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==Tour== [[Image: Anthrax (8167172113) adapted.jpg|thumb|left|Anthrax at [[Sonisphere Festival]] 2010, using the artwork of ''Among the Living'' as backdrop.]] Soon after the release of the album, Anthrax embarked on a short tour in Japan,{{Sfn|Ian|Wiederhorn|2015|p=128}} but they officially started the Among the Living Tour on May 26, 1987, at the Penny Arcade of Rochester, with [[Metal Church]] opening.{{Sfn|Ian|Wiederhorn|2015|p=130}} They played in mid-sized venues as headliners during the summer and then moved to Europe. They were on the bill of the [[Monsters of Rock]] festival at [[Castle Donington]], England on August 22, 1987, alongside [[Bon Jovi]], [[Dio (band)|Dio]], Metallica, W.A.S.P. and [[Cinderella (band)|Cinderella]].{{Sfn|Ian|Wiederhorn|2015|pp=130β131}} Anthrax played for an audience of 80,000 that day, and in the European tour that followed in September and October sold out 7,000-seaters venues.{{Sfn|Wiederhorn|2020}} Back in the US in November, Anthrax went on a tour as headliners in 5000-plus-seaters venues, with [[Celtic Frost]] as opening act.{{Sfn|Lawson|2017}} At the beginning of 1988, Kiss requested Anthrax as support band for their [[Crazy Nights World Tour]] in the US. The tour concluded in the first days of April, when Anthrax returned to the studio to record the album ''State of Euphoria''.{{Sfn|Ian|Wiederhorn|2015|pp=135β136}} The songs of ''Among the Living'' have always been present in the band's live set lists since 1987, with at least four of them as fixed staples of their shows.{{Sfn|Weaver|2017}} In 2005, Anthrax reunited their ''Among the Living'' lineup, bringing Belladonna and Spitz back into the fold.<ref>{{harvnb|Blabbermouth|2005}}; {{harvnb|Erlewine|n.d.}}</ref> During the world tour that followed, they played live numerous cuts from the album and performed the record front-to-back at some shows.{{Sfn|Wiederhorn|2020}} The band played ''Among the Living'' in its entirety again during the Metal Alliance 2013 tour{{Sfn|Ouellette|2012}} and in 2017.{{Sfn|Weaver|2017}}
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