Fuel for Life Tour
Tour by Judas Priest | |
Associated album | Turbo |
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Start date | 2 May 1986 |
End date | 16 December 1986 |
No. of shows | 105 |
Judas Priest concert chronology | |
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The Fuel for Life Tour was a 1986 concert tour by English heavy metal band Judas Priest, to support their album Turbo.
Recordings
The band's second live album Priest...Live! and their DVD set Electric Eye feature performances recorded at The Omni, Atlanta, Georgia on 15 June 1986 and the Reunion Arena, Dallas, Texas on 27 June 1986. The 30th anniversary edition of Turbo, released in 2017, features a 2-disc live recorded performance from the 22 May 1986 show at Sandstone Amphitheater in Bonner Springs, Kansas. Other official live recordings include "Desert Plains" (Point of Entry bonus track), "Locked In" (Turbo bonus track), "Hell Bent for Leather" (Priest... Live! bonus track), "Private Property" ("Parental Guidance" b-side) and "Love Bites" (Metalogy), all recorded at Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri, on 23 May 1986.
The video documentary Heavy Metal Parking Lot was recorded prior to the Judas Priest concert at the Capital Centre, on 31 May 1986.
Production
The stage design featured several platforms resembling futuristic, sleek, mechanical parts. At the back of the stage was a large robot prop with mechanical arms that would lift the band's guitarists and Rob Halford during performances.
During the North American leg of the tour, the band had hired a drum technician, Jonathan Valen, to operate electronic drumming equipment and a sample trigger for backing vocals and some guitar effects. Due to the limitations of technology at the time, these devices required a person to operate them manually.[1]
Setlist
The average setlist was as follows.[2] The setlist predominantly featured songs released in the 1980s, particularly omitting all pre-Killing Machine material, except "Victim of Changes". On early US dates, the Turbo song "Hot for Love" and Point of Entry's "Desert Plains" were performed, while "Parental Guidance" was omitted. The Fuel For Life tour also included some of the few Judas Priest shows where "Victim of Changes" was left off the set list.[3]
- "Out in the Cold"
- "Locked In"
- "Heading Out to the Highway"
- "Metal Gods"
- "Breaking the Law"
- "Love Bites"
- "Some Heads Are Gonna Roll"
- "The Sentinel"
- "Hot For Love" (dropped after May 12, 1986)
- "Private Property"
- "Desert Plains" (replaced by "Parental Guidance" after August 12, 1986)
- "Rock You All Around the World"
- "The Hellion / Electric Eye"
- "Turbo Lover"
- "Freewheel Burning"
- "Victim of Changes"
- "The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown)"
- "Living After Midnight"
- "You've Got Another Thing Comin'"
- "Hell Bent for Leather"
On the last night of the tour "Screaming for Vengeance" and "Diamonds and Rust" were also played.
Tour dates
The venues and events of the tour were located in North America, Europe and, Japan.[3][4][5] They were supported by Dokken on the American leg, Bon Jovi on the Canadian tour dates from 14 to 27 July, Krokus on 6 and 8 August, Loudness on 31 August, and Warlock on the European leg.[4]
Boxscore
City | Venue | Tickets sold / available | Gross revenue |
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Albuquerque | Tingley Coliseum | 8,256 / 10,656[6] | $118,033 |
Denver | Coliseum | 8,610 / 12,500[6] | $136,814 |
Phoenix | Compton Terrace | 11,263 / 13,289[6] | $160,610 |
Laguna Hills | Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre | 14,954 / 15,000 [7] | $180,219 |
San Diego | Sports Arena | 11,377 / 11,377[7] | $157,234 |
Los Angeles | LA Sports Arena | 19,917/ 19,917[7] | $323,224 |
Oakland | Oakland Coliseum | 14,453 / 14,453[7] | $214,710 |
Sacramento | Cal Expo Amphitheater | 7,400 / 12,200[7] | $122,100 |
Tacoma | Tacoma Dome | 19,529 / 20,000[7] | $312,464 |
Kalamazoo | Wings Stadium | 6,623 / 8,113[8] | $92,722 |
Dayton | Hara Arena | 8,000 / 8,000[8] | $104,916 |
Richfield | Coliseum | 11,551 / 18,000[8] | $161,714 |
Landover | Capitol Centre | 17,348 / 17,348[8] | $251,546 |
Philadelphia | Spectrum | 14,009 / 14,009[8] | $195,566 |
Providence | Civic Center | 9,143 / 9,784 [9] | $119,137 |
Worcester | The Centrum | 11,110 / 12,150[10] | $145,174 |
Charlotte | Coliseum | 7,716 / 12,900[10] | $108,503 |
Atlanta | The Omni | 7,225 / 17,037[10] | $108,375 |
Dallas | Reunion Arena | 14,121 / 19,000[11] | $221,210 |
Pittsburgh | Civic Arena | 7,002 / 12,500[12] | $96,277 |
Cincinnati | Gardens | 5,987 / 9,500[13] | $83,152 |
Detroit | Joe Louis Arena | 8,850 / 12,000[13] | $132,750 |
Biloxi | Mississippi Coast Coliseum | 7,881 / 10,000[12] | $114,275 |
Baltimore | Civic Center | 8,815 / 13,641[14] | $123,961 |
Toronto | CNE Grandstand | 13,780 / 15,000[15] | $217,724 |
Personnel
- Rob Halford – lead vocals
- Glenn Tipton – guitar
- K.K. Downing – guitar
- Ian Hill – bass
- Dave Holland – drums
- Jonathan Valen – electric drummer technician (American leg)
- Jim Silvia – tour manager
- Mick Double – production manager
- Patricia La Magna – production assistant (American leg)
- Jayne Andrews – production assistant (European leg)
- Tom McPhillips – stage design
References
- ^ Fuel for Life with Judas Priest – Jonathan Valen.com Archived 16 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ^ Judas Priest Average Setlists of year: 1986 | setlist.fm Archived 16 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
- ^ a b JUDAS PRIEST INFO PAGES – TURBO Archived 18 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 9 May 2014
- ^ a b Tourdates From The Past Archived 27 December 2011 at the Wayback Machine on jugulator.net. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
- ^ The French Metallian – 1986 tour dates Archived 22 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
- ^ a b c Billboard, Vol. 98, Num. 21, 24 may 1986. 24 May 1986.
- ^ a b c d e f Billboard, Vol. 98, Num. 22, 31 may 1986. 31 May 1986.
- ^ a b c d e Billboard, Vol. 98, Num. 24, 14 June 1986. 14 June 1986.
- ^ Billboard, Vol. 98, Num. 25, 21 June 1986. 21 June 1986.
- ^ a b c Billboard, Vol. 98, Num. 26, 28 June 1986. 28 June 1986.
- ^ "Billboard, Vol. 98, Num. 29, 19 july 1986". 19 July 1986.
- ^ a b Billboard, Vol. 98, Num. 36, 6 september 1986. 6 September 1986.
- ^ a b "Billboard, Vol. 98, Num. 34, 23 august 1986". 23 August 1986.
- ^ Billboard, Vol. 98, Num. 37, 13 September 1986. 13 September 1986.
- ^ "Billboard, Vol. 98, Num. 38, 20 September 1986". 20 September 1986.
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