Under My Spell Tour

Under My Spell World Tour

Tour by Paula Abdul
Promotional poster for the tour.
Associated album	Spellbound
Start date	October 26, 1991 (1991-10-26)
End date	August 7, 1992 (1992-08-07)
Legs	4
No. of shows	76 in North America 6 in Australia 16 in Asia 98 total
Box office	$3,991,779 ($8.94 million in 2024 dollars)
Paula Abdul concert chronology
Club MTV Live (1989) Under My Spell Tour (1991–92) Total Package Tour (2017)

The Under My Spell Tour was the debut headlining concert tour by American recording artist Paula Abdul. The tour supports her second studio album Spellbound (1991). The tour began in October 1991 and ran for nearly 100 shows in North America, Australia, and Asia.

During the Asian leg of the Under My Spell Tour, Abdul notably became the first Western female pop star to have a concert in China, playing a show in Guangzhou. ^[1]

Broadcasts and recordings

The shows at the Yokohama Arena in Japan were released on VHS and LaserDisc in 1993. ^[2] The concerts aired on local television in Japan and on Disney Channel in the United States. ^[3]

Opening act

• Color Me Badd (North America) ^[4]
• Aftershock (North America—Leg 1, select dates) ^[5]

Setlist

The following setlist was obtained from the concert held on August 1, 1992; at the Allentown Fairgrounds Grandstand in Allentown, Pennsylvania. It does not represent all shows for the duration of the tour. ^[6]

1. "Spellbound"
2. "Straight Up"
3. "The Promise of a New Day"
4. "Vibeology"
5. "Opposites Attract"
6. "Will You Marry Me?"
7. "U"
8. "Blowing Kisses in the Wind"
9. "Rush Rush"
10. "(It's Just) The Way That You Love Me"
11. "Cold Hearted"
12. "Forever Your Girl"

On select dates, like the filmed show in Yokohama, "Alright Tonight" was played in the encore before "Forever Your Girl", while "Will You Marry Me?" was cut.

Tour dates

Ticket for the November 27, 1991, concert in Indianapolis.

Date	City	Country	Venue
North America [7]
October 26, 1991	Birmingham	United States	BJCC Coliseum
October 28, 1991	Orlando		Orlando Arena
October 31, 1991	Pensacola		Pensacola Civic Center
November 1, 1991	Atlanta		Omni Coliseum
November 3, 1991	Miami		Miami Arena
November 5, 1991	Greensboro		Greensboro Coliseum
November 6, 1991	Charlotte		Charlotte Coliseum
November 7, 1991	Pittsburgh		Civic Arena
November 8, 1991	Auburn Hills		The Palace of Auburn Hills
November 9, 1991
November 11, 1991	Richfield		Richfield Coliseum
November 13, 1991	Hartford		Hartford Civic Center
November 14, 1991	Worcester		Worcester Centrum
November 15, 1991
November 17, 1991	Uniondale		Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
November 18, 1991	East Rutherford		Brendan Byrne Arena
November 20, 1991	Albany		Knickerbocker Arena
November 21, 1991	Landover		Capital Centre
November 23, 1991	Toronto	Canada	SkyDome
November 24, 1991	Buffalo	United States	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
November 26, 1991	Rosemont		Rosemont Horizon
November 27, 1991	Indianapolis		Market Square Arena
November 29, 1991	Milwaukee		Bradley Center
November 30, 1991	Minneapolis		Target Center
December 3, 1991	Salt Lake City		Delta Center
December 5, 1991	Inglewood		Great Western Forum
December 6, 1991
December 7, 1991
December 9, 1991	Phoenix		Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
December 13, 1991	Oakland		Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
December 14, 1991	Sacramento		ARCO Arena
December 15, 1991	Oakland		Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
December 17, 1991	San Diego		San Diego Sports Arena
December 19, 1991	Vancouver	Canada	Pacific Coliseum
Austraiia
January 24, 1992	Sydney	Australia	Hordern Pavilion
January 26, 1992	Brisbane		Brisbane Festival Hall
January 28, 1992	Melbourne		Festival Hall
January 29, 1992	Adelaide		Memorial Drive Park
January 31, 1992	Perth		Perth Superdrome
February 2, 1992	Auckland	New Zealand	Logan Campbell Centre
Asia
February 5, 1992	Osaka	Japan	Osaka-jō Hall
February 6, 1992
February 8, 1992	Yokohama		Yokohama Arena
February 9, 1992
February 12, 1992	Tokyo		Nippon Budokan
February 13, 1992
February 14, 1992
February 21, 1992	Kallang	Singapore	Singapore Indoor Stadium
February 22, 1992	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	Stadium Negara
February 24, 1992	Guangzhou	China	Tianhe Stadium
February 26, 1992	Kowloon	Hong Kong	Hong Kong Coliseum
February 28, 1992	Manila	Philippines	Folk Arts Theater
February 29, 1992
March 1, 1992
March 2, 1992
March 5, 1992	Seoul	South Korea	Jamsil Arena
North America [8]
April 29, 1992	Vancouver	Canada	Pacific Coliseum
May 1, 1992	Tacoma	United States	Tacoma Dome
May 3, 1992	Edmonton	Canada	Northlands Coliseum
May 4, 1992	Calgary		Olympic Saddledome
May 6, 1992	Winnipeg		Winnipeg Arena
May 9, 1992	Montreal		Montreal Forum
May 14, 1992	Raleigh	United States	Hardee's Walnut Creek Amphitheatre
May 16, 1992	Charlotte		The Paladium
May 17, 1992	Knoxville		Knoxville Civic Coliseum
May 19, 1992	Maryland Heights		Riverport Amphitheatre
May 21, 1992	Nashville		Starwood Amphitheatre
May 22, 1992	New Orleans		Lakefront Arena
May 23, 1992	Biloxi		Mississippi Coast Coliseum
May 24, 1992	Mobile		Mobile Civic Center
May 28, 1992	Miami		Bayfront Park Amphitheater
May 29, 1992	St. Petersburg		Florida Suncoast Dome
May 30, 1992	Tallahassee		Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center
June 1, 1992	Atlanta		Coca-Cola Lakewood Amphitheatre
June 5, 1992	Dallas		Coca-Cola Starplex Amphitheatre
June 6, 1992	The Woodlands		Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
June 8, 1992	Phoenix		Desert Sky Pavilion
June 10, 1992	Greenwood Village		Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre
June 23, 1992	Spokane		Spokane Coliseum
June 24, 1992	Portland		Memorial Coliseum
June 26, 1992	Mountain View		Shoreline Amphitheatre
June 27, 1992 [A]	Sacramento		Cal Expo Amphitheatre
June 28, 1992 [B]	Costa Mesa		Pacific Amphitheatre
July 5, 1992 [C]	Milwaukee		Marcus Amphitheater
July 7, 1992	Noblesville		Deer Creek Music Center
July 8, 1992	Cuyahoga Falls		Blossom Music Center
July 10, 1992	Hoffman Estates		Poplar Creek Music Theater
July 22, 1992	Philadelphia		Spectrum
July 24, 1992	Atlantic City		Etess Arena
July 25, 1992	Mansfield		Great Woods Center for the Performing Arts
July 26, 1992	Saratoga Springs		Saratoga Performing Arts Center
July 28, 1992	Wantagh		Jones Beach Marine Theater
July 29, 1992
August 1, 1992 [D]	Allentown		Allentown Fairgrounds Grandstand
August 4, 1992	Burgettstown		Coca-Cola Star Lake Amphitheater
August 5, 1992	Columbia		Merriweather Post Pavilion
August 7, 1992	Holmdel		Garden State Arts Center
August 10, 1992 [9]	Agawam		Riverside Park

Festivals and other miscellaneous performances

^A This concert was a part of the "California Exposition and State Fair"

^B This concert was a part of the "Orange County Fair"

^C This concert was a part of "Summerfest" ^[10]

^D This concert was a part of the "Great Allentown Fair" ^[11]

Cancellations and rescheduled shows

June 11, 1992	Salt Lake City, Utah	Delta Center	Cancelled
June 13, 1992	Albuquerque, New Mexico	Tingley Coliseum	Cancelled
June 16, 1992	Oklahoma City	MCC Arena	Cancelled
June 18, 1992	Las Vegas	Thomas & Mack Center	Cancelled
July 10, 1992	Pueblo, Colorado	Colorado State Fair Events Center	Cancelled
July 12, 1992	Clarkston, Michigan	Pine Knob Music Theatre	Cancelled
July 30, 1992	Stanhope, New Jersey	The Fields at Waterloo	Cancelled
July 31, 1992	Buffalo, New York	Pilot Field	Cancelled [12] [13]

Box office score data

Venue	City	Tickets sold / Available	Gross revenue
Civic Arena	Pittsburgh	11,774 / 11,774 (100%)	$264,923 [14]
The Palace of Auburn Hills	Auburn Hills	26,997 / 26,997 (100%)	$607,433 [15]
Centrum in Worcester	Worcester	20,700 / 20,700 (100%)	$442,986 [15]
Brendan Byrne Arena	East Rutherford	16,771 / 16,771 (100%)	$337,715 [16]
SkyDome	Toronto	13,972 / 15,017 (93%)	$314,873 [17]
Rosemont Horizon	Rosemont	12,509 / 14,545 (86%)	$318,895 [17]
Great Western Forum	Inglewood	39,406 / 39,406 (100%)	$933,885 [16]
Olympic Saddledome	Calgary	9,387 / 12,809 (73%)	$228,714 [18]
Jones Beach Marine Theater	Wantagh	19,030 / 21,400 (89%)	$542,355 [19]
TOTAL		170,546 / 79,419 (95%)	$3,991,779

References

1. Ebert, Hans (March 14, 1992). "Album Ban Notwithstanding, Paula Abdul Plays China". Billboard . Vol. 104, no. 11. Nielsen Business Media. pp. 14, 97. ISSN   0006-2510.
2. Movies/TV: Under My Spell Live [VHS], Amazon.com
3. Mills, Bart (January 22, 1993). "PAULA ABDUL BALANCING MARRIAGE, WORK, FAME". Chicago Tribune. Tribune Publishing. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
4. Davis, Sandi (June 17, 1992). "Color Me Badd Makes Good Abdul's Illness Turns Concert Into Local Showcase". The Oklahoman . Retrieved October 28, 2018.
5. "The Beat: Tour Openings". Billboard . Vol. 103, no. 41. October 12, 1991. p. 35. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved October 28, 2018.
6. Long, Ernie (August 2, 1992). "Paula Abdul's Show Short But Spellbinding". The Morning Call. Tribune Publishing. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
7. Sources for tour date in North America, Leg 1:
   • Heim, Chris (November 22, 1991). "PAULA ABDUL AND HER REALLY BIG SHOW HEADED FOR HORIZON". Chicago Tribune . Tribune Publishing . Retrieved October 28, 2018.
   • Kot, Greg (November 27, 1991). "PAULA ABDUL'S TOUR HITS LIKE A FLASH IN NIGHT". Chicago Tribune. Tribune Publishing. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
   • Catlin, Roger (November 13, 1991). "ABDUL SPELLBOUND BY DEBUT TOUR". Hartford Courant . Tribune Publishing. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
   • Watkins, Jean (December 4, 1991). "PAULA ABDUL CASTS HER SPELL". Deseret News . Retrieved October 28, 2018.
   • Joyce, Mike (November 22, 1991). "PAULA ABDUL". The Washington Post . Retrieved October 28, 2018.
   • Gundersen, Edna (November 6, 1991). "Abdul casts a live song and dance spel". USA Today .
   • Selvin, Joel (December 16, 1991). "Abdul's Big Production". San Francisco Chronicle .
   • Lisi, Michael (November 21, 1991). "Slick staging had Paula Abdul under its spell". The Daily Gazette . Schenectady, New York: D4. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
   • Hawkins, Robert J. (December 18, 1991). "Spellbound right from start". San Diego Evening Tribune. Copley Press.
8. Sources for tour dates in North America (1992):
   • Britt, Bruce (May 14, 1992). "PROMISE OF A NEW DAY\ PAULA ABDUL HAS WEATHERED THE STORM AND LOOKS TO THE FUTURE". News & Record . Landmark Communications . Retrieved October 28, 2018.
   • Abbott, Jim (May 8, 1992). "Color Me Badd Coming To Carr". Orlando Sentinel . Tribune Publishing. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
   • Condran, Ed (July 31, 1992). "Pop Diva Paula Abdul Will Hoof It Up At Allentown Fairgrounds Grandstand". The Morning Call . Tribune Publishing. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
   • Phalen, Tom (May 4, 1992). "Paula Abdul Soars In Dreamlike Concert". The Seattle Times . The Seattle Times Company . Retrieved October 28, 2018.
   • Page, Janice (June 25, 1992). "BEYOND THE BUBBLE GUM : Kevin Thornton Insists That There's More to Color Me Badd Than Meets the Ear". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved October 28, 2018.
   • Sanz, Alex (November 8, 1991). "ABDUL CASTS SPELL, SETS NEW STANDARD". Sun-Sentinel . Tribune Publishing. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
9. "TESTAMENT TAKES NEW HAVEN DETOUR ON WAY TO EUROPE". Hartford Courant. 1992-07-30. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
10. "Milwaukee brews up fun at Summerfest". The Times of Northwest Indiana . Lee Enterprises. June 26, 1992. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
11. Gehman, Geoff (July 3, 1992). "Raising The Roof At Allentown Fair". The Morning Call. Tribune Publishing. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
12. Siegel, Ben. "Nostalgia is the key for Total Package Tour". The Buffalo News . Retrieved 7 January 2022.
13. Anthony Violanti. "LISTENING FOR SUMMER A SCHEDULE OF THE SEASON'S BEST CONCERTS". The Buffalo News . Retrieved 7 January 2022.
14. "Amusement Business Boxscore: Top 10 Concert Grosses" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 103, no. 47. Nashville, Tennessee: BPI Communications, Inc. November 23, 1991. p. 18. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved October 29, 2018.
15. "Amusement Business Boxscore: Top 10 Concert Grosses" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 103, no. 49. Nashville, Tennessee: BPI Communications, Inc. December 7, 1991. p. 20. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved October 29, 2018.
16. "Amusement Business Boxscore: Top 10 Concert Grosses" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 104, no. 1. Nashville, Tennessee: BPI Communications, Inc. January 4, 1992. p. 12. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved October 29, 2018.
17. "Amusement Business Boxscore: Top 10 Concert Grosses" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 103, no. 50. Nashville, Tennessee: BPI Communications, Inc. December 14, 1991. p. 22. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved October 29, 2018.
18. "Amusement Business Boxscore: Top 10 Concert Grosses" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 104, no. 21. Nashville, Tennessee: BPI Communications, Inc. May 23, 1992. p. 16. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved October 29, 2018.
19. "Amusement Business Boxscore: Top 10 Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 104, no. 33. Nashville, Tennessee: BPI Communications, Inc. August 15, 1992. p. 15. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved October 29, 2018.

External links

• Under My Spell Live Fan Page
• Paula Abdul Collection