Break Every Rule Tour
Tour by Tina Turner
Associated albumBreak Every Rule
Start dateMarch 4, 1987
End dateMarch 30, 1988
Legs5
No. of shows94 in Europe
90 in North America
4 in South America
11 in Australia
23 in Asia
222 total
Attendance4 million
Box office$60 million[citation needed]
Tina Turner concert chronology

Break Every Rule World Tour is the sixth concert tour by singer Tina Turner. The tour supported her sixth solo album Break Every Rule (1986). It was sponsored by Pepsi-Cola and broke box office records in 13 different countries: United Kingdom, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland, Belgium, Norway, Sweden, Spain, Italy, Austria, France, Ireland and Denmark. It was the third highest-grossing tour by a female artist in North America in 1987 and the highest-grossing female tour of the 1980s with a total of $11.3 million (for 78 shows in the United States).[1] Her show in Rio de Janeiro remains the largest paying concert audience by a female artist with 180,000 spectators.

Background

The tour was originally billed as Turner's "last tour". In an interview with Jet magazine, Turner stated,[2]

It is my last tour for now. There probably won't be a tour with the next album because I want to devote some time to my movie career. But, I don't plan to retire.

The European tour kicked off on March 4, 1987, in front of a sold-out crowd of over 15,000 people at the Olympiahalle in Munich, Germany, a venue that she would later play 7 more times during the tour. During the first few shows, the tour went without Turner's signature hit "Proud Mary". Turner avoided the song because she had done it for so many years. It wasn't until her performance at the Rotterdam Ahoy that she tried the song in the set list. Turner stated, "The crowd erupted and sang the song for us. That's when I realized, 'We've got to put 'Mary' back in, she's still rolling on the river.'"[3]

The most memorable and unusual moment for Turner was in Locarno, Switzerland. The stage for the concert had been built in the center of the town. As Turner recalls, "The stage was literally in the middle of the street surrounded by apartment buildings with parents and little kids sitting on their balconies in their night robes."[3] Before her concerts at Johanneshov Isstadion in Sweden, Turner got a bad sinus infection and had to cancel her concerts. The arena was sold out and when the concert promoter went on stage to tell the audience, instead of booing the 13,000 people cheered with understanding. When Turner returned, she played to an even bigger audience.[4] In her stadium concert in Ireland, Turner attracted a huge crowd of over 60,000 people. During this massive concert, Turner nearly stopped the show because of fans in the front getting crushed by other fans.[3] The European tour ended on July 26, 1987, where it began in Munich, Germany. Turner recalls", Our biggest crowd came towards the end of the tour in Munich. We had already played eight indoor shows there to about 120,000 people and once I have been to a city, I'm always reluctant to go back soon afterward. [Then] we attracted another 100,000 people outdoors, I was really quite astounded. It felt like the Rolling Stones when they drew those huge crowds."

The tour proved to be most successful in Germany, where Turner played over 40 shows to 800,000 fans.[5] Turner recalls that Germany has always been "special" to her. The European tour itself played to over 1.7 million people, more than any tour before it.[6] The tour continued to break records in South America. Turner's performance at the Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro attracted over 180,000 spectators, one of the largest concert attendances in the 20th century, earning her a Guinness World Record.[7][8]

Broadcast and recordings

Main article: Tina Live in Europe

Her world record-breaking Break Every Rule Tour show of 1988 held in a single night at the Rio de Janeiro's Maracanã Stadium, was later released in video form on VHS and DVD called "Tina Live in Rio 88'". With this particular show alone, she entered the Guinness Book of World Records because she set the record of drawing 180,000 paying fans to a one-night show alone.[9]

The VHS was released with the following thirteen songs:

  1. "Addicted to Love"
  2. "I Can't Stand the Rain"
  3. "Typical Male"
  4. "Better Be Good to Me"
  5. "Private Dancer"
  6. "We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)"
  7. "What's Love Got to Do with It"
  8. "Help"
  9. "Let's Stay Together"
  10. "Proud Mary"
  11. "What You Get Is What You See"
  12. "Break Every Rule"
  13. "Paradise Is Here"

Additionally, a TV special recorded at the Camden Palace in London was released as "Break Every Rule starring Tina Turner". The songs included on that video album:

  1. "Afterglow" (Music Video)
  2. "Intro: Max Headroom"
  3. "Back Where You Started"
  4. "Break Every Rule"
  5. "What You Get Is What You See"
  6. "Overnight Sensation"
  7. "A Change Is Gonna Come"
  8. "Two People"
  9. "Addicted To Love"
  10. "In the Midnight Hour"
  11. "634-5789"
  12. "Land of 1,000 Dances"
  13. "Paradise is Here" (Music Video)
  14. "Girls" (Music Video)

Personnel

Opening act

Setlist

Act I
  1. "What You Get Is What You See"
  2. "Break Every Rule"
  3. "I Can't Stand the Rain"
  4. "Typical Male"
  5. "Acid Queen"
Act II
  2. "Girls"
  3. "Two People"
  4. "Back Where You Started"
  5. "Better Be Good to Me"
Act III
  2. "Addicted to Love"
  3. "Private Dancer"
  4. "We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)"
  5. "What's Love Got to Do with It"
Act IV
  2. "Help"
  3. "Let's Stay Together"
Act V
  2. "Proud Mary"
  3. "Show Some Respect"
  4. "It's Only Love" (performed with John Miles)
Encore
  2. "Nutbush City Limits"
  3. "Paradise Is Here"
Notes

Tour dates

Date City Country Venue
Europe[12]
March 4, 1987 Munich West Germany Olympiahalle
March 5, 1987
March 6, 1987 Nuremberg Frankenhalle
March 7, 1987
March 8, 1987 West Berlin Deutschlandhalle
March 9, 1987
March 10, 1987
March 12, 1987 Frankfurt Festhalle
March 13, 1987
March 14, 1987
March 15, 1987
March 16, 1987
March 17, 1987 Hamburg Alsterdorfer Sporthalle
March 20, 1987 Stockholm Sweden Johanneshov Isstadion
March 21, 1987
March 22, 1987 Gothenburg Scandinavium
March 26, 1987 Copenhagen Denmark Valby-Hallen
March 27, 1987
March 29, 1987 Paris France Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
March 30, 1987
March 31, 1987
April 1, 1987 Antwerp Belgium Sportpaleis
April 3, 1987 Rotterdam Netherlands Sportpaleis
April 4, 1987
April 5, 1987
April 6, 1987
April 7, 1987 Oldenburg West Germany Weser-Ems Halle
April 9, 1987 Dortmund Westfalenhalle
April 10, 1987
April 11, 1987
April 12, 1987
April 14, 1987 Munich Olympiahalle
April 15, 1987
April 16, 1987
April 18, 1987
April 19, 1987
April 21, 1987 Zürich Switzerland Hallenstadion
April 22, 1987
April 23, 1987
April 24, 1987
April 28, 1987 Mannheim West Germany Eisstadion am Friedrichspark
April 29, 1987
April 30, 1987
May 1, 1987 Hanover Europahalle
May 2, 1987
May 4, 1987 Stuttgart Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle
May 5, 1987
May 6, 1987
May 7, 1987
May 9, 1987 Vienna Austria Wiener Stadthalle
May 10, 1987
May 11, 1987
May 17, 1987 Madrid Spain Rockódromo de la Casa de Campo
May 19, 1987 Valencia Estadio Luis Casanova
May 21, 1987 Barcelona Plaza de Toros Monumental
May 23, 1987 Verona Italy Arena di Verona
May 26, 1987 Montpellier France Zénith de Montpellier
May 27, 1987 Lyon Palais des Sports de Gerland
May 28, 1987 Nijmegen Netherlands Goffertstadion
May 30, 1987 Dublin Ireland RDS Arena
June 1, 1987 Glasgow Scotland SECC Concert Hall 4
June 2, 1987
June 3, 1987
June 5, 1987 Birmingham England NEC Arena
June 6, 1987
June 7, 1987
June 8, 1987
June 11, 1987 London Wembley Arena
June 12, 1987
June 13, 1987
June 14, 1987
June 16, 1987
June 17, 1987
June 18, 1987
June 20, 1987 Oslo Norway Valle Hovin
June 21, 1987 Karlsruhe West Germany Wildparkstadion
June 24, 1987 Graz Austria Eisstadion Liebenau
June 27, 1987 Basel Switzerland St. Jakob Stadium
June 28, 1987 Munich West Germany Galopprennbahn Riem
June 30, 1987 Hanover Europahalle
July 2, 1987 West Berlin Waldbühne
July 3, 1987 Hamburg Volksparkstadion
July 4, 1987 Essen Georg-Melches-Stadion
July 5, 1987 Copenhagen Denmark Københavns Idrætspark
July 8, 1987 Locarno Switzerland Piazza Grande
July 9, 1987 Annecy-le-Vieux France Stade d'Albigny
July 11, 1987 Fréjus Arènes de Fréjus
July 13, 1987 Nîmes Arena of Nîmes
July 15, 1987 Dax Parc Municipal des Sports Maurice-Boyau
July 16, 1987 Bilbao Spain Plaza de toros de Vista Alegre
July 18, 1987 Málaga Estadio Municipal de Marbella
Asia
July 21, 1987 Tel Aviv Israel Hayarkon Park
July 22, 1987
Europe
July 24, 1987 Ostend Belgium Luchthaven Oostende
July 25, 1987 Nürburg West Germany Nürburgring
July 26, 1987 Gießen Waldstadion
North America
August 10, 1987 Portland United States Cumberland County Civic Center
August 12, 1987 Wantagh Jones Beach Marine Theater
August 13, 1987
August 15, 1987 Lake Placid Olympic Center Ice Rink
August 17, 1987 Holmdel Township Garden State Arts Center
August 18, 1987
August 19, 1987 Mansfield Great Woods Center for the Performing Arts
August 20, 1987
August 22, 1987 Columbia Merriweather Post Pavilion
August 23, 1987
August 24, 1987 New York City Madison Square Garden
August 25, 1987 Philadelphia The Spectrum
August 27, 1987 Montreal Canada Montreal Forum
August 29, 1987 Toronto CNE Grandstand
August 30, 1987 Ottawa Lansdowne Park
August 31, 1987 Saratoga Springs United States Saratoga Performing Arts Center
September 1, 1987 Geddes NYSF Grandstand
September 2, 1987 Rochester Rochester Community War Memorial
September 4, 1987 Clarkston Pine Knob Music Theatre
September 5, 1987
September 6, 1987 Charlevoix Castle Farms Music Theatre
September 9, 1987 Cuyahoga Falls Blossom Music Center
September 10, 1987 Dayton University of Dayton Arena
September 11, 1987 Hoffman Estates Poplar Creek Music Theater
September 12, 1987
September 13, 1987 East Troy Alpine Valley Music Theatre
September 14, 1987 Milwaukee Marcus Amphitheater
September 16, 1987 St. Louis Kiel Auditorium
September 17, 1987 Johnson City ETSU Memorial Center
September 19, 1987 Augusta Augusta-Richmond County Civic Center
September 20, 1987 Albany Albany Civic Center
September 22, 1987 Montgomery Garrett Coliseum
September 23, 1987 Pensacola Pensacola Civic Center
September 26, 1987 Athens Convocation Center
September 30, 1987 Portland Memorial Coliseum
October 2, 1987 Costa Mesa Pacific Amphitheatre
October 4, 1987 Tacoma Tacoma Dome
October 5, 1987 Vancouver Canada Pacific Coliseum
October 7, 1987 Calgary Olympic Saddledome
October 8, 1987 Edmonton Northlands Coliseum
October 10, 1987 Winnipeg Winnipeg Arena
October 13, 1987 Saint Paul United States St. Paul Civic Center
October 15, 1987 Cape Girardeau Show Me Center
October 16, 1987 Peoria Peoria Civic Center Arena
October 17, 1987 Kansas City Kemper Arena
October 18, 1987 Ames Hilton Coliseum
October 21, 1987 Rockford Rockford MetroCentre
October 22, 1987 Fort Wayne Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
October 23, 1987 West Lafayette Elliott Hall of Music[13]
October 24, 1987 Louisville Freedom Hall
October 27, 1987 Charlotte Charlotte Coliseum
October 29, 1987 Mursfreesboro Murphy Center
October 30, 1987 Chattanooga UTC Arena
October 31, 1987 Knoxville Stokely Athletic Center
November 1, 1987 Charleston Charleston Civic Center
November 4, 1987 Pittsburgh Civic Arena
November 5, 1987 Richmond Richmond Coliseum
November 6, 1987 Chapel Hill Dean Smith Center
November 7, 1987 Hampton Hampton Coliseum
November 8, 1987 Columbia Carolina Coliseum
November 11, 1987 Atlanta Omni Coliseum
November 12, 1987 Daytona Beach Ocean Center Arena
November 13, 1987 Pembroke Pines Hollywood Sportatorium
November 14, 1987 Tampa USF Sun Dome
November 15, 1987 Tallahassee Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center
November 18, 1987 Huntsville Von Braun Civic Center
November 19, 1987 Memphis Mid-South Coliseum
November 20, 1987 Birmingham BJCC Coliseum
November 21, 1987 Mobile Mobile Municipal Auditorium
November 25, 1987 Houston The Summit
November 27, 1987 San Antonio HemisFair Arena
November 28, 1987 Austin Frank Erwin Center
November 29, 1987 Dallas Reunion Arena
December 2, 1987 El Paso Don Haskins Center
December 4, 1987 Lubbock Lubbock Municipal Coliseum
December 5, 1987 Albuquerque Tingley Coliseum
December 6, 1987 Tempe ASU Activity Center
December 7, 1987 Tucson Tucson Community Center
December 9, 1987 San Diego San Diego Sports Arena
December 10, 1987 Inglewood The Forum
December 11, 1987
December 12, 1987 Oakland Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
December 13, 1987
December 14, 1987
December 15, 1987 Sacramento ARCO Arena
December 16, 1987 Boise BSU Pavilion
December 17, 1987 Reno Lawlor Events Center
December 18, 1987 Salt Lake City Salt Palace
December 20, 1987 Denver McNichols Sports Arena
South America
January 3, 1988 Buenos Aires Argentina River Plate Stadium
January 9, 1988 São Paulo Brazil Estádio do Pacaembu
January 10, 1988
January 16, 1988 Rio de Janeiro Estádio do Maracanã
North America
January 21, 1988 Honolulu United States Blaisdell Arena
Australia
January 26, 1988 Perth Australia Perth Entertainment Centre
January 27, 1988
January 30, 1988 Adelaide Apollo Stadium
January 31, 1988
February 1, 1988 Melbourne Festival Hall
February 2, 1988
February 4, 1988
February 6, 1988 Sydney Sydney Entertainment Centre
February 7, 1988
February 10, 1988 Brisbane Brisbane Entertainment Centre
February 13, 1988 Darwin Gardens Amphitheatre
Asia[14]
February 16, 1988 Jakarta Indonesia Istora Senayan
February 17, 1988
February 18, 1988
February 20, 1988 Bukit Merah Singapore World Trade Centre
February 21, 1988
February 22, 1988
February 24, 1988 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Stadium Negara
February 25, 1988
February 26, 1988 Bangkok Thailand Indoor Stadium Huamark
February 28, 1988
March 5, 1988 Taipei Taiwan Taipei Municipal Stadium
March 6, 1988
March 8, 1988
March 20, 1988 Yokohama Japan Yokohama Stadium
March 21, 1988
March 22, 1988
March 24, 1988 Tokyo Nippon Budokan
March 25, 1988
March 27, 1988 Osaka Osaka-jō Hall
March 29, 1988
March 30, 1988

Box office score data

Venue City Tickets Sold / Available Gross Revenue
Cumberland County Civic Center Portland 8,429 / 8,429 (100%) $143,045[15]
Jones Beach Marine Theater Wantagh 20,000 / 20,000 (100%) $400,000[16]
Merriweather Post Pavilion Columbia 13,859 / 26,344 (53%) $219,141[17]
Madison Square Garden New York City 18,000 / 18,000 (100%) $338,789[18]
The Spectrum Philadelphia 6,839 / 14,100 (49%) $119,577[17]
Montreal Forum Montreal 10,061 / 15,000 (67%) $180,815[17]
CNE Grandstand Toronto 18,023 / 22,000 (82%) $301,804[19]
Lansdowne Park Ottawa 11,473 / 15,000 (76%) $178,803[18]
Saratoga Performing Arts Center Saratoga Springs 6,892 / 25,103 (27%) $112,088[17]
NYSF Grandstand Geddes 8,943 / 15,000 (60%) $132,676[18]
Rochester Community War Memorial Rochester 4,369 / 9,200 (47%) $76,328[17]
Pine Knob Music Theatre Clarkston 14,451 / 31,840 (45%) $273,860[17]
Castle Farms Music Theatre Charlevoix 5,619 / 15,000 (37%) $94,573[20]
Blossom Music Center Cuyahoga Falls 9,611 / 18,767 (51%) $138,762[17]
Poplar Creek Music Theater Hoffman Estates 18,925 / 23,882 (79%) $350,505[17]
Alpine Valley Music Theatre East Troy 5,563 / 10,946 (51%) $128,947[17]
Tacoma Dome Tacoma 11,167 / 20,000 (56%) $192,395[21]
Olympic Saddledome Calgary 14,706 / 14,706 (100%) $220,271[21]
Winnipeg Arena Winnipeg 13,077 / 15,000 (87%) $214,450[21]
Show Me Center Cape Girardeau 7,251 / 7,251 (100%) $122,868[21]
Murphy Center Mursfreesboro 5,645 / 7,500 (75%) $89,915[22]
USF Sun Dome Tampa 8,860 / 9,000 (98%) $146,510[23]
BJCC Coliseum Birmingham 7,040 / 12,000 (59%) $115,914[24]
Frank Erwin Center Austin 5,876 / 6,731 (87%) $93,575[25]
Tucson Community Center Tucson 7,381 / 8,068 (91%) $136,142[26]
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena Oakland 10,847 / 13,000 (83%) $200,670[26]
BSU Pavilion Boise 10,571 / 10,571 (100%) $163,663[26]
TOTAL 283,478 / 412,438 (69%) $4,886,086

See also

External links

References

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