After the first concerts in America and Australia with The Tina Turner Show in 1977, Tina was constantly on tour the following years to pay her debts and arrived solo for the first time Europe at the beginning of 1978. Dressed in Bob Mackie costumes and supported by four dancers, she performed several cover versions of popular songs, some old ones from Ike & Tina and some new tracks after the recording of her solo records Rough and Love Explosion. In 1979, she was also for a five week tour in South Africa, for which she was later often criticized. The concert from London’s Apollo Theatre on March 25, 1979 was released on home video. The setlist changed repeatedly over the time and Tina performed some songs only for a short time, especially from her first solo albums.
Regions: All over the world
The Band: Lenny Macaluso: Guitar, Bandleader, Arranger / Norman Farrington: Drums / Billy Haynes: Bass / Kenny Moore: Piano, Vocals / Chuck O'Steen: Keyboards, Vocals / Ravah Daley: Dancer, Vocals / Edna Leyeune Richardson: Dancer, Vocals / Geronne Turner: Dancer, Vocals / David Wertheimer: Dancer, Vocals
was a concert special from Tom Jones with special guest star Tina Turner on September 11, 1978. Tina was introduced from Tom as „she is close to soul as you can get“ and performed first seven songs solo. At the end of the show, she returned on stage and performed three songs together with Tom. The complete concert was brodcasted later on the HBO network.
Concert: September 11, 1978
TV: September 24/28, 1978
Venue: Warner Theatre, Washington (USA)