The Pump Tour was a concert tour by American rock band Aerosmith that lasted twelve months, from mid-October 1989 to mid-October 1990. The tour was put on in support of the band's second consecutive multi-platinum album Pump, released in September 1989.
Background The Pump Tour saw the band continue its successful streak, on the heels of 1987's Permanent Vacation and its associated tour. During the course of the tour, the band charted four Top 40 singles from Pump. By the end of the tour, Pump had sold four million copies, eventually selling seven million copies.Davis, S. and Aerosmith: "Walk This Way", page 470-471. Avon, 1997
This tour was notable as it saw Aerosmith's first return to Europe since 1977, as well as the band's first-ever performances in Australia. In addition, this tour saw the band tour North America on numerous legs, as well as perform a series of dates in Japan.
Special performances on The Howard Stern Show, Saturday Night Live, and MTV Unplugged were interspersed during the course of the tour.Davis, S. and Aerosmith: "Walk This Way", page 470, 474. Avon, 1997
Opening acts on this tour included Skid Row, Joan Jett, The Cult, Poison, Warrant, Metallica, The Black Crowes, and The Quireboys. Some of these acts were regular openers, while some opened for Aerosmith only at specific festivals or stadium shows.Davis, S. and Aerosmith: "Walk This Way", page 472-474. Avon, 1997
During the tour, the band got to meet some of their idols. Steven Tyler met Mick Jagger backstage at a Rolling Stones concert, only the second time he had met him, and the first time he met him while sober.Davis, S. and Aerosmith: "Walk This Way", page 471. Avon, 1997 In addition, the band met Robert PlantDavis, S. and Aerosmith: "Walk This Way", page 472. Avon, 1997 and Jimmy Page, who saw the band perform on separate occasions in England. At one show, The Monsters of Rock festival at Castle Donington Leicestershire UK, Page jammed with the band on "Train Kept A-Rollin'", and at another show, he played an extended set with the band at the Marquee Club in London.Davis, S. and Aerosmith: "Walk This Way", page 474-475. Avon, 1997
For this tour, the band employed the use of a Citation II private plane, which the band named "Aeroforce One". The plane was formerly used by Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos.Davis, S. and Aerosmith: "Walk This Way", page 461. Avon, 1997
In September 1990, towards the end of the tour, A&R man John Kalodner remarked how Aerosmith were "maybe the biggest band in the world", thinking "Nobody else is this good right now."Davis, S. and Aerosmith: "Walk This Way", page 475. Avon, 1997
Tour dates
Date City Country Venue Tickets Sold / Available Revenue Europe October 18, 1989 Cologne West Germany Sporthalle October 20, 1989 Florence Italy Palasport October 21, 1989 Milan Palatrussardi October 24, 1989 Paris France Zénith de Paris October 25, 1989 Brussels Belgium Forest National October 27, 1989 Arnhem Netherlands Rijnhal October 29, 1989 Munich West Germany Olympiahalle October 30, 1989 Würzburg Carl-Diem-Halle November 1, 1989 West Berlin Deutschlandhalle November 2, 1989 Münster Halle Münsterland November 4, 1989 Hanover Eilenriedehalle November 5, 1989 Frankfurt Festhalle Frankfurt November 7, 1989 Böblingen Sporthalle November 8, 1989 Mannheim Maimarkthalle November 10, 1989 Copenhagen Denmark K.B. Hallen November 11, 1989 Stockholm Sweden Johanneshovs Isstadion November 14, 1989 London England Hammersmith Odeon November 15, 1989 November 17, 1989 Wembley Arena November 18, 1989 Birmingham National Exhibition Centre November 19, 1989 November 21, 1989 Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle City Hall November 22, 1989 Livingston Scotland Livingston Forum November 24, 1989 Belfast Northern Ireland Nugent Hall November 25, 1989 Dublin Ireland Point Theatre November 26, 1989 London England Wembley Arena North America December 15, 1989 Charleston United States Charleston Civic Center9,000 / 12,000$165,438 December 17, 1989 Landover Capital Centre17,399 / 17,399$391,477 December 18, 1989 Wheeling Wheeling Civic Center December 20, 1989 Roanoke Roanoke Civic CenterDecember 21, 1989NorfolkThe Scope December 22, 1989 Richmond Richmond Coliseum December 27, 1989 Springfield Springfield Civic Center16,928 / 18,300$366,345 December 28, 1989 New Haven New Haven Coliseum10,470 / 10,470$228,375 December 30, 1989 Boston Boston Garden38,740 / 38,740$889,245 December 31, 1989 January 1, 1990 January 3, 1990 Ottawa Canada Ottawa Civic Centre January 4, 1990 Montreal Montreal Forum8,592 / 10,233$174,664 January 6, 1990 Toronto SkyDome32,802 / 32,802$684,195January 7, 1990ErieUnited StatesErie Civic Center January 9, 1990 SpringfieldSpringfield Civic Center January 10, 1990 Glens Falls Glens Falls Civic Center8,100 / 8,100$182,250 January 12, 1990 Providence Providence Civic Center13,800 / 13,800$310,500 January 13, 1990 Rochester Rochester Community War Memorial11,000 / 11,000$217,608 January 15, 1990 Uniondale Nassau Veterans Memorial ColiseumJanuary 16, 1990BinghamtonBroome County Veterans Memorial Arena January 18, 1990 Uniondale Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum January 19, 1990 PhiladelphiaSpectrum January 21, 1990 January 22, 1990 East Rutherford Brendan Byrne Arena20,368 / 20,368$417,773 January 24, 1990 Syracuse Onondaga War Memorial January 25, 1990 Pittsburgh Civic Arena16,635 / 16,635$300,261 January 27, 1990 Louisville Freedom Hall16,101 / 18,500$313,970 January 28, 1990 Hershey Hersheypark Arena February 20, 1990 Austin Frank Erwin Center13,050 / 15,564$228,612 February 22, 1990 Dallas Reunion Arena17,092 / 17,092$334,280 February 24, 1990 Albuquerque Tingley Coliseum11,800 / 11,800$206,500 February 25, 1990 Las Cruces Pan American Center10,569 / 12,007$180,618 February 27, 1990 Tucson Tucson Convention Center Arena9,081 / 9,231$170,606 February 28, 1990 Chandler Compton Terrace13,897 / 15,000$271,006 March 2, 1990 San Diego San Diego Sports Arena13,166 / 13,166$270,921 March 3, 1990 Inglewood Great Western Forum48,507 / 48,507$1,051,200 March 5, 1990 March 6, 1990March 8, 1990RenoLawlor Events Center March 9, 1990 Daly City Cow Palace31,000 / 31,000$697,500 March 10, 1990 March 12, 1990 Sacramento ARCO Arena17,031 / 17,031$383,198 March 14, 1990 Tacoma Tacoma Dome23,002 / 23,002$505,050 March 15, 1990 Portland Memorial Coliseum11,903 / 11,903$239,356 March 17, 1990 Vancouver Canada Pacific Coliseum15,976 / 15,976$339,368 March 19, 1990 Edmonton Northlands Coliseum14,938 / 14,938$313,282 March 20, 1990 Calgary Olympic Saddledome14,682 / 14,939$295,702 March 22, 1990 Saskatoon Saskatchewan Place March 24, 1990 Winnipeg Winnipeg Arena March 25, 1990 Regina Regina Agridome March 27, 1990 Billings United States MetraPark Arena March 28, 1990 Rapid City Rushmore Plaza Civic Center March 30, 1990 Casper Casper Events Center March 31, 1990 Salt Lake City Salt Palace12,972 / 12,972$252,954 April 17, 1990 Jacksonville Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum9,105 / 10,000$179,824 April 19, 1990 Tampa USF Sun Dome16,334 / 16,334$371,599 April 20, 1990 April 22, 1990 Miami Miami Arena14,706 / 14,706$334,562 April 23, 1990 North Fort Myers Lee County Civic Center9,069 / 9,069$179,113 April 25, 1990 Orlando Orlando Arena10,261 / 11,500$233,438 April 27, 1990 Chapel Hill Dean Smith Center14,647 / 19,268$317,768 April 28, 1990 Charlotte Charlotte Coliseum14,315 / 15,936$312,660 April 29, 1990 Columbia Carolina Coliseum8,559 / 10,500$180,203 May 1, 1990 Johnson City Freedom Hall Civic Center May 2, 1990 Lexington Rupp Arena9,621 / 14,000$187,610 May 4, 1990 Knoxville Thompson–Boling Arena11,566 / 14,000$225,537 May 5, 1990 Atlanta Omni Coliseum25,442 / 34,318$572,445 May 6, 1990 May 9, 1990 Savannah Savannah Civic Center May 10, 1990 Tallahassee Leon County Civic Center May 12, 1990 Birmingham Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center16,903 / 16,903$329,635 May 13, 1990 Jackson Mississippi Coliseum9,565 / 10,000$176,953 May 15, 1990 New Orleans Lakefront Arena10,601 / 10,601$189,810 May 16, 1990 Shrepevort Hirsch Memorial Coliseum9,609 / 9,609$172,328 May 18, 1990 Nashville Starwood Amphitheatre May 19, 1990 Memphis Mid-South Coliseum10,637 / 10,637$196,785 May 21, 1990 Huntsville Von Braun Civic Center May 22, 1990 Chattanooga UTC Arena5,707 / 11,648$99,345 May 24, 1990 Columbus Cooper Stadium16,800 / 19,000$375,575 May 25, 1990 Auburn Hills The Palace of Auburn Hills38,506 / 38,506$866,385 May 27, 1990 May 28, 1990 Noblesville Deer Creek Music Center June 17, 1990 Bethlehem Stabler Arena5,515 / 5,515$122,760 June 19, 1990 Middletown Orange County Speedway June 20, 1990 Moosic Lackawanna County Stadium12,797 / 15,000$282,308 June 22, 1990 Old Orchard Beach Seashore Performing Arts Center12,123 / 15,000$261,283 June 23, 1990 Bristol Lake Compounce16,849 / 20,000$354,990 June 25, 1990 Mansfield Great Woods June 26, 1990 June 27, 1990 Saratoga Springs Saratoga Performing Arts Center June 29, 1990 Toronto Canada Exhibition Stadium27,314 / 30,000$763,987 June 30, 1990 Rochester United States Silver Stadium July 2, 1990 Cuyahoga Falls Blossom Music Center July 3, 1990 July 5, 1990 Kalamazoo Wings Stadium July 6, 1990 Charlevoix Castle Farms9,876 / 14,000$204,481 July 8, 1990 Peoria Peoria Civic Center July 9, 1990 Omaha Omaha Civic Auditorium July 11, 1990 Bonner Springs Sandstone Amphitheater July 12, 1990 Valley Center Kansas Coliseum July 14, 1990 Oklahoma City Myriad Convention Center July 15, 1990 Dallas Coca-Cola Starplex Amphitheatre12,676 / 20,000$282,408 July 17, 1990 St. Louis St. Louis Arena July 18, 1990 Cincinnati Riverbend Music Center July 20, 1990 Tinley Park World Music Theater26,563 / 28,127$603,433 July 21, 1990 East Troy Alpine Valley Music Theatre July 23, 1990 Burgettstown Coca-Cola Star Lake Amphitheater July 24, 1990 Philadelphia The Spectrum17,872 / 17,872$359,111 July 26, 1990 East Rutherford Brendan Byrne Arena July 27, 1990 Norfolk Norfolk Scope July 28, 1990 Landover Capital Centre Europe August 15, 1990 Dublin Ireland Point Theatre August 18, 1990 Castle Donington England Donington Park August 20, 1990 London Marquee Club August 23, 1990 West Berlin West Germany Waldbühne August 25, 1990 Dortmund Westfalenhalle August 26, 1990 Utrecht Netherlands Stadion Galgenwaard August 30, 1990 Bologna Italy Arena Parco Nord August 31, 1990 Winterthur Switzerland Winterthurer Musikfestwochen Festival September 1, 1990 Mannheim West Germany Maimarkt-Gelände September 3, 1990 Paris France Vincennes Racecourse North America September 8, 1990 Las Vegas United States Hard Rock Cafe Asia September 12, 1990 Osaka Japan Osaka Castle Hall September 14, 1990 Nagoya Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium September 16, 1990 Yokohama Yokohama Arena September 17, 1990 Tokyo Nippon Budokan September 19, 1990 September 20, 1990 September 22, 1990 Yoyogi National Gymnasium Australia September 29, 1990 Adelaide Australia Memorial Drive Park October 1, 1990 Melbourne National Tennis Centre at Flinders Park October 2, 1990 October 5, 1990 Brisbane Brisbane Entertainment Centre October 7, 1990 Canberra Bruce Stadium October 10, 1990 Sydney Sydney Entertainment Centre October 11, 1990 October 15, 1990 Perth Perth Entertainment Centre
Setlist Average set:
"Heart's Done Time" "Young Lust" "F.I.N.E." "Monkey on My Back" "Don't Get Mad, Get Even" "Janie's Got a Gun" "Permanent Vacation" "Mama Kin" "What It Takes" "Voodoo Medicine Man" "Red House" (The Jimi Hendrix Experience cover) "Draw the Line" "Rag Doll" "Sweet Emotion" "Dude (Looks Like a Lady)" "Dream On" "Love in an Elevator"
Encore: "Train Kept A-Rollin'" (Tiny Bradshaw cover) "Walk This Way"
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