Painkiller Tour
| Concert by Judas Priest | |
| Associated album | Painkiller |
|---|---|
| Start date | 18 October 1990 |
| End date | 15 April 1991 |
| No. of shows | 111 |
| Judas Priest concert chronology | |
The Painkiller Tour was a concert tour by British heavy metal band Judas Priest which was in support of the album Painkiller. It ran from 18 October 1990 until 15 April 1991.
This tour featured new drummer Scott Travis from Racer X, who joined the band in 1989 after previous drummer Dave Holland's departure that same year.
A pre-tour show took place on 13 September 1990 in which the band performed at the third annual Foundations Forum in Los Angeles, California. It was recorded and put together along with the performance from Iron Maiden vocalist Bruce Dickinson's solo band (recorded on 27 June 1990 in London) as a bootlegged split live album. The setlist for the event is as follows:
Encore:
Note: This live version of "Leather Rebel" appears as a bonus track on the 2001 release of Painkiller
Encore:
The band would tour with Megadeth and Testament on the North American leg and with Pantera and Annihilator on the European and UK leg. They also performed at the second annual Rock in Rio festival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil along with fellow bands Queensrÿche, Megadeth, Lobão and Sepultura on 23 January 1991.
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