Wake Up Dead Tour


Wake Up Dead Tour was a concert tour performed by the thrash metal band Megadeth, in support of their album, Peace Sells... but Who's Buying? which ran from 7 January 1986 to 20 June 1987.

Background

This was Megadeth's first world tour, consisting of over 130 concerts, including their debut shows in Europe and Asia. It would be the only world tour that was made entirely with the original line-up: Dave Mustaine, David Ellefson, Chris Poland, and Gar Samuelson.
As part of this tour, the band supported King Diamond on their Fatal Portrait tour in July and August 1986, Motörhead on their Orgasmatron tour in October 1986 and Alice Cooper on his Constrictor tour from January to March 1987. Megadeth then headlined a series of major tours, including their first European run, which was supported by Flotsam and Jetsam, followed by a North American tour that was supported by Overkill and the Necros. They also toured or played selected shows with bands like Testament, Metal Church, Sacrifice, the Cro-Mags, Dark Angel, Possessed, Helstar, Lizzy Borden, Suicidal Tendencies, the Crumbsuckers, Heathen, Dr. Know, Sentinel Beast, Viking, Hallows Eve, the Mentors and T.T. Quick.

Personnel

Typical setlist

  1. "Wake Up Dead"
  2. "Rattlehead"
  3. "The Conjuring"
  4. "Bad Omen"
  5. "Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good"
  6. "Peace Sells"
  7. "My Last Words"
  8. "Devil's Island"
  9. "Mechanix"
  10. "Last Rites/Loved to Deth"
  11. "Good Mourning/Black Friday"