Olivia coming to Hartford Civic Centre, CT August 16 1982
Olivia Newton-John is scheduled to perform in concert at the Hartford Civic Center on Monday, Aug. 16.
She embarked upon this 50-date concert tour of North America August 9 in Washington, D.C. The tour, her first in four years will end in Los Angeles mid-October.
Ms. Newton-John, who has sold more than 100 million records, has won three Grammy Awards and eight American Music Awards. She was seen by more than 31 million people this year, in her one-woman television special, “Let’s Get Physical” which was filmed around the world and included both live footage as well as specially-conceived musical vignettes. Her single, “Physical” not only reached platinum status (over two million sold), but remained #1 for ten weeks on Billboard’s chart, surpassing previous longevity records for singles by such popular recording artists as Elvis Presley, The Beatles, Barbra Streisand and Johnny Mathis.
The singer’s “Physical” album has sold more than four million copies worldwide, while the singles from it have sold more than seven million copies. The album itself has been certified double platinum (over two million sold in the U.S.), while the second since from it, “Make A Move On Me,” has just reached gold status.
The upcoming tour wili be filmed for a later television special; during the 90-minute concert performance the singer will perform new and unrecorded material as well as many of her number one hits and music from the movie “Grease.” Additionally, an especially-designed stage will be used throughout the entire tour.