To the Extreme World Tour was the first headlining tour by American recording artist Vanilla Ice to promote his album To the Extreme. The tour consisted of three legs, starting on January 16, 1991, at Louisville and ending in Mexico City on August 1, 1992. On this tour, Vanilla Ice performed in arenas and theaters across the world including Australia, Latin America, North America and Europe. Despite the mixed reviews by the critics several shows were reported as sold out by the local media. The Party and Riff were selected as the opening act of some United States and Canada concerts until March 31, 1991. On March 6, 1991, he released Extremely Live with material recorded at Miami, Cleveland, Kissimee, Columbus and Tampa concerts.
Reception
Critical reception The reception of the tour was lukewarm. The Washington Post gave negative review to Ice stage performance comparing him to MC Hammer stating "while Hammer is acrobatic and tireless in concert, Ice was inelastic and tiresome" however praised the 3-D effects during the concert and the live instruments such as drums and saxophone that "helped spruce up the otherwise generic-sounding "Hooked" and "I Love You". In other hand, The Evening Sun gave a mixed review to the March 31, 1991 concert at Baltimore titled "Maybe, Ice wasn't nice, but he wasn't all bad, either".
Commercial reception Most of the venues booked had a capacity between 2,500 and 10,000 seats and some were reported sold out. Around 3,200 were reported at Ottawa and Oklahoma concert. The concert at the Beacon Theater in New York was reported sold out. The concert in Ontario, Canada was also reported sold out packed with 5,500 fans. The Toronto Concert at the Auditorium de Verdun was reported sold out.
The concert of August 31, 1991 in Duluth, Minnesota, at the 2,500-seat Duluth Entertainment Convention Center Auditorium was abruptly canceled, while promoters claimed that they couldn't accommodate the roadshow's huge set, media reported that only 900 tickets were sold. In Auckland, New Zealand, the concert was cancelled due to poor tickets sales, however, an extra show was added in Melbourne, Australia due to the high demand. Ice also visited Sydney, Perth and Adelaide.
Tour dates DateCityCountryVenueJanuary 16, 1991LouisvilleUnited StatesLouisville GardensJanuary 17, 1991ColumbusVeterans Memorial AuditoriumJanuary 18, 1991PittsburghSyria MosqueJanuary 19, 1991ClevelandCleveland Music HallJanuary 20, 1991FairfaxPatriot CenterJanuary 24, 1991KnoxvilleKnoxville Civic AuditoriumJanuary 25, 1991St. LouisAmerican TheaterJanuary 26, 1991OmahaOmaha Music HallJanuary 27, 1991TulsaBrady TheatreJanuary 30, 1991ChicagoRiviera TheatreJanuary 31, 1991Royal OakRoyal Oak Music TheatreFebruary 1, 1991IndianapolisMurat TheatreFebruary 2, 1991MilwaukeeRiverside TheaterFebruary 3, 1991MinneapolisOrpheum TheatreFebruary 6, 1991New YorkBeacon TheatreFebruary 7, 1991PhiladelphiaTower TheatreFebruary 8, 1991HamptonHampton ColiseumFebruary 9, 1991CharlestonKing Street PalaceFebruary 10, 1991GreenvilleGreenville Memorial AuditoriumFebruary 12, 1991NashvilleTennessee Performing Arts CenterFebruary 13, 1991ChattanoogaUTC ArenaFebruary 14, 1991AtlantaAtlanta Civic CenterFebruary 15, 1991BirminghamBoutwell AuditoriumFebruary 16, 1991New OrleansLakefront ArenaFebruary 17, 1991Little RockRobinson Center Music HallFebruary 20, 1991Oklahoma CityCivic Center Music HallFebruary 21, 1991San AntonioSan Antonio Municipal AuditoriumFebruary 22, 1991AustinLong Center for the Performing ArtsFebruary 23, 1991DallasFair Park ColiseumFebruary 24, 1991HoustonThe SummitFebruary 27, 1991MiamiJames L. Knight CenterFebruary 28, 1991TampaUSF Sun DomeMarch 1, 1991KissimmeeTupperware Center Theatre and Convention ComplexMarch 3, 1991West Palm BeachWest Palm Beach AuditoriumMarch 6, 1991JohnstownWar Memorial ArenaMarch 7, 1991BuffaloShea's Performing Arts CenterMarch 13, 1991AlbanyPalace TheatreMarch 14, 1991ProvidenceProvidence Performing Arts CenterMarch 15, 1991SpringfieldParamount TheatreMarch 16, 1991Daytona BeachDaytona Beach BandshellMarch 18, 1991BostonOrpheum TheatreMarch 20, 1991MontrealCanadaAuditorium de VerdunMarch 22, 1991TorontoCongress TheatreMarch 23, 1991OttawaCivic CentreMarch 29, 1991MariettaUnited StatesMarietta CollegeMarch 31, 1991BaltimoreBaltimore ArenaApril 11, 1991HersheyHersheypark ArenaEuropeJune 22, 1991LondonUnited KingdomWembley ArenaNorth AmericaJune 25, 1991Mexico CityMexicoToreo de Cuatro CaminosJune 26, 1991GuadalajaraPlaza de Toros Nuevo ProgresoEuropeJuly 3, 1991MunichGermanyCircus KroneJuly 4, 1991DüsseldorfPhilipshalleJuly 5, 1991BerlinDeutschalandhalleJuly 6, 1991HamburgStadtpak FreilchtbuheJuly 7, 1991FrankfurtFesthalleJuly 8, 1991DubendorfSwitzerlandSporthalle im ChreisJuly 16, 1991GenovaItalyPalazzo dello SportJuly 19, 1991BrusselsBelgiumForest NationalJuly 20, 1991RotterdamNetherlandsAhoyNorth AmericaAugust 23, 1991OttawaCanadaLansdowne ParkAugust 24, 1991August 26, 1991DetroitUnited StatesJoe Louis ArenaAugust 31, 1991Grand ForksChester Fritz AuditoriumSeptember 6, 1991Santa ClaritaMagic Mountain Showcase TheatreSeptember 7, 1991Santa ClaraGreat AmericaSeptember 10, 1991PuyallupWashington State FairSeptember 11, 1991Latin America and AsiaSeptember 23, 1991Kuala LumpurMalaysiaStadium NegaraSeptember 25, 1991ManilaPhilippinesAranata ColiseumSeptember 30, 1991SingaporeSingapore Indoor StadiumDecember 31, 1991Grand CaymanCayman IslandsTreasure Island Resort BeachFebruary 20, 1992LimaPeruColiseo Eduardo DibósFebruary 27, 1992Buenos AiresArgentinaTeatro Gran RexFebruary 28, 1992May 30, 1992Santo DomingoDominican RepublicRenaissance Jaragua Hotel & CasinoJuly 2, 1992IzmirTurkeyÇeşme Açıkhava TiyatrosuJuly 29, 1992AcapulcoMexicoMundo Imperial ForumJuly 30, 1992PueblaEstadio de béisbol Hermanos SerdánJuly 31, 1992Mexico CItyToreo de Cuatro CaminosAugust 1, 1992
Cancelled shows +List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, and reason for cancellationDateCityCountryVenueReasonMarch 24, 1991OntarioCanadaWaterloo nightclubUnknownAugust 22, 1991TorontoOntario Place ForumLogistic IssuesAugust 30, 1991DuluthUnited StatesDuluth Entertainment Convention Center AuditoriumLogistic IssuesSeptember 21, 1991AucklandNew ZealandPoor Tickets Sales
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