Too Legit to Quit World Tour

Too Legit To Quit World Tour is the second world tour by American recording artist MC Hammer to promote his fourth studio album Too Legit to Quit (1991) performing over 115 shows on two legs visiting North America and Asia. The tour kicked off in Hampton, Virginia on April 1, 1992, and concluded on Quezon City, Philippines on November 7, 1992. The US leg was sponsored by MTV and Pepsi. Boyz II Men were selected as opening act of the shows, while other opening acts included acts included Jodeci, TLC, Oaktown 357 and Mary J. Blige. Following this tour, MC hammer decided to quit touring.

Background Hammer's previous tour Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em World Tour (1990-1991) was a commercial success performing over 144 shows and grossing US$32.1 million of dollars. Also, Hammer's third studio album Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em sold over 15 million of copies by the end of 1991. On October 29, 1991, the artist release his fourth studio album Too Legit to Quit (1991). To promote it, Capitol records embarked at the largest marketing campaign of their history. The plans included a 150 dates world tour. However, around 115 shows were played.

For the tour, Hammer traveled with 14 backup singers, more than a dozen musicians, no fewer than 10 dancers and 30 members of entourage. Also, 12 equipment trucks haul (including three trucks for wardrobe alone), around 132 sound cabinets and four onstage video screens, while nine buses are filled with 110 tour persons, including 50 who appear onstage (two drummers, two percussionists, four keyboardists, a bassist, lead guitarist, 14 singers, horns and lots and lots of dancers) – an onstage contingent for whom some 5,000 new outfits (100 per person) were stitched together.

Reception

Critical reception Unlike his previous tour, Too Legit To Quit received mixed to lukewarm reception by the critics. Sonya Donaldson from the Los Angeles Sentinel attended to the concert in Inglewood, praising the opening acts Jodeci, TLC and Boyz II Men, however, wrote considered Hammer show "boring". On the same hand, Mick Gzowski gave a lukewarm review to the Vancouver concert at the Pacific Coliseum writing "Vegas-style rapstravaganza pleases fans more than pocketbook".

Commercial response Several shows were reported sold out while in some cities such as New York, Oakland and Houston, a second show was added due the high demand. Over 5,675 fans were reported at Allentown Fairs. Ahead of his concert at Omaha, Nebraska, the Omaha World-Herald named Hammer as "one of the most popular rap artists in the 15-year history of that musical genre". However, only 5,000 tickets of 15,000 was reported sold on Vancouver.

Tour dates DateCityCountryVenueNorth AmericaApril 1, 1992HamptonUnited StatesHampton ColiseumApril 2, 1992RoanokeRoanoke Civic CenterApril 3, 1992CharlotteCharlotte ColiseumApril 4, 1992Chapel HillDean. E. Smith Student Activities CenterApril 5, 1992ColumbiaCarolina ColiseumApril 6, 1992EvansvilleRoberts Municipal StadiumApril 7, 1992GainesvilleStephen C. O Conell CenterApril 8, 1992JacksonvilleJacksonville Memorial ColiseumApril 10, 1992MiamiMiami ArenaApril 11, 1992St. PetersburgFlorida Suncoast DomeApril 12, 1992OrlandoOrlando ArenaApril 14, 1992TallahasseeLeon County Civic CenterApril 16, 1992ChattanoogaUTC ArenaApril 17, 1992KnoxvilleThompson-Boling ArenaApril 18, 1992AtlantaThe OmniApril 21, 1992CharlestonCharleston Civic CenterApril 22, 1992PhiladelphiaSpectrumApril 24, 1992LandoverCapital CentreApril 25, 1992WorcesterCentrumApril 26, 1992BaltimoreBaltimore ArenaApril 28, 1992AmesHilton ColiseumApril 29, 1992CarbondaleSIU ArenaApril 30, 1992MurfreesboroCharles M. Murphy Athletic CenterMay 1, 1992LouisvilleFreedom HallMay 3, 1992ChampaignAssembly HallMay 6, 1992EvansvilleRoberts Municipal StadiumMay 8, 1992PittsburghCivic ArenaMay 9, 1992HartfordHartford Civic CenterMay 12, 1992PortlandCumberland County Civic CenterMay 13, 1992ProvidenceProvidence Civic CenterMay 15, 1992New YorkMadison Square GardenMay 16, 1992May 20, 1992BuffaloBuffalo Memorial AuditoriumMay 23, 1992RosemontRosemont HorizonMay 24, 1992May 26, 1992MinneapolisTarget CenterMay 28, 1992MilwaukeeBradley CenterMay 29, 1992DetroitJoe Louis ArenaMay 30, 1992June 3, 1992St. LouisSt. Louis ArenaJune 6, 1992DallasReunion ArenaJune 7, 1992AustinFrank Erwin CenterJune 10, 1992San AntonioHemisFair ArenaJune 11, 1992Baton RougePete Maravich Assembly CenterJune 12, 1992HoustonThe SummitJune 13, 1992June 14, 1992LafayetteCajundomeJune 16, 1992BeaumontMontagne CenterJune 17, 1992ShreveportHirsch Memorial ColiseumJune 18, 1992Valley CenterKansas ColiseumJune 19, 1992LubbockMunicipal ColiseumJune 20, 1992Las CrucesPan American CenterJune 21, 1992AlbuquerqueTingley ColiseumJune 23, 1992Salt Lake CityDelta CenterJune 24, 1992RenoLawlor Events CenterJune 25, 1992June 26, 1992Las VegasThomas & Mack CenterJune 27, 1992PhoenixAmerica West ArenaJune 28, 1992San DiegoSan Diego Sports ArenaJune 29, 1992TucsonPima County FairgroundsJune 30, 1992Palm SpringsPalm Springs Convention CenterJuly 1, 1992SacramentoARCO ArenaJuly 2, 1992OaklandAlameda County ColiseumJuly 3, 1992July 4, 1992July 5, 1992SpokaneSpokane ColiseumJuly 6, 1992OaklandAlameda County ColiseumJuly 7, 1992FresnoSelland ArenaJuly 10, 1992InglewoodGreat Western ForumJuly 11, 1992July 12, 1992IrvineMeadows AmphitheatreJuly 14, 1992PortlandMemorial ColiseumJuly 17, 1992SeattleSeattle Center ArenaJuly 18, 1992VancouverCanadaPacific ColiseumJuly 20, 1992Greenwood VillageUnited StatesFiddler's Green AmphitheatreJuly 22, 1992BoiseBSU PavilionJuly 23, 1992PocatelloHolt ArenaJuly 24, 1992CasperEvents CenterJuly 25, 1992DenverMcNichols Sports ArenaJuly 26, 1992Cedar RapidsFive Seasons CenterJuly 27, 1992OmahaCivic AuditoriumJuly 28, 1992Des MoinesVeterans Memorial AuditoriumJuly 29, 1992KalamazooWings StadiumJuly 30, 1992RockfordMetroCentreJuly 31, 1992Terre HauteHulman CenterAugust 1, 1992SpringfieldPrairie Capital Convention CenterAugust 3, 1992Fort WayneAllen Country War Memorial ColiseumAugust 5, 1992New HavenNew Haven Veterans Memorial ColiseumAugust 6, 1992WheelingWheeling Civic CenterAugust 8, 1992TorontoCanadaSkyDomeAugust 9, 1992RochesterUnited StatesRochester Community War MemorialAugust 13, 1992East RutherfordBrendan Byrne ArenaAugust 14, 1992FairfaxPatroit CenterAugust 16, 1992AtlantaCoca-Cola Lakewood AmphitheatreAugust 18, 1992SavannahSavannah Civic CenterAugust 19, 1992DetroitJoe Louis ArenaAugust 20, 1992SpringfieldFairgrounds GrandstandAugust 21, 1992MaconMacon ColiseumAugust 22, 1992Tinley ParkWorld Music TheatreAugust 23, 1992MasonTimberwolf AmphitheaterAugust 25, 1992HuntsvilleVon Braun Civic CenterAugust 26, 1992BirminghamBirmingham-Jefferson Civic Center ColiseumAugust 27, 1992Little RockBarton ColiseumAugust 28, 1992Fort WorthTarrant County Convention CenterAugust 29, 1992JacksonMississippi ColiseumAugust 30, 1992New OrleansLouisiana SuperdomeSeptember 2, 1992PensacolaPensacola Civic CenterSeptember 5, 1992CincinnatiRiverfront ColiseumSeptember 6, 1992NormalRedbird ArenaSeptember 7, 1992Notre DameJoyce CenterSeptember 8, 1992AllentownAllentown FairgroundsSeptember 17, 1992Mexico CityMexicoPalacio de los DeportesAsiaNovember 3, 1992SingaporeSingaporeSingapore Indoor StadiumNovember 5, 1992Quezon CityPhilippinesAraneta ColiseumNovember 6, 1992November 7, 1992November 8, 1992November 16, 1992TokyoJapanTokyo Dome

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