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" (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.Fuel for Life with Judas Priest – Jonathan Valen.com . Retrieved 9 May 2014.
Setlist The average setlist was as follows.Judas Priest Average Setlists of year: 1986 | setlist.fm . Retrieved 9 January 2012. 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.JUDAS PRIEST INFO PAGES – TURBO . Retrieved 9 May 2014
"Out in the Cold" "Locked In" "Heading Out to the Highway" "Metal Gods" "Breaking the Law" "Love Bites" "Some Heads Are Gonna Roll" "The Sentinel" "Hot For Love" (dropped after May 12, 1986) "Private Property" "Desert Plains" (replaced by "Parental Guidance" after August 12, 1986) "Rock You All Around the World" "The Hellion / Electric Eye" "Turbo Lover" "Freewheel Burning" "Victim of Changes" "The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown)" "Living After Midnight" "You've Got Another Thing Comin'" "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. on jugulator.net. Retrieved 9 January 2012.The French Metallian – 1986 tour dates . Retrieved 9 January 2012. 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. Date City Country Venue2 May 1986AlbuquerqueUnited StatesTingley Coliseum4 May 1986DenverDenver Coliseum6 May 1986Salt Lake CitySalt Palace8 May 1986ChandlerCompton Terrace9 May 1986Laguna HillsIrvine Meadows Amphitheatre10 May 1986San DiegoSan Diego Sports Arena11 May 1986Los AngelesLA Sports Arena12 May 198614 May 1986FresnoSelland Arena15 May 1986OaklandOakland Coliseum16 May 1986SacramentoCal Expo Amphitheater 18 May 1986TacomaTacoma Dome19 May 1986 SpokaneSpokane Coliseum22 May 1986Kansas CitySandstone Amphitheater 23 May 1986St. LouisKiel Auditorium24 May 1986ChicagoRosemont Horizon 25 May 1986Saint PaulSaint Paul Civic Center 26 May 1986Des MoinesDes Moines Veterans Memorial Auditorium27 May 1986KalamazooWings Stadium28 May 1986DetroitCobo Hall29 May 1986DaytonHara Arena30 May 1986RichfieldRichfield Coliseum31 May 1986LandoverCapital Centre1 June 1986PhiladelphiaSpectrum4 June 1986ProvidenceProvidence Civic Center5 June 1986WorcesterWorcester Centrum6 June 1986East RutherfordMeadowlands Arena7 June 1986New HavenNew Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum9 June 1986UniondaleNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum10 June 1986RochesterRochester Community War Memorial12 June 1986HamptonHampton Coliseum13 June 1986RichmondRichmond Coliseum14 June 1986CharlotteCharlotte Coliseum15 June 1986AtlantaThe Omni17 June 1986LakelandLakeland Civic Center18 June 1986HollywoodHollywood Sportatorium21 June 1986HoustonThe Summit22 June 1986AustinFrank Erwin Center23 June 1986San AntonioSan Antonio Convention Center25 June 1986El PasoEl Paso County Coliseum26 June 1986OdessaEctor County Coliseum27 June 1986DallasReunion Arena28 June 1986NormanLloyd Noble Center13 July 1986Saint PaulSt. Paul Civic Center14 July 1986VancouverCanadaPacific Coliseum16 July 1986CalgarySaddledome17 July 1986EdmontonNorthlands Coliseum19 July 1986WinnipegWinnipeg Arena23 July 1986MontrealMontreal Forum24 July 1986Quebec CityColisée de Québec25 July 1986OttawaOttawa Civic Centre27 July 1986BuffaloUnited StatesBuffalo Memorial Auditorium29 July 1986TroyRPI Field House31 July 1986PortlandCumberland County Civic Center3 August 1986ToledoToledo Sports Arena5 August 1986PittsburghPittsburgh Civic Arena6 August 1986CincinnatiCincinnati Gardens8 August 1986SaginawWendler Arena9 August 1986DetroitJoe Louis Arena10 August 1986Hoffman EstatesPoplar Creek Music Theater11 August 1986RosemontRosemont Horizon12 August 1986IndianapolisMarket Square Arena14 August 1986Green BayBrown County Arena15 August 1986East TroyAlpine Valley Music Theatre16 August 1986Cedar RapidsFive Seasons Center17 August 1986PeoriaPeoria Civic Center19 August 1986WichitaKansas Coliseum21 August 1986EvansvilleRoberts Municipal Stadium22 August 1986NashvilleStarwood Amphitheatre23 August 1986BiloxiMississippi Coast Coliseum27 August 1986BaltimoreBaltimore Civic Center28 August 1986SpringfieldSpringfield Civic Center29 August 1986East RutherfordMeadowlands Arena31 August 1986TorontoCanadaCNE Stadium28 September 1986ZwolleNetherlandsIJsselhallen30 September 1986Offenbach am MainWest GermanyStadhalle1 October 19862 October 1986StuttgartBöblingen Sporthalle 3 October 1986WürzburgCarl Diem Halle4 October 1986WinterthurSwitzerlandEulachhalle5 October 1986MunichWest GermanyOlympiahalle8 October 1986MadridSpainEstadio Roman Valero9 October 198611 October 1986San SebastiánVelódromo de Anoeta13 October 1986BarcelonaPalau dels Esports de Barcelona15 October 1986LudwigshafenWest GermanyFriedrich-Ebert-Halle16 October 1986SaarbrückenSaarlandhalle17 October 1986EssenGrugahalle18 October 1986BrusselsBelgiumForest National20 October 1986ParisFranceLe Zénith22 October 1986HanoverWest GermanyEilenriedehalle23 October 1986CopenhagenDenmarkFalkoner Center24 October 1986StockholmSwedenJohanneshovs Isstadion25 October 1986GothenburgFrölundaborg27 October 1986DrammenNorwayDrammenshallen29 October 1986HelsinkiFinlandHelsinki Ice Hall3 December 1986YokohamaJapanYokohama Cultural Gymnasium4 December 1986TokyoNippon Budokan6 December 1986NagoyaKokaido Hall8 December 1986OsakaFestival Hall10 December 1986Koseinenkin Hall11 December 1986FukuokaFukuoka Sunpalace13 December 1986YokohamaYokohama Cultural Gymnasium16 December 1986HonoluluUnited StatesNeil Blaisdell Center
Boxscore City Venue Tickets sold / available Gross revenueAlbuquerqueTingley Coliseum 8,256 / 10,656$118,033DenverColiseum8,610 / 12,500$136,814PhoenixCompton Terrace11,263 / 13,289$160,610Laguna HillsIrvine Meadows Amphitheatre14,954 / 15,000 $180,219San DiegoSports Arena11,377 / 11,377$157,234Los AngelesLA Sports Arena19,917/ 19,917$323,224Oakland Oakland Coliseum14,453 / 14,453$214,710Sacramento Cal Expo Amphitheater7,400 / 12,200$122,100TacomaTacoma Dome19,529 / 20,000$312,464KalamazooWings Stadium6,623 / 8,113$92,722DaytonHara Arena8,000 / 8,000$104,916RichfieldColiseum11,551 / 18,000$161,714LandoverCapitol Centre17,348 / 17,348$251,546PhiladelphiaSpectrum14,009 / 14,009$195,566ProvidenceCivic Center9,143 / 9,784 $119,137WorcesterThe Centrum11,110 / 12,150$145,174CharlotteColiseum7,716 / 12,900$108,503AtlantaThe Omni7,225 / 17,037$108,375Dallas Reunion Arena14,121 / 19,000$221,210PittsburghCivic Arena7,002 / 12,500$96,277CincinnatiGardens5,987 / 9,500$83,152DetroitJoe Louis Arena8,850 / 12,000$132,750BiloxiMississippi Coast Coliseum7,881 / 10,000$114,275BaltimoreCivic Center8,815 / 13,641$123,961TorontoCNE Grandstand13,780 / 15,000$217,724
Personnel Rob Halford – lead vocals Glenn Tipton – guitar K.K. Downing – guitar Ian Hill – bass Dave Holland – drums Jonathan Valen – electric drummer technician (American leg) Jim Silvia – tour manager Mick Double – production manager Patricia La Magna – production assistant (American leg) Jayne Andrews – production assistant (European leg) Tom McPhillips – stage design
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