Fantasy Tour
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| Tour by New Edition | |
| Location | North America |
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| Associated albums | New Edition |
| Start date | October 27, 1984 |
| End date | September 29, 1985 |
| Legs | 1 |
| No. of shows | Estimated 150[1] |
| Supporting acts | Whodini Fat Boys UTFO |
| Attendance | unknown |
| Box office | unknown |
| New Edition concert chronology | |
The Fantasy Tour was the third concert tour of New Edition. The tour launched to support the Group's sophomore studio albums New Edition. It was their first major tour where they headlined theaters as well as arenas throughout the United States. It was also the last tour with the five original members: Ronnie, Bobby, Ricky, Michael and Ralph.
Overview
[edit]After the success of their eponymous album, New Edition embarked in a tour of theaters, arenas, sate fairs and several theme parks across the country. By May 1985, the group had already played 50 concerts to more than 350,000 people.[1]
On May 20 the group performed in Boston for the 6th anniversary of Kiss 108 in front of 15,000 fans. The next day they performed at a Kiss 108 Private Party held at "The Metro". Ronnie just had a tonsillectomy so he was missing during those shows.
On May 24 they performed at "Hip Hop Birthday party" at New York's Popular Nightclub The Roxy.
For the 4th of July they performed at "The Beach Boys Love Concert" at the mall of Washington with several other entertainers[2], the event drew an estimated crowd of 550,000.[3]
On August 9, the group gave a concert at Six Flags Over Texas in Performing for more than 15,000 people. By 4 pm, the temperature rose to 80 degrees and 50 pecent humidity and the crowd had been standing in the park's concert area for 3 to 5 hours. The concert scheduled was halted briefly at about 9 pm to administer first-aid to some in the crowd. More than 200 young people were treated for heat-related ailments, 36 fans were treated at an Arlington hospital and 11 others at a hospital in nearby Grand Prairie for dehydration and hyperventilation. No serious injuries were reported, concert resumed after a brief interruption.[4][5]
They concluded the tour by taking part in the Budweiser Superfest in Chicago and Cleveland with acts such as Teena Marie, Kool & The Gang and Jesse Johnson.
Attendance record
[edit]Setlists
[edit]- "Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001)"
- "Kinda Girls We Like"
- "My Secret (didja get it yet?)"
- "Popcorn Love"
- "Jealous Girl"
- "Is This The End?"
- "Candy Girl"
- "Pass the beat"
- "Hide and Seek"
- "Axel F interlude"
- "I'm Leaving You Again"
- "Lost In Love"
- "I Would Die For You" (by Prince)
- "Mr Telephone Man"
- "Cool It Now"
Note:
- In Boston, "I would Die 4 U" was performed after "My Secret".
Supporting acts
[edit]- Force MD's (December 1984)
- Evelyn "Champagne" King(December 1984)
- Whodini (December - March 1985)
- The Fat Boys (February - March 1985)
- UTFO (March - July 1985)
- Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam (July 20)
Tour dates
[edit]Personnel
[edit]- Vocalists/Dancers
- Ralph Tresvant – lead vocals, dancer
- Bobby Brown – lead vocals, dancer
- Ricky Bell – vocals, dancer
- Michael Bivins - vocals, dancer
- Ronnie DeVoe – vocals, dancer
- Musicians
- Carl smith - Keyboards
- John Steiner - Keyboards
- Dan "Zoro" Donnelly - Drums
- Bob Cepeda - Percussions
- Louis Metoyer - Guitar
- Anthony McEwan - Bass
- Don Hermanson - Keyboard Technician
- Gary Spence - Drum Technician
- Security
- Jeff Dyson - Security
- Calvin Hubbard - Security
- Larry Cole - Bus Driver
- Chuck Glagola - Bus Driver
- Pay Lynes - Bus Driver
- Jim Fahlgren - Truck Driver
- Mark Olson - Truck Driver
- Management and Production
- Mark Billes - Tour Manager
- Khalil Roundtree - Road Manager
- Geoff Perren - Production Manager
- David Troy - Merchandiser
- Jim stone - Merchandiser
- Winterline Productions - Merchandising Company
- Christine Sauers - Tour Book Design
- Jim Shea - Photography
- Pacific Lithograph/Michael John - Color separation, Lithography
- J.Beaver Saunders - Wardrobe
- Bob Oberdorston - Carpenter
- Larry Miller - Rigger
- Randy Bare - Sound & Light
- Steve Dabbs - Sound & Light
- Tony Dowley - Sound & Light
- Billy Johnson - Sound & Light
- Mick Berg - House engineer
- Pops Houghton - Lighting Director
- Brendan Higgs - Monitor Mixer
References
[edit]- ^ a b George, Nelson (11 May 1985). "Walters: It's a great concert year". Billboard.
- ^ "For Mall Crowd, "Good Vibrations"". Washingtonpost.com. The Washington Post. 1985-07-05.
- ^ "Beach Boys nixed for July 4 concert-UPI Archives". UPI. United Press International. 1985-08-21.
- ^ "Forty-seven of more than 15,000 teenagers waiting to hear... - UPI Archives". UPI. United Press International. 1985-08-10.
- ^ "Officials at Six Flags over Texas amusement park, where..." UPI Archives. United Press International. 1985-08-11.
- ^ "Live Edition". New Edition. 30 March 1985. p. 34. Possibly the Tour Book.
