Wildest Dreams Tour

Wildest Dreams Tour

Tour by Tina Turner
Promotional poster for Turner's 1997 tour
Associated album	Wildest Dreams
Start date	April 13, 1996
End date	August 10, 1997
Legs	5
No. of shows	1 in Asia 4 in Africa 146 in Europe 26 in Australasia 78 in North America 255 Total
Box office	$130 million ($191.95 in 2016 dollars)[1]
Tina Turner concert chronology

Wildest Dreams Tour is the seventh concert tour by American singer Tina Turner.The tour supported her eighth studio album Wildest Dreams. The tour is Turner's biggest outing to date, performing over 250 dates in Europe, North America and Australasia—surpassing her Break Every Rule Tour in 1987. Lasting nearly 16 months, the tour is estimated to have grossed over $100 million. The tour was sponsored by Hanes, as Turner became the spokesperson for their new hosiery line.^[2] The tour was financially successful, especially in North America. It is estimated that tour grossed over 20 million dollars with an attendance of over 650,000 spectators.^[3]

Background

Shortly after the release of the James Bond theme GoldenEye, Turner announced that she will embark on a tour in the Spring of 1996. The tour unofficially began with six rehearsal dates in Asia, Africa and Europe. In April 1996, Turner performed a private concert for the niece of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei.^[4] During rehearsals, Turner performed her only concerts to date in the southeast Asia region and Africa. While performing in Johannesburg, Turner was joined onstage by Vusa Dance Company to perform "Do What You Do". After the performance, Turner approached dancer David Matamela and gave him a scholarship to the Alvin Ailey Dance School.^[5] Despite current issues in South Africa for concert tours, Turner's South African leg proved to be successful playing to over 100,000 spectators.^[6] During rehearsals, Turner was not impressed with the stage design. She felt the stage was too dark and felt awkward to perform on. It was later reworked to Turner's liking. Elements of the stage can be seen in Turner's 50th Anniversary Tour.

While promoting the North American leg of the tour, it was announced talk show personality Oprah Winfrey would follow the tour with her syndicated talk show from Houston to New York City. Winfrey described the event as her dream stating,^[2]

"She is our goddess of rock 'n' roll. We are going to be right there with Miss Tina. We're going on tour with Tina. 'The Oprah Show' is actually going on the road with Tina. I am the biggest Tina Turner fan there is. It is my wildest dream."

In her own words, Turner believed this could be her best tour in North America. She further commented,^[2]

"It could be my best tour ever in America. When I walk on stage, there's such a feeling of faces looking back at me with love and admiration. [And] it turns into a togetherness. It really is about a desire from the people. The last tour I actually announced to my audience that I would be back. It was only because of that feeling, because that's the kind of audience I have."

Death of Kenny Moore

During the tour, pianist Kenny Moore suffered health problems. In Sydney, New South Wales, he was admitted to the hospital and later pronounced deceased due to apoplexy. Moore had worked with Turner since 1977. Chuck Booker replaced Moore for the remaining dates of the tour. Turner dedicated every performance thereafter to Moore.^[7]

Bomb scare in New Zealand

After successfully touring New Zealand with her last feat, Turner returned to an expanded tour in the region. The leg proved to be a success for Turner as dates quickly sold out. However, during her concert in Wellington, New Zealand, Turner was removed from the stage and the building was later evacuated by local police due to a possible bomb at the venue. After a full sweep of the building, Turner resumed the concert nearly three hours later. The same incident happened in Palmerston North.

Opening acts

• The Accelerators (Paris, May 1996)^[8]
• Jimmy Barnes (Australasia)
• Tony Joe White (New Zealand)
• Cyndi Lauper (North America)^[9]
• Chris Isaak (Wantagh)
• Belinda Carlisle (Birmingham, UK)

Set list

Asia/Africa 

1. "Whatever You Want"
2. Do What You Do
3. Thief of Hearts
4. "On Silent Wings"
5. "Missing You"
6. "In Your Wildest Dreams"
7. "GoldenEye"
8. "River Deep – Mountain High"
9. "Private Dancer"
10. "We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)"
11. "Let's Stay Together"
12. "Undercover Agent for the Blues"
13. "Steamy Windows"
14. "Better Be Good to Me"
15. "Addicted To Love"
16. "The Best"
17. "What's Love Got to Do with It"
18. "Proud Mary"

Encore

19. "Nutbush City Limits"
20. "Unfinished Sympathy"
21. "Dancing in My Dreams"

Europe/Australasia/North America 

1. "Whatever You Want"
2. "Do What You Do"
3. "River Deep – Mountain High"
4. "Missing You"
5. "In Your Wildest Dreams"
6. "GoldenEye"
7. "Private Dancer"
8. "We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)"
9. "Let's Stay Together"
10. "I Can't Stand the Rain"
11. "Undercover Agent for the Blues"
12. "Steamy Windows"
13. "Giving It Up for Your Love"
14. "Better Be Good to Me"
15. "Addicted to Love"
16. "The Best"
17. "What's Love Got to Do with It"
18. "Proud Mary"

Encore

19. "Nutbush City Limits"
20. "On Silent Wings"
21. "Dancing in My Dreams"

Additional notes

• During performances at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France (May 1996), Turner performed "Unfinished Symphony" with Bruce Willis and his band, "The Accelerators".
• During the performances at the Amsterdam Arena in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Turner performed "Something Beautiful Remains" for the concert filming. The song was performed in lieu of "Dancing in My Dreams and was not included in any other performance during the tour.

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
Asia[4]
April 13, 1996	Kallang	Singapore	Singapore Indoor Stadium
Africa[6]
April 16, 1996	Cape Town	South Africa	Newlands Cricket Ground
April 18, 1996	Durban		Kings Park Stadium
April 21, 1996	Johannesburg		JHB Stadium
April 22, 1996
Europe
May 1, 1996^[A]	Ischgl	Austria	Silvrettaseilbahn AG
May 3, 1996	Paris	France	Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
May 4, 1996
May 5, 1996
May 6, 1996	Lyon		Halle Tony Garnier
May 9, 1996	Ghent	Belgium	Flanders Expo
May 10, 1996
May 11, 1996
May 12, 1996
May 13, 1996
May 16, 1996	Rotterdam	Netherlands	Sportpaleis van Ahoy
May 17, 1996
May 18, 1996
May 19, 1996
May 23, 1996
May 24, 1996
May 25, 1996
May 26, 1996
May 28, 1996	Berlin	Germany	Deutschlandhalle
May 29, 1996	Hanover		Niedersachsenstadion
May 30, 1996	Munich		Olympiahalle
May 31, 1996
June 1, 1996
June 2, 1996
June 6, 1996	Stockholm	Sweden	Stockholm Globe Arena
June 7, 1996
June 8, 1996
June 9, 1996	Gothenburg		Scandinavium
June 12, 1996	Oslo	Norway	Oslo Spektrum
June 13, 1996
June 14, 1996
June 15, 1996
June 16, 1996	Bremen	Germany	Weserstadion
June 21, 1996	Copenhagen	Denmark	Parken Stadium
June 22, 1996	Hamburg	Germany	Volksparkstadion
June 23, 1996	Rostock		Ostseestadion
June 25, 1996	Nancy	France	Zénith de Nancy
June 28, 1996	Dublin	Ireland	Croke Park
June 30, 1996	Edinburgh	Scotland	Murrayfield Stadium
July 4, 1996	Vienna	Austria	Praterstadion
July 5, 1996	Basel	Switzerland	St. Jakob Stadium
July 7, 1996	Rome	Italy	Stadio Olimpico
July 10, 1996	Vienna	Austria	Praterstadion
July 12, 1996	Gateshead	England	Gateshead International Stadium
July 13, 1996	Alton		Alton Towers
July 14, 1996	Cardiff	Wales	Cardiff Arms Park
July 18, 1996	Sheffield	England	Don Valley Stadium
July 20, 1996	London		Wembley Stadium
July 21, 1996
July 23, 1996			Wembley Arena
July 24, 1996	Nîmes	France	Arena of Nîmes
July 25, 1996
July 27, 1996	Cologne	Germany	Müngersdorfer Stadion
July 28, 1996	Karlsruhe		Wildparkstadion
August 1, 1996	Berlin		Waldbühne
August 2, 1996
August 3, 1996
August 4, 1996
August 7, 1996	Helsinki	Finland	Helsinki Olympic Stadium
August 8, 1996	Kolding	Denmark	Kolding Stadion
August 9, 1996	Gothenburg	Sweden	Ullevi
August 10, 1996	Oslo	Norway	Oslo Spektrum
August 11, 1996
August 21, 1996	Budapest	Hungary	Népstadion
August 22, 1996	Prague	Czech Republic	Dannerůvstadion
August 23, 1996	Warsaw	Poland	Gwardia Stadium
August 26, 1996	Ghent	Belgium	Flanders Expo
August 27, 1996
August 29, 1996
August 30, 1996
August 31, 1996
September 1, 1996
September 2, 1996
September 4, 1996	Luxembourg City	Luxembourg	Stade Josy Barthel
September 6, 1996	Amsterdam	Netherlands	Amsterdam Arena
September 7, 1996
September 8, 1996
September 11, 1996	Paris	France	Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
September 12, 1996
September 13, 1996
September 14, 1996	Liévin		Stade Couvert Régional de Liévin
September 15, 1996	Barcelona	Spain	Palau Sant Jordi
September 17, 1996
September 18, 1996
September 19, 1996	Milan	Italy	Forum di Assago
September 20, 1996	Istanbul	Turkey	BJK İnönü Stadium
September 22, 1996	Lisbon	Portugal	Estádio do Restelo
September 25, 1996	Milan	Italy	Forum di Assago
September 26, 1996
September 27, 1996	Bologna		PalaDozza
September 28, 1996
September 30, 1996	Lyon	France	Halle Tony Garnier
October 2, 1996	Munich	Germany	Olympiahalle
October 3, 1996
October 4, 1996
October 5, 1996
October 6, 1996
October 7, 1996
October 10, 1996	Kiel		Ostseehalle
October 11, 1996
October 12, 1996	Hanover		Hanover Fairgrounds
October 13, 1996
October 17, 1996	Maastricht	Netherlands	Maastricht Exhibition & Congress Centre
October 18, 1996	Leipzig	Germany	Leipziger Messe Fairgrounds
October 19, 1996
October 20, 1996
October 23, 1996	Toulon	France	Zénith Oméga de Toulon
October 25, 1996	Dortmund	Germany	Westfalenhalle
October 26, 1996
October 27, 1996
November 1, 1996	Zürich	Switzerland	Hallenstadion
November 2, 1996
November 5, 1996	Moscow	Russia	State Kremlin Palace
November 6, 1996
November 7, 1996
November 9, 1996	Stuttgart	Germany	Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle
November 10, 1996
November 13, 1996	Frankfurt		Festhalle Frankfurt
November 14, 1996
November 15, 1996
November 16, 1996
November 18, 1996	London	England	Wembley Arena
November 19, 1996
November 20, 1996
November 21, 1996
November 23, 1996	Heerenveen	Netherlands	Isstadion Thialf
November 24, 1996
November 25, 1996	Dortmund	Germany	Westfalenhalle
November 28, 1996	Sheffield	England	Sheffield Arena
November 29, 1996
November 30, 1996
December 1, 1996	Glasgow	Scotland	Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre
December 2, 1996
December 4, 1996	Manchester	England	NYNEX Arena
December 5, 1996
December 6, 1996
December 7, 1996
December 10, 1996	Birmingham		NEC Arena
December 11, 1996
December 12, 1996
December 13, 1996
December 14, 1996
December 16, 1996	London		Wembley Arena
December 18, 1996
December 19, 1996
December 20, 1996
Australia
February 27, 1997	Canberra	Australia	Manuka Oval
March 3, 1997	Launceston		NTCA Ground
March 4, 1997	Hobart		North Hobart Oval
March 5, 1997
March 8, 1997	Newcastle		Breakers Stadium
March 11, 1997	Sydney		Sydney Entertainment Centre
March 12, 1997
March 15, 1997	Brisbane		Brisbane Entertainment Centre
March 18, 1997	Melbourne		Centre Court
March 19, 1997
March 21, 1997
March 25, 1997	Townsville		Townsville Entertainment Centre
March 27, 1997	Cairns		Bundaberg Rum Stadium
March 29, 1997	Darwin		Marrara Hockey Centre
March 31, 1997	Adelaide		Adelaide Entertainment Centre
April 3, 1997	Perth		Perth Entertainment Centre
April 4, 1997
April 5, 1997
April 9, 1997	Wellington	New Zealand	Queen's Wharf Events Centre
April 10, 1997
April 12, 1997	Auckland		Ericsson Stadium
April 13, 1997	New Plymouth		TSB Stadium
April 15, 1997	Palmerston North		Palmerston North Showgrounds
April 16, 1997
April 18, 1997	Nelson		Trafalgar Park
April 20, 1997	Christchurch		Lancaster Park
North America
May 1, 1997	The Woodlands	United States	Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
May 2, 1997
May 3, 1997	San Antonio		Alamodome
May 4, 1997	Dallas		Coca-Cola Starplex Amphitheatre
May 6, 1997	Albuquerque		Tingley Coliseum
May 7, 1997	Phoenix		America West Arena
May 9, 1997	San Diego		San Diego Sports Arena
May 10, 1997	Las Vegas		MGM Grand Garden Arena
May 12, 1997	Los Angeles		Greek Theatre
May 13, 1997
May 15, 1997
May 16, 1997
May 17, 1997	Anaheim		Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim
May 18, 1997	Los Angeles		Greek Theatre
May 20, 1997	Fresno		Selland Arena
May 21, 1997	Concord		Concord Pavilion
May 22, 1997	Sacramento		Cal Expo Amphitheatre
May 23, 1997	Mountain View		Shoreline Amphitheatre
May 24, 1997	George		Gorge Amphitheatre
May 25, 1997	Vancouver	Canada	General Motors Place
May 29, 1997	Salt Lake City	United States	Delta Center
May 30, 1997	Greenwood Village		Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre
May 31, 1997
June 1, 1997	Minneapolis		Northrop Auditorium
June 2, 1997	Bonner Springs		Sandstone Amphitheater
June 3, 1997	Maryland Heights		Riverport Amphitheater
June 6, 1997	Nashville		Starwood Amphitheatre
June 7, 1997	Memphis		Pyramid Arena
June 8, 1997	Birmingham		BJCC Coliseum
June 9, 1997	New Orleans		Lakefront Arena
June 11, 1997	West Palm Beach		Coral Sky Amphitheatre
June 12, 1997	Orlando		Orlando Arena
June 13, 1997	Tampa		Ice Palace
June 14, 1997	Atlanta		Lakewood Amphitheatre
June 15, 1997
June 16, 1997	North Charleston		North Charleston Coliseum
June 17, 1997	Knoxville		Thompson–Boling Arena
June 18, 1997	Charlotte		Blockbuster Pavilion
June 19, 1997	Raleigh		Walnut Creek Amphitheatre
June 20, 1997	Richmond		Classic Amphitheatre at Strawberry Hill
June 21, 1997	Bristow		Nissan Pavilion at Stone Ridge
June 22, 1997	Columbus		Polaris Amphitheater
June 23, 1997	Clarkston		Pine Knob Music Theatre
June 24, 1997
June 25, 1997	Cincinnati		Riverbend Music Center
June 27, 1997	Moline		MARK of the Quad Cities
June 28, 1997	Tinley Park		New World Music Theatre
June 29, 1997	Milwaukee		Marcus Amphitheater
July 2, 1997	Winston-Salem		Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum
July 3, 1997	Virginia Beach		GTE Virginia Beach Amphitheater
July 5, 1997	Montreal	Canada	Molson Centre
July 6, 1997	Ottawa		Corel Centre
July 7, 1997	Toronto		Molson Amphitheatre
July 9, 1997	Darien	United States	Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
July 10, 1997	Burgettstown		Coca-Cola Star Lake Amphitheater
July 11, 1997	Camden		Blockbuster-Sony Music Entertainment Centre
July 12, 1997	Atlantic City		Etess Arena
July 13, 1997	Saratoga Springs		Saratoga Performing Arts Center
July 15, 1997	Wallingford		SNET Oakdale Theatre
July 16, 1997
July 18, 1997	Mansfield		Great Woods Center for the Performing Arts
July 19, 1997
July 20, 1997	Holmdel Township		PNC Bank Arts Center
July 22, 1997	New York City		Radio City Music Hall
July 23, 1997
July 25, 1997
July 26, 1997
July 27, 1997
July 29, 1997
July 30, 1997
August 1, 1997	Wantagh		Jones Beach Amphitheater
August 2, 1997
August 3, 1997	Mansfield		Great Woods Center for the Performing Arts
August 5, 1997	Noblesville		Deer Creek Music Center
August 6, 1997	Cleveland		Gund Arena
August 8, 1997	University Park		Bryce Jordan Center
August 9, 1997	Atlantic City		Etess Arena
August 10, 1997	Hartford		Meadows Music Theater

Cancellations and rescheduled shows

November 3, 1996	Geneva, Switzerland	SEG Geneva Arena	Cancelled
April 19, 1997	Temuka, New Zealand	Temuka Domain Oval	Cancelled
May 3, 1997	Austin, Texas	Frank Erwin Center	This performance was moved to the Alamodome in San Antonio.
May 22, 1997	Sacramento, California	ARCO Arena	This performance was moved to the Cal Expo Amphitheater.
June 17, 1997	Holmdel Township, New Jersey	PNC Bank Arts Center	This performance was moved to July 20, 1997
June 26, 1997	Noblesville, Indiana	Deer Creek Music Center	This performance was moved to August 5, 1997

Festivals and other miscellaneous performances

^A This concert is a part of Festival Ischgl/Top of the Mountain Concert

Box office score data

Venue	City	Tickets sold / available	Gross revenue
Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion	The Woodlands	26,072 / 26,072 (100%)	$539,550[10]
Alamodome	San Antonio	18,019 / 18,019 (100%)	$433,243[11]
Coca-Cola Starplex Amphitheatre	Dallas	18,380 / 18,380 (100%)	$324,694[11]
America West Arena	Phoenix	12,504 / 12,504 (100%)	$324,694[11]
MGM Grand Garden Arena	Las Vegas	13,267 / 13,267 (100%)	$448,485[11]
Greek Theatre	Los Angeles	30,088 / 30,088 (100%)	$1,194,346[12]
Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim	Anaheim	12,505 / 12,755 (98%)	$465,920[12]
Gorge Amphitheatre	George	18,066 / 20,00 (90%)	$530,825[13]
Nissan Pavilion at Stone Ridge	Bristow	17,893 / 17,893 (100%)	$530,825[14]
Molson Centre	Montreal	13,189 / 14,114 (93%)	$485,482[15]
Blockbuster-Sony Music Entertainment Centre	Camden	11,764 / 24,967 (47%)	$485,482[14]
Radio City Music Hall	New York City	41,650 / 41,650 (100%)	$2,651,000[16]
Jones Beach Marine Theater	Wantagh	21,814 / 21,814 (100%)	$850,400[17]
TOTAL		255,211 / 271,523 (94%)	$9,142,010

Broadcasts and recordings

Microsoft Music Central joined Turner on tour to give spectators a "behind the scenes" diary. Entries are written by Turner and her crew as they performed throughout Australasia and North America. The program also contained backstage footage and photos, along with, exclusive concert footage, music videos and interviews with Turner and Oprah Winfrey.^[18]

Additionally, Turner's performance in Johannesburg was broadcast on SABC 3 in April 1996. Turner's Moscow performance was broadcast on Channel One.

Before Turner toured North America, The Showtime Network aired her concert from the Amsterdam ArenA in Amsterdam Netherlands on April 1, 1997. The concert footage was later made available on VHS in September 1997, followed by DVD released in 1999. The DVD contained an interview with Turner as well as the music video for "Whatever You Want".

In 1998, the VHS was nominated for a Grammy in the Best Long Form Music Video category. Losing to "Jagged Little Pill, Live.

Additional concert footage was displayed on "The Oprah Winfrey Show", herself and her television followed the tour from The Woodlands to New York City. In return, Turner performed a private concert on June 4, 1997 at the historic Navy Pier in Chicago, Illinois for the annual PROMAX International.^[19]

Band

• Drums: Jack Bruno
• Guitar: James Ralston and John Miles
• Bass guitar: Bob Feit and Warren McRae¹
• Keyboards: Ollie Marland and Timmy Cappello
• Saxophone: Timmy Cappello
• Percussion: Timmy Cappello
• Piano: Kenny Moore and Chuckii Booker²
• Supporting vocals: Chuckii Booker, James Ralston, John Miles, Kenny Moore, Timmy Cappello Ollie Marland, Karen Owens, Sharon Owens and Cynthia Davila
• Dancers: Karen Owens, Sharon Owens and Cynthia Davila

¹March–August 1997
²Replaced Moore after his death in March 1997.

External links

• Wildest Dreams 1996–1997
• WDT Stage Concept and Design

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