Heavy Metal Bands on Tour

Classic Heavy Metal Bands On Tour: 2008

Updated: November 16, 2008

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• AC/DC
• Paul Di’Anno
• Extreme
• Faster Pussycat
• Helix
• Iron Maiden
• Stephen Pearcy’s Rat Bastards
• Kip Winger
• KIX
• Metallica
• Motley Crue
• Ratt
• Twisted Sister
• White Lion
• Whitesnake

AC/DC - 2008 Tour Dates

Nov. 17 - Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Center
Nov. 19 - East Rutherford, NJ - IZOD Center
Nov. 21 - Columbus, OH - Schottenstein Center
Nov. 23 - Minneapolis, MN - Xcel Energy Center
Nov. 25 - Denver, CO - Pepsi Center
Nov. 28 - Vancouver, BC - General Motors Place
Nov. 29 - Seattle, WA - KeyArena
Nov. 30 - Tacoma, WA - Tacoma Dome
Dec. 02 - Oakland, CA - Oracle Arena
Dec. 06 - Los Angeles, CA - The Forum
Dec. 10 - Phoenix, AZ - US Airways Center
Dec. 12 - San Antonio, TX - AT&T Center
Dec. 14 - Houston, TX - Toyota Center
Dec. 16 - Atlanta, GA - Philips Arena
Dec. 18 - Charlotte, NC - Time Warner Cable Arena
Dec. 20: Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. (Bank Atlantic Center)
Dec. 21: Tampa, Fla. (St. Pete Times Forum)
Jan. 5: Cleveland (Quicken Loans Arena)
Jan. 7: Pittsburgh (Mellon Arena)
Jan. 9: Toronto (Rogers Centre)
Jan. 11: Cincinnati (U.S. Bank Arena)
Jan. 13: St. Louis (Scottrade Center)
Jan. 15: Omaha, Neb. (Qwest Center)
Jan. 17: Fargo, N.D. (Fargodome)
Jan. 19: Minneapolis (Xcel Energy Center)
Jan. 21: Kansas City, Mo. (Sprint Center)
Jan. 23: Dallas (American Airlines Center)
Jan. 26: Tulsa, Okla. (BOK Center)
Jan. 28: Little Rock, Ark. (Alltel Arena)
Jan. 30: Memphis (FedEx Forum)
Jan. 31: Nashville (Sommet Center)

Di’Anno - 2008 Tour Dates

Nov. 28 - Springfield, VA @ Jaxx
Nov. 29 - Springfield, VA @ Jaxx
Nov. 30 - Asbury Park, NJ @ Stone Pony
Dec. 03 - Farmingdale, NY @ Crazy Donkey
Dec. 04 - Yonkers, NY @ The Haunt
Dec. 05 - Clifton, NJ @ Dingbatz
Dec. 06 - Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance
Dec. 07 - Toronto, Ontario @ Kathedral
Dec. 09 - Cleveland, OH @ Jigsaw Saloon
Dec. 11 - Mt. Clemens, MI @ Emerald Theater
Dec. 13 - Murfeesboro, NC @ Zakks
Dec. 14 - Raleigh, NC @ Volume 11
Dec. 19 - El Paso, TX @ Uncle Paulies Pub
Dec. 20 - San Antonio, TX @ Roadhouse Pavilion
Dec. 26 - San Juan Capistrano, CA @ Coach House
Dec. 27 - Redondo Beach, CA @ Brixton
Jan. 02 - San Marcos, CA @ Jumping Turtle
Jan. 03 - West Hollywood, CA @ Key Club
Jan. 08 - Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theater
Jan. 09 - Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
Jan. 12 - Aurora, CO @ Iliff Park Saloon
Jan. 16 - St. Petersburg, FL @ The Garage

Extreme - 2008 Tour Dates

11/17/08 Newcastle, UK Newcastle City Hall
11/18/08 Manchester, UK Manchester Academy
11/20/08 Newport, UK Newport Centre
11/21/08 Southampton, UK Guildhall
11/23/08 Birmingham, UK Birmingham Carling Academy
11/24/08 London, UK Astoria
12/01/2008 Tokyo Shibuya C.C. Lemon Hall
12/02/2008 Tokyo Shibuya C.C. Lemon Hall
12/04/2008 Tokyo Shibuya C.C. Lemon Hall
12/08/2008 Osaka Koseinenkin Kaikan
12/09/2008 Nagoya Shi Kokaido
12/10/2008 Hiroshima Yubin Chokin Hall
12/13/08 Seoul, South Korea Melon AX Ha

Faster Pussycat - 2008 Tour Dates

Dec. 08 - Club Capitol — Perth (Australia)
Dec. 10 - The Hi Fi Bar — Melbourne (Australia)
Dec. 11 - The Metro Theatre — Sydney (Australia)
Dec. 12 - The Arena — Brisbane (Australian)

Helix - 2008 Tour Dates

November 19th: Medicine Hat, AB
November 20th: St. Albert/Edmonton, AB
November 21st: Grand Prairie, AB
November 22nd: Prince George, BC
November 25th: Maple Ridge, BC
November 26th: Vancouver, BC
November 27th: Vernon, BC
November 28th: Lethbridge, AB
November 29th: Calgary, AB

Iron Maiden - 2008 Tour Dates

Fri 02/13/09 Dubai, UAE
Sun 02/15/09 Bangalore, IND
Fri 02/20/09 Auckland, NZL
Sat 02/21/09 Christchurch, NZL
Wed 02/25/09 Monterrey, MEX
Thu 02/26/09 Guadalajara, MEX
Sat 02/28/09 Mexico City, MEX

Stephen Pearcy’s Rat Bastards - 2008 Tour Dates

* With Britny Fox
** With Twisted Sister

Nov. 22 - Coach House - San Juan Capistrano, California
Nov. 29 - Cross Roads - Yucipa, California
Dec. 04 - G P Leightons - Lakeville, Michigan *
Dec. 05 - Route 15 - Greenville, Wisconsin *
Dec. 06 - Hayloft - Mount Clemens, Michigan *
Dec. 07 - Whisky Lounge - Grand Rapids, Michigan *
Dec. 12 - Jaxx - West Springfield, Virginia *
Dec. 13 - Dingbatz - Clifton, New Jersey *
Dec. 15 - Crazy Donkey - Long Island, New York **
Dec. 18 - 57 West - Orlando, Florida *
Dec. 19 - Brewesters - Jacksonville, Florida*
Dec. 20 - Bourbon Street - New Port Richie, Florida*

KIP WINGER - 2008 Tour Dates

11/19 - The Smuget, Oslo, Norway
11/20 - Crazy Night, Stockholm, Sweden
11/21 - Midian, Cremona, Italy
11/22 - RnR, Milan, Italy
11/24 - Transilvania, Bologna, Italy
11/25 - Spazio Zero, Rome, Italy
11/27 - Ioannina Greece - cafe Kaplanio
11/29 - The Rock, Copenhagen, Denmark

KIX - 2008 Tour Dates

12/12/08 Dexter’s Entertainment Complex, 92 State Rt 23, Riverdale NJ
12/13/08 The Crazy Donkey, 1058 Broadhollow Rd, Farmingdale NY
12/26/08 KIX-mas at Ram’s Head Live, 20 Market Place, Baltimore MD
12/27/08 KIX-mas at Jaxx Concert Hall, 6355 Rolling Road, Springfield VA
12/31/08 Cancun Cantina West - Ballroom, 901 Dual Hwy, Hagerstown MD

Metallica - 2008 Tour Dates

11/17 - St. Louis, MO @ Scottrade Center
11/18 - Tulsa, OK @ BOK Center
11/20 - Houston, TX @ Toyota Center
11/22 - Little Rock, AR @ Alltel Arena
11/23 - New Orleans, LA @ New Orleans Arena
12/1 - Seattle, WA @ Key Arena
12/2 - Vancouver, BC @ GM Place
12/4 - Calgary, AB @ Pengrowth Saddledome
12/7 - Edmonton, AB @ Rexall Place
12/12 - Ontario, CA @ Citizens Bank Arena
12/13 - Fresno, CA @ Save Mart Center
12/15 - San Diego, CA @ Cox Arena
12/17 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Forum
12/20 - Oakland, CA @ Oracle Arena
1/12 - Milwaukee, WI @ Bradley Center
1/13 - Detroit, MI @ Joe Louis Arena
1/15 - Washington, DC @ Verizon Center
1/17 - Philadelphia, PA @ Wachovia Center
1/18 - Boston, MA @ TD Banknorth Center
1/26 - Chicago, IL @ Allstate Arena
1/29 - Uniondale, NY @ Nassau Coliseum
1/31 - Newark, NJ @ Prudential Center

Motley Crue - 2008 Tour Dates

Nov 14, 2008 Hollywood US Hollywood Palladium
Mon 02/02/09 San Diego, CA
Wed 02/04/09 Reno, NV
Fri 02/06/09 Las Vegas, NV
Sat 02/07/09 Las Vegas, NV
Tue 02/10/09 Omaha, NE
Wed 02/11/09 Moline, IL
Fri 02/13/09 Grand Rapids, MI
Sat 02/14/09 Madison, WI
Sun 02/15/09 Rockford, IL
Tue 02/17/09 Des Moines, IA
Wed 02/18/09 Saint Paul, MN
Thu 02/19/09 Green Bay, WI
Sat 02/21/09 Nashville, TN
Sun 02/22/09 Birmingham, AL
Wed 02/25/09 Greenville, SC
Fri 02/27/09 Lafayette, LA
Sat 02/28/09 New Orleans, LA
Tue 03/03/09 Miami, FL
Wed 03/04/09 Orlando, FL
Fri 03/06/09 Atlantic City, NJ
Sat 03/07/09 Erie, PA
Sun 03/08/09 Hershey, PA
Tue 03/10/09 Ottawa, ON
Wed 03/11/09 Hamilton, ON
Fri 03/13/09 Uncasville, CT
Sat 03/14/09 Baltimore, MD
Mon 03/16/09 New York, NY
Tue 03/17/09 Manchester, NH
Wed 03/18/09 Portland, ME

Ratt - 2008 Tour Dates

Dec 26 2008 RATT @ House of Blues Los Angeles, California
Dec 27 2008 RATT @ House of Blues Anahiem, California
Dec 28 2008 RATT @ House of Blues San Diego, California
Dec 30 2008 RATT @ House of Blues Las Vegas, Nevada

Twisted Sister - 2008 Tour Dates

Dec. 15 - Crazy Donkey - Long Island, New York (with Stephen Pearcy’s Rat Bastards)

White Lion - 2008 Tour Dates

May 08, 2009 HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA CABIN FEVER ROCKFEST

Whitesnake - 2008 Tour Dates

Tuesday, November 18
Sporthalle
Hamburg, Germany

Thursday, November 20
AWD Hall
Hannover, Germany

Friday, November 21
Grugahalle
Essen, Germany

Saturday, November 22
Oberfrankenhalle
Bayreuth, Germany

Tuesday, November 25
Messehalle
Erfurt, Germany

Wednesday, November 26
Olympiahalle
Munich, Germany

Friday, November 28
Jahrhunderthalle
Frankfurt, Germany

Saturday, November 29
Porsche Arena
Stuttgart, Germany

Monday, December 1
Max-Schmelinghalle
Berlin, Germany

Tuesday, December 2
Stodola
Warsaw, Poland

Thursday, December 4
Siemens Arens
Vilnius, Lithuania

Sunday, December 7
SportPalace
Kiev, Ukraine

Tuesday, December 9
Moscow, Russia

Thursday, December 11
St. Petersburg, Russia

Friday, December 12
Icehall
Helsinki, Finland

Sunday December 14
Saku Arena
Tallin, Estonia

Tuesday, December 16
ISStadion
Stockholm, Sweden

Wednesday, December 17
Scandinavium
Gothenburg, Sweden

Friday, December 19
KB Halle
Copenhagen, Denmark

Sunday, December 21
Tilburg, Holland