As the band were dropped by both Warner and Virgin following "Shout'"s release, there was no tour to promote it. The group planned to tour in Autumn of 1985, and booked at least one show at The Colston Hall in Bristol, England, but were blocked by their label Enigma, who insisted that if the band were to tour, it would have to be in support of an album released by the label. Devo abandoned the tour in order to record "Total Devo," hoping to have it released by early 1986. Their next album wouldn't be released until May 24, 1988, and they would not tour again until October 20 of that year.