Hold Your Fire Tour

From October 29, 1987 to May 5, 1988

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The Hold Your Fire tour was the backdrop for the live concert performance featured in the A Show of Hands video release. In 1989, the band released an audio album of the same name.

Tour Dates

Date Location Venue
October 29, 1987 St. John's, Newfoundland Memorial Stadium
October 30, 1987 St. John's, Newfoundland Memorial Stadium
November 1, 1987 Sydney, Nova Scotia Centre 200
November 2, 1987 Halifax, Nova Scotia Metro Centre
November 4, 1987 Moncton, New Brunswick Moncton Coliseum
November 6, 1987 Providence, Rhode Island Civic Center
November 7, 1987 Providence, Rhode Island Civic Center
November 9, 1987 Springfield, Massachusetts Civic Center
November 10, 1987 Utica, New York Memorial Auditorium
November 12, 1987 Troy, New York RPI Fieldhouse
November 13, 1987 Binghamton, New York Broome County Arena
November 14, 1987 Buffalo, New York Memorial Auditorium
November 16, 1987 Hartford, Connecticut Hartford Civic Center
November 25, 1987 Atlanta, Georgia The Omni
November 27, 1987 Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte Coliseum
November 28, 1987 Hampton, Virginia Hampton Coliseum
November 30, 1987 Largo, Maryland Capital Centre
December 2, 1987 Worcester, Massachusetts The Centrum
December 3, 1987 Worcester, Massachusetts The Centrum
December 5, 1987 New Haven, Connecticut Veterans Coliseum
December 7, 1987 East Rutherford, New Jersey Meadowlands Arena
December 9, 1987 Uniondale, New York Nassau Coliseum
December 11, 1987 New York, New York Madison Square Garden
December 13, 1987 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania The Spectrum
December 14, 1987 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania The Spectrum
December 16, 1987 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Civic Arena
December 17, 1987 Richfield, Ohio Richfield Coliseum
January 14, 1988 Hampton, Virginia Hampton Coliseum
January 15, 1988 Raleigh, North Carolina Reynolds Coliseum
January 17, 1988 Birmingham, Alabama Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center
January 18, 1988 Jackson, Mississippi Mississippi Coliseum
January 19, 1988 Dallas, Texas Reunion Arena
January 20, 1988 Dallas, Texas Reunion Arena
January 21, 1988 San Antonio, Texas Convention Center Arena
January 23, 1988 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma The Myriad
January 24, 1988 Shreveport, Louisiana Hirsch Memorial Coliseum
January 25, 1988 Little Rock, Arkansas Barton Coliseum
January 26, 1988 Little Rock, Arkansas Barton Coliseum
January 27, 1988 New Orleans, Louisiana Lakefront Arena
January 29, 1988 Houston, Texas The Summit
January 30, 1988 Austin, Texas Erwin Special Events Center
February 1, 1988 Phoenix, Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
February 3, 1988 San Diego, California Sports Arena
February 4, 1988 Los Angeles, California Great Western Forum
February 5, 1988 Los Angeles, California Great Western Forum
February 13, 1988 Hollywood, Florida Hollywood Sportatorium
February 15, 1988 Lakeland, Florida Civic Center
February 17, 1988 St. Petersburg, Florida Bayfront Center
February 18, 1988 Jacksonville, Florida Memorial Coliseum
February 19, 1988 Pensacola, Florida Civic Center
February 21, 1988 Memphis, Tennessee Mid-South Coliseum
February 22, 1988 Nashville, Tennessee Municipal Auditorium
February 23, 1988 Cincinnati, Ohio Riverfront Coliseum
February 24, 1988 Cincinnati, Ohio Riverfront Coliseum
February 25, 1988 Rosemont, Illinois Rosemont Horizon
February 26, 1988 Rosemont, Illinois Rosemont Horizon
February 28, 1988 Peoria, Illinois Civic Center
March 1, 1988 St. Louis, Missouri The Arena
March 2, 1988 Indianapolis, Indiana Market Square Arena
March 4, 1988 Detroit, Michigan Joe Louis Arena
March 5, 1988 Detroit, Michigan Joe Louis Arena
March 7, 1988 Toronto, Ontario Maple Leaf Gardens
March 8, 1988 Toronto, Ontario Maple Leaf Gardens
March 10, 1988 Montreal, Quebec The Forum
March 11, 1988 Quebec City, Quebec Colisee De Quebec
April 2, 1988 Omaha, Nebraska Civic Auditorium Arena
April 4, 1988 Bloomington, Minnesota Met Center
April 5, 1988 Milwaukee, Wisconsin Mecca Arena
April 7, 1988 Kansas City, Missouri Kemper Arena
April 9, 1988 Louisville, Kentucky Louisville Gardens
April 10, 1988 Dayton, Ohio Hara Arena
April 21, 1988 Birmingham, England National Exhibition Centre
April 23, 1988 Birmingham, England National Exhibition Centre
April 24, 1988 Birmingham, England National Exhibition Centre
April 26, 1988 Glasgow, Scotland Scottish Exhibition Centre
April 28, 1988 London, England Wembley Arena
April 29, 1988 London, England Wembley Arena
April 30, 1988 London, England Wembley Arena
May 2, 1988 Rotterdam, Holland Ahoy Sportpaleis
May 4, 1988 Frankfurt, Germany Festhalle
May 5, 1988 Stuttgart, Germany Hans Martin Schleyerhalle

Hold Your Fire Tour

Setlist

“The Big Money”
“Subdivisions”
“Limelight”
“Marathon”
“Turn The Page”
“Prime Mover”
“Manhattan Project”
“Closer To The Heart”
“Red Sector A”
“Force Ten”
“Time Stand Still”
“Distant Early Warning”
“Lock And Key”
“Mission”
“Territories”
“YYZ”
“The Rhythm Method” (Drum Solo) (into an excerpt of “Red Lenses”) 
“The Spirit Of Radio”
“Tom Sawyer”

Encore

“2112: Overture/The Temples Of Syrinx”
“La Villa Strangiato”
“In The Mood”