# Giving You the Best World Tour

The Heat (also known as The Heat: Luther & Anita Live!) is a co-headlining concert tour by American recording artists Anita Baker and Luther Vandross. The tour primarily played over 50 shows in the United States during the fall and winter of 1988. Shows in New York City, Los Angeles and Rosemont were instant sellouts.
Baker has a brief promo tour mere weeks before this tour started. She later toured internationally with George Benson, for shows in Europe and Asia, under the title "Anita Baker in Concert". Following the conclusion of this joint tour, Vandross launched his "Any Love World Tour" in January 1989.

## Opening act

* Sinbad

## Band
### Baker

* Musical director/guitar: Ray Fuller
* Keyboards: Darrell Smith
* Drums: Rayford Griffin
* Bass: Sekou Bunch
* Percussions: Bill Summers
* Saxophone: Everette Harp
* Keyboards: Donn Wyatt
* Background vocals: Perri and Gina Taylor

### Vandross

* Musical director: Nat Adderley Jr.
* Keyboards: John "Skip" Anderson
* Bass guitar: Eluriel "Tinker" Barfield
* Guitar: Doc Powell
* Drums: Ivan Hampden Jr.
* Percussions: Steve Kroon
* Backing vocals: Cindy Mizelle, Ava Cherry, Lisa Fischer, Paulette McWilliams and Kevin Owens

## Setlists

The following setlists were obtained from the concert held on September 28, 1988, at the Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland. They do not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.
* "Sweet Love"
* "Been So Long"
* "No One in the World"
* "Good Love"
* "I'm The One" (performed by Perri Sisters)
* "Lead Me Into Love"
* "Watch Your Step"
* "God Bless the Child"
* "Caught Up in the Rapture"
* "Priceless"
* "Another Part of Me"
* "Love Overboard"
* "You Bring Me Joy"
* "Giving You the Best That I Got"
* "Never Too Much"
* "So Amazing"
* "I Really Didn't Mean It"
* "For You to Love"
* "Come Back"
* "Any Love"
* "Love Won't Let Me Wait"
* "Give Me the Reason"
* "Searching"
* "Superstar/Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)"
* "A House Is Not a Home"
* "She Won't Talk to Me"
* "Wait for Love"
* "Stop to Love"

## Tour dates

| Date | City | Country | Venue |
| North America ||||
| September 28, 1988 | Landover | United States | Capital Centre |
| September 29, 1988 | Landover | United States | Capital Centre |
| September 30, 1988 | Landover | United States | Capital Centre |
| October 1, 1988 | Philadelphia | United States | The Spectrum |
| October 2, 1988 | Philadelphia | United States | The Spectrum |
| October 4, 1988 | New York City | United States | Madison Square Garden |
| October 5, 1988 | New York City | United States | Madison Square Garden |
| October 6, 1988 | New York City | United States | Madison Square Garden |
| October 7, 1988 | New York City | United States | Madison Square Garden |
| October 8, 1988 | New York City | United States | Madison Square Garden |
| October 9, 1988 | New York City | United States | Madison Square Garden |
| October 13, 1988 | Houston | United States | The Summit |
| October 14, 1988 | Houston | United States | The Summit |
| October 15, 1988 | Dallas | United States | Reunion Arena |
| October 16, 1988 | Dallas | United States | Reunion Arena |
| October 27, 1988 | Hampton | United States | Hampton Coliseum |
| October 28, 1988 | Columbia | United States | Carolina Coliseum |
| October 29, 1988 | Augusta | United States | Augusta-Richmond County Civic Center |
| October 30, 1988 | Chattanooga | United States | UTC Arena |
| November 2, 1988 | Detroit | United States | Joe Louis Arena |
| November 5, 1988 | Charlotte | United States | Charlotte Coliseum |
| November 6, 1988 | Greensboro | United States | Greensboro Coliseum |
| November 10, 1988 | Atlanta | United States | Omni Coliseum |
| November 11, 1988 | Atlanta | United States | Omni Coliseum |
| November 12, 1988 | Birmingham | United States | BJCC Coliseum |
| November 13, 1988 | New Orleans | United States | Louisiana Superdome |
| November 16, 1988 | Memphis | United States | Mid-South Coliseum |
| November 17, 1988 | St. Louis | United States | St. Louis Arena |
| November 19, 1988 | Oklahoma City | United States | Myriad Convention Center |
| November 20, 1988 | Kansas City | United States | Kemper Arena |
| November 21, 1988 | Saint Paul | United States | St. Paul Civic Center |
| November 24, 1988 | Tucson | United States | Tucson Community Center |
| November 25, 1988 | San Diego | United States | San Diego Sports Arena |
| November 27, 1988 | Oakland | United States | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena |
| November 28, 1988 | Oakland | United States | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena |
| December 1, 1988 | Los Angeles | United States | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena |
| December 2, 1988 | Los Angeles | United States | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena |
| December 3, 1988 | Los Angeles | United States | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena |
| December 4, 1988 | Los Angeles | United States | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena |
| December 5, 1988 | Los Angeles | United States | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena |
| December 8, 1988 | Indianapolis | United States | Market Square Arena |
| December 10, 1988 | Cincinnati | United States | Riverfront Coliseum |
| December 11, 1988 | Pittsburgh | United States | Civic Arena |
| December 13, 1988 | Boston | United States | Boston Garden |
| December 16, 1988 | Hartford | United States | Hartford Civic Center |
| December 18, 1988 | Milwaukee | United States | Bradley Center |
| December 27, 1988 | Rosemont | United States | Rosemont Horizon |
| December 28, 1988 | Rosemont | United States | Rosemont Horizon |
| December 29, 1988 | Rosemont | United States | Rosemont Horizon |
| December 30, 1988 | Rosemont | United States | Rosemont Horizon |
| December 31, 1988 | Rosemont | United States | Rosemont Horizon |

### Box office score data

| Venue | City | Tickets sold / available | Gross revenue |
| Capital Centre | Landover | 53,007 / 58,140 (91%) | $1,325,175 |
| The Spectrum | Philadelphia | 37,002 / 37,002 (100%) | $889,747 |
| Madison Square Garden | New York City | 61,281 / 61,281 (100%) | $1,660,425 |
| The Summit | Houston | 24,239 / 34,000 (71%) | $581,655 |
| Greensboro Coliseum | Greensboro | 14,778 / 15,529 (95%} | $332,505 |
| Omni Coliseum | Atlanta | 33,660 / 33,660 (100%) | $804,575 |
| BJCC Coliseum | Birmingham | 18,511 / 18,511 (100%) | $394,493 |
| Louisiana Superdome | New Orleans | 17,699 / 20,000 (88%) | $360,730 |
| San Diego Sports Arena | San Diego | 9,649 / 14,578 (66%) | $225,700 |
| Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena | Oakland | 26,816 / 26,816 (100%) | $603,360 |
| Riverfront Coliseum | Cincinnati | 14,416 / 17,474 (82%) | $360,400 |
| Civic Arena | Pittsburgh | 15,892 / 15,892 (100%) | $379,307 |
| Bradley Center | Milwaukee | 12,300 / 18,000 (68%) | $287,875 |
| Rosemont Horizon | Rosemont | 68,284 / 68,284 (100%) | $1,792,430 |
| TOTAL | TOTAL | 407,534 / 439,167 (93%) | $9,998,377 |