Headbangers Ball Tour

Headbangers Ball
Tour by Anthrax, Exodus, Helloween
Promotional poster for the tour
LocationNorth America
Associated albumState of Euphoria
Fabulous Disaster
Keeper of the Seven Keys, Pt. 2
Start dateApril 3, 1989
End dateMay 12, 1989
Legs1
No. of shows30

The Headbangers Ball Tour was a North American tour presented by MTV's Headbangers Ball, which took place in April and May 1989. It was headlined by American thrash metal band Anthrax, and supported by Exodus and Helloween.[1][2]

History

The tour began on April 3, 1989, in Seattle, and ended on May 12, 1989, in Poughkeepsie, New York. Anthrax was promoting their platinum-selling album State of Euphoria, while Exodus and Helloween were promoting their respective albums Fabulous Disaster and Keeper of the Seven Keys, Pt. 2.

The Headbangers Ball Tour is notable for being Exodus' last tour with drummer Tom Hunting, until he rejoined the band in 1997. Due to health problems, Hunting left the band in the middle of the tour and was temporarily replaced by Vio-lence drummer Perry Strickland and then permanently by John Tempesta, who was a drum tech for Anthrax and would remain in Exodus until their breakup in 1993.[3][4]

MTV and Island Records paired up for a Headbangers Ball Tour contest. The winner was Lori Gutman who lived in Kinnelon, New Jersey. Members of Anthrax and Exodus taped a spot for Headbangers Ball at the winner's home. It aired later that year. The grand prize was a 1989 Jeep Wrangler, $1,000, and some Headbangers Ball swag.

Tour dates

Date City Country Venue
North America
April 3, 1989 Seattle United States Paramount Theatre
April 4, 1989 Portland Civic Auditorium
April 6, 1989 Salt Lake City The Coliseum
April 8, 1989 Oakland Kaiser Convention Center
April 9, 1989 Long Beach Long Beach Arena
April 10, 1989 Phoenix Pride Pavilion
April 13, 1989 San Antonio Freeman Coliseum
April 14, 1989 Dallas State Fair Coliseum
April 15, 1989 Houston The Coliseum
April 16, 1989 New Orleans Lakefront Arena
April 18, 1989 Miami James L. Knight Center
April 19, 1989 Tampa The Sundome
April 20, 1989 Atlanta Civic Center
April 21, 1989 Memphis North Hall Auditorium
April 22, 1989 Louisville The Gardens
April 25, 1989 Danville David S. Palmer Arena
April 24, 1989 Dayton Hara Arena
April 26, 1989 Milwaukee The Omnibus
April 28, 1989 Chicago Aragon Ballroom
April 29, 1989 Detroit Cobo Arena
April 30, 1989 Cleveland Music Hall
May 1, 1989 Pittsburgh Syria Mosque
May 3, 1989 Upper Darby Township Tower Theater
May 4, 1989 Boston Orpheum Theatre
May 5, 1989 New York City Felt Forum
May 6, 1989
May 8, 1989 Troy RPI Field House
May 10, 1989 Baltimore Baltimore Arena
May 11, 1989 Springfield Springfield Civic Center
May 12, 1989 Poughkeepsie Mid-Hudson Civic Center

Personnel

Anthrax:

Exodus:

  • Steve "Zetro" Souza – vocals
  • Gary Holt – guitars
  • Rick Hunolt – guitars
  • Rob McKillop – bass
  • Tom Hunting – drums (April 3–10 shows)
  • Perry Strickland – drums (filling in for Hunting on select dates)
  • John Tempesta – drums (filling in for Hunting on select dates)

Helloween:

References

  1. ^ "Anthrax Tours". metallipromo.com. Archived from the original on 2013-10-02. Retrieved 2014-05-08.
  2. ^ "Exodus Tours". metallipromo.com. Retrieved 2014-05-08.
  3. ^ "Kiskelized - 1989-04-13 - Sunken Gardens, San Antonio, TX". kiskelized.com. Retrieved 2014-05-08.
  4. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Zetro's Toxic Vault - Perry Strickland 2 of 3". YouTube.


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