So Far, So Good... So What! Tour Explained

Concert Tour Name:So Far, So Good... So What! Tour
Artist:Megadeth
Album:So Far, So Good... So What!
Start Date:December 28, 1987
End Date:August 20, 1988
Number Of Legs:5
Last Tour:Wake Up Dead Tour
(1986–1987)
This Tour:So Far, So Good... So What! Tour
(1987–1988)
Next Tour:Clash of the Titans
(1990–1991)

The So Far, So Good... So What! Tour was a concert tour performed by the American thrash metal band Megadeth to support their 1988 album So Far, So Good... So What!. This was the only tour to feature the lineup of Dave Mustaine on vocals and guitar, David Ellefson on bass, Jeff Young on guitar and Chuck Behler on drums.

Background

The tour began four weeks prior to the release of So Far, So Good... So What!, on December 28, 1987, in Providence, Rhode Island at the Civic Center, and ended August 20, 1988, at the Monsters of Rock festival in Donington Park.[1] [2] [3] Alongside Savatage, the band served as the opening act for Dio from December 28, 1987, to March 26, 1988.[1] Megadeth then embarked on a headlining North American tour, supported by Warlock and Sanctuary, who were promoting their debut album Refuge Denied, which was produced by Mustaine; this was followed by a European run that included support from Testament, Nuclear Assault, Flotsam and Jetsam, and Sanctuary.[1] The band also performed a headlining tour of Japan, and opened for Iron Maiden on selected dates of the latter's Seventh Son of a Seventh Son tour.[1]

Megadeth was scheduled to perform on the Monsters of Rock tour, however after one show they were replaced by Testament. Due to drug problems within the band, they were forced to cancel an Australian tour. Mustaine claimed they had to return to the States because Young "ran out of heroin"; however, Young has disputed this, saying that it was because Mustaine wanted to go back to Los Angeles to seek rehabilitation.[4] In early 1989, several months after the end of the tour, Young and Behler were fired from the band.[5] As a result, most of 1989 was spent searching for a new drummer and guitarist, and Megadeth would not tour again until the following year.

Setlist

  1. "Wake Up Dead"
  2. "Set the World Afire"
  3. "Hook in Mouth"
  4. "The Conjuring"
  5. "Mary Jane"
  6. "In My Darkest Hour"
  7. "Devil's Island"
  8. "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" (Lee Hazlewood cover)
  9. "Peace Sells"
  10. "Anarchy in the U.K." (Sex Pistols cover)
Encore:
  2. "Mechanix"

Tour dates

Date[6] CityCountryVenueSupport Act(s)
North America
December 28, 1987ProvidenceUnited StatesProvidence Civic CenterDio
Savatage
December 29, 1987New HavenNew Haven Coliseum
December 31, 1987UniondaleNassau Coliseum
January 1, 1988PortlandCumberland County Civic Center
January 2, 1988BinghamtonBroome County Arena
January 5, 1988Quebec CityCanadaColisée de Québec
January 7, 1988OttawaCivic Center
January 8, 1988MontrealMontreal Forum
January 9, 1988TorontoMaple Leaf Gardens
January 10, 1988PoughkeepsieUnited StatesThe Chance
January 11, 1988Glens FallsCool Insuring Arena
January 12, 1988PhiladelphiaThe Spectrum
January 14, 1988CharlotteCharlotte Coliseum
January 15, 1988HamptonThe Boathouse
January 16, 1988GreenvilleGreenville Memorial Auditorium
January 17, 1988NorforkNorfolk Scope
January 18, 1988NashvilleNashville Municipal Auditorium
January 19, 1988KnoxvilleKnoxville Civic Coliseum
January 21, 1988GreensboroGreensboro Coliseum
January 22, 1988AtlantaThe Omni
January 23, 1988BirminghamFairgrounds Pavilion
January 25, 1988TampaSundome
January 26, 1988JacksonvilleJacksonville Coliseum
January 28, 1988Daytona BeachOcean Center
January 29, 1988Pembroke PinesHollywood Sportatorium
January 30, 1988St. PetersburgBayfront Center
January 31, 1988BiloxiMississippi Coast Coliseum
February 2, 1988Corpus ChristiMemorial Coliseum
February 3, 1988HoustonThe Summit
February 4, 1988DallasReunion Arena
February 5, 1988San AntonioHemisFair Arena
February 6, 1988Little RockBarton Coliseum
February 7, 1988NormanLloyd Noble Center
February 8, 1988DaytonHara Arena
February 9, 1988Kansas CityKansas City Municipal Auditorium
February 10, 1988St. LouisKiel Auditorium
February 11, 1988KalamazooWings Event Center
February 12, 1988SaginawWendler Arena
February 13, 1988ToledoSports Arena
February 14, 1988DormontSouth Hills TheatreSavatage
February 16, 1988ClevelandCleveland Public HallDio
Savatage
February 17, 1988IndianapolisMarket Square Center
February 18, 1988CincinnatiCincinnati Gardens
February 19, 1988ChicagoUIC Pavilion
February 21, 1988Fort WayneAllen County War Memorial Coliseum
February 22, 1988MilwaukeeMECCA Arena
February 23, 1988Green BayBrown County Veterans Memorial Arena
February 24, 1988MadisonDane County Coliseum
February 25, 1988BloomingtonMet Center
February 27, 1988DenverMcNichols Arena
February 29, 1988Salt Lake CitySalt Palace
March 3, 1988AlbuquerqueTingley Coliseum
March 4, 1988PhoenixCompton Terrace
March 5, 1988San BernardinoOrange Pavilion
March 7, 1988San DiegoSports Arena
March 8, 1988ParadiseThomas and Mack Arena
March 9, 1988FresnoUnknown Venue
March 10, 1988OaklandHenry J. Kaiser Convention Center
March 12, 1988Long BeachLong Beach Arena
March 13, 1988SacramentoArco Arena
March 15, 1988SeattleUnknown Venuerowspan="10"
March 17, 1988Portland
March 18, 1988Spokane
March 20, 1988Providence
March 21, 1988Boston
March 22, 1988New York City
March 23, 1988PassaicCapital Theater
March 24, 1988RochesterUnknown Venue
March 25, 1988Allentown
March 27, 1988PhiladelphiaPensacola Municipal Auditorium
March 28, 1988AlbanyPalace TheaterWarlock
Sanctuary
March 29, 1988Detroit
March 31, 1988Miami BeachCameo Theater
April 1, 1988
April 2, 1988PalmettoManatee Civic Center
April 4, 1988PensacolaPensacola Municipal Auditorium
April 5, 1988BirminghamAlabama Theatre
April 6, 1988AtlantaCenter Stage
April 7, 1988
April 8, 1988FayettevilleCumberland County Coliseum Complex
April 9, 1988NorfolkThe Boathouse
April 10, 1988CharlotteCharlotte Coliseum
April 12, 1988College ParkRitchie Coliseum
April 15, 1988Upper DarbyTower Theatre
April 16, 1988HartfordUnknown Venue
April 17, 1988Ithaca
April 18, 1988TorontoCanadaThe Concert Hall
April 20, 1988ProvidenceUnited StatesUnknown Venue
April 21, 1988BostonOrpheum Theatre
April 22, 1988New York CityBeacon Theatre
April 23, 1988PassaicCapitol Theatre
April 24, 1988RochesterUnknown Venue
April 26, 1988AlbanyPalace Theatre
April 28, 1988GreensburgThe Palace Theatre
April 29, 1988Royal OakRoyal Oak Music Theatre
April 30, 1988KalamazooState Theatre
May 1, 1988ClevelandAgora Theatre
May 2, 1988ColumbusNewport Music Hall
May 3, 1988CincinnatiBogart's
May 4, 1988
May 5, 1988IndianapolisArlington Theater
May 6, 1988ChicagoAragon Ballroom
Europe
May 10, 1988DublinIrelandThe Olympic BallroomSanctuary
May 11, 1988AntrimThe Forum
May 12, 1988BradfordEnglandSt. George's Hall
May 13, 1988NewcastleNewcastle City Hall
May 14, 1988EdinburghEdinburgh Playhouse
May 15, 1988ManchesterManchester Apollo
May 16, 1988BirminghamHumming Bird
May 17, 1988NottinghamRock City
May 18, 1988LondonHammersmith Odeon
May 20, 1988EssenWest GermanyGrugahalleTestament
Nuclear Assault
Sanctuary
May 21, 1988NurembergHammerleinhalle
May 22, 1988HeilbronnEisstadionTestament
Sanctuary
May 23, 1988MunichAussburg
May 24, 1988MilanItalyPalatrussardiTestament
Nuclear Assault
Sanctuary
May 26, 1988ParisFranceLe Zénith
May 27, 1988Offenbach am MainWest GermanyStadthalle Offenbach
May 28, 1988HelsinkiFinlandElmu FestivalSanctuary
May 29, 1988ZwolleNetherlandsIJsselhallen (Ardshock Festival)
North America
June 21, 1988BloomingtonUnited StatesMetro CenterOpening for:
Iron Maiden
June 22, 1988Cedar RapidsFive Seasons Center
June 23, 1988RosemontRosemont Horizon
June 25, 1988East TroyAlpine Valley Music Theatre
June 27, 1988IndianapolisMarket Square Arena
June 28, 1988ColumbusOhio Center
June 29, 1988CincinnatiCincinnati Gardens
July 2, 1988Santa MonicaSanta Monica Civic AuditoriumFlotsam and Jetsam
Sanctuary
Asia
July 12, 1988TokyoJapanNakano Sun Plazarowspan="5"
July 13, 1988OsakaKoseinenkin Hall
July 14, 1988TokyoNakano Sun Plaza
July 15, 1988
July 18, 1988NagoyaNagoya Civic Assembly Hall
North America
August 13, 1988PasadenaUnited StatesPerkins Palace
August 18, 1988New York CityThe RitzCrumbsuckers
Europe
August 20, 1988Castle DoningtonEnglandDonington Park (Monsters of Rock)Various
August 27, 1988SchweinfurtWest GermanyMainweiesenOpening for:
Iron Maiden
August 28, 1988BochumRuhrstadion
September 4, 1988TilburgNetherlandsKoning Willem II Stadion
September 10, 1988ModenaItalyThe Arena
September 24, 1988ParisFrancePalais Omnisports de Bercy
September 24, 1988

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Megadeth . metallipromo.com . live . Sep 24, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220924202033/http://www.metallipromo.com/meg.html . en . 30 June 2023 .
  2. Web site: Megadeth Tour Dates. chmetal.info. September 17, 2019.
  3. Web site: Megadeth Tour Dates. chmetal.info. April 4, 2018.
  4. News: Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist JEFF YOUNG Responds To DAVE MUSTAINE's Drug Allegations. December 20, 2009. BLABBERMOUTH.NET. April 4, 2018. en-US.
  5. Web site: Custom Line Up History - Megadeth. Megadeth. April 4, 2018.
  6. Web site: Megadeth Tour Dates. www.chmetal.info. February 28, 2020.

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