Afterburner World Tour

Afterburner World Tour
World tour by ZZ Top
Associated album Tres Hombres
Fandango!
Tejas
Degüello
El Loco
Eliminator
Afterburner
Start date December 2, 1985
End date March 21, 1987
Legs 7
ZZ Top tour chronology
Eliminator Tour
(1983-1984)
Afterburner World Tour
(1985-1987)
Recycler World Tour
(1990-1991)

The Afterburner World Tour was a concert tour by American rock band ZZ Top. The tour took place in North America, Europe, Asia and Oceania. The set list featured material from the band's previous six studio albums. Venues were mostly arenas.

Set list

  1. "Got Me Under Pressure"
  2. "Sleeping Bag"
  3. "Waitin' for the Bus"
  4. "Jesus Just Left Chicago"
  5. "Gimme All Your Lovin'"
  6. "Ten Foot Pole"
  7. "Manic Mechanic"
  8. "Heard It on the X"
  9. "Rough Boy"
  10. "Cheap Sunglasses"
  11. "Arrested for Driving While Blind"
  12. "Legs"
  13. "Sharp Dressed Man"
  14. "Can't Stop Rockin'"
  15. "Party on the Patio"


Tour dates

Date City Country Venue
North America
December 2, 1985 Toronto, Ontario Canada Maple Leaf Gardens
December 6, 1985 Montreal, Quebec Montreal Forum
January 30, 1986 Lake Charles, Louisiana United States Lake Charles Civic Center
January 31, 1986 Little Rock, Arkansas Barton Coliseum
February 1, 1986 Valley Center, Kansas Britt Brown Arena
February 2, 1986 Omaha, Nebraska Omaha Civic Auditorium
February 4, 1986 Cedar Rapids, Iowa Five Seasons Center
February 5, 1986 Madison, Wisconsin Five Seasons Arena
February 6, 1986 Saint Paul, Minnesota St. Paul Civic Center
February 7, 1986
February 8, 1986
February 11, 1986 Bismarck, North Dakota Bismarck Civic Center
February 12, 1986 Rapid City, South Dakota Rushmore Plaza Civic Center
February 14, 1986 Ames, Iowa Hilton Coliseum
February 15, 1986 Rockford, Illinois Metro Center
February 16, 1986 Kansas City, Missouri Kemper Arena
February 17, 1986
February 19, 1986 St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis Arena
February 20, 1986
February 23, 1986 Chattanooga, Tennessee The Roundhouse
February 24, 1986 Lexington, Kentucky Rupp Arena
February 26, 1986 Rosemont, Illinois Rosemont Horizon
February 27, 1986
March 1, 1986 Cincinnati, Ohio Riverfront Coliseum
March 8, 1986 Norman, Oklahoma Lloyd Noble Center
March 19, 1986 Lakeland, Florida Lakeland Civic Center
March 26, 1986 Atlanta, Georgia The Omni
April 8, 1986 Trotwood, Ohio Hara Arena
April 9, 1986 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Civic Arena
April 10, 1986
April 11, 1986
April 12, 1986 Toledo, Ohio Centennial Hall
April 15, 1986 Buffalo, New York Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
April 16, 1986 Richfield, Ohio Richfield Coliseum
April 17, 1986 Detroit, Michigan Joe Louis Arena
April 21, 1986 Worcester, Massachusetts The Centrum
April 22, 1986
April 23, 1986
April 26, 1986 Hartford, Connecticut Hartford Civic Center
April 28, 1986
May 5, 1986 Knoxville, Tennessee Knoxville Civic Coliseum
May 24, 1986 Landover, Maryland Capitol Center
May 25, 1986
May 26, 1986
May 27, 1986
May 28, 1986 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Spectrum
May 29, 1986
May 30, 1986
June 1, 1986 Providence, Rhode Island Providence Civic Center
June 2, 1986
June 3, 1986 Portland, Maine Cumberland County Civic Center
June 4, 1986
June 6, 1986 Saratoga Springs, New York Performing Arts Center
June 7, 1986
June 9, 1986 East Rutherford, New Jersey Meadowlands
June 10, 1986
June 11, 1986
June 15, 1986 Clarkston, Michigan Pine Knob Music Theatre
June 16, 1986
June 17, 1986 Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio Blossom Music Center
June 20, 1986 East Troy, Wisconsin Alpine Valley Music Theatre
June 28, 1986 Thornville, Ohio Buckeye Lake Music Center
July 15, 1986 Casper, Wyoming Casper Events Center
July 20, 1986 Angels Camp, California Calaveras County Fair
July 25, 1986 Tacoma, Washington Tacoma Dome
July 26, 1986
July 30, 1986 Denver, Colorado McNichols Arena
August 5, 1986 Paradise, Nevada Thomas & Mack Center
August 6, 1986 San Diego, California San Diego Sports Arena
August 8, 1986 Daly City, California Cow Palace
August 10, 1986
August 14, 1986 Inglewood, California L.A. Forum
August 15, 1986
August 22, 1986 Phoenix, Arizona Veteran's Memorial Coliseum
August 23, 1986 Austin, Texas Frank Erwin Center
August 25, 1986 Houston, Texas The Summit
August 30, 1986 Dallas, Texas Reunion Arena
August 31, 1986
September 1, 1986
September 2, 1986
Asia
February 1, 1987 Tokyo Japan Budokan
February 19, 1987 Osaka Jo Hall
Oceania
February 25, 1987 Melbourne Australia Olympic Park
March 4, 1987 Sydney Sydney Entertainment Centre
North America
March 21, 1987 Honolulu, Hawaii United States Aloha Stadium

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