Clash of the Titans (tour)

Clash of the Titans (tour)
Clash of the Titans

A promotional poster for a concert from the tour in Europe.
Tour by Megadeth, Slayer, Anthrax, Testament
Start date September 22, 1990
End date July 14, 1991
Legs 2
Shows 18 in Europe
49 in North America
1 cancellation
67 in total

Clash of the Titans was the name of a worldwide tour by several popular American thrash metal bands of the 1980s, with alternating headliners from show to show.

Contents

History

The tour began in 1990 with a European leg featuring Megadeth, Slayer, Testament and Suicidal Tendencies. A second leg in 1991 in the United States and Canada with a slightly different lineup; this time with headliners Megadeth, Slayer and Anthrax, and supporting act Alice in Chains. Originally the Bay Area thrashers Death Angel were supposed to be the supporting act, but after an accident which almost took drummer Andy Galeon's life, the band was forced to decline the offer.[citation needed]

On November 16, 2009, it was announced that the European Clash of the Titans lineup would be reunited after almost 20 years on the "American Carnage Tour" featuring Megadeth, Slayer & Testament. On July 13, 2010, a second leg of the "American Carnage Tour" was announced that will feature the American Clash of the Titans lineup: Megadeth, Slayer & Anthrax.


Tour dates

Date City Country Venue
Europe
September 22, 1990 Genk Belgium Limburghal
September 23, 1990 Bern Switzerland Festhalle
September 24, 1990 Florence Italy Firenze Palasport
September 25, 1990 Milan Palatrussardi
September 27, 1990 Barcelona Spain Velòdrom d'Horta
September 28, 1990 San Sebastián Velodromo de Anoeta
September 30, 1990 Leiden Netherlands Groenoordhallen
October 2, 1990 Paris France Le Zénith
October 3, 1990 Stuttgart Germany Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle
October 4, 1990 Mainz Rheingoldhalle
October 5, 1990 Munich Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle
October 6, 1990 Düsseldorf Philips Halle
October 7, 1990 Bremen Stadthalle Bremen
October 9, 1990 Stockholm Sweden Solnahallen
October 10, 1990 Copenhagen Denmark K.B. Hallen
October 12, 1990 Edinburgh Scotland Exhibition and Trade Centre
October 13, 1990 Birmingham England National Exhibition Centre
October 14, 1990 London Wembley Arena
North America[1]
May 16, 1991 Dallas, Texas United States Starplex Amphitheatre
May 17, 1991 Lubbock, Texas Lubbock Municipal Coliseum
May 18, 1991 San Antonio, Texas Sunken Gardens Amphitheater
May 19, 1991 Houston, Texas The Summit
May 21, 1991 El Paso, Texas El Paso County Coliseum
May 22,1991 Albuquerque, New Mexico Tingley Coliseum
May 23, 1991 Phoenix, Arizona Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
May 24, 1991 San Diego, California San Diego Sports Arena
May 25, 1991 Costa Mesa, California Pacific Amphitheatre
May 26, 1991 Daly City, California Cow Palace
May 27, 1991 Sacramento, California ARCO Arena
May 29, 1991 Portland, Oregon Memorial Coliseum
May 30, 1991 Seattle, Washington Mercer Arena
May 31, 1991 Spokane, Washington Spokane Coliseum
June 1, 1991 Vancouver, British Columbia Canada Pacific Coliseum
June 3, 1991 Salt Lake City, Utah United States Bonneville Raceway
June 5, 1991 Morrison, Colorado Red Rocks Amphitheatre
June 6, 1991 Omaha, Nebraska Omaha Civic Auditorium
June 7, 1991 Bonner Springs, Kansas Sandstone Amphitheater
June 8, 1991 Cedar Rapids, Iowa Five Seasons Center
June 9, 1991 Forest Lake, Minnesota Trout Aire Amphitheatre
June 11,1991 Springfield, Illinois Prairie Capital Convention Center
June 12, 1991 Louisville, Kentucky Louisville Gardens
June 14, 1991 Tinley Park, Illinois First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
June 15, 1991 East Troy, Wisconsin Alpine Valley Music Theatre
June 16, 1991 Columbus, Ohio Battelle Hall
June 18, 1991 Noblesville, Indiana Deer Creek Music Center
June 20, 1991 Richfield, Ohio Richfield Coliseum
June 21, 1991 Toronto, Ontario Canada Exhibition Stadium
June 22, 1991 Clarkston, Michigan United States Pine Knob Music Theatre
June 23, 1991 Mears, Michigan Val du Lakes Amphitheatre
June 25, 1991 Burgettstown, Pennsylvania Star Lake Amphitheatre
June 26, 1991 Corfu, New York Darien Lake
June 27, 1991 Middletown, New York Orange County Fair Speedway
June 28, 1991 New York City, New York Madison Square Garden
June 29, 1991 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Wachovia Spectrum[2]
June 30, 1991 Baltimore, Maryland 1st Mariner Arena
July 1, 1991 Hampton, Virginia Hampton Coliseum
July 3, 1991 Hershey, Pennsylvania Hersheypark Stadium
July 4, 1991 Weedsport, New York Cayuga County Speedway
July 5, 1991 Portland, Maine Cumberland County Civic Center[3]
July 6, 1991 Mansfield, Massachusetts Great Woods
July 7, 1991 Bristol, Connecticut Lake Compounce
July 9, 1991 Fayetteville, North Carolina Cumberland County Crown Coliseum
July 10, 1991 Greenville, South Carolina Greenville Memorial Auditorium
July 11, 1991 Charleston, South Carolina King Street Plaza
July 12, 1991 Atlanta, Georgia Omni Coliseum
July 13, 1991 Lakeland, Florida Lakeland Civic Center
July 14,1991 Miami, Florida Miami Arena

Cancellations

Date City Country Venue
June 17, 1991 Cincinnati, Ohio United States Riverbend Music Center

References and notes

Footnotes

  1. ^ http://www.bacus.net/alice/1991.html
  2. ^ Review of show at Philadelphia Note that review, in 7/3 newspaper, mentions show taking place "last Saturday night", which should be the 29th of June - a date already on this list. More research needed for this venue and the Buffalo one
  3. ^ http://www.theciviccenter.com/1991.asp

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