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Perfect Strangers Tour
Tour by Deep Purple
Associated albumPerfect Strangers
Start dateNovember 27, 1984
End dateAugust 24, 1985
No. of shows93 (95 scheduled)
Deep Purple concert chronology
  • Come Taste The Band Tour
    (1975-76)
  • Perfect Strangers Tour
    (1984–1985)
  • The House of Blue Light Tour
    (1987–1988)

The Perfect Strangers Tour was a concert tour by British hard rock band Deep Purple. It was the first tour from the band since 1976 and the first to feature the classic Mark II lineup since 1973. The tour was in support of their first album together in over 11 years Perfect Strangers. The tour was a massive success; out-grossing every touring artist of 1985 with the exception of Bruce Springsteen.

Personnel

Tour Dates

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Date City Country Venue
Oceania
27 November 1984 Perth Australia Perth Entertainment Centre
30 November 1984 Adelaide Memorial Drive Park
1 December 1984 Auckland New Zealand Western Springs Stadium
2 December 1984
4 December 1984 Wellington Wellington Athletic Park
5 December 1984 Canberra Australia National Indoor Sports Centre
7 December 1984 Christchurch New Zealand QE2 Stadium
9 December 1984 Brisbane Australia Brisbane Festival Hall
10 December 1984
12 December 1984 Sydney Sydney Entertainment Centre
13 December 1984
14 December 1984
16 December 1984 Melbourne Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre
17 December 1984
18 December 1984
North America
18 January 1985 Odessa United States Ector County Coliseum
19 January 1985 Amarillo Amarillo Civic Center
20 January 1985 Valley Center Britt Brown Arena
24 January 1985 Houston The Summit
25 January 1985 Dallas Reunion Arena
26 January 1985 San Antonio HemisFair Arena
28 January 1985 El Paso El Paso County Coliseum
31 January 1985 Daly City Cow Palace
1 February 1985 Long Beach Long Beach Arena
2 February 1985
4 February 1985 Phoenix Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
5 February 1985 San Diego San Diego Sports Arena
7 February 1985 Albuquerque Tingley Coliseum
8 February 1985 Denver McNichols Sports Arena
12 February 1985 St. Louis Kiel Auditorium
13 February 1985 Kansas City Kemper Arena
15 February 1985 Bloomington Met Center
16 February 1985 Chicago UIC Pavilion
17 February 1985
19 February 1985 Detroit Joe Louis Arena
20 February 1985 Richfield Richfield Coliseum
21 February 1985
23 February 1985 Philadelphia The Spectrum
24 February 1985 Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Civic Arena
26 February 1985 New Haven New Haven Coliseum
28 February, 1985 Worcester The Centrum
2 March 1985
3 March 1985
4 March 1985 Providence Providence Civic Center
5 March 1985
9 March 1985 East Rutherford Brendan Byrne Arena
11 March 1985 Detroit Joe Louis Arena
12 March 1985 Cincinnati Cincinnati Gardens
13 March 1985 Indianapolis Market Square Arena
15 March 1985 Jacksonville Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum
16 March 1985 Pembroke Pines Hollywood Sportatorium
17 March 1985 Lakeland Lakeland Civic Center
25 March 1985 East Rutherford Brendan Byrne Arena
26 March 1985 Philadelphia The Spectrum
28 March 1985 Ottawa Canada Ottawa Civic Centre
29 March 1985 Quebec City Colisée de Quebec
31 March 1985 Montreal Montreal Forum
1 April 1985 Toronto Maple Leaf Gardens
3 April 1985 St. Paul United States St. Paul Civic Center
6 April 1985 Vancouver Canada Pacific Coliseum
8 April 1985 Portland United States Portland Memorial Coliseum
9 April 1985 Tacoma Tacoma Dome
3 May 1985 Honolulu Neal S. Blaisdell Center
Japan
8 May 1985 Osaka Japan Osaka Castle Hall
9 May 1985
11 May 1985 Nagoya Nagoya International Exhibition Hall
13 May 1985 Tokyo Nippon Budokan
14 May 1985
15 May 1985
16 May 1985
Europe
14 June 1985 Stockholm Sweden Johanneshovs Isstadion
15 June 1985
16 June 1985
18 June 1985 Malmö Malmö Isstadion
The Return of the Knebworth Fayre
22 June 1985 Knebworth England Knebworth Park
Europe
24 June 1985 Genk Belgium Limburghal
26 June 1985 Vienna Austria Wiener Stadthalle
27 June 1985
The Deep Purple Open Air '85
29 June 1985 Mannheim Germany Maimarktgelände
6 July 1985 Nuremberg Zeppelinfeld
Europe
8 July 1985 Paris France Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
9 July 1985
11 July 1985 Nice Stade de l'Ouest
13 July 1985 Zürich Switzerland Hallenstadion
14 July 1985
16 July 1985 Barcelona Spain Estadio Narcís Sala
17 July 1985 Madrid Estadio Rayo Valencano
North America
14 August 1985 Columbia United States Merriweather Post Pavilion
15 August 1985 Niagara Falls Niagara Falls Convention and Civic Center
17 August 1985 East Troy Alpine Valley Music Theatre
18 August 1985 Flint Atwood Stadium
20 August 1985 Rochester Rochester Community War Memorial
24 August 1985 Dallas Texxas Jam

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