The Orgasmatron Tour was a concert tour by heavy metal band Motörhead in support of their album, Orgasmatron. It would be the final tour with Pete Gill, as he would be fired in 1987 and replaced with Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor for the remainder of the tour.
Overview Originally the band was planning on having a life sized replica of the train from the cover of Orgasmatron, akin to the Bomber rig and the Iron Fist prop. In his biography White Line Fever, Lemmy described how it was supposed to work:
During the band North American leg in 1986 Lemmy recalls it "not being our most stellar tour". Megadeth opened for a few dates but were dropped due to frustrations with their manager. During their show in Chalmette, Louisiana the band cut their set short due to the crowd continuously spitting on the band, which resulted in a riot. In 1987, Motörhead appeared in the Peter Richardson film Eat the Rich. As the band was about to film their cameo, however, drummer Pete Gill was fired and Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor rejoined after having quit in 1984. Gill tried to downplay his firing saying in The Hard Report that his departure was "by mutual agreement. I left for business reasons, not musical or personal. There has been no great rift." Lemmy adds that he knew Taylor, who had been playing with Frankie Miller and ex-Thin Lizzy guitarist Brian "Robbo" Robertson, wanted to come back. Phil would go on to finish the last remaining dates of the tour.
Personnel Lemmy Kilmister – bass guitar, vocals Phil "Wizzö" Campbell – guitar Michael "Würzel" Burston – guitar Pete Gill – drums (26 March 1986 – 10 February 1987) Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor (5 March 1987 – 28 April 1987)
Setlists
1986 "Iron Fist" "Stay Clean" "Nothing Up My Sleeve" "Metropolis" "Doctor Rock" "Killed by Death" "Ace of Spades" "Steal Your Face" ”Deaf Forever” "Bite the Bullet" "Built for Speed" "No Class" "Orgasmatron" "Motorhead"
Encore: "Bomber" "Overkill" 1987 "Iron Fist" "Stay Clean" "Nothing Up My Sleeve" "Metropolis" "Doctor Rock" "Deaf Forever” "Ace of Spades" "Steal Your Face" "Ain't My Crime" "Bite the Bullet" "Built for Speed" "No Class" "Orgasmatron" "Motorhead"
Encore: "Killed by Death" "Overkill"
Tour dates + List of 1986 concertsDateCityCountryVenueSupport act(s)15 September 1986BirminghamEnglandBirmingham OdeonZodiac Mindwarp and the Love Reaction16 September 1986NewcastleNewcastle City Hall17 September 1986EdinburghScotlandEdinburgh Playhouse18 September 1986BradfordEnglandSt George's Hall20 September 1986ManchesterManchester Apollo21 September 1986CardiffWalesSt David's Hall22 September 1986LondonEnglandHammersmith Odeon23 September 1986NottinghamNottingham Royal Concert Hall10 October 1986OaklandUnited StatesHenry J. Kaiser Convention CenterMegadethCro-Mags12 October 1986San BernardinoOrange Pavilion14 October 1986PortlandPine Street Theatre15 October 1986Seattle Paramount Theatre17 October 1986San Diego California TheatreCro-MagsRaw PowerDayglo Abortions18 October 1986Long BeachFender's Ballroom19 October 1986PhoenixPride PavilionCro-MagsKaiser22 October 1986AustinCro-Mags23 October 1986Corpus ChristiThe Ritz TheatreCro-MagsOmen 24 October 1986San Antonio Sunken Gardens Amphitheater25 October 1986Dallas Longhorn BallroomCro-MagsWendy O. WilliamsScratch Acid26 October 1986Houston Cardi'sCro-Mags27 October 1986ChalmetteSt. Bernard Civic AuditoriumAgnostic FrontCro-Mags29 October 1986Cincinnati Bogart'sCro-Mags30 October 1986Detroit Harpos Concert Theatre31 October 1986Chicago Aragon BallroomCro-MagsT.T. Quick1 November 1986West HartfordAgora BallroomCro-Mags3 November 1986RacineMemorial HallCro-MagsScreamer4 November 1986AuroraMalo'sCro-Mags5 November 1986Cuyahoga FallsAgora7 November 1986BuffaloBuffalo State CollegeCro-MagsWendy O. Williams8 November 1986Niagara FallsCanadaUncle Sam's9 November 1986New York CityUnited StatesThe RitzCro-MagsDark Angel12 November 1986HamiltonCanada13 November 1986GatineauChaudiere BallroomShock14 November 1986MontrealLe PaladiumLizzy BordenDeaf Dealer15 November 1986TorontoThe Concert HallRazor16 November 1986ClevelandUnited StatesCleveland AgoraCro-Mags19 November 1986BostonThe ChannelCro-MagsKnightmare20 November 1986BaltimoreHammerjack's21 November 1986New York CityL'AmourLizzy Borden22 November 1986Bay ShoreSundance23 November 1986Washington, D.C.Warner TheatreCro-MagsLizzy Borden24 November 1986ProvidenceThe Living RoomLizzy Borden1 December 1986HanoverWest GermanyRotationSavatage2 December 1986HamburgGroße Freiheit 363 December 1986EssenPink Palace4 December 1986West BerlinNeues Schauspielhaus6 December 1986BremenÖVB Arena7 December 1986Ludwigshafen am RheinFriedrich-Ebert-Halle8 December 1986UlmDonauhalle Ulm9 December 1986Neunkirchen am BrandHemmerleinhalle10 December 1986MunichAlabamahalle11 December 1986OffenbachStadthalle Offenbach12 December 1986LudwigsburgRockfabrik
+ List of 1987 concertsDateCityCountryVenueSupport act(s)10 February 1987ParisFranceMaison de la Mutualitérowspan="8" 5 March 1987MadridSpainPabellón de la Ciudad Deportiva del Real Madrid7 March 1987San SebastiánPolideportivo Anoeta9 March 1987ToulouseFranceL'Apocalypse10 March 1987DijonLe Forum11 March 1987ReimsThéâtre12 March 1987NancyParc des Expositions13 March 1987GenevaSwitzerlandPalladium14 March 1987ZürichVolkshausOnslaught16 March 1987NaplesItalyTeatro Palapartenope17 March 1987NancyFranceParc des Expositions18 March 1987MilianItalyRolling StoneOnslaught19 March 1987GoriziaPalasport21 March 1987DornbirnAustriaStadhalle22 March 1987AppenweierWest GermanySchwarzwaldhalle23 March 1987OsnabrückGartlage HallOnslaughtZeltinger Band25 March 1987PoperingeBelgiumMaeke BlydeOnslaught26 March 1987's-HertogenboschNetherlandsBrabanthallen28 March 1987CopenhagenDenmarkSaga Cinema29 March 1987OsloNorwayUnknown venue30 March 1987StockholmSwedenFryshuset31 March 1987LundOlympen4 April 1987Old ForgeUnited StatesAutograph'sSavage GraceMalice5 April 1987ProvidenceThe Living Room7 April 1987RochesterPenny ArcadeSavage Grace8 April 1987BostonThe ChannelSavage GraceMaliceKnightmare9 April 1987West HartfordAgora BallroomSavage GraceMalice10 April 1987New York CityL'Amour EastSavage Grace11 April 1987CommackL'Amour Far East12 April 1987PhiladelphiaTrocadero TheatreSavage GraceAnvil BitchShe-Male Experience14 April 1987Washington, D.C.The BayouSavage Grace15 April 198716 April 1987ClevelandShadow's Night Club17 April 1987DetroitHarpos Concert Theatre18 April 1987MilwaukeeEagles BallroomSavage GraceZoetrope19 April 1987MinneapolisFirst AvenueSavage Grace21 April 1987CincinnatiBogart's22 April 1987ChicagoVic Theatre24 April 1987Los AngelesHollywood PalladiumSavage GraceLizzy Borden25 April 1987BerkeleyPauley BallroomSavage Grace26 April 1987Los AngelesReseda Country Club27 April 1987San FranciscoThe I-Beam28 April 1987Santa ClaraOne Step Beyond
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