The What's Love? Tour is the eighth concert tour by singer Tina Turner. The tour supported Turner's autobiographical film and its soundtrack and the eighth studio album titled What's Love Got to Do with It (1993). The tour primarily visited North America along with a few shows in Europe and Oceania.
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,
Turner's last tour of North America was in 1987 during her Break Every Rule World Tour, which saw poor ticket sales for a majority of shows. 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. After numerous sold-out stadium performances in Europe, Turner wanted to do an intimate tour. The tour consisted of the same music and costumes as 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 and New Zealand 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 the race winner, triple World Drivers' Champion Ayrton Senna.Ayrton Senna with Tina Turner in 1993
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". It was directed by David Mallett and produced by Paul Flattery. Additionally, the concert was recorded in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia at the Sydney Entertainment Centre as a special for local television.
Setlist The following setlist was obtained from the Groton concert held on July 28, 1993. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.
"Steamy Windows" "Typical Male" "Foreign Affair" "Undercover Agent for the Blues" "Private Dancer" "We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)" "I Can't Stand the Rain" "Nutbush City Limits" "Addicted to Love" "(Simply) The Best" "I Don't Wanna Fight" "Let's Stay Together" "What's Love Got to Do with It" "Proud Mary" Encore "What You Get Is What You See" "Better Be Good to Me"
Notes During select shows in North America, "Disco Inferno" replaced "What You Get Is What You See". On July 17, 1993, Turner performed "I Might Have Been Queen" and "Shake a Tail Feather". Starting on September 10, "Legs" replaced "What You Get Is What You See". During the Adelaide concert, Ayrton Senna joined Turner onstage to perform "(Simply) The Best". Starting on October 18, "Show Some Respect" replaced "Legs". Turner performed "Why Must We Wait Until Tonight" during the show in San Bernardino and the third concert in Sydney.
Tour dates Date City Country Venue Opening actsNorth AmericaJune 6, 1993RenoUnited StatesLawlor Events CenterLindsey BuckinghamChris IsaakJune 8, 1993PortlandMemorial ColiseumJune 10, 1993VancouverCanadaPacific ColiseumJune 12, 1993GeorgeUnited StatesGorge AmphitheatreJune 15, 1993CalgaryCanadaOlympic SaddledomeJune 16, 1993EdmontonNorthlands ColiseumJune 17, 1993SaskatoonSaskatchewan PlaceJune 18, 1993WinnipegWinnipeg ArenaJune 20, 1993MinneapolisUnited StatesTarget CenterJune 22, 1993Bonner SpringsSandstone AmphitheaterJune 24, 1993Maryland HeightsRiverport AmphitheatreJune 25, 1993MilwaukeeMarcus AmphitheaterJune 26, 1993NoblesvilleDeer Creek Music CenterJune 27, 1993Hoffman EstatesPoplar Creek Music TheaterJune 29, 1993CincinnatiRiverbend Music CenterJune 30, 1993ClarkstonPine Knob Music TheatreJuly 1, 1993Cuyahoga FallsBlossom Music CenterJuly 3, 1993VaughanCanadaKingswood Music TheatreJuly 4, 1993MontrealMontreal ForumJuly 5, 1993OttawaOttawa Civic CentreJuly 8, 1993BurgettstownUnited StatesCoca-Cola Star Lake AmphitheaterJuly 9, 1993AllentownAllentown Fairgrounds GrandstandJuly 10, 1993DarienDarien Lake Performing Arts CenterJuly 12, 1993New York CityRadio City Music HallJuly 13, 1993July 14, 1993July 16, 1993July 17, 1993July 19, 1993HolmdelGarden State Arts CenterJuly 20, 1993WantaghJones Beach Marine TheaterJuly 21, 1993NashuaHolman StadiumJuly 23, 1993Atlantic CityMark Etess ArenaJuly 24, 1993July 25, 1993StoweStowe Mountain Performing Arts CenterJuly 28, 1993GrotonThames River Music CenterJuly 29, 1993MansfieldGreat Woods Center for the Performing ArtsJuly 30, 1993PortlandCumberland County Civic CenterJuly 31, 1993Saratoga SpringsSaratoga Performing Arts CenterAugust 1, 1993ColumbiaMerriweather Post PavilionAugust 4, 1993RichmondClassic AmphitheatreAugust 5, 1993RaleighHardee's Walnut Creek AmphitheatreAugust 7, 1993Hilton Head IslandShelter Cove Community ParkAugust 10, 1993AtlantaCoca-Cola Lakewood AmphitheatreAugust 12, 1993DallasCoca-Cola Starplex AmphitheatreAugust 13, 1993The WoodlandsCynthia Woods Mitchell PavilionAugust 14, 1993San AntonioAlamodomeAugust 15, 1993Little RockRiverfest AmphitheaterAugust 17, 1993MemphisMud Island AmphitheatreAugust 18, 1993New OrleansLakefront ArenaAugust 20, 1993OrlandoOrlando ArenaAugust 21, 1993TampaUSF Sun DomeAugust 22, 1993MiamiMiami Arena EuropeAugust 27, 1993ViennaAustriaDanube Island rowspan="3" August 28, 1993MunichGermanyMunich-Riem AirportAugust 29, 1993WegbergRAF WildenrathSeptember 3, 1993BaselSwitzerlandSt. Jakob StadiumJohn MellencampJoe CockerSeptember 4, 1993MainzGermanyFinthen Airfield rowspan="2" September 5, 1993LüneburgLüneburg Airfield North AmericaSeptember 10, 1993ConcordUnited StatesConcord PavilionLindsey BuckinghamChris IsaakSeptember 11, 1993Mountain ViewShoreline AmphitheatreSeptember 12, 1993SacramentoCal Expo AmphitheatreSeptember 14, 1993San DiegoSan Diego Sports ArenaSeptember 15, 1993San BernardinoBlockbuster PavilionSeptember 16, 1993TucsonTucson Community CenterSeptember 17, 1993PhoenixDesert Sky PavilionSeptember 18, 1993Las VegasThomas & Mack CenterSeptember 19, 1993Los AngelesGreek TheatreSeptember 20, 1993September 21, 1993September 22, 1993September 23, 1993 OceaniaOctober 9, 1993PerthAustraliaPerth Entertainment Centre rowspan="27" October 11, 1993October 12, 1993October 15, 1993NewcastleNewcastle Entertainment CentreOctober 16, 1993October 18, 1993SydneySydney Entertainment CentreOctober 19, 1993October 20, 1993October 22, 1993CanberraRoyal TheaterOctober 23, 1993October 25, 1993BrisbaneBrisbane Entertainment CenterOctober 27, 1993MelbourneNational Tennis CentreOctober 28, 1993October 30, 1993November 1, 1993TownsvilleTownsville Entertainment CenterNovember 2, 1993November 3, 1993CairnsCairns ShowgroundNovember 5, 1993DarwinDarwin Garden AmphitheaterNovember 7, 1993AdelaideRymill ParkNovember 8, 1993MelbourneNational Tennis CentreNovember 9, 1993November 11, 1993BrisbaneBrisbane Entertainment CenterNovember 12, 1993AucklandNew ZealandLogan Campbell CentreNovember 13, 1993New PlymouthBowl of BrooklandsNovember 15, 1993DunedinUniversity OvalNovember 16, 1993ChristchurchLancaster ParkNovember 18, 1993WellingtonWellington Show and Sports Centre
Box office score data Venue City Tickets sold / available Gross revenueLawlor Events CenterReno11,800 / 11,800 (100%)Radio City Music HallNew York City29,075 / 29,075 (100%)$1,205,320Jones Beach Marine TheaterWantagh10,979 / 10,979 (100%)$311,125Mark Etess ArenaAtlantic City9,160 / 9,160 (100%)$348,805Danube IslandVienna40,000 / 40,000 (100%) rowspan="2" Finthen AirfieldMainz70,000 / 70,000 (100%)Greek TheatreLos Angeles30,860 / 30,860 (100%)$988,020Sydney Entertainment CentreSydney34,500 / 34,500 (100%)TOTAL236,374 / 236,374 (100%)$2,853,270
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
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