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Foreign Affair: The Farewell Tour

Tour by Tina Turner
Ticket stub for a concert in the UK
Associated album	Foreign Affair
Start date	April 27, 1990 (1990-04-27)
End date	November 4, 1990 (1990-11-04)
Legs	2
No. of shows	121 in Europe
Attendance	3.5 million
Tina Turner concert chronology
Break Every Rule World Tour (1987–1988) Foreign Affair: The Farewell Tour (1990) What's Love? Tour (1993)

Foreign Affair: The Farewell Tour (also known as the Foreign Affair: European Tour 1990) is the seventh concert tour by singer Tina Turner. The tour supported her seventh studio album Foreign Affair (1989). The tour was Turner's first stadium tour and only reached European countries. Overall, the tour was attended by approximately three million people—breaking the record for a European tour that was previously set by The Rolling Stones.

The tour is notable as Turner's only tour to not reach North America. Since the tour was considered a farewell tour (at that time), Turner wanted to exclusively tour Europe to thank her fans for supporting her career after she became a solo artist.

Background

The tour was advertised as a "farewell" tour as Turner began to concentrate on potential acting roles. During an interview, Turner stated,

"I've always thought this would be the final one but I must admit I now have mixed feelings. I'm the first woman to fill all these stadiums and the feeling from all those fans night after night was fantastic. I don't want to close that door completely. I'm going away for about a year and when I'm ready to return, I just hope the fans will want whatever I have to offer."

Turner would return to touring in 1993 with her North American tour, "What's Love? Tour".

Broadcasts and recordings

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The groundbreaking tour was filmed at the Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc in Barcelona and was released on VHS titled, "Do You Want Some Action?". To celebrate Turner's 2021 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, a remastered version of the recording was released in 2021, alongside an audio CD of the full concert.

Fan-recorded footage of opening night in Antwerp is available on YouTube. The concert at Pallatrussadi, Milan was filmed and was also used as part of the MTV film. Although the real professional, multi-camera recording is not in circulation, there is a fan-shot, full-length video of the concert on YouTube.

The concert at Woburn Abbey was filmed and part of which was used in an MTV mini-documentary, promoting Turner's tour. The intro to this show was used as part of an interview with Turner and the music video to "Be Tender with Me Baby" is the encore to this show. It is available on the DVD "All The Best - The Live Collection" and also YouTube and the single for the song. There are no known copies of the full-length in circulation.

Additionally, the concert in Athens was broadcast live on ET2.

Personnel

• Bass guitar: Bob Fiet
• Dancers: Ann Behringer and Le'Jeune Richardson
• Drums: Jack Bruno
• Guitar: John Miles and James Ralston
• Keyboards: Tim Cappello, Ollie Marland and Miffy Smith
• Percussion: Tim Cappello
• Piano: Kenny Moore
• Saxophone: Tim Cappello
• Supporting vocals: Tim Cappello, John Miles, Ollie Marland, Kenny Moore, and James Ralston

Opening act

• The Neville Brothers (Spain, July 1990)

Setlist

Act 1

1. "The Best"
2. "Ask Me How I Feel"
3. "River Deep – Mountain High"
4. "Private Dancer"
5. "We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)"
6. "I Can't Stand the Rain"
7. "Nutbush City Limits"

Act 2

8. "Steamy Windows"
9. "Undercover Agent for the Blues"
10. "Foreign Affair"
11. "Typical Male"
12. "I Don't Wanna Lose You"
13. "What's Love Got to Do with It?"
14. "Let's Stay Together"
15. "Proud Mary"

Encore

16. "Good Times"
17. "Be Tender with Me Baby"
18. "Better Be Good to Me"

Act 1

1. "Steamy Windows"
2. "Typical Male"
3. "Foreign Affair"
4. "Undercover Agent for the Blues"
5. "Ask Me How I Feel"
6. "We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)"
7. "Private Dancer"
8. "I Can't Stand the Rain"
9. "Nutbush City Limits"

Act 2

10. "Addicted to Love"
11. "The Best"
12. "I Don't Wanna Lose You"
13. "What's Love Got to Do with It?"
14. "Let's Stay Together"
15. "Proud Mary"

Act 3

16. "What You Get Is What You See"
17. "Show Some Respect"
18. "Better Be Good to Me"

Encore

19. "Be Tender with Me Baby"

Notes

• During the opening night concert at the Sportpaleis in Antwerp, Turner performed "You Can't Stop Me Loving You" and "Look Me in the Heart".
• During the concerts in Oldenburg, Turner performed "New Sensation"

Tour dates

Festivals and other miscellaneous performances

This concert was a part of the "Monte-Carlo Sporting Summer Festival"

This concert was a part of the "NDR2 Open Air Festival"

Cancellations and rescheduled shows

External links

• Foreign Affair Farewell Tour 1990
• International Tina Turner Fan Club – Tour – Foreign Affair 1990

Notes

1. Since Turner's comeback in 1984. Turner toured Australia only in 1977

References

1. "Tina Turner: Foreign Affair – European Tour 1990" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 102, no. 51. New York City, New York: Billboard Music Group. December 22, 1990. p. 8-9. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
2. "This Month in Maltese History". AboutMalta. MaltaMedia Online Network. August 2010. Archived from the original on August 9, 2010. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
3. ^ "Tina ends European tour and will take a year off". Jet. 79 (7). Johnson Publishing Company: 35. November 26, 1990.
4. "Tina Turner At 52: What's Age Got To Do With It". Ebony. 47 (3). Johnson Publishing Company: 102. January 1992.
5. "Rocker Supreme 1958–2007". The Pop History Dig. Archived from the original on November 12, 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
6. "Tina Turner: Still sexy and going strong". Jet. 78 (13). Johnson Publishing Company: 60. July 9, 1990. This is definitely my last tour and I mean it!
7. Kreps, Daniel (June 3, 2021). "Tina Turner Readies 'Foreign Affair' Deluxe Reissue". Rolling Stone. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on July 20, 2021. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
8. Saenz de Tejada, Ignacio (July 4, 1990). "Tina Turner comienza en Madrid su gira española tras anunciar su despedida de los escenarios" [Tina Turner begins her Spanish tour in Madrid after announcing her farewell to the stage]. El País (in Spanish). Archived from the original on July 12, 2021. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
9. "MONTECARLOTIMES' UPDATE OF QUALITY PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT SUMMER 2018". Monte Carlo Times. May 25, 2018. Archived from the original on July 11, 2021. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
10. "Stolzer Augenblick" [Proud moment]. Der Spiegel (in German). September 2, 1990. Archived from the original on July 11, 2021. Retrieved July 11, 2021.

• Tina Turner concert tours
• 1990 concert tours
• Farewell concert tours