In 1988, Kim Wilde was asked to support Michael Jackson during the European leg of his ‘Bad’ tour. After she agreed, this resulted in a four month, 33 date tour across Europe, starting on 23 May 1988 at the Flaminio Stadium in Rome (Italy) and ending on 11 September 1988 at the Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool (UK). Eight more tour dates were opened by Taylor Dayne instead of Kim Wilde (between 5 and 23 August). A combined total of almost 2 million people attended the concerts that were opened by Kim Wilde.
Kim Wilde’s show lasted for approximately 40 minutes and featured the songs:
Chequered Love, You Came, View From a Bridge, The Second Time, Love in the Natural Way, Never Trust a Stranger, Cambodia, Hey Mister Heartache, Kids in America and You Keep Me Hangin’ On. In Paris, Premiere Rencontre was added to the setlist and in London she performed Another Step (Closer To You) with Junior instead of ‘Never Trust A Stranger’.
Tour dates
- 23 May 1988 – Flaminio Stadium, Rome (Italy)
- 24 May 1988 – Flaminio Stadium, Rome (Italy)
- 29 May 1988 – Stadio Comunale, Turin (Italy)
- 2 June 1988 – Prater Stadium, Vienna (Austria)
- 5 June 1988 – Feijenoord Stadium, Rotterdam (Netherlands)
- 6 June 1988 – Feijenoord Stadium, Rotterdam (Netherlands)
- 7 June 1988 – Feijenoord Stadium, Rotterdam (Netherlands)
- 11 June 1988 – Eriksberg Shipyard Docks, Gothenburg (Sweden)
- 12 June 1988 – Eriksberg Shipyard Docks, Gothenburg (Sweden)
- 16 June 1988 – Saint Jakobs Stadium, Basel (Switzerland)
- 19 June 1988 – Reichstag, Berlin Wall, Berlin (Germany)
- 27 June 1988 – Parc des Princes, Paris (France)
- 28 June 1988 – Parc des Princes, Paris (France)
- 1 July 1988 – Volkspark Stadium, Hamburg (Germany)
- 3 July 1988 – Mungersdorfer Stadium, Cologne (Germany)
- 8 July 1988 – Olympic Stadium, Munich (Germany)
- 10 July 1988 – Hockenheimring, Hockenheim (Germany)
- 14 July 1988 – Wembley Stadium, London (UK)
- 15 July 1988 – Wembley Stadium, London (UK)
- 16 July 1988 – Wembley Stadium, London (UK)
- 22 July 1988 – Wembley Stadium, London (UK)
- 23 July 1988 – Wembley Stadium, London (UK)
- 26 July 1988 – Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff (UK)
- 30 July 1988 – Pairc Ui Caoimh, Cork (Ireland)
- 31 July 1988 – Pairc Ui Caoimh, Cork (Ireland)
- 26 August 1988 – Wembley Stadium, London (UK)
- 27 August 1988 – Wembley Stadium, London (UK)
- 29 August 1988 – Roundhay Park, Leeds (UK)
- 2 September 1988 – Niedersachsen Stadium, Hannover (Germany)
- 4 September 1988 – Schalke Stadium, Gelsenkirchen (Germany)
- 6 September 1988 – Linz Stadium, Linz (Austria)
- 10 September 1988 – Milton Keynes Bowl, Milton Keynes (UK)
- 11 September 1988 – Aintree Racecourse, Liverpool (UK)