What's Love Live Tour 1993

The tour supported the soundtrack to Tina Turner's semi-autobiographical film entitled, What's Love Got To Do With It. The tour primarily visited North America along with a few shows in Europe.

In 1990, Tina Turner mentioned her record-breaking, Foreign Affair Tour, would be her last. Initially, Turner was to have a one-year break before resuming the tour in North AmeriCanada The tour continuation was placed on hold as Turner decided to focus on acquiring movie roles. As time progressed, Tina Turner changed her focus to the production of her semi-autobiographical film. In an interview with People, Turner stated,
“ As much as I try to break away from performing, here they are again, asking me to go hack on Top of The Pops .I became the first woman in rock n' roll to go out and sell out whole stadiums - and I'm proud of that; I'm proud that I sang to 160.000 people one night in Brazil. But what people don't know is that I got so nervous about touring. I got very upset about doing my last tour - at the start - and actually broke down crying. Of course, when you're out there and a crowd is going wild, you don't think about that. I know a lot of singers and stars find their fame overnight when they are barely much more than teenagers. But I had to work damn hard for over 30 years to get where I am today. So I don't mind making the effort. I'm still going to making the effort. In Hollywood, a lot of stars are thinking about retiring at my age, but I'm not packing up. No retirement place in the sun for me. I will still be working at something when I'm 90. ”

Tina Turner's last tour of North America was in 1987 during her Break Every Rule Tour. Tina Turner later confessed that she did not tour her previous record due to lack of sales in that region, as many spectators still had a hard time disconnecting her from The Revue. After numerous sold out performances at stadiums in Europe, Tina Turner wanted to do an intimate tour. The tour consisted of the same music and costumes of her previous set. Turner included new material from the soundtrack, along with different variations on her well-known hits. Originally destined as a North America only tour, Tina Turner decided to add a few dates in Europe (for summer music festivals) and Australia (campaigning for the New South Wales Rugby League, as their anthem was "The Best").

* "Legs" was added to the setlist for performances starting in Sept. - tember 1993. The song was performed in lieu of "What You Get Is What You See". However, during shows in Germany, "What You Get Is What You See" appeared in the setlist as normal
* During select shows in North America (specifically the New England region),Turner performed "Disco Inferno" in lieu of "What You Get Is What You See"
* "Show Some Respect" was performed during the Australasia leg of the tour. The song was performed in lieu of "Legs".
* During the performance at Radio City Music Hall in New York City (July - 17, 1993),Turner performed "I Might Have Been Queen". At the same show, Turner also performed "Shake a Tail Feather"
* During the concert filming at the Blockbuster Pavilion in San Bernardino, California, Turner performed "Why Must We Wait Until Tonight" for promotional reasons. The song would not appear in the setlist until the performance at the Sydney Entertainment Centre in Sydney, New South Wales (Oct. - 20, 1993) for local television stations.

The tour was chronicled at the Blockbuster Pavilion in San Bernardino, California. Released in Sept. - tember 1994, "What's Love: Live" included a special performance of "Why Must We Wait Until Tonight". Additionally, the concert was recorded in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia at the Sydney Entertainment Centre as a special for local television.

Start date: 6 June 1993
End date: 18 November 1993
Legs: 2
Shows: 63 in North America
6 in Europe
15 in Australia
Total: 86

Opening act

* Lindsay Buckingham (North America)
* Chris Isaak (North America)
* John Mellencamp (Switzerland)
* Joe Cocker (Switzerland)

Set List

- Steamy Windows
- Typical Male
- Foreign Affair
- Undercover Agent For The Blues
- Private Dancer
- We Don't Need Another Hero
- I Can't Stand The Rain
- Nutbush City Limits
- Addicted To Love
- The Best
- I Don't Wanna Fight
- Let's Stay Together
- What's Love Got To Do With It
- Proud Mary
- (Show Some Respect or What You Get is what you see or Legs)
- Better Be Good To Me

The Band

Timmy Cappello – Percussion, Keyboards, Saxophone and Vocals
Bob Feit – Bass Guitar
Ollie Marland – Keyboards and Vocals
John Miles – Guitars and Vocals
Kenny Moore – Piano and Vocals
James Ralston – Guitars and Vocals
Sharon Owens – Dancer and Vocals
Karen Owens – Dancer and Vocals

June
6 June - Lawlor Events Center - Reno USA - 11800 S.O.
8 June - Portland Memorial Coliseum - Portland USA
10 June - PNE Coliseum - Vancouver Canada
12 June - Gorge Amphiteater - George USA
15 June - Olympic Saddledome - Calgary Canada
16 June - Northlands Coliseum - Edmonton Canada
17 June - Saskatchewan Place - Sasksoon Canada
18 June - Winnipeg Arena - Winnipeg Canada
20 June - Target Center - Minneapolis USA
22 June - Sandstone Amphitheater - Bonner Springs USA
24 June - Riverport Amphitheater - Maryland Hieghts USA
25 June - Marcus Amphitheater - Milwaukee USA
26 June - Deer Creek Music Center - Noblesville USA
27 June - Poplar Creek Music Theater - Hoffman Estates USA
29 June - Riverbend Music Center - Cincinatti USA
30 June - Pine Knob Music Theatre - Clarkston USA

July
1 July - Blossom Music Center - Cuyahoga Falls USA
3 July - Canada Kingswood Music Theatre - Vaughan Canada
4 July - Montreal Forum - Montreal Canada
5 July - Ottawa Civic Centre - Ottawa Canada
8 July - Coca-Cola Star Lake Amphitheater - Burgettstown USA
9 July - Allentown Fairgrounds Grandstand - Allentown USA
10 July - Darien Lake Performing Arts Center - Darien USA
12 July - Radio City Music Hall - NYC USA - 7000 S.O.
13 July - Radio City Music Hall - NYC USA - 7000 S.O.
14 July - Radio City Music Hall - NYC USA - 7000 S.O.
16 July - Radio City Music Hall - NYC USA - 7000 S.O.
17 July - Radio City Music Hall - NYC USA - 7000 S.O.
19 July - Garden State Arts Center - Holmdel Township USA
20 July - Jones Beach Marine Theater - Wantagh USA
23 July - Mark G. Etess Arena - Atlantic City USA
24 July - Mark G. Etess Arena - Atlantic City USA
25 July - Stowe Mountain Performing Arts Center - Stowe USA
28 July - Thames Music Theatre - Groton USA
29 July - Great Woods Center for the Performing Arts - Mansfield USA
30 July - Cumberland County Civic Center - Portland USA
31 July - Saratoga Performing Arts Center - Saratoga Springs USA

August
1 Aug. - Merriweather Post Pavilion - Columbia USA
4 Aug. - Classic Amphitheatre at Strawberry Hill - Richmond USA
5 Aug. - Walnut Creek Amphitheatre - Raleigh USA
7 Aug. - Shelter Cove Community Park - Hilton Head Island USA
10 Aug. - Lakewood Amphitheatre - Atlanta USA
12 Aug. - Coca-Cola Starplex Amphitheatre - Dallas USA
13 Aug. - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion - The Woodlands USA
14 Aug. - Alamodome Arena - San Antonio USA
15 Aug. - Riverfest Amphitheater - Little Rock USA
17 Aug. - Mud Island Amphitheatre - Memphis USA
18 Aug. - Lakefront Arena - New Orleans USA
20 Aug. - Orlando Arena - Orlando USA
21 Aug. - USF Sun Dome - Tampa USA
22 Aug. - Miami Arena - Miami USA
27 Aug. - Rock over Danube - Vienna Austria - 40.000
28 Aug. - Rock over Germany - Munich Germany
29 Aug. - Rock over Germany - Wegberg Germany

September
3 Sept. - St. Jakob Stadion - Basel Switzerland
4 Sept. - Rock over Germany - Mainz/Finthen Germany - 70000
5 Sept. - Rock over Germany - Lüneburg Germany
10 Sept. - Concord Pavilion - Concord USA
11 Sept. - Shoreline Amphiteatre - Mountain View
12 Sept. - Cal Expo Amphitheatre - Sacramento USA
15 Sept. - Bloackbuster pavillion - San Bernadino USA
16 Sept. - TCC Arena - Tucson USA
17 Sept. - Desert Sky Pavilion - Phoenix USA
18 Sept. - Thomas & Mack Center - Las Vegas USA
19 Sept. - Greek Theatre - Los Angeles USA - 6000 S.O.
20 Sept. - Greek Theatre - Los Angeles USA - 6000 S.O.
21 Sept. - Greek Theatre - Los Angeles USA - 6000 S.O.
22 Sept. - Greek Theatre - Los Angeles USA - 6000 S.O.
23 Sept. - Greek Theatre - Los Angeles USA - 6000 S.O.

October
18 Oct. - Entertainment Centre - Sydney Australia - 11500 S.O.
19 Oct. - Entertainment Centre - Sydney Australia - 11500 S.O.
20 Oct. - Entertainment Centre - Sydney Australia - 11500 S.O.
22 Oct. - Melbourne Entertainment Centre - Melbourne Australia
23 Oct. - Melbourne Entertainment Centre - Melbourne Australia
25 Oct. - Melbourne Entertainment Centre - Melbourne Australia
29 Oct. - Perth Entertainment Centre - Perth Australia
30 Oct. - Perth Entertainment Centre - Perth Australia
2 Nov. - Kougari Oval - Brisbane Australia
3 Nov. - Kougari Oval - Brisbane Australia
6 Nov. - Newcastle Entertainment Centre - Newcastle Australia
7 Nov. - East Parkland - Adelaide Australia
12 Nov. - Logan Campbell Centre - Auckland New Zealand
13 Nov. - TSB Bowl - New Plymouth
15 Nov. - University Oval - Dunedin
16 Nov. - Queen Elizabeth II Park - Christchurch
18 Nov. - Wellington Show and Sports Centre - Wellington