Clash of the Titans (tour)

Clash of the Titans

Tour by Megadeth, Slayer, Anthrax, Testament, Alice in Chains, Suicidal Tendencies
A promotional poster for a European show
Start date	September 22, 1990
End date	July 14, 1991
Legs	2
Number of shows	18 in Europe 49 in North America 1 cancellation 67 in total

Clash of the Titans was the name of a worldwide tour from 1990 through 1991 by several popular American thrash metal bands of the 1980s, with alternating headliners from show to show.

History

The tour began in 1990 with a European leg featuring Megadeth, Slayer, Testament and Suicidal Tendencies. These bands participated in the four-week tour to support their then-new albums Rust in Peace, Seasons in the Abyss, Souls of Black and Lights...Camera...Revolution! respectively. A second leg in 1991 in the United States and Canada had a slightly different lineup; this time with headliners Megadeth, Slayer and Anthrax, and supporting act Alice in Chains. According to the documentary Get Thrashed, the Bay Area thrashers Death Angel were supposed to be the supporting act, but after an accident which almost took drummer Andy Galeon's life, the band was forced to decline the offer. Death Angel was replaced by Alice in Chains.

On November 16, 2009, it was announced that the European Clash of the Titans lineup would be reunited after 19 years on the American Carnage Tour featuring Megadeth, Slayer and Testament. On July 13, 2010, a second leg of the American Carnage Tour was announced that would feature the American Clash of the Titans lineup: Megadeth, Slayer and Anthrax. Unlike the Clash of the Titans tour, Suicidal Tendencies or Alice in Chains did not play on either lineup.

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
Europe
September 22, 1990	Genk	Belgium	Limburghal
September 23, 1990	Bern	Switzerland	Festhalle
September 24, 1990	Florence	Italy	Firenze Palasport
September 25, 1990	Milan		Palatrussardi
September 27, 1990	Barcelona	Spain	Velòdrom d'Horta
September 28, 1990	San Sebastián		Velodromo de Anoeta
September 30, 1990	Leiden	Netherlands	Groenoordhallen
October 2, 1990	Paris	France	Le Zénith
October 3, 1990	Stuttgart	Germany	Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle
October 4, 1990	Mainz		Rheingoldhalle
October 5, 1990	Munich		Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle
October 6, 1990	Düsseldorf		Philips Halle
October 7, 1990	Bremen		Stadthalle Bremen
October 9, 1990	Stockholm	Sweden	Solnahallen
October 10, 1990	Copenhagen	Denmark	K.B. Hallen
October 12, 1990	Edinburgh	Scotland	Exhibition and Trade Centre
October 13, 1990	Birmingham	England	National Exhibition Centre
October 14, 1990	London		Wembley Arena
North America
May 16, 1991	Dallas	United States	Starplex Amphitheatre
May 17, 1991	Lubbock, Texas		Lubbock Municipal Coliseum
May 18, 1991	San Antonio		Sunken Gardens Amphitheater
May 19, 1991	Houston, Texas		The Summit
May 21, 1991	El Paso, Texas		El Paso County Coliseum
May 22, 1991	Albuquerque, New Mexico		Tingley Coliseum
May 23, 1991	Phoenix, Arizona		Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
May 24, 1991	San Diego		San Diego Sports Arena
May 25, 1991	Costa Mesa, California		Pacific Amphitheatre
May 26, 1991	Daly City, California		Cow Palace
May 27, 1991	Sacramento, California		ARCO Arena
May 29, 1991	Portland, Oregon		Memorial Coliseum
May 30, 1991	Seattle		Mercer Arena
May 31, 1991	Spokane, Washington		Spokane Coliseum
June 1, 1991	Vancouver	Canada	Pacific Coliseum
June 3, 1991	Salt Lake City	United States	Bonneville Raceway
June 5, 1991	Morrison, Colorado		Red Rocks Amphitheatre
June 6, 1991	Omaha, Nebraska		Omaha Civic Auditorium
June 7, 1991	Bonner Springs, Kansas		Sandstone Amphitheater
June 8, 1991	Cedar Rapids, Iowa		Five Seasons Center
June 9, 1991	Forest Lake, Minnesota		Trout Aire Amphitheatre
June 11, 1991	Springfield, Illinois		Prairie Capital Convention Center
June 12, 1991	Louisville, Kentucky		Louisville Gardens
June 14, 1991	Tinley Park, Illinois		First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
June 15, 1991	East Troy, Wisconsin		Alpine Valley Music Theatre
June 16, 1991	Columbus, Ohio		Battelle Hall
June 18, 1991	Noblesville, Indiana		Deer Creek Music Center
June 20, 1991	Richfield, Ohio		Richfield Coliseum
June 21, 1991	Toronto	Canada	Exhibition Stadium
June 22, 1991	Clarkston, Michigan	United States	Pine Knob Music Theatre
June 23, 1991	Mears, Michigan		Val du Lakes Amphitheatre
June 25, 1991	Burgettstown, Pennsylvania		Star Lake Amphitheatre
June 26, 1991	Corfu, New York		Darien Lake
June 27, 1991	Middletown, New York		Orange County Fair Speedway
June 28, 1991	New York City		Madison Square Garden
June 29, 1991	Philadelphia		Wachovia Spectrum
June 30, 1991	Baltimore		1st Mariner Arena
July 1, 1991	Hampton, Virginia		Hampton Coliseum
July 3, 1991	Hershey, Pennsylvania		Hersheypark Stadium
July 4, 1991	Weedsport, New York		Cayuga County Speedway
July 5, 1991	Portland, Maine		Cumberland County Civic Center
July 6, 1991	Mansfield, Massachusetts		Great Woods
July 7, 1991	Bristol, Connecticut		Lake Compounce
July 9, 1991	Fayetteville, North Carolina		Cumberland County Crown Coliseum
July 10, 1991	Greenville, South Carolina		Greenville Memorial Auditorium
July 11, 1991	Charleston, South Carolina		King Street Palace
July 12, 1991	Atlanta		Omni Coliseum
July 13, 1991	Lakeland, Florida		Lakeland Civic Center
July 14, 1991	Miami		Miami Arena

Cancellations

Date	City	Country	Venue
June 17, 1991	Cincinnati	United States	Riverbend Music Center

See also

• Decade of Aggression
• Facelift

References and notes

Notations

• Clash of the Titans article from Spin
• Jerry Cantrell discusses 1990 Clash of the Titans and later tour with Ozzy Osbourne on Blabbermouth.net