Wake Up Dead Tour

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Wake Up Dead Tour
Tour by Megadeth
Associated albumPeace Sells... but Who's Buying?
Start date7 January 1986
End date20 June 1987
Legs7 in North America
1 in Europe
1 in Asia
9 total
No. of shows
  • 139 in North America
  • 7 in Europe
  • 5 in Asia
  • 150 total
Megadeth concert chronology

Wake Up Dead Tour was a concert tour performed by the thrash metal band Megadeth, in support of their album, Peace Sells... but Who's Buying? which ran from 7 January 1986 to 20 June 1987.

Background[]

This was Megadeth's first world tour, consisting of over 130 concerts, including their debut shows in Europe and Asia. It would be the only world tour that was made entirely with the original line-up: Dave Mustaine, David Ellefson, Chris Poland, and Gar Samuelson.

As part of this tour, the band supported King Diamond on their Fatal Portrait tour in July and August 1986, Motörhead on their Orgasmatron tour in October 1986 and Alice Cooper on his Constrictor tour from January to March 1987. Megadeth then headlined a series of major tours, including their first European run, which was supported by Flotsam and Jetsam, followed by a North American tour that was supported by Overkill and the Necros. They also toured or played selected shows with bands like Testament, Metal Church, Sacrifice, the Cro-Mags, Dark Angel, Possessed, Helstar, Lizzy Borden, Suicidal Tendencies, the Crumbsuckers, Heathen, Dr. Know, Sentinel Beast, Viking, Hallows Eve, the Mentors and T.T. Quick.[1]

Setlist[]

  1. "Wake Up Dead"
  2. "Rattlehead"
  3. "The Conjuring"
  4. "Bad Omen"
  5. "Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good"
  6. "Peace Sells"
  7. "My Last Words"
  8. "Devil's Island"
  9. "Mechanix"
  10. "Last Rites/Loved to Deth"
  11. "Good Mourning/Black Friday"

Tour dates[]

Date[2][3][4] City Country Venue Opening act(s)
North America
7 January 1986 Milwaukee United States Palms Club N/A
8 January 1986 Chicago Metro Chicago Zoetrope
10 January 1986 Detroit The Traxx N/A
11 January 1986 Cleveland The Olde Ballroom Tavern The Destructors
17 January 1986 New Haven The Keg House N/A
18 January 1986 New York City Irving Plaza Overkill
19 January 1986 Trenton City Gardens Dark Angel
25 January 1986 Atlanta The Metroplex N/A
26 January 1986 Nashville Sal's Rajin Fury
29 January 1986 Denver McNichols Sports Arena N/A
21 February 1986 Westland The Mosquito Club
28 February 1986 Los Angeles Balboa Theater Dark Angel
Agent Steel
No Mercy
21 March 1986 Santa Monica Santa Monica Civic Auditorium The Mentors
22 March 1986 Phoenix Rockers Flotsam and Jetsam
Surgical Steel
25 March 1986 Palo Alto Keystone HellHound
Critical Mass
26 March 1986 San Francisco The Stone No Warning
Lethal Creed
North America
12 June 1986 Phoenix United States The Mason Jar Sacred Reich
14 June 1986 Carmichael El Dorado Saloon Testament
28 June 1986 Los Angeles Reseda Country Club Bloodlust
Holy Terror
North America
17 July 1986 West Hartford United States Agora Ballroom Support act for:
King Diamond
18 July 1986 Brooklyn L'Amour
19 July 1986
22 July 1986 Gatineau Canada Roxanne's Night Club
23 July 1986 Quebec City Pavillon de la Jeunesse
25 July 1986 Kitchener Coronet
26 July 1986 Detroit United States Blondies
27 July 1986 Cincinnati Bogart's
28 July 1986 Cleveland Peabody's Concert Club
30 July 1986 Milwaukee Eagles Club
31 July 1986 The Underground
1 August 1986 Chicago Metro Chicago
3 August 1986 Minneapolis First Avenue
5 August 1986 Denver Unknown venue
8 August 1986 Seattle Moore Theatre
9 August 1986 Portland Starry Night
11 August 1986 San Francisco The Stone
12 August 1986
13 August 1986 Carmichael El Dorado Saloon
17 August 1986 Phoenix Rockers Flotsam and Jetsam
Lillian Axe
North America
10 October 1986 Oakland United States Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center Support act for:
Motörhead
11 October 1986 Santa Monica Santa Monica Civic Auditorium
12 October 1986 San Bernardino Orange Pavilion
14 October 1986 Portland Pine Street Theater
19 October 1986 Phoenix Pride Pavillion
24 October 1986 Kansas City Uptown Theater N/A
25 October 1986 Madison Turner Hall Metal Church
26 October 1986 Chicago Aragon Ballroom
27 October 1986 Milwaukee Eagles Club Helstar
T.T. Quick
28 October 1986 Detroit Token Lounge N/A
29 October 1986 Blondies
30 October 1986 Columbus Marigold
31 October 1986 Pennsylvania Bridget's Place Dream Death
Angus Grimm
1 November 1986 Cleveland Shadow's Night Club N/A
2 November 1986 Rochester Playpen North
3 November 1986 Syracuse Lost Horizons Sacred Death
4 November 1986 Providence The Living Room Deicide
6 November 1986 Boston Paradise Theatre Wargasm
7 November 1986 West Hartford Agora Ballroom Whiplash
Gang Green
8 November 1986 Brooklyn L'Amour Hades
Crumbsuckers
11 November 1986 Washington D.C. The Bayou Dark Angel
12 November 1986 Richmond Unknown Venue N/A
15 November 1986 Atlanta The Metroplex Hallows Eve
16 November 1986 North Charleston North Charleston Elementary School N/A
17 November 1986 Nashville Music Row Showcase
18 November 1986 Brooklyn L'Amour Necros
22 November 1986 Dallas Longhorn Ballroom Rigor Mortis
25 November 1986 Houston Cardi's Club N/A
26 November 1986 Austin Liberty Lunch
27 November 1986 San Antonio Majestic Theatre
28 November 1986 McAllen Villa Real Convention Center Lizzy Borden
30 November 1986 Corpus Christi The Stardust
3 December 1986 Phoenix Rockers Sacred Reich
4 December 1986 Encinitas La Paloma Theatre Prowler
5 December 1986 Long Beach Fender's Grand Ballroom Dark Angel
Sentinel Beast
Viking
8 December 1986 Carmichael El Dorado Saloon Dr. Know
Gravel Gut
North America
27 January 1987 Oakland United States Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center Support act for:
Alice Cooper
28 January 1987 Bakersfield Bakersfield Civic Auditorium
29 January 1987 Las Vegas Thomas & Mack Center
31 January 1987 Phoenix Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
2 February 1987 San Diego San Diego Sports Arena
4 February 1987 Tulsa Unknown Venue
5 February 1987 Norman Lloyd Noble Center
6 February 1987 Des Moines Veterans Memorial Coliseum
7 February 1987 Saint Paul Roy Wilkins Auditorium
8 February 1987 St. Louis Kiel Auditorium
10 February 1987 Milwaukee MECCA Arena
12 February 1987 Chicago UIC Pavilion
13 February 1987 Detroit Joe Louis Arena
14 February 1987 Cedar Rapids Five Seasons Center
15 February 1987 Carbondale SIU Arena
16 February 1987 Pittsburgh Syria Mosque
17 February 1987 Hershey Hersheypark Arena
19 February 1987 Providence Providence Civic Center
20 February 1987 Poughkeepsie Mid-Hudson Civic Center
21 February 1987 New York City The Ritz Testament
M.O.D.
Flotsam and Jetsam
22 February 1987 Trenton City Gardens Flotsam and Jetsam
Heathen's Rage
23 February 1987 Washington, D.C. The Bayou N/A
24 February 1987 Baltimore Channel One Flotsam and Jetsam
Reptile House
Tension
26 February 1987 Toronto Maple Leaf Gardens Support act for:
Alice Cooper
28 February 1987 West Hartford West Hartford Ballroom N/A
Europe
6 March 1987 London England Hammersmith Odeon Flotsam and Jetsam
8 March 1987 Amsterdam Netherlands Paradiso Grote Zaal
10 March 1987 Hamburg Germany Markthalle Hamburg
11 March 1987 Bochum Zeche[citation needed]
12 March 1987 Frankfurt Volksbildungsheim
13 March 1987 Düsseldorf Tor 3
15 March 1987[a] Paris France New Morning N/A
North America
21 March 1987 Long Beach United States Long Beach Arena Support act for:
Alice Cooper
Asia
2 April 1987 Tokyo Japan Shibuya Public Hall N/A
3 April 1987
4 April 1987 Nagoya Aichi Kōsei Nenkin Kaikan
6 April 1987 Osaka Osaka Kousei Nenkin Kaikan
North America
9 May 1987 Pismo Beach United States The Central Coast Theatre Gang Green
Intrinsic
11 May 1987 Phoenix Celebrity Theatre Flotsam and Jetsam
Possessed
15 May 1987 Tampa Fort Homer W. Hesterly Armory Overkill
Necros
16 May 1987 Miami Beach Cameo Theater
17 May 1987
19 May 1987 North Charleston Charleston Elementary School
20 May 1987 Atlanta Metroplex
21 May 1987
22 May 1987 Raleigh The Pier
23 May 1987 Norfolk The Boathouse
25 May 1987 Washington, D.C. The Bayou
26 May 1987
27 May 1987 Providence The Living Room
28 May 1987 Latham Colonie Coliseum
29 May 1987 Brooklyn L'Amour
30 May 1987
31 May 1987 Philadelphia Trocadero Theatre
2 June 1987 Penn Hills City Limits
3 June 1987 Lakewood Phantasy Theater
4 June 1987 Detroit Harpo's
5 June 1987 Chicago Aragon Ballroom
6 June 1987 Milwaukee Eagles Club
7 June 1987 Minneapolis First Avenue
9 June 1987 Denver Norman's Place
10 June 1987 Salt Lake City Utah State Fairgrounds Coliseum
12 June 1987 Santa Monica Santa Monica Civic Auditorium
13 June 1987 San Diego Unknown venue
14 June 1987 Carmichael El Dorado Saloon
15 June 1987 San Francisco The Stone
16 June 1987
17 June 1987 San Jose Stage Coach Inn Necros
Overkill
Nitemare
19 June 1987 Honolulu Queen Theater The Darkness
Rogue
Overkill
20 June 1987
  1. ^ Flotsam and Jetsam were supposed to open as special guests, as on the whole European tour, but did not play since back then the stage & venue dressing room could not hold both bands' equipment & belongings.

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ http://www.metallipromo.com/meg.html
  2. ^ http://www.chmetal.info/tourdates/Megadeth_1986.htm
  3. ^ http://www.chmetal.info/tourdates/Megadeth_1987.htm
  4. ^ www.metallipromo.com http://www.metallipromo.com/meg.html. Retrieved 4 March 2020. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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