Building Empires Tour

1990–92 concert tour by Queensrÿche

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Building Empires TourTour by Queensrÿche

Associated album| Empire
Start date| October 29, 1990
End date| January 3, 1992
No. of shows| 170
Queensrÿche concert chronology

*   * Operation: Mindcrime Tour
(1988–89)
*   * Building Empires Tour
(1990–92)
*   * The Road to the Promised Land Tour
(1995)

The Building Empires Tour was a concert tour by American heavy metal band Queensrÿche in support of their latest album Empire. The setlist consisted of the band performing their album Operation: Mindcrime in full. Suicidal Tendencies and Warrior Soul supported the band throughout North America.

## Set list

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1. "Resistance"
2. "Walk in the Shadows"
3. "Best I Can"
4. "Hand on Heart" (Dropped after November 15, 1990)
5. "Empire"
6. "The Thin Line"
7. "Jet City Woman"
8. "Another Rainy Night (Without You)" (Starting on October 17, 1991)
9. "Roads to Madness"
10. "I Remember Now"
11. "Anarchy-X"
12. "Revolution Calling"
13. "Operation: Mindcrime"
14. "Speak"
15. "Spreading the Disease"
16. "The Mission"
17. "Suite Sister Mary"
18. "The Needle Lies"
19. "Electric Requiem"
20. "Breaking the Silence"
21. "I Don't Believe in Love"
22. "Waiting for 22"
23. "My Empty Room"
24. "Eyes of a Stranger"
25. "Della Brown" (Starting on November 8, 1991)
26. "Last Time in Paris" (Starting on July 21, 1991)
27. "Silent Lucidity"
28. "Take Hold of the Flame" (Dropped after July 21, 1991)

## Tour Dates

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Date  | City  | Country  | Venue

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Europe
October 29, 1990 | Dublin | Ireland | SFX Hall
October 31, 1990 | Belfast | Northern Ireland | Ulster Hall
November 1, 1990 | Edinburgh | Scotland | Edinburgh Playhouse
November 2, 1990 | Newcastle upon Tyne | England | Newcastle City Hall
November 4, 1990 | Nottingham | Nottingham Royal Concert Hall
November 5, 1990 | Bradford | St. George's Hall
November 6, 1990 | Liverpool | Royal Court Theatre
November 8, 1990 | Newport | Wales | Newport Centre
November 9, 1990 | Poole | England | Poole Arts Centre
November 11, 1990 | Manchester | Manchester Apollo
November 12, 1990 | Aston | Aston Villa Leisure Centre
November 14, 1990 | London | Hammersmith Odeon
November 15, 1990
November 18, 1990 | Hamburg | Germany | Große Freiheit 36
November 19, 1990 | Bonn | Biskuithalle
November 20, 1990 | Ichtegem | Belgium | Sporthal Ichtegem
November 22, 1990 | Hannover | Germany | Hannover Music Hall
November 23, 1990 | Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz | Jurahalle
November 24, 1990 | Wertheim | Main-Tauber-Halle
November 26, 1990 | Unterföhring | Theaterfabrik
November 27, 1990 | Ludwigsburg | Forum Am Schlosspark
November 29, 1990 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Jaap Edenhal
November 30, 1990 | Paris | France | Élysée Montmartre
December 2, 1990 | Senden | Germany | Gorki Park
December 3, 1990 | Zürich | Switzerland | Volkshaus
December 5, 1990 | Florence | Italy | Palasport
December 6, 1990 | Milan | Rolling Stone
Rock in Rio
January 23, 1991 | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | Rock in Rio
Japan
January 29, 1991 | Tokyo | Japan | NHK Hall
February 1, 1991 | Osaka | Osaka Festival Hall
February 3, 1991 | Tokyo | NHK Hall
February 4, 1991
February 5, 1991 | Yokohama | Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium
North America I
April 15, 1991 | Amarillo | United States | Amarillo Civic Center
April 17, 1991 | El Paso | UTEP Special Events Center
April 19, 1991 | Houston | The Summit
April 20, 1991 | Dallas | Reunion Arena
April 21, 1991 | Lubbock | Lubbock Municipal Coliseum
April 23, 1991 | Odessa | Ector County Coliseum
April 24, 1991 | San Antonio | Freeman Coliseum
April 25, 1991 | Austin | Frank Erwin Center
April 27, 1991 | New Orleans | UNO Lakefront Arena
April 29, 1991 | Valley Center | Britt Brown Arena
April 30, 1991 | Oklahoma City | Myriad Convention Center
May 1, 1991 | Tulsa | Expo Square Pavilion
May 3, 1991 | St. Louis | St. Louis Arena
May 4, 1991 | Kansas City | Kansas City Municipal Auditorium
May 5, 1991 | Omaha | Omaha Civic Auditorium
May 7, 1991 | Duluth | Duluth Arena
May 8, 1991 | Minneapolis | Target Center
May 10, 1991 | Madison | Dane County Coliseum
May 11, 1991 | Milwaukee | MECCA Arena
May 12, 1991 | La Crosse | La Crosse Center
May 14, 1991 | Cedar Rapids | Five Seasons Center
May 15, 1991 | Des Moines | Iowa Veterans Memorial Auditorium
May 17, 1991 | Rosemont | Rosemont Horizon
May 18, 1991 | Green Bay | Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena
May 19, 1991 | Indianapolis | Market Square Arena
May 21, 1991 | Toledo | Toledo Sports Arena
May 22, 1991 | Louisville | Louisville Gardens
May 24, 1991 | Columbus | Battelle Hall
May 25, 1991 | Richfield | Richfield Coliseum
May 26, 1991 | Saginaw | Saginaw Civic Center
May 28, 1991 | Peoria | Peoria Civic Center
May 29, 1991 | Evansville | Roberts Municipal Stadium
May 31, 1991 | Kalamazoo | Wings Stadium
June 1, 1991 | Detroit | Joe Louis Arena
June 2, 1991 | Fort Wayne | Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
June 4, 1991 | Trotwood | Hara Arena
June 5, 1991 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh Civic Arena
June 7, 1991 | Rochester | Rochester Community War Memorial
June 8, 1991 | Buffalo | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
June 19, 1991 | Little Rock | Barton Coliseum
June 21, 1991 | Shreveport | Hirsch Memorial Coliseum
June 22, 1991 | Jackson | Mississippi Coliseum
June 23, 1991 | Birmingham | BJCC Coliseum
June 25, 1991 | Huntsville | Von Braun Civic Center
June 26, 1991 | Memphis | Mid-South Coliseum
June 28, 1991 | Chattanooga | UTC Arena
June 30, 1991 | Atlanta | The Omni Coliseum
July 2, 1991 | St. Petersberg | Bayfront Center
July 3, 1991 | Miami | Miami Arena
July 5, 1991 | Orlando | Orlando Arena
July 6, 1991 | Jacksonville | Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum
July 7, 1991 | Pensacola | Pensacola Civic Center
July 9, 1991 | Nashville | Nashville Municipal Auditorium
July 10, 1991 | Knoxville | Knoxville Civic Coliseum
July 12, 1991 | Charlotte | Charlotte Coliseum
July 13, 1991 | Greensboro | Greensboro Coliseum
July 14, 1991 | Columbia | Carolina Coliseum
July 16, 1991 | Norfolk | Norfolk Scope
July 17, 1991 | Richmond | Richmond Coliseum
July 19, 1991 | Fairfax | Patriot Center
July 20, 1991 | Binghamton | Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena
July 21, 1991 | Portland | Cumberland County Civic Center
July 23, 1991 | Philadelphia | The Spectrum
July 24, 1991 | East Rutherford | Brendan Byrne Arena
July 26, 1991 | Uniondale | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
July 27, 1991 | Worcester | The Centrum
July 28, 1991 | Albany | Knickerbocker Arena
July 30, 1991 | Providence | Providence Civic Center
July 31, 1991 | Hartford | Hartford Civic Center
Monsters of Rock
August 10, 1991 | Gentofte | Denmark | Gentofte Stadion
August 13, 1991 | Chorzów | Poland | Silesian Stadium
August 17, 1991 | Castle Donington | England | Donington Park
August 22, 1991 | Budapest | Hungary | Népstadion
August 24, 1991 | Munich | Germany | Galopprennbahn Riem
August 25, 1991 | Basel | Switzerland | St. Jakob Stadium
August 27, 1991 | Berlin | Germany | Waldbühne
August 28, 1991
August 30, 1991 | Hasselt | Belgium | Kiewit Airfield
August 31, 1991 | Hannover | Germany | Niedersachsenstadion
September 1, 1991 | Nijmegen | Netherlands | Stadion de Goffert
September 7, 1991 | Mainz | Germany | Mainz-Finthen Airport
September 8, 1991 | Oldenburg | Weser-Ems Halle
September 11, 1991 | Graz | Austria | Liebenauer Stadium
September 14, 1991 | Modena | Italy | Festa de l'Unità
September 17, 1991 | Dortmund | Germany | Westfalenhalle
September 18, 1991
September 21, 1991 | Paris | France | Hippodrome de Vincennes
North America III
October 12, 1991 | Oakland | United States | Day on the Green
October 17, 1991 | Edmonton | Canada | Northlands Coliseum
October 18, 1991 | Calgary | Olympic Saddledome
October 21, 1991 | Winnipeg | Winnipeg Arena
October 22, 1991 | Fargo | United States | Bison Sports Arena
October 24, 1991 | Toronto | Canada | Maple Leaf Gardens
October 25, 1991 | Auburn Hills | United States | The Palace of Auburn Hills
October 27, 1991 | Quebec City | Canada | Colisee de Quebec
October 28, 1991 | Ottawa | Ottawa Civic Centre
October 29, 1991 | Montreal | Montreal Forum
October 31, 1991 | Bangor | United States | Bangor Auditorium
November 1, 1991 | Halifax | Canada | Halifax Metro Centre
November 3, 1991 | Bethlehem | United States | Stabler Arena
November 4, 1991 | Syracuse | Onondaga County War Memorial
November 5, 1991 | Boston | Boston Garden
November 7, 1991 | Baltimore | Baltimore Arena
November 8, 1991 | Hershey | Hersheypark Arena
November 9, 1991 | Charleston | Charleston Civic Center
November 11, 1991 | Johnstown | Cambria County War Memorial Arena
November 12, 1991 | Wheeling | Wheeling Civic Center
November 13, 1991 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati Gardens
November 15, 1991 | Lexington | Rupp Arena
November 17, 1991 | Muskegon | L.C. Walker Arena
November 18, 1991 | Springfield | Prairie Capital Convention Center
November 19, 1991 | Rochester | Mayo Civic Center
November 21, 1991 | Manhattan | Bramlage Coliseum
November 22, 1991 | Sioux Falls | Sioux Falls Arena
November 24, 1991 | Denver | McNichols Sports Arena
November 25, 1991
November 27, 1991 | Las Vegas | Thomas & Mack Center
November 29, 1991 | Sacramento | ARCO Arena
November 30, 1991 | Daly City | Cow Palace
December 1, 1991 | Reno | Lawlor Events Center
December 4, 1991 | Boise | BSU Pavilion
December 5, 1991 | Salt Lake City | Salt Palace
December 7, 1991 | Albuquerque | Tingley Coliseum
December 9, 1991 | San Diego | San Diego Sports Arena
December 10, 1991 | Tucson | Tucson Convention Center
December 11, 1991 | Phoenix | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
December 12, 1991 | Long Beach | Long Beach Arena
December 13, 1991
December 14, 1991
December 15, 1991
December 28, 1991 | Vancouver | Canada | Pacific Coliseum
December 30, 1991 | Portland | United States | Portland Memorial Coliseum
December 31, 1991 | Seattle | Seattle Center Coliseum
January 1, 1992
January 3, 1992 | Spokane | Spokane Coliseum

## References

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1. ^ a b "Chapter VI, Empire Era". anybodylistening.net.
2. ^ "Queensryche Tour Dates".
3. ^ "Queensryche Tour Dates".
4. ^ "Queensryche Tour Dates".

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Queensrÿche

* Michael Wilton
* Eddie Jackson
* Todd La Torre
* Casey Grillo
* Mike Stone

* Chris DeGarmo
* Scott Rockenfield
* Geoff Tate
* Kelly Gray
* Parker Lundgren

Studio albums|

* The Warning
* Rage for Order
* Operation: Mindcrime
* Empire
* Promised Land
* Hear in the Now Frontier
* Q2K
* Tribe
* Operation: Mindcrime II
* Take Cover
* American Soldier
* Dedicated to Chaos
* Queensrÿche
* Condition Hüman
* The Verdict
* Digital Noise Alliance

Unofficial album|

* Frequency Unknown

EPs|

* Queensrÿche

Live albums|

* Operation: LIVEcrime
* Live Evolution
* The Art of Live
* Mindcrime at the Moore

Compilation albums|

* Greatest Hits
* Classic Masters
* Sign of the Times: The Best of Queensrÿche

Videography|

* Operation: LIVEcrime
* Live Evolution
* The Art of Live
* Mindcrime at the Moore

Singles|

* "Queen of the Reich"
* "Eyes of a Stranger"
* "I Don't Believe in Love"
* "Last Time in Paris"
* "Empire"
* "Silent Lucidity"
* "Jet City Woman"
* "Best I Can"
* "Real World"
* "I Am I"
* "Bridge"
* "Disconnected"
* "Sign of the Times"
* "You"
* "Breakdown"
* "Open"

Concert tours|

* Building Empires Tour

Related|

* Discography
* Members
* Operation: Mindcrime (band)
* Spys4Darwin
* Soulbender
* album
* Slave to the System
* album
* "Discordia"
* Rejoice in the Suffering

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