Pump Tour

 ( Aerosmith Concert Tours ) 

The Pump Tour was a concert tour by American rock band Aerosmith that lasted twelve months, from mid-October 1989 to mid-October 1990. The tour was put on in support of the band's second consecutive multi-platinum album Pump, released in September 1989.

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Background The Pump Tour saw the band continue its successful streak, on the heels of 1987's Permanent Vacation and its associated tour. During the course of the tour, the band charted four Top 40 singles from Pump. By the end of the tour, Pump had sold four million copies, eventually selling seven million copies.Davis, S. and Aerosmith: "Walk This Way", page 470-471. Avon, 1997

This tour was notable as it saw Aerosmith's first return to Europe since 1977, as well as the band's first-ever performances in Australia. In addition, this tour saw the band tour North America on numerous legs, as well as perform a series of dates in Japan.

Special performances on The Howard Stern Show, Saturday Night Live, and MTV Unplugged were interspersed during the course of the tour.Davis, S. and Aerosmith: "Walk This Way", page 470, 474. Avon, 1997

Opening acts on this tour included Skid Row, Joan Jett, The Cult, Poison, Warrant, Metallica, The Black Crowes, and The Quireboys. Some of these acts were regular openers, while some opened for Aerosmith only at specific festivals or stadium shows.Davis, S. and Aerosmith: "Walk This Way", page 472-474. Avon, 1997

During the tour, the band got to meet some of their idols. Steven Tyler met Mick Jagger backstage at a Rolling Stones concert, only the second time he had met him, and the first time he met him while sober.Davis, S. and Aerosmith: "Walk This Way", page 471. Avon, 1997 In addition, the band met Robert PlantDavis, S. and Aerosmith: "Walk This Way", page 472. Avon, 1997 and Jimmy Page, who saw the band perform on separate occasions in England. At one show, The Monsters of Rock festival at Castle Donington Leicestershire UK, Page jammed with the band on "Train Kept A-Rollin'", and at another show, he played an extended set with the band at the Marquee Club in London.Davis, S. and Aerosmith: "Walk This Way", page 474-475. Avon, 1997

For this tour, the band employed the use of a Citation II private plane, which the band named "Aeroforce One". The plane was formerly used by Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos.Davis, S. and Aerosmith: "Walk This Way", page 461. Avon, 1997

In September 1990, towards the end of the tour, A&R man John Kalodner remarked how Aerosmith were "maybe the biggest band in the world", thinking "Nobody else is this good right now."Davis, S. and Aerosmith: "Walk This Way", page 475. Avon, 1997

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Tour dates

Sporthalle
Palasport
Palatrussardi
Zénith de Paris
Forest National
Rijnhal
Olympiahalle
Carl-Diem-Halle
Deutschlandhalle
Halle Münsterland
Eilenriedehalle
Festhalle Frankfurt
Sporthalle
Maimarkthalle
K.B. Hallen
Hovet
Hammersmith Odeon
	November 15, 1989
Wembley Arena
National Exhibition Centre
	November 19, 1989
Newcastle City Hall
Livingston Forum
Nugent Hall
Point Theatre
Wembley Arena
$165,438
$391,477
Wheeling Civic Center
Roanoke Civic Center
December 21, 1989	Norfolk	Norfolk Scope
Richmond Coliseum
$366,345
$228,375
$889,245
	December 31, 1989
	January 1, 1990
Ottawa Civic Centre
$174,664
$684,195
January 7, 1990	Erie	United States	Erie Civic Center
$182,250
$310,500
$217,608
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
January 16, 1990	Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Spectrum
	January 21, 1990
$417,773
Onondaga War Memorial
$300,261
$313,970
Hersheypark Arena
$228,612
$334,280
$206,500
$180,618
$170,606
$271,006
$270,921
$1,051,200
	March 5, 1990
	March 6, 1990
March 8, 1990	Reno		Lawlor Events Center
$697,500
	March 10, 1990
$383,198
$505,050
$239,356
$339,368
$313,282
$295,702
Saskatchewan Place
Winnipeg Arena
Regina Agridome
MetraPark Arena
Rushmore Plaza Civic Center
Casper Events Center
$252,954
$179,824
$371,599
	April 20, 1990
$334,562
$179,113
$233,438
$317,768
$312,660
$180,203
Freedom Hall Civic Center
$187,610
$225,537
$572,445
	May 6, 1990
Savannah Civic Center
Leon County Civic Center
$329,635
$176,953
$189,810
$172,328
Starwood Amphitheatre
$196,785
Von Braun Civic Center
$99,345
$375,575
$866,385
	May 27, 1990
Deer Creek Music Center
$122,760
$282,308
$261,283
$354,990
Great Woods
	June 26, 1990
Saratoga Performing Arts Center
$763,987
Silver Stadium
Blossom Music Center
	July 3, 1990
Wings Stadium
$204,481
Peoria Civic Center
Omaha Civic Auditorium
Sandstone Amphitheater
Kansas Coliseum
Myriad Convention Center
$282,408
St. Louis Arena
Riverbend Music Center
$603,433
Alpine Valley Music Theatre
Coca-Cola Star Lake Amphitheater
$359,111
Brendan Byrne Arena
Norfolk Scope
Capital Centre
Point Theatre
Donington Park
Marquee Club
Waldbühne
Westfalenhalle
Stadion Galgenwaard
Arena Parco Nord
Winterthurer Musikfestwochen Festival
Maimarkt-Gelände
Vincennes Racecourse
Hard Rock Cafe
Osaka Castle Hall
Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium
Yokohama Arena
Nippon Budokan
	September 19, 1990
	September 20, 1990
Yoyogi National Gymnasium
Memorial Drive Park
National Tennis Centre at Flinders Park
	October 2, 1990
Brisbane Entertainment Centre
Bruce Stadium
Sydney Entertainment Centre
	October 11, 1990
Perth Entertainment Centre

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Setlist

Average set:

1. "Heart's Done Time"
2. "Young Lust"
3. "F.I.N.E."
4. "Monkey on My Back"
5. "Don't Get Mad, Get Even"
6. "Janie's Got a Gun"
7. "Permanent Vacation"
8. "Mama Kin"
9. "What It Takes"
10. "Voodoo Medicine Man"
11. "Red House" (The Jimi Hendrix Experience cover)
12. "Draw the Line"
13. "Rag Doll"
14. "Sweet Emotion"
15. "Dude (Looks Like a Lady)"
16. "Dream On"
17. "Love in an Elevator"

Encore:

1. "Train Kept A-Rollin'" (Tiny Bradshaw cover)
2. "Walk This Way"

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Notes

Categories: Aerosmith Concert Tours, 1989 Concert Tours, 1990 Concert Tours

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