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Giving You the Best World Tour

1988–89 concert tour by Anita Baker

1988–89 concert tour by Anita Baker

FieldValue
concert_tour_nameThe Heat
artistAnita Baker and Luther Vandross
locationNorth America
album
start_date
end_date
number_of_legs2
number_of_shows51
groupAnita Baker
typetour
last_tourThe Rapture Tour
(1986–87)
this_tourThe Heat
(1988)
next_tourCompositions World Tour
(1990)
groupLuther Vandross
typetour
last_tourGive Me the Reason Tour
(1987)
this_tourThe Heat
(1988)
next_tourAny Love World Tour
(1989)

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The Heat (also known as The Heat: Luther & Anita Live!) was a co-headlining concert tour by American recording artists Anita Baker and Luther Vandross. The tour primarily played over 50 shows in the United States during the fall and winter of 1988. Shows in New York City, Los Angeles and Rosemont were instant sellouts.

Baker had a brief promo tour mere weeks before this tour started. She later toured internationally with George Benson, for shows in Europe and Asia, under the title "Anita Baker in Concert". Following the conclusion of their joint tour, Vandross launched his "Any Love World Tour" in January 1989.

Opening act

  • Sinbad

Set lists

The following set lists are from the concert held on September 28, 1988, at the Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland. They do not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.

Anita Baker

  1. "Sweet Love"
  2. "Been So Long"
  3. "No One in the World"
  4. "Good Love"
  5. "I'm The One" (performed by Perri Sisters)
  6. "Lead Me Into Love"
  7. "Watch Your Step"
  8. "God Bless the Child"
  9. "Caught Up in the Rapture"
  10. "Priceless"
  11. "Another Part of Me"
  12. "Love Overboard"
  13. "You Bring Me Joy"
  14. "Giving You the Best That I Got"

Luther Vandross

  1. "Never Too Much"
  2. "So Amazing"
  3. "I Really Didn't Mean It"
  4. "For You to Love"
  5. "Come Back"
  6. "Any Love"
  7. "Love Won't Let Me Wait"
  8. "Give Me the Reason"
  9. "Searching"
  10. "Superstar/Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)"
  11. "A House Is Not a Home"
  12. "She Won't Talk to Me"
  13. "Wait for Love"
  14. "Stop to Love"

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenue
September 28, 1988LandoverUnited StatesCapital Centre
September 29, 1988
September 30, 1988
October 1, 1988PhiladelphiaThe Spectrum
October 2, 1988
October 4, 1988New York CityMadison Square Garden
October 5, 1988
October 6, 1988
October 7, 1988
October 8, 1988
October 9, 1988
October 13, 1988HoustonThe Summit
October 14, 1988
October 15, 1988DallasReunion Arena
October 16, 1988
October 27, 1988HamptonHampton Coliseum
October 28, 1988ColumbiaCarolina Coliseum
October 29, 1988AugustaAugusta-Richmond County Civic Center
October 30, 1988ChattanoogaUTC Arena
November 2, 1988DetroitJoe Louis Arena
November 5, 1988CharlotteCharlotte Coliseum
November 6, 1988GreensboroGreensboro Coliseum
November 10, 1988AtlantaOmni Coliseum
November 11, 1988
November 12, 1988BirminghamBJCC Coliseum
November 13, 1988New OrleansLouisiana Superdome
November 16, 1988MemphisMid-South Coliseum
November 17, 1988St. LouisSt. Louis Arena
November 19, 1988Oklahoma CityMyriad Convention Center
November 20, 1988Kansas CityKemper Arena
November 21, 1988Saint PaulSt. Paul Civic Center
November 24, 1988TucsonTucson Community Center
November 25, 1988San DiegoSan Diego Sports Arena
November 27, 1988OaklandOakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
November 28, 1988
December 1, 1988Los AngelesLos Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
December 2, 1988
December 3, 1988
December 4, 1988
December 5, 1988
December 8, 1988IndianapolisMarket Square Arena
December 10, 1988CincinnatiRiverfront Coliseum
December 11, 1988PittsburghCivic Arena
December 13, 1988BostonBoston Garden
December 16, 1988HartfordHartford Civic Center
December 18, 1988MilwaukeeBradley Center
December 27, 1988RosemontRosemont Horizon
December 28, 1988
December 29, 1988
December 30, 1988
December 31, 1988

Box office score data

VenueCityTickets sold / availableGross revenue
Capital CentreLandover53,007 / 58,140 (91%)$1,325,175
The SpectrumPhiladelphia37,002 / 37,002 (100%)author=publication-date=October 29, 1988title=Boxscores - Top Concert Grossesjournal=Amusement Businessvia=Billboardvolume=100issue=44location=Nashville, Tennesseepages=28publisher=Billboard Publications, Inc.issn=0006-2510access-date=April 2, 2023url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/80s/1988/BB-1988-10-29.pdfarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230227153150/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/80s/1988/BB-1988-10-29.pdfarchive-date=February 27, 2023}}
Madison Square GardenNew York City61,281 / 61,281 (100%)$1,660,425
The SummitHouston24,239 / 34,000 (71%)$581,655
Greensboro ColiseumGreensboro14,778 / 15,529 (95%}$332,505
Omni ColiseumAtlanta33,660 / 33,660 (100%)author=publication-date=December 3, 1988title=Boxscores - Top Concert Grossesjournal=Amusement Businessvia=Billboardvolume=100issue=49location=Nashville, Tennesseepages=20publisher=Billboard Publications, Inc.issn=0006-2510access-date=April 2, 2023url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/80s/1988/BB-1988-12-03.pdfarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230131090019/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/80s/1988/BB-1988-12-03.pdfarchive-date=January 31, 2023}}
BJCC ColiseumBirmingham18,511 / 18,511 (100%)$394,493
Louisiana SuperdomeNew Orleans17,699 / 20,000 (88%)$360,730
San Diego Sports ArenaSan Diego9,649 / 14,578 (66%)$225,700
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum ArenaOakland26,816 / 26,816 (100%)$603,360
Riverfront ColiseumCincinnati14,416 / 17,474 (82%)$360,400
Civic ArenaPittsburgh15,892 / 15,892 (100%)$379,307
Bradley CenterMilwaukee12,300 / 18,000 (68%)$287,875
Rosemont HorizonRosemont68,284 / 68,284 (100%)$1,792,430
TOTAL407,534 / 439,167 (93%)$9,998,377

Band

;Baker

  • Musical director/guitar: Ray Fuller
  • Keyboards: Darrell Smith
  • Drums: Rayford Griffin
  • Bass: Sekou Bunch
  • Percussions: Bill Summers
  • Saxophone: Everette Harp
  • Keyboards: Donn Wyatt
  • Background vocals: Perri and Gina Taylor

;Vandross

  • Musical director: Nat Adderley Jr.
  • Keyboards: John "Skip" Anderson
  • Bass guitar: Eluriel "Tinker" Barfield
  • Guitar: Doc Powell
  • Drums: Ivan Hampden Jr.
  • Percussions: Steve Kroon
  • Backing vocals: Cindy Mizelle, Ava Cherry, Lisa Fischer, Paulette McWilliams and Kevin Owens

References

References

  1. (September 11, 1988). "SEASON PREVIEW; Folk-rock, pop-soul and the prince of funk".
  2. (December 11, 1988). "Baker, Vandross: The Billing, No Cooing".
  3. (December 25, 1988). "Tour De Force".
  4. . (August 9, 1988). ["NEW DATES FOR BAKER CONCERTS"](http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-8074154.html).
  5. Seymour, Craig. (July 2004). "Luther: The Life and Longing of Luther Vandross". HarperEntertainment.
  6. (November 23, 1988). "Baker, Vandross Concert Good".
  7. . ["LUTHER VANDROSS ANITA BAKER Capitol Center, Landover, Md"](https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/80s/1988/BB-1988-10-29.pdf). *Billboard Publications, Inc.*.
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