Book of Love Club Tour '86

The Book of Love Club Tour '86 was a 1986-1987 U.S. concert tour by American electronic group Book of Love, in support of the act's eponymous debut album, Book of Love, which was released in April 1986. Three weeks prior to the tour, the band had finished a 12-week tour as the opening act for Depeche Mode on their European and North American legs of the Black Celebration Tour[1]

Book of Love Club Tour '86
Concert by Book of Love
Associated albumBook of Love
Start date8 August 1986
End dateMarch 1987
Legs4
No. of shows47+
Book of Love concert chronology

The Club Tour '86 began in early August 1986, spanning seven months and over 47 shows, eventually ending with a final string of club dates in late-February/early March 1987 with various breaks in the schedule.[2][3] At times throughout the tour, various local bands in each city functioned as an opening act.

The first show of the official tour took place at Spit in Boston, Massachusetts, on August 8, 1986.[2] In November 1986, during their second jaunt of the tour, the band played two shows with 'Til Tuesday in Kingston, RI and Bloomsburg, PA.[4] December 1986, saw the band head out to play a string of sold out shows in Texas and Louisiana.[5] The band then took time out of their tour schedule from mid-December through January for band member Ted Ottaviano to remix the final single from the album, "Modigliani (Lost In Your Eyes)" at Soundworks Studio in Manhattan.[6][7] The final leg of the tour began on February 14, 1987, Valentine's Day, in Columbia, South Carolina, and ended in early March with two shows in the state of Michigan, which effectively ended the support and promotion of their debut album.[3]

The setlist consisted solely of the various tracks from their debut album, Book of Love.[2]

Setlist

List of songs played during the tour.[2]

  • "Still Angry"
  • "Lost Souls"
  • "Happy Day"
  • "Modigliani (Lost In Your Eyes)"
  • "White Lies"
  • "I Touch Roses"
  • "You Make Me Feel So Good"
  • "Die Matrosen"
  • "Late Show"
  • "Yellow Sky"
  • "Boy"
  • "Book of Love"

Tour dates
Date City Country Venue
'86 Club Tour Leg #1[2]
8 August 1986 Boston United States Spit
12 August 1986 New Haven Toads
13 August 1986 Oyster Bay Heartbeat
14 August 1986 Washington, D.C. 9:30 Club
16 August 1986 New York City The Ritz
19 August 1986 Cleveland Peabody's
21 August 1986 Detroit St. Andrews
22 August 1986 Chicago n/a
23 August 1986 Milwaukee n/a
24 August 1986 Minneapolis 1st Avenue
26 August 1986 New Orleans Jimmy's
27 August 1986 Dallas Fast And Cool
28 August 1986 Austin Fast And Cool
29 August 1986 Houston Numbers
30 August 1986 Lubbock n/a
2 September 1986 Santa Fe n/a
3 September 1986 Albuquerque n/a
6 September 1986 Denver University of Colorado Denver
8 September 1986 Salt Lake City n/a
10 September 1986 Berkeley n/a
11 September 1986 Santa Clara One Step Beyond
13 September 1986 San Francisco The Stone
15 September 1986 Los Angeles n/a
'86 Club Tour, Leg #2[4]
24 October 1986 New York City United States The Ritz
4 November 1986 Kingston University of Rhode Island
w/'Til Tuesday
8 November 1986 Reading Albright College
9 November 1986 Hartford Agora Ballroom
12 November 1986 Boston Spit
13 November 1986 Bloomsburg Bloomsburg College
w/'Til Tuesday
14 November 1986 Washington, D.C. 9:30 Club
26 November 1986 Oyster Bay Heartbeat
28 November 1986 New York City Ferry Club
'86 Club Tour, Leg #3[5]
10 December 1986 Houston United States Numbers
11 December 1986
12 December 1986 Dallas The Stark Club
13 December 1986 Abilene Backstage Entrance
14 December 1986 San Antonio Club Miami
15 December 1986 Killeen n/a
16 December 1986 Lafayette The Planetarium
'87 Club dates[3]
14 February 1987 Columbia United States The Paladium
February 1987 Nashville NACA
February 1987 Philadelphia n/a
February 1987 Washington, D.C. 9:30 Club
February 1987 Richmond Pyramid Club
March 1987 Cleveland Peabody's
March 1987 Ann Arbor n/a
March 1987 Albion n/a

Performers
  • Susan Ottaviano – Lead vocals
  • Ted Ottaviano – Keyboards, tubular bells, melodica, vocals
  • Lauren Roselli – Keyboards, vocals
  • Jade Lee – Keyboards, percussion, vocals

References
  1. Book of Love (1986). "Depeche Mode/Book of Love Itinerary". Love Letter. Book of Love. September 1986 (#5): 3.
  2. Book of Love (1986). "Club Tour '86". Love Letter. Book of Love. September 1986 (#5): 1.
  3. Book of Love (1987). "Book of Love Days - February/March". Love Letter. Book of Love. October 1987 (#7): 3.
  4. Book of Love (1986). "Live Dates". Love Letter. Book of Love. December 1986 (#6): 2.
  5. Book of Love (1986). "Deep in the ♥ of Texas". Love Letter. Book of Love. December 1986 (#6): 2.
  6. Book of Love (1986). "Modigliani will be 2nd single". Love Letter. Book of Love. December '86 (#6): 3.
  7. Book of Love (1987). "Book of Love Days - January". Love Letter. Book of Love. October 1987 (#7): 3.
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