Dio: The Last In Line tour dates

On The Last In Line US tour Twisted Sister warmed up at least some shows. Also, some sources claim that Keel would've been warming-up band at some point of the tour, but it hasn't been confirmed yet.

Tour poster and ad pictures for the tour

Pass pictures for the tour

Date Venue City and State Country Other bands Comments
1984-06-11 Pinkpop Festival Geleen Netherlands Jimmy Cliff, Big Country, John Hiatt & Band, Marillion, The Pretenders, Wang Chung, Billy Bragg, Rick Nolov Band Click here for ticket stub picture.
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1984-07-17 Civic Auditorium Bakersfield, CA USA Whitesnake, Black & Blue
1984-07-18 Oakwood Amphitheatre Manteca, CA USA
1984-07-20 Irvine Meadows Amphiheatre Irvine, CA USA Whitesnake, Black & Blue 12000 people, sold out show.
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1984-07-21 California Expo Amphitheatre Sacramento, CA USA Whitesnake, Y & T, Black & Blue Click here for ticket stub picture.
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1984-07-22 Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds Watsonville, CA USA Whitesnake, Black & Blue, Monstars Click here for ticket stub picture.
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1984-07-24 Coliseum Spokane, WA USA Whitesnake, Black & Blue 10000 people, Whitesnake and Dio recorded by Westwood One radio network.
1984-07-26 Seattle Center Arena Seattle, WA USA Whitesnake, Twisted Sister 6000 people. Some sources list Black & Blue as an opener but apparently they did not play.
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1984-07-27 Memorial Coliseum Portland, OR USA Whitesnake, Black & Blue Click here for ticket stub picture.
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1984-07-28 Orange Pavillion San Bernardino, CA USA Whitesnake, Black & Blue
1984-07-30 Mesa Amphitheatre Mesa, AZ USA Whitesnake, Black & Blue A concert goer claims the gig was at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix, AZ, but ticket stubs claim the gig was at Mesa Amphitheatre in the neighboring city Mesa, AZ instead.
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1984-08-01 Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison, CO USA Twisted Sister 9000 people.
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1984-08-02 Rushmore Plaza Civic Center Rapid City, SD USA Twisted Sister
1984-08-03 Sandstone Amphitheatre Bonner Springs, KS USA Twisted Sister 5000 people.
1984-08-04 Kiel Auditorium St. Louis, MO USA Twisted Sister 2000 or 6000 people depending on the source.
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1984-08-05 Navy Island St. Paul, MN USA Twisted Sister, Paradox, Obsession City listed earlier on as Minneapolis, MN, but Navy Island resides within the neighboring city St. Paul instead.
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1984-08-06 Mecca Hall Milwaukee, WI USA Twisted Sister 5000 people. Some sources claim the venue name was Convention Hall, ticket stub says "Mecca's Great Hall".
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1984-08-08 Poplar Creek Hoffman Estates, IL USA Twisted Sister 12000 people.
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1984-08-09 Pine Knob Music Theatre Clarkston, MI USA Twisted Sister 12000 people.
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1984-08-10 Hara Arena Dayton, OH USA Twisted Sister Some sources suggest incorrectly that this was CNE in Toronto, Canada. There might've been 3rd band in the bill too.
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1984-08-11 Music Hall Cleveland, OH USA Twisted Sister
1984-08-12 Veterans Memorial Auditorium Columbus, OH USA Twisted Sister
1984-08-13 Civic Arena Pittsburgh, PA USA Twisted Sister 8000 people.
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1984-08-14 Civic Centre Baltimore, MD USA Twisted Sister Click here for ticket stub picture.
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1984-08-15 Nassau Coliseum Uniondale, NY USA Twisted Sister Some sources claim there were 2000 people, but eyewitness says there were over 12 000 people at the show. Twisted Sister received a gold award on stage, given by Mark Metcalf who played the role of the father on various Twisted Sister videos.
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1984-08-17 Verdun Auditorium Montreal, PQ Canada Twisted Sister 5000 people, sold out.
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1984-08-18 Coliseum Quebec City, PQ Canada Twisted Sister Some sources incorrectly claim this was on 19th instead.
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1984-08-20 Providence Civic Center Providence, RI USA Twisted Sister 8000 people.
1984-08-21 New Haven Coliseum New Haven, CT USA Twisted Sister 8000 people.
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1984-08-23 Mid Hudson Civic Centre Poughkeepsie, NY USA RIP Twisted Sister cancelled at the last minute, 3000 people.
1984-08-24 Worcester Centrum Worcester, MA USA Twisted Sister 12000 people. Often listed incorrectly as Philadelphia, PA but Philadelphia show was on August 25th.
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1984-08-25 Spectrum Philadelphia, PA USA Twisted Sister 12000 people, A Special From The Spectrum filmings. This is often listed as August 24th, 1984, but Worcester, MA was on that day.
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1984-08-?? Capitol Theatre Passaic, NJ USA Twisted Sister Not confirmed. Gig ad dated to 1984-08-03 in a local newspaper claims the date was 1984-08-24, but Worcester, MA gig was then. If you have any details about this gig, or can confirm whether it happened, please e-mail any additional info.
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1984-08-30 Breaking Sound Festivals Paris France Tanker, Tokyo Blade, Virgin Steele, Blue Oyster Cult Accept, Queensryche and Mercyful Fate were scheduled to play but cancelled, 10000 people. Two-day festival (August 29-30), Dio played on the second day.
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1984-09-01 Monsters Of Rock, Wildparkstadion Karlsruhe Germany Ac/Dc, Gary Moore, Van Halen, Motley Crue, Accept, Ozzy Osbourne 45000 people.
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1984-09-02 Monsters Of Rock, Zeppelinfeld Nurnberg Germany Ac/Dc, Gary Moore, Van Halen, Motley Crue, Accept, Ozzy Osbourne 45000 people.
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1984-09-04 Antrim Forum Antrim UK/Northern Ireland Queensryche 2000 people.
1984-09-05 S.F.X. Hall Dublin Ireland Queensryche 2000 people.
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1984-09-08 Victoria Hall Hanley UK Queensryche Originally scheduled for September 7th, postponed to 8th.
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1984-09-09 Queens Hall Leeds UK Queensryche Not confirmed. If you have any details about this gig, or can confirm whether it happened, please e-mail any additional info.
1984-09-10 Gaumont Theatre Ipswitch UK Queensryche Click here for ticket stub picture.
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1984-09-11 Guildhall Portsmouth UK Queensryche Click here for ticket stub picture.
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1984-09-12 St. Davids Hall Cardiff UK Queensryche Click here for photo pass picture.
1984-09-14 Colston Hall Bristol UK Queensryche Click here for ticket stub picture.
1984-09-15 Cornwall Coliseum St. Austell UK Queensryche
1984-09-16 Apollo Theatre Oxford UK Queensryche Click here for ticket stub picture.
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1984-09-18 Odeon Theatre Birmingham UK Queensryche 2500 people.
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1984-09-19 Odeon Theatre Birmingham UK Queensryche Click here for ticket stub picture.
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1984-09-20 Royal Concert Hall Nottingham UK Queensryche Click here for ticket stub picture.
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1984-09-22 Playhouse Theatre Edinburgh UK Queensryche
1984-09-23 Apollo Theatre Glasgow UK Queensryche Click here for ticket stub picture.
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1984-09-24 Capitol Theatre Aberdeen UK Queensryche Click here for ticket stub picture.
1984-09-26 City Hall Newcastle UK Queensryche Click here for ticket stub picture.
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1984-09-27 City Hall Hull UK Queensryche Click here for ticket stub picture.
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1984-09-28 Empire Theatre Liverpool UK Queensryche Click here for ticket stub picture.
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1984-09-30 Apollo Theatre Manchester UK Queensryche 2700 people.
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1984-10-01 City Hall Sheffield UK Queensryche Click here for ticket stub picture.
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1984-10-02 De Montfort Hall Leicester UK Queensryche 2600 people.
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1984-10-04 Hammersmith Odeon London UK Queensryche 2000 people.
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1984-10-05 Hammersmith Odeon London UK Queensryche 3500 people.
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1984-10-06 Hammersmith Odeon London UK Queensryche 3500 people.
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1984-10-10 Olympen Lund Sweden 1900 people.
1984-10-11 Drammenshallen Drammen Norway Queensryche 3500 people.
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1984-10-12 Scandinavium Gothenburg Sweden Queensryche 6500 people.
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1984-10-13 Johanneshov Isstadion Stockholm Sweden Queensryche 7000 people.
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1984-10-15 Ice Hall Helsinki Finland Queensryche 3000 people, capacity 6464.
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1984-10-17 Falkoner Theatre Copenhagen Denmark Queensryche 2000 people.
1984-10-19 Vorst Nationaal Brussels Belgium Queensryche 3000 people.
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1984-10-20 Jaap Edenhall Amsterdam Netherlands Queensryche 4500 people.
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1984-10-21 Audimax Hamburg Germany Queensryche 1800 people.
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1984-10-23 Boblingen Sporthalle Stuttgart Germany Queensryche 1200 people.
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1984-10-24 Stadthalle Offenbach Germany Queensryche 2200 people.
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1984-10-25 Circus Krone Munich Germany Queensryche 1800 people.
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1984-10-26 Hemmerleinhalle Neunkirchen am Brand Germany Queensryche 1400 people. Often listed as Nurnberg, but the venue is in Neunkirchen am Brand just outside of Nurnberg.
1984-10-28 Musensaal Mannheim Germany Queensryche 1400 people. Some sources and ticket stubs claim the venue was at Mozartsaal, but it was at Musensaal instead. Both venues are located in the Rosengarten building.
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1984-10-29 Grugahalle Essen Germany Queensryche 2800 people.
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1984-10-30 Espace Balard Paris France Queensryche 4500 people.
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1984-11-?? Worcester, MA USA Almost certainly rumored show only. Setlist.fm site claims the date was 1984-11-07 but on that date the band played in Charlotte, NC. The only confirmed Worcester, MA gig on this tour was on 1983-08-24.
1984-11-04 Civic Center Glens Falls, NY USA Dokken 6000 people, some sources incorrectly claim that this was moved to R.P.I. Fieldhouse in Troy, NY due to the lack of ticket sales.
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1984-11-05 Meadowlands Arena East Rutherford, NJ USA Dokken 14500 people.
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1984-11-06 Capital Centre Landover, MD USA Dokken 7000 people.
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1984-11-07 Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC USA Dokken Some claim there were 33000 people but the capacity of the venue is 16 695.
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1984-11-09 Auditorium West Palm Beach, FL USA Dokken 5000 people.
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1984-11-10 Civic Centre Arena Lakeland, FL USA Dokken Sold out, 10000 people.
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1984-11-11 Municipal Auditorium Columbus, GA USA Dokken 1400 people.
1984-11-12 The Omni Atlanta, GA USA Dokken 5000 people, some sources claim the show was at Civic Centre but that's incorrect.
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1984-11-14 Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA USA Dokken 4200 people.
1984-11-15 Sam Houston Coliseum Houston, TX USA Dokken 7200 people.
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1984-11-16 Lloyd Noble Center Oklahoma City, OK USA Dokken 5000 people, some sources incorrectly claim this would've been on 18th instead. Venue is sometimes mentioned as Lloyd Noble Arena.
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1984-11-18 Reunion Arena Dallas, TX USA Dokken 12000 people, some sources incorrectly claim this would've been on 17th instead.
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1984-11-19 Convention Center Arena San Antonio, TX USA Dokken 8500 people, some sources incorrectly claim this would've been on 16th instead.
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1984-11-20 County Coliseum El Paso, TX USA Dokken Unconfirmed. Dio played County Coliseum in El Paso, TX on 1984-12-31, this may have been confused with that. If you have any details about this gig, or can confirm whether it happened, please e-mail any additional info.
1984-11-21 Tingley Coliseum Albuquerque, NM USA Dokken Venue sometimes referred as Tingley Arena.
1984-11-23 Inglewood Forum Inglewood, CA USA Rough Cutt 14000 people.
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1984-11-24 Orange Pavillion San Bernardino, CA USA Dokken 7500 people.
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1984-11-25 Thomas & Mack Arena Las Vegas, NV USA Dokken 5700 people, some sources mention Aladdin as the venue but that's incorrect.
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1984-11-27 Sports Arena San Diego, CA USA Dokken 11000 people.
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1984-11-28 Selland Arena Fresno, CA USA Dokken 4700 people.
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1984-11-29 Lawlor Events Center Reno, NV USA Dokken 2700 people.
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1984-11-30 Coliseum Oakland, CA USA Dokken 14000 people.
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1984-12-02 Neal S. Blaisdell (NBC) Arena Honolulu, HI USA Dokken 5300 people.
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1984-12-05 The George Sullivan Arena Anchorage, AK USA Dokken Some sources incorrectly claim this would've been on 4th instead, 5400 people.
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1984-12-22 Memorial Coliseum Corpus Christi, TX USA Dokken Some sources claim the gig was held at Bayfront Auditorium but a concert-goer confirms the venue as Memorial Coliseum instead.
1984-12-27 Portland Memorial Coliseum Portland, OR USA Dokken Not confirmed, mentioned only on setlist.fm
1984-12-28 Tucson Convention Center Arena Tucson, AZ USA Dokken Capacity 9278, 2200 or 5000 people depending on the source.
1984-12-29 Veterans Memorial Coliseum Phoenix, AZ USA Dokken Capacity 15600, 25000 or 14000 depending on the source, sold out/almost sold out. The date could've been 27th as well, as there are ticket stubs with that date printed on them.
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1984-12-30 Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, TX USA Dokken 4500 people.
1984-12-31 County Coliseum El Paso, TX USA Dokken 4500 people.
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1985-01-02 Memorial Coliseum Corpus Christi, TX USA Dokken 4000 people.
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1985-01-04 Mississippi Coast Coliseum Biloxi, MS USA Dokken 3800 people.
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1985-01-05 Boutwell Auditorium Birmingham, AL USA Dokken 4000 people.
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1985-01-07 Roberts Stadium Evansville, IN USA Dokken Capacity 12252, 4200 people.
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1985-01-08 Louisville Gardens Louisville, KY USA Dokken Capacity 7500, 4500 people.
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1985-01-09 Civic Centre Charleston, WV USA Dokken 3000 people.
1985-01-10 Richfield Coliseum Richfield, OH USA Dokken 5300 people.
1985-01-12 Sports Arena Toledo, OH USA Dokken 6000 people.
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1985-01-15 Municipal Auditorium Nashville, TN USA Dokken 3500 people.
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1985-01-16 Gardens Cincinnati, OH USA Dokken 3200 people.
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1985-01-18 Joe Louis Arena Detroit, MI USA Dokken 9400 people.
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1985-01-19 Wendler Arena Saginaw, MI USA Dokken 6000 people.
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1985-01-21 The Allen County War Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne, IN USA Dokken 3300 people.
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1985-01-22 Market Square Arena Indianapolis, IN USA Dokken 6000 people.
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1985-01-23 Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, IL USA Dokken 2300 people.
1985-01-25 Coliseum Madison, WI USA Dokken 4000 people.
1985-01-26 Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, NE USA Dokken 6000 people.
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1985-01-27 Metropolitan Center Bloomington, MN USA Autograph 5000 people, the last show of the tour. Some sources incorrectly claim the warming-up band was Dokken. Some sources list the city as Minneapolis, MN while it was in reality in Bloomington, which is a suburb of Minneapolis.


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The page has been updated on 2022-08-01.
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