Giving You the Best World Tour
1988–89 concert tour by Anita Baker
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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,[1] Los Angeles[2] and Rosemont[3] were instant sellouts.
LocationNorth America
Associated album
Start dateSeptember 28, 1988
End dateDecember 31, 1988
| Tour by Anita Baker and Luther Vandross | |||||||||||||
Poster to the concert in Pittsburgh | |||||||||||||
| Location | North America | ||||||||||||
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| Associated album | |||||||||||||
| Start date | September 28, 1988 | ||||||||||||
| End date | December 31, 1988 | ||||||||||||
| Legs | 2 | ||||||||||||
| No. of shows | 51 | ||||||||||||
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Baker had a brief promo tour mere weeks before this tour started.[4] 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.[5]
Opening act
Set lists
The following set lists are from the concert held on September 28, 1988, at the Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland.[7] They do not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.
Anita Baker
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Luther Vandross
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Tour dates
| Date | City | Country | Venue |
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| September 28, 1988 | Landover | United States | Capital Centre |
| September 29, 1988 | |||
| September 30, 1988 | |||
| October 1, 1988 | Philadelphia | The Spectrum | |
| October 2, 1988 | |||
| October 4, 1988 | New York City | Madison Square Garden | |
| October 5, 1988 | |||
| October 6, 1988 | |||
| October 7, 1988 | |||
| October 8, 1988 | |||
| October 9, 1988 | |||
| October 13, 1988 | Houston | The Summit | |
| October 14, 1988 | |||
| October 15, 1988 | Dallas | Reunion Arena | |
| October 16, 1988 | |||
| October 27, 1988 | Hampton | Hampton Coliseum | |
| October 28, 1988 | Columbia | Carolina Coliseum | |
| October 29, 1988 | Augusta | Augusta-Richmond County Civic Center | |
| October 30, 1988 | Chattanooga | UTC Arena | |
| November 2, 1988 | Detroit | Joe Louis Arena | |
| November 5, 1988 | Charlotte | Charlotte Coliseum | |
| November 6, 1988 | Greensboro | Greensboro Coliseum | |
| November 10, 1988 | Atlanta | Omni Coliseum | |
| November 11, 1988 | |||
| November 12, 1988 | Birmingham | BJCC Coliseum | |
| November 13, 1988 | New Orleans | Louisiana Superdome | |
| November 16, 1988 | Memphis | Mid-South Coliseum | |
| November 17, 1988 | St. Louis | St. Louis Arena | |
| November 19, 1988 | Oklahoma City | Myriad Convention Center | |
| November 20, 1988 | Kansas City | Kemper Arena | |
| November 21, 1988 | Saint Paul | St. Paul Civic Center | |
| November 24, 1988 | Tucson | Tucson Community Center | |
| November 25, 1988 | San Diego | San Diego Sports Arena | |
| November 27, 1988 | Oakland | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena | |
| November 28, 1988 | |||
| December 1, 1988 | Los Angeles | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena | |
| December 2, 1988 | |||
| December 3, 1988 | |||
| December 4, 1988 | |||
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| December 8, 1988 | Indianapolis | Market Square Arena | |
| December 10, 1988 | Cincinnati | Riverfront Coliseum | |
| December 11, 1988 | Pittsburgh | Civic Arena | |
| December 13, 1988 | Boston | Boston Garden | |
| December 16, 1988 | Hartford | Hartford Civic Center | |
| December 18, 1988 | Milwaukee | Bradley Center | |
| December 27, 1988 | Rosemont | Rosemont Horizon | |
| December 28, 1988 | |||
| December 29, 1988 | |||
| December 30, 1988 | |||
| December 31, 1988 | |||
Box office score data
| Venue | City | Tickets sold / available | Gross revenue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capital Centre | Landover | 53,007 / 58,140 (91%) | $1,325,175[9] |
| The Spectrum | Philadelphia | 37,002 / 37,002 (100%) | $889,747[10] |
| Madison Square Garden | New York City | 61,281 / 61,281 (100%) | $1,660,425[11] |
| The Summit | Houston | 24,239 / 34,000 (71%) | $581,655[10] |
| Greensboro Coliseum | Greensboro | 14,778 / 15,529 (95%} | $332,505[12] |
| Omni Coliseum | Atlanta | 33,660 / 33,660 (100%) | $804,575[13] |
| BJCC Coliseum | Birmingham | 18,511 / 18,511 (100%) | $394,493[13] |
| Louisiana Superdome | New Orleans | 17,699 / 20,000 (88%) | $360,730[13] |
| San Diego Sports Arena | San Diego | 9,649 / 14,578 (66%) | $225,700[14] |
| Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena | Oakland | 26,816 / 26,816 (100%) | $603,360[15] |
| Riverfront Coliseum | Cincinnati | 14,416 / 17,474 (82%) | $360,400[16] |
| Civic Arena | Pittsburgh | 15,892 / 15,892 (100%) | $379,307[17] |
| Bradley Center | Milwaukee | 12,300 / 18,000 (68%) | $287,875[18] |
| Rosemont Horizon | Rosemont | 68,284 / 68,284 (100%) | $1,792,430[19] |
| TOTAL | 407,534 / 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