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.

Fuel for Life Tour
Tour by Judas Priest
Associated albumTurbo
Start date2 May 1986
End date16 December 1986
No. of shows105
Judas Priest concert chronology

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" (Point of Entry bonus track), "Locked In" (Turbo bonus track), "Hell Bent for Leather" (Priest... Live! bonus track), "Private Property" ("Parental Guidance" b-side) and "Love Bites" (Metalogy), 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.[1]

Setlist

The average setlist was as follows.[2] 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.[3]

  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" (dropped after May 12, 1986)
  10. "Private Property"
  11. "Desert Plains" (replaced by "Parental Guidance" after August 12, 1986)
  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.[3][4][5] 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.[4]

Date City Country Venue
North American leg
2 May 1986AlbuquerqueUnited StatesTingley Coliseum
4 May 1986DenverDenver Coliseum
6 May 1986Salt Lake CitySalt Palace
8 May 1986ChandlerCompton Terrace
9 May 1986Laguna HillsIrvine Meadows Amphitheatre
10 May 1986San DiegoSan Diego Sports Arena
11 May 1986Los AngelesLA Sports Arena
12 May 1986
14 May 1986FresnoSelland Arena
15 May 1986OaklandOakland Coliseum
16 May 1986SacramentoCal Expo Amphitheater
18 May 1986TacomaTacoma Dome
19 May 1986SpokaneSpokane Coliseum
22 May 1986Kansas CitySandstone Amphitheater
23 May 1986St. LouisKiel Auditorium
24 May 1986ChicagoRosemont Horizon
25 May 1986Saint PaulSaint Paul Civic Center
26 May 1986Des MoinesDes Moines Veterans Memorial Auditorium
27 May 1986KalamazooWings Stadium
28 May 1986DetroitCobo Hall
29 May 1986DaytonHara Arena
30 May 1986RichfieldRichfield Coliseum
31 May 1986LandoverCapital Centre
1 June 1986PhiladelphiaSpectrum
4 June 1986ProvidenceProvidence Civic Center
5 June 1986WorcesterWorcester Centrum
6 June 1986East RutherfordMeadowlands Arena
7 June 1986New HavenNew Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum
9 June 1986UniondaleNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
10 June 1986RochesterRochester Community War Memorial
12 June 1986HamptonHampton Coliseum
13 June 1986RichmondRichmond Coliseum
14 June 1986CharlotteCharlotte Coliseum
15 June 1986AtlantaThe Omni
17 June 1986LakelandLakeland Civic Center
18 June 1986HollywoodHollywood Sportatorium
21 June 1986HoustonThe Summit
22 June 1986AustinFrank Erwin Center
23 June 1986San AntonioSan Antonio Convention Center
25 June 1986El PasoEl Paso County Coliseum
26 June 1986OdessaEctor County Coliseum
27 June 1986DallasReunion Arena
28 June 1986NormanLloyd Noble Center
13 July 1986Saint PaulSt. Paul Civic Center
14 July 1986VancouverCanadaPacific Coliseum
16 July 1986CalgaryMax Bell Centre
17 July 1986EdmontonNorthlands Coliseum
19 July 1986WinnipegWinnipeg Arena
23 July 1986MontrealMontreal Forum
24 July 1986Quebec CityColisée de Québec
25 July 1986OttawaOttawa Civic Centre
27 July 1986BuffaloUnited StatesBuffalo Memorial Auditorium
29 July 1986TroyRPI Field House
31 July 1986PortlandCumberland County Civic Center
3 August 1986ToledoToledo Sports Arena
5 August 1986PittsburghPittsburgh Civic Arena
6 August 1986CincinnatiCincinnati Gardens
8 August 1986SaginawWendler Arena
9 August 1986DetroitJoe Louis Arena
10 August 1986Hoffman EstatesPoplar Creek Music Theater
11 August 1986 Rosemont Rosemont Horizon
12 August 1986IndianapolisMarket Square Arena
14 August 1986Green BayBrown County Arena
15 August 1986East TroyAlpine Valley Music Theatre
16 August 1986Cedar RapidsFive Seasons Center
17 August 1986PeoriaPeoria Civic Center
19 August 1986WichitaKansas Coliseum
21 August 1986EvansvilleRoberts Municipal Stadium
22 August 1986NashvilleStarwood Amphitheatre
23 August 1986BiloxiMississippi Coast Coliseum
27 August 1986BaltimoreBaltimore Civic Center
28 August 1986 Springfield Springfield Civic Center
29 August 1986East RutherfordMeadowlands Arena
31 August 1986TorontoCanadaCNE Stadium
European leg
28 September 1986ZwolleNetherlandsIJsselhallen
30 September 1986Offenbach am MainWest GermanyStadhalle
1 October 1986
2 October 1986StuttgartBöblingen Sporthalle
3 October 1986WürzburgCarl Diem Halle
4 October 1986WinterthurSwitzerlandEulachhalle
5 October 1986MunichWest GermanyOlympiahalle
8 October 1986MadridSpainEstadio Roman Valero
9 October 1986
11 October 1986San SebastiánVelódromo de Anoeta
13 October 1986BarcelonaPalau dels Esports de Barcelona
15 October 1986LudwigshafenWest GermanyFriedrich-Ebert-Halle
16 October 1986SaarbrückenSaarlandhalle
17 October 1986EssenGrugahalle
18 October 1986BrusselsBelgiumForest National
20 October 1986ParisFranceLe Zénith
22 October 1986HanoverWest GermanyEilenriedehalle
23 October 1986CopenhagenDenmarkFalkoner Center
24 October 1986StockholmSwedenJohanneshovs Isstadion
25 October 1986GothenburgFrölundaborg
27 October 1986DrammenNorwayDrammenshallen
29 October 1986HelsinkiFinlandHelsinki Ice Hall
Japanese leg
3 December 1986YokohamaJapanYokohama Cultural Gymnasium
4 December 1986TokyoNippon Budokan
6 December 1986NagoyaKokaido Hall
8 December 1986OsakaFestival Hall
10 December 1986Koseinenkin Hall
11 December 1986FukuokaFukuoka Sunpalace
13 December 1986YokohamaYokohama Cultural Gymnasium
16 December 1986Honolulu, HawaiiUnited StatesNeil Blaisdell Center

Boxscore
City Venue Tickets sold / available Gross revenue
Albuquerque Tingley Coliseum 8,256 / 10,656[6] $118,033
Denver Coliseum 8,610 / 12,500[6] $136,814
Phoenix Compton Terrace 11,263 / 13,289[6] $160,610
Laguna Hills Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre 14,954 / 15,000 [7] $180,219
San Diego Sports Arena 11,377 / 11,377[7] $157,234
Los Angeles LA Sports Arena 19,917/ 19,917[7] $323,224
Oakland Oakland Coliseum 14,453 / 14,453[7] $214,710
Sacramento Cal Expo Amphitheater 7,400 / 12,200[7] $122,100
Tacoma Tacoma Dome 19,529 / 20,000[7] $312,464
Kalamazoo Wings Stadium 6,623 / 8,113[8] $92,722
Dayton Hara Arena 8,000 / 8,000[8] $104,916
Richfield Coliseum 11,551 / 18,000[8] $161,714
Landover Capitol Centre 17,348 / 17,348[8] $251,546
Philadelphia Spectrum 14,009 / 14,009[8] $195,566
Providence Civic Center 9,143 / 9,784 [9] $119,137
Worcester The Centrum 11,110 / 12,150[10] $145,174
Charlotte Coliseum 7,716 / 12,900[10] $108,503
Atlanta The Omni 7,225 / 17,037[10] $108,375
Dallas Reunion Arena 14,121 / 19,000[11] $221,210
Pittsburgh Civic Arena 7,002 / 12,500[12] $96,277
Cincinnati Gardens 5,987 / 9,500[13] $83,152
Detroit Joe Louis Arena 8,850 / 12,000[13] $132,750
Biloxi Mississippi Coast Coliseum 7,881 / 10,000[12] $114,275
Baltimore Civic Center 8,815 / 13,641[14] $123,961
Toronto CNE Grandstand 13,780 / 15,000[15] $217,724

Personnel

References
  1. Fuel for Life with Judas Priest – Jonathan Valen.com Archived 16 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  2. Judas Priest Average Setlists of year: 1986 | setlist.fm Archived 16 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
  3. JUDAS PRIEST INFO PAGES – TURBO Archived 18 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 9 May 2014
  4. Tourdates From The Past Archived 27 December 2011 at the Wayback Machine on jugulator.net. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
  5. The French Metallian – 1986 tour dates Archived 22 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
  6. Billboard, Vol. 98, Num. 21, 24 may 1986. 24 May 1986.
  7. Billboard, Vol. 98, Num. 22, 31 may 1986. 31 May 1986.
  8. Billboard, Vol. 98, Num. 24, 14 June 1986. 14 June 1986.
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