Stained Class Tour
Concert by Judas Priest | |
Location |
Europe North America Asia |
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Associated album | Stained Class |
Start date | 19 January 1978 |
End date | 5 August 1978 |
Legs | 4 |
No. of shows | 76 (77 scheduled) |
Judas Priest concert chronology |
The Stained Class Tour was a 1978 concert tour by British heavy metal band Judas Priest where they toured in Europe, North America and Asia for the first time from 19 January to 5 August 1978 in support of the album Stained Class.
Overview
Europe
The English Assassins were the opening act.
North America
On 10 and 11 March the band supported Angel at Palladium in New York City. After that, the band supported Foghat and B.T.O. throughout the rest of March. The band then supported Frank Marino and Mahogany Rush.
The 1979 singles "Take On the World" and "Evening Star" feature live performances of "Beyond the Realms of Death," "Starbreaker," and "White Heat, Red Hot" recorded at the 9 May 1978 show in Cleveland. These same tracks are also featured on Priest, Live and Rare. "Better By You, Better Than Me" appears as a bonus track on the 2001 release of Stained Class which was recorded live at The Forum in Inglewood, California on 13 September 1990.
Personnel
- Rob Halford – Lead vocals
- Glenn Tipton – Lead/rhythm guitar and background vocals
- K.K. Downing – Rhythm/lead guitar and background vocals
- Ian Hill – Bass and background vocals
- Les Binks – Drums
Setlist
The typical setlist for the tour consisted of:[1]
- "1812 Overture" (Tchaikovsky song) [audio intro]
- "Exciter"
- "White Heat, Red Hot"
- "The Ripper"
- "Savage" (Only on European leg)
- "Sinner"
- "Beyond the Realms of Death"
- "Victim of Changes"
- "Better by You, Better than Me" (Spooky Tooth cover)
- "Stained Class" (Dropped after 20 January 1978)
- "Diamonds & Rust" (Joan Baez cover)
- "Genocide"
- "Let Us Prey/Call for the Priest" (Dropped after 20 January 1978)
- "Starbreaker"
- "Tyrant"
Supporting shows on the North American leg had a shortened setlist, consisting of:
- "Exciter"
- "White Heat, Red Hot"
- "The Ripper"
- "Sinner"
- "Beyond the Realms of Death"
- "Victim of Changes"
- "Genocide"
- "Starbreaker"
- "Tyrant"
"Dissident Aggressor" was also played once.
Tour dates
- A This show was supported by the English Assassins
- B This show was in support of Angel
- C This show was in support of Foghat
- D This show was in support of Bachman–Turner Overdrive
- E This show was supported by Pat Travers
- F This show was in support of Frank Marino and Mahogany Rush
- G This show was in support of Canned Heat
- H This show was in support of Ten Years After
- I This show was in support of Rush
References
- ↑ "Average setlist for tour: Stained Class". Setlist.fm. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- ↑ "STAINED CLASS TOUR (1978)". chmetal.info. Retrieved 11 April 2017.