1991–92 concert tour by Paula Abdul
Under My Spell World Tour Promotional poster for the tour.
Associated album Spellbound Start date October 26, 1991 (1991-10-26 ) End date August 7, 1992 (1992-08-07 ) Legs 4 No. of shows76 in North America 6 in Australasia 16 in Asia 98 total Box office $3,991,779 ($8.67 million in 2023 dollars)
The Under My Spell Tour was the debut headlining concert tour by American recording artist Paula Abdul . The tour supports her second studio album Spellbound (1991). The tour began in October 1991 and ran for nearly 100 shows in North America, Australasia, and Asia.
During the Asian leg of the Under My Spell Tour, Abdul notably became the first Western female pop star to have a concert in China, playing a show in Guangzhou .[ 1]
Broadcasts and recordings
The shows at the Yokohama Arena in Japan were released as a live VHS video and Laser disc in 1993.[ 2] The concerts aired on local television in Japan and on Disney Channel in the United States.[ 3]
Opening act
Setlist
The following setlist was obtained from the concert held on August 1, 1992; at the Allentown Fairgrounds Grandstand in Allentown, Pennsylvania. It does not represent all shows for the duration of the tour.[ 6]
"Spellbound"
"Straight Up "
"The Promise of a New Day "
"Vibeology "
"Opposites Attract "
"Will You Marry Me? "
"U"
"Blowing Kisses in the Wind "
"Rush Rush "
"(It's Just) The Way That You Love Me "
"Cold Hearted "
"Forever Your Girl "
On select dates, like the filmed show in Yokohama, "Alright Tonight" was played in the encore before "Forever Your Girl", while "Will You Marry Me?" was cut.
Tour dates
Ticket for the November 27, 1991, concert in Indianapolis .
Date
City
Country
Venue
North America[ 7]
October 26, 1991
Birmingham
United States
BJCC Coliseum
October 28, 1991
Orlando
Orlando Arena
October 31, 1991
Pensacola
Pensacola Civic Center
November 1, 1991
Atlanta
Omni Coliseum
November 3, 1991
Miami
Miami Arena
November 5, 1991
Greensboro
Greensboro Coliseum
November 6, 1991
Charlotte
Charlotte Coliseum
November 7, 1991
Pittsburgh
Civic Arena
November 8, 1991
Auburn Hills
The Palace of Auburn Hills
November 9, 1991
November 11, 1991
Richfield
Richfield Coliseum
November 13, 1991
Hartford
Hartford Civic Center
November 14, 1991
Worcester
Worcester Centrum
November 15, 1991
November 17, 1991
Uniondale
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
November 18, 1991
East Rutherford
Brendan Byrne Arena
November 20, 1991
Albany
Knickerbocker Arena
November 21, 1991
Landover
Capital Centre
November 23, 1991
Toronto
Canada
SkyDome
November 24, 1991
Buffalo
United States
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
November 26, 1991
Rosemont
Rosemont Horizon
November 27, 1991
Indianapolis
Market Square Arena
November 29, 1991
Milwaukee
Bradley Center
November 30, 1991
Minneapolis
Target Center
December 3, 1991
Salt Lake City
Delta Center
December 5, 1991
Inglewood
Great Western Forum
December 6, 1991
December 7, 1991
December 9, 1991
Phoenix
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
December 13, 1991
Oakland
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
December 14, 1991
Sacramento
ARCO Arena
December 15, 1991
Oakland
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
December 17, 1991
San Diego
San Diego Sports Arena
December 19, 1991
Vancouver
Canada
Pacific Coliseum
Australasia
January 24, 1992
Sydney
Australia
Hordern Pavilion
January 26, 1992
Brisbane
Brisbane Festival Hall
January 28, 1992
Melbourne
Festival Hall
January 29, 1992
Adelaide
Memorial Drive Park
January 31, 1992
Perth
Perth Superdrome
February 2, 1992
Auckland
New Zealand
Logan Campbell Centre
Asia
February 5, 1992
Osaka
Japan
Osaka-jō Hall
February 6, 1992
February 8, 1992
Yokohama
Yokohama Arena
February 9, 1992
February 12, 1992
Tokyo
Nippon Budokan
February 13, 1992
February 14, 1992
February 21, 1992
Kallang
Singapore
Singapore Indoor Stadium
February 22, 1992
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Stadium Negara
February 24, 1992
Guangzhou
China
Tianhe Stadium
February 26, 1992
Kowloon
Hong Kong
Hong Kong Coliseum
February 28, 1992
Manila
Philippines
Folk Arts Theater
February 29, 1992
March 1, 1992
March 2, 1992
March 5, 1992
Seoul
South Korea
Jamsil Arena
North America[ 8]
April 29, 1992
Vancouver
Canada
Pacific Coliseum
May 1, 1992
Tacoma
United States
Tacoma Dome
May 3, 1992
Edmonton
Canada
Northlands Coliseum
May 4, 1992
Calgary
Olympic Saddledome
May 6, 1992
Winnipeg
Winnipeg Arena
May 9, 1992
Montreal
Montreal Forum
May 14, 1992
Raleigh
United States
Hardee's Walnut Creek Amphitheatre
May 16, 1992
Charlotte
The Paladium
May 17, 1992
Knoxville
Knoxville Civic Coliseum
May 19, 1992
Maryland Heights
Riverport Amphitheatre
May 21, 1992
Nashville
Starwood Amphitheatre
May 22, 1992
New Orleans
Lakefront Arena
May 23, 1992
Biloxi
Mississippi Coast Coliseum
May 24, 1992
Mobile
Mobile Civic Center
May 28, 1992
Miami
Bayfront Park Amphitheater
May 29, 1992
St. Petersburg
Florida Suncoast Dome
May 30, 1992
Tallahassee
Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center
June 1, 1992
Atlanta
Coca-Cola Lakewood Amphitheatre
June 5, 1992
Dallas
Coca-Cola Starplex Amphitheatre
June 6, 1992
The Woodlands
Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
June 8, 1992
Phoenix
Desert Sky Pavilion
June 10, 1992
Greenwood Village
Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre
June 23, 1992
Spokane
Spokane Coliseum
June 24, 1992
Portland
Memorial Coliseum
June 26, 1992
Mountain View
Shoreline Amphitheatre
June 27, 1992[A]
Sacramento
Cal Expo Amphitheatre
June 28, 1992[B]
Costa Mesa
Pacific Amphitheatre
July 5, 1992[C]
Milwaukee
Marcus Amphitheater
July 7, 1992
Noblesville
Deer Creek Music Center
July 8, 1992
Cuyahoga Falls
Blossom Music Center
July 10, 1992
Hoffman Estates
Poplar Creek Music Theater
July 22, 1992
Philadelphia
Spectrum
July 24, 1992
Atlantic City
Etess Arena
July 25, 1992
Mansfield
Great Woods Center for the Performing Arts
July 26, 1992
Saratoga Springs
Saratoga Performing Arts Center
July 28, 1992
Wantagh
Jones Beach Marine Theater
July 29, 1992
August 1, 1992[D]
Allentown
Allentown Fairgrounds Grandstand
August 4, 1992
Burgettstown
Coca-Cola Star Lake Amphitheater
August 5, 1992
Columbia
Merriweather Post Pavilion
August 7, 1992
Holmdel
Garden State Arts Center
August 10, 1992[ 9]
Agawam
Riverside Park
Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
A This concert was a part of the "California Exposition and State Fair "
B This concert was a part of the "Orange County Fair "
C This concert was a part of "Summerfest "[ 10]
D This concert was a part of the "Great Allentown Fair "[ 11]
Cancellations and rescheduled shows
June 11, 1992
Salt Lake City, Utah
Delta Center
Cancelled
June 13, 1992
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Tingley Coliseum
Cancelled
June 16, 1992
Oklahoma City
MCC Arena
Cancelled
June 18, 1992
Las Vegas
Thomas & Mack Center
Cancelled
July 10, 1992
Pueblo, Colorado
Colorado State Fair Events Center
Cancelled
July 12, 1992
Clarkston, Michigan
Pine Knob Music Theatre
Cancelled
July 30, 1992
Stanhope, New Jersey
The Fields at Waterloo
Cancelled
July 31, 1992
Buffalo, New York
Pilot Field
Cancelled[ 12] [ 13]
Box office score data
Venue
City
Tickets sold / Available
Gross revenue
Civic Arena
Pittsburgh
11,774 / 11,774 (100%)
$264,923[ 14]
The Palace of Auburn Hills
Auburn Hills
26,997 / 26,997 (100%)
$607,433[ 15]
Centrum in Worcester
Worcester
20,700 / 20,700 (100%)
$442,986[ 15]
Brendan Byrne Arena
East Rutherford
16,771 / 16,771 (100%)
$337,715[ 16]
SkyDome
Toronto
13,972 / 15,017 (93%)
$314,873[ 17]
Rosemont Horizon
Rosemont
12,509 / 14,545 (86%)
$318,895[ 17]
Great Western Forum
Inglewood
39,406 / 39,406 (100%)
$933,885[ 16]
Olympic Saddledome
Calgary
9,387 / 12,809 (73%)
$228,714[ 18]
Jones Beach Marine Theater
Wantagh
19,030 / 21,400 (89%)
$542,355[ 19]
TOTAL
170,546 / 79,419 (95%)
$3,991,779
References
^ Ebert, Hans (March 14, 1992). "Album Ban Notwithstanding, Paula Abdul Plays China". Billboard . Vol. 104, no. 11. Nielsen Business Media . pp. 14, 97. ISSN 0006-2510 .
^ Movies/TV: Under My Spell Live [VHS], Amazon.com
^ Mills, Bart (January 22, 1993). "PAULA ABDUL BALANCING MARRIAGE, WORK, FAME" . Chicago Tribune . Tribune Publishing. Retrieved October 28, 2018 .
^ Davis, Sandi (June 17, 1992). "Color Me Badd Makes Good Abdul's Illness Turns Concert Into Local Showcase" . The Oklahoman . Retrieved October 28, 2018 .
^ "The Beat: Tour Openings" . Billboard . Vol. 103, no. 41. October 12, 1991. p. 35. ISSN 0006-2510 . Retrieved October 28, 2018 .
^ Long, Ernie (August 2, 1992). "Paula Abdul's Show Short But Spellbinding" . The Morning Call . Tribune Publishing. Retrieved October 28, 2018 .
^ Sources for tour date in North America, Leg 1:
Heim, Chris (November 22, 1991). "PAULA ABDUL AND HER REALLY BIG SHOW HEADED FOR HORIZON" . Chicago Tribune . Tribune Publishing . Retrieved October 28, 2018 .
Kot, Greg (November 27, 1991). "PAULA ABDUL'S TOUR HITS LIKE A FLASH IN NIGHT" . Chicago Tribune . Tribune Publishing. Retrieved October 28, 2018 .
Catlin, Roger (November 13, 1991). "ABDUL SPELLBOUND BY DEBUT TOUR" . Hartford Courant . Tribune Publishing. Retrieved October 28, 2018 .
Watkins, Jean (December 4, 1991). "PAULA ABDUL CASTS HER SPELL" . Deseret News . Retrieved October 28, 2018 .
Joyce, Mike (November 22, 1991). "PAULA ABDUL" . The Washington Post . Retrieved October 28, 2018 .
Gundersen, Edna (November 6, 1991). "Abdul casts a live song and dance spel". USA Today .
Selvin, Joel (December 16, 1991). "Abdul's Big Production". San Francisco Chronicle .
Lisi, Michael (November 21, 1991). "Slick staging had Paula Abdul under its spell" . The Daily Gazette . Schenectady, New York : D4. Retrieved October 28, 2018 .
Hawkins, Robert J. (December 18, 1991). "Spellbound right from start". San Diego Evening Tribune . Copley Press .
^ Sources for tour dates in North America (1992):
Britt, Bruce (May 14, 1992). "PROMISE OF A NEW DAY\ PAULA ABDUL HAS WEATHERED THE STORM AND LOOKS TO THE FUTURE" . News & Record . Landmark Communications . Retrieved October 28, 2018 .
Abbott, Jim (May 8, 1992). "Color Me Badd Coming To Carr" . Orlando Sentinel . Tribune Publishing. Retrieved October 28, 2018 .
Condran, Ed (July 31, 1992). "Pop Diva Paula Abdul Will Hoof It Up At Allentown Fairgrounds Grandstand" . The Morning Call . Tribune Publishing. Retrieved October 28, 2018 .
Phalen, Tom (May 4, 1992). "Paula Abdul Soars In Dreamlike Concert" . The Seattle Times . The Seattle Times Company . Retrieved October 28, 2018 .
Page, Janice (June 25, 1992). "BEYOND THE BUBBLE GUM : Kevin Thornton Insists That There's More to Color Me Badd Than Meets the Ear" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved October 28, 2018 .
Sanz, Alex (November 8, 1991). "ABDUL CASTS SPELL, SETS NEW STANDARD" . Sun-Sentinel . Tribune Publishing. Retrieved October 28, 2018 .
^ "TESTAMENT TAKES NEW HAVEN DETOUR ON WAY TO EUROPE" . Hartford Courant . 1992-07-30. Retrieved 2023-11-20 .
^ "Milwaukee brews up fun at Summerfest" . The Times of Northwest Indiana . Lee Enterprises . June 26, 1992. Retrieved October 28, 2018 .
^ Gehman, Geoff (July 3, 1992). "Raising The Roof At Allentown Fair" . The Morning Call . Tribune Publishing. Retrieved October 28, 2018 .
^ Siegel, Ben. "Nostalgia is the key for Total Package Tour" . The Buffalo News . Retrieved 7 January 2022 .
^ Anthony Violanti. "LISTENING FOR SUMMER A SCHEDULE OF THE SEASON'S BEST CONCERTS" . The Buffalo News . Retrieved 7 January 2022 .
^ "Amusement Business Boxscore: Top 10 Concert Grosses" (PDF) . Billboard . Vol. 103, no. 47. Nashville, Tennessee: BPI Communications, Inc. November 23, 1991. p. 18. ISSN 0006-2510 . Retrieved October 29, 2018 .
^ a b "Amusement Business Boxscore: Top 10 Concert Grosses" (PDF) . Billboard . Vol. 103, no. 49. Nashville, Tennessee: BPI Communications, Inc. December 7, 1991. p. 20. ISSN 0006-2510 . Retrieved October 29, 2018 .
^ a b "Amusement Business Boxscore: Top 10 Concert Grosses" (PDF) . Billboard . Vol. 104, no. 1. Nashville, Tennessee: BPI Communications, Inc. January 4, 1992. p. 12. ISSN 0006-2510 . Retrieved October 29, 2018 .
^ a b "Amusement Business Boxscore: Top 10 Concert Grosses" (PDF) . Billboard . Vol. 103, no. 50. Nashville, Tennessee: BPI Communications, Inc. December 14, 1991. p. 22. ISSN 0006-2510 . Retrieved October 29, 2018 .
^ "Amusement Business Boxscore: Top 10 Concert Grosses" (PDF) . Billboard . Vol. 104, no. 21. Nashville, Tennessee: BPI Communications, Inc. May 23, 1992. p. 16. ISSN 0006-2510 . Retrieved October 29, 2018 .
^ "Amusement Business Boxscore: Top 10 Concert Grosses" . Billboard . Vol. 104, no. 33. Nashville, Tennessee: BPI Communications, Inc. August 15, 1992. p. 15. ISSN 0006-2510 . Retrieved October 29, 2018 .
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