1986 Seventh Star Tour

World tour to support the “Seventh Star” album.

Dates and research compiled by Joe Siegler & Robert Dwyer.
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Touring Personnel

  • Glenn Hughes – Vocals (Mar 21 – 26)
  • Ray Gillen – Vocals (Mar 29 onwards)
  • Tony Iommi – Guitar
  • Dave Spitz – Bass
  • Eric Singer – Drums
  • Geoff Nicholls – Keyboards

Typical Set List

  • The Mob Rules
  • Children of the Sea
  • Danger Zone
  • War Pigs
  • Angry Heart (dropped when Glenn was fired)
  • Heart Like a Wheel
  • Medley: Symptom of the Universe/Sweet Leaf/Zero the Hero/Sphinx/Seventh Star
  • No Stranger to Love (was dropped shortly after Ray Gillen took over)
  • Bass Solo
  • Black Sabbath
  • Turn to Stone
  • Drum Solo
  • Neon Knights
  • Heaven & Hell
  • Guitar Solo/Orchid/Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (intro)
  • Paranoid
  • Iron Man
  • Die Young
  
Date Location Venue Other Bands / Openers Notes
Oct 01 1984 Studio Demos with Dave Donato
Jul 13 1985 Philadelphia, PA JFK Memorial Stadium Live Aid Benefit Original Lineup Reunion!
Aug 24 1985 Seventh Star Recording Sessions – Cheshire Bridge Studios
Jan 28 1986 Seventh Star Released in the US
Feb 01 1986 Seventh Star Released in the UK – February ?? – actual day is unknown
Mar 13 1986 Minneapolis, MN W.A.S.P., Anthrax Cancelled
Mar 15 1986 Chicago, IL W.A.S.P., Anthrax Cancelled
Mar 17 1986 Toledo, OH W.A.S.P., Anthrax Cancelled
Mar 18 1986 Kalamazoo Wings Stadium W.A.S.P., Anthrax Cancelled
Mar 20 1986 Saginaw W.A.S.P., Anthrax Cancelled
Mar 21 1986 First date of Seventh Star Tour – Glenn Hughes on Vocals
Mar 21 1986 Cleveland, OH Cleveland Public Hall W.A.S.P.
Mar 22 1986 Detroit, MI Cobo Arena W.A.S.P.
Mar 24 1986 East Rutherford, NJ Meadowlands Arena (a.k.a. Continental Airlines Arena) W.A.S.P., Anthrax
Mar 25 1986 Providence, RI Providence Civic Center W.A.S.P. [cancelled], Anthrax
Mar 26 1986 Worcester, MA Centrum W.A.S.P. [cancelled], Anthrax Glenn Hughes final gig
Mar 28 1986 Glens Falls Glens Falls Civic Center W.A.S.P., Anthrax Cancelled
Mar 29 1986 New Haven, CT Veterans Memorial Coliseum W.A.S.P., Anthrax Ray Gillen’s First Gig
Mar 30 1986 Portland, ME Cumberland County Civic Center W.A.S.P.
Apr 01 1986 Montreal Montreal Forum W.A.S.P., Anthrax
Apr 02 1986 Quebec City Quebec City Coliseum (Le Colisee) W.A.S.P., Anthrax Cancelled
Apr 04 1986 Toronto Maple Leaf Gardens W.A.S.P.
Apr 06 1986 Dayton, OH Hara Arena W.A.S.P.
Apr 08 1986 Bethlehem, PA Stabler Arena – Lehigh University W.A.S.P., Anthrax Cancelled
Apr 09 1986 Pittsburgh, PA Syria Mosque W.A.S.P.
Apr 11 1986 Uniondale, NY Nassau Coliseum W.A.S.P.
Apr 12 1986 Philadelphia, PA The Spectrum W.A.S.P., Anthrax Your Webmaster was at this gig
Apr 13 1986 Baltimore, MD Baltimore Civic Center W.A.S.P., Anthrax
Apr 15 1986 Atlanta, GA Atlanta Civic Center W.A.S.P.
Apr 16 1986 Birmingham, AL Boutwell Auditorium W.A.S.P. Unconfirmed
Apr 17 1986 Hollywood Sportatorium W.A.S.P. Unconfirmed
Apr 18 1986 San Antonio, TX Hemisfair Park Arena W.A.S.P.
Apr 19 1986 Dallas, TX Dallas Convention Center W.A.S.P.
Apr 19 1986 Lakeland, FL Lakeland Civic Center W.A.S.P. Cancelled
Apr 20 1986 Jacksonville, FL Jacksonville War Memorial Coliseum W.A.S.P. Cancelled
Apr 22 1986 New Orleans, LA Lakefront Arena W.A.S.P. Cancelled
Apr 25 1986 Houston, TX Sam Houston Coliseum W.A.S.P. Cancelled
Apr 26 1986 Oklahoma City, OK W.A.S.P. Cancelled
Apr 30 1986 El Paso, TX El Paso County Coliseum W.A.S.P. Cancelled
May 21 1986 Sheffield City (Oval) Hall Waysted
May 22 1986 Liverpool Empire Theater Zeno
May 24 1986 Manchester Apollo Theater Zeno
May 25 1986 Birmingham, UK Odeon Theatre Zeno
May 26 1986 Bristol Hippodrome Zeno
May 27 1986 Leicester De Montfort Hall Zeno
May 29 1986 Edinburgh Playhouse Theater Zeno
May 30 1986 Newcastle-Upon-Tyne Newcastle City Hall Zeno
Jun 01 1986 London, England Hammersmith Odeon Zeno
Jun 02 1986 London, England Hammersmith Odeon Zeno Recorded for FM Broadcast
Jun 03 1986 Poole Wessex Hall – Poole Art Centre Zeno
Jun 04 1986 Nottingham Royal Center Concert Hall Zeno
Jun 04 1986 Last date on the Seventh Star Tour
Jun 07 1986 Brussels Cancelled
Jun 09 1986 Paris Le Zenith Vulcain, Chrome Molly Unconfirmed – UNLIKELY!