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Mercenaries of Metal Tour Associated album Ram It Down Start date 7 May 1988 End date 23 October 1988 No. of shows105
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 . Unlike their other tours of the 1980s, 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, Netherlands 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]
"The Hellion / Electric Eye "
"Metal Gods"
"Sinner"
"Breaking the Law "
"Come and Get It"
"I'm a Rocker"
"The Sentinel"
"The Ripper "
"Beyond the Realms of Death "
"Some Heads Are Gonna Roll "
"Turbo Lover " (Added on July 20, 1988)
"Ram It Down "
"Heavy Metal"
"Victim of Changes "
"The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown) "
"Johnny B. Goode " (Dropped after May 26, 1988)
"Living After Midnight "
"Hell Bent for Leather"
"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 1988
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Roxy Club
European leg
7 May 1988
Stockholm
Sweden
Isstadion
8 May 1988
Gothenburg
Frölundaborg
9 May 1988
Oslo
Norway
Skedsmohallen
10 May 1988
Copenhagen
Denmark
K.B. Hallen
12 May 1988
Berlin
Germany
Deutschlandhalle
14 May 1988
Zwolle
Netherlands
IJsselhallen
15 May 1988
Brussels
Belgium
Forest National
16 May 1988
Paris
France
Le Zénith
18 May 1988
Toulouse
Palais des Sports de Toulouse
20 May 1988
Barcelona
Spain
Palau dels Esports de Barcelona
21 May 1988
San Sebastián
Velódromo de Anoeta
22 May 1988
Madrid
Auditorio de la Casa de Campo
23 May 1988
26 May 1988
Milan
Italy
Palatrussardi
27 May 1988
Florence
Palasport
29 May 1988
Lausanne
Switzerland
CIG de Malley
31 May 1988
Würzburg
Germany
Carl Diem Halle
1 June 1988
Ludwigshafen
Friedrich-Ebert-Halle
2 June 1988
Munich
Olympiahalle
4 June 1988
Jübek
Sandbahn-Stadion
5 June 1988
Oldenburg
Weser-Ems Halle
7 June 1988
Offenbach am Main
Stadthalle Offenbach
8 June 1988
Ulm
Halle 10
9 June 1988
Böblingen
Sporthalle
10 June 1988
Cologne
Sporthalle
12 June 1988
Birmingham
United Kingdom
Powerhouse
13 June 1988
London
Hammersmith Odeon
14 June 1988
16 June 1988
Leicester
De Montfort Hall
17 June 1988
Edinburgh
Edinburgh Playhouse
18 June 1988
Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle City Hall
19 June 1988
Manchester
Manchester Apollo
21 June 1988
Newport
Newport Centre
22 June 1988
Sheffield
Sheffield City Hall
North American leg
20 July 1988
Montreal
Canada
Montreal Forum
22 July 1988
Toronto
CNE Grandstand
24 July 1988
Ottawa, Ontario
Ottawa Civic Centre
26 July 1988
Worcester, Massachusetts
United States
Worcester Centrum
27 July 1988
Middletown, New York
Orange County Fairgrounds
28 July 1988
Uniondale, New York
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
29 July 1988
East Rutherford, New Jersey
Meadowlands Arena
30 July 1988
Uniondale, New York
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
31 July 1988
Providence, Rhode Island
Providence Civic Center
2 August 1988
Philadelphia
Spectrum
5 August 1988
Saratoga, New York
Saratoga Performing Arts Center [ 9]
6 August 1988
Rochester, New York
Rochester Community War Memorial
7 August 1988
New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven Coliseum
8 August 1988
Binghamton, New York
Broome County Arena
10 August 1988
Hershey, Pennsylvania
Hersheypark Stadium [ 9]
11 August 1988
Buffalo, New York
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
12 August 1988
Landover, Maryland
Capital Center
13 August 1988
14 August 1988
Hampton, Virginia
Hampton Coliseum
15 August 1988
Columbus, Ohio
Ohio Center
16 August 1988
Dayton, Ohio
Hara Arena
17 August 1988
Richfield, Ohio
Richfield Coliseum
19 August 1988
Toledo, Ohio
Toledo Sports Arena
20 August 1988
Auburn Hills, Michigan
The Palace of Auburn Hills
21 August 1988
Charlevoix, Michigan
Castle Farms
23 August 1988
Indianapolis
Market Square Arena
24 August 1988
Chicago
Rosemont Horizon
26 August 1988
Milwaukee
Mecca Arena
27 August 1988
Minneapolis
Met Center
28 August 1988
East Troy, Wisconsin
Alpine Valley Music Theatre
29 August 1988
Bonner Springs, Kansas
Sandstone Amphitheater [ 9]
30 August 1988
St. Louis, Missouri
Kiel Auditorium
3 September 1988
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh Civic Arena
8 September 1988
Greensboro, North Carolina
Greensboro Coliseum
9 September 1988
Charlotte, North Carolina
Charlotte Coliseum
10 September 1988
Nashville, Tennessee
Starwood Amphitheatre
11 September 1988
Birmingham, Alabama
Boutwell Auditorium
13 September 1988
Memphis, Tennessee
Mid-South Coliseum
14 September 1988
Atlanta
Omni Coliseum
16 September 1988
Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville Coliseum
17 September 1988
Lakeland, Florida
Lakeland Civic Center
18 September 1988
Pembroke Pines, Florida
Hollywood Sportatorium
20 September 1988
Shreveport, Louisiana
Hirsch Memorial Coliseum
21 September 1988
New Orleans
Lakefront Arena
23 September 1988
Houston
The Summit
24 September 1988
Dallas
Starplex Amphitheatre
25 September 1988
San Antonio
HemisFair Arena
27 September 1988
Austin, Texas
Frank Erwin Center
28 September 1988
Lubbock, Texas
Lubbock Municipal Coliseum
29 September 1988
El Paso, Texas
El Paso County Coliseum
30 September 1988
Reno, Nevada
Lawlor Events Center
1 October 1988
Salt Lake City
Salt Palace
2 October 1988
Denver
McNichols Sports Arena
4 October 1988
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Tingley Coliseum
6 October 1988
Chandler, Arizona
Compton Terrace
7 October 1988
San Francisco, California
Cow Palace
8 October 1988
9 October 1988
Sacramento, California
Cal Expo Amphitheater
10 October 1988
Mountain View, California
Shoreline Amphitheatre
11 October 1988
Fresno, California
Selland Arena
12 October 1988
San Diego
San Diego Sports Arena
13 October 1988
Los Angeles
The Forum
14 October 1988
15 October 1988
Laguna Hills, California
Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre
16 October 1988
18[ 9] October 1988
Spokane, Washington
Spokane Coliseum
19 October 1988
Seattle
Seattle Center Coliseum
20 October 1988
Portland, Oregon
Portland Coliseum
22 October 1988
Vancouver
Canada
Pacific Coliseum
Personnel
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