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Metal Conqueror Tour
Tour by Judas Priest
Associated albumDefenders of the Faith
Start date20 January 1984
End date13 September 1984
No. of shows125
Judas Priest concert chronology

The Metal Conqueror Tour was a concert tour by English heavy metal band Judas Priest in support of the album Defenders of the Faith. It ran from 20 January until 13 September 1984.

Following the tour, the band took a one-year hiatus from touring, apart from a brief performance at the 1985 Live Aid concert in Philadelphia.

Recordings

[edit]
Rob Halford, K.K. Downing and Glenn Tipton, 3 February 1984, in San Sebastián, Spain

The 2015 release of Defenders of the Faith's 30th anniversary edition features the concert from 5 May 1984 in Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California in its entirety. Prior to this release, select tracks from the same concert were featured as bonus tracks on the 2001 remasters of Sin After Sin, British Steel, Defenders of the Faith, Priest...Live! and Ram It Down.

Production

[edit]

The stage production featured a large drum riser prop in the shape of the Metallian that adorns the Defenders of the Faith album cover. During the concert, the band members would enter the stage through the prop's mouth, or under either of its raisable legs. Halford's staple live stunt of riding a motorcycle on stage also had him emerge from under one of the legs.

Europe warm-up leg

[edit]

A special pre-Defenders of the Faith mini tour took place in the United Kingdom and Germany, which went from 12 to 22 December 1983 with support act Quiet Riot. They would also perform at the Rock Pop Festival at Westfalenhallen in Dortmund on 18 December with Iron Maiden, Scorpions, Ozzy Osbourne, Def Leppard and Quiet Riot.[1]

Setlist

[edit]

Tour dates

[edit]
DateCityCountryVenue
12 December 1983NewcastleEnglandNewcastle City Hall
13 December 1983GlasgowScotlandThe Apollo
15 December 1983ManchesterEnglandManchester Apollo
16 December 1983LondonHammersmith Odeon
17 December 1983
18 December 1983DortmundWest GermanyWestfalenhallen
20 December 1983LeicesterEnglandDe Montfort Hall
21 December 1983BirminghamBirmingham Odeon
22 December 1983

Setlist

[edit]

The setlist varied throughout the tour. The European setlist consisted of:

"The Hellion" (Taped intro)

  1. "Electric Eye"
  2. "Riding on the Wind"
  3. "Grinder"
  4. "Metal Gods"
  5. "Bloodstone"
  6. "Breaking the Law"
  7. "Sinner"
  8. "Desert Plains"
  9. "The Ripper"
  10. "Heavy Duty" (Added on 2 February 1984)
  11. "Defenders Of The Faith" (Added on 2 February 1984)
  12. "Freewheel Burning"
  13. "Screaming For Vengeance" (Replaced by "Some Heads Are Gonna Roll" after 28 January 1984)
  14. "You've Got Another Thing Comin'"
  15. "Victim of Changes"
  16. "Living After Midnight"
  17. "The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown)" (Fleetwood Mac cover)
  18. "Hell Bent for Leather"

The U.S. setlist consisted of:

  1. "Love Bites"
  2. "Jawbreaker"
  3. "Grinder"
  4. "Metal Gods"
  5. "Breaking the Law"
  6. "Sinner"
  7. "Desert Plains"
  8. "Some Heads Are Gonna Roll"
  9. "The Sentinel"
  10. "Rock Hard, Ride Free"
  11. "Night Comes Down"
  12. "Electric Eye"
  13. "Heavy Duty"
  14. "Defenders of the Faith"
  15. "Freewheel Burning"
  16. "Victim of Changes"
  17. "The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown)" (Fleetwood Mac cover)
  18. "Living After Midnight"
  19. "Hell Bent for Leather"
  20. "You've Got Another Thing Comin'"

"Heading Out to the Highway" was also played on 9 June.

Tour dates

[edit]

The band toured with Ted Nugent and Raven on the European leg and Great White and Kick Axe on the North American leg.[2]

On 18 June 1984, at Madison Square Garden in New York City, several riots broke out, and the crowd also brawled with venue security and arriving NYPD officers - some in full riot gear - which prompted the venue to ban Priest.[3]

"Madison Square Garden banned us for life", recalled Glenn Tipton. "The audience went berserk and ripped all the seats out. They cost more than a quarter of a million dollars to replace. Me and Ken [KK Downing] went back there to see a tennis match which John McEnroe was playing in. We went incognito, wearing hoodies so no one would recognize us, but the ushers came up to us and said, 'Thanks for the new seats, guys.'"[4]

DateCityCountryVenue
Europe
20 January 1984CopenhagenDenmarkFalkoner Center
21 January 1984StockholmSwedenHovet
23 January 1984GothenburgScandinavium
25 January 1984NancyFranceParc des Expositions
26 January 1984Le Grand-QuevillyParc des Expositions de Rouen
27 January 1984AmsterdamNetherlandsEdenhall
28 January 1984BrusselsBelgiumForest National
30 January 1984Clermont-FerrandFranceMaison des Sports
31 January 1984
1 February 1984BarcelonaSpainPalau dels Esports de Barcelona
2 February 1984MadridRaimundo Saporta Pavilion
3 February 1984San SebastiánVelódromo de Anoeta
4 February 1984ToulouseFrancePalais des Sports
5 February 1984MarseilleUnknown
7 February 1984NiceThéâtre de Verdure de Nice
8 February 1984GrenobleAlpexpo
9 February 1984LyonPalais d'Hiver
10 February 1984StrasbourgHall Tivoli
11 February 1984ParisÉspace Ballard
13 February 1984OffenbachWest GermanyStadthalle
14 February 1984Neunkirchen am BrandHemmerleinhalle
15 February 1984KaunitzOstwestfalenhalle
17 February 1984BöblingenSporthalle
18 February 1984WinterthurSwitzerlandEulachalle
19 February 1984MunichWest GermanyRudi-Sedlmayer-Halle
20 February 1984EppelheimRhein-Neckar-Halle
21 February 1984DüsseldorfMitsubishi Electric Halle
22 February 1984HanoverEilenriedehalle
North America
16 March 1984Niagara FallsUnited StatesNiagara Falls Convention Center
18 March 1984SpringfieldSpringfield Civic Center
19 March 1984PortlandCumberland County Civic Center
21 March 1984UniondaleNassau Coliseum
22 March 1984New HavenNew Haven Coliseum
23 March 1984East RutherfordBrendan Byrne Arena
25 March 1984ProvidenceProvidence Civic Center
26 March 1984WorcesterThe Centrum
27 March 1984Glens FallsGlens Falls Civic Center
28 March 1984MontrealCanadaMontreal Forum
30 March 1984Quebec CityColisée de Québec
31 March 1984OttawaOttawa Civic Centre
2 April 1984TorontoMaple Leaf Gardens
3 April 1984RochesterUnited StatesWar Memorial Auditorium
4 April 1984SyracuseOnondaga War Memorial Auditorium
6 April 1984RichfieldRichfield Coliseum
7 April 1984KalamazooWings Event Center
9 April 1984PittsburghPittsburgh Civic Arena
11 April 1984BaltimoreBaltimore Civic Center
12 April 1984HamptonHampton Coliseum
13 April 1984RoanokeRoanoke Civic Center
14 April 1984LouisvilleLouisville Gardens
16 April 1984KnoxvilleKnoxville Civic Coliseum
17 April 1984HuntsvilleVon Braun Civic Center
18 April 1984MemphisMid-South Coliseum
20 April 1984JacksonMississippi Coliseum
21 April 1984BIloxiMississippi Coast Coliseum
22 April 1984Baton RougeRiverside Centroplex
24 April 1984ShreveportHirsch Memorial Coliseum
25 April 1984Little RockBarton Coliseum
27 April 1984HoustonThe Summit
28 April 1984San AntonioHemisFair Arena
29 April 1984AustinFrank Erwin Center
30 April 1984DallasReunion Arena
2 May 1984AlbuquerqueTingley Coliseum
3 May 1984PhoenixArizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
5 May 1984Long BeachLong Beach Arena
6 May 1984
7 May 1984
9 May 1984San DiegoSan Diego Sports Arena
10 May 1984FresnoSelland Arena
12 May 1984SacramentoCal Expo Amphitheatre
24 May 1984PortlandPortland Memorial Coliseum
25 May 1984SpokaneSpokane Coliseum
26 May 1984TacomaTacoma Dome
28 May 1984VancouverCanadaPacific Coliseum
30 May 1984EdmontonNorthlands Coliseum
31 May 1984CalgaryStampede Corral
2 June 1984ReginaRegina Agridome
4 June 1984WinnipegWinnipeg Arena
6 June 1984La CrosseUnited StatesLa Crosse Center
7 June 1984AshwaubenonBrown County Veterans Memorial Arena
9 June 1984MadisonDane County Coliseum
11 June 1984Saint PaulSaint Paul Civic Center
13 June 1984DetroitJoe Louis Arena
14 June 1984RosemontRosemont Horizon
16 June 1984LandoverCapital Centre
17 June 1984
18 June 1984New York CityMadison Square Garden
20 June 1984BinghamtonBroome County Veterans Memorial Arena
22 June 1984BethlehemStabler Arena
23 June 1984PhiladelphiaSpectrum
26 June 1984GreensboroGreensboro Coliseum
27 June 1984CharlotteCharlotte Coliseum
28 June 1984AtlantaOmni Coliseum
30 June 1984JacksonvilleJacksonville Coliseum
1 July 1984Pembroke PinesHollywood Sportatorium
3 July 1984LakelandLakeland Civic Center
6 July 1984Johnson CityFreedom Hall Civic Center
7 July 1984NashvilleNashville Municipal Auditorium
9 July 1984TrotwoodHara Arena
10 July 1984IndianapolisMarket Square Arena
13 July 1984Cedar RapidsFive Seasons Center
14 July 1984St. LouisKiel Auditorium
15 July 1984Bonner SpringsSandstone Amphitheater
17 July 1984Valley CenterKansas Coliseum
18 July 1984NormanLloyd Noble Center
20 July 1984DenverMcNichols Sports Arena
21 July 1984CasperCasper Events Center
22 July 1984PuebloState Fairgrounds
24 July 1984Las VegasThomas & Mack Center
25 July 1984RenoLawlor Events Center
27 July 1984Daly CityCow Palace
28 July 1984
29 July 1984IrvineIrvine Meadows Amphitheatre
31 July 1984Salt Lake CitySalt Palace
2 August 1984Sioux FallsSioux Falls Arena
3 August 1984BismarckBismarck Civic Center
5 August 1984East TroyAlpine Valley Music Theatre
7 August 1984HarrisburgCity Island
8 August 1984ColumbusBattelle Hall
9 August 1984SaginawWendler Arena
Japan
6 September 1984SendaiJapanMiyagi-ken Sports Center
7 September 1984TokyoShibuya Public Hall
8 September 1984NagoyaNagoya Civic Assembly Hall
10 September 1984OsakaOsaka Festival Hall
11 September 1984
13 September 1984TokyoNippon Budokan

Boxscore

[edit]
CityVenueTickets sold/availableGross revenue (Adjusted for inflation)
SpringfieldCivic Center5,300/6,000 (88%)[5]$136,069[5]
New HavenColiseum8,340/10,000 (83%)[6]$250,534[6]
East RutherfordBrendan Byrne Arena17,446/17,446 (100%)[6]$520,540[6]
ProvidenceCivic Center8,687/9,826 (88%)[6]$244,417[6]
WorcesterThe Centrum9,494/11,200 (85%)[7]$281,747[7]
TorontoMaple Leaf Gardens13,081/13,081 (100%)[8]$343,170[8]
RochesterWar Memorial Auditorium10,200/10,200 (100%)[9]$285,965[9]
PittsburghCivic Arena8,330/12,000 (69%)[8]$258,337[8]
BaltimoreCivic Center12,969/12,969 (100%)[10]$389,002[10]
HoustonThe Summit11,898/12,600 (94%)[11]$340,524[11]
San AntonioHemisFair Arena11,893/11,893 (100%)[11]$333,338[11]
AustinFrank Erwin Center7,085/12,096 (59%)[12]$193,263[12]
DallasReunion Arena13,443/13,443 (100%)[11]$388,665[11]
AlbuquerqueTingley Coliseum7,257/12,636 (57%)[13]$223,817[13]
PhoenixVeterans Memorial Coliseum12,884/13,000 (99%)[13]$388,644[13]
SacramentoCal Expo Amphitheater10,000/10,000 (100%)[13]$363,461[13]
ReginaAgridome6,310/6,500 (97%)[14]$161,750[14]
WinnipegArena12,328/12,500 (99%)[14]$327,855[14]
MadisonDane County Coliseum5,425/10,000 (54%)[14]$156,000[14]
DetroitJoe Louis Arena12,514/13,714 (91%)[15]$410,774[15]
RosemontHorizon12,379/12,379 (100%)[16]$307,146[16]
LandoverCapital Center (2 shows)16,189/31,200 (52%)[16]$531,406[16]
New York CityMadison Square Garden16,757/16,757 (100%)[15]$559,956[15]
LakelandCivic Center9,846/9,846 (100%)[17]$298,106[17]
NashvilleMunicipal Auditorium6,039/9,900 (61%)[17]$174,896[17]
IndianapolisMarket Square Arena5,513/15,000 (37%)[17]$144,949[17]
St. LouisKiel Auditorium6,748/10,532 (64%)[17]$193,380[17]
Bonner SpringsSandstone Amphitheater7,464/16,000 (47%)[18]$186,523[18]
DenverMcNichols Sports Arena10,011/18,553 (54%)[18]$332,712[18]
Daly CityCow Palace (27th)14,500/14,500 (100%)[19]$489,481[19]
IrvineMeadows Amphitheater15,000/15,000 (100%)[19]$482,674[19]

References

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  1. ^ "DEFENDERS OF THE FAITH TOUR (1983)". chmetal.info. Archived from the original on 27 December 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  2. ^ "DEFENDERS OF THE FAITH TOUR (1984)". chmetal.info. Archived from the original on 7 June 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  3. ^ When Judas Priest Fans Caused $250,000 Damage to Madison Square Garden Archived 28 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 18 June 2015
  4. ^ birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/music/judas-priest-plan-special-shows-237504
  5. ^ a b "Billboard Magazine 03-31-1984" (PDF).
  6. ^ a b c d e f "Billboard Magazine 04-07-1984" (PDF).
  7. ^ a b "Billboard Magazine 04-14-1984" (PDF).
  8. ^ a b c d "Billboard Magazine 05-05-1984" (PDF).
  9. ^ a b "Billboard Magazine 04-21-1984" (PDF).
  10. ^ a b "Billboard Magazine 04-28-1984" (PDF).
  11. ^ a b c d e f "Billboard Magazine 06-02-1984" (PDF).
  12. ^ a b "Billboard Magazine 05-12-1984" (PDF).
  13. ^ a b c d e f "Billboard Magazine 05-26-1984" (PDF).
  14. ^ a b c d e f "Billboard Magazine 06-23-1984" (PDF).
  15. ^ a b c d "Billboard Magazine 06-30-1984" (PDF).
  16. ^ a b c d "Billboard Magazine 07-07-1984" (PDF).
  17. ^ a b c d e f g h "Billboard Magazine 07-28-1984" (PDF).
  18. ^ a b c d "Billboard Magazine 08-04-1984" (PDF). americanradiohistory.com. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  19. ^ a b c d "Billboard Magazine 08-11-1984" (PDF). americanradiohistory.com. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Metal_Conqueror_Tour&oldid=1324320305"

    Metal Conqueror Tour
    Tour by Judas Priest
    Associated albumDefenders of the Faith
    Start date20 January 1984
    End date13 September 1984
    No. of shows125
    Judas Priest concert chronology

    The Metal Conqueror Tour was a concert tour by English heavy metal band Judas Priest in support of the album Defenders of the Faith. It ran from 20 January until 13 September 1984.

    Following the tour, the band took a one-year hiatus from touring, apart from a brief performance at the 1985 Live Aid concert in Philadelphia.

    Recordings

    Rob Halford, K.K. Downing and Glenn Tipton, 3 February 1984, in San Sebastián, Spain

    The 2015 release of Defenders of the Faith's 30th anniversary edition features the concert from 5 May 1984 in Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California in its entirety. Prior to this release, select tracks from the same concert were featured as bonus tracks on the 2001 remasters of Sin After Sin, British Steel, Defenders of the Faith, Priest...Live! and Ram It Down.

    Production

    The stage production featured a large drum riser prop in the shape of the Metallian that adorns the Defenders of the Faith album cover. During the concert, the band members would enter the stage through the prop's mouth, or under either of its raisable legs. Halford's staple live stunt of riding a motorcycle on stage also had him emerge from under one of the legs.

    Europe warm-up leg

    A special pre-Defenders of the Faith mini tour took place in the United Kingdom and Germany, which went from 12 to 22 December 1983 with support act Quiet Riot. They would also perform at the Rock Pop Festival at Westfalenhallen in Dortmund on 18 December with Iron Maiden, Scorpions, Ozzy Osbourne, Def Leppard and Quiet Riot.[1]

    Setlist

    Tour dates

    DateCityCountryVenue
    12 December 1983NewcastleEnglandNewcastle City Hall
    13 December 1983GlasgowScotlandThe Apollo
    15 December 1983ManchesterEnglandManchester Apollo
    16 December 1983LondonHammersmith Odeon
    17 December 1983
    18 December 1983DortmundWest GermanyWestfalenhallen
    20 December 1983LeicesterEnglandDe Montfort Hall
    21 December 1983BirminghamBirmingham Odeon
    22 December 1983

    Setlist

    The setlist varied throughout the tour. The European setlist consisted of:

    "The Hellion" (Taped intro)

    1. "Electric Eye"
    2. "Riding on the Wind"
    3. "Grinder"
    4. "Metal Gods"
    5. "Bloodstone"
    6. "Breaking the Law"
    7. "Sinner"
    8. "Desert Plains"
    9. "The Ripper"
    10. "Heavy Duty" (Added on 2 February 1984)
    11. "Defenders Of The Faith" (Added on 2 February 1984)
    12. "Freewheel Burning"
    13. "Screaming For Vengeance" (Replaced by "Some Heads Are Gonna Roll" after 28 January 1984)
    14. "You've Got Another Thing Comin'"
    15. "Victim of Changes"
    16. "Living After Midnight"
    17. "The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown)" (Fleetwood Mac cover)
    18. "Hell Bent for Leather"

    The U.S. setlist consisted of:

    1. "Love Bites"
    2. "Jawbreaker"
    3. "Grinder"
    4. "Metal Gods"
    5. "Breaking the Law"
    6. "Sinner"
    7. "Desert Plains"
    8. "Some Heads Are Gonna Roll"
    9. "The Sentinel"
    10. "Rock Hard, Ride Free"
    11. "Night Comes Down"
    12. "Electric Eye"
    13. "Heavy Duty"
    14. "Defenders of the Faith"
    15. "Freewheel Burning"
    16. "Victim of Changes"
    17. "The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown)" (Fleetwood Mac cover)
    18. "Living After Midnight"
    19. "Hell Bent for Leather"
    20. "You've Got Another Thing Comin'"

    "Heading Out to the Highway" was also played on 9 June.

    Tour dates

    The band toured with Ted Nugent and Raven on the European leg and Great White and Kick Axe on the North American leg.[2]

    On 18 June 1984, at Madison Square Garden in New York City, several riots broke out, and the crowd also brawled with venue security and arriving NYPD officers - some in full riot gear - which prompted the venue to ban Priest.[3]

    "Madison Square Garden banned us for life", recalled Glenn Tipton. "The audience went berserk and ripped all the seats out. They cost more than a quarter of a million dollars to replace. Me and Ken [KK Downing] went back there to see a tennis match which John McEnroe was playing in. We went incognito, wearing hoodies so no one would recognize us, but the ushers came up to us and said, 'Thanks for the new seats, guys.'"[4]

    DateCityCountryVenue
    Europe
    20 January 1984CopenhagenDenmarkFalkoner Center
    21 January 1984StockholmSwedenHovet
    23 January 1984GothenburgScandinavium
    25 January 1984NancyFranceParc des Expositions
    26 January 1984Le Grand-QuevillyParc des Expositions de Rouen
    27 January 1984AmsterdamNetherlandsEdenhall
    28 January 1984BrusselsBelgiumForest National
    30 January 1984Clermont-FerrandFranceMaison des Sports
    31 January 1984
    1 February 1984BarcelonaSpainPalau dels Esports de Barcelona
    2 February 1984MadridRaimundo Saporta Pavilion
    3 February 1984San SebastiánVelódromo de Anoeta
    4 February 1984ToulouseFrancePalais des Sports
    5 February 1984MarseilleUnknown
    7 February 1984NiceThéâtre de Verdure de Nice
    8 February 1984GrenobleAlpexpo
    9 February 1984LyonPalais d'Hiver
    10 February 1984StrasbourgHall Tivoli
    11 February 1984ParisÉspace Ballard
    13 February 1984OffenbachWest GermanyStadthalle
    14 February 1984Neunkirchen am BrandHemmerleinhalle
    15 February 1984KaunitzOstwestfalenhalle
    17 February 1984BöblingenSporthalle
    18 February 1984WinterthurSwitzerlandEulachalle
    19 February 1984MunichWest GermanyRudi-Sedlmayer-Halle
    20 February 1984EppelheimRhein-Neckar-Halle
    21 February 1984DüsseldorfMitsubishi Electric Halle
    22 February 1984HanoverEilenriedehalle
    North America
    16 March 1984Niagara FallsUnited StatesNiagara Falls Convention Center
    18 March 1984SpringfieldSpringfield Civic Center
    19 March 1984PortlandCumberland County Civic Center
    21 March 1984UniondaleNassau Coliseum
    22 March 1984New HavenNew Haven Coliseum
    23 March 1984East RutherfordBrendan Byrne Arena
    25 March 1984ProvidenceProvidence Civic Center
    26 March 1984WorcesterThe Centrum
    27 March 1984Glens FallsGlens Falls Civic Center
    28 March 1984MontrealCanadaMontreal Forum
    30 March 1984Quebec CityColisée de Québec
    31 March 1984OttawaOttawa Civic Centre
    2 April 1984TorontoMaple Leaf Gardens
    3 April 1984RochesterUnited StatesWar Memorial Auditorium
    4 April 1984SyracuseOnondaga War Memorial Auditorium
    6 April 1984RichfieldRichfield Coliseum
    7 April 1984KalamazooWings Event Center
    9 April 1984PittsburghPittsburgh Civic Arena
    11 April 1984BaltimoreBaltimore Civic Center
    12 April 1984HamptonHampton Coliseum
    13 April 1984RoanokeRoanoke Civic Center
    14 April 1984LouisvilleLouisville Gardens
    16 April 1984KnoxvilleKnoxville Civic Coliseum
    17 April 1984HuntsvilleVon Braun Civic Center
    18 April 1984MemphisMid-South Coliseum
    20 April 1984JacksonMississippi Coliseum
    21 April 1984BIloxiMississippi Coast Coliseum
    22 April 1984Baton RougeRiverside Centroplex
    24 April 1984ShreveportHirsch Memorial Coliseum
    25 April 1984Little RockBarton Coliseum
    27 April 1984HoustonThe Summit
    28 April 1984San AntonioHemisFair Arena
    29 April 1984AustinFrank Erwin Center
    30 April 1984DallasReunion Arena
    2 May 1984AlbuquerqueTingley Coliseum
    3 May 1984PhoenixArizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
    5 May 1984Long BeachLong Beach Arena
    6 May 1984
    7 May 1984
    9 May 1984San DiegoSan Diego Sports Arena
    10 May 1984FresnoSelland Arena
    12 May 1984SacramentoCal Expo Amphitheatre
    24 May 1984PortlandPortland Memorial Coliseum
    25 May 1984SpokaneSpokane Coliseum
    26 May 1984TacomaTacoma Dome
    28 May 1984VancouverCanadaPacific Coliseum
    30 May 1984EdmontonNorthlands Coliseum
    31 May 1984CalgaryStampede Corral
    2 June 1984ReginaRegina Agridome
    4 June 1984WinnipegWinnipeg Arena
    6 June 1984La CrosseUnited StatesLa Crosse Center
    7 June 1984AshwaubenonBrown County Veterans Memorial Arena
    9 June 1984MadisonDane County Coliseum
    11 June 1984Saint PaulSaint Paul Civic Center
    13 June 1984DetroitJoe Louis Arena
    14 June 1984RosemontRosemont Horizon
    16 June 1984LandoverCapital Centre
    17 June 1984
    18 June 1984New York CityMadison Square Garden
    20 June 1984BinghamtonBroome County Veterans Memorial Arena
    22 June 1984BethlehemStabler Arena
    23 June 1984PhiladelphiaSpectrum
    26 June 1984GreensboroGreensboro Coliseum
    27 June 1984CharlotteCharlotte Coliseum
    28 June 1984AtlantaOmni Coliseum
    30 June 1984JacksonvilleJacksonville Coliseum
    1 July 1984Pembroke PinesHollywood Sportatorium
    3 July 1984LakelandLakeland Civic Center
    6 July 1984Johnson CityFreedom Hall Civic Center
    7 July 1984NashvilleNashville Municipal Auditorium
    9 July 1984TrotwoodHara Arena
    10 July 1984IndianapolisMarket Square Arena
    13 July 1984Cedar RapidsFive Seasons Center
    14 July 1984St. LouisKiel Auditorium
    15 July 1984Bonner SpringsSandstone Amphitheater
    17 July 1984Valley CenterKansas Coliseum
    18 July 1984NormanLloyd Noble Center
    20 July 1984DenverMcNichols Sports Arena
    21 July 1984CasperCasper Events Center
    22 July 1984PuebloState Fairgrounds
    24 July 1984Las VegasThomas & Mack Center
    25 July 1984RenoLawlor Events Center
    27 July 1984Daly CityCow Palace
    28 July 1984
    29 July 1984IrvineIrvine Meadows Amphitheatre
    31 July 1984Salt Lake CitySalt Palace
    2 August 1984Sioux FallsSioux Falls Arena
    3 August 1984BismarckBismarck Civic Center
    5 August 1984East TroyAlpine Valley Music Theatre
    7 August 1984HarrisburgCity Island
    8 August 1984ColumbusBattelle Hall
    9 August 1984SaginawWendler Arena
    Japan
    6 September 1984SendaiJapanMiyagi-ken Sports Center
    7 September 1984TokyoShibuya Public Hall
    8 September 1984NagoyaNagoya Civic Assembly Hall
    10 September 1984OsakaOsaka Festival Hall
    11 September 1984
    13 September 1984TokyoNippon Budokan

    Boxscore

    CityVenueTickets sold/availableGross revenue (Adjusted for inflation)
    SpringfieldCivic Center5,300/6,000 (88%)[5]$136,069[5]
    New HavenColiseum8,340/10,000 (83%)[6]$250,534[6]
    East RutherfordBrendan Byrne Arena17,446/17,446 (100%)[6]$520,540[6]
    ProvidenceCivic Center8,687/9,826 (88%)[6]$244,417[6]
    WorcesterThe Centrum9,494/11,200 (85%)[7]$281,747[7]
    TorontoMaple Leaf Gardens13,081/13,081 (100%)[8]$343,170[8]
    RochesterWar Memorial Auditorium10,200/10,200 (100%)[9]$285,965[9]
    PittsburghCivic Arena8,330/12,000 (69%)[8]$258,337[8]
    BaltimoreCivic Center12,969/12,969 (100%)[10]$389,002[10]
    HoustonThe Summit11,898/12,600 (94%)[11]$340,524[11]
    San AntonioHemisFair Arena11,893/11,893 (100%)[11]$333,338[11]
    AustinFrank Erwin Center7,085/12,096 (59%)[12]$193,263[12]
    DallasReunion Arena13,443/13,443 (100%)[11]$388,665[11]
    AlbuquerqueTingley Coliseum7,257/12,636 (57%)[13]$223,817[13]
    PhoenixVeterans Memorial Coliseum12,884/13,000 (99%)[13]$388,644[13]
    SacramentoCal Expo Amphitheater10,000/10,000 (100%)[13]$363,461[13]
    ReginaAgridome6,310/6,500 (97%)[14]$161,750[14]
    WinnipegArena12,328/12,500 (99%)[14]$327,855[14]
    MadisonDane County Coliseum5,425/10,000 (54%)[14]$156,000[14]
    DetroitJoe Louis Arena12,514/13,714 (91%)[15]$410,774[15]
    RosemontHorizon12,379/12,379 (100%)[16]$307,146[16]
    LandoverCapital Center (2 shows)16,189/31,200 (52%)[16]$531,406[16]
    New York CityMadison Square Garden16,757/16,757 (100%)[15]$559,956[15]
    LakelandCivic Center9,846/9,846 (100%)[17]$298,106[17]
    NashvilleMunicipal Auditorium6,039/9,900 (61%)[17]$174,896[17]
    IndianapolisMarket Square Arena5,513/15,000 (37%)[17]$144,949[17]
    St. LouisKiel Auditorium6,748/10,532 (64%)[17]$193,380[17]
    Bonner SpringsSandstone Amphitheater7,464/16,000 (47%)[18]$186,523[18]
    DenverMcNichols Sports Arena10,011/18,553 (54%)[18]$332,712[18]
    Daly CityCow Palace (27th)14,500/14,500 (100%)[19]$489,481[19]
    IrvineMeadows Amphitheater15,000/15,000 (100%)[19]$482,674[19]

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