The Rapture Tour

Rapture Tour
Tour by Anita Baker
Poster to the concert in Montreux, Switzerland
Associated albumRapture
Start dateMarch 16, 1986
End dateNovember 29, 1987
Legs8
No. of shows
  • 174 in North America
  • 12 in Europe
  • 186 total
Anita Baker concert chronology

The Rapture Tour was the first headlining concert tour by American recording artist Anita Baker in support of her second studio album Rapture (1986). The tour started in mid-March 1986, visiting several cities throughout North America and Europe. In 1987, Baker kicked off a North America second leg trek, which included seven dates in Los Angeles at the Beverly Theatre in January, including two and three-night dates in Merrillville, Indiana, New York City and Miami, Florida. The outing included four sold-out shows scheduled in Washington, D.C., and three consecutive dates for the second visit in Merrillville, Indiana.

Concert synopsis

The tour consisted of a selection of songs from Baker's 1983 debut, The Songstress and the majority of the Rapture album. For each performance, Baker would perform songs from both albums, and also include a song from other artists. For example, she performed "You've Changed" by Sarah Vaughan for one show, and Van Morrison's "Moondance" for another. She performed several shows throughout the week in Los Angeles, with gospel/R&B group the Perri Sisters joining as background vocals and toured with Baker for the remainder of the tour.

The Band

Opening acts

Setlist

The following setlist was obtained from the concert held on January 2, 1987, at the Beverly Theatre in Los Angeles, California. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.

  1. "Caught Up in the Rapture"
  2. "Will You Be Mine"
  3. "Angel"
  4. "Mystery"
  5. "Stop to Love"
  6. "You're the Best Thing Yet"
  7. "Same Ole Love (365 Days a Year)"
  8. "You Bring Me Joy"
  9. "Watch Your Step"
  10. "Sweet Love
  11. "No One in the World"
  12. "Been So Long"
  13. "No More Tears"
  14. "Blessed"
Notes

*On July 16, 1986, in Montreux, Switzerland, "Moondance" by Van Morrison was performed.

Tour dates

Date City Country Venue
North America
March 16, 1986 Detroit, MI United States State Theatre
March 17, 1986 Chicago, IL Auditorium Theatre
March 19, 1986 Merrillville, IN Holiday Star Theatre
March 21, 1986 Cincinnati, OH Taft Theatre
March 22, 1986 Cleveland, OH State Theatre
March 24, 1986 Buffalo, NY Shea's O'Connell Center
March 25, 1986 Albany, NY Palace Theatre
March 26, 1986 Hartford, CT Bushnell Memorial Hall
March 28, 1986 Providence, RI Providence Performing Arts Center
March 29, 1986 Lowell, MA Lowell Memorial Auditorium
April 7, 1986 Red Bank, NJ Count Basie Theatre
April 8, 1986 New York, NY Alice Tully Hall
April 9, 1986 Devon, PA Valley Forge Music Fair
April 11, 1986 Washington, DC Warner Theatre
June 9, 1986 Milwaukee, WI Riverside Theater
June 10, 1986 Minneapolis, MN State Theatre
June 11, 1986 Joliet, IL Rialto Square Theatre
June 13, 1986 South Bend, IN Morris Civic Auditorium
June 14, 1986 Grand Rapids, MI Grand Rapids Civic Auditorium
June 16, 1986 Syracuse, NY Landmark Theatre
June 17, 1986 Hyannis, MA Cape Cod Melody Tent
June 18, 1986 Cohasset, MA South Shore Music Circus
June 19, 1986 Port Chester, NY Capitol Theatre
June 20, 1986 Newark, NJ Newark Symphony Hall
June 22, 1986 Westbury, NY Westbury Music Fair
June 23, 1986
June 25, 1986[A] New York, NY Avery Fisher Hall
June 27, 1986 Baltimore, MD Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
June 28, 1986 Norfolk, VA Chrysler Hall
June 29, 1986 Raleigh, NC Raleigh Memorial Auditorium
June 30, 1986 Charlotte, NC Ovens Auditorium
Europe
July 16, 1986[B] Montreux Switzerland Montreux Casino
July 17, 1986 Paris France Élysée Montmartre
July 18, 1986 Brussels Belgium Ancienne Belgique
July 19, 1986 Amsterdam Netherlands Melkweg
July 22, 1986 Cardiff United Kingdom St David's Hall
July 23, 1986 Wolverhampton Wolverhampton Civic Hall
July 24, 1986 Manchester Manchester Apollo
July 26, 1986 London Hammersmith Odeon
July 27, 1986
North America
August 1, 1986 Detroit, MI United States Masonic Temple Theater
August 8, 1986 Washington, DC DAR Constitution Hall
August 10, 1986 Louisville, KY Louisville Gardens
August 11, 1986 Nashville, TN War Memorial Auditorium
August 12, 1986 Atlanta, GA Atlanta Civic Center
August 13, 1986 Birmingham, AL Birmingham Municipal Auditorium
August 16, 1986 Chicago, IL Arie Crown Theater
August 18, 1986 Toledo, OH Masonic Auditorium
August 19, 1986 Indianapolis, IN Murat Theatre
August 21, 1986 St. Louis, MO Fox Theatre
August 22, 1986 Kansas City, MO Midland Theatre
August 23, 1986 Tulsa, OK Brady Theater
August 24, 1986 Little Rock, AR Robinson Municipal Auditorium
August 26, 1986 Houston, TX Houston Music Hall
August 27, 1986
August 28, 1986
September 4, 1986 Sunrise, FL Sunrise Musical Theater
September 6, 1986 New York, NY Radio City Music Hall
September 7, 1986
Europe
September 14, 1986 Dublin Ireland Olympia Theatre
September 15, 1986 Glasgow United Kingdom Theatre Royal
September 17, 1986 Hamburg West Germany CCH Saal 3
North America
September 23, 1986 Chicago, IL United States Arie Crown Theater
September 24, 1986 Fort Wayne, IN Embassy Theatre
September 25, 1986 Detroit, MI State Theatre
September 26, 1986 Pittsburgh, PA Syria Mosque
September 28, 1986 Lexington, KY Singletary Center for the Arts
September 30, 1986 Chicago, IL Arie Crown Theater
October 2, 1986 Peoria, IL Civic Center Theater
October 4, 1986 Memphis, TN Orpheum Theatre
October 5, 1986
October 6, 1986
October 8, 1986 Chattanooga, TN Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium
October 10, 1986 Washington, DC DAR Constitution Hall
October 11, 1986
October 21, 1986 Norfolk, VA Chrysler Hall
October 22, 1986 Richmond, VA Mosque Theater
October 23, 1986 Greensboro, NC War Memorial Auditorium
October 24, 1986 Columbia, SC Township Auditorium
October 25, 1986 Macon, GA Macon City Auditorium
October 28, 1986 Jacksonville, FL Civic Auditorium
October 29, 1986 Orlando, FL Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre
October 30, 1986 St. Petersburg, FL Mahaffey Theater
November 19, 1986 Highland Heights, OH Front Row Theater
November 20, 1986
November 21, 1986 Chicago, IL Arie Crown Theater
November 22, 1986
November 23, 1986
November 25, 1986 St. Louis, MO Fox Theatre
November 26, 1986
November 28, 1986 Detroit, MI Masonic Temple Theater
November 29, 1986
November 30, 1986
December 3, 1986 Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati Music Hall
December 4, 1986 Detroit, MI Masonic Temple Theater
December 5, 1986
December 27, 1986 Los Angeles, CA Beverly Theatre
December 28, 1986
December 30, 1986
December 31, 1986
January 2, 1987
January 4, 1987
January 5, 1987
February 4, 1987 Oakland, CA Paramount Theatre
February 5, 1987
February 6, 1987 San Carlos, CA Circle Star Theatre
February 7, 1987
February 8, 1987
February 14, 1987 Sunrise, FL Sunrise Musical Theater
February 15, 1987
February 18, 1987 New Orleans, LA Saenger Theatre
February 20, 1987
February 21, 1987
February 22, 1987 Dallas, TX Dallas Convention Center Arena
March 3, 1987 Toronto, ON Canada O'Keefe Centre
March 5, 1987 Highland Heights, OH United States Front Row Theater
March 6, 1987
March 7, 1987
March 8, 1987
March 19, 1987 Merrillville, IN Holiday Star Theater
March 20, 1987
March 21, 1987
March 22, 1987
July 17, 1987 Philadelphia, PA Mann Music Center
July 18, 1987 Columbia, MD Merriweather Post Pavilion
July 19, 1987 Atlanta, GA Chastain Park Amphitheater
July 20, 1987
July 22, 1987 Nashville, TN Starwood Amphitheatre
July 25, 1987 Clarkston, MI Pine Knob Music Theatre
July 26, 1987
July 28, 1987 Saratoga Springs, NY Saratoga Performing Arts Center
July 31, 1987 Holmdel, NJ Garden State Arts Center
August 1, 1987[C] Wantagh, NY Jones Beach Marine Theater
August 4, 1987 Cuyahoga Falls, OH Blossom Music Center
August 5, 1987
August 7, 1987 Hoffman Estates, IL Poplar Creek Music Theater
August 8, 1987
August 10, 1987 Mansfield, MA Great Woods Center for the Performing Arts
August 11, 1987
August 15, 1987 Columbia, MD Merriweather Post Pavilion
August 16, 1987
August 18, 1987 Mobile, AL Mobile Municipal Auditorium
August 19, 1987 Huntsville, AL Von Braun Civic Center
August 21, 1987 Bonner Springs, KS Sandstone Amphitheater
August 23, 1987 Tempe, AZ ASU Activity Center
August 25, 1987 Morrison, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre
August 27, 1987 Seattle, WA Mercer Arena
August 28, 1987 Portland, OR Civic Auditorium
August 29, 1987
August 31, 1987 San Carlos, CA Circle Star Theatre
September 1, 1987
September 3, 1987 Los Angeles, CA Greek Theatre
September 4, 1987
September 5, 1987
September 6, 1987
September 9, 1987 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre
September 11, 1987 San Diego, CA SDSU Open Air Theatre
September 12, 1987
September 13, 1987 Irvine, CA Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre
September 17, 1987 Concord, CA Concord Pavilion
September 18, 1987 Sacramento, CA ARCO Arena
September 19, 1987 Las Vegas, NV Aladdin Theatre for the Performing Arts
October 14, 1987 New York, NY Radio City Music Hall
October 15, 1987
October 16, 1987
October 18, 1987
October 22, 1987 Boston, MA Wang Theatre
October 23, 1987
October 24, 1987
October 25, 1987
October 29, 1987 Atlanta, GA Fox Theatre
October 30, 1987
October 31, 1987 Winston-Salem, NC LJVM Coliseum Annex
November 12, 1987 Detroit, MI Masonic Temple Theater
November 13, 1987
November 14, 1987 Pittsburgh, PA Syria Mosque
November 15, 1987
November 17, 1987 St. Louis, MO Fox Theatre
November 18, 1987
November 21, 1987 Washington, DC DAR Constitution Hall
November 22, 1987
November 24, 1987
November 25, 1987
November 27, 1987 Merrillville, IN Holiday Star Theatre
November 28, 1987
November 29, 1987
Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
A This concert was a part of the "JVC Jazz Festival"
B This concert was a part of the "Montreux Jazz Festival"
C This concert was a part of the "Miller Genuine Draft Concerts at Jones Beach"
Cancellations and rescheduled shows
July 14, 1986 Hamburg, West Germany CCH Saal 3 Rescheduled to September 17, 1986
July 29, 1986 Glasgow, Scotland Theatre Royal Rescheduled to September 15, 1986
July 30, 1986 Dublin, Ireland Olympia Theatre Rescheduled to September 14, 1986
February 22, 1987 Dallas, Texas Music Hall at Fair Park Moved to the Dallas Convention Center Arena

Box office score data

Venue City Tickets sold / Available Gross revenue
Meyerhoff Symphony Hall Baltimore 5,000 / 7,500 (67%) $104,000
Fox Theatre St. Louis 23,304 / 23,325 (100%) $432,128
Front Row Theatre Highland Heights 18,785 / 18,984 (99%) $361,553
Arie Crown Theater Chicago 12,957 / 12,957 (100%) $255,580
Masonic Temple Theater Detroit 30,029 / 30,029 (100%) $586,103
Cincinnati Music Hall Cincinnati 3,630 / 3,630 (100%) $61,233
Paramount Theatre Oakland 5,600 / 5,600 (100%) $129,000
Circle Star Theatre San Carlos 11,100 / 11,100 (100%) $238,000
Saenger Theatre New Orleans 8,400 / 8,400 (100%) $181,000
Dallas Convention Center Arena Dallas 7,600 / 9,816 (77%) $119,000
O'Keefe Centre Toronto 3,059 / 3,059 (100%) $59,848
Holiday Star Theater Merrillville 13,344 / 13,344 (100%) $250,460
Pine Knob Music Theatre Clarkston 17,071 / 28,000 (61%) $313,685
Garden State Arts Center Holmdel Township 8,663 / 10,802 (80%) $146,943
Jones Beach Marine Theater Wantagh 10,226 / 10,226 (100%) $201,460
Poplar Creek Music Theater Hoffman Estates 13,659 / 33,878 (40%) $236,215
Merriweather Post Pavilion Columbia 18,754 / 26,344 (71%) $356,723
Greek Theatre Los Angeles 24,748 / 24,748 (100%) $611,750
Shoreline Amphitheatre Mountain View 7,974 / 15,000 (53%) $154,787
SDSU Open Air Theatre San Diego 8,331 / 8,331 (100%) $173,055
Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre Irvine 10,418 / 10,418 (100%) $199,556
Concord Pavilion Concord 7,269 / 8,110 (90%) $126,270
ARCO Arena Sacramento 4,888 / 5,000 (98%) $85,557
Aladdin Theatre for the Performing Arts Las Vegas 7,000 / 7,000 (100%) $142,156
Wang Theatre Boston 16,254 / 16,254 (100%) $394,672
Fox Theatre Atlanta 8,638 / 8,638 (100%) $216,573
Syria Mosque Theater Pittsburgh 7,200 / 7,200 (100%) $162,000
DAR Constitution Hall Washington, D.C. 14,541 / 14,984 (97%) $353,750
TOTAL 328,442 / 382,677 (86%) $6,653,057

VHS/DVD/CD release

A Night of Rapture: Live
Live album by
Anita Baker
ReleasedJune 8, 2004 (2004-06-08)
Recorded2004
Genres
LabelRhino
ProducerGeorge Duke
Anita Baker chronology
The Best of Anita Baker
(2002)		 A Night of Rapture: Live
(2004)		 My Everything
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStar

A DVD and CD live collection, entitled A Night of Rapture: Live was released in 2004 by Rhino Records, which reached #35 in the Billboard 'Top R&B/Hip-Hop albums' list.

Track listing

  1. Caught Up in the Rapture – 5:29
  2. Mystery – 5:24
  3. Been So Long – 5:52
  4. No One in the World – 4:11
  5. Same Ole Love (365 Days a Year) – 3:59
  6. Watch Your Step – 6:20
  7. Moondance – 4:08
  8. You Bring Me Joy – 4:32
  9. Sweet Love – 7:20
  10. Sweet Love [Multimedia Track]
  11. You Bring Me Joy [Multimedia Track]
  12. No One in the World [Multimedia Track]

References

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  7. ↑ Sources for select dates in North America, September 1986-November 1987:
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