Fantasy Tour


The Fantasy Tour was the third concert tour of New Edition. The tour supported the group's second studio albums New Edition. It was their first major tour where they headlined theaters as well as arenas throughout the United States. It was also the last tour with the five original members: Ronnie, Bobby, Ricky, Michael and Ralph.

Overview

After the success of their eponymous album, New Edition embarked in a tour of theaters, arenas, state fairs and several theme parks across the country. By May 1985, the group had already played 50 concerts to more than 350,000 people.
On May 20 the group performed in Boston for the 6th anniversary of Kiss 108 in front of 15,000 fans. The next day they performed at a Kiss 108 Private Party held at "The Metro". Ronnie just had a tonsillectomy so he was missing during those shows.
For the 4th of July they performed at "The Beach Boys Love Concert" at the mall of Washington with several other entertainers, the event drew an estimated crowd of 550,000.
On August 9, the group gave a concert at Six Flags Over Texas in Performing for more than 15,000 people. By 4pm, the temperature rose to 80 degrees and 50 pecent humidity and the crowd had been standing in the park's concert area for 3 to 5 hours. The concert scheduled was halted briefly at about 9pm to administer first-aid to some in the crowd. More than 200 young people were treated for heat-related ailments, 36 fans were treated at an Arlington hospital and 11 others at a hospital in nearby Grand Prairie for dehydration and hyperventilation. No serious injuries were reported, concert resumed after a brief interruption.

Setlists

Supporting acts

Personnel

;Vocalists/Dancers
;Musicians
  • Carl smith - Keyboards
  • John Steiner - Keyboards
  • Dan "Zoro" Donnelly - Drums
  • Bob Cepeda - Percussions
  • Louis Metoyer - Guitar
  • Anthony McEwan - Bass
  • Don Hermanson - Keyboard Technician
  • Gary Spence - Drum Technician
;Security
  • Jeff Dyson - Security
  • Calvin Hubbard - Security
  • Larry Cole - Bus Driver
  • Chuck Glagola - Bus Driver
  • Pay Lynes - Bus Driver
  • Jim Fahlgren - Truck Driver
  • Mark Olson - Truck Driver
;Management and Production
  • Mark Billes - Tour Manager
  • Khalil Roundtree - Road Manager
  • Geoff Perren - Production Manager
  • David Troy - Merchandiser
  • Jim stone - Merchandiser
  • Winterline Productions - Merchandising Company
  • Christine Sauers - Tour Book Design
  • Jim Shea - Photography
  • Pacific Lithograph/Michael John - Color separation, Lithography
  • J.Beaver Saunders - Wardrobe
  • Bob Oberdorston - Carpenter
  • Larry Miller - Rigger
  • Randy Bare - Sound & Light
  • Steve Dabbs - Sound & Light
  • Tony Dowley - Sound & Light
  • Billy Johnson - Sound & Light
  • Mick Berg - House engineer
  • Pops Houghton - Lighting Director
  • Brendan Higgs - Monitor Mixer