The No Remorse Tour, sometimes called No Remorse Death on the Road Tour was a concert tour by heavy metal band Motörhead in support of their compilation album, No Remorse. It was the first tour for the new line up of Phil Campbell, Würzel, and Pete Gill.

Background Around 1984, Motörhead were beginning to feel that they wished to leave their current record label, Bronze Records. However, over two years ensured of legal issues that kept the band from recording an album. On top of this, Phil Campbell was still contracted with his previous band, Persian Risk's label, Metal Masters. Drummer Pete Gill was also still in litigation with some money that his previous band, Saxon had owed him. As a result of this, only Lemmy and Würzel were able to take credit on the new tracks in No Remorse. As a result, the band decided that for the time being, doing a tour would be good.

Overview Lemmy expressed that having a completely new line up of members "took ten years off of me, easy, 'cause they were so excited. The tour saw the band playing shows at Australia and New Zealand for the very first time. On 2 August, at the Shellharbour Club, Motörhead played one of their smallest shows, to a crowd of only 15 people in attendance.

During their 2 December show at Cleveland, the band broke the world record for having the loudest show in the world, at 130 decibels beating The Who's previous record by 10 decibels. It was so loud that it cracked the theatre ceiling, sending plaster down onto the crowd below. Eventually a maintenance worker had to shut Motörhead's concert down, before the damage stopped. A man living near the venue reported that he was able to record the show from his living room.

Around early September, the band took a break to write a couple of songs for what would be their next album Orgasmatron. One of them, "Nothing Up My Sleeve", would be added into the setlist after that. Partway through the UK leg, in early November 1984, Wurzel had to step out for a couple of shows due to having kidney stones, so the band simply kept going as a three-piece. During the show at Hammersmith Odeon, he was taken out on a wheelchair and played a couple of songs.

On 15 December, Wendy O' Williams made a guest appearance and sung No Class with the band.

Setlist "Iron Fist" "Stay Clean" "Heart of Stone" "The Hammer" "Metropolis" "Shoot You in the Back" "Jailbait" "Killed by Death" "Ace of Spades" "Steal Your Face" "Nothing Up My Sleeve" (added on 12 October) "(We Are) The Road Crew" "Bite the Bullet" "The Chase Is Better Than the Catch" "No Class" "Motorhead"

Encore "Bomber" "Overkill"

Other songs played "Over the Top" "Too Late Too Late" "America" "Locomotive"

Tour dates + List of 1984 concertsDateCityCountryVenueSupport act(s)26 April 1984HelsinkiFinlandLepakkorowspan="6" 27 April 1984KasinoKauhajoki28 April 1984Nivala Tuiskula29 April 1984SiilinjärviHuvikumpu30 April 1984Alavus Aulava1 May 1984Tampere Hepokatti7 May 1984London EnglandHammersmith OdeonFistYoungblood3 June 1984Douglas Isle of ManPalace Lido(Isle of Man TT)rowspan="2" 10 June 1984Poperinge BelgiumDon Bosco Sportzone(Heavy Sound Festival)20 July 1984Dunedin New ZealandDunedin Town Hallrowspan="13" 21 July 1984Christchurch Christchurch Town Hall23 July 1984Wellington Wellington Show & Sports Building24 July 1984Palmerston NorthRegent on Broadway25 July 1984NapierNapier Municipal Theatre26 July 1984RotoruaRotorua Civic Theatre27 July 1984AucklandMainstreet Cabaret28 July 198430 July 1984MelbourneAustraliaPalais Theatre31 July 1984GeelongPalais Royal Theatre1 August 1984GriffithYoogali Club2 August 1984ShellharbourShellharbour Club3 August 1984SydneyThe Family Inn4 August 1984Selina's Coogee Bay HotelLightning Rock5 August 1984ShellharbourShellharbour Clubrowspan="19" 7 August 1984AdelaideBridgeway Hotel8 August 19849 August 1984MelbourneThe Venue10 August 198411 August 1984Tarmac Club12 August 198413 August 1984Nunawading Skate Ranch14 August 1984SydneyCaringbah Inn15 August 1984NewcastleNewcastle Workers Club16 August 1984LismoreCentral Coast Workers Club17 August 1984BrisbaneUnknown venue18 August 1984Gold CoastJet Club20 August 1984GoulburnGoulburn Work Club21 August 1984SydneyManly Vale Hotel22 August 1984PenrithPenrith Panthers Leagues Club23 August 1984Sweethearts25 August 1984PerthWhite Sands Hotel26 August 1984Nookenburra Hotel21 September 1984BudapestHungaryVolan SC SporttelepPokolgépP. Box22 September 1984DebrecenStadion Dózsa György útP. Box24 September 1984BelgradeYugoslaviaPionir Hallrowspan="2" 25 September 1984Sarajevo12 October 1984Great YarmouthEnglandCaister-on-SeaPersian Risk13 October 1984BirminghamLadbrokes Holiday Village(Kerrang! Wooargh Weekender)24 October 1984ExeterUniversity of ExeterPersian Risk25 October 1984NottinghamNottingham Royal Concert Hall26 October 1984CoventryUniversity of Warwick27 October 1984BradfordUniversity of Bradford28 October 1984BirminghamBirmingham Odeon29 October 1984ManchesterManchester Apollo30 October 1984SheffieldSheffield City Hall31 October 1984MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough Town Hall Crypt1 November 1984Newcastle upon TyneMayfair Ballroom2 November 1984EdinburghScotlandEdinburgh Playhouse3 November 1984GlasgowBarrowland Ballroom5 November 1984MargateEnglandMargate Winter Gardens6 November 1984ReadingUniversity of Reading7 November 1984LondonHammersmith Odeon19 November 1984SacramentoUnited StatesSacramento Memorial AuditoriumExciterMercyful Fate20 November 1984San FranciscoThe Warfield21 November 1984Santa BarbaraArlington Theatre23 November 1984Los AngelesHollywood Palladium24 November 1984San DiegoAdams Avenue Theatre25 November 1984PhoenixStrutts27 November 1984San AntonioFreeman Coliseum28 November 1984DallasBronco Bowl1 December 1984ChicagoAragon Ballroom2 December 1984ClevelandVariety Theatre4 December 1984MilwaukeeEagles Club5 December 1984DetroitGrand Circus Theatre6 December 1984PittsburghSyria Mosque6 December 1984BuffaloRooftop Skyroom7 December 1984RochesterAuditorium Theatre8 December 1984Upper DarbyTower Theater11 December 1984NorfolkThe Boathouse12 December 1984Washington, D.C. Ontario Theater13 December 1984WorcesterE. M. Loew's Theatre of Performing Arts14 December 1984New York City Beacon Theatre15 December 1984PassaicCapitol Theatre16 December 1984ProvidenceThe Living Room17 December 1984Montreal CanadaLe Spectrum18 December 1984 Toronto The Concert Hall26 December 1984Rüsselsheim am Main West GermanyRuesselsheim Walter Koebel HalleMercyful FateHelixGirlschool27 December 1984Essen Pink Palace28 December 1984Völklingen Sporthalle29 December 1984Bad Rappenau Sporthalle30 December 1984Neunkirchen am Brand Hemmerleinhalle

Personnel Lemmy Kilmister – bass guitar, vocals Phil "Wizzö" Campbell – guitar Michael "Würzel" Burston – guitar Pete Gill – drums

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