Bonfire Concert History

Bonfire is a German hard rock and heavy metal band founded in 1972 in Ingolstadt, Upper Bavaria by guitarist Hans Ziller. The band was originally formed under the name Cacumen and adopted the name Bonfire in 1986. Ziller has remained associated with the group for most of its history and owns the rights to the name Bonfire.

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Bonfire Tours & Concerts (Updated for 2026) (Page 36)

Date Concert Venue Location
Aug 27, 1988
Starship / Meat Loaf / Uriah Heep / Bonnie Tyler / The Quireboys / Runrig / Bonfire / The Name
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Little John's Farm Reading, England, United Kingdom
Aug 26, 1988 –
Aug 28, 1988
Reading Festival 1988
Ramones / The Lucy Show / The Smithereens / Broken English / Squeeze / Deacon Blue / Bonnie Tyler / John Hiatt / The Lover Speaks / Runrig / Rankin Roger / Bonfire / Gene Loves Jezebel / The Quireboys / The Name / The Seers / Iggy Pop / Meat Loaf / Starship / Uriah Heep / The Wonder Stuff / Roachford / Hothouse Flowers / The Godfathers / Fields of the Nephilim / John Otway / Ghost Dance Show all bands
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Little John's Farm Reading, England, United Kingdom
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Jun 22, 1988
Judas Priest / Bonfire

Ram It Down World Tour

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Sheffield City Hall Sheffield, England, United Kingdom
Jun 21, 1988
Judas Priest / Bonfire

Mercenaries Of Metal

Newport Centre Newport, Wales, United Kingdom
Jun 19, 1988
Judas Priest / Bonfire
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O2 Apollo Manchester Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Jun 18, 1988
Judas Priest / Bonfire

Judas Priest, Bonfire Newcastle City hall june 18 1988

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Newcastle City Hall Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
Jun 17, 1988
Judas Priest / Bonfire

Mercenaries of Metal Tour

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Edinburgh Playhouse Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Jun 16, 1988
Judas Priest / Bonfire
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De Montfort Hall Leicester, England, United Kingdom
Jun 14, 1988
Judas Priest / Bonfire

The Mercenaries of Metal -Europe ‘88

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Hammersmith Odeon London, England, United Kingdom
Jun 13, 1988
Judas Priest / Bonfire
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Hammersmith Odeon London, England, United Kingdom
Jun 12, 1988
Bonfire

Fireworks Tour

The Powerhouse Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Jun 11, 1988
Judas Priest / Bonfire Newcastle City Hall Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
Jun 10, 1988
Judas Priest / Cinderella / Bonfire

Mercenaries of Metal Tour 1988

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Sporthalle Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Jun 09, 1988
Bonfire

Fireworks Tour

Sporthalle Böblingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Jun 08, 1988
Judas Priest / Bonfire

Mercenaries of Metal

Halle 1 Ulm, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Jun 07, 1988
Bonfire

Fireworks Tour

Stadthalle Offenbach am Main, Germany
Show Duplicate for Jun 07, 1988
Jun 05, 1988
Judas Priest / Bonfire
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Weser-Ems-Halle Oldenburg, Lower Saxony, Germany
Jun 02, 1988
Bonfire

Fireworks Tour

Olympiahalle Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Jun 01, 1988
Judas Priest / Bonfire Friedrich Ebert Halle Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
May 27, 1988
Bonfire

Fireworks Tour

Palasport Florence, Tuscany, Italy

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Wacken Open Air 2018
Aug 2 - 4, 2018
 Wacken, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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Leyendas del Rock
Aug 8 - 11, 2018
 Villena, Alicante
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Wacken Open Air 2018
Aug 2 - 4, 2018
 Wacken, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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Wacken Open Air 1998
Aug 7 - 8, 1998
 25596 Wacken, Germany
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ZZ Top / Bonfire on Oct 14, 1986 [772-small]

ZZ Top / Bonfire
Oct 14, 1986
 Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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ZZ Top / Bonfire on Oct 11, 1986 [761-small]

ZZ Top / Bonfire
Oct 11, 1986
 Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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ZZ Top / Bonfire on Sep 24, 1986 [753-small]

ZZ Top / Bonfire
Sep 24, 1986
 Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany
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ZZ Top / Bonfire
Sep 22, 1986
 Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Dec 11, 2025
 Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
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Dec 11, 2025
 Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
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Dec 11, 2025
 Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
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ZZ Top / Bonfire on Sep 22, 1986 [504-small]

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Sep 22, 1986
 Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Rock
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Album Oriented Rock (AOR)
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Concerts Per Year:

2026 11 concerts
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2024 20 concerts
2023 17 concerts
2022 13 concerts
2021 13 concerts
2020 14 concerts
2019 31 concerts
2018 55 concerts
2017 28 concerts
2016 65 concerts
2015 47 concerts
2014 28 concerts
2013 28 concerts
2012 16 concerts
2011 19 concerts
2010 24 concerts
2009 9 concerts
2008 7 concerts
2007 9 concerts
2006 13 concerts
2005 13 concerts
2004 16 concerts
2003 11 concerts
2002 24 concerts
2001 21 concerts
2000 20 concerts
1999 5 concerts
1998 6 concerts
1993 2 concerts
1992 4 concerts
1991 7 concerts
1990 10 concerts
1989 16 concerts
1988 50 concerts
1987 3 concerts
1986 29 concerts
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