Giving You the Best World Tour

Giving You the Best World Tour
Tour by Anita Baker
Associated album Giving You the Best That I Got
Start date September 10, 1988 (1988-09-10)
End date May 5, 1989 (1989-05-05)
Legs 3
No. of shows 21 in North America
2 in Europe
23 in total
Anita Baker concert chronology

The Giving You the Best Tour was a world concert tour in 1988 by American recording artist Anita Baker. Following the release of her multi-platinum selling album, Giving You the Best That I Got, Baker toured in support of the album's release. The tour kicked off on September 10, in Boston, Massachusetts, with dates scheduled in North America, Europe, and additional dates added for a North American second leg outing.

Some select dates included a co-headlining outing with R&B singer Luther Vandross, in October, November and December. Baker's itinerary included four consecutive dates in various cities in the US, which included New York City,[1] Chicago,[2][3] and Los Angeles.[4]

Set list

  1. "Sweet Love"
  2. "Been So Long"
  3. "No One in the World"
  4. "Mystery"
  5. "Same Ole Love (365 Days of Year)"
  6. "Good Love"
  7. "I’m The One" (performed by Perri Sisters)
  8. "Lead Me Into Love"
  9. "Angel" 1
  10. "Watch Your Step"
  11. "God Bless the Child" 2
  12. "Priceless"
  13. "Another Part of Me"
  14. "No More Tears" 2
  15. "Just Because"
  16. "Good Enough" 2
  17. "You Bring Me Joy"
Encore
  1. "Caught Up in the Rapture"
  2. "Giving You the Best That I Got"

Notes
1 performed only on selected dates in North America.
2 only performed at selected dates in Europe and North America.

Band

Tour dates

Date City Country Venue
North AmericaLeg 1[5][6][7]
September 10, 1988 Boston United States Boston Common
September 11, 1988
September 22, 1988 Pittsburgh Syria Mosque Theater
October 1, 1988 Philadelphia The Spectrum
October 2, 1988
October 4, 1988 New York City Madison Square Garden
October 5, 1988
October 6, 1988
October 9, 1988
Europe[8]
October 21, 1988 London United Kingdom Wembley Arena
October 22, 1988
October 24, 1988
North AmericaLeg 2[9][10][11][12][13]
November 2, 1988 Detroit United States Joe Louis Arena
November 5, 1988 Charlotte Charlotte Coliseum
November 25, 1988 San Diego San Diego Sports Arena
November 27, 1988 Oakland Oakland Coliseum Arena
November 28, 1988
December 1, 1988 Los Angeles Los Angeles Sports Arena
December 2, 1988
December 3, 1988
December 5, 1988
December 10, 1988 Cincinnati Riverfront Coliseum
December 16, 1988 Hartford Hartford Civic Center
December 27, 1988 Rosemont Rosemont Horizon
December 28, 1988
December 29, 1988
December 31, 1988

Additional notes

Broadcast and recordings

References

External links

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