Painkiller Tour

1990–91 concert tour by Judas Priest

Painkiller TourTour by Judas Priest

Associated album| Painkiller
Start date| 18 October 1990
End date| 15 April 1991
No. of shows|

* 63 in North America
* 43 in Europe
* 4 in Oceania
* 1 in South America
* 111 total

Judas Priest concert chronology

*   * Mercenaries of Metal Tour
(1988)
*   * Painkiller Tour
(1990–1991)
*   * Operation Rock & Roll
(1991)

The Painkiller Tour was a concert tour by English heavy metal band Judas Priest which was in support of the album Painkiller. It ran from 18 October 1990 until 15 April 1991.

This tour introduced new drummer Scott Travis from Racer X, who joined the band in 1989 after previous drummer Dave Holland's departure that same year. He has remained with the band ever since, surpassing Holland as the band's longest serving drummer.

## Pre-tour

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Judas Priest performed at the third annual Foundations Forum in Los Angeles on 13 September 1990, the day before the release of Painkiller. It was recorded and put together along with the performance from Iron Maiden vocalist Bruce Dickinson's solo band (recorded on 27 June 1990 in London) as a bootlegged split live album.[1] The setlist for the event is as follows:

1. "Riding on the Wind"
2. "Grinder"
3. "Heading Out to the Highway"
4. "Between the Hammer and the Anvil"
5. "Bloodstone"
6. "Better By You, Better Than Me" (Spooky Tooth cover)
7. "The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown)"(Fleetwood Mac cover)
8. "Leather Rebel"
9. "Hell Bent for Leather"
10. "You've Got Another Thing Comin'"

Encore:

1. "Living After Midnight"

Note

* The live versions of "Better By You, Better Than Me" and "Leather Rebel" appear as bonus tracks on the 2001 re-issues of Stained Class and Painkiller respectively.

## Setlist

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1. "Blood Red Skies" (Intro Only)
2. "Hell Bent for Leather"
3. "Grinder"
4. "The Hellion"
5. "Electric Eye"
6. "All Guns Blazing"
7. "Between The Hammer And The Anvil" (Replaced by "The Sentinel" after 29 October 1990)
8. "Metal Gods"
9. "Bloodstone" (Dropped after 19 October 1990)
10. "Night Crawler"
11. "The Ripper"
12. "Beyond the Realms of Death"
13. "Metal Meltdown" (Replaced by "Riding On The Wind" after 25 October 1990)
14. Drum Solo (Added 31 October 1990(?)*)
15. "A Touch of Evil" (Removed after 11 February 1991)
16. "Victim of Changes"
17. "Painkiller"
18. "The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown)" (Fleetwood Mac cover)
19. "You've Got Another Thing Comin'"

Encore:

1. "Breaking the Law"
2. "Living After Midnight"

"Heading Out to the Highway" was also played once.

## Tour dates

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The band toured with Megadeth and Testament on the North American leg and with Pantera and Annihilator on the European and UK leg. Exodus and Death Angel were originally billed for the European leg, but were dropped for unknown reasons and was replaced by Pantera.[3][4] They also performed at the second annual Rock in Rio festival with Queensrÿche, Megadeth, Lobão and Sepultura on 23 January 1991.[5][6]

Date  | City  | Country  | Venue

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North American leg #1
18 October 1990 | Montreal | Canada | Montreal Forum
19 October 1990 | Quebec City | Colisée de Québec
22 October 1990 | Toronto | Maple Leaf Gardens
25 October 1990 | Winnipeg | Winnipeg Arena
26 October 1990 | Regina | Regina Agridome
28 October 1990 | Calgary | Olympic Saddledome
29 October 1990 | Edmonton | Northlands Coliseum
31 October 1990 | Vancouver | Pacific Coliseum
1 November 1990 | Portland | United States | Veterans Memorial Coliseum
2 November 1990 | Spokane | Spokane Coliseum
3 November 1990 | Reno | Lawlor Events Center
4 November 1990 | Sacramento | ARCO Arena
5 November 1990 | Oakland | Oakland-Alameda County Arena
7 November 1990 | Tempe | ASU Activity Center
8 November 1990 | Los Angeles | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
9 November 1990 | Irvine | Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre
10 November 1990 | San Diego | San Diego Sports Arena
11 November 1990
12 November 1990 | Salt Lake City | Salt Palace
14 November 1990 | El Paso | Special Events Center
16 November 1990 | San Antonio | Hemisfair Arena
17 November 1990 | Dallas | Reunion Arena
18 November 1990 | Houston | The Summit
20 November 1990 | Denver | McNichols Sports Arena
21 November 1990 | Albuquerque | Tingley Coliseum
23 November 1990 | Tulsa | Expo Square Pavilion
24 November 1990 | Kansas City | Municipal Auditorium
25 November 1990 | Omaha | Omaha Civic Auditorium
27 November 1990 | Columbus | Taft Coliseum
28 November 1990 | Rosemont | Rosemont Horizon
29 November 1990 | Saint Paul | St. Paul Civic Center
1 December 1990 | Indianapolis | Market Square Arena
2 December 1990 | Richfield | Richfield Coliseum
3 December 1990 | Dayton | Hara Arena
5 December 1990 | Auburn Hills | The Palace of Auburn Hills
6 December 1990 | Rochester | War Memorial Auditorium
7 December 1990 | Worcester | Centrum in Worcester
8 December 1990 | New Haven | New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum
9 December 1990 | Landover | Capital Centre
11 December 1990 | Atlanta | Omni Coliseum
13 December 1990 | Hampton | Hampton Coliseum
14 December 1990 | East Rutherford | Brendan Byrne Arena
15 December 1990 | Uniondale | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
16 December 1990 | Philadelphia | Spectrum
17 December 1990 | Pittsburgh | Civic Arena
19 December 1990 | Lakeland | Lakeland Civic Center
20 December 1990 | Miami | Miami Arena
21 December 1990 | Tampa | USF Sun Dome
23 December 1990 | Orlando | Orlando Arena
9 January 1991 | Portland | Cumberland County Civic Center
10 January 1991 | Binghamton | Broome County Memorial Arena
11 January 1991 | Syracuse | Oncenter War Memorial Arena
12 January 1991 | Providence | Providence Civic Center
14 January 1991 | Albany | Knickerbocker Arena
15 January 1991 | Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania | Kingston Armory
16 January 1991 | Toledo | Toledo Sports Arena
17 January 1991 | Kalamazoo | Wings Event Center
18 January 1991 | Pittsburgh | Palumbo Center
Rock in Rio II
23 January 1991 | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | Maracanã Stadium
European Leg
31 January 1991 | Copenhagen | Denmark | K.B. Hallen
1 February 1991 | Gothenburg | Sweden | Scandinavium
2 February 1991 | Stockholm | Hovet
4 February 1991 | Helsinki | Finland | Helsinki Ice Hall
6 February 1991 | Oslo | Norway | Rockefeller Music Hall
8 February 1991 | Essen | Germany | Grugahalle
9 February 1991 | Hamburg | Alsterdorfer Sporthalle
11 February 1991 | Berlin | Eissporthalle an der Jafféstraße
12 February 1991 | Hanover | Eilenriedehalle
14 February 1991 | Saarbrücken | Saarlandhalle
15 February 1991 | Ravensburg | Oberschwabenhalle
16 February 1991 | Würzburg | s.Oliver Arena
18 February 1991 | Offenbach | Stadthalle Offenbach
19 February 1991 | Munich | Olympiahalle
20 February 1991 | Vienna | Austria | Bank-Austria Zelt
21 February 1991 | Graz | Eisstadion Liebenau
23 February 1991 | Lucerne | Switzerland | Festhalle
24 February 1991 | Bolzano | Italy | Palasport / Stadthalle
25 February 1991 | Ljubljana | Yugoslavia | Tivoli Hall
26 February 1991 | Zagreb | Dom Sportova
1 March 1991 | Rome | Italy | Teatro Tendastrisce
2 March 1991 | Brescia | Palasport
4 March 1991 | Stuttgart | Germany | Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle
5 March 1991 | Ludwigshafen am Rhein | Friedrich-Ebert-Halle
6 March 1991 | Koblenz | Rhein-Mosel Halle
8 March 1991 | Zaragoza | Spain | Plaza de Toros de Zaragoza
9 March 1991 | San Sebastián | Velódromo de Anoeta
10 March 1991 | Madrid | Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid
12 March 1991 | Villeurbanne | France | Le Transbordeur
13 March 1991 | Cascais | Portugal | Pavilhão do Grupo Dramático e Sportivo de Cascais
15 March 1991 | Arnhem | Netherlands | Rijnhal
16 March 1991 | Brussels | Belgium | Forest National
17 March 1991 | Paris | France | Le Zénith
19 March 1991 | Aston | England | Aston Arena
20 March 1991 | Manchester | Manchester Apollo
22 March 1991 | London | Hammersmith Apollo
23 March 1991
24 March 1991 | Newport | Wales | Newport Centre
26 March 1991 | Sheffield | England | Sheffield City Hall
27 March 1991 | Newcastle | Newcastle City Hall
28 March 1991 | Edinburgh | Scotland | Edinburgh Playhouse
30 March 1991 | Belfast | Northern Ireland | Ulster Hall
31 March 1991 | Dublin | Ireland | SFX Centre
North American leg #2
4 April 1991 | Fairbanks | United States | Carlson Center
7 April 1991 | Anchorage | William A. Egan Civic and Convention Center
8 April 1991
Asia leg
12 April 1991 | Osaka | Japan | Osaka-jō Hall
13 April 1991 | Yokohama | Yokohama Arena
14 April 1991 | Tokyo | NHK Hall
15 April 1991 | Yoyogi National Gymnasium

## References

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1. ^ "Judas Priest - Los Angeles 1990 CD". bootleg.heavymetalmaniac.net. Archived from the original on 30 December 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
2. ^ "Average setlist for tour: Painkiller". setlist.fm. Archived from the original on 6 January 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
3. ^ "Exodus". metallipromo.com. Archived from the original on 13 November 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
4. ^ "Death Angel interview (Rob Cavestany)". rocking.gr. 11 October 2013. Archived from the original on 22 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
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6. ^ "PAINKILLER TOUR (1991)". chmetal.info. Archived from the original on 6 January 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2017.

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* Al Atkins
* K. K. Downing
* Alan Moore
* John Hinch
* Simon Phillips
* Les Binks
* Dave Holland
* Tim "Ripper" Owens

Studio albums|

* Rocka Rolla
* Sad Wings of Destiny
* Sin After Sin
* Stained Class
* Killing Machine / Hell Bent for Leather
* British Steel
* Point of Entry
* Screaming for Vengeance
* Defenders of the Faith
* Turbo
* Ram It Down
* Painkiller
* Jugulator
* Demolition
* Angel of Retribution
* Nostradamus
* Redeemer of Souls
* Firepower
* Invincible Shield

Live albums|

* Unleashed in the East
* Priest...Live!
* Priest, Live and Rare
* '98 Live Meltdown
* Live in London
* A Touch of Evil: Live
* Battle Cry

Compilations|

* The Best of Judas Priest
* Hero, Hero
* Metal Works '73–'93
* The Best of Judas Priest: Living After Midnight
* Genocide
* Metalogy
* The Essential Judas Priest
* Single Cuts
* The Chosen Few
* The Complete Albums Collection

Videos|

* Live in London
* Electric Eye
* Rising in the East
* Live Vengeance '82
* Epitaph
* Battle Cry

Singles|

* "Diamonds and Rust"
* "Better by You, Better than Me"
* "Exciter"
* "Take On the World"
* "Evening Star"
* "Rock Forever"
* "Living After Midnight"
* "Breaking the Law"
* "United"
* "Heading Out to the Highway"
* "You've Got Another Thing Comin'"
* "Electric Eye"
* "Freewheel Burning"
* "Some Heads Are Gonna Roll"
* "Turbo Lover"
* "Johnny B. Goode"
* "Painkiller"
* "A Touch of Evil"
* "Burn in Hell"
* "Bullet Train"
* "Revolution"
* "Panic Attack"

Other songs|

* "Run of the Mill"
* "Victim of Changes"
* "Dreamer Deceiver"
* "Dissident Aggressor"
* "Beyond the Realms of Death"
* "The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown)"
* "Judas Rising"

Tours and concerts|

* British Steel Tour
* World Wide Blitz Tour
* World Vengeance Tour
* Metal Conqueror Tour
* Fuel for Life Tour
* Mercenaries of Metal Tour
* Painkiller Tour
* Operation Rock & Roll
* Reunited Tour
* Retribution Tour
* Nostradamus World Tour
* Epitaph World Tour
* Redeemer of Souls Tour
* Firepower World Tour

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* Discography
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* Andy Sneap
* The Flying Hat Band
* Fight
* Two
* Halford
* Elegant Weapons
* KK's Priest
* Sermons of the Sinner
* The Sinner Rides Again
* Heavy Metal Parking Lot
* A Tribute to Judas Priest: Legends of Metal
* Hell Bent Forever: A Tribute to Judas Priest
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