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. Alongside Savatage, the band served as the opening act for Dio from December 28, 1987, to March 26, 1988. 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. 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.
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. In early 1989, several months after the end of the tour, Young and Behler were fired from the band. 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 DateCityCountryVenueSupport Act(s)North AmericaDecember 28, 1987ProvidenceUnited StatesProvidence Civic CenterDioSavatageDecember 29, 1987New HavenNew Haven ColiseumDecember 31, 1987UniondaleNassau ColiseumJanuary 1, 1988PortlandCumberland County Civic CenterJanuary 2, 1988BinghamtonBroome County ArenaJanuary 5, 1988Quebec CityCanadaColisée de QuébecJanuary 7, 1988OttawaCivic CenterJanuary 8, 1988MontrealMontreal ForumJanuary 9, 1988TorontoMaple Leaf GardensJanuary 10, 1988PoughkeepsieUnited StatesThe ChanceJanuary 11, 1988Glens FallsCool Insuring ArenaJanuary 12, 1988PhiladelphiaThe SpectrumJanuary 14, 1988CharlotteCharlotte ColiseumJanuary 15, 1988HamptonThe BoathouseJanuary 16, 1988GreenvilleGreenville Memorial AuditoriumJanuary 17, 1988NorforkNorfolk ScopeJanuary 18, 1988NashvilleNashville Municipal AuditoriumJanuary 19, 1988KnoxvilleKnoxville Civic ColiseumJanuary 21, 1988GreensboroGreensboro ColiseumJanuary 22, 1988AtlantaThe OmniJanuary 23, 1988BirminghamFairgrounds PavilionJanuary 25, 1988TampaSundomeJanuary 26, 1988JacksonvilleJacksonville ColiseumJanuary 28, 1988Daytona BeachOcean CenterJanuary 29, 1988Pembroke PinesHollywood SportatoriumJanuary 30, 1988St. PetersburgBayfront CenterJanuary 31, 1988BiloxiMississippi Coast ColiseumFebruary 2, 1988Corpus ChristiMemorial ColiseumFebruary 3, 1988HoustonThe SummitFebruary 4, 1988DallasReunion ArenaFebruary 5, 1988San AntonioHemisFair ArenaFebruary 6, 1988Little RockBarton ColiseumFebruary 7, 1988NormanLloyd Noble CenterFebruary 8, 1988DaytonHara ArenaFebruary 9, 1988Kansas CityKansas City Municipal AuditoriumFebruary 10, 1988St. LouisKiel AuditoriumFebruary 11, 1988KalamazooWings Event CenterFebruary 12, 1988SaginawWendler ArenaFebruary 13, 1988ToledoSports ArenaFebruary 14, 1988DormontSouth Hills TheatreSavatageFebruary 16, 1988ClevelandCleveland Public HallDioSavatageFebruary 17, 1988IndianapolisMarket Square CenterFebruary 18, 1988CincinnatiCincinnati GardensFebruary 19, 1988ChicagoUIC PavilionFebruary 21, 1988Fort WayneAllen County War Memorial ColiseumFebruary 22, 1988MilwaukeeMECCA ArenaFebruary 23, 1988Green BayBrown County Veterans Memorial ArenaFebruary 24, 1988MadisonDane County ColiseumFebruary 25, 1988BloomingtonMet CenterFebruary 27, 1988DenverMcNichols ArenaFebruary 29, 1988Salt Lake CitySalt PalaceMarch 3, 1988AlbuquerqueTingley ColiseumMarch 4, 1988PhoenixCompton TerraceMarch 5, 1988San BernardinoOrange PavilionMarch 7, 1988San DiegoSports ArenaMarch 8, 1988ParadiseThomas and Mack ArenaMarch 9, 1988FresnoUnknown VenueMarch 10, 1988OaklandHenry J. Kaiser Convention CenterMarch 12, 1988Long BeachLong Beach ArenaMarch 13, 1988SacramentoArco ArenaMarch 15, 1988SeattleUnknown Venue rowspan="10" March 17, 1988PortlandMarch 18, 1988SpokaneMarch 20, 1988ProvidenceMarch 21, 1988BostonMarch 22, 1988New York CityMarch 23, 1988PassaicCapital TheaterMarch 24, 1988RochesterUnknown VenueMarch 25, 1988AllentownMarch 27, 1988PhiladelphiaPensacola Municipal AuditoriumMarch 28, 1988AlbanyPalace TheaterWarlockSanctuaryMarch 29, 1988DetroitMarch 31, 1988Miami BeachCameo TheaterApril 1, 1988April 2, 1988PalmettoManatee Civic CenterApril 4, 1988PensacolaPensacola Municipal AuditoriumApril 5, 1988BirminghamAlabama TheatreApril 6, 1988AtlantaCenter StageApril 7, 1988April 8, 1988FayettevilleCumberland County Coliseum ComplexApril 9, 1988NorfolkThe BoathouseApril 10, 1988CharlotteCharlotte ColiseumApril 12, 1988College ParkRitchie ColiseumApril 15, 1988Upper DarbyTower TheatreApril 16, 1988HartfordUnknown VenueApril 17, 1988IthacaApril 18, 1988TorontoCanadaThe Concert HallApril 20, 1988ProvidenceUnited StatesUnknown VenueApril 21, 1988BostonOrpheum TheatreApril 22, 1988New York CityBeacon TheatreApril 23, 1988PassaicCapitol TheatreApril 24, 1988RochesterUnknown VenueApril 26, 1988AlbanyPalace TheatreApril 28, 1988GreensburgThe Palace TheatreApril 29, 1988Royal OakRoyal Oak Music TheatreApril 30, 1988KalamazooState TheatreMay 1, 1988ClevelandAgora TheatreMay 2, 1988ColumbusNewport Music HallMay 3, 1988CincinnatiBogart'sMay 4, 1988May 5, 1988IndianapolisArlington TheaterMay 6, 1988ChicagoAragon BallroomEuropeMay 10, 1988DublinIrelandThe Olympic BallroomSanctuaryMay 11, 1988AntrimThe ForumMay 12, 1988BradfordEnglandSt. George's HallMay 13, 1988NewcastleNewcastle City HallMay 14, 1988EdinburghEdinburgh PlayhouseMay 15, 1988ManchesterManchester ApolloMay 16, 1988BirminghamHumming BirdMay 17, 1988NottinghamRock CityMay 18, 1988LondonHammersmith OdeonMay 20, 1988EssenWest GermanyGrugahalleTestamentNuclear AssaultSanctuaryMay 21, 1988NurembergHammerleinhalleMay 22, 1988HeilbronnEisstadionTestamentSanctuaryMay 23, 1988MunichAussburgMay 24, 1988MilanItalyPalatrussardiTestamentNuclear AssaultSanctuaryMay 26, 1988ParisFranceLe ZénithMay 27, 1988Offenbach am MainWest GermanyStadthalle OffenbachMay 28, 1988HelsinkiFinlandElmu FestivalSanctuaryMay 29, 1988ZwolleNetherlandsIJsselhallen (Ardshock Festival)North AmericaJune 21, 1988BloomingtonUnited StatesMetro CenterOpening for:Iron MaidenJune 22, 1988Cedar RapidsFive Seasons CenterJune 23, 1988RosemontRosemont HorizonJune 25, 1988East TroyAlpine Valley Music TheatreJune 27, 1988IndianapolisMarket Square ArenaJune 28, 1988ColumbusOhio CenterJune 29, 1988CincinnatiCincinnati GardensJuly 2, 1988Santa MonicaSanta Monica Civic AuditoriumFlotsam and JetsamSanctuaryAsiaJuly 12, 1988TokyoJapanNakano Sun Plaza rowspan="5" July 13, 1988OsakaKoseinenkin HallJuly 14, 1988TokyoNakano Sun PlazaJuly 15, 1988July 18, 1988NagoyaNagoya Civic Assembly HallNorth AmericaAugust 13, 1988PasadenaUnited StatesPerkins PalaceAugust 18, 1988New York CityThe RitzCrumbsuckersEuropeAugust 20, 1988Castle DoningtonEnglandDonington Park (Monsters of Rock)VariousAugust 27, 1988SchweinfurtWest GermanyMainweiesenOpening for:Iron MaidenAugust 28, 1988BochumRuhrstadionSeptember 4, 1988TilburgNetherlandsKoning Willem II StadionSeptember 10, 1988ModenaItalyThe ArenaSeptember 24, 1988ParisFrancePalais Omnisports de BercySeptember 24, 1988
Personnel Dave Mustaine – guitars, lead vocals David Ellefson – bass, backing vocals Jeff Young – guitars Chuck Behler – drums
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