Private Dancer Tour
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{{Short description|1985 concert tour by Tina Turner}}
{{infobox concert|
|concert_tour_name = Private Dancer Tour
|image = Tt pdt85.jpg
|caption = Promotional poster for tour
|artist = Tina Turner
|album = Private Dancer
|number_of_legs = 5
|start_date = February 19, 1985
|end_date = December 28, 1985
|number_of_shows = 67 in Europe
105 in North America
11 in Australia
2 in Asia
185 Total
|attendance = 2.5 million
|gross = $40 million
{{small|(${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|40|r=2|1985}}}} million in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars){{inflation-fn|US}}}}
|this_tour = Private Dancer Tour
(1985)
|last_tour = 1984 World Tour
(1984)
|next_tour = Break Every Rule World Tour
(1987–1988)
}}
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.{{Cite web |url=https://www.pollstarpro.com/PCIA-Static/awards1985.htm |title=Pollstar Awards Archive – 1985 |access-date=February 21, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170320050657/http://www.pollstarpro.com/PCIA-Static/awards1985.htm |archive-date=March 20, 2017 |url-status=dead }}
Broadcasts and recordings
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
- 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
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- 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)
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Setlist
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;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"
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;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".
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| header = North America/Australia/Asia{{cite web |url=https://www.mcall.com/news/mc-xpm-1985-08-04-2487275-story.html |title=SHE'S SASSY, CLASSY TINA TURNER A HIT AT THE FAIRGROUNDS |last1=Willistein |first1=Paul |date=August 4, 1985 |website=The Morning Call |publisher= |access-date=March 20, 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200320024127/https://www.mcall.com/news/mc-xpm-1985-08-04-2487275-story.html |archive-date=March 20, 2020}}
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;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
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |
| style="width:150px;"| Date
! style="width:150px;"| City ! style="width:150px;"| Country ! style="width:275px;"| Venue |
|---|
| style="background:#ddd;"
|colspan="4"|Europe |
| February 19, 1985 |
| February 21, 1985 |
| February 22, 1985
|rowspan="2"|Sweden |
| February 23, 1985 |
| February 24, 1985 |
| February 28, 1985
|rowspan="6"|West Germany |
| March 1, 1985 |
| March 2, 1985 |
| March 3, 1985 |
| March 4, 1985 |
| March 7, 1985 |
| March 8, 1985 |
| March 9, 1985
|West Germany |
| March 11, 1985
|rowspan="7"|England |
| March 12, 1985 |
| March 14, 1985
|rowspan="5"|London |rowspan="5"|Wembley Arena |
| March 15, 1985 |
| March 16, 1985 |
| March 17, 1985 |
| March 18, 1985 |
| March 20, 1985 |
| March 21, 1985 |
| March 23, 1985
|rowspan="2"|Birmingham |rowspan="2"|England |rowspan="2"|NEC Arena |
| March 24, 1985 |
| March 26, 1985
|Paris |rowspan="3"|France |
| March 27, 1985
|Lyon |
| |March 28, 1985
|Nice |
| March 29, 1985
|Teatro Tenda di Lampugnano |
| March 31, 1985
|rowspan="2"|Austria |Stadthalle |
| April 1, 1985
|Graz |
| April 2, 1985 |
| April 3, 1985
|rowspan="2"|Austria |
| |April 4, 1985
|Linz |
| April 6, 1985
|Munich |rowspan="2"|West Germany |
| April 7, 1985 |
| April 8, 1985
|rowspan="2"|Rotterdam |rowspan="2"|Netherlands |rowspan="2"|Sportpaleis |
| April 9, 1985 |
| April 10, 1985 |
| April 11, 1985
|rowspan="2"|Frankfurt |rowspan="5"|West Germany |rowspan="2"|Jahrhunderthalle |
| April 12, 1985 |
| April 13, 1985 |
| April 14, 1985 |
| April 15, 1985 |
| April 16, 1985
|Brussels |Belgium |Forest National |
| April 18, 1985
|Hamburg |rowspan="3"|West Germany |CCH Saal 1 |
| April 19, 1985 |
| April 20, 1985
|Munich |Olympiahalle |
| April 21, 1985
|Zürich |Switzerland |Hallenstadion |
| April 22, 1985
|rowspan="13"|West Germany |
| |April 24, 1985
|West Berlin |Deutschlandhalle |
| April 25, 1985
|Bremen |Bremer Stadthalle |
| April 26, 1985
|Düsseldorf |Philipshalle |
| April 27, 1985
|Frankfurt |
| April 28, 1985 |
| April 30, 1985
|Kiel |
| May 1, 1985 |
| May 3, 1985
|West Berlin |Deutschlandhalle |
| May 4, 1985 |
| May 5, 1985
|Hamburg |
| May 7, 1985
|Böblingen |Böblinger Sporthalle |
| May 8, 1985
|Munich |Olympiahalle |
| May 9, 1985
|Switzerland |
| style="background:#ddd;"
|colspan="4"|North America |
| July 8, 1985
|rowspan="4"|St. John's |rowspan="9"|Canada |rowspan="4"|Memorial Stadium |
| July 9, 1985 |
| July 10, 1985 |
| July 11, 1985 |
| July 14, 1985 |
| July 15, 1985 |
| July 16, 1985
|rowspan="2"|Halifax |rowspan="2"|Halifax Metro Centre |
| July 17, 1985 |
| July 19, 1985 |
| July 21, 1985
|rowspan="2"|Worcester |rowspan="16"|United States |rowspan="2"|Centrum in Worcester |
| July 22, 1985 |
| July 25, 1985 |
| July 26, 1985 |
| July 27, 1985 |
| July 28, 1985 |
| July 31, 1985 |
| August 1, 1985
|rowspan="2"|New York City |rowspan="2"|Madison Square Garden |
| August 2, 1985 |
| August 3, 1985 |
| August 5, 1985 |
| August 7, 1985
|rowspan="2"|Wantagh |rowspan="2"|Jones Beach Marine Theater |
| August 8, 1985 |
| August 10, 1985 |
| August 11, 1985 |
| August 12, 1985 |
| August 14, 1985
|Canada |
| August 15, 1985
|United States |
| August 16, 1985
|Montreal |rowspan="3"|Canada |Montreal Forum |
| August 17, 1985
|rowspan="2"|Ottawa |rowspan="2"|Lansdowne Park |
| August 18, 1985 |
| August 21, 1985
|rowspan="20"|United States |
| August 22, 1985 |
| August 23, 1985 |
| August 24, 1985 |
| August 25, 1985 |
| August 28, 1985 |
| August 29, 1985 |
| August 31, 1985
|Castle Farms Music Theatre |
| September 1, 1985 |
| September 3, 1985 |
| September 4, 1985 |
| September 5, 1985 |
| September 6, 1985 |
| September 7, 1985 |
| September 8, 1985 |
| September 10, 1985 |
| September 11, 1985
|rowspan="2"|Rosemont |rowspan="2"|Rosemont Horizon |
| September 12, 1985 |
| September 14, 1985 |
| September 15, 1985 |
| September 17, 1985
|Canada |
| September 18, 1985
|rowspan="4"|United States |
| September 19, 1985 |
| September 20, 1985
|Ames |
| September 21, 1985 |
| September 24, 1985
|rowspan="4"|Canada |
| September 25, 1985 |
| September 27, 1985
|rowspan="2"|Vancouver |rowspan="2"|Pacific Coliseum |
| September 28, 1985 |
| September 29, 1985
|rowspan="45"|United States |
| September 30, 1985 |
| October 2, 1985
|Reno |
| October 3, 1985
|rowspan="2"|Oakland |rowspan="2"|Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena |
| October 4, 1985 |
| October 5, 1985 |
| October 8, 1985
|rowspan="5"|Los Angeles |rowspan="5"|Universal Amphitheatre |
| October 9, 1985 |
| October 10, 1985 |
| October 11, 1985 |
| October 12, 1985 |
| October 18, 1985 |
| October 19, 1985 |
| October 20, 1985 |
| October 23, 1985 |
| October 25, 1985 |
| October 26, 1985 |
| October 27, 1985
|rowspan="2"|Saint Louis |rowspan="2"|Kiel Auditorium |
| October 28, 1985 |
| October 30, 1985 |
| October 31, 1985 |
| November 1, 1985 |
| November 2, 1985 |
| November 3, 1985 |
| November 6, 1985 |
| November 7, 1985 |
| November 8, 1985 |
| November 9, 1985 |
| November 10, 1985 |
| November 13, 1985 |
| November 14, 1985 |
| November 15, 1985 |
| November 16, 1985 |
| November 17, 1985 |
| November 20, 1985 |
| November 21, 1985 |
| November 22, 1985 |
| November 23, 1985 |
| November 24, 1985 |
| November 27, 1985 |
| November 29, 1985 |
| November 30, 1985 |
| December 1, 1985 |
| December 2, 1985 |
| style="background:#ddd;"
|colspan="4"|Oceania |
| December 7, 1985
|New Zealand |
| December 10, 1985
|rowspan="10"|Australia |
| December 12, 1985
|rowspan="3"|Sydney |rowspan="3"|Sydney Entertainment Centre |
| December 13, 1985 |
| December 15, 1985 |
| December 17, 1985
|rowspan="4"|Melbourne |rowspan="4"|Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre |
| December 18, 1985 |
| December 19, 1985 |
| December 20, 1985 |
| December 23, 1985
| rowspan="2"|Perth |rowspan="2"|Perth Entertainment Centre |
| December 24, 1985 |
| style="background:#ddd;"
|colspan="4"|Asia |
| December 27, 1985
|rowspan="2"|Japan |
| December 28, 1985
|Tokyo |
| style="background:#ddd;"
|colspan="4"|North America |
| December 31, 1985
|United States |
= Box office score data =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | |
| style="width:275px;"| Venue
! style="width:150px;"| City ! style="width:150px;"| Tickets sold / available ! style="width:150px;"| Gross revenue | |
|---|---|
| Centrum in Worcester
|Worcester |23,776 / 23,776 (100%) | |
| Cumberland County Civic Center
|Portland |8,462 / 8,462 (100%) | |
| Brendan Byrne Arena
|East Rutherford |15,911 / 19,480 (82%) | |
| The Spectrum
|Philadelphia |12,995 / 14,700 (88%) | |
| Capitol Centre
|Landover |15,226 / 15,550 (98%) | |
| CNE Grandstand
|Toronto |22,830 / 22,830 (100%) | |
| CCE Grandstand
|Ottawa |26,006 / 27,000 (96%) | |
| Centennial Hall
|Toledo |8,889 / 9,000 (99%) | |
| Charleston Civic Center
|Charleston |12,839 / 12,839 (100%) | |
| Joe Louis Arena
|Detroit |15,000 / 15,000 (100%) | |
| Athletic & Convocation Center
|Notre Dame |7,267 / 7,482 (97%) | |
| War Memorial Coliseum
|Fort Wayne |9,100 / 9,100 (100%) | |
| Market Square Arena
|Indianapolis |12,619 / 12,619 (100%) | |
| Roberts Municipal Stadium
|Evansville |8,686 / 8,686 (100%) | |
| Dane County Memorial Coliseum
|Madison |8,471 / 9,813 (86%) | |
| Omaha Civic Auditorium
|Omaha |9,051 / 10,000 (91%) | |
| Olympic Saddledome
|Calgary |16,500 / 16,500 (100%) | |
| Tacoma Dome
|Tacoma |18,840 / 25,000 (75%) | |
| Memorial Coliseum
|Portland |11,338 / 11,338 (100%) | |
| Lawlor Events Center
|Reno |10,848 / 10,848 (100%) | |
| Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
|Oakland |26,889 / 26,889 (100%) | |
| Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre
|Irvine |14,486 / 14,486 (100%) | |
| ASU Activity Center
|Tempe |11,361 / 15,000 (76%) | |
| Pan American Center
|Las Cruces |9,222 / 11,000 (84%) | |
| Kemper Arena
|Kansas City |11,013 / 12,000 (92%) | |
| Tulsa Assembly Center
|Tulsa |7,226 / 8,100 (89%) | |
| Reunion Arena
|Dallas |14,191 / 17,000 (84%) | |
| The Summit
|Houston |13,331 / 14,500 (92%) | |
| Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center
|Tallahassee |7,754 / 9,000 (86%) | |
| Mid-South Coliseum
|Memphis |10,049 / 12,900 (78%) | |
| Stokely Athletic Center
|Knoxville |10,430 / 10,430 (100%) | |
| Carolina Coliseum
|Columbia |11,691 / 11,691 (100%) | |
| Omni Coliseum | Atlanta
|12,767 / 12,767 (100%) |
| Hollywood Sportatorium
|Pembroke Pines |9,925 / 9,925 (100%) | |
| colspan="2"| TOTAL
|444,999 / 475,661 (94%) |$7,130,359 |
External links
- [http://www.tinaturnerfanclub.eu/tours/private_dancer_tour.html International Tina Turner Fan Club – Tour – Private Dancer 1984–1985]