Orgasmatron Tour


The Orgasmatron Tour was a concert tour by heavy metal band Motörhead in support of their album, Orgasmatron. It would be the final tour with Pete Gill, as he would be fired in 1987 and replaced with Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor for the remainder of the tour.

Overview

Originally the band was planning on having a life sized replica of the train from the cover of Orgasmatron, akin to the Bomber rig and the Iron Fist prop. In his biography White Line Fever, Lemmy described how it was supposed to work:
During the band North American leg in 1986 Lemmy recalls it "not being our most stellar tour". Megadeth opened for a few dates but were dropped due to frustrations with their manager. During their show in Chalmette, Louisiana the band cut their set short due to the crowd continuously spitting on the band, which resulted in a riot. In 1987, Motörhead appeared in the Peter Richardson film Eat the Rich. As the band was about to film their cameo, however, drummer Pete Gill was fired and Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor rejoined after having quit in 1984. Gill tried to downplay his firing saying in The Hard Report that his departure was "by mutual agreement. I left for business reasons, not musical or personal. There has been no great rift." Lemmy adds that he knew Taylor, who had been playing with Frankie Miller and ex-Thin Lizzy guitarist Brian "Robbo" Robertson, wanted to come back. Phil would go on to finish the last remaining dates of the tour.

Personnel

Setlists

1986

  1. "Iron Fist"
  2. "Stay Clean"
  3. "Nothing Up My Sleeve"
  4. "Metropolis"
  5. "Doctor Rock"
  6. "Killed by Death"
  7. "Ace of Spades"
  8. "Steal Your Face"
  9. ”Deaf Forever”
  10. "Bite the Bullet"
  11. "Built for Speed"
  12. "No Class"
  13. "Orgasmatron"
  14. "Motorhead"
Encore:
  2. "Bomber"
  3. "Overkill"

1987

  1. "Iron Fist"
  2. "Stay Clean"
  3. "Nothing Up My Sleeve"
  4. "Metropolis"
  5. "Doctor Rock"
  6. "Deaf Forever”
  7. "Ace of Spades"
  8. "Steal Your Face"
  9. "Ain't My Crime"
  10. "Bite the Bullet"
  11. "Built for Speed"
  12. "No Class"
  13. "Orgasmatron"
  14. "Motorhead"
Encore:
  2. "Killed by Death"
  3. "Overkill"

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenueSupport act
10 February 1987ParisFranceMaison de la Mutualitérowspan="8"
5 March 1987MadridSpainPabellón de la Ciudad Deportiva del Real Madrid-
7 March 1987San SebastiánSpainPolideportivo Anoeta-
9 March 1987ToulouseFranceL'Apocalypse-
10 March 1987DijonFranceLe Forum-
11 March 1987ReimsFranceThéâtre-
12 March 1987NancyFranceParc des Expositions-
13 March 1987GenevaSwitzerlandPalladium-
14 March 1987ZürichSwitzerlandVolkshausOnslaught
16 March 1987NaplesItalyTeatro PalapartenopeOnslaught
17 March 1987NancyFranceParc des Expositions
18 March 1987MilianItalyRolling StoneOnslaught
19 March 1987GoriziaItalyPalasportOnslaught
21 March 1987DornbirnAustriaStadhalleOnslaught
22 March 1987AppenweierWest GermanySchwarzwaldhalleOnslaught
23 March 1987OsnabrückWest GermanyGartlage HallOnslaught
Zeltinger Band
25 March 1987PoperingeBelgiumMaeke BlydeOnslaught
26 March 1987's-HertogenboschNetherlandsBrabanthallenOnslaught
28 March 1987CopenhagenDenmarkSaga CinemaOnslaught
29 March 1987OsloNorwayUnknown venueOnslaught
30 March 1987StockholmSwedenFryshusetOnslaught
31 March 1987LundSwedenOlympen
4 April 1987Old ForgeUnited StatesAutograph'sSavage Grace
Malice
5 April 1987ProvidenceUnited StatesThe Living RoomSavage Grace
Malice
7 April 1987RochesterUnited StatesPenny ArcadeSavage Grace
8 April 1987BostonUnited StatesThe ChannelSavage Grace
Malice
Knightmare
9 April 1987West HartfordUnited StatesAgora BallroomSavage Grace
Malice
10 April 1987New York CityUnited StatesL'Amour EastSavage Grace
11 April 1987CommackUnited StatesL'Amour Far EastSavage Grace
12 April 1987PhiladelphiaUnited StatesTrocadero TheatreSavage Grace
Anvil Bitch
She-Male Experience
14 April 1987Washington, D.C.United StatesThe BayouSavage Grace
15 April 1987Washington, D.C.United StatesThe BayouSavage Grace
16 April 1987ClevelandUnited StatesShadow's Night ClubSavage Grace
17 April 1987DetroitUnited StatesHarpos Concert TheatreSavage Grace
18 April 1987MilwaukeeUnited StatesEagles BallroomSavage Grace
Zoetrope
19 April 1987MinneapolisUnited StatesFirst AvenueSavage Grace
21 April 1987CincinnatiUnited StatesBogart'sSavage Grace
22 April 1987ChicagoUnited StatesVic TheatreSavage Grace
24 April 1987Los AngelesUnited StatesHollywood PalladiumSavage Grace
Lizzy Borden
25 April 1987BerkeleyUnited StatesPauley BallroomSavage Grace
26 April 1987Los AngelesUnited StatesReseda Country ClubSavage Grace
27 April 1987San FranciscoUnited StatesThe I-BeamSavage Grace
28 April 1987Santa ClaraUnited StatesOne Step BeyondSavage Grace