TINA CONCERT CANCELLED

Tina Turner has rescheduled shows in London and Sheffield because she is suffering from respiratory flu.Doctors have advised the 69-year-old, performing in the UK for the first time since 2000, to rest for six days.She had been due at the capital's O2 arena on Wednesday and the following night at the Sheffield Arena, but now both shows will take place in May.A statement issued on behalf of Turner said she "regrets" the decision and the "inconvenience" to all her fans."Tina always wants to give one hundred percent and has been overwhelmed by the reaction from her UK fans at the gigs last week."She regrets this decision to postpone and the inconvenience to all those fans with tickets, but wants to make sure each concert she does is memorable for everyone".Fans have been advised to keep their tickets, as they will be valid for the rescheduled dates. Refunds are available for those who are unable to attend the new dates.The veteran singer, whose hits include Simply The Best and Steamy Windows, performed in the UK for two dates at Wembley Stadium during her "retirement" tour of 2000.She performed her first UK show last week, as part of a comeback tour billed as a celebration of 50 years in the business.

Tina Turner Ticket Concert Dates

Tina Turner Tickets - London O2 Arena 3/5/2009
Tina Turner Tickets - O2 Arena London 4/5/2009
Tina Turner Tickets - MEN Arena Manchester 30/5/2009
Tina Turner Tickets - Manchester MEN Arena 31/05/2009

What's love got to do with it - Tina Turner

"What's Love Got To Do With It"

You must understand
That the touch of your hand
Makes my pulse react
That it`s only the thrill
Of boy meeting girl
Opposites attract

It`s physical
Only logical
You must try to ignore
That it means more than that

[Chorus]
Oh whats love got to do, got to do with it
What`s love but a second hand emotion
What`s love got to do, got to do with it
Who needs a heart
When a heart can be broken

It may seem to you
That i`m acting confused
When you`re close to me
If i tend to look dazed
I`ve read it someplace
I`ve got cause to be

There`s a name for it
There`s a phrase that fits
But whatever the reason
You do it for me

[Chorus]

I`ve been thinking of a new direction
But i have to say
I`ve been thinking about my own protection
It scares me to feel this way

What`s love got to do, got to do with it
What`s love but a sweet old fashioned notion
What`s love got to do, got to do with it
Who needs a heart when a heart can be broken

Flu postpones Tina Turner tour dates

Tina Turner has been forced to postpone two concerts this week because she has flu.

The 69-year-old's fifth show at London's O2 Arena tomorrow night and the concert scheduled for the following night at Sheffield Arena have been rescheduled, organisers said.

Tina has contracted respiratory flu and doctors advised her to take six days of rest to fully recover.

10, March 2009

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Tina Turner - Topic in New York Times

Tina Turner is a one-person summation of a huge chunk of rock-and-roll history. She is the female incarnation of an important strain of rock culture that embraces southern gospel-rock, Chuck Berry and the Rolling Stones. Miss Turner's raw, rending vocal delivery, in which the voice often seems to tear itself apart without ever actually disintegrating, also encompasses the red-hot mama, blues-meets-rock-and-roll tradition embodied by Janis Joplin. And in pure show business terms her provocative self-presentation - with heavily teased dark gold wig, prancing the stage in spiked high heels, and her friendly rock-and-roll sneer - have served as an inspiration for male rockers like Mick Jagger and Rod Stewart. In a very real sense, she did more to invent them than vice versa...
by Stephen Holden.
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