Tina Postpones her shows in London & Sheffield.

Tina Turner postpones London and Sheffield shows Singer is ill - but shows will be rescheduled.The star will not be performing at March 11 gig at the London O2 Arena and Thursday's (March 12) show at the Sheffield Arena after contracting respiratory flu.

The London show has been rescheduled to take place on May 3, while the Sheffield date has been switched to May 5. Original tickets will remain valid.

Before falling ill, earlier this month Tina Turner kicked off a stint at the London O2 Arena with a spectacular live set-up, playing a "greatest hits" set.

Tina Turner, Beyonce and Paul McCartney make O2 world's most popular music venue

After starting life as Labour's disastrous Millenium Dome development, the arena has been transformed into a world class music venue which last year sold 2,349,952 tickets, outselling its nearest rivals by 75 per cent.
The venue in Greenwich last year featured stars including Tina Turner, Beyonce and Sir Paul McCartney and hosted the ATP Tour Finals in November.
It narrowly avoided bankruptcy after losing Michael Jackson's 50-night residency when the singer died last June, and has outstripped its 2008 record of 1,806,447 ticket sales by more than 30 per cent.
David Campbell, president and chief executive of AEG Europe, which owns and operates the O2, said: “Events like the ATP Tour Finals at the O2 really did put the eyes of the world on us. London deserves a world-class entertainment destination and we will keep working hard in the next decade to ensure we remain a world leader.”
In second place on the venues chart, compiled by Pollstar, the live music magazine, was the Manchester Evening News Arena with 1,346,090 ticket sales.
Coming third was the Sportpaleis Antwerpen in Belgium with 1,090,407 sales, followed by the Madison Square Garden Arena in New York with 977,868.
The Wembley Arena In London came eighth with 611,096 sales

Tina at Armani show Prive

Veteran pop star Tina Turner may yet call her troupe of dancers out for another world tour, though for the moment she prefers home-cooked dinners and a stress-free life. Sitting in the front row at the Giorgio Armani Prive fashion show in Paris yesterday, the 70-year-old looked radiant in a sparkling black top that revealed ample cleavage, her trademark mass of curls piled up high. “People wanted to see me, so many were holding signs up saying, Thank You,” she said of her 2008 tour, which grossed US$47.7 million (RM162.35 million). “I haven’t made a decision yet,” she told Reuters when asked if she would stage another tour. “I didn’t make a plan for a big tour, with big stadiums. I’m not saying I won’t do it, get the girls out and do something, but I haven’t decided.” Turner has for decades been one of the world’s most successful performers, roaring out hits like “Simply The Best” and “What’s Love Got To Do With It” in stage-stomping, high-octane concerts. At Armani, as models prepared backstage for an haute couture show of sweeping white gowns and folded skirt suits, Turner said she liked simple clothes for everyday wear but still had a passion for racy outfits. “My favourites are short skirts that work for heavy dancing,” she said. “I have a short torso, and it looks better with a short skirt.” And even if another exhausting round of concerts is not imminent, waiting fans may console themselves with the prospect of a new album. “Recording is something that’s always easier than touring. I wouldn’t mind, but nothing’s come my way right now and that’s fine,” Turner said with a smile. Unfazed by the scrum of photographers around her, she said while she loved performing in public, she could see the advantages of a more quiet life.

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

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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