Dio started their European tour warming up for Metallica in Central Europe (Bonham played with them too, before Dio's set). After the five Metallica shows in Germany, Holland and France, Dio started to tour in the UK with Trouble as their warming-up band. The North American part of the tour was called Throw 'Em To Wolves Tour.
| Date | Venue | City and State | Country | Other bands | Comments |
| 10.05.1990 | Bexley | UK | Rehearsals | ||
| 15.05.1990 | Ijsselhal | Zwolle | Netherlands | Rehearsals | |
| 16.05.1990 | Ijsselhal | Zwolle | Netherlands | Warrior Soul, Bonham, Metallica | Capacity 7000.
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| 17.05.1990 | Westfalenhalle I | Dortmund | Germany | Warrior Soul, Bonham, Metallica | Capacity 16424.
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| 19.05.1990 | Messehalle | Hannover | Germany | Warrior Soul, Bonham, Metallica | Capacity 12000.
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| 20.05.1990 | Groenoordhal | Leiden | Netherlands | Warrior Soul, Bonham, Metallica | Capacity 11000.
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| 21.05.1990 | Palais Omnisport De Paris Bercy | Paris | France | Warrior Soul, Bonham, Metallica | Capacity 17000 |
| 23.05.1990 | Tyne Tees TV Studio | Newcastle | UK | Rehearsals. | |
| 24.05.1990 | City Hall | Newcastle | UK | Rehearsals. | |
| 25.05.1990 | City Hall | Newcastle | UK | Trouble | Capacity 2000. |
| 26.05.1990 | Apollo Theatre | Manchester | UK | Trouble | Capacity 2641 |
| 29.05.1990 | Hammersmith Odeon | London | UK | Trouble | Capacity 3400, Rainbow In The Dark with Nicko McBrain on drums.
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| 30.05.1990 | Leisure Centre | Birmingham | UK | Trouble | Capacity 2500.
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| 01.06.1990 | Playhouse | Edinburgh | UK | Trouble | Capacity 3100.
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| 01.08.1990 | Mid-Hudson Civic Centre | Poughkeepsie, NY | USA | Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force | Capacity 3000 |
| 02.08.1990 | Coliseum | New Haven, CT | USA | Rehearsals with fan club members.
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| 03.08.1990 | Coliseum | New Haven, CT | USA | Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force | Capacity 6500 |
| 04.08.1990 | Cumberland County Civic Centre | Portland, ME | USA | Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force | Capacity 9150. Click here for ticket stub picture. |
| 05.08.1990 | PAC | Providence, RI | USA | Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force | Capacity 14000, pyro accident with Jens' keyboard stand Click here for ticket stub picture. |
| 07.08.1990 | Patriot Centre | Fairfax, VA | USA | Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force | Capacity 6000 |
| 08.08.1990 | Nautica Stage | Cleveland, OH | USA | Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force | Capacity 4100 |
| 10.08.1990 | Hara Arena | Dayton, OH | USA | Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force | Capacity 8000 |
| 11.08.1990 | Fairgrounds | Allentown, PA | USA | Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force | Capacity 8000, sold out |
| 12.08.1990 | Painter's Mill | Baltimore, MD | USA | Child's Play, Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force | |
| 13.08.1990 | Darien Lake Amphitheatre | Buffalo, NY | USA | Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force | Capacity 8500 |
| 15.08.1990 | Forum | Montreal, PQ | Canada | Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force | Capacity 7500 |
| 16.08.1990 | Exhibition Place | Toronto, ON | Canada | Killer Dwarves, Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force | Capacity 10000.
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| 18.08.1990 | L'Agora | Quebec City, PQ | Canada | Capacity 5000. Yngwie Malmsteen was supposed to open the gig but cancelled because of bad weather. | |
| 19.08.1990 | CCE | Ottawa, ON | Canada | Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force | Capacity 15000, Cancelled |
| 20.08.1990 | Spectrum | Philadelphia, PA | USA | Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force | Capacity 8000 |
| 21.08.1990 | The Ritz | New York City, NY | USA | Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force | Capacity 2000? Click here for ticket stub picture. |
| 22.08.1990 | The Ritz | New York City, NY | USA | Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force | Capacity 2000? |
| 24.08.1990 | Palace Of Auburn Hills | Detroit, MI | USA | Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force | Capacity 8000 |
| 27.08.1990 | Riverside Theatre | Milwaukee, WI | USA | Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force | Capacity 2500 |
| 28.08.1990 | St. Paul Civic Center Forum | St. Paul, MN | USA | Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force | Capacity 5694, Neon Knights with Geezer Butler. Some sources list this incrrectly as Minneapolis, MN.
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| 01.09.1990 | Super Rock, Maimarktgelande | Mannheim | Germany | Whitesnake, Aerosmith, Poison, Vixen, The Front, Cold Sweat | Capacity 50000.
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| 04.09.1990 | Kellogg's Arena | Battle Creek, MI | USA | Cold Sweat, Love/Hate | Capacity 5000 |
| 06.09.1990 | Civic Centre | Danville, IL | USA | Cold Sweat, Love/Hate | Capacity 5000, Cancelled? |
| 07.09.1990 | The Riviera | Chicago, IL | USA | Cold Sweat, Love/Hate | Moved from Aragon Ballroom to The Riviera because of slow ticket
sales.
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| 08.09.1990 | Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall | Kansas City, MO | USA | Cold Sweat, Love/Hate | Capacity 3243 |
| 09.09.1990 | Brady Theatre | Tulsa, OK | USA | Cold Sweat, Love/Hate | Capacity 2760 |
| 11.09.1990 | Auditorium Theatre | Denver, CO | USA | Cold Sweat, Love/Hate | Capacity 2178. Click here for gig poster picture. |
| 13.09.1990 | Salt Palace Exhibition Hall 1 | Salt Lake City, UT | USA | Cold Sweat, Love/Hate | Capacity 4500 |
| 15.09.1990 | Civic Theatre | Portland, OR | USA | Cold Sweat, Love/Hate | Capacity 3000 |
| 18.09.1990 | Paramount Theatre | Seattle, WA | USA | Cold Sweat, Love/Hate | Capacity 3000.
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| 20.09.1990 | Civic Auditorium | San Jose, CA | USA | Cold Sweat, Love/Hate | Capacity 3200. Click here for ticket stub picture. |
| 21.09.1990 | Pavillion | Concord, CA | USA | Cold Sweat, Love/Hate | Capacity 8574. Click here for ticket stub picture. |
| 22.09.1990 | Starlight Bowl | San Diego, CA | USA | Cold Sweat, Love/Hate | Capacity 4137.
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| 23.09.1990 | Pacific Amphitheatre | Costa Mesa, CA | USA | Cold Sweat, Love/Hate, Dogs D'Amour, Stryper | Capacity 18861, 3917 people.
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| 25.09.1990 | Mesa Amphitheatre | Mesa, AZ | USA | Cold Sweat, Love/Hate | Capacity 3800, about 1000 people |
| 27.09.1990 | Municipal Coliseum | Lubbock, TX | USA | Cold Sweat, Love/Hate | Capacity 4000 |
| 28.09.1990 | Sunken Garden Amphitheatre | San Antonio, TX | USA | Cold Sweat, Love/Hate | Capacity 3500.
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| 29.09.1990 | Houston Music Hall | Houston, TX | USA | Cold Sweat, Love/Hate | Capacity 2800. Click here for gig ad picture. |
| 30.09.1990 | Bronco Bowl | Dallas, TX | USA | Cold Sweat, Love/Hate | Capacity 2545, Cancelled |
| 02.10.1990 | Civic Centre | Atlanta, GA | USA | Cold Sweat, Love/Hate | Capacity 4591.
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| 04.10.1990 | West Palm Beach Auditorium | West Palm Beach, FL | USA | Cold Sweat, Love/Hate | Capacity 6100 |
| 05.10.1990 | Civic Centre | Lakeland, FL | USA | Cold Sweat, Love/Hate | Capacity 10000, roughly 7000 people.
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| 07.10.1990 | Bronco Bowl | Dallas, TX | USA | Cold Sweat, Love/Hate |
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