What's Love? Tour

The What's Love? Tour is the eighth concert tour by singer Tina Turner. The tour supported Turner's autobiographical film and its soundtrack and the eighth studio album titled What's Love Got to Do with It. The tour primarily visited North America along with a few shows in Europe and Oceania.

Background

In 1990, Turner mentioned her record-breaking, 1990 tour, would be her last. Initially, Turner was to have a one-year break before resuming the tour in North America. The tour continuation was placed on hold as Turner decided to focus on acquiring movie roles. As time progressed, Turner changed her focus to the production of her semi-autobiographical film. In an interview with People, Turner stated,
Turner's last tour of North America was in 1987 during her Break Every Rule World Tour, which saw poor ticket sales for a majority of shows. 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 stadium performances in Europe, Turner wanted to do an intimate tour. The tour consisted of the same music and costumes as 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, Turner decided to add a few dates in Europe for summer music festivals and Australia and New Zealand where she appeared at the New South Wales Rugby League Grand Final, as their anthem was "The Best". In Australia, Turner also performed the after-race concert following the 1993 Australian Grand Prix in Adelaide where she was joined on stage by the race winner, triple World Drivers' Champion Ayrton Senna.

Broadcasts and recordings

The tour was chronicled at the Blockbuster Pavilion in San Bernardino, California. Released in September 1994, "What's Love: Live" included a special performance of "Why Must We Wait Until Tonight". It was directed by David Mallett and produced by Paul Flattery. Additionally, the concert was recorded in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia at the Sydney Entertainment Centre as a special for local television.

Setlist

The following setlist was obtained from the Groton concert held on July 28, 1993. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.

"Steamy Windows"
"Typical Male"
"Foreign Affair"
"Undercover Agent for the Blues"
"Private Dancer"
"We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)"
"I Can't Stand the Rain"
"Nutbush City Limits"
"Addicted to Love"
"(Simply) The Best"
"I Don't Wanna Fight"
"Let's Stay Together"
"What's Love Got to Do with It"
"Proud Mary"
;Encore
"What You Get Is What You See"
"Better Be Good to Me"

; Notes

During select shows in North America, "Disco Inferno" replaced "What You Get Is What You See".
On July 17, 1993, Turner performed "I Might Have Been Queen" and "Shake a Tail Feather".
Starting on September 10, "Legs" replaced "What You Get Is What You See".
During the Adelaide concert, Ayrton Senna joined Turner onstage to perform " The Best".
Starting on October 18, "Show Some Respect" replaced "Legs".
Turner performed "Why Must We Wait Until Tonight" during the show in San Bernardino and the third concert in Sydney.

Tour band

James Ralston – electric guitar, vocals
John Miles – electric guitar, vocals
Bob Feit – bass guitar
Jack Bruno – drums
Timmy Cappello – percussion, synthesizer, tenor saxophone, harmonica, vocals
Ollie Marland – synthesizer, vocals
Kenny Moore – piano, vocals
Sharon Owens – dancer, vocals
Karen Owens – dancer, vocals