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On this Day: April 10, 1985 The Virgin Tour

Venue : Paramount Theatre City : Seattle

Full Concert
Below opening in Seattle
  Madonna's "Virgin Tour" 1985 kicked off at Seattle's Paramount Theatre with the Beastie Boys as her opening act. The KIRO 7 web team dug deep into the treasure trove of archived tape to find a snippet of Madonna's performance from 1985 -- a clip that hasn't been broadcast since the night of April 10, 1985. It shows nearly a minute of "Dress You Up", which was the first song she performed that night.



VIRGIN TOUR

schedule - setlist - performers

Tour Schedule
This is the official tour schedule. Madonna performed a total of 41 shows in 2 countries.

North America
US April 10
April 12
April 13

 Paramount Theatre, Seattle, WA The Virgin Tour, the video - click to enlarge
April 15
April 16

 Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland, OR
April 19
April 20

 SDSU Open Air Theater, San Diego, CA
April 21

 Pacific Amphitheater, Costa Mesa, CA
April 23

 Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, CA
April 26
April 27
April 28

 Universal Amphitheater, Los Angeles, CA
April 30

 ASU Activity Center, Tempe, AZ
May 3

 Convention Center, Dallas, TX
May 4

 Hofheinz Pavilion, Houston, TX
May 5

 Frank Irwin Center, Austin, TX
May 7

 Lakefront Arena, New Orleans, LA
May 9

 USF Sun Dome, Tampa, FL
May 10

 Orange County Civic Center, Orlando, FL
May 11

 Sportatorium, Miami, FL
May 14

 The Omni, Atlanta, GA
May 16

 Public Hall, Cleveland, OH
May 17

 Cincinnati Gardens, Lexington, KY
May 18
May 20

 The Pavilion, Chicago, IL
May 21

 Civic Center, St. Paul, MN
Canada May 23

 Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Canada
US May 24

 Civic Center, St. Paul, MN
May 25
May 26

 Cobo Hall, Detroit, MI
May 28

 Civic Center, Pittsburgh, PA
May 29

 The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
May 30

 The Colisseum, Hampton, VA
June 1

 Maryweather Post, Washington, DC
June 2

 The Centrum, Worcester, MA
June 3

 The Coliseum, New Haven, CT
June 6
June 7
June 8

 Radio City Music Hall, New York City, NY
June 10
June 11

 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY

Setlist
 
Virgin Tour - click to enlarge
Virgin Tour - click to enlarge
Virgin Tour - click to enlarge
Opening Act:
The Beastie Boys

Performers & Collaborators
Patrick Leonard
Bill Meyers
Jonathan P. Moffett
Bill Lanphier
James Harrah
Paul Pesco

 Keyboards
Keyboards
Drums
Bass
Guitar
Guitar
Michael Perea
Lyndon B. Johnson

 Dancer
Dancer
Brad Jeffries Choreography and staging

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