These are Dio (the band) tourbooks, including tour programs from
some festivals as well.
Monsters Of Rock 1983 festival program, August 20th 1983
The Monsters Of Rock festival program has two pages about Dio.
The front cover shows three skulls and a snake. The festival was
held in Castle Donington, UK. Has a merchandise insert on the
center fold. The book features Whitesnake, Meat Loaf, ZZ
Top, Twisted Sister, Dio and Diamond Head. 32 pages,
24.5cm*33.5cm.
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Holy Diver US tour, October 1983 and December 1983-January
1984
This tour book was produced for the first leg of the tour and was
sold again on the second leg after the band had returned from
their European tour. 16 pages, 24cm*31.5cm.
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Holy Diver European tour, October-December 1983
This tour book has red front cover with Ronnie's face in yellow +
a photo of the band as well. Titled sometimes as Rainbow In The
Dark tour book because the back cover advertises the Rainbow In
The Dark single. The book includes three pages about the support
band Waysted. 16 pages, 24.5cm*33.5cm.
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Pink Pop Festival, June 11th, 1984
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The Last In Line World Tour, 1984-1985
This book was sold throughout the whole tour, except apparently
the very beginning of the tour. Front cover is from TLIL album
cover with a pic of Ronnie in the middle. Dio WORLD TOUR on top
left corner. 20 pages, 28cm*35.5cm.
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Breaking Sound Festival 1984, Le Bourget, Paris, August 29th
This book features at least Queensryche and Dio and was sold only
at the festival on August 29th and 30th, 1984. This book is
extremely rare.
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Super Rock 1985 In Japan festival, August 10th
Dio is featured in this festival program. The text is in Japanese
only and the book is very rare. The book features also Foreigner,
Mama's Boys, Rough Cutt, Sting and Earthshaker. 52
pages, 30cm*30cm.
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Sacred Heart US tour, August 1985-January 1986
The first Sacred Heart tour program has Ronnie
showing his fist and the text "WORLD TOUR" on the front
cover. It is possible that this tour book was also sold
on the European tour in April-May, 1986. 16 pages, 28cm*35.5cm.
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Sacred Heart World tour, April-August 1986
World tour program exists with Intermission cover, apparently
sold both on the European and the US tours. Has a Harp Beat ad as
an center fold insert. 16 pages, 28cm*35.5cm. Some claim
that there may be two slightly different versions of
this book out there.
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Sacred Heart Japan tour, September 1986
This Japan tour book has the same cover as the world
book, but with some extra pages in Japanese. 24 pages, 28cm*35.5cm.
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Giants Of Rock 1987 festival, August 15th
This Finnish festival had its own programme, black and silver
printing on brownish background. Dio was featured in the
programme as they headlined the festival. Extremely
difficult to be find.
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Monsters Of Rock 1987 festival, August 22nd
The festival program from Monsters Of Rock in Castle Donington,
UK features Dio on 5 pages. The cover has band logos and a
monster. This book features Bon Jovi, Dio, Metallica,
Anthrax, W.A.S.P., Cinderella and Bailey Brothers. There
is a merchandise insert on the center fold. 40 pages,
23.5cm*33.5cm.
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2nd Japan Aid, October 4th 1987
Very rare festival programme, apparently reddish sleeves.
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Dream Evil world tour, November 1987-March 1988
The Dream Evil world tour book has a nice "leathery"
covers. Dio logo & text "DREAM EVIL WORLD TOUR" on front.
The tour book was sold on the second European tour as well as on
the US tour. Some copies of this was also sold on the Lock Up The
Wolves European tour in May-June 1990. 28 pages, 29cm*29cm.
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Lock Up The Wolves US tour, August-October 1990
This tour book is very big in size, Lock Up The Wolves album
cover with red Dio logo and white text "Lock Up The
Wolves". There is also a live photo of the band on the
front cover. 28 pages, 28.5cm*42cm.
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