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

So Far, So Good... So What! Tour
Tour by Megadeth
Associated album	So Far, So Good... So What!
Start date	December 28, 1987
End date	August 20, 1988
Legs	5
No. of shows	112 in North America; 19 in Europe; 5 in Asia; 132 total;
Megadeth concert chronology
	; Wake Up Dead Tour; (1986–1987); ; So Far, So Good... So What! Tour; (1987–1988); ; 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

"Wake Up Dead"
"Set the World Afire"
"Hook in Mouth"
"The Conjuring"
"Mary Jane"
"In My Darkest Hour"
"Devil's Island"
"These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" (Lee Hazlewood cover)
"Peace Sells"
"Anarchy in the U.K." (Sex Pistols cover)

Encore

"Mechanix"

Tour dates

Date^[6]^[1]	City	Country	Venue	Support Act(s)
North America
December 28, 1987	Providence	United States	Providence Civic Center	Dio Savatage
December 29, 1987	New Haven		New Haven Coliseum
December 31, 1987	Uniondale		Nassau Coliseum
January 1, 1988	Portland		Cumberland County Civic Center
January 2, 1988	Binghamton		Broome County Arena
January 5, 1988	Quebec City	Canada	Colisée de Québec
January 7, 1988	Ottawa		Civic Center
January 8, 1988	Montreal		Montreal Forum
January 9, 1988	Toronto		Maple Leaf Gardens
January 10, 1988	Poughkeepsie	United States	The Chance
January 11, 1988	Glens Falls		Cool Insuring Arena
January 12, 1988	Philadelphia		The Spectrum
January 14, 1988	Charlotte		Charlotte Coliseum
January 15, 1988	Hampton		The Boathouse
January 16, 1988	Greenville		Greenville Memorial Auditorium
January 17, 1988	Norfork		Norfolk Scope
January 18, 1988	Nashville		Nashville Municipal Auditorium
January 19, 1988	Knoxville		Knoxville Civic Coliseum
January 21, 1988	Greensboro		Greensboro Coliseum
January 22, 1988	Atlanta		The Omni
January 23, 1988	Birmingham		Fairgrounds Pavilion
January 25, 1988	Tampa		Sundome
January 26, 1988	Jacksonville		Jacksonville Coliseum
January 28, 1988	Daytona Beach		Ocean Center
January 29, 1988	Pembroke Pines		Hollywood Sportatorium
January 30, 1988	St. Petersburg		Bayfront Center
January 31, 1988	Biloxi		Mississippi Coast Coliseum
February 2, 1988	Corpus Christi		Memorial Coliseum
February 3, 1988	Houston		The Summit
February 4, 1988	Dallas		Reunion Arena
February 5, 1988	San Antonio		HemisFair Arena
February 6, 1988	Little Rock		Barton Coliseum
February 7, 1988	Norman		Lloyd Noble Center
February 8, 1988	Dayton		Hara Arena
February 9, 1988	Kansas City		Kansas City Municipal Auditorium
February 10, 1988	St. Louis		Kiel Auditorium
February 11, 1988	Kalamazoo		Wings Event Center
February 12, 1988	Saginaw		Wendler Arena
February 13, 1988	Toledo		Sports Arena
February 14, 1988	Dormont		South Hills Theatre	Savatage
February 16, 1988	Cleveland		Cleveland Public Hall	Dio Savatage
February 17, 1988	Indianapolis		Market Square Center
February 18, 1988	Cincinnati		Cincinnati Gardens
February 19, 1988	Chicago		UIC Pavilion
February 21, 1988	Fort Wayne		Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
February 22, 1988	Milwaukee		MECCA Arena
February 23, 1988	Green Bay		Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena
February 24, 1988	Madison		Dane County Coliseum
February 25, 1988	Bloomington		Met Center
February 27, 1988	Denver		McNichols Arena
February 29, 1988	Salt Lake City		Salt Palace
March 3, 1988	Albuquerque		Tingley Coliseum
March 4, 1988	Phoenix		Compton Terrace
March 5, 1988	San Bernardino		Orange Pavilion
March 7, 1988	San Diego		Sports Arena
March 8, 1988	Paradise		Thomas and Mack Arena
March 9, 1988	Fresno		Unknown Venue
March 10, 1988	Oakland		Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center
March 12, 1988	Long Beach		Long Beach Arena
March 13, 1988	Sacramento		Arco Arena
March 15, 1988	Seattle		Unknown Venue	—
March 17, 1988	Portland
March 18, 1988	Spokane
March 20, 1988	Providence
March 21, 1988	Boston
March 22, 1988	New York City
March 23, 1988	Passaic		Capital Theater
March 24, 1988	Rochester		Unknown Venue
March 25, 1988	Allentown		Unknown Venue
March 27, 1988	Philadelphia		Pensacola Municipal Auditorium
March 28, 1988	Albany		Palace Theater^{[citation needed]}	Warlock Sanctuary
March 29, 1988	Detroit		Palace Theater^{[citation needed]}
March 31, 1988	Miami Beach		Cameo Theater
April 1, 1988	Miami Beach		Cameo Theater
April 2, 1988	Palmetto	Manatee Civic Center
April 4, 1988	Pensacola	Pensacola Municipal Auditorium
April 5, 1988	Birmingham	Alabama Theatre
April 6, 1988	Atlanta	Center Stage
April 7, 1988	Atlanta	Center Stage
April 8, 1988	Fayetteville	Cumberland County Coliseum Complex
April 9, 1988	Norfolk	The Boathouse
April 10, 1988	Charlotte	Charlotte Coliseum
April 12, 1988	College Park	Ritchie Coliseum
April 15, 1988	Upper Darby	Tower Theatre
April 16, 1988	Hartford	Unknown Venue
April 17, 1988	Ithaca	Unknown Venue
April 18, 1988	Toronto	Canada	The Concert Hall
April 20, 1988	Providence	United States	Unknown Venue
April 21, 1988	Boston		Orpheum Theatre
April 22, 1988	New York City		Beacon Theatre
April 23, 1988	Passaic		Capitol Theatre
April 24, 1988	Rochester		Unknown Venue
April 26, 1988	Albany		Palace Theatre
April 28, 1988	Greensburg		The Palace Theatre
April 29, 1988	Royal Oak		Royal Oak Music Theatre
April 30, 1988	Kalamazoo		State Theatre
May 1, 1988	Cleveland		Agora Theatre
May 2, 1988	Columbus		Newport Music Hall
May 3, 1988	Cincinnati		Bogart's
May 4, 1988	Cincinnati		Bogart's
May 5, 1988	Indianapolis		Arlington Theater
May 6, 1988	Chicago		Aragon Ballroom
Europe
May 10, 1988	Dublin	Ireland	The Olympic Ballroom	Sanctuary
May 11, 1988	Antrim	Ireland	The Forum
May 12, 1988	Bradford	England	St. George's Hall
May 13, 1988	Newcastle		Newcastle City Hall
May 14, 1988	Edinburgh		Edinburgh Playhouse
May 15, 1988	Manchester		Manchester Apollo
May 16, 1988	Birmingham		Humming Bird
May 17, 1988	Nottingham		Rock City
May 18, 1988	London		Hammersmith Odeon
May 20, 1988	Essen	West Germany	Grugahalle	Testament Nuclear Assault Sanctuary
May 21, 1988	Nuremberg		Hammerleinhalle	Testament Nuclear Assault Sanctuary
May 22, 1988	Heilbronn		Eisstadion	Testament Sanctuary
May 23, 1988	Munich		Aussburg	Testament Sanctuary
May 24, 1988	Milan	Italy	Palatrussardi	Testament Nuclear Assault Sanctuary
May 26, 1988	Paris	France	Le Zénith
May 27, 1988	Offenbach am Main	West Germany	Stadthalle Offenbach
May 28, 1988	Helsinki	Finland	Elmu Festival	Sanctuary
May 29, 1988	Zwolle	Netherlands	IJsselhallen (Ardshock Festival)	—
North America
June 21, 1988	Bloomington	United States	Metro Center	Opening for: Iron Maiden
June 22, 1988	Cedar Rapids		Five Seasons Center
June 23, 1988	Rosemont		Rosemont Horizon
June 25, 1988	East Troy		Alpine Valley Music Theatre
June 27, 1988	Indianapolis		Market Square Arena
June 28, 1988	Columbus		Ohio Center
June 29, 1988	Cincinnati		Cincinnati Gardens
July 2, 1988	Santa Monica		Santa Monica Civic Auditorium	Flotsam and Jetsam Sanctuary
Asia
July 12, 1988	Tokyo	Japan	Nakano Sun Plaza	—
July 13, 1988	Osaka		Koseinenkin Hall
July 14, 1988	Tokyo		Nakano Sun Plaza
July 15, 1988	Tokyo		Nakano Sun Plaza
July 18, 1988	Nagoya		Nagoya Civic Assembly Hall
North America
August 13, 1988	Pasadena	United States	Perkins Palace	—
August 18, 1988	New York City	United States	The Ritz	Crumbsuckers
Europe
August 20, 1988	Castle Donington	England	Donington Park (Monsters of Rock)	Various
~~August 27, 1988~~	Schweinfurt	West Germany	Mainweiesen	Opening for: Iron Maiden
~~August 28, 1988~~	Bochum	West Germany	Ruhrstadion
~~September 4, 1988~~	Tilburg	Netherlands	Koning Willem II Stadion
~~September 10, 1988~~	Modena	Italy	The Arena
~~September 24, 1988~~	Paris	France	Palais Omnisports de Bercy
~~September 24, 1988~~	Paris	France	Palais Omnisports de Bercy

Personnel

Dave Mustaine – guitars, lead vocals
David Ellefson – bass, backing vocals
Jeff Young – guitars
Chuck Behler – drums

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Megadeth". metallipromo.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2022. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
^ "Megadeth Tour Dates". chmetal.info. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
^ "Megadeth Tour Dates". chmetal.info. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
^ "Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist JEFF YOUNG Responds To DAVE MUSTAINE's Drug Allegations". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. December 20, 2009. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
^ "Custom Line Up History - Megadeth". Megadeth. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
^ "Megadeth Tour Dates". www.chmetal.info. Retrieved February 28, 2020.

[metallipromo-1] "Megadeth". metallipromo.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2022. Retrieved June 30, 2023.

[2] "Megadeth Tour Dates". chmetal.info. Retrieved September 17, 2019.

[3] "Megadeth Tour Dates". chmetal.info. Retrieved April 4, 2018.

[4] "Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist JEFF YOUNG Responds To DAVE MUSTAINE's Drug Allegations". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. December 20, 2009. Retrieved April 4, 2018.

[5] "Custom Line Up History - Megadeth". Megadeth. Retrieved April 4, 2018.

[6] "Megadeth Tour Dates". www.chmetal.info. Retrieved February 28, 2020.

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