So Far, So Good...So What! Tour

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. The tour began January 1, 1988 in Portland, Maine at the Cumberland County Civic Center and ended August 20, 1988 at the Monsters of Rock festival in Donington Park.[1] Alongside Savatage, the band served as the opening act for Dio from January 1 to March 26. Megadeth was scheduled to perform at the Monsters of Rock festival, however after one show they were replaced by Testament. There were also problems during the Australian leg of the tour, with several dates being cancelled due to ongoing drug problems within the band. Mustaine claimed they had to return to the States because Young "ran out of heroin", which Young denies. Young states it was because Mustaine wanted to go back to Los Angeles to seek rehabilitation. [2] Both Young and Behler were fired at the end of the tour in August 1988.[3]

Setlist

The following setlist was taken from the July 2, 1988 performance at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica, California and may not be representative of all the dates on the tour.[4]

  1. Wake Up Dead
  2. The Conjuring
  3. Hook In Mouth
  4. Set the World Afire
  5. Mary Jane
  6. In My Darkest Hour
  7. Devil's Island
  8. These Boots Are Made For Walkin'
  9. Peace Sells
  10. Mechanix
  11. Anarchy In The U.K.

Special Donington Setlist

The following is the setlist the band performed at the Monsters of Rock festival in Donington, England on 20 August 1988[5]. This show is also the last known performance of the song Mary Jane.

  1. Wake Up Dead
  2. The Conjuring
  3. Hook in Mouth
  4. Set the World Afire
  5. Mary Jane
  6. In My Darkest Hour
  7. Devil's Island
  8. These Boots Are Made For Walkin'
  9. Peace Sells

Encore:

10. Anarchy in the U.K. (with Lars Ulrich and Axl Rose performing backing vocals)

References

  1. ↑ "Megadeth Tour Dates". www.chmetal.info. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  2. ↑ "Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist JEFF YOUNG Responds To DAVE MUSTAINE's Drug Allegations". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. 2009-12-20. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  3. ↑ "Custom Line Up History - Megadeth". Megadeth. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  4. ↑ "Megadeth Setlist at Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica". setlist.fm. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  5. ↑ "Megadeth Setlist at Monsters of Rock England 1988". setlist.fm. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
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