Seriously, Live! World Tour
The Seriously, Live! World Tour was a concert tour by the English drummer Phil Collins, which took place between February 1990 and October 1990, in support of his 1989 album, ...But Seriously. The success of the album and subsequent tour maintained Collins' worldwide popularity as a solo performer.
Tour by Phil Collins | |
Associated album | ...But Seriously |
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Start date | 23 February 1990 |
End date | 3 October 1990 |
Legs | 5 |
No. of shows | 121 |
Phil Collins concert chronology |
Throughout the tour, live performances of Collins' songs were recorded for the live album, Serious Hits... Live!. The concert in Berlin on 15 July 1990 was filmed and later released on VHS and Betamax under the title Seriously Live, and on DVD (in 2003) under the same title as the album.
A pay-per view television special was recorded on the final night in Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Setlist
- "Hand in Hand"
- "Hang in Long Enough"
- "Against All Odds"
- "Don't Lose My Number"
- "Inside Out"
- "Do You Remember?"
- "Who Said I Would"
- "Another Day in Paradise"
- "Separate Lives" (duet with Bridgette Bryant)
- "Saturday Night and Sunday Morning"
- "The West Side"
- "That's Just the Way It Is"
- "Something Happened on the Way to Heaven"
- "Doesn't Anybody Stay Together Anymore"
- "One More Night"
- "Colours"
- "In the Air Tonight"
- "You Can't Hurry Love"
- "Two Hearts"
- "Sussudio"
- "A Groovy Kind of Love"
- "Easy Lover" (duet with Arnold McCuller and Fred White)
- "Always"
- "Take Me Home"
Tour dates
Date | City | Country | Venue | Tickets sold / Available | Revenue |
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Asia and Oceania | |||||
23 February 1990 | Nagoya | Japan | Seto-Shi Bunka Centre (Rehearsal) | ||
26 February 1990 | |||||
27 February 1990 | Osaka | Castle Hall | |||
28 February 1990 | |||||
3 March 1990 | Hiroshima | Hiroshima Sun Plaza | |||
5 March 1990 | Yokohama | Yokohama Arena | |||
6 March 1990 | Tokyo | Yoyogi National Gymnasium | |||
7 March 1990 | |||||
8 March 1990 | |||||
9 March 1990 | |||||
13 March 1990 | Sydney | Australia | Sydney Entertainment Centre | ||
14 March 1990 | |||||
15 March 1990 | |||||
17 March 1990 | Brisbane | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | |||
18 March 1990 | |||||
19 March 1990 | |||||
21 March 1990 | Melbourne | Melbourne Park | |||
23 March 1990 | |||||
24 March 1990 | |||||
25 March 1990 | |||||
27 March 1990 | Sydney | Sydney Entertainment Centre | |||
28 March 1990 | |||||
29 March 1990 | |||||
31 March 1990 | Adelaide | Memorial Drive Park | |||
4 April 1990 | Perth | Perth Enterianment Centre | |||
5 April 1990 | |||||
Europe #1 | |||||
16 April 1990 | Brussels | Belgium | Forest National | ||
17 April 1990 | Paris | France | Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy | ||
18 April 1990 | |||||
19 April 1990 | |||||
20 April 1990 | |||||
22 April 1990 | London | England | Royal Albert Hall | ||
23 April 1990 | |||||
24 April 1990 | |||||
25 April 1990 | |||||
26 April 1990 | |||||
28 April 1990 | Wembley Arena | ||||
29 April 1990 | |||||
30 April 1990 | |||||
1 May 1990 | |||||
2 May 1990 | |||||
4 May 1990 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | Rotterdam Ahoy | ||
5 May 1990 | Hamburg | Germany | Congress Center | ||
6 May 1990 | Gothenburg | Sweden | Scandinavium | ||
8 May 1990 | Stockholm | Globe Arena | |||
10 May 1990 | Frankfurt | Germany | Festhalle Frankfurt | ||
12 May 1990 | Munich | Olympiahalle | |||
15 May 1990 | Zürich | Switzerland | Hallenstadion | ||
16 May 1990 | Milan | Italy | Palatrussardi | ||
17 May 1990 | Rome | Palazzetto dello Sport | |||
19 May 1990 | Lyon | France | Halle Tony Garnier | ||
20 May 1990 | Nîmes | Arena of Nîmes | |||
21 May 1990 | Barcelona | Spain | Palau dels Esports de Barcelona | ||
23 May 1990 | Madrid | Palacio de los Deportes[1] | |||
26 May 1990 | Paris | France | Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy | ||
North American #1 | |||||
31 May 1990 | Uniondale | United States | Nassau Coliseum | 52,500 / 52,500 | $1,357,200 |
1 June 1990 | |||||
2 June 1990 | |||||
11 June 1990 | Toronto | Canada | Skydome | 57,266 / 57,266 | $1,557,806 |
12 June 1990 | |||||
14 June 1990 | Rosemont | United States | Rosemont Horizon | 71,964 / 71,964 | $1,665,400 |
15 June 1990 | |||||
16 June 1990 | |||||
17 June 1990 | |||||
20 June 1990 | Inglewood | Great Western Forum | 84,378 / 84,378 | $2,037,075 | |
21 June 1990 | |||||
23 June 1990 | |||||
24 June 1990 | |||||
25 June 1990 | |||||
Europe #2 | |||||
30 June 1990 | Stevenage | England | Knebworth Park | ||
1 July 1990 | Edinburgh | Scotland | Royal Highland Showground | ||
3 July 1990 | Belfast | Northern Ireland | Kings Hall | ||
5 July 1990 | Dublin | Ireland | Point Theatre | ||
6 July 1990 | |||||
7 July 1990 | Birmingham | England | National Exhibition Centre | ||
8 July 1990 | |||||
9 July 1990 | |||||
10 July 1990 | |||||
12 July 1990 | Dortmund | Germany | Westfalenhallen | ||
13 July 1990 | |||||
14 July 1990 | Berlin | Waldbühne | |||
15 July 1990 | |||||
17 July 1990 | Hanover | Niedersachsenstadion | |||
18 July 1990 | |||||
North America #2 | |||||
10 August 1990 | East Rutherford | United States | Brendan Byrne Arena | 40,606 / 40,606 | $969,261 |
11 August 1990 | |||||
13 August 1990 | Montreal | Canada | Montreal Forum | 32,393 / 32,393 | $926,719 |
14 August 1990 | |||||
16 August 1990 | Auburn Hills | United States | The Palace of Auburn Hills | 41,078 / 41,078 | $1,026,950 |
17 August 1990 | |||||
19 August 1990 | Richfield | Richfield Coliseum | 36,863 / 36,863 | $921,575 | |
20 August 1990 | |||||
22 August 1990 | Philadelphia | The Spectrum | 65,945 / 65,945 | $1,617,275 | |
23 August 1990 | |||||
24 August 1990 | |||||
25 August 1990 | |||||
27 August 1990 | Landover | Capital Centre | 30,114 / 32,000 | $752,850 | |
28 August 1990 | |||||
29 August 1990 | Burgettstown | Coca-Cola Star Lake Amphitheater | 40,054 / 45,000 | $1,007,432 | |
30 August 1990 | |||||
1 September 1990 | Chapel Hill | Dean E. Smith Center | |||
2 September 1990 | Atlanta | Lakewood Amphitheatre | |||
3 September 1990 | Birmingham | Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex | |||
4 September 1990 | Nashville | Starwood Amphitheatre | 14,000 / 16,000 | $352,125 | |
7 September 1990 | Houston | The Summit | 16,574 / 16,574 | $416,867 | |
8 September 1990 | Dallas | Starplex Amphitheatre | 34,109 / 40,222 | $758,585 | |
9 September 1990 | |||||
11 September 1990 | Denver | McNichols Arena | 13,367 / 16,900 | $367,593 | |
13 September 1990 | Vancouver | Canada | Pacific Coliseum | 16,000 / 16,000 | $402,429 |
14 September 1990 | Tacoma | United States | Tacoma Dome | ||
15 September 1990 | |||||
17 September 1990 | Mountain View | Shoreline Amphitheatre | 54,509 / 60,000 | $1,246,222 | |
18 September 1990 | |||||
19 September 1990 | |||||
20 September 1990 | Sacramento | ARCO Arena | 13,844 / 13,844 | $346,100 | |
22 September 1990 | Irvine | Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre | 30,000 / 30,000 | $659,000 | |
23 September 1990 | |||||
24 September 1990 | Los Angeles | Wiltern Theatre | |||
25 September 1990 | Upper Darby | Tower Theatre | |||
27 September 1990 | New York City | Beacon Theatre | 2,894 / 2,894 | $72,789 | |
28 September 1990 | Madison Square Garden | 70,097 / 70,097 | $1,752,425 | ||
29 September 1990 | |||||
1 October 1990 | |||||
2 October 1990 | |||||
Tour band
Collins retained most of the musicians who had joined him on The No Jacket Required World Tour. Brad Cole took over on the keyboards while a trio of backing vocalists joined touring band. During the tour the band was nicknamed "The Serious Guys, the Seriousettes and the Phenix Horns."
The Serious Guys
- Phil Collins – vocals, drums, percussion, piano
- Daryl Stuermer – guitars
- Leland Sklar – bass
- Brad Cole – keyboards
- Chester Thompson – drums
The Seriousettes
- Bridgette Bryant – vocals
- Arnold McCuller – vocals
- Fred White – vocals
The Phenix Horns
- Harry Kim – trumpet
- Rahmlee Michael Davis – trumpet
- Don Myrick – alto saxophone
- Louis "Lui Lui" Satterfield – trombone
References
- "Phil Collins convierte el pop en espectáculo" [Phil Collins converts the pop in a spectacle]. El País (in Spanish). 24 May 1990. Retrieved 13 February 2012.