |
April 9, 1985 | |||
April 10, 1985 | Brussels | Belgium | Forest National |
April 11, 1985 | Frankfurt | West Germany | Jahrhunderthalle |
April 12, 1985 | |||
April 13, 1985 | Bremen | Bremer Stadhalle | |
April 14, 1985 | Dortmund | Westfalenhalle | |
April 15, 1985 | Düsseldorf | Philipshalle | |
April 16, 1985 | Brussels | Belgium | Forest National |
April 18, 1985 | Hamburg | West Germany | CCH Saal 1 |
April 19, 1985 | Eppelheim | Rhein-Neckar-Halle | |
April 20, 1985 | Munich | Olympiahalle | |
April 21, 1985 | Zürich | Switzerland | Hallenstadion |
April 22, 1985 | Nuremberg | West Germany | Frankenhalle |
April 24, 1985 | West Berlin | Deutschlandhalle | |
April 25, 1985 | Bremen | Bremer Stadthalle | |
April 26, 1985 | Düsseldorf | Philipshalle | |
April 27, 1985 | Frankfurt | Festhalle | |
April 28, 1985 | Münster | Halle Münsterland | |
April 30, 1985 | Kiel | Ostseehalle | |
May 1, 1985 | Cologne | Kölner Sporthalle | |
May 3, 1985 | West Berlin | Deutschlandhalle | |
May 4, 1985 | Hanover | Niedersachsenhalle | |
May 5, 1985 | Hamburg | Alsterdorfer Sporthalle | |
May 7, 1985 | Böblingen | Böblinger Sporthalle | |
May 8, 1985 | Munich | Olympiahalle | |
May 9, 1985 | Münchenstein | Switzerland | St. Jakobshalle |
North America | |||
July 8, 1985 | St. John's | Canada | Memorial Stadium |
July 9, 1985 | |||
July 10, 1985 | |||
July 11, 1985 | |||
July 14, 1985 | Fredericton | Aitken University Centre | |
July 15, 1985 | Moncton | Moncton Coliseum | |
July 16, 1985 | Halifax | Halifax Metro Centre | |
July 17, 1985 | |||
July 19, 1985 | Montréal | Montreal Forum | |
July 21, 1985 | Worcester | United States | Centrum in Worcester |
July 22, 1985 | |||
July 25, 1985 | Providence | Providence Civic Center | |
July 26, 1985 | Portland | Cumberland County Civic Center | |
July 27, 1985 | Hartford | Hartford Civic Center | |
July 28, 1985 | East Rutherford | Brendan Byrne Arena | |
July 31, 1985 | Philadelphia | The Spectrum | |
August 1, 1985 | New York City | Madison Square Garden | |
August 2, 1985 | |||
August 3, 1985 | Allentown | Allentown Fairgrounds Grandstand[3] | |
August 5, 1985 | Landover | Capital Centre | |
August 7, 1985 | Wantagh | Jones Beach Marine Theater | |
August 8, 1985 | |||
August 9, 1985 | |||
August 10, 1985 | Hershey | Hersheypark Stadium | |
August 11, 1985 | Rochester | Rochester Community War Memorial | |
August 12, 1985 | Saratoga Springs | Saratoga Performing Arts Center | |
August 14, 1985 | Toronto | Canada | CNE Grandstand |
August 15, 1985 | Lake Placid | United States | Olympic Center Ice Rink |
August 16, 1985 | Montreal | Canada | Montreal Forum |
August 17, 1985 | Ottawa | Lansdowne Park | |
August 18, 1985 | |||
August 21, 1985 | Toledo | United States | Centennial Hall |
August 22, 1985 | Richfield Township | The Coliseum at Richfield | |
August 23, 1985 | Pittsburgh | Civic Arena | |
August 24, 1985 | Charleston | Charleston Civic Center | |
August 25, 1985 | Cincinnati | Riverfront Coliseum | |
August 28, 1985 | Detroit | Joe Louis Arena | |
August 29, 1985 | Columbus | Battelle Hall | |
August 31, 1985 | Charlevoix | Castle Farms Music Theatre | |
September 1, 1985 | Notre Dame | Athletic & Convocation Center | |
September 3, 1985 | Flint | Atwood Stadium | |
September 4, 1985 | Kalamazoo | Wings Stadium | |
September 5, 1985 | Fort Wayne | War Memorial Coliseum | |
September 6, 1985 | Lexington | Rupp Arena | |
September 7, 1985 | Indianapolis | Market Square Arena | |
September 8, 1985 | Evansville | Roberts Municipal Stadium | |
September 10, 1985 | Champaign | Assembly Hall | |
September 11, 1985 | Rosemont | Rosemont Horizon | |
September 12, 1985 | |||
September 14, 1985 | Milwaukee | MECCA Arena | |
September 15, 1985 | Madison | Dane County Memorial Coliseum | |
September 17, 1985 | Winnipeg | Canada | Winnipeg Arena |
September 18, 1985 | Saint Paul | United States | Roy Wilkins Auditorium |
September 19, 1985 | Iowa City | Carver–Hawkeye Arena | |
September 20, 1985 | Ames | Hilton Coliseum | |
September 21, 1985 | Omaha | Omaha Civic Auditorium | |
September 24, 1985 | Calgary | Canada | Olympic Saddledome |
September 25, 1985 | Vancouver | Pacific Coliseum | |
September 27, 1985 | Edmonton | Northlands Coliseum | |
September 29, 1985 | Tacoma | United States | Tacoma Dome |
September 30, 1985 | Portland | Memorial Coliseum | |
October 2, 1985 | Reno | Lawlor Events Center | |
October 3, 1985 | Oakland | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena | |
October 4, 1985 | |||
October 5, 1985 | Irvine | Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre | |
October 8, 1985 | Los Angeles | Universal Amphitheatre | |
October 9, 1985 | |||
October 10, 1985 | |||
October 11, 1985 | |||
October 12, 1985 | |||
October 18, 1985 | Tempe | ASU Activity Center | |
October 19, 1985 | Las Cruces | Pan American Center | |
October 20, 1985 | Albuquerque | Tingley Coliseum | |
October 23, 1985 | Valley Center | Britt Brown Arena | |
October 25, 1985 | Oklahoma City | MCC Arena | |
October 26, 1985 | Kansas City | Kemper Arena | |
October 27, 1985 | Saint Louis | Kiel Auditorium | |
October 28, 1985 | |||
October 30, 1985 | Little Rock | Barton Coliseum | |
October 31, 1985 | Tulsa | Tulsa Assembly Center | |
November 1, 1985 | Dallas | Reunion Arena | |
November 2, 1985 | Austin | Frank Erwin Center | |
November 3, 1985 | Houston | The Summit | |
November 6, 1985 | Baton Rouge | LSU Assembly Center | |
November 7, 1985 | Tallahassee | Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center | |
November 8, 1985 | Auburn | Memorial Coliseum | |
November 9, 1985 | Chattanooga | UTC Arena | |
November 10, 1985 | Memphis | Mid-South Coliseum | |
November 13, 1985 | Shreveport | Hirsch Memorial Coliseum | |
November 14, 1985 | Starkville | Humphrey Coliseum | |
November 15, 1985 | Birmingham | BJCC Coliseum | |
November 16, 1985 | Mursfreesboro | Murphy Center | |
November 17, 1985 | Knoxville | Stokely Athletic Center | |
November 20, 1985 | Morgantown | WVU Coliseum | |
November 21, 1985 | Roanoke | Roanoke Civic Center | |
November 22, 1985 | Hampton | Hampton Coliseum | |
November 23, 1985 | Greensboro | Greensboro Coliseum | |
November 24, 1985 | Columbia | Carolina Coliseum | |
November 27, 1985 | Atlanta | Omni Coliseum | |
November 29, 1985 | Charlotte | Charlotte Coliseum | |
November 30, 1985 | Savannah | Martin Luther King, Jr. Arena | |
December 2, 1985 | Pembroke Pines | Hollywood Sportatorium | |
December 3, 1985 | Jacksonville | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Coliseum | |
December 4, 1985 | Gainesville | O'Connell Center | |
December 5, 1985 | Orlando | Orange County Civic Center | |
December 6, 1985 | Tampa | USF Sun Dome | |
December 7, 1985 | Miami | Miami Stadium | |
Australia | |||
December 10, 1985 | Brisbane | Australia | Chandler Velodrome |
December 12, 1985 | Sydney | Sydney Entertainment Centre | |
December 13, 1985 | |||
December 15, 1985 | |||
December 17, 1985 | Melbourne | Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre | |
December 18, 1985 | |||
December 19, 1985 | |||
December 20, 1985 | |||
December 23, 1985 | Perth | Perth Entertainment Centre | |
December 24, 1985 | |||
Asia | |||
December 27, 1985 | Osaka | Japan | Festival Hall |
December 28, 1985 | Tokyo | Nippon Budokan |
Box office score data
[edit]Venue | City | Tickets sold / available | Gross revenue |
---|---|---|---|
Centrum in Worcester | Worcester | 23,776 / 23,776 (100%) | $372,142[4] |
Cumberland County Civic Center | Portland | 8,462 / 8,462 (100%) | $138,195[5] |
Brendan Byrne Arena | East Rutherford | 15,911 / 19,480 (82%) | $253,623[5] |
The Spectrum | Philadelphia | 12,995 / 14,700 (88%) | $214,063[5] |
Capitol Centre | Landover | 15,226 / 15,550 (98%) | $236,003[5] |
CNE Grandstand | Toronto | 22,830 / 22,830 (100%) | $489,846[6] |
CCE Grandstand | Ottawa | 26,006 / 27,000 (96%) | $507,117[7] |
Centennial Hall | Toledo | 8,889 / 9,000 (99%) | $121,890[8] |
Charleston Civic Center | Charleston | 12,839 / 12,839 (100%) | $189,330[7] |
Joe Louis Arena | Detroit | 15,000 / 15,000 (100%) | $225,000[8] |
Athletic & Convocation Center | Notre Dame | 7,267 / 7,482 (97%) | $190,005[8] |
War Memorial Coliseum | Fort Wayne | 9,100 / 9,100 (100%) | $134,853[9] |
Market Square Arena | Indianapolis | 12,619 / 12,619 (100%) | $189,285[9] |
Roberts Municipal Stadium | Evansville | 8,686 / 8,686 (100%) | $130,290[9] |
Dane County Memorial Coliseum | Madison | 8,471 / 9,813 (86%) | $138,973[10] |
Omaha Civic Auditorium | Omaha | 9,051 / 10,000 (91%) | $132,582[9] |
Olympic Saddledome | Calgary | 16,500 / 16,500 (100%) | $249,600[11] |
Tacoma Dome | Tacoma | 18,840 / 25,000 (75%) | $310,414[12] |
Memorial Coliseum | Portland | 11,338 / 11,338 (100%) | $164,332[12] |
Lawlor Events Center | Reno | 10,848 / 10,848 (100%) | $174,568[11] |
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena | Oakland | 26,889 / 26,889 (100%) | $470,557[11] |
Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre | Irvine | 14,486 / 14,486 (100%) | $239,250[11] |
ASU Activity Center | Tempe | 11,361 / 15,000 (76%) | $164,865[13] |
Pan American Center | Las Cruces | 9,222 / 11,000 (84%) | $132,930[14] |
Kemper Arena | Kansas City | 11,013 / 12,000 (92%) | $161,585[14] |
Tulsa Assembly Center | Tulsa | 7,226 / 8,100 (89%) | $122,337[15] |
Reunion Arena | Dallas | 14,191 / 17,000 (84%) | $211,327[16] |
The Summit | Houston | 13,331 / 14,500 (92%) | $201,804[16] |
Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center | Tallahassee | 7,754 / 9,000 (86%) | $134,010[16] |
Mid-South Coliseum | Memphis | 10,049 / 12,900 (78%) | $150,735[17] |
Stokely Athletic Center | Knoxville | 10,430 / 10,430 (100%) | $145,599[16] |
Carolina Coliseum | Columbia | 11,691 / 11,691 (100%) | $175,365[18] |
Omni Coliseum | Atlanta | 12,767 / 12,767 (100%) | $191,205[18] |
Hollywood Sportatorium | Pembroke Pines | 9,925 / 9,925 (100%) | $148,769[18] |
TOTAL | 444,999 / 475,661 (94%) | $7,130,359 |
External links
[edit]References
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