British Steel Tour

British Steel Tour
Concert by Judas Priest
Location Europe
• United Kingdom
• Germany
• France
United States
Associated album British Steel
Start date 7 March 1980
End date 23 August 1980
Legs Europe (2)
• United Kingdom (1)
• Europe (2)
-> Europe (3)
United States (1)
Total: 3 Major Legs
          4 Individual Legs
No. of shows Europe (36 So Far)
• United Kingdom
   (22 So Far)
• Germany (10 So Far)
• France (4 So Far)
United States (41 So Far)
Total: 77 So Far
Judas Priest concert chronology

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

Overview

United Kingdom

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

Personnel

Setlist

[1]

Europe

United States

Tour Dates

[2]

Date City Country Venue
1980
BRITISH STEEL TOUR (7 March – 23 August 1980)
EUROPE (1ST LEG) (7 March – 28 April 1980)
United Kingdom Leg (7 March – 1 April 1980) [A]
Warm-Up Shows (7 & 8 March 1980)
7 March 1980 Cardiff Wales Cardiff University
8 March 1980 Leeds England Leeds University Refectory
9 March 1980 Bristol Colston Hall
10 March 1980 Manchester "Manchester Apollo" Theatre
11 March 1980 Sheffield Sheffield City Hall (Oval Hall)
12 March 1980
13 March 1980 Leicester De Montfort Hall
14 March 1980 Hammersmith "Hammersmith Odeon" Theatre
15 March 1980
16 March 1980 Southampton Southampton Gaumont Theatre
18 March 1980 Aberdeen Scotland The Capitol Theatre
19 March 1980 Edinburgh "Edinburgh Odeon" Theatre
20 March 1980 Newcastle England Newcastle City Hall
21 March 1980 "The Mayfair" Ballroom
22 March 1980 Glasgow Scotland "Glasgow Apollo" Theatre
23 March 1980 Queensferry Wales Deeside Ice Arena
24 March 1980 ? Liverpool ? England The Empire Theatre ?
25 March 1980 Stoke Trentham Ballroom
26 March 1980 Birmingham "Birmingham Odeon" Theatre
27 March 1980
1 April 1980 London "The Rainbow" Theatre
Europe Leg (12–28 April 1980)
Germany Leg (12–22 April 1980)
12 April 1980 Hamburg Germany Hamburg Market Hall (Auditorium)
13 April 1980 Berlin "New World" Concert Hall
14 April 1980 Hanover Lower Saxony Hall (Concert Dome)
15 April 1980 Cologne Sartory Hall
16 April 1980 New Isenburg Huguenots Hall
18 April 1980 Erlangen Erlangen City Hall (Auditorium)
20 April 1980 Munich "Schwabinger Brewery" Arena
21 April 1980 Mannheim "Mannheim Rose Garden" Music Hall
22 April 1980 Karlsruhe Karlsruhe City Hall
France Leg (24–28 April 1980)
24 April 1980 Rouen France Club 44
25 April 1980 Paris "The Bataclan" Theatre
26 April 1980 Montpelier The Grand Odeon
28 April 1980 Lyon The Winter Palace
UNITED STATES LEG (25 May – 3 August 1980)
Supported by Def Leppard (Warm-Up Act) (2–9? June?; 20–23 & 27 July–3 August 1980)
Supported by the Scorpions (Opener) (20–23 & 27 July–16 August 1980)
25 May 1980 Fort Worth United States Will Rogers Memorial Auditorium
26 May 1980 Beaumont Beaumont Civic Arena
28 May 1980 McAllen La Villa Real Convention Center Arena
29 May 1980 Austin The Opry House
30 May 1980
31 May 1980 Houston Sam Houston Coliseum
1 June 1980 San Antonio San Antonio Convention Center Arena
2 June 1980 [B]? Corpus Christi Corpus Christi Memorial Coliseum
4 June 1980 [B]? Amarillo Amarillo Civic Coliseum or Auditorium?
6 June 1980 [B]? Midland Chaparral Arena
7 June 1980 [B]? El Paso El Paso County Coliseum
9 June 1980 [B]? Tucson Tucson Community Center Arena
10 June 1980 Albuquerque Albuquerque Civic Auditorium
12 June 1980 Phoenix Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
13 June 1980 Long Beach Long Beach Arena
14 June 1980 San Bernardino Orange Showgrounds Feature Building
15 June 1980 San Diego SDSU Open Air Theater
17 June 1980 Seattle Seattle Arena
19 June 1980 San Francisco "The Warfield" Theater
21 June 1980 Portland Portland Veterans Memorial Coliseum
24 June 1980 Salt Lake City "The Salt Palace" Arena
25 June 1980 Denver "The Rainbow" Music Hall
29 June 1980 [C] [D] [E] St. Louis Busch Stadium (Superjam '80)
1 July 1980 Albany Albany Palace Theater
2 July 1980 Rochester Rochester Auditorium Theater
3 July 1980 Asbury Park Asbury Park Convention Hall
4 July 1980 Hartford "The Agora" Ballroom (Stage West)
5 July 1980 ? Hempstead Calderone Concert Hall
6 July 1980 Allentown Agricultural Hall
7 July 1980 Upper Darby The Tower Theater
8 July 1980 Towson Towson Arena
12 July 1980 New York City The Palladium
20 July 1980 [F] [B] Trotwood Hara Arena
23 July 1980 [F] [B] Kalamazoo Wings Stadium
26 July 1980 Pekin Pekin Memorial Arena
27 July 1980
[G] [F] [B] [H]		 Rockford Rockford Speedway (Rockford Speedway Jam '80)
28 July 1980 [F] [B] Dubuque Five Flags Arena
30 July 1980 [F] [B] Cleveland Cleveland Public Hall
31 July 1980 [F] [B] Pittsburgh Stanley Theater
2 August 1980 [F] [B] Boston Boston Orpheum Theater
3 August 1980 [F] [B] Syracuse The Landmark Theater
EUROPEAN FESTIVALS (FINAL SHOWS) (16 & 23 August 1980)
16 August 1980
[I] [F] [C] [J] [K]		 Castle Donington England Donington Park (Monsters of Rock Donington 1980)
23 August 1980
[L] [M] [N] [O] [J] [P]		 Nuremberg Germany Zeppelin Field (Golden Summer Night Festival '80)

Touring Bands

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

Boxscore

Date City Venue Tickets Sold Gross Revenue
(Adjusted for Inflation)
13 June 1980 Long Beach Long Beach Arena 6,624[3] $162,646[3]
14 June 1980 San Bernardino Orange Showgrounds Feature Building 2,291[3] $62,434[3]
15 June 1980 San Diego SDSU Open Air Theater 2,378[3] $63,673[3]
17 June 1980 San Francisco "The Warfield" Theater 1,364[4] $31,620[4]
3 July 1980 Asbury Park Asbury Park Convention Hall 3,284[5] $81,014[5]
12 July 1980 New York City The Palladium 3,385[6] $92,402[6]
31 July 1980 Pittsburgh Stanley Theater 2,999[7] $78,109[7]
2 August 1980 Boston Boston Orpheum Theater 2,800[7] $76,499[7]

Cancelled Dates

Date City Country Venue
June 15, 1980 Fresno United States Warnors Theater

References

  1. ↑ "JUDAS PRIEST INFO PAGES - BRITISH STEEL". thexquorum.com. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "BRITISH STEEL TOUR (1980)". chmetal.info. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Billboard Magazine, 06-28-1980" (PDF).
  4. 1 2 "Billboard Magazine, 07-05-1980" (PDF).
  5. 1 2 "Billboard Magazine, 07-19-1980" (PDF).
  6. 1 2 "Billboard Magazine 07-26-1980" (PDF).
  7. 1 2 3 4 "Billboard Magazine, 08-16-1980" (PDF).
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