SOUTH AFRICA: Tina Turner kicks off her massive "Wildest Dreams" world tour in Cape Town

Record ID: 453022

  • Title: SOUTH AFRICA: Tina Turner kicks off her massive "Wildest Dreams" world tour in Cape Town
  • Date: 20th April 1996
  • Summary: TINA TURNER ONSTAGE SINGING "WHATEVER YOU WANT ME TO BE"
  • Embargoed: 5th May 1996 13:00
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  • Location: CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA
  • Country: South Africa
  • Topics: Entertainment
  • Reuters ID: LVAADHQ5T3ODKL20N27NUC3WIS7F
  • Story Text: Tina Turner kicked off her massive "Wildest Dreams" world tour in Cape Town on Saturday (April 20).
    The grandmother of rock, who's been rehearsing in South Africa since early March, wooed more than 30,000 fans with a selection of some of her most famous hits and material from her new album, "Wildest Dreams".
    At 56 and with a career spanning four decades, Turner remains one of the world's most popular female artists.
    She'll perform four concerts in South Africa in total -- Cape Town, Durban and two in Johannesburg.
    Driving rain wasn't enough to deter more than 25,000 people from attending Turner's Durban concert.
    Speaking after her Cape Town concert, Turner said she'sfeeling great and enjoying the reaction of South African audiences who've given her a rapturous welcome.
    Turner then takes her tour to Europe, starting in Paris on May 3; Netherlands May 9; Germany May 30; Sweden June 6; Norway June 12; Denmark June 21; the United Kingdom June 28; Austria July 3; UK July 14; Germany July 28; Spain September 18 and Italy September 25.
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