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Tina Turner's last tour of North America was in 1987 during her Break Every Rule Tour . Tina Turner later confessed that she did not tour her previous record due to lack of sales in that region, as many spectators still had a hard time disconnecting her from The Revue. After numerous sold out performances at stadiums in Europe, Tina Turner wanted to do an intimate tour. The tour consisted of the same music and costumes of her previous set. Turner included new material from the soundtrack, along with different variations on her well-known hits. Originally destined as a North America only tour, Tina Turner decided to add a few dates in Europe (for summer music festivals) and - Australia (campaigning for the New South Wales Rugby League, as their anthem was "The Best").

* "Legs" was added to the setlist for performances starting in September 1993. The song was performed instead of "What You Get Is What You See". However, during shows in - Germany, "What You Get Is What You See" appeared in the setlist as normal. * During select shows in North America (specifically the New England region),Turner performed "Disco Inferno" instead of "What You Get Is What You See". * "Show Some Respect" was performed during the Australasia leg of the tour. The song was performed instead of "Legs". * During the performance at Radio City Music Hall in New York City (July 1993 - 17, 1993),Turner performed "I Might Have Been Queen". At the same show, Turner also performed "Shake a Tail Feather". * During the concert filming at the Blockbuster Pavilion in San Bernardino, California, Turner performed "Why Must We Wait Until Tonight" for promotional reasons. The song would not appear in the setlist until the performance at the Sydney Entertainment Centre in Sydney, New South Wales (Oct. 1993 - 20, 1993) for local television stations.

The tour was chronicled at the Blockbuster Pavilion in San Bernardino, California. Released in September 1994, "What's Love: Live" included a special performance of "Why Must We Wait Until Tonight". Additionally, the concert was recorded in Sydney, New South Wales, - Australia at the Sydney Entertainment Centre as a special for local television.

Start date: 6 June 1993 End date: 18 November 1993 Legs: 2 Shows: 63 in North America 6 in Europe 15 in - Australia Total: 86

Opening act * Lindsay Buckingham (North America) * Chris Isaak (North America) * John Mellencamp (Switzerland) * Joe Cocker (Switzerland)

Set List - Steamy Windows - Typical Male - Foreign Affair - Undercover Agent For The Blues - Private Dancer - We Don't Need Another Hero - I Can't Stand The Rain - Nutbush City Limits - Addicted To Love - The Best - I Don't Wanna Fight - Let's Stay Together - What's Love Got To Do With It - Proud Mary - (Show Some Respect or What You Get is what you see or Legs) - Better Be Good To Me

The Band Timmy Cappello – Percussion, Keyboards, Saxophone and Vocals Bob Feit – Bass Guitar Ollie Marland – Keyboards and Vocals John Miles – Guitars and Vocals Kenny Moore – Piano and Vocals James Ralston – Guitars and Vocals Sharon Owens – Dancer and Vocals Karen Owens – Dancer and Vocals

July 1993 1 July 1993 - Blossom Music Center - Cuyahoga Falls - USA 3 July 1993 - - Canada Kingswood Music Theatre - Vaughan - Canada 4 July 1993 - Montreal Forum - Montreal - Canada 5 July 1993 - Ottawa Civic Centre - Ottawa - Canada 8 July 1993 - Coca-Cola Star Lake Amphitheater - Burgettstown - USA 9 July 1993 - Allentown Fairgrounds Grandstand - Allentown - USA 10 July 1993 - Darien Lake Performing Arts Center - Darien - USA 12 July 1993 - Radio City Music Hall - NYC - USA - 7000 - S.O. 13 July 1993 - Radio City Music Hall - NYC - USA - 7000 - S.O. 14 July 1993 - Radio City Music Hall - NYC - USA - 7000 - S.O. 16 July 1993 - Radio City Music Hall - NYC - USA - 7000 - S.O. 17 July 1993 - Radio City Music Hall - NYC - USA - 7000 - S.O. 19 July 1993 - Garden State Arts Center - Holmdel Township - USA 20 July 1993 - Jones Beach Marine Theater - Wantagh - USA 23 July 1993 - Mark G. Etess Arena - Atlantic City - USA 24 July 1993 - Mark G. Etess Arena - Atlantic City - USA 25 July 1993 - Stowe Mountain Performing Arts Center - Stowe - USA 28 July 1993 - Thames Music Theatre - Groton - USA 29 July 1993 - Great Woods Center for the Performing Arts - Mansfield - USA 30 July 1993 - Cumberland County Civic Center - Portland - USA 31 July 1993 - Saratoga Performing Arts Center - Saratoga Springs - USA

August 1993 1 Aug. 1993 - Merriweather Post Pavilion - Columbia - USA 4 Aug. 1993 - Classic Amphitheatre at Strawberry Hill - Richmond - USA 5 Aug. 1993 - Walnut Creek Amphitheatre - Raleigh - USA 7 Aug. 1993 - Shelter Cove Community Park - Hilton Head Island - USA 10 Aug. 1993 - Lakewood Amphitheatre - Atlanta - USA 12 Aug. 1993 - Coca-Cola Starplex Amphitheatre - Dallas - USA 13 Aug. 1993 - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion - The Woodlands - USA 14 Aug. 1993 - Alamodome Arena - San Antonio - USA 15 Aug. 1993 - Riverfest Amphitheater - Little Rock - USA 17 Aug. 1993 - Mud Island Amphitheatre - Memphis - USA 18 Aug. 1993 - Lakefront Arena - New Orleans - USA 20 Aug. 1993 - Orlando Arena - Orlando - USA 21 Aug. 1993 - USF Sun Dome - Tampa - USA 22 Aug. 1993 - Miami Arena - Miami - USA 27 Aug. 1993 - Rock over Danube - Vienna - Austria - 40.000 28 Aug. 1993 - Rock over - Germany - Münich - Germany 29 Aug. 1993 - Rock over - Germany - Wegberg - Germany

September 1993 3 Sept. 1993 - St. Jakob Stadion - Basel - Switzerland 4 Sept. 1993 - Rock over - Germany - Mainz/Finthen - Germany - 70000 5 Sept. 1993 - Rock over - Germany - Lüneburg - Germany 10 Sept. 1993 - Concord Pavilion - Concord - USA 11 Sept. 1993 - Shoreline Amphiteatre - Mountain View - USA 12 Sept. 1993 - Cal Expo Amphitheatre - Sacramento - USA 15 Sept. 1993 - Bloackbuster Pavillion - San Bernadino - USA 16 Sept. 1993 - TCC Arena - Tucson - USA 17 Sept. 1993 - Desert Sky Pavilion - Phoenix - USA 18 Sept. 1993 - Thomas & Mack Center - Las Vegas - USA 19 Sept. 1993 - Greek Theatre - Los Angeles - USA - 6000 - S.O. 20 Sept. 1993 - Greek Theatre - Los Angeles - USA - 6000 - S.O. 21 Sept. 1993 - Greek Theatre - Los Angeles - USA - 6000 - S.O. 22 Sept. 1993 - Greek Theatre - Los Angeles - USA - 6000 - S.O. 23 Sept. 1993 - Greek Theatre - Los Angeles - USA - 6000 - S.O.

October 1993 18 Oct. 1993 - Entertainment Centre - Sydney - Australia - 11500 - S.O. 19 Oct. 1993 - Entertainment Centre - Sydney - Australia - 11500 - S.O. 20 Oct. 1993 - Entertainment Centre - Sydney - Australia - 11500 - S.O. 22 Oct. 1993 - Melbourne Entertainment Centre - Melbourne - Australia 23 Oct. 1993 - Melbourne Entertainment Centre - Melbourne - Australia 25 Oct. 1993 - Melbourne Entertainment Centre - Melbourne - Australia 29 Oct. 1993 - Perth Entertainment Centre - Perth - Australia 30 Oct. 1993 - Perth Entertainment Centre - Perth - Australia

November 1993 2 Nov. 1993 - Kougari Oval - Brisbane - Australia 3 Nov. 1993 - Kougari Oval - Brisbane - Australia 6 Nov. 1993 - Newcastle Entertainment Centre - Newcastle - Australia 7 Nov. 1993 - East Parkland - Adelaide - Australia 12 Nov. 1993 - Logan Campbell Centre - Auckland - New Zealand 13 Nov. 1993 - TSB Bowl - New Plymouth - New Zealand 15 Nov. 1993 - University Oval - Dunedin - New Zealand 16 Nov. 1993 - Queen Elizabeth II Park - Christchurch - New Zealand 18 Nov. 1993 - Wellington Show and Sports Centre - Wellington - New Zealand

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Rhino Announces 30th Anniversary Edition Of Tina Turner’s ‘What’s Love Got To Do With It’

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In celebration of the 30th anniversary of  Tina Turner ’s  What’s Love Got To Do With It , a brand new suite of special edition albums are to be released on April 26. The 4CD/1DVD boxed set will include the original album remastered on CD1, with CD2 featuring a collection of edits, remixes and acapella. CD3 and CD4 features Turner’s live show at the Blockbuster Pavilion in 1993 remastered, which can also be watched on the DVD along with three music videos. The boxed set also includes a poster and a 24-page booklet. Additional album formats include a 1-LP and 2-CD and is available to stream digitally. Pre-order  here .

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Originally released on June 15, 1993,  What’s Love Got To Do With It   was a commercial and critical success. The album was the soundtrack for the Tina Turner biographical film of the same name and reached No.1 in the UK, also making the top 10 in Switzerland, Germany, Austria, and Canada, and the top 20 in the US. The album went on to be a platinum record across the world, including the US, UK and Switzerland. It was a collection of songs, some of which were re-recorded from Turner’s ‘Ike & Tina Turner’ period, including “A Fool In Love,” as well as five brand new songs, one of which – “I Don’t Wanna Fight” – became a top 10 hit in both the US and UK. The album also includes Turner’s version of The Trammps’ disco classic “Disco Inferno,” a song she had often performed live in concert in the late 70s but never previously recorded in the studio. Two tracks from her 1984 breakthrough solo album  Private Dancer  are also included – the title track and a different re-mixed version of “I Might Have Been Queen.”

Turner has sold over 200 million records and has had 10 UK top 10 hit singles and nine UK top 10 albums and was the first female artist to have a top 40 hit in six consecutive decades in the UK. Her albums combined are 20x platinum in the UK and 9x platinum in the US whilst also achieving huge sales throughout the rest of the world. She has won eight Grammy® Awards and has been nominated for 25. She was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame® in 1991 and has stars on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame and St. Louis Walk of Fame. Her 1988  Break Every Rule  tour broke the world record for the largest paying audience at a solo concert, with 184,000 at the Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro, and Rolling Stone Magazine named her No.17 on the  100 Greatest Singers of All Time  and No.63 on the  100 Greatest Artists of All Time .

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Tracklisting:

4CD/1DVD Deluxe (30 th  Anniversary Edition) + Digital Deluxe (30 th  Anniversary Edition)

What’s Love Got to Do With It

  • I DON’T WANNA FIGHT
  • ROCK ME BABY
  • DISCO INFERNO
  • WHY MUST WE WAIT UNTIL TONIGHT?
  • STAY AWHILE
  • NUTBUSH CITY LIMITS
  • (DARLIN’) YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU
  • A FOOL IN LOVE
  • IT’S GONNA WORK OUT FINE
  • SHAKE A TAIL FEATHER
  • I MIGHT HAVE BEEN QUEEN
  • WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT
  • TINA’S WISH

Single Edits, Remixes and Rarities

  • I Don’t Wanna Fight (Single edit)
  • Disco Inferno (7” Edit*
  • Why Must We Wait Until Tonight? (7″ Single Edit)
  • Proud Mary (Edit)
  • I Don’t Wanna Fight (Urban Mix)
  • Disco Inferno (12″ Version)
  • Why Must We Wait Until Tonight? (Tony Dofat Remix)
  • I Don’t Wanna Fight (Holiday Inn Lounge Mix)
  • I Don’t Wanna Fight (Clubhouse Mix)
  • Why Must We Wait Until Tonight? (Tony Dofat 7″ Edit)*
  • I Don’t Wanna Fight (Jerry Moran Dance Mix)
  • Why Must We Wait Until Tonight? (Instrumental)
  • I Don’t Wanna Fight (Urban Radio Instrumental)
  • Disco Inferno (12″ Dub)
  • Why Must We Wait Until Tonight? (Acapella)
  • Proud Mary (Acapella)*

*previously unreleased

What’s Love, Live – I

  • Steamy Windows
  • Typical Male 
  • Foreign Affair
  • Undercover Agent For The Blues 
  • Private Dancer
  • We Don’t Need Another Hero
  • I Can’t Stand The Rain
  • Nutbush City Limits
  • Addicted To Love

What’s Love, Live – II

  • I Don’t Wanna Fight
  • Let’s Stay Together
  • What’s Love Got To Do With It  
  • Legs          
  • Better Be Good To Me       
  • Disco Inferno
  • (Darlin’) You Know I Love You
  • Why Must We Wait Until Tonight

What’s Love, Live

Live from the Blockbuster Pavilion San Bernardino, California on September 15, 1993

  • Steamy Windows              
  • Typical Male           
  • Foreign Affair           
  • Undercover Agent For The Blues            
  • We Don’t Need Another Hero       
  • I Can’t Stand The Rain       
  • Nutbush City Limits           
  • Addicted To Love              
  • What’s Love Got To Do With It               
  • Legs            
  • Better Be Good To Me      

Encore 

2CD (30 th  Anniversary Edition)

  • T’S GONNA WORK OUT FINE
  • Disco Inferno (7” Edit)*

1LP Vinyl – 2023 Remaster

Original Album (digital) – 2023 Remaster

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Cuffe and Taylor + Paul Roberts Present

What's Love Got To Do With It?

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New date added due to demand: 4 October 2023 (on sale 23 June)

International sensation  What’s Love Got To Do With It?  is back with a brand new cast!

The exciting live show celebrating the music of Tina Turner is getting back on the road with a huge tour across the UK.

The massive debut tour of What’s Love Got To Do With It? launched in February 2019 and quickly proved to be the ultimate tribute show with audiences packing out theatres and arenas across the UK and Europe.

Brought to you by the award-winning producers behind the hugely successful Whitney – Queen Of The Night, What’s Love Got To Do With It? pays homage to one of the most iconic and much-loved musical artists of the 20th Century.

In this exciting touring theatre show, audiences can expect a night of high energy with feel-good rock-and-roll featuring Tina's greatest hits performed by the amazing vocal talent of Holly Bannis (Whitney – Queen Of The Night, ITV’s Starstruck) supported by a full 10-piece live band.

In a breath-taking career spanning more than 50 years, audiences can look forward to hearing stunning musical arrangements of Tina's most-loved classic hits including Private Dancer, What's Love Got To Do With It?, Proud Mary, River Deep, Nutbush City Limits, Simply The Best and many more. This not-to-be missed musical experience is a stunning celebration of one of the greatest female singers of our time.

What’s Love Got To Do With It? is presented by live music promoters Cuffe and Taylor in association with Paul Roberts Productions.

Age guidance : 8+ Includes flashing lights.

Start time: Sat 7.30pm Wed 7.30pm

Running time: TBC

Book as early as you can to secure the best choice of seats. Ticket prices may be adjusted and will reflect the most current price for each performance based on demand. Prices are subject to change without notice.

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What’s Love? Live (1994)

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What’s Love? Live  is the official home video release from Tina’s  What’s Love? Tour  with a full concert from the Blockbuster Pavilion in San Bernardino, California on September 15, 1993. As a special bonus, it contains the song  Why Must We Wait Until Tonight , which Tina performed lip syncing only at this date for promotional reasons. The complete concert was also released in 2018 on the album  Live In ’93 .

Director : David Mallet Release : 1994 Label : Pioneer / EMI Format : VHS / LaserDisc Time : 107 Min.

  • Steamy Windows (Live) 5:44
  • Typical Male (Live) 4:40
  • Foreign Affair (Live) 4:06
  • Undercover Agent For The Blues (Live) 5:42
  • Private Dancer (Live) 9:03
  • We Don’t Need Another Hero (Live) 5:10
  • I Can’t Stand The Rain (Live) 3:14
  • Nutbush City Limits (Live) 4:19
  • Addicted To Love (Live) 5:21
  • The Best (Live) 5:31
  • I Don’t Wanna Fight (Live) 5:23
  • Let’s Stay Together (Live) 5:11
  • What’s Love Got To Do With It (Live) 8:27
  • Band Introduction 2:35
  • Proud Mary (Live) 10:41
  • Legs (Live) 4:52
  • Better Be Good To Me (Live) 10:42
  • Why Must We Wait Until Tonight 4:31

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Tina Turner's WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT 30th Anniversary Edition

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In celebration of the 30th anniversary of Tina Turner’s What’s Love Got To Do With It , a brand new suite of special edition albums are to be released on April 26. The 4CD/1DVD boxed set will include the original album remastered on CD1, with CD2 featuring a collection of edits, remixes and acapella. CD3 and CD4 features Turner’s live show at the Blockbuster Pavilion in 1993 remastered, which can also be watched on the DVD along with three music videos. The boxed set also includes a poster and a 24-page booklet. Additional album formats include a 1-LP and 2-CD and is available to stream digitally. Pre-order here .

Originally released on June 15, 1993, What’s Love Got To Do With It was a commercial and critical success. The album was the soundtrack for the Tina Turner biographical film of the same name and reached No.1 in the UK, also making the top 10 in Switzerland, Germany, Austria, and Canada, and the top 20 in the US. The album went on to be a platinum record across the world, including the US, UK and Switzerland. It was a collection of songs, some of which were re-recorded from Turner’s ‘Ike & Tina Turner’ period, including “A Fool In Love,” as well as five brand new songs, one of which - “I Don't Wanna Fight" - became a top 10 hit in both the US and UK. The album also includes Turner's version of The Trammps' disco classic "Disco Inferno," a song she had often performed live in concert in the late '70s but never previously recorded in the studio. Two tracks from her 1984 breakthrough solo album Private Dancer are also included - the title track and a different re-mixed version of "I Might Have Been Queen."

Turner has sold over 200 million records and has had 10 UK top 10 hit singles and nine UK top 10 albums and was the first female artist to have a top 40 hit in six consecutive decades in the UK. Her albums combined are 20x platinum in the UK and 9x platinum in the US whilst also achieving huge sales throughout the rest of the world. She has won eight Grammy® Awards and has been nominated for 25. She was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame® in 1991 and has stars on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame and St. Louis Walk of Fame. Her 1988 Break Every Rule tour broke the world record for the largest paying audience at a solo concert, with 184,000 at the Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro, and Rolling Stone Magazine named her No.17 on the 100 Greatest Singers of All Time and No.63 on the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.

Tracklisting: 4CD/1DVD Deluxe (30th Anniversary Edition) + Digital Deluxe (30th Anniversary Edition) CD1 What’s Love Got to Do With It

I DON’T WANNA FIGHT ROCK ME BABY DISCO INFERNO WHY MUST WE WAIT UNTIL TONIGHT? STAY AWHILE NUTBUSH CITY LIMITS (DARLIN’) YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU PROUD MARY A FOOL IN LOVE IT’S GONNA WORK OUT FINE SHAKE A TAIL FEATHER I MIGHT HAVE BEEN QUEEN WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT TINA’S WISH

CD2 Single Edits, Remixes and Rarities

I Don’t Wanna Fight (Single edit) Disco Inferno (7” Edit* Why Must We Wait Until Tonight? (7" Single Edit) Proud Mary (Edit) I Don't Wanna Fight (Urban Mix) Disco Inferno (12" Version) Why Must We Wait Until Tonight? (Tony Dofat Remix) I Don't Wanna Fight (Holiday Inn Lounge Mix) I Don't Wanna Fight (Clubhouse Mix) Why Must We Wait Until Tonight? (Tony Dofat 7" Edit)* I Don't Wanna Fight (Jerry Moran Dance Mix) Why Must We Wait Until Tonight? (Instrumental) I Don't Wanna Fight (Urban Radio Instrumental) Disco Inferno (12" Dub) Why Must We Wait Until Tonight? (Acapella) Proud Mary (Acapella)* *previously unreleased

CD3 What’s Love, Live - I

Steamy Windows Typical Male Foreign Affair Undercover Agent For The Blues Private Dancer We Don't Need Another Hero I Can't Stand The Rain Nutbush City Limits Addicted To Love The Best

CD4 What’s Love, Live - II

I Don't Wanna Fight Let's Stay Together What's Love Got To Do With It   Proud Mary Legs           Better Be Good To Me         

Encore Disco Inferno (Darlin’) You Know I Love You Why Must We Wait Until Tonight

DVD What’s Love, Live Live from the Blockbuster Pavilion San Bernardino, California on September 15, 1993

Steamy Windows               Typical Male            Foreign Affair            Undercover Agent For The Blues             Private Dancer We Don't Need Another Hero        I Can't Stand The Rain        Nutbush City Limits            Addicted To Love               The Best I Don't Wanna Fight Let's Stay Together What's Love Got To Do With It                Proud Mary Legs             Better Be Good To Me       Encore Disco Inferno (Darlin’) You Know I Love You Why Must We Wait Until Tonight

2CD (30th Anniversary Edition) CD1 What’s Love Got to Do With It

I DON’T WANNA FIGHT ROCK ME BABY DISCO INFERNO WHY MUST WE WAIT UNTIL TONIGHT? STAY AWHILE NUTBUSH CITY LIMITS (DARLIN’) YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU PROUD MARY A FOOL IN LOVE T’S GONNA WORK OUT FINE SHAKE A TAIL FEATHER I MIGHT HAVE BEEN QUEEN WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT TINA’S WISH

I Don’t Wanna Fight (Single edit) Disco Inferno (7” Edit)* Why Must We Wait Until Tonight? (7" Single Edit) Proud Mary (Edit) I Don't Wanna Fight (Urban Mix) Disco Inferno (12" Version) Why Must We Wait Until Tonight? (Tony Dofat Remix) I Don't Wanna Fight (Holiday Inn Lounge Mix) I Don't Wanna Fight (Clubhouse Mix) Why Must We Wait Until Tonight? (Tony Dofat 7" Edit)* I Don't Wanna Fight (Jerry Moran Dance Mix) Why Must We Wait Until Tonight? (Instrumental) I Don't Wanna Fight (Urban Radio Instrumental) Disco Inferno (12" Dub) Why Must We Wait Until Tonight? (Acapella) Proud Mary (Acapella)* *previously unreleased

1LP Vinyl - 2023 Remaster What’s Love Got to Do With It

Side 1 I DON’T WANNA FIGHT ROCK ME BABY DISCO INFERNO WHY MUST WE WAIT UNTIL TONIGHT? STAY AWHILE NUTBUSH CITY LIMITS (DARLIN’) YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU

Side 2 PROUD MARY A FOOL IN LOVE IT’S GONNA WORK OUT FINE SHAKE A TAIL FEATHER I MIGHT HAVE BEEN QUEEN WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT TINA’S WISH  

Original Album (digital) - 2023 Remaster What’s Love Got to Do With It

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The rock, pop and R&B legend's mid-career reinvention led to her first No. 1, and one of the greatest comebacks of the 20th century.

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Tina Turner ‘s name was a strange fit on the marquee for a year of pop music that was so much about the future. For one, she was already middle-aged by that point — at 44, practically a full generation older than the 25-year-old Madonna and MJ — and for another, she’d been out of the limelight for the better part of a decade, having broken free of abusive on-stage and romantic partner Ike Turner, but failing to that point to achieve much in the way of solo chart success. In 1984, she staged one of the era’s greatest comebacks, armed with a new contract with Capitol Records, a new set of rock and pop collaborators, and most importantly, one of the most perfect pop songs of the late 20th century: “What’s Love Got to Do With It.”

“What’s Love Got to Do With It,” produced by U.K. hitmaker Terry Britten and co-written by Britten and Scottish folk-rock alum Graham Lyle, is simply the kind of song any veteran pop performer would kill for. It’s mature without being staid, it’s catchy without being cheesy, and it’s got an obvious soulfulness and wisdom to it without sounding explicitly retro or old-fashioned. It was a quintessentially grown-up single, one befitting of Turner’s age and stature, but even while arriving amidst the biggest pop explosion since peak disco (or maybe peak Fab Four), it still sounded very much of its time — a song that could be playlisted in between Footloose soundtrack singles and new wave hits by Duran Duran and Frankie Goes to Hollywood on top 40 radio and not feel out of place.

But none of it works without Turner behind the microphone. Unlike the chops on display with her “Together” cover, she’s noticeably restrained on “Love,” showing more of her power in what she holds back than what she lets go. She croons like someone who’s a little embarrassed to be singing what she’s singing — like she’s not sure she should be admitting any of this to us — which makes sense, given that the song is all about attempting to disavow love as a “second-hand emotion,” and putting a strictly-physical framework around a relationship that’s clearly revealing itself to be much more.

It’s not that Turner doesn’t bring the goods with her vocal, as you can still hear her unleash with her peerless might on the first “OHHHH, WHAT’S LOVE… ” following the mid-song key change. But even then, she quickly pulls back for the rest of the “got to do with it” phrase, as if she’d let her emotions get the better of her for just a quick second before remembering herself. It’s a performance of spellbinding control, texture and feeling, the kind that a less-skilled, less-seasoned belter simply couldn’t be trusted to pull off.

Turner would never reach the Hot 100 apex again, but she would remain a fixture in its top tier for years to come. Private Dancer spawned two more top 10 hits in the rocking “Better Be Good to Me” (No. 5, Nov. 1984) and the theatrical title track (No. 7, March 1985), and before the next year was out, she added a third in the No. 2-peaking “We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome),” from the soundtrack to Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome . Her 1986 follow-up Break Every Rule wasn’t quite the blockbuster Private Dancer was, but it spawned another No. 2 hit with lead single “Typical Male.” And though 1989’s “The Best” would reach only No. 15 on the Hot 100, it was one of her biggest global successes, and would endure as one of Turner’s signature numbers.

“I Don’t Wanna Fight,” released in 1993 from the soundtrack to her Angela Bassett-starring film biopic — unsurprisingly titled What’s Love Got to Do With It — would mark her final visit to the top 10, hitting No. 9. From there, she mostly shifted to the legacy phase of her career, racking up career accolades (including a pair of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductions, with Ike in 1991 and as a solo artist in 2021) and remaining a major touring draw until she got off the road for good in 2009. “What’s Love Got to Do With It” has continued to endure in popular culture, inspiring the chorus to Fat Joe and Ashanti’s No. 2-peaking 2002 smash “What’s Luv,” and becoming a hit once more with Turner’s original timeless vocal via a globally successful Kygo remix in 2020 — proving that even 60 years after her debut (and a decade into her retirement), Tina Turner was still never far away from her next comeback.

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Tina Turner: What's Love Got To Do With It?

What’s love got to do with it.

After a fantastic sell out debut tour across the UK, Tina Turner fans will have the time of their lives as What’s Love Got To Do With It? is back for 2022 celebrating the music and 60-year career of this incredible rock and soul legend. Expect a night of high energy and feel-good rock-and-roll, performed by an all-live band. This joyous show features all the hits including Proud Mary, River Deep, Simply The Best, Private Dancer, and many more.

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What to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: March 15-17

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Watch the annual St. Patrick's Day Parade, experience the iconic "La Traviata" at the Pittsburgh Opera or check out a Tina Turner Tribute Concert — here's what to do in Pittsburgh this weekend.

Comedy Multimedia comedic performance-art troupe TSTMRKT (a.k.a. Las Vegas-based writer and performer Ernest Hemmings) visits Arcade Comedy Theater with "Everyone Loves Dick (The Authorized Biography of Dick Ripper)." It’s described as “a lysergic, modern Western about love, loss and the transformative power of purchasing a slightly used vehicle.” A cassette tape of “Neil Diamond’s Greatest Hits” is also involved. The show’s touring nationally, and the performance here is Thu., March 14.

Dance Human miscommunication is the subject of the new show from Corningworks’ Glue Factory Projects, which spotlights widely known dance-theater artists over age 40. Beth Corning choreographed and performs in “What did you think you just heard me say?!” along with guests Alberto Del Saz, Evan Fisk and Claire Porter. Expect ironic wit and cagey staging when the production hits City Theatre’s intimate Lillie Theatre for eight performances Fri., March 15, through March 24.

Parade Old heads will recall March 1993, when despite the worst snowstorm in a century, Pittsburgh’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade went on. As it has for decades, the parade returns this year, fair weather or foul. The 1.4-mile Downtown route features Irish step dancers, marching bands, military service people, community groups and more, drawing 200,000 or more spectators in a prelude to further, um, festivities around town all weekend. More on the Sat., March 16, event is here.

Visual Art Iconic Pittsburgh painter — and painter of Pittsburgh — Robert Qualters turns 90 this week, and naturally, he’s celebrating with a new show. This one’s a collaboration with renowned Pittsburgh photographer Mark Perrott, with Qualters painting on a series of 12 photographic portraits of himby Perrott. Other works by Qualters and Perrott round out “Robert Qualters: More Leaves / New Work,” which opens Sat., March 16, with a 1-3 p.m. reception at Lawrenceville’s be Galleries , and runs through April 27.

Opera Verdi’s “La Traviata” is a love story about a courtesan and her suitor, a young bourgeois whose father forbids the union. By some counts, it’s perennially the world’s most-performed opera, and this week Pittsburgh Opera debuts its new production. It stars internationally known South African soprano Vuvu Mpofu, as Violetta, and award-winning American tenor Duke Kim, as Alfredo. There are four performances at the Benedum Center , Sat., March 16, through March 24.

Music Nobody can replace the late Tina Turner, but she’s more than deserving of a valedictory show or two. The Kelly Strayhorn Theater obliges with A Tina Turner Tribute Concert . Led by music director Dwayne Fulton and lead vocalist Chanell C.J. Harris, a live band will aim to get audiences out of their seats and dancing. The performance is Sat., March 16.

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