The Recycler Tour was a

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by American

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. Presented by Beaver Productions and sponsored by

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, the tour took place in North America and Europe. The set list featured material from the band's previous seven studio albums. Venues were mostly arenas.

Itinerary

The tour coincided with the October 1990 release of the band's

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'' Recycler''. The tour began on October 2, 1990 in

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and ended on September 27, 1991 in

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were the

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s for the show on July 6, 1991.

Opening acts

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Set list

Opening

John Farnham

Bryan Adams

# "She's Only Happy When She's Dancing" # "Kids Wanna Rock" # "Hey Honey – I'm Packin' You In!" # " It's Only Love" # " Can't Stop This Thing We Started" # "

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Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven "Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven" is a song by Canadian singer and songwriter Bryan Adams from his sixth studio album, ''Waking up the Neighbours'' (1991). Penned by Robert Lange and Bryan Adams, the song became Adams' third chart-topper in ...

" # "When the Night Comes" # "

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(Everything I Do) I Do It for You "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Bryan Adams. Written by Adams, Michael Kamen, and Robert John "Mutt" Lange, the power ballad was the lead single for both the Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves#Music, soundtr ...

" # " Run to You" # " Somebody" # " There Will Never Be Another Tonight" # "Long Gone" # "

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# "Planet of Women" # "

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Gimme All Your Lovin' "Gimme All Your Lovin'" is a song by American rock band ZZ Top from their 1983 album ''Eliminator''. It was released as the album's first single in early 1983. The single reached No. 37 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, and reached No. 10 ...

" # "Concrete and Steel" # " My Head's in Mississippi" # "Manic Mechanic" # "Heard It on the X" # "

Cheap Sunglasses "Cheap Sunglasses" is a 1979 single by ZZ Top from their 1979 studio album ''Degüello''. Overview The song captures many of the sounds and beats for which ZZ Top is famous. In a ''Guitar World'' article, lead guitarist Billy Gibbons said that ...

" # "2000 Blues" # "Blue Jean Blues" # "Just Got Paid" # " Doubleback" # "

Got Me Under Pressure "Got Me Under Pressure" is a song by ZZ Top from their 1983 album ''Eliminator''. Overview The song was produced by band manager Bill Ham, and recorded and mixed by Terry Manning. David Blayney (ZZ Top's stage manager of 15 years), in his book ...

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Sharp Dressed Man "Sharp Dressed Man" is a song by American rock band ZZ Top, released on their 1983 album ''Eliminator''. The song was produced by band manager Bill Ham, and recorded and mixed by Terry Manning. Pre-production recording engineer Linden Hudson wa ...

" # "Give It Up" # "

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" # " Tube Snake Boogie" # " La Grange" # " Tush"

Tour dates

References

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