British Steel Tour

British Steel Tour
Tour by Judas Priest
Location
Associated albumBritish Steel
Start date7 March 1980
End date23 August 1980
Legs3
No. of shows83
Judas Priest concert chronology

The British Steel Tour was a 1980 concert tour by English heavy metal band Judas Priest where the band toured in Europe and North America from 7 March to 23 August 1980 in support of their 1980 album British Steel.

Background

During the United Kingdom leg, the band was supported by Iron Maiden, who were touring in support of their self-titled debut album.

Setlist

Europe

North America

Tour dates

Date[2]CityCountryVenue
Europe [A]
7 March 1980CardiffWalesCardiff University
8 March 1980LeedsEnglandUniversity of Leeds Refectory
9 March 1980BristolColston Hall
10 March 1980ManchesterManchester Apollo
11 March 1980SheffieldSheffield City Hall
12 March 1980
13 March 1980LeicesterDe Montfort Hall
14 March 1980LondonHammersmith Odeon
15 March 1980
16 March 1980SouthamptonGaumont Theatre
18 March 1980AberdeenScotlandCapitol Theatre
19 March 1980EdinburghEdinburgh Odeon
20 March 1980NewcastleEnglandNewcastle City Hall
21 March 1980Mayfair Ballroom
22 March 1980GlasgowScotlandThe Apollo
23 March 1980QueensferryWalesDeeside Leisure Centre
24 March 1980LiverpoolEnglandLiverpool Empire Theatre
25 March 1980Stoke-on-TrentTrentham Ballroom
26 March 1980BirminghamBirmingham Odeon
27 March 1980
1 April 1980LondonRainbow Theatre
Europe
12 April 1980HamburgWest GermanyMarkthalle Hamburg
13 April 1980West BerlinNeue Welt
14 April 1980HanoverNiedersachsenhalle
15 April 1980CologneSartory-Saal
16 April 1980Neu IsenburgHuguenottenhalle
18 April 1980ErlangenHeinrich-Lades-Halle
20 April 1980MunichSchwabinger Braü
21 April 1980MannheimMannheimer Rosengarten
22 April 1980KarlsruheStadthalle
24 April 1980RouenFranceClub 44
25 April 1980ParisBataclan
26 April 1980BrusselsBelgiumForest National
North America
25 May 1980Fort WorthUnited StatesWill Rogers Auditorium
26 May 1980BeaumontBeaumont Civic Center
28 May 1980McAllenLa Villa Real Convention Center
29 May 1980AustinOprea House
30 May 1980
31 May 1980HoustonSam Houston Coliseum
1 June 1980San AntonioConvention Center Arena
2 June 1980 [B]Corpus ChristiMemorial Coliseum
4 June 1980 [B]AmarilloAmarillo Civic Center
6 June 1980 [B]MidlandChaparral Arena
7 June 1980 [B]El PasoEl Paso County Coliseum
9 June 1980 [B]TucsonTucson Community Center
10 June 1980AlbuquerqueAlbuquerque Civic Auditorium
12 June 1980PhoenixArizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
13 June 1980Long BeachLong Beach Arena
14 June 1980San BernardinoOrange Pavilion
15 June 1980San DiegoSDSU Amphitheater
17 June 1980SeattleSeattle Center Arena
19 June 1980San FranciscoWarfield Theatre
20 June 1980Santa MonicaSanta Monica Civic Auditorium
21 June 1980PortlandVeterans Memorial Coliseum
24 June 1980Salt Lake CitySalt Palace
25 June 1980DenverRainbow Music Hall
27 June 1980MilwaukeeHenry Maier Festival Park
28 June 1980ChicagoInternational Amphitheatre
29 June 1980 [C] [D] [E]St. LouisBusch Stadium (Superjam '80)
1 July 1980AlbanyPalace Theatre
2 July 1980RochesterAuditorium Theatre
3 July 1980Asbury ParkAsbury Park Convention Hall
4 July 1980HartfordAgora Ballroom
5 July 1980HempsteadCalderone Concert Hall
6 July 1980AllentownAgricultural Hall at Allentown Fairgrounds
7 July 1980Upper Darby TownshipTower Theater
8 July 1980TowsonTowson Arena
12 July 1980New York CityPalladium
20 July 1980 [F] [B]TrotwoodHara Arena
23 July 1980 [F] [B]KalamazooWings Stadium
25 July 1980PekinPekin Memorial Arena
27 July 1980
[G] [F] [B] [H]		RockfordRockford Speedway (Rockford Speedway Jam '80)
28 July 1980 [F] [B]DubuqueFive Flags Arena
30 July 1980 [F] [B]ClevelandCleveland Public Hall
31 July 1980 [F] [B]PittsburghStanley Theater
2 August 1980 [F] [B]BostonOrpheum Theatre
3 August 1980 [F] [B]SyracuseLandmark Theatre
6 August 1980Saint PaulSaint Paul Civic Center
Europe
16 August 1980
[I] [F] [C] [J] [K]		Castle DoningtonEnglandDonington Park (Monsters of Rock Donington 1980)
23 August 1980
[L] [M] [N] [O] [J] [P]		NurembergWest GermanyZeppelin Field (Golden Summer Night Festival '80)

Touring Bands

A This show was supported by Iron Maiden
B This show was supported by Def Leppard
C This show was in support of April Wine
D This show was in support of Sammy Hagar
E This show was in support of Journey
F This show was supported by Scorpions
G This show was in support of Heart
H This show was supported by Joe Perry
I This show was in support of Rainbow
J This show was supported by Saxon
K This show was supported by Riot
L This show was in support of Ted Nugent
M This show was in support of Johnny Winter
N This show was supported by Molly Hatchet
O This show was supported by Wishbone Ash
P This show was supported by Ian Gillan

Boxscore

CityVenueTickets SoldGross Revenue
(Adjusted for Inflation)
Long BeachLong Beach Arena6,624[3]$162,646[3]
San BernardinoOrange Showgrounds Feature Building2,291[3]$62,434[3]
San DiegoSDSU Open Air Theater2,378[3]$63,673[3]
San FranciscoWarfield Theater1,364[4]$31,620[4]
Asbury ParkAsbury Park Convention Hall3,284[5]$81,014[5]
New York CityPalladium3,385[6]$92,402[6]
PittsburghStanley Theater2,999[7]$78,109[7]
BostonBoston Orpheum Theatre2,800[7]$76,499[7]

Cancelled dates

DateCityCountryVenue
June 15, 1980FresnoUnited StatesWarnors Theatre

Personnel

References

  1. ^ "JUDAS PRIEST INFO PAGES - BRITISH STEEL". thexquorum.com. Archived from the original on 3 May 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  2. ^ "BRITISH STEEL TOUR (1980)". chmetal.info. Archived from the original on 26 April 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Billboard Magazine, 06-28-1980" (PDF).
  4. ^ a b "Billboard Magazine, 07-05-1980" (PDF).
  5. ^ a b "Billboard Magazine, 07-19-1980" (PDF).
  6. ^ a b "Billboard Magazine 07-26-1980" (PDF).
  7. ^ a b c d "Billboard Magazine, 08-16-1980" (PDF).
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