# Painkiller Tour

The Painkiller Tour was a concert tour by English 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 introduced new drummer Scott Travis from Racer X, who joined the band in 1989 after previous drummer Dave Holland's departure that same year. He has remained with the band ever since, surpassing Holland as the band's longest serving drummer.

## Pre-tour

Judas Priest performed at the third annual Foundations Forum in Los Angeles on 13 September 1990, the day before the release of Painkiller. 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:
* "Riding on the Wind"
* "Grinder"
* "Heading Out to the Highway"
* "Between the Hammer and the Anvil"
* "Bloodstone"
* "Better By You, Better Than Me" (Spooky Tooth cover)
* "The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown)"(Fleetwood Mac cover)
* "Leather Rebel"
* "Hell Bent for Leather"
* "You've Got Another Thing Comin'"
Encore:
* "Living After Midnight"
Note
* The live versions of "Better By You, Better Than Me" and "Leather Rebel" appear as bonus tracks on the 2001 re-issues of Stained Class and Painkiller respectively.

## Setlist

* "Blood Red Skies" (Intro Only)
* "Hell Bent for Leather"
* "Grinder"
* "The Hellion"
* "Electric Eye"
* "All Guns Blazing"
* "Between The Hammer And The Anvil" (Replaced by "The Sentinel" after 29 October 1990)
* "Metal Gods"
* "Bloodstone" (Dropped after 19 October 1990)
* "Night Crawler"
* "The Ripper"
* "Beyond the Realms of Death"
* "Metal Meltdown" (Replaced by "Riding On The Wind" after 25 October 1990)
* Drum Solo (Added 31 October 1990(?)*)
* "A Touch of Evil" (Removed after 11 February 1991)
* "Victim of Changes"
* "Painkiller"
* "The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown)" (Fleetwood Mac cover)
* "You've Got Another Thing Comin'"
Encore:
* "Breaking the Law"
* "Living After Midnight"
"Heading Out to the Highway" was also played once.

## Tour dates

The band toured with Megadeth and Testament on the North American leg and with Pantera and Annihilator on the European and UK leg. Exodus and Death Angel were originally billed for the European leg, but were dropped for unknown reasons and was replaced by Pantera. They also performed at the second annual Rock in Rio festival with Queensrÿche, Megadeth, Lobão and Sepultura on 23 January 1991.
| Date | City | Country | Venue |
| North American leg #1 ||||
| 18 October 1990 | Montreal | Canada | Montreal Forum |
| 19 October 1990 | Quebec City | Canada | Colisée de Québec |
| 22 October 1990 | Toronto | Canada | Maple Leaf Gardens |
| 25 October 1990 | Winnipeg | Canada | Winnipeg Arena |
| 26 October 1990 | Regina | Canada | Regina Agridome |
| 28 October 1990 | Calgary | Canada | Olympic Saddledome |
| 29 October 1990 | Edmonton | Canada | Northlands Coliseum |
| 31 October 1990 | Vancouver | Canada | Pacific Coliseum |
| 1 November 1990 | Portland | United States | Veterans Memorial Coliseum |
| 2 November 1990 | Spokane | United States | Spokane Coliseum |
| 3 November 1990 | Reno | United States | Lawlor Events Center |
| 4 November 1990 | Sacramento | United States | ARCO Arena |
| 5 November 1990 | Oakland | United States | Oakland-Alameda County Arena |
| 7 November 1990 | Tempe | United States | ASU Activity Center |
| 8 November 1990 | Los Angeles | United States | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena |
| 9 November 1990 | Irvine | United States | Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre |
| 10 November 1990 | San Diego | United States | San Diego Sports Arena |
| 11 November 1990 | San Diego | United States | San Diego Sports Arena |
| 12 November 1990 | Salt Lake City | United States | Salt Palace |
| 14 November 1990 | El Paso | United States | Special Events Center |
| 16 November 1990 | San Antonio | United States | Hemisfair Arena |
| 17 November 1990 | Dallas | United States | Reunion Arena |
| 18 November 1990 | Houston | United States | The Summit |
| 20 November 1990 | Denver | United States | McNichols Sports Arena |
| 21 November 1990 | Albuquerque | United States | Tingley Coliseum |
| 23 November 1990 | Tulsa | United States | Expo Square Pavilion |
| 24 November 1990 | Kansas City | United States | Municipal Auditorium |
| 25 November 1990 | Omaha | United States | Omaha Civic Auditorium |
| 27 November 1990 | Columbus | United States | Taft Coliseum |
| 28 November 1990 | Rosemont | United States | Rosemont Horizon |
| 29 November 1990 | Saint Paul | United States | St. Paul Civic Center |
| 1 December 1990 | Indianapolis | United States | Market Square Arena |
| 2 December 1990 | Richfield | United States | Richfield Coliseum |
| 3 December 1990 | Dayton | United States | Hara Arena |
| 5 December 1990 | Auburn Hills | United States | The Palace of Auburn Hills |
| 6 December 1990 | Rochester | United States | War Memorial Auditorium |
| 7 December 1990 | Worcester | United States | Centrum in Worcester |
| 8 December 1990 | New Haven | United States | New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum |
| 9 December 1990 | Landover | United States | Capital Centre |
| 11 December 1990 | Atlanta | United States | Omni Coliseum |
| 13 December 1990 | Hampton | United States | Hampton Coliseum |
| 14 December 1990 | East Rutherford | United States | Brendan Byrne Arena |
| 15 December 1990 | Uniondale | United States | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum |
| 16 December 1990 | Philadelphia | United States | Spectrum |
| 17 December 1990 | Pittsburgh | United States | Civic Arena |
| 19 December 1990 | Lakeland | United States | Lakeland Civic Center |
| 20 December 1990 | Miami | United States | Miami Arena |
| 21 December 1990 | Tampa | United States | USF Sun Dome |
| 23 December 1990 | Orlando | United States | Orlando Arena |
| 9 January 1991 | Portland | United States | Cumberland County Civic Center |
| 10 January 1991 | Binghamton | United States | Broome County Memorial Arena |
| 11 January 1991 | Syracuse | United States | Oncenter War Memorial Arena |
| 12 January 1991 | Providence | United States | Providence Civic Center |
| 14 January 1991 | Albany | United States | Knickerbocker Arena |
| 15 January 1991 | Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania | United States | Kingston Armory |
| 16 January 1991 | Toledo | United States | Toledo Sports Arena |
| 17 January 1991 | Kalamazoo | United States | Wings Event Center |
| 18 January 1991 | Pittsburgh | United States | Palumbo Center |
| Rock in Rio II ||||
| 23 January 1991 | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | Maracanã Stadium |
| European Leg ||||
| 31 January 1991 | Copenhagen | Denmark | K.B. Hallen |
| 1 February 1991 | Gothenburg | Sweden | Scandinavium |
| 2 February 1991 | Stockholm | Sweden | Hovet |
| 4 February 1991 | Helsinki | Finland | Helsinki Ice Hall |
| 6 February 1991 | Oslo | Norway | Rockefeller Music Hall |
| 8 February 1991 | Essen | Germany | Grugahalle |
| 9 February 1991 | Hamburg | Germany | Alsterdorfer Sporthalle |
| 11 February 1991 | Berlin | Germany | Eissporthalle an der Jafféstraße |
| 12 February 1991 | Hanover | Germany | Eilenriedehalle |
| 14 February 1991 | Saarbrücken | Germany | Saarlandhalle |
| 15 February 1991 | Ravensburg | Germany | Oberschwabenhalle |
| 16 February 1991 | Würzburg | Germany | s.Oliver Arena |
| 18 February 1991 | Offenbach | Germany | Stadthalle Offenbach |
| 19 February 1991 | Munich | Germany | Olympiahalle |
| 20 February 1991 | Vienna | Austria | Bank-Austria Zelt |
| 21 February 1991 | Graz | Austria | Eisstadion Liebenau |
| 23 February 1991 | Lucerne | Switzerland | Festhalle |
| 24 February 1991 | Bolzano | Italy | Palasport / Stadthalle |
| 25 February 1991 | Ljubljana | Yugoslavia | Tivoli Hall |
| 26 February 1991 | Zagreb | Yugoslavia | Dom Sportova |
| 1 March 1991 | Rome | Italy | Teatro Tendastrisce |
| 2 March 1991 | Brescia | Italy | Palasport |
| 4 March 1991 | Stuttgart | Germany | Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle |
| 5 March 1991 | Ludwigshafen am Rhein | Germany | Friedrich-Ebert-Halle |
| 6 March 1991 | Koblenz | Germany | Rhein-Mosel Halle |
| 8 March 1991 | Zaragoza | Spain | Plaza de Toros de Zaragoza |
| 9 March 1991 | San Sebastián | Spain | Velódromo de Anoeta |
| 10 March 1991 | Madrid | Spain | Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid |
| 12 March 1991 | Villeurbanne | France | Le Transbordeur |
| 13 March 1991 | Cascais | Portugal | Pavilhão do Grupo Dramático e Sportivo de Cascais |
| 15 March 1991 | Arnhem | Netherlands | Rijnhal |
| 16 March 1991 | Brussels | Belgium | Forest National |
| 17 March 1991 | Paris | France | Le Zénith |
| 19 March 1991 | Aston | England | Aston Arena |
| 20 March 1991 | Manchester | England | Manchester Apollo |
| 22 March 1991 | London | England | Hammersmith Apollo |
| 23 March 1991 | London | England | Hammersmith Apollo |
| 24 March 1991 | Newport | Wales | Newport Centre |
| 26 March 1991 | Sheffield | England | Sheffield City Hall |
| 27 March 1991 | Newcastle | England | Newcastle City Hall |
| 28 March 1991 | Edinburgh | Scotland | Edinburgh Playhouse |
| 30 March 1991 | Belfast | Northern Ireland | Ulster Hall |
| 31 March 1991 | Dublin | Ireland | SFX Centre |
| North American leg #2 ||||
| 4 April 1991 | Fairbanks | United States | Carlson Center |
| 7 April 1991 | Anchorage | United States | William A. Egan Civic and Convention Center |
| 8 April 1991 | Anchorage | United States | William A. Egan Civic and Convention Center |
| Asia leg ||||
| 12 April 1991 | Osaka | Japan | Osaka-jō Hall |
| 13 April 1991 | Yokohama | Japan | Yokohama Arena |
| 14 April 1991 | Tokyo | Japan | NHK Hall |
| 15 April 1991 | Tokyo | Japan | Yoyogi National Gymnasium |