Tina Turner Concerts 1980s

Tour 1980/1983

Roger Davies, Tina's manager, advised Turner to drop her band and remodel her show into a grittier rock'n'roll showcase. In 1981, Davies booked Tina at The Ritz in New York City. Following the performance, Rod Stewart hired Turner to perform a duet version of his hit, "Hot Legs", on Saturday Night Live, and later hired Turner to open for him on his U.S. tour. One show with Rod Stewart and Kim Carnes, on 19 December 1981, at the L. A. Forum, Inglewood, was filmed. Afterwards, Turner opened three shows for The Rolling Stones. A recorded cover of The Temptations "Ball of Confusion" for the UK production team B.E.F. featuring Robert Cray, became a hit in European dance clubs in 1982. Following performances with Chuck Berry and several short tours in the U.S. and Europe, Turner again performed at the Ritz in December of the year, which resulted in a singles deal with Capitol Records under the insistence of David Bowie.

1980

February 18-23, 1980 Hyatt Regency, Dearborn, MI

From the 17th of November 1980 till the beginning of December 1980 Tina Turner was on tour in Australia. 21 Nov. 1980 - Melbourne - Australia 24 Nov. 1980 - Private Concert for a newspaper in Australia From the beginning of December 1980 till the 24th of December 1980 she was on tour inAustralia and the South-East of Asia. 9-13 Dec. 1980 - St. George Leagues Club, Kogarah - Australia 20 and 21 Dec. 1980 - Bangkok - Thailand 24 Dec. 1980 - Hongkong - China Dec. 1980 Bette Midler was at a concert from Tina Turner. Tina Turner invited Bette to do the song "Hollywood Nights" with her. After the concert Elton John took Tina Turner to Bette Midler's birthday party. With Elton John she performed "The Bitch is back" in Australia. 1980 – Hammersmith Odeon – London - UK 1980 – Concerts in Eastern Europe 1980 – Concerts in the Middle East

1981

At the 18th of March 1981 Tina Turner started her Rock Show in the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisc, CA - USA April 3-4, 1981 Country Club, Reseda, LA April 24, 1981 University of Washington, Seattle, WA May 7-9, 1981 Ritz, New York City, NY May 10, 1981 Camden, NJ June 1981 - 2 weeks of concerts in Toronto - Canada 10 Aug. 1981 - Billy Bobs Texas Stockyard, Fort Worth, TX 30 Aug. 1981 - Riviera Hotel, Las Vegas, NV September 14-26, 1981 Fairmont Hotel, Dallas, TX September 28-October 3, 1981 Ritz, New York City, NY October 19-24 & 26-31, 1981 Fairmont Hotel, New Orleans, LA 5, 6 and 7 Nov. 1981 - Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, Nj 3 Dec. 1981 - Sala Kongresowa, Warsaw, POL 4 Dec. 1981 - Spodek, Katowice, POL 5 Dec. 1981 - Palác Lucerna Velký Sál., Prague, CZR 11 Dec. 1981 - Northstage Concert Hall, Glen Cove, NY 12 Dec. 1981 - Ritz, New York City, NY 19 Dec. 1981 - Forum, Los Angeles, CA (with Rod Stewart)

1982

January 21, 1982 Billy Bobs Texas Stockyard, Fort Worth, TX 17 Febr. 1982 - First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 18 Febr. 1982 - Park West, Chicago, IL 21-22 Febr. 1982 - The Sultan's Cabaret, Akron, OH 23 Febr. 1982 – Center Stage, Canton, MI 27 March 1982 - Congresgebouw, The Hague, NED March 29-30, 1982 - Le Palace, Paris, FRA 1 April 1982 - Philharmonie, Berlin, GER 2 April 1982 - C.C.H., Hamburg, GER 3 April 1982 - Alte Oper, Frankfurt, GER 4 April 1982 - Europa Saal, Aachen, GER 5 April 1982 - Ostseehalle, Kiel, GER 6 April 1982 - Zeche, Bochum, GER 9 April 1982 - Hammersmith Odeon, London, ENG 11 April 1982 - Arts Centre, Poole, ENG 12 April 1982 - Cornwall Coliseum, St. Austel, ENG 23 April 1982 - Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, BC 17-19 June 1982 - St. George Leagues Club, Kogarah, AUS 20 June 1982 - Paramatta Leagues Club, Paramatta, AUS 1-3 July 1982 - St. George Leagues Club, Kogarah, AUS 9-11 July 1982 - Revesby Workers Club, Sydney, AUS 11 May 1982 - Hillside Memorial Park, Los Angeles, CA 13 July 1982 - Astrodome, Traralgon, AUS 15 July 1982 - Collendina Hotel, Ocean Grove, AUS 16 July 1982 - The Venue, St. Kilda, AUS 17 July 1982 - Waltzing Mathilda Hotel, Springvale, AUS 18 July 1982 - Dorset Gardens Hotel, Croydon, AUS 21 Aug. 1982 - Momarkedet, Mysen, NOR 22 Aug. 1982 - Konserthuset, Stockholm, SWE 24 Aug. 1982 - Kulttuuritalo, Helsinki, FIN 3-4 Sept. 1982 - Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, BC 5 Sept. 1982 - Seattle Center, Seattle, WA 13 Nov. 1982 - De Doelen, Rotterdam, NED 14 Nov. 1982 - Forest National, Brussels, BEL 4 Dec. 1982 - Sports Hall, Budapest, HUN

Band: Chuck O'Steen - Keyboard and Musical leader Bob Feit – Bass Jack Bruno - Drums James Ralston – Guitar Kenny Moore – Piano and Vocals Lejeune Richardson - Dancer and Background vocals Annie Behringer - Dancer and Background vocals

1983

January 12-13, 1983 Premier Center, Sterling Heights, MI January 14-16, 1983 Caesars, Atlantic City, NJ January 18, 1983 Mid-Hudson Civic Center, Poughkeepsie, NY January 20, 1983 Wax Museum, Washington, DC January 21, 1983 Front Row Theatre, Highland Heights, OH January 27-29, 1983 Ritz, New York City, NY April 8-9, 1983 Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, BC April 24, 1983 University of Washington, Seattle, WA April 25, 1983 Rockefeller’s, Houston, TX May 13, 1983 Gröna Lund - Sweden June 10-11, 1983 Barrymore’s Music Hall, Ottawa, ON June 27, 1983 First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN July 13, 1983 Traralgon Astrodome, Traralgon, AUS July 25, 1983 Pier 84, New York City, NY August 3, 1983 Club Casino, Hampton Beach, NH August 4, 1983 Park West, Chicago, IL August 24, 1983 Kulttuuritalo, Helsinki, FIN September 26-October 9, 1983 Fairmont Hotel Venetian Room, San Francisco, CA October 13, 1983 Konserthus, Oslo, NOR

November 1, 1983 Olympen, Lund, SWE November 2, 1983 Kulttuuritalo, Helsinki, FIN November 4, 1983 Metropol, Berlin, GER November 13, 1983 Zeche, Bochum, GER December 6, 1983 Kongresshaus, Zürich, SUI December 7, 1983 Théâtre de Beaulieu, Lausanne, SUI December 9, 1983 Sala Morasol, Madrid, SPA December 10, 1983 Sala Pachá, Barcelona, SPA December 15, 1983 The Box, Arnhem, NED December 16, 1983 The Venue, London, ENG December 20, 1983 The Venue, London, ENG December 22, 1983 Fairfield Hall, Croydon, ENG

Band: Annie Behringer - Singer and Dancer Lejeune Richardson - Singer and Dancer Jack Bruno - Drums Bob Feit – Bass Kenny Moore – Piano Chuck O'Steen - Keyboard James Ralston – Guitar