Headbangers Ball Tour

Headbangers Ball

Tour by Anthrax, Exodus, Helloween
Promotional poster for the tour
Location	North America
Associated album	State of Euphoria Fabulous Disaster Keeper of the Seven Keys, Pt. 2
Start date	April 3, 1989
End date	May 12, 1989
Legs	1
No. of shows	30

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:

• Joey Belladonna – vocals
• Dan Spitz – lead guitar
• Scott Ian – rhythm guitar
• Frank Bello – bass
• Charlie Benante – drums

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:

• Michael Kiske – vocals
• Michael Weikath – lead guitar
• Roland Grapow – rhythm guitar
• Markus Grosskopf – bass
• Ingo Schwichtenberg – drums

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.