1988 Tour
05/07/1988 - 06/22/1988
35 Shows

 TOUR

 1988 Tour
07/20/1988 - 10/22/1988
70 Shows

1988 || Mercenaries Of Metal Tour

BAND MEMBERS

  • Rob Halford: Vocals
  • Glenn Tipton : Guitar
  • K.K. Downing: Guitar
  • Ian Hill: Bass Guitar
  • Dave Holland: Drums

TOUR PERSONNEL

  • Tour Manager: Jim Silvia

The atmospheric drones of the familiar "Blood Red Skies" intro sound throughout the auditorium. Anticipation fills the air. Then, where the acoustic guitars should come in, the familiar chord sequence is indeed pumped through the P.A., only it is the similar-sounding electric blast of "The Hellion". Soon the band (minus Rob) emerges onto the stage to blast into "Electric Eye". The Metal God himself is lowered from the lighting rafters in a steel cage: "Up here in space, I'm looking down on you"...

SETLIST:

  • Colored Titles From Current Album

European/British Tour

Typical Setlist

  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. Living After Midnight
  14. Hell Bent for Leather [Encore]
  15. You've Got Another Thing Coming [Encore]

Songs Played Sparingly

  1. Beyond the Realms of Death
  2. The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown)
  3. Johnny B. Goode
  4. Freewheel Burning
DATE VENUE CITY, STATE COUNTRY OPENER BOOTLEG NOTES
Warm-Up Shows: [1 Show]
04/03 Roxy Club Amsterdam Netherlands      
Other Dates Were Performed. This Date Is Famous For Being where the footage for the Johnny B. Goode video was shot.
Headlining European Tour: [16 Shows]
05/07 Isstadion Stockholm Sweden Bonfire Audio Exists  
05/08 Fr lundaborg Gothenburg Sweden Bonfire Audio Exists  
05/09 Skedsmohallen Oslo Norway Bonfire Audio Exists  
05/10 KB Hallen Copenhagen Denmark Bonfire Audio Exists  
05/12 Deutschlandhalle Berlin East Germany Bonfire Audio Exists  
05/14 Ijsselhall Zwolle Holland Bonfire Audio Exists  
05/15 Forest National Brussels Belgium Bonfire Audio Exists  
05/16 Le Zenith Paris France Bonfire Audio Exists  
05/17 Ram It Down Is Released Worldwide
05/18 Palais des Sport Toulouse France Bonfire Audio Exists  
05/20 Sport Palace Barcelona Spain Bonfire Audio Exists  
05/21 Velodromo Anoeta San Sebastian Spain Bonfire Audio Exists  
05/22 Palacio des Deportes Madrid Spain Bonfire    
05/23
05/26 Palatrussardi Milan Italy Bonfire Audio Exists  
05/27 Palasport Florence Italy Bonfire Audio Exists  
05/29 Patinoire de Malley Lausanne Switzerland Bonfire Audio Exists  
Headlining Germany Tour: [9 Shows]
05/31 Carl Diem Halle W rzburg West Germany Bonfire    
06/01 Elbert Halle Ludwigshafen West Germany Bonfire    
06/02 Rudisedlmayer Munchen West Germany Bonfire    
06/03 Olympiahalle Munich West Germany Bonfire    
06/04 Open Air Festival L beck West Germany Bonfire Video Exists  
06/05 Weser Ems Halle Oldenburg West Germany Bonfire Audio Exists  
06/07 Stadthalle Offenbach West Germany Bonfire Audio Exists  
06/08 Halle 10 Ulm West Germany Bonfire Audio Exists  
06/09 Boeblingen Sporthalle Stuttgart West Germany Bonfire Audio Exists  
06/10 Sporthalle K ln West Germany Bonfire Audio Exists  
Headlining British Tour: [9 Shows]
06/12 Powerhouse Birmingham England Cinderella Audio Exists  
06/13 Hammersmith Odeon Theatre London England Cinderella Audio Exists Both Shows  
06/14
06/16 De Montford Hall Leicester England Cinderella Audio Exists  
06/17 Playhouse Theatre Edinburgh Scotland Cinderella Audio Exists  
06/18 City Hall Newcastle-upon-Tyne England Cinderella Audio Exists  
06/19 Apollo Theatre Manchester England Cinderella Audio Exists  
06/21 Centre Newport England Cinderella Audio Exists  
06/22 City Hall Sheffield England Cinderella    

1988 || Mercenaries Of Metal Tour

BAND MEMBERS

  • Rob Halford: Vocals
  • Glenn Tipton : Guitar
  • K.K. Downing: Guitar
  • Ian Hill: Bass Guitar
  • Dave Holland: Drums

TOUR PERSONNEL

  • Tour Manager: Jim Silvia

SETLIST:

  • Colored Titles From Current Album

North American Tour

Typical Setlist

  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. Turbo Lover
  11. Ram It Down
  12. Heavy Metal
  13. Victim of Changes
  14. The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown)
  15. Living After Midnight
  16. Hell Bent for Leather [Encore]
  17. You've Got Another Thing Coming [Encore]

Songs Played Sparingly

  1. Beyond the Realms of Death
  2. Freewheel Burning
DATE VENUE CITY, STATE COUNTRY OPENER BOOTLEG NOTES
Headlining North American Tour: [70 Shows]
07/22 CNE Grandstands Toronto Canada Cinderella    
07/23 Maple Leaf Gardens Toronto Canada Cinderella Audio Exists  
07/24 Broome County Arena Binghampton, NY USA Cinderella Audio Exists  
07/24 Civic Center Ottawa Canada Cinderella Audio Exists  
07/26 Centrum Worchester, MA USA Cinderella    
07/27 Orange County Fairgrounds Middletown, NY USA Cinderella    
07/28 Nassau Coliseum Uniondale, NY USA Cinderella    
07/29 Meadowlands Arena East Rutherford, NJ USA Cinderella Audio Exists  
07/30 Nassau Coliseum Uniondale, NY USA Cinderella Audio Exists  
07/31 Civic Center Providence, RI USA Cinderella    
08/02 The Spectrum Philadelphia, PA USA Cinderella Audio Exists  
08/05 S.P.A.C. Saratoga Springs, NY USA Cinderella Audio Exists  
08/06 War Memorial Rochester, NY USA Cinderella    
08/07 New Haven Coliseum New Haven, CT USA Cinderella Audio Exists  
08/08 Broome County Arena Binghamton, NY USA Cinderella    
08/09 Memorial Coliseum Buffalo, NY USA Cinderella    
08/10 Hersheypark Stadium Hershey, PA USA Cinderella    
08/12 Capital Centre Landover, MD USA Cinderella    
08/13 Capitol Center Largo, MD USA Cinderella Audio Exists  
08/14 Coliseum Hampton, VA USA Cinderella    
08/15 Ohio Center Columbus, OH USA Cinderella    
08/16 Hara Arena Dayton, OH USA Cinderella    
08/17 Richfield Coliseum Cleveland, OH USA Cinderella    
08/19 Toledo Sports Arena Toledo, OH USA Cinderella    
08/20 The Palace Detroit, MI USA Cinderella Audio Exists  
08/21 Castle Farms Music Center Charlevoix, MI USA Cinderella    
08/23 Market Square Arena Indianapolis, IN USA Cinderella    
08/24 Rosemont Horizon Chicago, IL USA Cinderella Audio Exists  
08/26 Alpine Valley Music Theatre East Troy, WI USA Cinderella    
08/27 Metrocenter Minneapolis, MN USA Cinderella    
08/29 Bonner Springs Kansas City, KS USA Cinderella    
08/30 Kiel Auditorium St. Louis, MO USA Cinderella Audio Exists King Biscuit Broadcast
09/08 Coliseum Greensboro, NC USA Cinderella    
09/09 Coliseum Charlotte, NC USA Cinderella    
09/10 Starwood Amphitheater Nashville, TN USA Cinderella    
09/11 Boutwell Auditorium Birmingham, AL USA Cinderella    
09/13 Midsouth Coliseum Memphis, TN USA Cinderella    
09/14 The Omni Atlanta, GA USA Cinderella    
09/16 Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, FL USA Cinderella    
09/17 Civic Center Lakeland, FL USA Cinderella    
09/18 Sportatorium Hollywood, FL USA Cinderella Audio & Video Exists This was the final show at the Sportatorium before it was torn down.
09/20 The Coliseum Shreveport, LA USA Cinderella    
09/21 Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA USA Cinderella    
09/23 The Summit Houston, TX USA Cinderella    
09/24 Starplex Amphitheatre Dallas, TX USA Cinderella    
09/25 Convention Center Arena San Antonio, TX USA Cinderella    
09/27 Frank Irwin Center Austin, TX USA Cinderella Audio Exists  
09/28 Coliseum Lubbock, TX USA Cinderella Audio Exists  
09/29 Country Colsieum El Paso, TX USA Cinderella    
09/30 Lawlor Events Center Reno, NV USA Cinderella    
It was here that the members of Judas Priest were served a summons to appear in an up-coming trial, which became the infamous double-suicide case wherein Judas Priest and CBS Records were brought up on charges of causing the deaths through subliminal messages planted in their STAINED CLASS album...
10/01 Salt Palace Salt Lake City, UT USA Cinderella    
10/02 McNichols Arena Denver, CO USA Cinderella    
10/04 Tingley Coliseum Albuquerque, NM USA Cinderella   Audio Exists
10/06 Veterans Memorial Coliseum Phoenix, AZ USA Cinderella    
10/07 Cow Palace San Francisco, CA USA Cinderella Audio Exists from the 8th  
10/08
10/09 Shoreline Amphitheater Mountain View, CA USA Cinderella Audio Exists  
10/11 Selland Arena Fresno, CA USA Cinderella    
10/12 Sports Arena San Diego, CA USA Cinderella Audio Exists  
10/13 Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA USA Cinderella    
10/14
10/15 Irvine Meadows Laguna Hills, CA USA Cinderella    
10/16
10/18 Coliseum Spokane, WA USA Cinderella    
10/19 Center Coliseum Seattle, WA USA Cinderella Audio Exists  
10/22 PNE Coliseum Vancouver Canada Cinderella    
10/23 Portland Coliseum Portland, OR USA Cinderella Audio Exists