Mercenaries of Metal Tour

Mercenaries of Metal Tour
Tour by Judas Priest

KK Downing, Rob Halford, and Glenn Tipton on 14 June 1988 at the Hammersmith Odeon in London, England
Associated album Ram It Down
Start date 7 May 1988
End date 23 October 1988
Number of shows 99
Judas Priest concert chronology

The Mercenaries of Metal Tour was a 1988 concert tour by British heavy metal band Judas Priest, in support of their most recent release, Ram It Down. It was the band's longest tour of the 1980s, however no official Judas Priest release includes any live recordings from this tour. It was the final tour the band did with longtime drummer Dave Holland. The week before the tour started, the band visited Stockholm, Sweden for full production rehearsals at Hovet. Before the official tour start, the band played a few warm-up shows including one in a club in Amsterdam, Holland in early April 1988, where the footage for the Johnny B. Goode video was shot.

Setlist

The average setlist for the tour is as follows,[1] though it varied, such as the addition of "Johnny B. Goode" at several shows in Europe,[2] "Turbo Lover" at several shows in North America,[3] and "Beyond the Realms of Death" at various shows.[4][5] The setlist also saw the return of "Sinner", which had been a live staple since 1977, but had been dropped like all other pre-Killing Machine songs, except for "Victim of Changes", during the Fuel for Life Tour.[6]

  1. "The Hellion / Electric Eye"
  2. "Metal Gods"
  3. "Sinner"
  4. "Breaking the Law"
  5. "Come and Get It"
  6. "I'm a Rocker"
  7. "The Sentinel"
  8. "The Ripper"
  9. "Some Heads Are Gonna Roll"
  10. "Ram It Down"
  11. "Heavy Metal"
  12. "Victim of Changes"
  13. "The Green Manalishi (With the Two Pronged Crown)"
  14. "Living After Midnight"
  15. "Hell Bent for Leather"
  16. "You've Got Another Thing Comin'"

Tour dates

The venues and events for the tour were located in Europe and North America.[7][8] They were supported by Bonfire on the European and British legs, Cinderella on the British and North American legs and Slayer on the North American leg.[7]

Date City Country Venue
Warm-up gig
3 April 1988AmsterdamNetherlandsRoxy Club
European leg
4 May 1988PoznańPolandHala Arena
7 May 1988StockholmSwedenIsstadion
8 May 1988GothenburgFrölundaborg
9 May 1988OsloNorwaySkedsmohallen
10 May 1988CopenhagenDenmarkK.B. Hallen
12 May 1988BerlinGermanyDeutschlandhalle
14 May 1988ZwolleNetherlandsIJsselhallen
15 May 1988BrusselsBelgiumForest National
16 May 1988ParisFranceLe Zénith
18 May 1988ToulousePalais des Sports de Toulouse
20 May 1988BarcelonaSpainPalau dels Esports de Barcelona
21 May 1988San SebastiánVelódromo de Anoeta
22 May 1988MadridAuditorio de la Casa de Campo
23 May 1988
26 May 1988MilanItalyPalatrussardi
27 May 1988FlorencePalasport
29 May 1988LausanneSwitzerlandCIG de Malley
31 May 1988WürzburgGermanyCarl Diem Halle
1 June 1988LudwigshafenFriedrich-Ebert-Halle
2 June 1988MunichOlympiahalle
4 June 1988LübeckOpen Air Festival
5 June 1988OldenburgWeser-Ems Halle
7 June 1988Offenbach am MainStadthalle Offenbach
8 June 1988UlmHalle 10
9 June 1988BöblingenSporthalle
10 June 1988CologneSporthalle
12 June 1988BirminghamUnited KingdomPowerhouse
13 June 1988LondonHammersmith Odeon
14 June 1988
16 June 1988LeicesterDe Montfort Hall
17 June 1988EdinburghEdinburgh Playhouse
18 June 1988Newcastle upon TyneNewcastle City Hall
19 June 1988ManchesterManchester Apollo
21 June 1988NewportNewport Centre
22 June 1988SheffieldSheffield City Hall
North American leg
20 July 1988Montreal, QuebecCanadaMontreal Forum
22 July 1988Toronto, OntarioCNE Grandstand
23 July 1988Maple Leaf Gardens
24 July 1988Ottawa, OntarioOttawa Civic Centre
26 July 1988Worcester, MassachusettsUnited StatesWorcester Centrum
27 July 1988Middletown, New YorkOrange County Fairgrounds
28 July 1988Uniondale, New YorkNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
29 July 1988East Rutherford, New JerseyMeadowlands Arena
30 July 1988Uniondale, New YorkNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
31 July 1988Providence, Rhode IslandProvidence Civic Center
2 August 1988Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaSpectrum
5 August 1988Saratoga, New YorkSaratoga Performing Arts Center[9]
6 August 1988Rochester, New YorkRochester Community War Memorial
7 August 1988New Haven, ConnecticutNew Haven Coliseum
8 August 1988Binghamton, New YorkBroome County Arena
9 August 1988Buffalo, New YorkBuffalo Memorial Auditorium
10 August 1988Hershey, PennsylvaniaHersheypark Stadium[9]
12 August 1988Landover, MarylandCapital Center
13 August 1988
14 August 1988Hampton, VirginiaHampton Coliseum
15 August 1988Columbus, OhioOhio Center
16 August 1988Dayton, OhioHara Arena
17 August 1988Richfield, OhioRichfield Coliseum
19 August 1988Toledo, OhioToledo Sports Arena
20 August 1988Auburn Hills, MichiganThe Palace of Auburn Hills
21 August 1988Charlevoix, MichiganCastle Farms
23 August 1988Indianapolis, IndianaMarket Square Arena
24 August 1988Chicago, IllinoisRosemont Horizon
26 August 1988East Troy, WisconsinAlpine Valley Music Theatre
27 August 1988Minneapolis, MinnesotaMet Center
28 August 1988East Troy, WisconsinAlpine Valley Music Theatre
29 August 1988Bonner Springs, KansasSandstone Amphitheater[9]
30 August 1988St. Louis, MissouriKiel Auditorium
8 September 1988Greensboro, North CarolinaGreensboro Coliseum Complex
9 September 1988Charlotte, North CarolinaCharlotte Coliseum
10 September 1988Nashville, TennesseeStarwood Amphitheatre
13 September 1988Memphis, TennesseeMid-South Coliseum
14 September 1988Atlanta, GeorgiaOmni Coliseum
16 September 1988Jacksonville, FloridaJacksonville Coliseum
17 September 1988Lakeland, FloridaLakeland Civic Center
18 September 1988Pembroke Pines, FloridaHollywood Sportatorium
20 September 1988Shreveport, LouisianaHirsch Memorial Coliseum
21 September 1988New Orleans, LouisianaLakefront Arena
23 September 1988Houston, TexasThe Summit
24 September 1988Dallas, TexasStarplex Amphitheatre
25 September 1988San Antonio, TexasHemisFair Arena
27 September 1988Austin, TexasFrank Erwin Center
28 September 1988Lubbock, TexasLubbock Municipal Coliseum
29 September 1988El Paso, TexasEl Paso County Coliseum
1 October 1988Salt Lake City, UtahSalt Palace
2 October 1988Denver, ColoradoMcNichols Sports Arena
4 October 1988Albuquerque, New MexicoTingley Coliseum
6 October 1988Phoenix, ArizonaArizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
7 October 1988San Francisco, CaliforniaCow Palace
8 October 1988
9 October 1988Mountain View, CaliforniaShoreline Amphitheatre
11 October 1988Fresno, CaliforniaSelland Arena
12 October 1988San Diego, CaliforniaSan Diego Sports Arena
13 October 1988Los Angeles, CaliforniaThe Forum
14 October 1988
15 October 1988Laguna Hills, CaliforniaIrvine Meadows Amphitheatre
16 October 1988
18[9] October 1988Spokane, WashingtonSpokane Coliseum
19 October 1988Seattle, WashingtonSeattle Center Coliseum
20 October 1988Portland, OregonPortland Coliseum
22 October 1988Vancouver, British ColumbiaCanadaPNE Coliseum

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Judas Priest Average Setlists of tour: Mercenaries of Metal | setlist.fm. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
  2. ↑ Judas Priest Covered Songs and Artists - Mercenaries of Metal | setlist.fm. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
  3. ↑ "Judas Priest - Turbo Lover - Live in New Haven 1988". Youtube, 26 June 2010. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  4. ↑ "Judas Priest - Beyond the Realms of Death, San Diego 1988". Youtube, 29 January 2010. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  5. ↑ "Judas Priest - Beyond The Realms of Death Live Edinburgh 1988". Youtube, 1 September 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  6. ↑ Krannila, Ville. The Fuel of the Furnace Part 1 - Sinner. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
  7. 1 2 Tourdates From The Past on jugulator.net. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
  8. ↑ The French Metallian - 1988 tour dates. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  9. 1 2 3 4 chmetal bootlegs - Judas Priest Tour Dates 1988. 26 September 2008 (last updated). Retrieved 8 January 2012.
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