Mercenaries of Metal Tour

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.

Mercenaries of Metal Tour
Tour by Judas Priest
Associated albumRam It Down
Start date7 May 1988
End date23 October 1988
No. of shows105
Judas Priest concert chronology

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. "Beyond the Realms of Death"
  10. "Some Heads Are Gonna Roll"
  11. "Turbo Lover" (Added on July 20, 1988)
  12. "Ram It Down"
  13. "Heavy Metal"
  14. "Victim of Changes"
  15. "The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown)"
  16. "Johnny B. Goode" (Dropped after May 26, 1988)
  17. "Living After Midnight"
  18. "Hell Bent for Leather"
  19. "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
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 1988JübekSandbahn-Stadion
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 1988MontrealCanadaMontreal Forum
22 July 1988TorontoCNE Grandstand
24 July 1988OttawaOttawa Civic Centre
26 July 1988WorcesterUnited StatesWorcester Centrum
27 July 1988MiddletownOrange County Fairgrounds
28 July 1988UniondaleNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
29 July 1988East RutherfordMeadowlands Arena
30 July 1988UniondaleNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
31 July 1988ProvidenceProvidence Civic Center
2 August 1988PhiladelphiaSpectrum
5 August 1988SaratogaSaratoga Performing Arts Center[9]
6 August 1988RochesterRochester Community War Memorial
7 August 1988New HavenNew Haven Coliseum
8 August 1988 Binghamton Broome County Arena
10 August 1988HersheyHersheypark Stadium[9]
11 August 1988 Buffalo Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
12 August 1988LandoverCapital Centre
13 August 1988
14 August 1988HamptonHampton Coliseum
15 August 1988ColumbusOhio Center
16 August 1988DaytonHara Arena
17 August 1988RichfieldRichfield Coliseum
19 August 1988ToledoToledo Sports Arena
20 August 1988Auburn HIllsThe Palace of Auburn Hills
21 August 1988ClarkstonCastle Farms
23 August 1988IndianapolisMarket Square Arena
24 August 1988ChicagoRosemont Horizon
26 August 1988MilwaukeeMecca Arena
27 August 1988MinneapolisMet Center
28 August 1988East TroyAlpine Valley Music Theatre
29 August 1988Bonner SpringsSandstone Amphitheater[9]
30 August 1988St. LouisKiel Auditorium
3 September 1988 Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Civic Arena
8 September 1988GreensboroGreensboro Coliseum
9 September 1988CharlotteCharlotte Coliseum
10 September 1988NashvilleStarwood Amphitheatre
11 September 1988 Birmingham Boutwell Auditorium
13 September 1988MemphisMid-South Coliseum
14 September 1988AtlantaOmni Coliseum
16 September 1988JacksonvilleJacksonville Coliseum
17 September 1988LakelandLakeland Civic Center
18 September 1988Pembroke PinesHollywood Sportatorium
20 September 1988ShreveportHirsch Memorial Coliseum
21 September 1988New OrleansLakefront Arena
23 September 1988HoustonThe Summit
24 September 1988DallasStarplex Amphitheatre
25 September 1988San AntonioHemisFair Arena
27 September 1988AustinFrank Erwin Center
28 September 1988LubbockLubbock Municipal Coliseum
29 September 1988El PasoEl Paso County Coliseum
30 September 1988 Reno Lawlor Events Center
1 October 1988Salt Lake CitySalt Palace
2 October 1988DenverMcNichols Sports Arena
4 October 1988AlbuquerqueTingley Coliseum
6 October 1988ChandlerCompton Terrace
7 October 1988San FranciscoCow Palace
8 October 1988
9 October 1988 Sacramento Cal Expo Amphitheater
10 October 1988Mountain ViewShoreline Amphitheatre
11 October 1988FresnoSelland Arena
12 October 1988San DiegoSan Diego Sports Arena
13 October 1988Los AngelesThe Forum
14 October 1988
15 October 1988Laguna HillsIrvine Meadows Amphitheatre
16 October 1988
18[9] October 1988SpokaneSpokane Coliseum
19 October 1988SeattleSeattle Center Coliseum
20 October 1988PortlandPortland Coliseum
22 October 1988VancouverCanadaPacific Coliseum

Personnel

References
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  2. Judas Priest Covered Songs and Artists – Mercenaries of Metal | setlist.fm Archived 19 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
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  4. "Judas Priest – Beyond the Realms of Death, San Diego 1988" Archived 15 June 2016 at the Wayback Machine. YouTube, 29 January 2010. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
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