The Recycler Tour was a concert tour by American rock band ZZ Top. Presented by Beaver Productions and sponsored by Miller Lite, the tour took place in North America and Europe. The set list featured material from the band's previous seven studio albums. Venues were mostly arenas.
Itinerary The tour coincided with the October 1990 release of the band's album Recycler. The tour began on October 2, 1990 in Vancouver, British Columbia and ended on September 27, 1991 in Mexico City.
Bryan Adams, The Law, Thunder, and Little Angels were the opening acts for the show on July 6, 1991.
Opening acts The Law Thunder Little Angels Black Crowes Extreme
Set list
Opening John Farnham
Bryan Adams "She's Only Happy When She's Dancing" "Kids Wanna Rock" "Hey Honey – I'm Packin' You In!" "It's Only Love" "Can't Stop This Thing We Started" "Cuts Like a Knife" "Take Me Back" "Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven" "When the Night Comes" "Heat of the Night" "Heaven" "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" "Run to You" "Somebody" "There Will Never Be Another Tonight" "Long Gone" "Summer of '69" "One Night Love Affair" "C'mon Everybody"
ZZ Top "Planet of Women" "Sleeping Bag" "Tell It" "Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers" "Waitin' for the Bus" "Jesus Just Left Chicago" "I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide" "Ten Foot Pole" "Burger Man" "Gimme All Your Lovin'" "Concrete and Steel" "My Head's in Mississippi" "Manic Mechanic" "Heard It on the X" "Cheap Sunglasses" "2000 Blues" "Blue Jean Blues" "Just Got Paid" "Doubleback" "Got Me Under Pressure" "Sharp Dressed Man" "Give It Up" "Legs" "Tube Snake Boogie" "La Grange" "Tush"
Tour dates + List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, tickets sold, number of available tickets and amount of gross revenue Date City Country Venue Opening act(s) Attendance Revenue Leg 1: arenas in North AmericaFirst North American leg boxscore data:October 2, 1990VancouverCanadaPacific ColiseumColin James13,500 / 13,500$301,827October 4, 1990EdmontonNorthlands Coliseum10,938 / 10,938$226,743October 5, 1990CalgaryOlympic Saddledome11,338 / 11,338$239,594October 6, 1990SaskatoonSaskatchewan Place8,558 / 8,558$189,454October 7, 1990WinnipegWinnipeg Arena8,505 / 8,505$194,615October 11, 1990TorontoMaple Leaf Gardens13,534 / 13,534$294,697October 13, 1990MontrealMontreal Forum13,900 / 13,900$268,307October 20, 1990DallasUnited StatesCotton BowlSteve Miller Band, Santana74,100 / 74,100$1,715,688October 25, 1990WichitaBritt Brown ArenaColin James11,875 / 11,875$224,837October 26, 1990OmahaOmaha Civic Auditorium10,200 / 10,200$229,203October 28, 1990AmesHilton Coliseum10,350 / 10,350$191,139October 29, 1990Cedar RapidsFive Seasons Center10,000 / 10,000$183,300October 31, 1990MilwaukeeBradley Center12,140 / 12,140$226,420November 1, 1990PeoriaPeoria Civic Center Arena9,908 / 9,908$185,309November 3, 1990MinneapolisTarget CenterJohnny Van Zant15,469 / 15,469$313,278November 4, 1990MadisonDane County ColiseumNovember 6, 1990Notre DameJoyce Center9,094 / 9,094$168,363November 7, 1990St. LouisSt. Louis Arena23,710 / 23,710$450,300November 8, 1990November 11, 1990DenverMcNichols Sports Arena18,515 / 24,700$392,097November 12, 1990November 14, 1990BillingsYellowstone METRArowspan="2" rowspan="2" November 16, 1990PullmanBeasley ColiseumJeff Healey BandNovember 18, 1990TacomaTacoma Dome24,006 / 24,006$466,840November 19, 1990PortlandPortland Memorial Coliseum20,264 / 20,264$395,117November 20, 1990November 21, 1990BoiseBSU PavilionNovember 23, 1990RenoLawlor Events Center11,330 / 11,330$210,093November 24, 1990ParadiseThomas & Mack Center12,543 / 12,543$235,522November 25, 1990InglewoodGreat Western Forum28,043 / 28,043$573,330November 26, 1990November 29, 1990SacramentoARCO Arena16,675 / 16,675$344,025November 30, 1990Daly CityCow Palace42,644 / 42,644$913,725December 1, 1990December 2, 1990December 8, 1990PhoenixArizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum24,828 / 24,828$466,093December 9, 1990December 10, 1990San DiegoSan Diego Sports Arena12,907 / 12,907$265,254December 13, 1990AlbuquerqueTingley Coliseum9,493 / 9,493$176,560December 15, 1990Little RockBarton Coliseum10,000 / 10,000$200,000December 16, 1990Kansas CityKemper Arena12,404 / 12,404$248,080December 17, 1990Oklahoma CityMyriad Convention Center12,500 / 12,500$233,660 Leg 2: arenas in the United StatesSecond North American leg boxscore data:January 4, 1991New OrleansUnited StatesLakefront ArenaThe Black Crowes9,500 / 9,500$179,100January 5, 1991MemphisMid-South Coliseum20,691 / 20,691$413,820January 6, 1991January 7, 1991NashvilleNashville Municipal Auditorium9,900 / 9,900$185,880January 9, 1991LouisvilleFreedom Hall14,455 / 14,455$281,873January 10, 1991DaytonErvin J. Nutter Center11,160 / 12,198$217,620January 12, 1991CharlestonCharleston Civic Center11,427 / 11,427$218,800January 13, 1991LandoverCapital Centre30,553 / 30,553$652,635January 14, 1991January 17, 1991HartfordHartford Civic Center24,431 / 24,431$461,423January 18, 1991January 19, 1991WorcesterCentrum in Worcester22,797 / 22,797$485,573January 20, 1991January 23, 1991PortlandCumberland County Civic Center18,300 / 18,300$324,825January 24, 1991January 26, 1991UniondaleNassau Coliseum12,312 / 12,312$258,795January 28, 1991New York CityMadison Square Garden26,915 / 26,915$565,515January 29, 1991February 1, 1991BuffaloBuffalo Memorial Auditorium13,409 / 13,409$254,740February 2, 1991ToledoSavage HallFebruary 5, 1991AlbanyKnickerbocker Arena13,054 / 13,756$236,613February 6, 1991ProvidenceProvidence Civic Center11,732 / 12,450$228,774February 7, 1991HersheyHersheypark Arena10,000 / 10,000$188,800February 9, 1991SyracuseCarrier Dome19,741 / 22,100$379,386February 11, 1991RichfieldColiseum at Richfield29,224 / 29,224$587,034February 12, 1991February 15, 1991RosemontRosemont Horizon44,890 / 44,890$962,325February 16, 1991February 17, 1991February 18, 1991IndianapolisMarket Square Arena23,181 / 23,181$417,027February 19, 1991February 21, 1991Auburn HillsPalace of Auburn Hills49,964 / 49,864$1,071,383February 22, 1991February 23, 1991February 25, 1991LexingtonRupp Arena14,329 / 14,329$282,998February 26, 1991CarbondaleSIU Arenarowspan="2" rowspan="2" February 27, 1991ChattanoogaUTC ArenaMarch 2, 1991CincinnatiRiverfront Coliseum11,346 / 11,346$218,879March 3, 1991KnoxvilleThompson–Boling Arena16,601 / 16,601$314,747March 11, 1991PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia Spectrum27,878 / 27,878$598,230March 12, 1991March 14, 1991PittsburghPittsburgh Civic Arena26,114 / 26,114$511,568March 15, 1991March 17, 1991RichmondRichmond ColiseumMarch 20, 1991Chapel HillDean E. Smith Center12,301 / 12,301$246,140March 21, 1991RoanokeRoanoke Civic Center10,938 / 10,938$210,240March 24, 1991AtlantaThe Omni38,539 / 38,539$769,098March 25, 1991March 26, 1991Michelle Malone & Drag the RiverMarch 29, 1991CharlotteCharlotte Coliseum18,616 / 18,616$358,700March 30, 1991ColumbiaCarolina Coliseum10,444 / 10,444$198,240April 2, 1991SavannahSavannah Civic Center8,137 / 8,137$150,760April 3, 1991JacksonvilleJacksonville Coliseum11,676 / 11,676$221,600April 4, 1991North Fort MyersLee Civic CenterDreams So Real9,000 / 9,000$171,580April 6, 1991MiamiMiami Arena24,471 / 24,471$521,753April 7, 1991April 10, 1991LakelandLakeland Civic CenterHall Aflame19,054 / 19,054$397,019April 11, 1991April 13, 1991PensacolaPensacola Civic Center10,027 / 10,027$189,820April 14, 1991BiloxiMississippi Coast Coliseum11,944 / 11,944$224,560April 17, 1991BirminghamBirmingham–Jefferson Civic Center15,202 / 15,202$296,234April 18, 1991JacksonMississippi Coliseum10,384 / 10,384$191,360April 19, 1991ShreveportHirsch Memorial Coliseum10,350 / 10,350$194,780April 20, 1991LafayetteCajundome10,802 / 10,802$203,320April 22, 1991DallasReunion ArenaJohn Mayall & the Bluesbreakers28,719 / 28,719$590,085April 23, 1991April 25, 1991HoustonThe Summit51,784 / 51,784$1,088,612April 26, 1991April 27, 1991April 28, 1991April 29, 1991San AntonioHenry B. Gonzalez Convention CenterMay 1, 1991Las CrucesPan American Center10,205 / 10,205$192,480May 2, 1991LubbockLubbock Municipal Coliseum10,500 / 10,500$196,160May 3, 1991AustinFrank Erwin CenterJay Aaron14,701 / 14,701$296,528 Leg 3: stadiums in EuropeJune 5, 1991HelsinkiFinlandOulunkylä SportsparkThunderrowspan="18" rowspan="18" June 8, 1991StockholmSwedenSöderstadionDesperado, ThunderJune 9, 1991Roger McGuinn, ThunderJune 12, 1991CopenhagenDenmarkGentofte StadionBryan Adams, ThunderJune 15, 1991MannheimGermanyMaimarktgeländeBryan AdamsJune 16, 1991NurembergZeppelinfeldJune 19, 1991BerlinWaldbühneJune 20, 1991June 22, 1991CologneMüngersdorfer StadionJune 23, 1991BaselSwitzerlandSt. Jakob StadiumJune 25, 1991ToulouseFrancePalais des SportsJune 27, 1991NantesStade Marcel SaupinJune 28, 1991ParisPalais Omnisports de Paris-BercyJune 29, 1991June 30, 1991July 2, 1991LyonHalle Tony GarnierJuly 3, 1991MarseilleVitrolles StadiumJuly 6, 1991Milton KeynesEnglandMilton Keynes BowlBryan Adams, The Law Leg 4: arenas and amphitheaters in North AmericaThird North American leg boxscore data:August 1, 1991Salt Lake CityUnited StatesSalt PalaceExtreme9,940 / 9,940$198,800August 3, 1991BismarckBismarck Civic CenterAugust 4, 1991Sioux FallsSioux Falls Arena6,970 / 8,000$139,400August 6, 1991Rapid CityRushmore Plaza Civic Centerrowspan="13" rowspan="29" August 10, 1991San JoseSpartan StadiumSteve Miller, Eric JohnsonAugust 11, 1991IrvineIrvine Meadows AmphitheatreExtremeAugust 12, 1991TucsonMcKale CenterAugust 14, 1991OdessaEctor County ColiseumAugust 16, 1991Bonner SpringsSandstone AmphitheatreAugust 17, 1991Maryland HeightsRiverport AmphitheatreAugust 18, 1991TulsaTulsa Convention CenterAugust 20, 1991Des MoinesVeterans Memorial AuditoriumAugust 21, 1991DuluthDECC ArenaAugust 22, 1991RockfordRockford MetroCentreAugust 23, 1991Tinley ParkWorld Music TheatreAugust 24, 1991East LansingBreslin Student Events CenterAugust 27, 1991NoblesvilleDeer Creek Music Center8,067 / 16,400August 29, 1991Saratoga SpringsSaratoga Performing Arts Centerrowspan="15" August 30, 1991East RutherfordBrendan Byrne ArenaAugust 31, 1991Old Orchard BeachSeashore Performing Arts CenterSeptember 1, 1991MansfieldGreat Woods CenterSeptember 3, 1991HalifaxCanadaHalifax Metro CentreSeptember 6, 1991HamiltonCopps ColiseumSeptember 7, 1991OttawaOttawa Civic CentreSeptember 11, 1991WallkillUnited StatesOrange County SpeedwaySeptember 13, 1991WheelingWesBanco ArenaSeptember 14, 1991BaltimoreBaltimore ArenaSeptember 15, 1991Johnson CityFreedom Hall Civic CenterSeptember 18, 1991MurfreesboroMurphy CenterSeptember 19, 1991HuntsvilleVon Braun Civic CenterSeptember 20, 1991MonroeMonroe Civic CenterSeptember 27, 1991Mexico CityMexicoPalacio de los Deportes
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