Fuel for Life Tour


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", "Locked In", "Hell Bent for Leather", "Private Property" and "Love Bites", 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.

Setlist

The average setlist was as follows. 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.
  1. "Out in the Cold"
  2. "Locked In"
  3. "Heading Out to the Highway"
  4. "Metal Gods"
  5. "Breaking the Law"
  6. "Love Bites"
  7. "Some Heads Are Gonna Roll"
  8. "The Sentinel"
  9. "Hot For Love"
  10. "Private Property"
  11. "Desert Plains"
  12. "Rock You All Around the World"
  13. "The Hellion / Electric Eye"
  14. "Turbo Lover"
  15. "Freewheel Burning"
  16. "Victim of Changes"
  17. "The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown)"
  18. "Living After Midnight"
  19. "You've Got Another Thing Comin'"
  20. "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. 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.
According to Rob Halford, the opening show of the tour in Albuquerque, was his very first performance after becoming sober and drug-free.
DateCityCountryVenue
2 May 1986AlbuquerqueUnited StatesTingley Coliseum
4 May 1986DenverUnited StatesDenver Coliseum
6 May 1986Salt Lake CityUnited StatesSalt Palace
8 May 1986ChandlerUnited StatesCompton Terrace
9 May 1986Laguna HillsUnited StatesIrvine Meadows Amphitheatre
10 May 1986San DiegoUnited StatesSan Diego Sports Arena
11 May 1986Los AngelesUnited StatesLA Sports Arena
12 May 1986Los AngelesUnited StatesLA Sports Arena
14 May 1986FresnoUnited StatesSelland Arena
15 May 1986OaklandUnited StatesOakland Coliseum
16 May 1986SacramentoUnited StatesCal Expo Amphitheater
18 May 1986TacomaUnited StatesTacoma Dome
19 May 1986SpokaneUnited StatesSpokane Coliseum
22 May 1986Kansas CityUnited StatesSandstone Amphitheater
23 May 1986St. LouisUnited StatesKiel Auditorium
24 May 1986ChicagoUnited StatesRosemont Horizon
25 May 1986Saint PaulUnited StatesSaint Paul Civic Center
26 May 1986Des MoinesUnited StatesDes Moines Veterans Memorial Auditorium
27 May 1986KalamazooUnited StatesWings Stadium
28 May 1986DetroitUnited StatesCobo Hall
29 May 1986DaytonUnited StatesHara Arena
30 May 1986RichfieldUnited StatesRichfield Coliseum
31 May 1986LandoverUnited StatesCapital Centre
1 June 1986PhiladelphiaUnited StatesSpectrum
4 June 1986ProvidenceUnited StatesProvidence Civic Center
5 June 1986WorcesterUnited StatesWorcester Centrum
6 June 1986East RutherfordUnited StatesMeadowlands Arena
7 June 1986New HavenUnited StatesNew Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum
9 June 1986UniondaleUnited StatesNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
10 June 1986RochesterUnited StatesRochester Community War Memorial
12 June 1986HamptonUnited StatesHampton Coliseum
13 June 1986RichmondUnited StatesRichmond Coliseum
14 June 1986CharlotteUnited StatesCharlotte Coliseum
15 June 1986AtlantaUnited StatesThe Omni
17 June 1986LakelandUnited StatesLakeland Civic Center
18 June 1986HollywoodUnited StatesHollywood Sportatorium
21 June 1986HoustonUnited StatesThe Summit
22 June 1986AustinUnited StatesFrank Erwin Center
23 June 1986San AntonioUnited StatesSan Antonio Convention Center
25 June 1986El PasoUnited StatesEl Paso County Coliseum
26 June 1986OdessaUnited StatesEctor County Coliseum
27 June 1986DallasUnited StatesReunion Arena
28 June 1986NormanUnited StatesLloyd Noble Center
13 July 1986Saint PaulUnited StatesSt. Paul Civic Center
14 July 1986VancouverCanadaPacific Coliseum
16 July 1986CalgaryCanadaSaddledome
17 July 1986EdmontonCanadaNorthlands Coliseum
19 July 1986WinnipegCanadaWinnipeg Arena
23 July 1986MontrealCanadaMontreal Forum
24 July 1986Quebec CityCanadaColisée de Québec
25 July 1986OttawaCanadaOttawa Civic Centre
27 July 1986BuffaloUnited StatesBuffalo Memorial Auditorium
29 July 1986TroyUnited StatesRPI Field House
31 July 1986PortlandUnited StatesCumberland County Civic Center
3 August 1986ToledoUnited StatesToledo Sports Arena
5 August 1986PittsburghUnited StatesPittsburgh Civic Arena
6 August 1986CincinnatiUnited StatesCincinnati Gardens
8 August 1986SaginawUnited StatesWendler Arena
9 August 1986DetroitUnited StatesJoe Louis Arena
10 August 1986Hoffman EstatesUnited StatesPoplar Creek Music Theater
11 August 1986RosemontUnited StatesRosemont Horizon
12 August 1986IndianapolisUnited StatesMarket Square Arena
14 August 1986Green BayUnited StatesBrown County Arena
15 August 1986East TroyUnited StatesAlpine Valley Music Theatre
16 August 1986Cedar RapidsUnited StatesFive Seasons Center
17 August 1986PeoriaUnited StatesPeoria Civic Center
19 August 1986WichitaUnited StatesKansas Coliseum
21 August 1986EvansvilleUnited StatesRoberts Municipal Stadium
22 August 1986NashvilleUnited StatesStarwood Amphitheatre
23 August 1986BiloxiUnited StatesMississippi Coast Coliseum
27 August 1986BaltimoreUnited StatesBaltimore Civic Center
28 August 1986SpringfieldUnited StatesSpringfield Civic Center
29 August 1986East RutherfordUnited StatesMeadowlands Arena
31 August 1986TorontoCanadaCNE Stadium
28 September 1986ZwolleNetherlandsIJsselhallen
30 September 1986Offenbach am MainWest GermanyStadhalle
1 October 1986Offenbach am MainWest GermanyStadhalle
2 October 1986StuttgartWest GermanyBöblingen Sporthalle
3 October 1986WürzburgWest GermanyCarl Diem Halle
4 October 1986WinterthurSwitzerlandEulachhalle
5 October 1986MunichWest GermanyOlympiahalle
8 October 1986MadridSpainEstadio Roman Valero
9 October 1986MadridSpainEstadio Roman Valero
11 October 1986San SebastiánSpainVelódromo de Anoeta
13 October 1986BarcelonaSpainPalau dels Esports de Barcelona
15 October 1986LudwigshafenWest GermanyFriedrich-Ebert-Halle
16 October 1986SaarbrückenWest GermanySaarlandhalle
17 October 1986EssenWest GermanyGrugahalle
18 October 1986BrusselsBelgiumForest National
20 October 1986ParisFranceLe Zénith
22 October 1986HanoverWest GermanyEilenriedehalle
23 October 1986CopenhagenDenmarkFalkoner Center
24 October 1986StockholmSwedenJohanneshovs Isstadion
25 October 1986GothenburgSwedenFrölundaborg
27 October 1986DrammenNorwayDrammenshallen
29 October 1986HelsinkiFinlandHelsinki Ice Hall
3 December 1986YokohamaJapanYokohama Cultural Gymnasium
4 December 1986TokyoJapanNippon Budokan
6 December 1986NagoyaJapanKokaido Hall
8 December 1986OsakaJapanFestival Hall
10 December 1986OsakaJapanKoseinenkin Hall
11 December 1986FukuokaJapanFukuoka Sunpalace
13 December 1986YokohamaJapanYokohama Cultural Gymnasium
16 December 1986HonoluluUnited StatesNeil Blaisdell Center

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