Rock a Little Tour
Stevie Nicks supported the release of her third album Rock a Little with a world tour, which included shows in the United States, Canada and Australia. The tour started on April 11, 1986 in Houston, Texas and ended on October 6, 1986, in Sydney, Australia.
Tour by Stevie Nicks | |
Associated album | Rock a Little |
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Start date | April 11, 1986 |
End date | October 10, 1986 |
Legs | 4 |
No. of shows | 63 |
Stevie Nicks concert chronology |
For the tour, Nicks performed four songs from Rock a Little: "Talk to Me", "No Spoken Word", "I Can't Wait" and "Has Anyone Ever Written Anything for You?".
The August 20 Red Rocks Amphitheatre show in Morrison, Colorado was taped and subsequently released on video in 1987. The September 16 Cayuga County Fairgrounds show in Weedsport, New York was recorded and later rebroadcast for the Westwood One Radio Networks Superstar Concert Series.
The Austrian band Opus and Peter Frampton were the support acts.[1]
Set list
- "Gold Dust Woman"*
- "Outside the Rain"
- "Dreams"
- "Talk to Me"
- "I Need to Know" (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers cover)
- "No Spoken Word"
- "Sara"*
- "Beauty and the Beast"
- "I Can't Wait"
- "Gypsy"*
- "Leather and Lace"
- "Stand Back"
- "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around"
- "How Still My Love (Stevie Nicks song)"
- "Edge of Seventeen"
- Encore
- "Rhiannon"
- "Has Anyone Ever Written Anything for You?"
- *Performed at select dates early during the tour
- **Performed in Houston, Texas
Tour dates
Date | City | Country | Venue | Tickets sold / available | Revenue |
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North America, leg 1 | |||||
April 11, 1986 | Houston | United States | The Summit | 13,890 / 17,050 | $210,816 |
April 12, 1986 | Austin | Frank Erwin Center | 12,538 / 17,617 | $178,882 | |
April 15, 1986 | Dallas | Reunion Arena | 13,529 / 19,000 | $207,488 | |
April 16, 1986 | Oklahoma City | Myriad Convention Center | 9,484 / 15,000 | $136,440 | |
April 19, 1986 | Iowa City | Carver-Hawkeye Arena | |||
April 20, 1986 | Lincoln | Bob Devaney Sports Center | |||
April 22, 1986 | Lexington | Rupp Arena | |||
April 25, 1986 | Baton Rouge | Maravich Assembly Center | |||
April 26, 1986 | Biloxi | Mississippi Coast Coliseum | |||
April 30, 1986 | Knoxville | Stokely Athletic Center | |||
May 2, 1986 | Hartford | Hartford Civic Center | 14,941 / 14,941 | $229,102 | |
May 3, 1986 | Providence | Providence Civic Center | 12,296 / 12,296 | $187,550 | |
May 6, 1986 | Philadelphia | The Spectrum | 17,220 / 17,220 | $275,054 | |
May 7, 1986 | Baltimore | Baltimore Civic Center | 12,029 / 13,845 | $181,536 | |
May 11, 1986 | Tampa | USF Sun Dome | 8,947 / 10,608 | $143,152 | |
North America, leg 2 | |||||
May 30, 1986 | Indianapolis | United States | Sports and Music Center | 7,531 / 8,708 | $123,573 |
May 31, 1986 | East Troy | Alpine Valley Music Theatre | |||
June 3, 1986 | Worcester | The Centrum | 24,112 / 24,800 | $357,237 | |
June 4, 1986 | |||||
June 8, 1986 | Wantagh | Jones Beach Marine Theater | |||
June 9, 1986 | |||||
June 11, 1986 | Pittsburgh | Civic Arena | 12,475 / 13,257 | $185,008 | |
June 13, 1986 | Cuyahoga Falls | Blossom Music Center | |||
June 17, 1986 | Holmdel | Garden State Arts Center | |||
June 18, 1986 | |||||
June 21, 1986 | Hoffman Estates | Poplar Creek Music Theater | |||
June 22, 1986 | Clarkston | Pine Knob Music Theatre | |||
June 28, 1986 | Phoenix | Compton Terrace Amphitheatre | |||
June 29, 1986 | Costa Mesa | Pacific Amphitheatre | 15,473 / 18,764 | $240,593 | |
North America, leg 3 | |||||
July 13, 1986 | San Diego | United States | San Diego Sports Arena | ||
July 14, 1986 | Mountain View | Shoreline Amphitheatre | 11,146 / 18,000 | $186,360 | |
July 17, 1986 | Sacramento | Cal Expo Amphitheatre | 6,572 / 8,000 | $108,438 | |
July 18, 1986 | Inglewood | The Forum | |||
July 21, 1986 | Bonner Springs | Sandstone Amphitheater | |||
July 23, 1986 | Philadelphia | The Spectrum | 12,574 / 17,220 | $205,639 | |
July 27, 1986 | Portland | Cumberland County Civic Center | 7,418 / 8,758 | $122,397 | |
July 29, 1986 | New Haven | New Haven Coliseum | |||
July 30, 1986 | Mansfield | Great Woods Performing Arts Center | 11,457 / 15,260 | $180,143 | |
August 2, 1986 | Landover | Capital Centre | 10,670 / 15,000 | $170,720 | |
August 5, 1986 | New York City | Madison Square Garden | |||
August 7, 1986 | Atlanta | Six Flags Park | |||
August 8, 1986 | Daytona Beach | Ocean Center | 8,837 / 8,837 | $141,392 | |
August 11, 1986 | Canandaigua | Finger Lakes Performing Arts Center | |||
August 12, 1986 | Saratoga Springs | Saratoga Springs Performing Arts Center | |||
August 14, 1986 | Toronto | Canada | CNE Grandstand | ||
August 17, 1986 | Middletown | United States | Orange County Fairgrounds | ||
August 20, 1986 | Morrison | Red Rocks Amphitheatre | 7,007 / 9,000 | $132,009 | |
August 28, 1986 | Long Beach | Long Beach Arena | |||
September 16, 1986 | Weedsport | Cayuga County Fair Speedway | |||
Oceania | |||||
September 24, 1986 | Sydney | Australia | Sydney Entertainment Centre | ||
September 25, 1986 | |||||
September 27, 1986 | Brisbane | Brisbane Festival Hall | |||
September 29, 1986 | Melbourne | Melbourne Festival Hall | |||
September 30, 1986 | |||||
October 1, 1986 | |||||
October 4, 1986 | |||||
October 6, 1986 | Sydney | Sydney Entertainment Centre |
Personnel
- Stevie Nicks – lead vocals
- Jennifer Condos – bass
- Bobbye Hall – percussion
- Rick Marotta – drums
- Bobby Martin – keyboards, horns, vocals
- Jai Winding – keyboards
- Waddy Wachtel – guitar
- Sharon Celani – backing vocals
- Lori Perry – backing vocals
- Elisecia Wright – backing vocals
References
- "1986 Rock a Little Tour ~ STEVIE NICKS.INFO". STEVIE NICKS.INFO. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
- "STEVIE NICKS. HER MUSIC: Tour Archive 1986". Retrieved June 28, 2017.
- waddywachtelinfo.com. "Stevie Nicks – Rock a Little 1985 Album and 1986 Tour". www.waddywachtelinfo.com. Retrieved June 28, 2017.