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Times Played29
First Played12/28/84
Last Played9/23/87
Typical Length5:13
Longest6:58 (3/23/87)
#1 Consensus PickMar. 23, 1987
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#1 Mar. 23, 1987 · Hampton Coliseum - Hampton, VA SBD
Length: 6:58 · #1 of 1987 · Archive: 4.45/5 (37 reviews, 172,804 dl)
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#2 Mar. 31, 1987 · The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA SBD
Length: 5:22 · #2 of 1987 · Archive: 4.21/5 (54 reviews, 103,618 dl)
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#3 Apr. 28, 1985 · Frost Amphitheatre - Palo Alto, CA SBD
Length: 4:20 · #1 of 1985 · Archive: 4.38/5 (33 reviews, 137,956 dl)
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#4 Feb. 12, 1986 · Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 5:24 · #1 of 1986 · Archive: 4.54/5 (19 reviews, 82,061 dl)
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#5 Apr. 19, 1987 · Irvine Meadows - Irvine, CA SBD
Length: 5:07 · #3 of 1987 · Archive: 4.43/5 (43 reviews, 78,642 dl)
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#6 Sept. 23, 1987 · The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA SBD
Length: 5:07 · Archive: 4.36/5 (26 reviews, 91,469 dl)
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#7 July 12, 1987 · Giants Stadium - East Rutherford, NJ SBD
Length: 5:41 · Archive: 3.74/5 (36 reviews, 178,860 dl)
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#8 July 4, 1987 · Sullivan Stadium - Foxboro, MA SBD
Length: 5:51 · Archive: 3.30/5 (55 reviews, 150,782 dl)
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#9 July 2, 1987 · Silver Stadium - Rochester, NY SBD
Length: 5:13 · Archive: 4.09/5 (44 reviews, 118,152 dl)
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#10 Apr. 8, 1985 · The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA SBD
Length: 4:23 · #2 of 1985 · Archive: 4.01/5 (109 reviews, 181,685 dl)
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#11 Mar. 3, 1987 · Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 5:52 · Archive: 4.07/5 (29 reviews, 72,100 dl)
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#12 Aug. 11, 1987 · Red Rocks Amphitheatre - Morrison, CO SBD
Length: 5:01 · Archive: 4.06/5 (36 reviews, 133,703 dl)
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#13 Apr. 14, 1985 · Irvine Meadows - Irvine, CA SBD
Length: 4:25 · #3 of 1985 · Archive: 4.40/5 (27 reviews, 68,644 dl)
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#14 Dec. 31, 1985 · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 5:01 · Archive: 3.82/5 (52 reviews, 144,960 dl)
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#15 Dec. 17, 1986 · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 4:56 · #2 of 1986 · Archive: 4.38/5 (25 reviews, 85,798 dl)
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#16 July 26, 1987 · Anaheim Stadium - Anaheim, CA SBD
Length: 5:27 · Archive: 3.89/5 (26 reviews, 108,497 dl)
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#17 Aug. 22, 1987 · Calaveras County Fairgrounds - Angel's Camp, CA SBD
Length: 5:24 · Archive: 4.09/5 (24 reviews, 97,214 dl)
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#18 June 26, 1987 · Alpine Valley Music Theatre - East Troy, WI
Length: 5:06 · Archive: 4.27/5 (36 reviews, 60,761 dl)
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#19 Apr. 6, 1987 · Meadowlands Arena - East Rutherford, NJ SBD
Length: 4:58 · Archive: 3.88/5 (42 reviews, 125,163 dl)
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#20 June 14, 1987 · Ventura County Fairgrounds - Ventura, CA SBD
Length: 5:50 · Archive: 4.16/5 (21 reviews, 78,118 dl)
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#21 Apr. 11, 1987 · UIC Pavilion - Chicago, IL SBD
Length: 5:17 · Archive: 4.13/5 (24 reviews, 79,163 dl)
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#22 Mar. 27, 1985 · Nassau Coliseum - Uniondale, NY SBD
Length: 4:13 · Archive: 4.00/5 (41 reviews, 96,909 dl)
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#23 Dec. 28, 1984 · S.F Civic Auditorium - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 5:21 · Archive: 4.00/5 (22 reviews, 67,133 dl)
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#24 Mar. 25, 1986 · The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA SBD
Length: 5:10 · #3 of 1986 · Archive: 3.88/5 (27 reviews, 92,605 dl)
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#25 May 9, 1987 · Laguna Seca Recreation Area - Monterey, CA SBD
Length: 5:36 · Archive: 3.78/5 (23 reviews, 55,564 dl)
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#26 Mar. 21, 1986 · Hampton Coliseum - Hampton, VA SBD
Length: 4:42 · Archive: 3.62/5 (34 reviews, 81,328 dl)
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#27 Mar. 30, 1986 · Providence Civic Center - Providence, RI SBD
Length: 4:56 · Archive: 4.00/5 (12 reviews, 63,756 dl)
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#28 Sept. 11, 1987 · Capital Centre - Landover, MD SBD
Length: 5:43 · Archive: 3.46/5 (14 reviews, 45,927 dl)
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#29 Apr. 18, 1986 · Berkeley Community Theater - Berkeley, CA SBD
Length: 5:37 · Archive: 3.80/5 (11 reviews, 43,727 dl)
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Best Version of Tons Of Steel for Every Year (1984–1987)
YearPlayedVote#1 Version of YearVenueLengthScoreTape
1984 1× Dec. 28, 1984 SBD S.F Civic Auditorium - San Francisco, CA 5:21 39 Archive.org ↗
1985 5× Apr. 28, 1985 SBD Frost Amphitheatre - Palo Alto, CA 4:20 59 Archive.org ↗
1986 6× Feb. 12, 1986 SBD Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center - Oakland, CA 5:24 58 Archive.org ↗
1987 17× Mar. 23, 1987 SBD Hampton Coliseum - Hampton, VA 6:58 78 Archive.org ↗