Totally Hot World Tour
The Totally Hot World Tour is the fourth concert tour by English-born Australian pop singer Olivia Newton-John. It began in 1978 and lasted until December of that year, with shows in Japan, Australia and Europe during that time, as she supported her album Totally Hot.
Tour by Olivia Newton-John | |
![]() Poster of Newton-John 1978 world tour | |
Associated album | Totally Hot |
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Start date | 13 October 1978 |
End date | 3 December 1978 |
Legs | 2 |
No. of shows | 13 in Asia 9 in Australia 9 in Europe 31 total |
Olivia Newton-John concert chronology |
Background
The tour helped to consolidate the pop image of Newton-John after her outburst as the protagonist of the movie Grease and its well-received album Totally Hot. To date is the last tour of Newton-John to visit Europe. John Farrar was involved in this tour as a producer but did not play with the band. Labi Siffre was her support act during the UK leg of the tour
Setlist
- "Please Don't Keep Me Waiting"
- "Let Me Be There"
- "Please Mr. Please"
- "Dancin' Round and Round"
- "Come on Over"
- "Have You Never Been Mellow"
- "Don't Stop Believin'"
- "What I'll Do" / "Just The Way You Are"
- "If You Love Me (Let Me Know)"
- "If Not for You" / "Follow Me" / "Take Me Home, Country Roads"
- "Changes"
- "Jolene"
- "Sam"
- "Hopelessly Devoted To You"
- "You're the One That I Want"
- "A Little More Love"
- "I Honestly Love You"
- "Gimme Some Lovin'"
Tour dates
Date | City | Country | Venue |
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Asia[1] | |||
13 October 1978 | Niigata | Japan | Niigata City Gymnasium |
15 October 1978 | Kanazawa | Jissen Rinri Kinenkan | |
16 October 1978 | Kyoto | Kyoto City Gymnasium | |
17 October 1978 | Tokyo | Nippon Budokan | |
18 October 1978 | |||
20 October 1978 | Morioka | Iwate Prefectural Gymnasium | |
23 October 1978 | Wakayama | Wakayama Prefectural Gymnasium | |
24 October 1978 | Osaka | Festival Hall | |
25 October 1978 | |||
27 October 1978 | Okayama | Okayama City General Culture Gymnasium | |
28 October 1978 | Fukuoka | Fukuoka-shi Kyūden Kinen Taiikukan | |
30 October 1978 | Nagoya | Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium | |
31 October 1978 | Yokohama | Yokohama Bunka Taiikukan | |
Australia[1] | |||
3 November 1978 | Brisbane | Australia | Festival Hall |
5 November 1978 | Sydney | Regent Theatre | |
6 November 1978 | |||
7 November 1978 | Newcastle | Newcastle Civic Theatre | |
9 November 1978 | Melbourne | Festival Hall | |
12 November 1978 | Perth | Perth Entertainment Centre | |
14 November 1978 | Adelaide | Festival Theatre | |
15 November 1978 | |||
16 November 1978 | Melbourne | Festival Hall | |
Europe[1] | |||
21 November 1978 | Stockholm | Sweden | Stockholm Concert Hall |
23 November 1978 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Jaap Edenhal |
24 November 1978 | Hamburg | Germany | Audimax |
26 November 1978 | Paris | France | Palace Theatre |
28 November 1978 | London | England | Rainbow Theatre |
29 November 1978 | |||
30 November 1978 | Manchester | Manchester Apollo | |
1 December 1978 | |||
3 December 1978 | London | Rainbow Theatre | |
Personnel
Olivia Newton-John - lead vocalist/entertainer
Phyllis St. James - back up/vocalist
Roz Clark - back up/vocalist
Petsye Powell - back up/vocalist
Jim Sullivan - musician/lead guitar
Skip Griparis - musician/acoustic guitar
Rick Ruskin - musician/rhythm guitar
Bryan Garofalo - musician/bass
Gary Ferguson - musician/drums
Mary Jordan - musician/pianist
Jean Roussel - musician/keyboard
References
- "Itinerary". Tour 1978 Programme. October 1978. Archived from the original on 29 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019 – via Only Olivia.
- Totally Hot Tour program at Only Olivia