Operation Rock & Roll

Operation Rock & Roll was a 1991 concert tour featuring Judas Priest, Alice Cooper, Motörhead, Dangerous Toys and Metal Church. It ran from 9 July 1991 until 19 August 1991 in the United States and Canada. This tour was in honor of the US forces involved in Operation Desert Storm during the Gulf War. This would also be the band's final tour with Rob Halford until 2004.

Rob Halford Incident

An incident occurred on the 19 August 1991 show in Toronto where Rob Halford was to make his entrance onstage from behind the drum riser on his Harley-Davidson motorcycle when he crashed halfway and broke his nose in the process. He was left unconscious for a few minutes as the opening number was being performed. He regained consciousness after being helped by crew members when they struggled to find him in the fog. He finished the show with a plaster on the bridge of his nose. After the show, he was taken to the local hospital where he was treated for a concussion.^[1]

Setlists

Judas Priest Setlist:

1. "Hell Bent for Leather"
2. "Heading Out to the Highway"
3. "The Hellion"
4. "Electric Eye"
5. "Diamonds & Rust" (Joan Baez cover)
6. "All Guns Blazing"
7. "Metal Gods"
8. "Some Heads Are Gonna Roll"
9. "The Ripper"
10. "Night Crawler"
11. "A Touch of Evil"
12. "Painkiller"
13. "The Green Manalishi (With the Two-Pronged Crown)" (Fleetwood Mac cover)
14. "Breaking the Law"
15. "Living After Midnight"
16. "You've Got Another Thing Comin'"

Alice Cooper Setlist:

1. "Hey Stoopid"
2. "Under My Wheels"
3. "Only Women Bleed"
4. "I'm Eighteen"
5. "Trash"
6. "I Love the Dead / Devil's Food / Steven / Black Widow Jam"
7. "No More Mr. Nice Guy"
8. "Poison
9. "Sick Things"
10. "Billion Dollar Babies"
11. "Go to Hell"
12. "Feed My Frankenstein"
13. "Love's a Loaded Gun"
14. "School's Out"
15. "Cold Ethyl"
16. "Bed of Nails"
17. "Elected"
18. "Guitar Solo"
19. "Snakebite"

Motörhead Setlist:

1. "Going to Brazil"
2. "Ace of Spades"
3. "Love Me Forever"
4. "Traitor"
5. "Angel City"
6. "I'm So Bad (Baby I Don't Care)"
7. "I'll Be Your Sister"
8. "No Voices in the Sky"
9. "The One to Sing the Blues"
10. "Killed by Death"
11. "Doctor Rock"
12. "R.A.M.O.N.E.S."
13. "Orgasmatron"
14. "Just 'Cos You Got the Power"
15. "Metropolis"
16. "Bomber"

Dangerous Toys Setlist:

1. "Sport'n a Woody"
2. "Gimme No Lip"
3. "Sticks & Stones"
4. "Sugar, Leather & the Nail"
5. "Scared"
6. "Teas'n, Pleas'n"
7. "Line 'em Up"
8. "Gunfighter"
9. "On Top Play"
10. "Angel N U"
11. "Ten Boots (Stompin')"

Metal Church Setlist:

1. "Date with Poverty"
2. "The Human Factor"
3. "Fake Healer"
4. "In Mourning"
5. "Badlands"
6. "Start the Fire"
7. "In Harm's Way"
8. "Metal Church"

Tour Dates

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