Fantasy Tour

The Fantasy Tour was the third concert tour of New Edition. The tour supported the group's second studio albums New Edition. It was their first major tour where they headlined theaters as well as arenas throughout the United States. It was also the last tour with the five original members: Ronnie, Bobby, Ricky, Michael and Ralph.

Fantasy Tour

Tour by New Edition
Location	North America
Associated albums	New Edition
Start date	October 27, 1984
End date	September 29, 1985
Legs	2
No. of shows	Estimated 150[1]
Supporting acts	Whodini Fat Boys UTFO
Attendance	unknown
Box office	unknown
New Edition concert chronology

Overview

After the success of their eponymous album, New Edition embarked in a tour of theaters, arenas, sate fairs and several theme parks across the country. By May 1985, the group had already played 50 concerts to more than 350,000 people.^[1]

On May 20 the group performed in Boston for the 6th anniversary of Kiss 108 in front of 15,000 fans. The next day they performed at a Kiss 108 Private Party held at "The Metro". Ronnie just had a tonsillectomy so he was missing during those shows.

On May 24 they performed at "Hip Hop Birthday party" at New York's Popular Nightclub The Roxy.

For the 4th of July they performed at "The Beach Boys Love Concert" at the mall of Washington with several other entertainers,^[2] the event drew an estimated crowd of 550,000.^[3]

On August 9, the group gave a concert at Six Flags Over Texas in Performing for more than 15,000 people. By 4 pm, the temperature rose to 80 degrees and 50 pecent humidity and the crowd had been standing in the park's concert area for 3 to 5 hours. The concert scheduled was halted briefly at about 9 pm to administer first-aid to some in the crowd. More than 200 young people were treated for heat-related ailments, 36 fans were treated at an Arlington hospital and 11 others at a hospital in nearby Grand Prairie for dehydration and hyperventilation. No serious injuries were reported, concert resumed after a brief interruption.^[4][5]

They concluded the tour by taking part in the Budweiser Superfest in Chicago and Cleveland with acts such as Teena Marie, Kool & the Gang, and Jesse Johnson.

Setlists

^[6] 1985

1. "Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001)"
2. "Kinda Girls We Like"
3. "My Secret (didja get it yet?)"
4. "Popcorn Love"
5. "Jealous Girl"
6. "Is This The End?"
7. "Candy Girl"
8. "Pass the beat"
9. "Hide and Seek"
10. "Axel F interlude"
11. "I'm Leaving You Again"
12. "Lost In Love"
13. "I Would Die For You" (by Prince)
14. "Mr Telephone Man"
15. "Cool It Now"

Note:

• In Boston, "I would Die 4 U" was performed after "My Secret".

Supporting acts

• Force MD's (December 1984)
• Evelyn "Champagne" King (December 1984)
• Whodini (December - March 1985)
• The Fat Boys (February - March 1985)
• UTFO (March - July 1985)
• Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam (July 20)

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue	No. of performances
North America
1984
October 27	Lake Buena Vista	United States	Disney World Magic Kingdom	1
November 23	Anaheim		Disneyland	1
November 24				1
November 27				1
December 30	Hampton		Hampton Coliseum	1
December 1	Westbury		Westbury Music Fair	2
December 4	Charleston		Gaillard Center	1
December 7	Charlotte		Charlotte Coliseum	1
December 15	Columbia		Township Auditorium	2
December 16	Richmond		Richmond Coliseum	1
December 27	Upper Darby		Tower Theater	2
1985
February 9	Lake Buena Vista	United States	Tomorrowland Terrace	2
February 14	West Palm Beach		West Palm Beach Auditorium	1
February 15	Tampa		Curtis Hixon Hall	1
February 16	Miami		Knights center	1
February 17	Jacksonville		Civic auditorium	1
February 18	Daytona Beach		Bethune-Cookman college	1
February 21	Greenville		Greenville memorial auditorium	1
February 22	Montgomery		Garrett Coliseum	2
February 23	Birmingham		Boutwell Auditorium	1
February 24	Tallahassee		Leon County Civic Arena	1
February 28	Augusta		Augusta Civic Center	1
March 1	Macon		Macon City Auditorium	1
March 2	Atlanta		Fox theater	2
March 3	Greensboro		Greensboro Coliseum	1
March 7	Huntsville		Propst Arena	1
March 8	Nashville		Nashville Municipal Auditorium	1
March 9	Memphis		Orpheum Theater	2
March 10	Saint Louis		Kiel Auditorium	1
March 13	Allendale		Grand Valley State College	1
March 14	Detroit		Masonic Temple Theater	2
March 15	Highland Heights		Front Row Theater	2
March 16	Chicago		Arie Crown Theater	1
March 17	St.Louis		Fox Theater	1
March 19	Monroe		Monroe Civic Center	1
March 21	New orleans		Lakefront Arena	1
March 22	Baton Rouge		Centroplex Arena	1
March 23	Houston		Arena Theatre[7]	1
Mach 24	Dallas		Music Hall at Fair Park	1
March 30	Anaheim		Disneyland	1
April 6	San Carlos		Circle Star Theater	1
April ?	Shreveport		Hirsch Memorial Coliseum	1
April 18	Jackson		Mississippi Coliseum	1
April 20	St. Louis		Kiel Auditorium	1
May 2	Cleveland		Public Hall	1
May 3	Indianapolis		Indiana Convention Center	1
May 5	Charleston		Charleston Coliseum & Civic Center	1
May 8	East Lansing		MSU Auditorium	1
May 10	Cincinnati		Cincinnati Gardens	1
May 11	Detroit		Fox Theater	1
May 20	Boston		Boston Garden	1
May 21	Boston		The Metro	1
May 24	New York City		The Roxy	1
June 1	Charlotte		Carrowinds Palladium	2
June	Doswell		Kings Dominion	2
June 6	Jackson		Six Flags Great Adventure	1
June 16	Las Vegas		Thomas & Mack Center	1
June 19	Ventura		Majestic Ventura Theater	1
June 20	Del Mar		Del Mar Fairgrounds	1
June 21	Los Angeles		Universal Amphitheater	1
June 22	Oakland		Paramount Theater	1
June 22	Eureka		Six Flags Over Mid-America	1
June 26	Kansas City		Worlds Of Fun Forum Amphitheater	2
June 27	Urbandale		Metro Ice Sports Arena	1
June 28	Milwaukee		Henry W. Maier Festival Park	1
June 29	Clarkston		Pine Knob Theater	1
June 30	Hoffman Estates		Poplar Creek Music Theater	1
July 2	New York City		Pier 84	1
July 4	Washington		National Mall	1
July 19	Washinton		Convention Center	1
July 20	Salisbury		Wicomico Youth and Civic Center	1
July 21	Pittsburgh		Syria Mosque	1
July 26	Philadelphia		Spectrum	1
July 27	Westbury		Westbury Music Fair	1
July 28				1
July 31	Providence	Providence Civic Center	1
August 1	Columbia	Merriweather Post Pavilion	1
August 3	Birmingham	Fair Park	1
August 3	New Orleans	Tad Gormley Stadium	1
August 4	Atlanta	Omni Coliseum	1
August 8	Little Rock	Barton Coliseum	1
August 9	Arlington	Six Flags Over Texas	1
August 10	Houston	Six Flags AstroWorld	1
August 11	Arlington	Six Flags Over Texas	1
August 16	Merillville	Holiday Star Theater	2
August 17	Columbus	Ohio Expo Center and State Fairgrounds	1
August 18	Highland Heights	Front Row Theater	2
August 23	Kansas City	Worlds Of Fun Forum Amphitheater	1
September 6	York	York Fair GrandStand	1
September 7	Rochester	War Memorial	1
September 13	Chicago	UIC Pavilion	1
September 14			1
September 15	Cleveland	Public Auditorium	1
September 22	Greensboro	Greensboro Coliseum	1
September 29	Berkley	Hearst Greek Theater	1

Personnel

Vocalists/Dancers

• Ralph Tresvant – lead vocals, dancer
• Bobby Brown – lead vocals, dancer
• Ricky Bell – vocals, dancer
• Michael Bivins - vocals, dancer
• Ronnie DeVoe – vocals, dancer

Musicians

• Carl smith - Keyboards
• John Steiner - Keyboards
• Dan "Zoro" Donnelly - Drums
• Bob Cepeda - Percussions
• Louis Metoyer - Guitar
• Anthony McEwan - Bass
• Don Hermanson - Keyboard Technician
• Gary Spence - Drum Technician

Security

• Jeff Dyson - Security
• Calvin Hubbard - Security
• Larry Cole - Bus Driver
• Chuck Glagola - Bus Driver
• Pay Lynes - Bus Driver
• Jim Fahlgren - Truck Driver
• Mark Olson - Truck Driver

Management and Production

• Mark Billes - Tour Manager
• Khalil Roundtree - Road Manager
• Geoff Perren - Production Manager
• David Troy - Merchandiser
• Jim stone - Merchandiser
• Winterline Productions - Merchandising Company
• Christine Sauers - Tour Book Design
• Jim Shea - Photography
• Pacific Lithograph/Michael John - Color separation, Lithography
• J.Beaver Saunders - Wardrobe
• Bob Oberdorston - Carpenter
• Larry Miller - Rigger
• Randy Bare - Sound & Light
• Steve Dabbs - Sound & Light
• Tony Dowley - Sound & Light
• Billy Johnson - Sound & Light
• Mick Berg - House engineer
• Pops Houghton - Lighting Director
• Brendan Higgs - Monitor Mixer