# Fuel for Life Tour

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.

## Setlist

The average setlist was as follows. 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.
* "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. 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 Albaquerque, was his very first performance after becoming sober and drug-free.
| Date | City | Country | Venue |
| 2 May 1986 | Albuquerque | United States | Tingley Coliseum |
| 4 May 1986 | Denver | United States | Denver Coliseum |
| 6 May 1986 | Salt Lake City | United States | Salt Palace |
| 8 May 1986 | Chandler | United States | Compton Terrace |
| 9 May 1986 | Laguna Hills | United States | Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre |
| 10 May 1986 | San Diego | United States | San Diego Sports Arena |
| 11 May 1986 | Los Angeles | United States | LA Sports Arena |
| 12 May 1986 | Los Angeles | United States | LA Sports Arena |
| 14 May 1986 | Fresno | United States | Selland Arena |
| 15 May 1986 | Oakland | United States | Oakland Coliseum |
| 16 May 1986 | Sacramento | United States | Cal Expo Amphitheater |
| 18 May 1986 | Tacoma | United States | Tacoma Dome |
| 19 May 1986 | Spokane | United States | Spokane Coliseum |
| 22 May 1986 | Kansas City | United States | Sandstone Amphitheater |
| 23 May 1986 | St. Louis | United States | Kiel Auditorium |
| 24 May 1986 | Chicago | United States | Rosemont Horizon |
| 25 May 1986 | Saint Paul | United States | Saint Paul Civic Center |
| 26 May 1986 | Des Moines | United States | Des Moines Veterans Memorial Auditorium |
| 27 May 1986 | Kalamazoo | United States | Wings Stadium |
| 28 May 1986 | Detroit | United States | Cobo Hall |
| 29 May 1986 | Dayton | United States | Hara Arena |
| 30 May 1986 | Richfield | United States | Richfield Coliseum |
| 31 May 1986 | Landover | United States | Capital Centre |
| 1 June 1986 | Philadelphia | United States | Spectrum |
| 4 June 1986 | Providence | United States | Providence Civic Center |
| 5 June 1986 | Worcester | United States | Worcester Centrum |
| 6 June 1986 | East Rutherford | United States | Meadowlands Arena |
| 7 June 1986 | New Haven | United States | New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum |
| 9 June 1986 | Uniondale | United States | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum |
| 10 June 1986 | Rochester | United States | Rochester Community War Memorial |
| 12 June 1986 | Hampton | United States | Hampton Coliseum |
| 13 June 1986 | Richmond | United States | Richmond Coliseum |
| 14 June 1986 | Charlotte | United States | Charlotte Coliseum |
| 15 June 1986 | Atlanta | United States | The Omni |
| 17 June 1986 | Lakeland | United States | Lakeland Civic Center |
| 18 June 1986 | Hollywood | United States | Hollywood Sportatorium |
| 21 June 1986 | Houston | United States | The Summit |
| 22 June 1986 | Austin | United States | Frank Erwin Center |
| 23 June 1986 | San Antonio | United States | San Antonio Convention Center |
| 25 June 1986 | El Paso | United States | El Paso County Coliseum |
| 26 June 1986 | Odessa | United States | Ector County Coliseum |
| 27 June 1986 | Dallas | United States | Reunion Arena |
| 28 June 1986 | Norman | United States | Lloyd Noble Center |
| 13 July 1986 | Saint Paul | United States | St. Paul Civic Center |
| 14 July 1986 | Vancouver | Canada | Pacific Coliseum |
| 16 July 1986 | Calgary | Canada | Saddledome |
| 17 July 1986 | Edmonton | Canada | Northlands Coliseum |
| 19 July 1986 | Winnipeg | Canada | Winnipeg Arena |
| 23 July 1986 | Montreal | Canada | Montreal Forum |
| 24 July 1986 | Quebec City | Canada | Colisée de Québec |
| 25 July 1986 | Ottawa | Canada | Ottawa Civic Centre |
| 27 July 1986 | Buffalo | United States | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium |
| 29 July 1986 | Troy | United States | RPI Field House |
| 31 July 1986 | Portland | United States | Cumberland County Civic Center |
| 3 August 1986 | Toledo | United States | Toledo Sports Arena |
| 5 August 1986 | Pittsburgh | United States | Pittsburgh Civic Arena |
| 6 August 1986 | Cincinnati | United States | Cincinnati Gardens |
| 8 August 1986 | Saginaw | United States | Wendler Arena |
| 9 August 1986 | Detroit | United States | Joe Louis Arena |
| 10 August 1986 | Hoffman Estates | United States | Poplar Creek Music Theater |
| 11 August 1986 | Rosemont | United States | Rosemont Horizon |
| 12 August 1986 | Indianapolis | United States | Market Square Arena |
| 14 August 1986 | Green Bay | United States | Brown County Arena |
| 15 August 1986 | East Troy | United States | Alpine Valley Music Theatre |
| 16 August 1986 | Cedar Rapids | United States | Five Seasons Center |
| 17 August 1986 | Peoria | United States | Peoria Civic Center |
| 19 August 1986 | Wichita | United States | Kansas Coliseum |
| 21 August 1986 | Evansville | United States | Roberts Municipal Stadium |
| 22 August 1986 | Nashville | United States | Starwood Amphitheatre |
| 23 August 1986 | Biloxi | United States | Mississippi Coast Coliseum |
| 27 August 1986 | Baltimore | United States | Baltimore Civic Center |
| 28 August 1986 | Springfield | United States | Springfield Civic Center |
| 29 August 1986 | East Rutherford | United States | Meadowlands Arena |
| 31 August 1986 | Toronto | Canada | CNE Stadium |
| 28 September 1986 | Zwolle | Netherlands | IJsselhallen |
| 30 September 1986 | Offenbach am Main | West Germany | Stadhalle |
| 1 October 1986 | Offenbach am Main | West Germany | Stadhalle |
| 2 October 1986 | Stuttgart | West Germany | Böblingen Sporthalle |
| 3 October 1986 | Würzburg | West Germany | Carl Diem Halle |
| 4 October 1986 | Winterthur | Switzerland | Eulachhalle |
| 5 October 1986 | Munich | West Germany | Olympiahalle |
| 8 October 1986 | Madrid | Spain | Estadio Roman Valero |
| 9 October 1986 | Madrid | Spain | Estadio Roman Valero |
| 11 October 1986 | San Sebastián | Spain | Velódromo de Anoeta |
| 13 October 1986 | Barcelona | Spain | Palau dels Esports de Barcelona |
| 15 October 1986 | Ludwigshafen | West Germany | Friedrich-Ebert-Halle |
| 16 October 1986 | Saarbrücken | West Germany | Saarlandhalle |
| 17 October 1986 | Essen | West Germany | Grugahalle |
| 18 October 1986 | Brussels | Belgium | Forest National |
| 20 October 1986 | Paris | France | Le Zénith |
| 22 October 1986 | Hanover | West Germany | Eilenriedehalle |
| 23 October 1986 | Copenhagen | Denmark | Falkoner Center |
| 24 October 1986 | Stockholm | Sweden | Johanneshovs Isstadion |
| 25 October 1986 | Gothenburg | Sweden | Frölundaborg |
| 27 October 1986 | Drammen | Norway | Drammenshallen |
| 29 October 1986 | Helsinki | Finland | Helsinki Ice Hall |
| 3 December 1986 | Yokohama | Japan | Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium |
| 4 December 1986 | Tokyo | Japan | Nippon Budokan |
| 6 December 1986 | Nagoya | Japan | Kokaido Hall |
| 8 December 1986 | Osaka | Japan | Festival Hall |
| 10 December 1986 | Osaka | Japan | Koseinenkin Hall |
| 11 December 1986 | Fukuoka | Japan | Fukuoka Sunpalace |
| 13 December 1986 | Yokohama | Japan | Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium |
| 16 December 1986 | Honolulu | United States | Neil Blaisdell Center |

## Boxscore

| City | Venue | Tickets sold / available | Gross revenue |
| Albuquerque | Tingley Coliseum | 8,256 / 10,656 | $118,033 |
| Denver | Coliseum | 8,610 / 12,500 | $136,814 |
| Phoenix | Compton Terrace | 11,263 / 13,289 | $160,610 |
| Laguna Hills | Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre | 14,954 / 15,000 | $180,219 |
| San Diego | Sports Arena | 11,377 / 11,377 | $157,234 |
| Los Angeles | LA Sports Arena | 19,917/ 19,917 | $323,224 |
| Oakland | Oakland Coliseum | 14,453 / 14,453 | $214,710 |
| Sacramento | Cal Expo Amphitheater | 7,400 / 12,200 | $122,100 |
| Tacoma | Tacoma Dome | 19,529 / 20,000 | $312,464 |
| Kalamazoo | Wings Stadium | 6,623 / 8,113 | $92,722 |
| Dayton | Hara Arena | 8,000 / 8,000 | $104,916 |
| Richfield | Coliseum | 11,551 / 18,000 | $161,714 |
| Landover | Capitol Centre | 17,348 / 17,348 | $251,546 |
| Philadelphia | Spectrum | 14,009 / 14,009 | $195,566 |
| Providence | Civic Center | 9,143 / 9,784 | $119,137 |
| Worcester | The Centrum | 11,110 / 12,150 | $145,174 |
| Charlotte | Coliseum | 7,716 / 12,900 | $108,503 |
| Atlanta | The Omni | 7,225 / 17,037 | $108,375 |
| Dallas | Reunion Arena | 14,121 / 19,000 | $221,210 |
| Pittsburgh | Civic Arena | 7,002 / 12,500 | $96,277 |
| Cincinnati | Gardens | 5,987 / 9,500 | $83,152 |
| Detroit | Joe Louis Arena | 8,850 / 12,000 | $132,750 |
| Biloxi | Mississippi Coast Coliseum | 7,881 / 10,000 | $114,275 |
| Baltimore | Civic Center | 8,815 / 13,641 | $123,961 |
| Toronto | CNE Grandstand | 13,780 / 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