Waking Up The Neighbours - Waking Up The Nation Tour

Waking Up The Nation Tour

Before releasing the album, Adams had already started a tour promoting it, and on June 8, 1991, he held large concerts in Europe co-headlining with ZZ Top. Shortly after the tour started, "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" was released as the debut single for the album. The single became a worldwide hit. Adams further supported the new album with his tour Waking Up the World, which started in October 1991 and ran through May 1993. On October 4, 1991, the World Tour started in Belfast, Northern Ireland. On December 18, 1991, Adams played his two first-ever shows in Reykjavik, Iceland. After his tour in Europe,the concert at Wembley Stadium with more than 72.000 people. Adams left for the United States where he performed at the Ritz Theatre on January 10. That concert sold-out in less than 20 minutes. In attendance were Ben E. King and Nona Hendrix. The Canadian leg of the ‘Waking Up The World’ Tour kicked off in Sydney, Nova Scotia on January 13, 1992, and wrapped up with a standing room only concert in Vancouver, British Columbia, on January 31. In February 1992, he started touring in New Zealand & Australia for 7 dates - kicking off with a press conference in Sydney. On February 21 the tour headed to Japan for close to a dozen shows in 6 cities. Bryan taped an interview with Much Music’s Terry Dave Mulligan in Calgary, Alberta and the air date was scheduled for mid-March. The tour continued through several European countries in June 1992, including Italy, Germany, Holland and Scandinavia, and in July 1992, Bryan performed for the first time in Hungary and Turkey. September through December 1993 saw the tour in the U.S. The Asian tour headed to Thailand, Singapore, Japan, and Hong Kong in February, 1993, before returning to the U.S. during March through May. It is interesting that his tour of South Africa, AFTER the release of Nelson Mandela and other Political prisoners from prison and the unbanning of Black Political parties, during the Waking Up The World tour, seems to be so undocumented. He definitely performed, very emotional and memorable performance, at Cape Town's Green Point stadium during that tour. Coca-Cola became the official sponsor of the event and a commercial of it has the song "House Arrest" with him and his band playing the song in a neighborhood. The commercial featured actress Neve Campbell.