Private_Dancer_World_Tour

Private Dancer Tour

Private Dancer Tour

1985 concert tour by Tina Turner

The Private Dancer Tour is the fifth concert tour by singer Tina Turner. In conjunction with her fifth studio album Private Dancer (1984), the tour helped to establish Turner as a major solo artist and live performer and is often considered one of the best comebacks in music history. The 180-date tour encompassed Europe, North America, Australia and Asia. Turner also played a show in Budapest, the only show of the tour behind the Iron Curtain. The concerts received additional accolades, receiving an "Most Creative Tour Package Award" and "Comeback Tour Of The Year Award" from Pollstar Awards.[2]

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Broadcasts and recordings

VHS cover of tour release

The two shows at the UK's Birmingham NEC Arena in March 1985 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

Setlist

Europe
Act 1
  1. "Let's Pretend We're Married"
  2. "Show Some Respect"
  3. "I Might Have Been Queen"
  4. "River Deep – Mountain High"
  5. "What's Love Got to Do with It"
  6. "Nutbush City Limits"
  7. "I Can't Stand The Rain"
  8. "Better Be Good to Me"
Act 2
  1. "Private Dancer"
  2. "Let's Stay Together"
  3. "Help!"
  4. "It's Only Love"
  5. "Steel Claw"
  6. "Proud Mary"
Encore
  1. "Legs"
  2. "Tonight"
  3. "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".
North America/Australia/Asia[3]
Act 1
  1. "Show Some Respect"
  2. "I Might Have Been Queen"
  3. "River Deep – Mountain High"
  4. "Nutbush City Limits"
  5. "I Can't Stand The Rain"
  6. "Better Be Good to Me"
Act 2
  1. "Private Dancer"
Act 3
  1. "One of the Living"
  2. "We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)"
  3. "What's Love Got to Do with It"
  4. "Let's Stay Together"
  5. "Help!"
Act 4
  1. "It's Only Love"
  2. "Steel Claw"
  3. "Proud Mary"
Encore
  1. "Legs"
  2. "Dancing in the Dark"

Tour dates

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Box office score data

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References

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    "Pollstar Awards Archive – 1985". Archived from the original on March 20, 2017. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
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    Willistein, Paul (August 4, 1985). "SHE'S SASSY, CLASSY TINA TURNER A HIT AT THE FAIRGROUNDS". The Morning Call. Archived from the original on March 20, 2020. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
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