Tour by Tina Turner | |
Associated album | Private Dancer |
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Start date | February 19, 1985 |
End date | December 28, 1985 |
Legs | 5 |
No. of shows | 62 in Europe 108 in North America 10 in Australia 2 in Asia 182 Total |
Attendance | 2.5 million |
Box office | $40 million ($113.32 million in 2023 dollars) [1] |
Tina Turner concert chronology |
The Private Dancer Tour was the fifth concert tour by singer Tina Turner. In support of her fifth studio album, Private Dancer (1984), the tour helped to establish Turner as a major solo artist of the 1980s and a dynamic solo performer, after initially starting out singing with ex-husband Ike Turner's band. The tour is often considered one of the best comebacks in music history. The 180-date, eleven-month world tour traveled across Europe, North America and Australasia. Notably, Turner played a show in Budapest, Hungary, the only show of the tour behind the Iron Curtain. The concerts received many accolades, including the "Most Creative Tour Package" and "Comeback Tour Of The Year" awards from Pollstar . [2]
The two March 1985 shows at Birmingham, England's NEC Arena were filmed and released as Tina Live: Private Dancer Tour. The VHS release featured special guests Bryan Adams and David Bowie.
Venue | City | Tickets sold / available | Gross revenue |
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Centrum in Worcester | Worcester | 23,776 / 23,776 (100%) | $372,142 [4] |
Cumberland County Civic Center | Portland | 8,462 / 8,462 (100%) | $138,195 [5] |
Brendan Byrne Arena | East Rutherford | 15,911 / 19,480 (82%) | $253,623 [5] |
The Spectrum | Philadelphia | 12,995 / 14,700 (88%) | $214,063 [5] |
Capitol Centre | Landover | 15,226 / 15,550 (98%) | $236,003 [5] |
CNE Grandstand | Toronto | 22,830 / 22,830 (100%) | $489,846 [6] |
CCE Grandstand | Ottawa | 26,006 / 27,000 (96%) | $507,117 [7] |
Centennial Hall | Toledo | 8,889 / 9,000 (99%) | $121,890 [8] |
Charleston Civic Center | Charleston | 12,839 / 12,839 (100%) | $189,330 [7] |
Joe Louis Arena | Detroit | 15,000 / 15,000 (100%) | $225,000 [8] |
Athletic & Convocation Center | Notre Dame | 7,267 / 7,482 (97%) | $190,005 [8] |
War Memorial Coliseum | Fort Wayne | 9,100 / 9,100 (100%) | $134,853 [9] |
Market Square Arena | Indianapolis | 12,619 / 12,619 (100%) | $189,285 [9] |
Roberts Municipal Stadium | Evansville | 8,686 / 8,686 (100%) | $130,290 [9] |
Dane County Memorial Coliseum | Madison | 8,471 / 9,813 (86%) | $138,973 [10] |
Omaha Civic Auditorium | Omaha | 9,051 / 10,000 (91%) | $132,582 [9] |
Olympic Saddledome | Calgary | 16,500 / 16,500 (100%) | $249,600 [11] |
Tacoma Dome | Tacoma | 18,840 / 25,000 (75%) | $310,414 [12] |
Memorial Coliseum | Portland | 11,338 / 11,338 (100%) | $164,332 [12] |
Lawlor Events Center | Reno | 10,848 / 10,848 (100%) | $174,568 [11] |
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena | Oakland | 26,889 / 26,889 (100%) | $470,557 [11] |
Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre | Irvine | 14,486 / 14,486 (100%) | $239,250 [11] |
ASU Activity Center | Tempe | 11,361 / 15,000 (76%) | $164,865 [13] |
Pan American Center | Las Cruces | 9,222 / 11,000 (84%) | $132,930 [14] |
Kemper Arena | Kansas City | 11,013 / 12,000 (92%) | $161,585 [14] |
Tulsa Assembly Center | Tulsa | 7,226 / 8,100 (89%) | $122,337 [15] |
Reunion Arena | Dallas | 14,191 / 17,000 (84%) | $211,327 [16] |
The Summit | Houston | 13,331 / 14,500 (92%) | $201,804 [16] |
Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center | Tallahassee | 7,754 / 9,000 (86%) | $134,010 [16] |
Mid-South Coliseum | Memphis | 10,049 / 12,900 (78%) | $150,735 [17] |
Stokely Athletic Center | Knoxville | 10,430 / 10,430 (100%) | $145,599 [16] |
Carolina Coliseum | Columbia | 11,691 / 11,691 (100%) | $175,365 [18] |
Omni Coliseum | Atlanta | 12,767 / 12,767 (100%) | $191,205 [18] |
Hollywood Sportatorium | Pembroke Pines | 9,925 / 9,925 (100%) | $148,769 [18] |
TOTAL | 444,999 / 475,661 (94%) | $7,130,359 | |
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