The Gray Race Tour

The Gray Race Tour
Tour by Bad Religion
Associated album The Gray Race
Start date February 29, 1996 (1996-02-29)
End date February 23, 1997 (1997-02-23)
Legs 7
Number of shows 39 in Europe
56 in United States
3 in Canada
8 in Japan
8 in Australia
3 in South America
114 in total
Bad Religion concert chronology

The Gray Race Tour was a concert tour by punk rock band Bad Religion, in support of The Gray Race.

As a show of their gaining popularity, MTV sponsored their European Tour.[1] Despite this, the band tried to play smaller club shows on their tour, to give their fans a sense of intimacy.[2]

The majority of this tour was recorded for the live album, Tested.[3]

At the time, it was the longest Bad Religion tour, with 7 legs and 114 shows in the span of little under a year.

Tour dates

Date City Country Venue Notes
European Leg 1[4]
February 29, 1996 Berlin Germany The Loft
March 1, 1996 Hamburg Fabrik
March 2, 1996 Cologne Luxor Support from Axel Sweat
March 3, 1996 Frankfurt Batschkapp
March 4, 1996 Munich Backstage
March 5, 1996 Vienna Austria Messepalast
March 7, 1996 Zürich Switzerland Rote Fabrik
March 8, 1996 Paris France Élysée Montmartre Support from Mush
March 9, 1996 Utrecht Netherlands Central Studios Support from Heideroosjes and The Undeclinable Ambuscade
March 10, 1996 Ghent Belgium Vooruit
March 12, 1996 Copenhagen Denmark The Grey Hall
March 13, 1996 Oslo Norway Sentrum Scene Bad Religion's first show in Norway
Support from Frantic Salad
March 14, 1996 Stockholm Sweden Gino
March 15, 1996 London United Kingdom London Astoria Support from Snuff
North American Leg 1[5]
March 30, 1996 Seattle United States Board Stiff Snowboarding event that was sponsored by KNDD
Supported by Goodness, Candlebox and Possum Dixon
March 31, 1996 Las Vegas The Joint
April 1, 1996
April 1, 1996 Mesa Mesa Amphitheatre Cancelled so the band could play a second date in Las Vegas
April 2, 1996 Albuquerque UNM Ballroom
April 4, 1996 Austin Music Hall
April 5, 1996 Dallas Deep Ellum
April 6, 1996 Houston International Ballroom Support from Dance Hall Crashers
April 8, 1996 New Orleans Tipitina's
April 10, 1996 St. Petersburg Jannus Landing
April 11, 1996 Fort Lauderdale The Edge Support from Dance Hall Crashers and Unwritten Law
April 12, 1996 Orlando The Edge
April 13, 1996 Atlanta The Masquerade
April 15, 1996 Philadelphia Electric Factory Support from Dance Hall Crashers and Unwritten Law
April 16, 1996 Washington, D.C. The Capital Ballroom
April 17, 1996 New York City Roseland Ballroom
April 19, 1996 Asbury Park The Stone Pony
April 20, 1996 Providence Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel
April 21, 1996 Boston Avalon Ballroom
April 22, 1996 Montreal Canada Verdun Auditorium Support from Dance Hall Crashes and Unwritten Law
April 24, 1996 Toronto RPM Warehouse
April 25, 1996 Detroit United States State Theater Support from Dance Hall Crashers and Unwritten Law
April 26, 1996 Cleveland Agora Theatre
April 27, 1996 Cincinnati Bogart's
April 28, 1996 Chicago Riviera Theatre
April 30, 1996 Minneapolis First Avenue
May 3, 1996 Portland La Luna
May 4, 1996 Vancouver Canada Plaza of Nations Support from Dance Hall Crashers and Unwritten Law
May 6, 1996 Davis United States Freeborn Hall
May 8, 1996 San Francisco Warfield Theater
May 9, 1996 Santa Cruz Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium Support from Dance Hall Crashers and Unwritten Law
May 10, 1996 Fresno Wilson Theater
May 11, 1996 San Bernardino Citrus Pavilion
May 12, 1996 Tempe Club Rio
May 14, 1996 San Diego SOMA Support from Dance Hall Crashers and Unwritten Law
May 15, 1996
May 17, 1996 Denver Paramount Theatre
May 18, 1996 Salt Lake City Salt Air Theater
European Leg 2[6]
June 14, 1996 Hultsfred Sweden Hembygdspark Part of the Hultsfred Festival
On the overall line-up, Bad Religion were seventh on the line-up, behind Blur, Björk, Ministry, The Cure, Iggy Pop and Pulp
Also appearing were The Prodigy, Bruce Dickinson, Fear Factory, Emmylou Harris, Frank Black and Skunk Anansie
June 15, 1996 Aarhus Denmark Open Air Festival
June 16, 1996 Bielefeld Germany PC69
June 18, 1996 Erlangen Stadthalle Erlangen
June 19, 1996 Munich Circus Krone Building Support from Face to Face and No Fun at All
June 20, 1996 Prague Czech Republic Koupaliště Džbán Part of Jam '96 Festival
Bad Religion's first show in Czech Republic
June 21, 1996 Lahti Finland Messilä Manor Part of the Messilä Festival
June 22, 1996 Munich Germany Olympia-Reitstadion Riem The band was originally meant to play a festival called the Helter Skelter festival, but pulled out to play the Lorely Festival, instead
June 22, 1996 Sankt Goarshausen Freilichtbühne Loreley Part of the Loreley Festival
Recorded for Rockpalast
Bad Religion were second on the bill, behind David Bowie
Other bands that appeared included Iggy Pop, Pulp, Heather Nova, Frank Black, Crown of Thorns and Placebo
June 24, 1996 Stuttgart Congresszentrum B Support from No Fun At All
June 25, 1996 Linz Austria Posthof
June 26, 1996 Berlin Germany Treptow Arena
June 27, 1996 Roskilde Denmark Festivalpladsen Part of the Roskilde Festival
Out of the 43 bands playing, Bad Religion were 20th on the list, behind Björk, David Bowie, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Patti Smith, Neil Young and Crazy Horse, Cui Jian Band, Cocteau Twins, Cypress Hill, D-A-D, Grant Lee Buffalo, Khaled, Ministry, Alanis Morissette, Pulp, Rage Against the Machine, Sepultura, Slayer and Baaba Maal
Other acts included Black Grape, Bush, Chumbawamba, The Fall, The Flaming Lips, Front Line Assembly, H-Blockx, Massive Attack, Moby, Heather Nova, Joan Osborne, Paradise Lost, The Presidents of the United States of America, Fred Schneider, Skunk Anansie, Sugar Ray, Taraf de Haïdouks, Tindersticks, Toots and the Maytals, Tortoise, Type O Negative and Underworld
June 29, 1996 Oslo Norway Isle of Calf Festival
June 30, 1996 Dortmund Germany Westfalenhallen
July 2, 1996 Nottingham United Kingdom Rock City Cancelled due to the band's annoyance with the British promoters
July 3, 1996 Glasgow Barrowlands
July 4, 1996 London Brixton Academy
July 6, 1996 Bremen Germany Uniseegelände Part of the Hard Pop Days festival
Bad Religion headlined with the bands Die Fantastischen Vier, Biohazard, Selig, Such a Surge, Deine Lakaien, GZA/Genius, Millencolin, The Flaming Lips, Dead Moon, Dub War, No Doubt, among others on the line-up
July 7, 1996 Tallinn Estonia Lauluväljak Bad Religion's first show in Estonia
July 8, 1996 Winterthur Switzerland Eulachhalle
July 10, 1996 Rome Italy Stadio Olimpico Part of the Live Link Festival
Sex Pistols headlined
Other bands that played included: Iggy Pop, Slayer, Massive Attack, Sepultura, Frank Black, Paradise Lost and Moloko
July 11, 1996 Milan Arena Spettacoli Parco The same line-up as the July 10th date
July 13, 1996 Athens Greece Drapetsona Dock Part of the Rock of Gods festival
Bad Religion's first show in Greece
Bad Religion played the Saturday night and were third on the line-up, behind Violent Femmes and The Jesus and Mary Chain
Other acts included Paradise Lost, Dead Moon and Bokomolech
July 14, 1996 Escalarre Spain El Pla de Santa Maria Part of the Doctor Music Festival
Other acts at the festival included David Bowie, Suede, Sepultura, Blur, Iggy Pop and Lou Reed
North American Leg II[7]
September 6, 1996 Miami Beach United States Club Nu Support from Goldfinger and Subliminal Criminal
September 7, 1996 Melbourne Holiday Pavilion
September 8, 1996 Jacksonville Shades
September 10, 1996 Winston-Salem Ziggy's
September 11, 1996 Raleigh Button South
September 12, 1996 Miami Beach Club Nu
September 13, 1996 Asbury Park Stone Pony
September 14, 1996 Port Chester Capitol Theatre Support from Goldfinger
September 15, 1996 Danbury Tuxedo Junction
September 17, 1996 Syracuse Lost Horizon
September 18, 1996 Buffalo Ogden St. Concert Hall Support from Goldfinger and Weston
September 19, 1996 Pittsburgh Metropol Club
September 20, 1996 Columbus Newport Music Hall
September 21, 1996 Milwaukee The Rave
September 25, 1996 Palo Alto The Edge
September 26, 1996 Los Angeles The Palace Support by Samiam and Swingin' Utters
September 27, 1996 Support by Down by Law and Sucker Punch
September 28, 1996 Support by The Meatmen and Screw 32
Asian Leg[8]
November 12, 1996 Tokyo Japan Akasaka Blitz
November 13, 1996
November 15, 1996 Niigata Faze
November 16, 1996 Nagano Matsumoto Hall
November 18, 1996 Fukuoka Crossing Hall
November 19, 1996 Osaka Imperial Hall
November 21, 1996 Nagoya Diamond Hall
November 22, 1996 Sapporo Penny Lane 24
South American Leg[9]
November 29, 1996 Rio de Janeiro Brazil Praça da Apoteose Bad Religion's first show in Brazil
Part of the Close Up Planet Festival
Other acts included Sex Pistols, Cypress Hill, Silverchair, Spacehog, Marky Ramone and the Intruders, among others
November 30, 1996 São Paulo Ibirapuera Park Part of the Close Up Planet Festival
The line-up was the same as the Rio de Janeiro show
December 1, 1996 Curitiba Aeroanta Support from Resist Control
Australian Leg[10]
February 14, 1997 Melbourne Australia Palace Theatre Bad Religion's first show in Australia
Support from SNFU
February 15, 1997
February 16, 1997 Adelaide Thebarton Theatre
February 17, 1997 Perth Metro City
February 19, 1997 Canberra Australian National University
February 21, 1997 Brisbane Brisbane Festival Hall
February 22, 1997 Sydney Selinas
February 23, 1997 The Metro Theatre

Band members

References

  1. ↑ MTV | The Answer | The Bad Religion - Page Since 1995
  2. ↑ Bad Religion - Interview German TV 1996 - YouTube
  3. ↑ Tested (album) | The Answer | The Bad Religion Page - Since 1995
  4. ↑ 1996 - The Gray Race - European Tour 1st leg | Tours & shows | The Bad Religion Page - Since 1995
  5. ↑ 1996 - The Gray Race - North American Tour 1st leg | Tours & shows | The Bad Religion Page - Since 1995
  6. ↑ 1996 - The Gray Race - European Tour 2nd leg | Tours & shows | The Bad Religion Page - Since 1995
  7. ↑ 1996 - The Gray Race - North American Tour 2nd leg | Tours & shows | The Bad Religion Page - Since 1995
  8. ↑ 1996 - The Gray Race - Japan Tour | Tours & shows | The Bad Religion Page - Since 1995
  9. ↑ 1996 - The Gray Race - South American Tour | Tours & shows | The Bad Religion Page - Since 1995
  10. ↑ 1997 - The Gray Race - Australian Tour | Tours & shows | The Bad Religion Page - Since 1995
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