The Twenty Four Seven Tour (also known as the Twenty Four Seven Millennium Tour and 24/7 World Tour) was the tenth concert tour by singer Tina Turner. The tour promoted her final studio album Twenty Four Seven (1999). It was reported that the tour grossed US$122.5 million from 108 shows with an attendance of 2.4 million spectators. According to Pollstar, the tour also became that year's highest-grossing tour in North America with $80.2 million in earnings. At that time, Turner's outing was the fifth highest grossing tour ever in North America. The tour was sponsored by E*Trade.
Though billed as her final outing, Turner would return to touring in 2008 with her anniversary tour.
Background After her record-breaking 1996 world tour, Turner decided to take a longer break between albums and tours. Initially, Turner planned an elaborate co-headlining tour with Elton John. The two performed a duet of Turner's hit "Proud Mary" and John's "The Bitch is Back" on the VH1 special, "Divas Live '99". During rehearsals, Turner felt unease with the music and stopped everyone from playing and then instructed John on how to play the song.
The tour plans were cancelled and Turner scrapped her initial plans for a greatest hits collection deciding to record her final studio album. Along the way, Turner also performed the Super Bowl XXXIV pre-show ceremonies.
To introduce the tour, Turner stated: It's a play. It's an act. For the moment, it's a small movie, so to speak. That's why I like all of the stuff and the action and the playoff between me and the girls. It's life on that stage for that two hours.
Development As mentioned above, the tour initially was set to promote her latest studio album. During promotion, Turner acknowledge the tour as her final one as she enters pseudo-retirement. She comments: I've been performing for 44 years; I really should hang up my dancing shoes. I can't keep up with Janet Jackson. I'm not a diva like Diana Ross. I'm rock 'n' roll, but I'm happy I can do it one more time, so people can remember me at my best."
The album played a prominent role in the tour as Turner rehearsed "Whatever You Need", "When the Heartache is Over", "Talk to My Heart", "Falling", "Don't Leave Me This Way" (which was to be included in a ballads medley with "Two People" and two other unknown songs) and "Twenty Four Seven". When Turner decided to do a retrospective of her career, she included her first hit, "A Fool in Love", the first time Turner performed the song live since the 1970s. Turner also rehearsed "Ooh Poo Pah Do" but replaced with "Get Back". Additionally, she included some of her favorite R&B hits including, "Hold On, I'm A Comin'" and "I Heard It Through the Grapevine".
Tina had previously planned to have more acoustic styled arrangements for the set list, however as the tour developed this idea was scrapped
For her final outing, Turner wanted a stage that was sleek and modern. Her original concepts included the framing of an "apartment building" that had cabins and access ramps. Also included were risers with visible staircases and front drop for the musicians. Fisher, also wanted to create a volcano effect with the staging, have it split into two sets. This inner stage included a video screen and a ramp leading to an upstage platform. There was an additional ramp that lead downstage. The main feature of the stage was the "cantilever arm". A 2' wide, 60' long platform that extended Turner into the audience. Initially, Turner did not want the arm as the same concept was used for her 1990 European tour and she did not want to repeat herself. However, after seeing video animations, Turner wanted the arm included. For stadium shows, a roof for the stage was added along with additional video screens. The arm was extended an additional 20 feet. It took at least seven hours to construct the stage.
The stage was constructed by McLaren Engineering Group.
Opening acts Lionel Richie (North America [Leg 1] & UK) John Fogerty (Europe [select dates]). Janice Robinson (North America [Leg 1]) Joe Cocker (Europe [select dates] & North America [Leg 2])
Set list The following set list is from the July 16 show in London. It is not intended to represent all other dates throughout the tour.
"I Want to Take You Higher" "Absolutely Nothing's Changed" "A Fool in Love" "Acid Queen" "River Deep – Mountain High" "We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)" "Better Be Good to Me" "Private Dancer" "Let's Stay Together" "What's Love Got to Do with It" "When the Heartache Is Over" "Baby I'm a Star" (Interlude) "Help!" "Whatever You Need" "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" / "Try a Little Tenderness" (with John Miles) "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" "Addicted to Love" "The Best" "Proud Mary" Encore "Nutbush City Limits" "Twenty Four Seven"
Notes "Hold On, I'm A Comin'" was performed during the first leg in North America. "Get Back" was performed from March 23 to June 17, until it was ultimately replaced by "Better Be Good to Me". "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" was performed earlier in the set list, from March 23 to June 17, but was moved later in the set for shows in Europe. It permanently cut from the set list of the second North American leg. "Twenty Four Seven" was only performed during the European leg. "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" was added to the set list on June 30. Starting on September 20, a performance of "Hot Legs" by Turner's background singers replaced the "Baby I'm a Star" interlude. Additionally, "Steamy Windows" was added to the set list.
Tour dates Date City Country Venue North America—Leg 1March 23, 2000MinneapolisUnited StatesTarget CenterMarch 24, 2000MadisonKohl CenterMarch 25, 2000RosemontAllstate ArenaMarch 26, 2000Auburn HillsThe Palace of Auburn HillsMarch 30, 2000ClevelandGund ArenaMarch 31, 2000LouisvilleFreedom HallApril 1, 2000GreensboroGreensboro ColiseumApril 3, 2000PhiladelphiaFirst Union CenterApril 7, 2000New York CityMadison Square GardenApril 8, 2000April 9, 2000BuffaloHSBC ArenaApril 12, 2000AtlantaPhilips ArenaApril 14, 2000TampaIce PalaceApril 15, 2000SunriseNational Car Rental CenterApril 16, 2000April 19, 2000New OrleansNew Orleans ArenaApril 20, 2000DallasReunion ArenaApril 21, 2000San AntonioAlamodomeApril 23, 2000HoustonCompaq CenterApril 27, 2000PhoenixAmerica West ArenaApril 28, 2000San DiegoSan Diego Sports ArenaApril 29, 2000Las VegasMGM Grand Garden ArenaMay 3, 2000SacramentoARCO ArenaMay 4, 2000AnaheimArrowhead Pond of AnaheimMay 5, 2000May 6, 2000San JoseSan Jose ArenaMay 8, 2000OaklandThe Arena in OaklandMay 12, 2000TacomaTacoma DomeMay 13, 2000VancouverCanadaGeneral Motors PlaceMay 15, 2000Salt Lake CityUnited StatesDelta CenterMay 17, 2000DenverPepsi CenterMay 19, 2000Kansas CityKemper ArenaMay 20, 2000MolineMARK of the Quad CitiesMay 21, 2000St. LouisKiel CenterMay 24, 2000MilwaukeeBradley CenterMay 26, 2000IndianapolisConseco FieldhouseMay 27, 2000RosemontAllstate ArenaMay 28, 2000CincinnatiFirstar CenterJune 1, 2000Auburn HillsThe Palace of Auburn HillsJune 2, 2000Grand RapidsVan Andel ArenaJune 3, 2000ColumbusJerome Schottenstein CenterJune 4, 2000TorontoCanadaAir Canada CentreJune 8, 2000BostonUnited StatesFleetCenterJune 9, 2000June 10, 2000MontrealCanadaMolson CentreJune 11, 2000OttawaCorel CentreJune 14, 2000BristowUnited StatesNissan Pavilion at Stone RidgeJune 15, 2000HartfordHartford Civic CenterJune 17, 2000East RutherfordContinental Airlines Arena EuropeJune 30, 2000ZürichSwitzerlandLetzigrund StadionJuly 1, 2000July 3, 2000HanoverGermanyNiedersachsenstadionJuly 5, 2000Saint-DenisFranceStade de FranceJuly 7, 2000GlasgowScotlandHampden ParkJuly 9, 2000CardiffWalesMillennium StadiumJuly 11, 2000DublinIrelandRDS ArenaJuly 13, 2000SheffieldEnglandDon Valley StadiumJuly 15, 2000LondonWembley StadiumJuly 16, 2000July 18, 2000GroningenNetherlandsStadsparkJuly 19, 2000HamburgGermanyVolksparkstadionJuly 21, 2000BerlinOlympic StadiumJuly 23, 2000MunichOlympic StadiumJuly 25, 2000WerchterBelgiumWerchter festival groundJuly 27, 2000FrankfurtGermanyWaldstadionJuly 28, 2000CologneMüngersdorfer StadionJuly 30, 2000LeipzigZentralstadionAugust 1, 2000ViennaAustriaErnst Happel StadionAugust 3, 2000CopenhagenDenmarkParken StadiumAugust 5, 2000GothenburgSwedenUlleviAugust 6, 2000OsloNorwayValle HovinAugust 9, 2000HelsinkiFinlandFinnair StadiumAugust 10, 2000August 12, 2000TallinnEstoniaTallinn Song Festival GroundsAugust 15, 2000SopotPolandHipodrom Sopot North America—Leg 2September 20, 2000BostonUnited StatesFleetCenterSeptember 22, 2000PhiladelphiaFirst Union CenterSeptember 23, 2000AlbanyPepsi ArenaSeptember 24, 2000TorontoCanadaAir Canada CentreSeptember 26, 2000September 28, 2000MontrealMolson CentreSeptember 30, 2000PittsburghUnited StatesMellon ArenaOctober 1, 2000UniondaleNassau Veterans Memorial ColiseumOctober 4, 2000ChicagoUnited CenterOctober 6, 2000ClevelandQuicken Loans ArenaOctober 7, 2000Washington, D.C.MCI CenterOctober 8, 2000RaleighRaleigh Entertainment & Sports ArenaOctober 11, 2000GreenvilleBI-LO CenterOctober 13, 2000CharlotteCharlotte ColiseumOctober 14, 2000AtlantaPhilips ArenaOctober 15, 2000OrlandoTD Waterhouse CentreOctober 18, 2000SunriseNational Car Rental CenterOctober 20, 2000NashvilleGaylord Entertainment CenterOctober 21, 2000BirminghamBJCC ArenaOctober 22, 2000KnoxvilleThompson–Boling ArenaOctober 25, 2000New OrleansNew Orleans ArenaOctober 27, 2000AustinFrank Erwin CenterOctober 28, 2000DallasReunion ArenaOctober 29, 2000HoustonCompaq CenterNovember 1, 2000ColumbusNationwide ArenaNovember 3, 2000LexingtonRupp ArenaNovember 4, 2000DaytonNutter CenterNovember 5, 2000DetroitJoe Louis ArenaNovember 9, 2000FargoFargodomeNovember 10, 2000AmesHilton ColiseumNovember 11, 2000MinneapolisTarget CenterNovember 14, 2000DenverPepsi CenterNovember 16, 2000San JoseSan Jose ArenaNovember 17, 2000Los AngelesStaples CenterNovember 18, 2000Las VegasMGM Grand Garden ArenaNovember 19, 2000November 22, 2000PortlandRose GardenNovember 24, 2000EdmontonCanadaSkyreach CentreNovember 25, 2000CalgaryPengrowth SaddledomeNovember 27, 2000VancouverGeneral Motors PlaceNovember 29, 2000SeattleUnited StatesKeyArenaDecember 1, 2000OaklandThe Arena in OaklandDecember 2, 2000RenoLawlor Events CenterDecember 3, 2000BakersfieldCentennial Garden ArenaDecember 5, 2000PhoenixAmerica West ArenaDecember 6, 2000AnaheimArrowhead Pond of Anaheim
Cancelled shows DateCityCountryVenueReasonSeptember 29, 2000University ParkUnited StatesBryce Jordan CenterScheduling conflictDecember 2, 2000San DiegoSan Diego Sports ArenaDecember 9, 2000NampaIdaho CenterDecember 16, 2000HonoluluAloha Stadium
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