The Private Dancer Tour is the fifth concert tour by singer
Tina Turner
Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock; November 26, 1939) is an American-born Swiss retired singer and actress. Widely referred to as the " Queen of Rock 'n' Roll", she rose to prominence as the lead singer of the Ike & Tina Turner Revue before ...
. In conjunction with her fifth studio album ''
Private Dancer
''Private Dancer'' is the fifth solo studio album by Tina Turner. It was released on May 29, 1984, through Capitol Records and was her first album released through the label.
After several challenging years of going solo after divorcing Ike T ...
'' (1984), the tour helped to establish Turner as a major solo artist and live performer and is often considered one of the best comebacks in music history. The 180-date tour encompassed Europe, North America, Australia and Asia. Turner also played a show in
Budapest
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, the only show of the tour behind the
Iron Curtain. The concerts received additional accolades, receiving an "Most Creative Tour Package Award" and "Comeback Tour Of The Year Award" from
Pollstar
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History and profile
Founded in 1981 in Fr ...
Awards.
Broadcasts and recordings
The two shows at the UK's Birmingham
NEC Arena in March 1985 were filmed and released as ''Tina Live: Private Dancer Tour''. The VHS release featured special guests
Bryan Adams
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and
David Bowie
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.
Band
*James Ralston – guitar, vocals
*Jamie West-Oram – guitar, vocals
*Bob Feit – bass guitar
*Jack Bruno – drums
*
Timmy Cappello
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– percussion, keyboards, saxophone, vocals
*Kenny Moore – piano, vocals
Opening acts
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Glenn Frey
Glenn Lewis Frey (; November 6, 1948 – January 18, 2016) was an American singer, guitarist and a founding member of the rock band Eagles. Frey was the co-lead singer and frontman for the Eagles, roles he came to share with fellow member Don H ...
(North America, select dates)
*
Mr. Mister (North America, select dates)
*
John Parr
John Stephen Parr (born 18 November 1952) is an English musician, singer, and songwriter, best known for his 1985 single "St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)", charting at number one in the US and number six in the UK, and for his 1984 US number- ...
(North America, select dates)
*
Go West (North America, select dates)
*
FM (West Germany, April/May 1985)
*
Strange Advance
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(Canada) (select dates)
*Limited Warranty
(Omaha)
*
Eric Martin Band (Reno)
Setlist
Tour dates
Box office score data
External links
International Tina Turner Fan Club – Tour – Private Dancer 1984–1985
References
{{Tina Turner
Tina Turner concert tours
1985 concert tours