Dead Ringer Tour

The Dead Ringer Tour was the second concert tour by Meat Loaf which lasted from October 10th 1981 to May 16th 1982 with an appearance at Musicourt 1982 in August., the goal of the tour was to promote the follow up to Bat Out Of Hell known as "Dead Ringer" which released in 1981 (UK) and 1982 (US). The tour was originally planned to have a large US leg, but was cancelled due to lack of funds.

Dead Ringer Tour
Tour by Meat Loaf
Associated albumDead Ringer,
Bat Out of Hell
Start dateOctober 10, 1981
End dateMay 16th, 1982
Legs
  • 1 in North America
  • 1 in Europe
  • 2 total
No. of shows
  • 27 in Europe
  • 12 in North America
  • 39 total
Meat Loaf concert chronology

Tour dates

Date City Country Venue
North America
October 10, 1981 Tarrytown United States Westchester Premiere Theatre
October 27, 1981 Atlanta Agora Ballroom
October 31, 1981 East Rutherford Brendan Byrne Arena
November 4th, 1981 New York Savoy
November 6th, 1981 Upper Darby Tower Theater
November 7th, 1981 Lancaster (unknown)
November 12th, 1981 Toronto Canada Massey Hall
November 19th, 1981 Portland United States (unknown)
November 21st, 1981 Boston The Orpheum
November 24th, 1981 Dallas Agora Ballroom
November 26th, 1981 Cleveland Richfield Coliseum
December 5th 1981 New York SNL Studios
Europe
December 19, 1981 Dortmund Germany Westfalenhallen (Rock Pop Festival)
April 1, 1982 Copenhagen Denmark Brondbyhalle
April 3, 1982 Stockholm Sweden Ice Stadium
April 5, 1982 Gothenburg Scandinavium
April 7, 1982 Amsterdam Netherlands Jaap Eden Hall
April 8, 1982 Düsseldorf Germany Kongresshalle
April 10, 1982 Munich Circushalle
April 11, 1982 Ludwigshafen Radstadion Friesheim
April 13, 1982 Frankfurt Jahrhunderthalle
April 14, 1982 Hamburg Congress Center
April 16, 1982 Brussels Belgium Brussels Forest National
April 17, 1982 Paris France Palais Des Sport
April 20, 1982 Brighton England Brighton Center
April 21, 1982
April 23, 1982 Birmingham National Exhibition Centre
April 24, 1982
April 26, 1982 London Wembley Arena
April 27, 1982
April 29, 1982
April 30, 1982
May 2, 1982 Edinburgh Scotland Edinburgh Playhouse
May 3, 1982
May 5, 1982 Belfast Northern Ireland Forum Leisure Center
May 6, 1982
May 8, 1982 Birmingham England National Exhibition Centre
May 9, 1982
May 16, 1982 Scandinavium Sweden Gothenburg
North America (after tour)
August 25, 1982 Forest Hills United States Forest Hills Tennis Stadium

Set list

1981 US and 1982 European and US Tours

According to the 1982 European tour guide Peel Out was played during the concerts, however Peel Out was only played at the first show of the tour, a promotional concert in Westchester,[1] the song was however performed live on television in 1982.[2]

References

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