Stevie Nicks supported the release of her third album Rock a Little with a world tour, which included shows in the United States, Canada and Australia. The tour started on April 11, 1986 in Houston, Texas and ended on October 6, 1986, in Sydney, Australia.
For the tour, Nicks performed four songs from Rock a Little: "Talk to Me", "No Spoken Word", "I Can't Wait" and "Has Anyone Ever Written Anything for You?".
The August 20 Red Rocks Amphitheatre show in Morrison, Colorado was taped and subsequently released on video in 1987. The September 16 Cayuga County Fairgrounds show in Weedsport, New York was recorded and later rebroadcast for the Westwood One Radio Networks Superstar Concert Series.
The Austrian band Opus and Peter Frampton were the support acts.
Set list "Gold Dust Woman"* "Outside the Rain" "Dreams" "Talk to Me" "I Need to Know" (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers cover) "No Spoken Word" "Sara"* "Beauty and the Beast" "I Can't Wait" "Gypsy"* "Leather and Lace" "Stand Back" "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" "How Still My Love" "Edge of Seventeen" Encore "Rhiannon" "Has Anyone Ever Written Anything for You?"
*Performed at select dates early during the tour **Performed in Houston, Texas
Tour dates +List of 1986 concerts: Date City Country Venue Tickets sold / available RevenueApril 11Houston United States The Summit13,890 / 17,050$210,816April 12AustinFrank Erwin Center12,538 / 17,617$178,882April 15DallasReunion Arena13,529 / 19,000$207,488April 16Oklahoma CityMyriad Convention Center9,484 / 15,000$136,440April 19Iowa CityCarver-Hawkeye ArenaApril 20LincolnBob Devaney Sports CenterApril 22LexingtonRupp ArenaApril 25Baton RougeMaravich Assembly CenterApril 26BiloxiMississippi Coast ColiseumApril 30KnoxvilleStokely Athletic CenterMay 2HartfordHartford Civic Center14,941 / 14,941$229,102May 3ProvidenceProvidence Civic Center12,296 / 12,296$187,550May 6PhiladelphiaThe Spectrum17,220 / 17,220$275,054May 7BaltimoreBaltimore Civic Center12,029 / 13,845$181,536May 11TampaUSF Sun Dome8,947 / 10,608$143,152May 30IndianapolisSports and Music Center7,531 / 8,708$123,573May 31East TroyAlpine Valley Music TheatreJune 3WorcesterThe Centrum 24,112 / 24,800 $357,237June 4June 8WantaghJones Beach Marine TheaterJune 9June 11PittsburghCivic Arena 12,475 / 13,257 $185,008June 13Cuyahoga FallsBlossom Music CenterJune 17HolmdelGarden State Arts CenterJune 18June 21Hoffman EstatesPoplar Creek Music TheaterJune 22ClarkstonPine Knob Music TheatreJune 28PhoenixCompton Terrace AmphitheatreJune 29Costa MesaPacific Amphitheatre 15,473 / 18,764 $240,593July 13San DiegoSan Diego Sports ArenaJuly 14Mountain ViewShoreline Amphitheatre 11,146 / 18,000 $186,360July 17SacramentoCal Expo Amphitheatre 6,572 / 8,000 $108,438July 18InglewoodThe ForumJuly 21Bonner SpringsSandstone AmphitheaterJuly 23PhiladelphiaThe Spectrum 12,574 / 17,220 $205,639July 27PortlandCumberland County Civic Center 7,418 / 8,758 $122,397July 29New HavenNew Haven ColiseumJuly 30MansfieldGreat Woods Performing Arts Center 11,457 / 15,260 $180,143August 2LandoverCapital Centre 10,670 / 15,000 $170,720August 5New York CityMadison Square GardenAugust 7AtlantaSix Flags ParkAugust 8Daytona BeachOcean Center 8,837 / 8,837 $141,392August 11CanandaiguaFinger Lakes Performing Arts CenterAugust 12Saratoga SpringsSaratoga Springs Performing Arts CenterAugust 14TorontoCanadaCNE GrandstandAugust 17MiddletownUnited StatesOrange County FairgroundsAugust 20MorrisonRed Rocks Amphitheatre 7,007 / 9,000 $132,009August 28Long BeachLong Beach ArenaSeptember 16WeedsportCayuga County Fair SpeedwaySeptember 24SydneyAustraliaSydney Entertainment CentreSeptember 25September 27BrisbaneBrisbane Festival HallSeptember 29MelbourneMelbourne Festival HallSeptember 30October 1October 4October 6SydneySydney Entertainment Centre
Personnel Source: Stevie Nicks – lead vocals Jennifer Condos – bass Bobbye Hall – percussion Rick Marotta – drums Bobby Martin – keyboards, horns, vocals Jai Winding – keyboards Waddy Wachtel – guitar Sharon Celani – backing vocals Lori Perry – backing vocals Elisecia Wright – backing vocals
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