World Tour (Bananarama)

The World Tour

Tour by Bananarama
Associated album	The Greatest Hits Collection
Start date	March 21, 1989 (1989-03-21)
End date	June 2, 1989 (1989-06-02)

The World Tour is the second concert tour by British girl group Bananarama. The first tour was a "warm up" under the name of "Lovekids Tour 1988" and was only performed in Japan. The 1989 World Tour supported four studio albums, Deep Sea Skiving, Bananarama, True Confessions, and Wow!. This tour which hit North America, Asia, Australia, Ireland and the UK promoted the group's Greatest Hits Collection. At the same time, Bananarama entered the Guinness Book of World Records as the all-female group who have the most chart entries in history, a record they still hold. Sara Dallin and Keren Woodward had known Jacqui O'Sullivan since they were eighteen and had invited to become a member of Bananarama as a replacement for outgoing member Siobhan Fahey, who also approved of the choice.

One new song, "Love, Truth and Honesty", was included and remixed. The other new track on the setlist was a re-recorded version of the Supremes track "Nathan Jones".

When Bananarama toured the United States in 1989, they felt they had proven to doubters—particularly the press—that they were a legitimate musical entity. As member Sara Dallin told the Washington Times, "People originally thought we wouldn't last. They thought we'd be one-hit wonders.... I think seven years' success has proved everybody wrong. We've finally got the success we deserve."

Opening Act

• Jestoni Alarcon (Manila)
• KC Flightt (New York City)
• Wa Wa Nee (Sydney)
• Mary's Danish (Los Angeles)
• Perfect Day (Birmingham & Sheffield)

Setlist

1. "I Heard A Rumour"

   S. Dallin/S. Fahey/K. Woodward/M. Stock/M. Aitken/P. Waterman

2. "Nathan Jones" (Analog Version)

   K. Wakefield/Caston

3. "I Can't Help It"

   S. Dallin/S. Fahey/K. Woodward/M. Stock/M. Aitken/P. Waterman

4. "Cruel Summer"

   S. Jolley/T. Swain/S. Dallin/S. Fahey/ K. Woodward

5. "Love, Truth and Honesty" (Balearacidic Mix)

   S. Dallin/J. O'Sullivan/K. Woodward/M. Stock/ M. Aitken/P. Waterman

   Remix coutesy of Phil Harding & Ian Curnow

6. "Venus"

   R. V. Leeuwen

7. "Mr Sleaze"
8. "Once In A Lifetime"
9. "Love in the First Degree"
10. "I Want You Back"

    S. Dallin/S. Fahey/K. Woodward/M. Stock/M. Aitken/P. Waterman

11. "Na Na Hey Hey (Kiss Him Goodbye)"

    G. DeCarlo/D. Frashuer/P. Leka

12. "You Give Love a Bad Name"

    J. B. Jovi/R. Sambora/D. Child

Medley

1. "Shy Boy"

   S. Jolley/T. Swain

2. "Robert De Niro's Waiting..."

   S. Jolley/T. Swain/S. Dallin/S. Fahey/ K. Woodward

3. "Really Saying Something"

   N. Whitfield/W. Stevenson/E. Holland, Jr

Tour dates

Date	City	Country
March 21, 1989	Boston	United States
March 22, 1989	Montreal	Canada
March 24, 1989	Washington, D.C.	United States
March 25, 1989	New York City
March 27, 1989	Detroit
March 28, 1989	Chicago
March 29, 1989	Milwaukee
March 30, 1989	Minneapolis
April 1, 1989	Denver
April 3, 1989	Salt Lake City
April 5, 1989	Santa Rosa
April 6, 1989	San Francisco
April 7, 1989	Los Angeles
April 14, 1989	Melbourne	Australia
April 15, 1989	Sydney
April 16, 1989	Melbourne
April 21, 1989	Yokohama	Japan
April 22, 1989	Nagoya
April 23, 1989	Osaka
April 25, 1989	Tokyo
April 26, 1989
April 27, 1989	Ohmiya
April 28, 1989	Fukuoka
May 1, 1989	Manila	Philippines
May 2, 1989
May 3, 1989
May 6, 1989	Hong Kong	Hong Kong
May 8, 1989	Jakarta	Indonesia
May 9, 1989
May 11, 1989	Bangkok	Thailand
May 15, 1989	Whitley Bay	England
May 16, 1989	Edinburgh	Scotland
May 18, 1989	London	England
May 19, 1989
May 20, 1989	Sheffield
May 22, 1989	Birmingham
May 23, 1989	Sheffield
May 25, 1989	Southampton
May 26, 1989	Brighton
May 27, 1989	Newport	Wales
May 28, 1989	Liverpool	England
May 30, 1989	St Austell
May 31, 1989	London
June 1, 1989	Dublin	Ireland
June 2, 1989 Cancelled because of a bomb scare.	Belfast	Northern Ireland

Personnel

Bananarama

• Sara Dallin - Vocals
• Jacquie O'Sullivan - Vocals
• Keren Woodward - Vocals

Musicians

• Ian Green - Guitars
• Luis Conte - Percussions
• Bruno Tonioli - Choreographer