# Lullaby Tour

The Lullaby Tour was a concert tour by American electronic music group Book of Love, in support of the act's second studio album, Lullaby, which was released in July 1988. The band had originally intended to tour in the fall of 1988, but the illness of a band member delayed the tour until 1989. The second single from the album and title track "Lullaby" was released on January 4, 1989, to coincide with the tour.
The band played several warm up shows in N.Y.C., Texas, and Oklahoma in late December 1988, with the official U.S. tour beginning in late February 1989, and lasting for four months, ending in June 1989. The band played two shows around Halloween in Baltimore and D.C. to promote the "Witchcraft" single.
The first show of the official tour took place at Club Axis in Boston, Massachusetts, on February 23, 1989. Throughout the tour, various local bands in each city functioned as the opening act. The band took two weeks out of their tour schedule in mid-April to remix the track "Witchcraft", and another week in May to edit the song for the next single. The tour concluded with the two consecutive nights at the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C., on June 29, 1989.
Props used on the tour were Lite-Brites and large framed portrait paintings of the band painted by Susan Ottaviano. The set included a cover of ABBA's "S.O.S.", and also the band's cover of Mike Oldfield's "Tubular Bells", which was performed as a separate song, instead of a medley with "Pretty Boys and Pretty Girls". For the encore performance of "Witchcraft", the band donned witches' hats.
The setlist was evenly divided between new Lullaby album tracks (up to eight new songs), and tracks from their debut, Book of Love.

## Setlist

Sample of a setlist from the tour.
* "Pretty Boys and Pretty Girls"
* "Melt My Heart"
* "Happy Day"
* "Modigliani (Lost in Your Eyes)"
* "Oranges and Lemons"
* "You Look Through Me"
* "Boy"
* "You Make Me Feel So Good"
* "With a Little Love" (Ted Ottaviano on lead vocals)
* "S.O.S." (ABBA cover)
* "Book of Love"
* "I Touch Roses"

### Encore

* "Tubular Bells"
* "Lullaby"
* "Witchcraft"

## Tour dates

| Date | City | Country | Venue |
| Pre-Lullaby Tour warm-up dates ||||
| 17 December 1988 | New York City | United States | Pyramid Club |
| 27 December 1988 | Beaumont | United States | Rhinestones |
| 28 December 1988 | San Antonio | United States | Rock Wave |
| 29 December 1988 | Austin | United States | Curfew |
| 30 December 1988 | Dallas | United States | Club Clearview |
| 31 December 1988 | Houston | United States | Fame City |
| 31 December 1988 | Houston | United States | Club 6400 |
| 2 January 1989 | Norman | United States | The Edge |
| U.S.A. Lullaby Tour, Leg #1 ||||
| 23 February 1989 | Boston | United States | Club Axis |
| 24 February 1989 | New York City | United States | The Ritz |
| 25 February 1989 | Ocean City | United States | Scandals |
| 26 February 1989 | Washington, D.C. | United States | 9:30 Club |
| 27 February 1989 | Washington, D.C. | United States | 9:30 Club |
| 28 February 1989 | Philadelphia | United States | The Chestnut Cabaret |
| 2 March 1989 | Pittsburgh | United States | Metropol |
| 3 March 1989 | Detroit | United States | St. Andrews |
| 4 March 1989 | Rochester | United States | University of Rochester |
| 6 March 1989 | Cleveland | United States | Fantasy Theatre |
| 7 March 1989 | Chicago | United States | Cabaret Metro |
| 8 March 1989 | Minneapolis | United States | First Avenue |
| 9 March 1989 | Milwaukee | United States | Bermuda Club |
| 10 March 1989 | Grinnell | United States | Grinnell College |
| 12 March 1989 | Galveston | United States | KRBE Spring Break |
| 13 March 1989 | Houston | United States | X-cess |
| 14 March 1989 | New Orleans | United States | Tipitina's |
| 15 March 1989 | Beaumont | United States | Images |
| 16 March 1989 | San Antonio | United States | Tramps |
| 17 March 1989 | Austin | United States | Curfew |
| 18 March 1989 | Dallas | United States | Club Clearview |
| 20 March 1989 | Tulsa | United States | Beat Club |
| 21 March 1989 | Stillwater | United States | Stillwater |
| 22 March 1989 | Norman | United States | The Edge |
| 24 March 1989 | El Paso | United States | Mesa Inn Ballroom |
| 26 March 1989 | San Diego | United States | Bacchanel |
| 27 March 1989 | Laguna Hills | United States | Post Nuclear |
| 28 March 1989 | Los Angeles | United States | The Palace |
| 30 March 1989 | San Francisco | United States | The Fillmore |
| 31 March 1989 | Santa Clara | United States | One Step Beyond |
| 2 April 1989 | Coeur d'Alene | United States | n/a |
| 4 April 1989 | Seattle | United States | Oz |
| 5 April 1989 | Vancouver | United States | Changes Niteclub |
| 7 April 1989 | Salt Lake City | United States | 49th Street Galleria |
| 9 April 1989 | Phoenix | United States | After The Gold Rush |
| 11 April 1989 | Denver | | Rock Island |
| U.S.A. Lullaby Tour, Leg #2 ||||
| 2 May 1989 | Virginia Beach | United States | Peabody's |
| 3 May 1989 | Richmond | United States | The Library |
| 4 May 1989 | Baltimore | United States | Max's On Broadway |
| 6 May 1989 | Ocean City | United States | Scandals |
| 7 May 1989 | Charlotte | United States | Pterodactyl |
| 9 May 1989 | Jacksonville | United States | Einstein A Go Go |
| 11 May 1989 | Orlando | United States | Visage |
| 12 May 1989 | Orlando | United States | Visage |
| 13 May 1989 | Tampa | United States | Masquerade |
| 15 May 1989 | West Palm Beach | United States | Respectable Street |
| 16 May 1989 | Miami | United States | Club Nu |
| 17 May 1989 | Gainesville | United States | n/a |
| 18 May 1989 | Atlanta | United States | The Cotton Club |
| 19 May 1989 | Athens | United States | Uptown |
| 28 May 1989 | San Francisco | United States | Concert Against AIDS Benefit The Gift Center |
| 29 May 1989 | San Jose | United States | Cactus Club |
| 27 June 1989 | Philadelphia | United States | Kirks |
| 28 June 1989 | Washington, D.C. | United States | 9:30 Club |
| 29 June 1989 | Washington, D.C. | | 9:30 Club |
| "Witchcraft" dates ||||
| 30 October 1989 | Baltimore | United States | Max's On Broadway |
| 31 October 1989 | Washington, D.C. | United States | 9:30 Club |

## Performers

* Susan Ottaviano – lead vocals
* Ted Ottaviano – keyboards, tubular bells, melodica, vocals
* Lauren Roselli – keyboards, vocals
* Jade Lee – keyboards, percussion, vocals

## Crew

Source:
* Jerry Vaccarino – tour manager
* Craig Overbay – production manager, house sound
* Rich Nardone – stage manager