Private Dancer Tour

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]

Private Dancer Tour

Tour by Tina Turner
Promotional poster for tour
Location	Asia Australia Europe North America
Associated album	Private Dancer
Start date	February 19, 1985
End date	December 28, 1985
Legs	5
No. of shows	185
Attendance	2.5 million
Box office	$40 million ($116.94 million in 2024 dollars)[1]
Tina Turner concert chronology

Broadcasts and recordings

VHS cover of concert video

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.

Band

• James Ralston – guitar, vocals
• Jamie West-Oram – guitar, vocals
• Bob Feit – bass guitar
• Jack Bruno – drums
• Timmy Cappello – percussion, keyboards, saxophone, vocals
• Kenny Moore – piano, vocals

Opening acts

• Glenn Frey (North America, select dates)
• Mr. Mister (North America, select dates)
• John Parr (North America, select dates)
• Go West (North America, select dates)
• FM (West Germany, April/May 1985)
• Strange Advance (Canada) (select dates)
• Limited Warranty (Omaha)
• Eric Martin Band (Reno)
• Wang Chung (Canada) (select dates)

Setlist

Europe

Act 1

1. "Let's Pretend We're Married"
2. "Show Some Respect"
3. "I Might Have Been Queen"
4. "River Deep – Mountain High"
5. "What's Love Got to Do with It"
6. "Nutbush City Limits"
7. "I Can't Stand The Rain"
8. "Better Be Good to Me"

Act 2

9. "Private Dancer"
10. "Let's Stay Together"
11. "Help!"
12. "It's Only Love"
13. "Steel Claw"
14. "Proud Mary"

Encore

15. "Legs"
16. "Tonight"
17. "Let's Dance"

Notes

• During the March 23 performance at the NEC Arena in Birmingham, Turner was joined onstage by David Bowie to perform "Tonight" and "Let's Dance".
• During the March 24 performance at the NEC Arena in Birmingham, Turner was joined onstage by Bryan Adams to perform "It's Only Love".

North America/Australia/Asia^[3]

Act 1

1. "Show Some Respect"
2. "I Might Have Been Queen"
3. "River Deep – Mountain High"
4. "Nutbush City Limits"
5. "I Can't Stand The Rain"
6. "Better Be Good to Me"

Act 2

7. "Private Dancer"

Act 3

8. "One of the Living"
9. "We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)"
10. "What's Love Got to Do with It"
11. "Let's Stay Together"
12. "Help!"

Act 4

13. "It's Only Love"
14. "Steel Claw"
15. "Proud Mary"

Encore

16. "Legs"
17. "Dancing in the Dark"

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
Europe
February 19, 1985	Helsinki	Finland	Helsinki Ice Hall
February 21, 1985	Drammen	Norway	Drammenshallen
February 22, 1985	Gothenburg	Sweden	Lisebergshallen
February 23, 1985	Stockholm		Johanneshovs Isstadion
February 24, 1985	Copenhagen	Denmark	Falkoner Teatret
February 28, 1985	Ludwigshafen	West Germany	Friedrich-Ebert-Halle
March 1, 1985	Munich		Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle
March 2, 1985	Frankfurt		Jahrhunderthalle
March 3, 1985	Hamburg		CCH Saal 1
March 4, 1985	West Berlin		Deutschlandhalle
March 7, 1985	Böblingen		Böblinger Sporthalle
March 8, 1985	Zürich	Switzerland	Hallenstadion
March 9, 1985	Würzburg	West Germany	Carl-Diem-Halle
March 11, 1985	Brighton	England	Brighton Centre
March 12, 1985	Bournemouth		Windsor Hall
March 14, 1985	London		Wembley Arena
March 15, 1985
March 16, 1985
March 17, 1985
March 20, 1985	Edinburgh	Scotland	Edinburgh Playhouse
March 21, 1985	Manchester	England	Apollo Theater
March 23, 1985	Birmingham	England	NEC Arena
March 24, 1985
March 26, 1985	Paris	France	Zénith de Paris
March 27, 1985	Lyon		Halle Tony Garnier
March 28, 1985	Nice		Théâtre de verdure de Nice
March 29, 1985	Milan	Italy	Teatro Tenda di Lampugnano
March 31, 1985	Klagenfurt	Austria	Stadthalle
April 1, 1985	Graz		Eisstadion Liebenau
April 2, 1985	Budapest	Hungary	Budapest Sportcsarnok
April 3, 1985	Vienna	Austria	Wiener Stadthalle
April 4, 1985	Linz		Linzer Sporthalle
April 6, 1985	Munich	West Germany	Olympiahalle
April 7, 1985	Saarbrücken		Saarlandhalle
April 8, 1985	Rotterdam	Netherlands	Sportpaleis
April 9, 1985
April 10, 1985	Brussels	Belgium	Forest National
April 11, 1985	Frankfurt	West Germany	Jahrhunderthalle
April 12, 1985
April 13, 1985	Bremen		Bremer Stadhalle
April 14, 1985	Dortmund		Westfalenhalle
April 15, 1985	Düsseldorf		Philipshalle
April 16, 1985	Brussels	Belgium	Forest National
April 18, 1985	Hamburg	West Germany	CCH Saal 1
April 19, 1985	Eppelheim		Rhein-Neckar-Halle
April 20, 1985	Munich		Olympiahalle
April 21, 1985	Zürich	Switzerland	Hallenstadion
April 22, 1985	Nuremberg	West Germany	Frankenhalle
April 24, 1985	West Berlin		Deutschlandhalle
April 25, 1985	Bremen		Bremer Stadthalle
April 26, 1985	Düsseldorf		Philipshalle
April 27, 1985	Frankfurt		Festhalle
April 28, 1985	Münster		Halle Münsterland
April 30, 1985	Kiel		Ostseehalle
May 1, 1985	Cologne		Kölner Sporthalle
May 3, 1985	West Berlin		Deutschlandhalle
May 4, 1985	Hanover		Niedersachsenhalle
May 5, 1985	Hamburg		Alsterdorfer Sporthalle
May 7, 1985	Böblingen		Böblinger Sporthalle
May 8, 1985	Munich		Olympiahalle
May 9, 1985	Münchenstein	Switzerland	St. Jakobshalle
North America
July 8, 1985	St. John's	Canada	Memorial Stadium
July 9, 1985
July 10, 1985
July 11, 1985
July 14, 1985	Fredericton		Aitken University Centre
July 15, 1985	Moncton		Moncton Coliseum
July 16, 1985	Halifax		Halifax Metro Centre
July 17, 1985
July 19, 1985	Montréal		Montreal Forum
July 21, 1985	Worcester	United States	Centrum in Worcester
July 22, 1985
July 25, 1985	Providence		Providence Civic Center
July 26, 1985	Portland		Cumberland County Civic Center
July 27, 1985	Hartford		Hartford Civic Center
July 28, 1985	East Rutherford		Brendan Byrne Arena
July 31, 1985	Philadelphia		The Spectrum
August 1, 1985	New York City		Madison Square Garden
August 2, 1985
August 3, 1985	Allentown		Allentown Fairgrounds Grandstand[3]
August 5, 1985	Landover		Capital Centre
August 7, 1985	Wantagh		Jones Beach Marine Theater
August 8, 1985
August 10, 1985	Hershey		Hersheypark Stadium
August 11, 1985	Rochester		Rochester Community War Memorial
August 12, 1985	Saratoga Springs		Saratoga Performing Arts Center
August 14, 1985	Toronto	Canada	CNE Grandstand
August 15, 1985	Lake Placid	United States	Olympic Center Ice Rink
August 16, 1985	Montreal	Canada	Montreal Forum
August 17, 1985	Ottawa		Lansdowne Park
August 18, 1985
August 21, 1985	Toledo	United States	Centennial Hall
August 22, 1985	Richfield Township		The Coliseum at Richfield
August 23, 1985	Pittsburgh		Civic Arena
August 24, 1985	Charleston		Charleston Civic Center
August 25, 1985	Cincinnati		Riverfront Coliseum
August 28, 1985	Detroit		Joe Louis Arena
August 29, 1985	Columbus		Battelle Hall
August 31, 1985	Charlevoix		Castle Farms Music Theatre
September 1, 1985	Notre Dame		Athletic & Convocation Center
September 3, 1985	Flint		Atwood Stadium
September 4, 1985	Kalamazoo		Wings Stadium
September 5, 1985	Fort Wayne		War Memorial Coliseum
September 6, 1985	Lexington		Rupp Arena
September 7, 1985	Indianapolis		Market Square Arena
September 8, 1985	Evansville		Roberts Municipal Stadium
September 10, 1985	Champaign		Assembly Hall
September 11, 1985	Rosemont		Rosemont Horizon
September 12, 1985
September 14, 1985	Milwaukee		MECCA Arena
September 15, 1985	Madison		Dane County Memorial Coliseum
September 17, 1985	Winnipeg	Canada	Winnipeg Arena
September 18, 1985	Saint Paul	United States	Roy Wilkins Auditorium
September 19, 1985	Iowa City		Carver–Hawkeye Arena
September 20, 1985	Ames		Hilton Coliseum
September 21, 1985	Omaha		Omaha Civic Auditorium
September 24, 1985	Calgary	Canada	Olympic Saddledome
September 25, 1985	Edmonton		Northlands Coliseum
September 27, 1985	Vancouver		Pacific Coliseum
September 28, 1985
September 29, 1985	Tacoma	United States	Tacoma Dome
September 30, 1985	Portland		Memorial Coliseum
October 2, 1985	Reno		Lawlor Events Center
October 3, 1985	Oakland		Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
October 4, 1985
October 5, 1985	Irvine		Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre
October 8, 1985	Los Angeles		Universal Amphitheatre
October 9, 1985
October 10, 1985
October 11, 1985
October 12, 1985
October 18, 1985	Tempe		ASU Activity Center
October 19, 1985	Las Cruces		Pan American Center
October 20, 1985	Albuquerque		Tingley Coliseum
October 23, 1985	Valley Center		Britt Brown Arena
October 25, 1985	Oklahoma City		MCC Arena
October 26, 1985	Kansas City		Kemper Arena
October 27, 1985	Saint Louis		Kiel Auditorium
October 28, 1985
October 30, 1985	Little Rock		Barton Coliseum
October 31, 1985	Tulsa		Tulsa Assembly Center
November 1, 1985	Dallas		Reunion Arena
November 2, 1985	Austin		Frank Erwin Center
November 3, 1985	Houston		The Summit
November 6, 1985	Baton Rouge		LSU Assembly Center
November 7, 1985	Tallahassee		Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center
November 8, 1985	Auburn		Memorial Coliseum
November 9, 1985	Chattanooga		UTC Arena
November 10, 1985	Memphis		Mid-South Coliseum
November 13, 1985	Shreveport		Hirsch Memorial Coliseum
November 14, 1985	Starkville		Humphrey Coliseum
November 15, 1985	Birmingham		BJCC Coliseum
November 16, 1985	Mursfreesboro		Murphy Center
November 17, 1985	Knoxville		Stokely Athletic Center
November 20, 1985	Morgantown		WVU Coliseum
November 21, 1985	Roanoke		Roanoke Civic Center
November 22, 1985	Hampton		Hampton Coliseum
November 23, 1985	Greensboro		Greensboro Coliseum
November 24, 1985	Columbia		Carolina Coliseum
November 27, 1985	Atlanta		Omni Coliseum
November 29, 1985	Charlotte		Charlotte Coliseum
November 30, 1985	Savannah		Martin Luther King, Jr. Arena
December 1, 1985	Jacksonville		Veterans Memorial Coliseum
December 2, 1985	Pembroke Pines		Hollywood Sportatorium
Oceania
December 7, 1985	Auckland	New Zealand	Mount Smart Stadium
December 10, 1985	Brisbane	Australia	Chandler Velodrome
December 12, 1985	Sydney		Sydney Entertainment Centre
December 13, 1985
December 15, 1985
December 17, 1985	Melbourne		Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre
December 18, 1985
December 19, 1985
December 20, 1985
December 23, 1985	Perth		Perth Entertainment Centre
December 24, 1985
Asia
December 27, 1985	Osaka	Japan	Festival Hall
December 28, 1985	Tokyo		Nippon Budokan
North America
December 31, 1985	Honolulu	United States	Blaisdell Arena

Box office score data

Venue	City	Tickets sold / available	Gross revenue
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

External links

• International Tina Turner Fan Club – Tour – Private Dancer 1984–1985