# Orgasmatron Tour

The Orgasmatron Tour was a concert tour by heavy metal band Motörhead in support of their album, Orgasmatron. It would be the final tour with Pete Gill, as he would be fired in 1987 and replaced with Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor for the remainder of the tour.

## Overview

Originally the band was planning on having a life sized replica of the train from the cover of Orgasmatron, akin to the Bomber rig and the Iron Fist prop. In his biography White Line Fever, Lemmy described how it was supposed to work:
   The drums went on the front of the train, and it came out on rails in the middle of the stage – basically Pete was riding out to the front on the train. But it never fucking worked. You couldn't get the rails on the stage properly and things like that.
During the band North American leg in 1986 Lemmy recalls it "not being our most stellar tour". Megadeth opened for a few dates but were dropped due to frustrations with their manager. During their show in Chalmette, Louisiana the band cut their set short due to the crowd continuously spitting on the band, which resulted in a riot. In 1987, Motörhead appeared in the Peter Richardson film Eat the Rich. As the band was about to film their cameo, however, drummer Pete Gill was fired and Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor rejoined after having quit in 1984. Gill tried to downplay his firing saying in The Hard Report that his departure was "by mutual agreement. I left for business reasons, not musical or personal. There has been no great rift." Lemmy adds that he knew Taylor, who had been playing with Frankie Miller and ex-Thin Lizzy guitarist Brian "Robbo" Robertson, wanted to come back. Phil would go on to finish the last remaining dates of the tour.

## Personnel

* Lemmy Kilmister – bass guitar, vocals
* Phil "Wizzö" Campbell – guitar
* Michael "Würzel" Burston – guitar
* Pete Gill – drums (26 March 1986 – 10 February 1987)
* Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor (5 March 1987 – 28 April 1987)

## Tour dates

List of 1986 concerts :
| Date | City | Country | Venue | Support act(s) |
| 15 September 1986 | Birmingham | England | Birmingham Odeon | Zodiac Mindwarp and the Love Reaction |
| 16 September 1986 | Newcastle | England | Newcastle City Hall | Zodiac Mindwarp and the Love Reaction |
| 17 September 1986 | Edinburgh | Scotland | Edinburgh Playhouse | Zodiac Mindwarp and the Love Reaction |
| 18 September 1986 | Bradford | England | St George's Hall | Zodiac Mindwarp and the Love Reaction |
| 20 September 1986 | Manchester | England | Manchester Apollo | Zodiac Mindwarp and the Love Reaction |
| 21 September 1986 | Cardiff | Wales | St David's Hall | Zodiac Mindwarp and the Love Reaction |
| 22 September 1986 | London | England | Hammersmith Odeon | Zodiac Mindwarp and the Love Reaction |
| 23 September 1986 | Nottingham | England | Nottingham Royal Concert Hall | Zodiac Mindwarp and the Love Reaction |
| 10 October 1986 | Oakland | United States | Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center | Megadeth Cro-Mags |
| 12 October 1986 | San Bernardino | United States | Orange Pavilion | Megadeth Cro-Mags |
| 14 October 1986 | Portland | United States | Pine Street Theatre | Megadeth Cro-Mags |
| 15 October 1986 | Seattle | United States | Paramount Theatre | Megadeth Cro-Mags |
| 17 October 1986 | San Diego | United States | California Theatre | Cro-Mags Raw Power Dayglo Abortions |
| 18 October 1986 | Long Beach | United States | Fender's Ballroom | Cro-Mags Raw Power Dayglo Abortions |
| 19 October 1986 | Phoenix | United States | Pride Pavilion | Cro-Mags Kaiser |
| 22 October 1986 | Austin | United States | — | Cro-Mags |
| 23 October 1986 | Corpus Christi | United States | The Ritz Theatre | Cro-Mags Omen |
| 24 October 1986 | San Antonio | United States | Sunken Gardens Amphitheater | Cro-Mags Omen |
| 25 October 1986 | Dallas | United States | Longhorn Ballroom | Cro-Mags Wendy O. Williams Scratch Acid |
| 26 October 1986 | Houston | United States | Cardi's | Cro-Mags |
| 27 October 1986 | Chalmette | United States | St. Bernard Civic Auditorium | Agnostic Front Cro-Mags |
| 29 October 1986 | Cincinnati | United States | Bogart's | Cro-Mags |
| 30 October 1986 | Detroit | United States | Harpos Concert Theatre | Cro-Mags |
| 31 October 1986 | Chicago | United States | Aragon Ballroom | Cro-Mags T.T. Quick |
| 1 November 1986 | West Hartford | United States | Agora Ballroom | Cro-Mags |
| 3 November 1986 | Racine | United States | Memorial Hall | Cro-Mags Screamer |
| 4 November 1986 | Aurora | United States | Malo's | Cro-Mags |
| 5 November 1986 | Cuyahoga Falls | United States | Agora | Cro-Mags |
| 7 November 1986 | Buffalo | United States | Buffalo State College | Cro-Mags Wendy O. Williams |
| 8 November 1986 | Niagara Falls | Canada | Uncle Sam's | — |
| 9 November 1986 | New York City | United States | The Ritz | Cro-Mags Dark Angel |
| 12 November 1986 | Hamilton | Canada | — | — |
| 13 November 1986 | Gatineau | Canada | Chaudiere Ballroom | Shock |
| 14 November 1986 | Montreal | Canada | Le Paladium | Lizzy Borden Deaf Dealer |
| 15 November 1986 | Toronto | Canada | The Concert Hall | Razor |
| 16 November 1986 | Cleveland | United States | Cleveland Agora | Cro-Mags |
| 19 November 1986 | Boston | United States | The Channel | Cro-Mags Knightmare |
| 20 November 1986 | Baltimore | United States | Hammerjack's | — |
| 21 November 1986 | New York City | United States | L'Amour | Lizzy Borden |
| 22 November 1986 | Bay Shore | United States | Sundance | Lizzy Borden |
| 23 November 1986 | Washington, D.C. | United States | Warner Theatre | Cro-Mags Lizzy Borden |
| 24 November 1986 | Providence | United States | The Living Room | Lizzy Borden |
| 1 December 1986 | Hanover | West Germany | Rotation | Savatage |
| 2 December 1986 | Hamburg | West Germany | Große Freiheit 36 | Savatage |
| 3 December 1986 | Essen | West Germany | Pink Palace | Savatage |
| 4 December 1986 | West Berlin | West Germany | Neues Schauspielhaus | Savatage |
| 6 December 1986 | Bremen | West Germany | ÖVB Arena | Savatage |
| 7 December 1986 | Ludwigshafen am Rhein | West Germany | Friedrich-Ebert-Halle | Savatage |
| 8 December 1986 | Ulm | West Germany | Donauhalle Ulm | Savatage |
| 9 December 1986 | Neunkirchen am Brand | West Germany | Hemmerleinhalle | Savatage |
| 10 December 1986 | Munich | West Germany | Alabamahalle | Savatage |
| 11 December 1986 | Offenbach | West Germany | Stadthalle Offenbach | Savatage |
| 12 December 1986 | Ludwigsburg | West Germany | Rockfabrik | Savatage |
List of 1987 concerts :
| Date | City | Country | Venue | Support act(s) |
| 10 February 1987 | Paris | France | Maison de la Mutualité | — |
| 5 March 1987 | Madrid | Spain | Pabellón de la Ciudad Deportiva del Real Madrid | — |
| 7 March 1987 | San Sebastián | Spain | Polideportivo Anoeta | — |
| 9 March 1987 | Toulouse | France | L'Apocalypse | — |
| 10 March 1987 | Dijon | France | Le Forum | — |
| 11 March 1987 | Reims | France | Théâtre | — |
| 12 March 1987 | Nancy | France | Parc des Expositions | — |
| 13 March 1987 | Geneva | Switzerland | Palladium | — |
| 14 March 1987 | Zürich | Switzerland | Volkshaus | Onslaught |
| 16 March 1987 | Naples | Italy | Teatro Palapartenope | Onslaught |
| 17 March 1987 | Nancy | France | Parc des Expositions | — |
| 18 March 1987 | Milian | Italy | Rolling Stone | Onslaught |
| 19 March 1987 | Gorizia | Italy | Palasport | Onslaught |
| 21 March 1987 | Dornbirn | Austria | Stadhalle | Onslaught |
| 22 March 1987 | Appenweier | West Germany | Schwarzwaldhalle | Onslaught |
| 23 March 1987 | Osnabrück | West Germany | Gartlage Hall | Onslaught Zeltinger Band |
| 25 March 1987 | Poperinge | Belgium | Maeke Blyde | Onslaught |
| 26 March 1987 | 's-Hertogenbosch | Netherlands | Brabanthallen | Onslaught |
| 28 March 1987 | Copenhagen | Denmark | Saga Cinema | Onslaught |
| 29 March 1987 | Oslo | Norway | Unknown venue | Onslaught |
| 30 March 1987 | Stockholm | Sweden | Fryshuset | Onslaught |
| 31 March 1987 | Lund | Sweden | Olympen | — |
| 4 April 1987 | Old Forge | United States | Autograph's | Savage Grace Malice |
| 5 April 1987 | Providence | United States | The Living Room | Savage Grace Malice |
| 7 April 1987 | Rochester | United States | Penny Arcade | Savage Grace |
| 8 April 1987 | Boston | United States | The Channel | Savage Grace Malice Knightmare |
| 9 April 1987 | West Hartford | United States | Agora Ballroom | Savage Grace Malice |
| 10 April 1987 | New York City | United States | L'Amour East | Savage Grace |
| 11 April 1987 | Commack | United States | L'Amour Far East | Savage Grace |
| 12 April 1987 | Philadelphia | United States | Trocadero Theatre | Savage Grace Anvil Bitch She-Male Experience |
| 14 April 1987 | Washington, D.C. | United States | The Bayou | Savage Grace |
| 15 April 1987 | Washington, D.C. | United States | The Bayou | Savage Grace |
| 16 April 1987 | Cleveland | United States | Shadow's Night Club | Savage Grace |
| 17 April 1987 | Detroit | United States | Harpos Concert Theatre | Savage Grace |
| 18 April 1987 | Milwaukee | United States | Eagles Ballroom | Savage Grace Zoetrope |
| 19 April 1987 | Minneapolis | United States | First Avenue | Savage Grace |
| 21 April 1987 | Cincinnati | United States | Bogart's | Savage Grace |
| 22 April 1987 | Chicago | United States | Vic Theatre | Savage Grace |
| 24 April 1987 | Los Angeles | United States | Hollywood Palladium | Savage Grace Lizzy Borden |
| 25 April 1987 | Berkeley | United States | Pauley Ballroom | Savage Grace |
| 26 April 1987 | Los Angeles | United States | Reseda Country Club | Savage Grace |
| 27 April 1987 | San Francisco | United States | The I-Beam | Savage Grace |
| 28 April 1987 | Santa Clara | United States | One Step Beyond | Savage Grace |