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. The tour supported their fourth studio album, '' Step by Step'' (1990) and their first compilation album, '' No More Games (The Remix Album)'' (1990). The tour began only one month after their previous concluded. After the summer leg ended, the tour shifted gears and was renamed the "No More Games Tour", following the announcement of their remix album. Lasting 22 months, the group played over 220 concerts in Europe, North America, Asia, and Australasia.

Background

The 1990 summer tour was sponsored by

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and tied into its "Magic Summer '90" campaign that included the infamous MagiCan. The tour was a commercial success. Both stints in North America landed the group in the top 10 tours in 1990 and 1991. In 1990, the group earned $74.1 million from 152 shows in North America (25 of which were performed during their previous tour). During an

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performance of "

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" at the end of the second concert held at

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on June 25,

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fell through a trap door while jumping off a raised platform. He received scrapes and bruises to his chest, neck, and arms. After being hospitalized for a night, he spent a week recuperating, and the rest of the band continued the next few concerts as a four-piece act.

Opening acts

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*Biscuit * Brenda K. Starr * George Lamond * The Good Girls

Setlist

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" #"Stay With Me Baby" #Medley: ##"I Remember When" ##"Angel" ##"

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" ##"Where Do I Go from Here?" #"Treat Me Right" #"Never Gonna Fall in Love Again" #"Funny Feeling" #"

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was performed as the third song in the setlist instead of

during the 1990 European dates of the tour • “Funny Feeling” was occasionally taken out of the setlist for unknown reasons and "

was performed instead. • There were shows where the spot in the set list that held both “Funny Feeling” or "

(depending on the show) were taken off the set list completely and “ Games" would be performed right after "Never Gonna Fall in Love Again". • At select shows in Japan, a rendition of the Jackson 5 song " I'll Be There" was performed during the set list

Tour dates

;Magic Summer Tour ;No More Games Tour

Box office score data

References

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Background

Opening acts

Setlist

Tour dates

Box office score data

See also

References