Wake Up Dead Tour

Wake Up Dead Tour was a concert tour performed by the thrash metal band Megadeth, in support of their album, Peace Sells... but Who's Buying? which ran from 7 January 1986 to 20 June 1987.

Wake Up Dead Tour
Tour by Megadeth
Associated albumPeace Sells... but Who's Buying?
Start date7 January 1986
End date20 June 1987
Legs8 in North America
1 in Europe
1 in Asia
11 total
No. of shows
  • 136 in North America
  • 7 in Europe
  • 5 in Asia
  • 147 total
Megadeth concert chronology

Background

This was Megadeth's first world tour, consisting of over 130 concerts, including their debut shows in Europe and Asia. It would be the only world tour that was made entirely with the original line-up: Dave Mustaine, David Ellefson, Chris Poland, and Gar Samuelson.

As part of this tour, the band supported King Diamond on their Fatal Portrait tour in July and August 1986, Motörhead on their Orgasmatron tour in October 1986 and Alice Cooper on his Constrictor tour from January to March 1987. Megadeth then headlined a series of major tours, including their first European run, which was supported by Flotsam and Jetsam, followed by a North American tour that was supported by Overkill and the Necros. They also toured or played selected shows with bands like Testament, Metal Church, Sacrifice, the Cro-Mags, Dark Angel, Possessed, Helstar, Lizzy Borden, Suicidal Tendencies, the Crumbsuckers, Heathen, Dr. Know, Sentinel Beast, Viking, Hallows Eve, the Mentors and T.T. Quick.[1]

Personnel

Tour dates
Date[2][3][4] City Country Venue Opening act
Leg 1: United States
7 January 1986 Milwaukee United States Palms Club N/A
8 January 1986 Chicago Metro Chicago Zoetrope
10 January 1986 Detroit The Traxx N/A
11 January 1986
(Two shows)		 Cleveland The Olde Ballroom Tavern The Destructors
17 January 1986 New Haven, Connecticut The Keg House N/A
18 January 1986 New York City Irving Plaza Overkill
19 January 1986 Trenton, New Jersey City Gardens Dark Angel
25 January 1986 Atlanta The Metroplex N/A
26 January 1986 Nashville, Tennessee Sal's Rajin Fury
29 January 1986 Denver McNichols Sports Arena N/A
21 February 1986 Westland, Michigan The Mosquito Club
28 February 1986 Los Angeles Balboa Theater Dark Angel, Agent Steel, No Mercy
21 March 1986 Santa Monica, California Santa Monica Civic Auditorium The Mentors
22 March 1986
(Two shows)		 Phoenix, Arizona Rockers Flotsam & Jetsam (4:30 show)
Surgical Steel (7:30 show)
25 March 1986 Palo Alto, California Keystone HellHound, Critical Mass
26 March 1986 San Francisco The Stone No Warning, Lethal Creed
Leg 2: North America
12 June 1986 Phoenix, Arizona United States The Mason Jar Sacred Reich
14 June 1986 Sacramento El Dorado Saloon Testament
28 June 1986 Reseda, California Reseda Country Club Bloodlust, Holy Terror
17 July 1986 West Hartford, Connecticut Agora Ballroom Opening for

King Diamond

18 July 1986 New York City L'Amour
19 July 1986
22 July 1986 Gatineau Canada Roxanne's Night Club
23 July 1986 Quebec City Pavillon de la Jeunesse
25 July 1986 Kitchener Coronet
26 July 1986 Detroit United States Blondies
27 July 1986 Cincinnati Bogart's
28 July 1986 Cleveland Peabody's Concert Club
30 July 1986 Milwaukee Eagles Club
31 July 1986 The Underground
1 August 1986 Chicago Metro Chicago
3 August 1986 Minneapolis First Avenue
5 August 1986 Denver Unknown Venue
8 August 1986 Seattle Moore Theatre
9 August 1986 Portland, Oregon Starry Night
11 August 1986 San Francisco The Stone
12 August 1986
13 August 1986 Sacramento, California El Dorado Saloon
17 August 1986 Phoenix, Arizona Rockers Flotsam and Jetsam, Lillian Axe
Leg 3: United States
10 October 1986 Oakland, California United States Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center Opening for

Motörhead with Cro-Mags

11 October 1986 Santa Monica, California Santa Monica Civic Auditorium
12 October 1986 San Bernardino, California Orange Pavilion
14 October 1986 Portland, Oregon Pine Street Theater
19 October 1986 Phoenix, Arizona Pride Pavillion
24 October 1986 Kansas City, Missouri Uptown Theater N/A
25 October 1986 Madison, Wisconsin Turner Hall Metal Church
26 October 1986 Chicago Aragon Ballroom
27 October 1986 Milwaukee Eagles Club Helstar, T.T. Quick
28 October 1986 Detroit Token Lounge N/A
29 October 1986 Blondies
30 October 1986 Columbus, Ohio Marigold
31 October 1986 McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania Bridget's Place Dream Death, Angus Grimm
1 November 1986 Cleveland Shadow's Night Club N/A
2 November 1986 Rochester, New York Playpen North
3 November 1986 Syracuse, New York Lost Horizons Sacred Death
4 November 1986 Providence, Rhode Island The Living Room Deicide
6 November 1986 Boston Paradise Theatre Wargasm
7 November 1986 West Hartford, Connecticut Agora Ballroom Whiplash
11 November 1986 Washington D.C. The Bayou Dark Angel
12 November 1986 Richmond, Virginia Unknown Venue N/A
15 November 1986 Atlanta The Metroplex Hallows Eve
17 November 1986 Nashville, Tennessee Music Row Showcase N/A
18 November 1986 New York City L'Amour
22 November 1986 Dallas Longhorn Ballroom Rigor Mortis
25 November 1986 Houston Cardi's Club N/A
26 November 1986 Austin, Texas Liberty Lunch
27 November 1986 San Antonio Majestic Theatre
28 November 1986 McAllen, Texas Villa Real Convention Center Lizzy Borden
30 November 1986 Corpus Christi, Texas The Stardust
3 December 1986 Phoenix, Arizona Rockers N/A
4 December 1986 Encinitas, California La Paloma Theatre Prowler
5 December 1986 Long Beach, California Fender's Grand Ballroom Dark Angel, Sentinel Beast, Viking
8 December 1986 Sacramento, California El Dorado Saloon Dr. Know, Gravel Gut
Leg 4: United States
27 January 1987 Oakland, California United States Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center Opening for

Alice Cooper

28 January 1987 Bakersfield, California Bakersfield Civic Auditorium
29 January 1987 Las Vegas Thomas & Mack Center
31 January 1987 Phoenix Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
2 February 1987 San Diego San Diego Sports Arena
4 February 1987 Tulsa, Oklahoma Unknown Venue
5 February 1987 Norman, Oklahoma Lloyd Noble Center
6 February 1987 Des Moines, Iowa Veterans Memorial Coliseum
7 February 1987 Saint Paul, Minnesota Roy Wilkins Auditorium
8 February 1987 St. Louis Kiel Auditorium
10 February 1987 Milwaukee MECCA Arena
12 February 1987 Chicago UIC Pavilion
13 February 1987 Detroit Joe Louis Arena
14 February 1987 Cedar Rapids, Iowa Five Seasons Center
15 February 1987 Carbondale, Illinois SIU Arena
16 February 1987 Pittsburgh Syria Mosque
17 February 1987 Hershey, Pennsylvania Hersheypark Arena
19 February 1987 Providence Providence Civic Center
20 February 1987 Poughkeepsie, New York Mid-Hudson Civic Center
21 February 1987 New York City The Ritz N/A
22 February 1987 Trenton, New Jersey City Gardens Flotsam and Jetsam, Heathen's Rage
23 February 1987 Washington, D.C. The Bayou N/A
24 February 1987 Baltimore Channel One Flotsam and Jetsam, Reptile House, Tension
28 February 1987 West Hartford, Connecticut West Hartford Ballroom N/A
Leg 5: Europe
6 March 1987 London England Hammersmith Odeon Flotsam and Jetsam
8 March 1987 Amsterdam Netherlands Paradiso Grote Zaal
10 March 1987 Hamburg Germany Markthalle Hamburg
11 March 1987 Bochum Zeche
12 March 1987 Frankfurt Volksbildungsheim
13 March 1987 Düsseldorf Tor 3
15 March 1987 Paris France New Morning
Leg 6: United States
21 March 1987 Long Beach United States Long Beach Arena Opening for Alice Cooper
Leg 7: Asia
2 April 1987 Tokyo Japan Shibuya Public Hall N/A
3 April 1987
4 April 1987 Nagoya Aichi Kōsei Nenkin Kaikan
6 April 1987 Osaka Osaka Kousei Nenkin Kaikan
Leg 8: United States
9 May 1987 Pismo Beach, California United States The Central Coast Theatre Gang Green & Intrinsic
11 May 1987 Phoenix Celebrity Theatre Flotsam and Jetsam, Possessed
15 May 1987 Tampa, Florida Fort Homer Hesterly Armory Overkill, Necros
16 May 1987 Miami Beach, Florida Cameo Theater
17 May 1987
19 May 1987 North Charleston, South Carolina Charleston Elementary School
20 May 1987 Atlanta Metroplex
21 May 1987
22 May 1987 Raleigh, North Carolina The Pier
23 May 1987 Norfolk, Virginia The Boathouse
25 May 1987 Washington, D.C. The Bayou
26 May 1987
27 May 1987 Providence The Living Room
28 May 1987 Latham, New York Colonie Coliseum
29 May 1987 New York City L'Amour
30 May 1987
31 May 1987 Philadelphia Trocadero Theatre
2 June 1987 Penn Hills, Pennsylvania City Limits
3 June 1987 Lakewood, Ohio Phantasy Theater
4 June 1987 Detroit Harpo's
5 June 1987 Chicago Aragon Ballroom
6 June 1987 Milwaukee Eagles Club
7 June 1987 Minneapolis First Avenue
9 June 1987 Denver Norman's Place
10 June 1987 Salt Lake City Utah State Fairgrounds
12 June 1987 Santa Monica, California Santa Monica Civic Auditorium
13 June 1987 San Diego Unknown Venue
14 June 1987 Carmichael, California El Dorado Saloon
15 June 1987 San Francisco The Stone
16 June 1987
17 June 1987 San Jose, California Stage Coach Inn Necros, Overkill, Nitemare
19 June 1987 Honolulu Queen Theater The Darkness, Rogue
20 June 1987

Typical setlist

[5]

  1. "Wake Up Dead"
  2. "Rattlehead"
  3. "The Conjuring"
  4. "Bad Omen"
  5. "Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good"
  6. "Peace Sells"
  7. "My Last Words"
  8. "Devil's Island"
  9. "Mechanix"
  10. "Last Rites/Loved to Deth"
  11. "Good Mourning/Black Friday"

References
  1. http://www.metallipromo.com/meg.html
  2. http://www.chmetal.info/tourdates/Megadeth_1986.htm
  3. http://www.chmetal.info/tourdates/Megadeth_1987.htm
  4. www.metallipromo.com http://www.metallipromo.com/meg.html. Retrieved 4 March 2020. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://www.setlist.fm/stats/average-setlist/megadeth-73d6aa19.html?tour=bd6393e
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