Download or read book Tina Turner Concert Tours written by Source Wikipedia and published by University-Press.org. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 30. Chapters: Break Every Rule Tour, Foreign Affair: The Farewell Tour, Private Dancer Tour, Tina!: 50th Anniversary Tour, Twenty Four Seven Tour, What's Love? Tour, Wildest Dreams Tour. Excerpt: Tina!: 50th Anniversary Tour is the ninth solo concert tour by American recording artist Tina Turner. It is the first tour by Turner in eight years, following her record-breaking 24-7 Tour. The trek marks the singer's 50th year in music-since joining Ike Turner and the Kings of Rhythm in St. Louis, Missouri. In conjunction with the tour, Turner released the compilation album, Tina!. Beginning October 2008, the tour performed in over 40 cities throughout North America and Europe. With the tour, Turner continued her success in concert sales. The North American leg of the tour played 37 sold out performances, earning over $40 million dollars-becoming one of the biggest tours in the territory for 2008. The success continued for the European leg. Turner played 47 sold out performances, earning over $80 million dollars-becoming the 9th highest earning tour in 2009. The tour was seen by over one million spectators and grossed over $100 million dollars. The concerts received additional accolades, receiving an Excellence Award from Live Design Magazine. In 2008, Turner made her first appearance on U.S. television for the 50th Grammy Awards since her 2005 promotional tour. On the show, she performed a medley of "What's Love Got to Do with It" and "Better Be Good to Me" as well as "Proud Mary" with Beyonce Knowles. In the same night, she received an award for her contribution to River: The Joni Letters. Several months later, the singer appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show with Cher concerning their performance history. This is where Turner announced she was embarking on a world tour. She stated it was the best time for her to go on tour as her...