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 ($193.95 in 2017 dollars) |
| 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. 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.
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. 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. Despite current issues in South Africa for concert tours, Turner's South African leg proved to be successful playing to over 100,000 spectators. 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,
"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."
...
Wikipedia