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Petra - Australia/New Zealand Tour (?) 1988

Posted: Sat Jan 18, 2020 11:35 pm
by bertgangl
Hi, all,

I recently visited a library near Nashville and browsed through several years of old issues of Contemporary Christian Music (CCM) Magazine.

In the March 1988 issue, I found the following dates listed for Petra:
Sydney (Mar 05) Newcastle (06) Brisbane (07) Hobart (09) Aubrey (10) Melbourne (11) Perth (12) Adelaide (13) Auckland (15)

The Mar 04, 1988, issue of the Sydney Morning Herald Australian newspaper also advertises a show the following evening at the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney, which would seem to confirm that the band was at least scheduled to play in Australia during that same time frame.

So, does anyone know if the band did, indeed, play Australia and New Zealand in early 1988? I do know, from newspaper articles and fan recollections, that they toured Australia Feb/Mar of 1986, when Schlitt was first brought on board, and then again in Nov/Dec of that same year. But this is the first I've heard about a 1988 Australian tour.

I'm looking to add verified shows to our tour history page, so any info would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks, all, and thanks, again, to everyone who has contributed so far to our tour archive. We are still adding lots of new information as folks chime in to tell us about the shows they've seen.

Bert

www.johnwschlitt.com/fans/tourlistpetra.htm

Re: Petra - Australia/New Zealand Tour (?) 1988

Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2020 5:48 am
by michaelc
Hi Bert.
Mate Petra toured Sep 1989 with On Fire.
I was at the Brisbane show 14 Sep 1989.

Cheers.
Michael.

Re: Petra - Australia/New Zealand Tour (?) 1988

Posted: Sun May 03, 2020 11:32 am
by bertgangl
Michael,

Great info! Do you, by chance, happen to remember the venue for the Sep 14, 1989, Brisbane show?

Bert

Re: Petra - Australia/New Zealand Tour (?) 1988

Posted: Sat May 30, 2020 2:25 am
by michaelc
Hey Bert.
Yeah mate Festival Hall Brisbane.
All manor of international acts played there...Stryper..Led Zeppplin,Beatles, Wings.. list goes on..

Re: Petra - Australia/New Zealand Tour (?) 1988

Posted: Sat May 30, 2020 9:13 pm
by bertgangl
Excellent! Thanks, so much, for the Brisbane venue info.

Blessings!

Re: Petra - Australia/New Zealand Tour (?) 1988

Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2022 11:42 pm
by AndrewMoses
G'day Bert,

I went to the Sydney concert for the On Fire tour, the venue was the Hills Centre, Castle Hill.
I don't remember the date, but it was a brilliant concert

Re: Petra - Australia/New Zealand Tour (?) 1988

Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2022 4:08 am
by bertgangl
Hello!

Thanks for the info. The date for the Sydney/Castle Hill show was Sep 15, 1989.

Do you happen to recall if there was an opening act for the Sydney stop?

Thanks, again!

Re: Petra - Australia/New Zealand Tour (?) 1988

Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2022 6:09 am
by Myboyaiden
The opening act for the Pn Fore tour in 1989 was an Australian band called Swordfish.

I was also at the Sydney concert that year.

I can confirm that the early 88 tour did occur, because my youth group went but my parents thought I was too young to go.