Rocka Rolla Tour

The Rocka Rolla Tour was a concert tour by British heavy metal band Judas Priest which was in support of their debut album Rocka Rolla. It ran from 10 September 1974 until 28 December 1975. This would be the band's first international tour as they made their first European visit to Denmark, Sweden, the Netherlands and Norway.[1]

Rocka Rolla Tour
Concert by Judas Priest
Associated albumRocka Rolla
Start date10 September 1974
End date28 December 1975
No. of shows130
Judas Priest concert chronology

This tour introduced Glenn Tipton from The Flying Hat Band as an added second guitarist, who joined the band during the recording of Rocka Rolla and also new drummer John Hinch since his arrival in 1973.[2]

Setlist[3]
  1. "Victim of Changes"
  2. "Dreamer Deceiver"
  3. "The Ripper"
  4. "Mother Sun"
  5. "Island of Domination"
  6. "Rocka Rolla"

Encore:

  1. "Never Satisfied"

Other songs occasionally played were:

  • "One For The Road"
  • "Cheater"
  • "Deceiver"
  • "Dying To Meet You"
  • "Caviar And Meths"
  • "Winter"
  • "Tyrant"

Tour dates

The band would tour with Jailbait.[4][5]

Date City Country Venue
UK Leg #1
10 September 1974HuddersfieldEnglandJubilee Centre
12 September 1974BlackburnWindsor Hall
13 September 1974LiverpoolSt. George's Hall
14 September 1974PenrithLowther Deer Park
15 September 1974KenilworthChesford Garage
16 September 1974BarryWalesMemorial Hall
18 September 1974LincolnEnglandDrill Hall
19 September 1974LondonMarquee Club
20 September 1974HastingsHastings Pier
22 September 1974GravesendWoodville Hall
23 September 1974SpennymoorTop Hat
24 September 1974CleethorpesCleethorpes Winter Gardens
25 September 1974DunstableDunstable Civic Hall
27 September 1974ScarboroughPenthouse
28 September 1974FolkestoneLeas Cliff Hall
30 September 1974ChesterQuaintways
1 October 1974HalifaxCivic Theatre
2 October 1974NorwichSt. Andrew's Hall
5 October 1974ScunthorpeThe Priory
6 October 1974BirminghamBarbarellas
7 October 1974EdmontonCooks Ferry Inn
9 October 1974WolverhamptonClub Lafayette
10 October 1974BedfordBedford Civic Theatre
11 October 1974DevizesDevizes Corn Exchange
12 October 1974St AlbansSt Albans City Hall
14 October 1974BradfordQueen's Hall
15 October 1974LlanelliWalesGlen Ballroom
16 October 1974SwindonEnglandSwindon Town Center
17 October 1974BarnstapleQueen's Theatre
18 October 1974RedruthFlamingo Ballroom
19 October 1974TauntonTaunton County Hall
23 October 1974CheltenhamTown Hall
24 October 1974ManchesterManchester Polytechnic
25 October 1974NewcastleNewcastle City Hall
27 October 1975Kingston upon HullHull Arts Centre
28 October 1974WalsallWalsall Town Hall
30 October 1974GuildfordPlaza Ballroom
8 November 1974Burton76 Club
28 December 1974NorfolkRoyal Norfolk Showground
5 January 1975 London King's Road Theater
Europe Leg
9 January 1975 Levanger Norway Reehaug Community House
10 January 1975 Steinkjer Steinkjer Community House
11 January 1975 Trondheim Trondheim Student Union
31 January 1975CopenhagenDenmarkN/A
2 February 1975StockholmSwedenN/A
3 February 1975N/AGermany???N/A
4 February 1975N/AN/A
5 February 1975N/AN/A
6 February 1975N/AN/A
7 February 1975AmsterdamNetherlandsParadiso
8 February 1975RotterdamExit
10 February 1975TønsbergNorwayQuality Hotel Klubben
UK Leg #2
21 February 1975HatfieldEnglandMain Hall
28 February 1975LondonCollege of Hatfield
1 March 1975BoltonBolton Institute of Technology
4 March 1975HanleyHeavy Steam Machine
6 March 1975StaffordTop of the World
7 March 1975 Liverpool Union Hall
9 March 1975 Southend Queen's Ballroom
13 March 1975 Barry Wales Barry Memorial Hall
14 March 1975 Swansea Patti Pavilion
15 March 1975 St. Albans England St. Albans City Hall
20 March 1975CornwallCornwall Tech
21 March 1975 Penzance Penzance Winter Gardens
22 March 1975LiverpoolLiverpool Stadium
27 March 1975 Lincoln Lincoln Drill Hall
28 March 1975 Blackburn Windsor Hall
30 March 1975 Coventry Mr. George's
31 March 1975 Chester Quaintways
5 April 1975YeovilJohnson Hall
6 April 1975 Stotford Rhodes Center
7 April 1975 Cheltenham Cheltenham Pavilion
11 April 1975 Scarborough The Penthouse
12 April 1975BirminghamBirmingham Town Hall
13 April 1975Barbarellas
18 April 1975 Hastings Hastings Pier
19 April 1975 Hove Hove Town Hall
20 April 1975 London King's Road Theater
24 April 1975 Derby Cleopatra's
26 April 1975 Ammanford Wales Ammanford Civic Hall
3 May 1975Burton England76 Club
16 May 1975LondonMarquee Club
23 May 1975PoyntonPoynton Civic Hall
5 June 1975ThreapwoodWalesThe Highwayman
14 June 1975RedditchEnglandCloud Nine
20 June 1975NewcastleMayfair Ballroom
21 June 1975WiganWigan Casino
27 June 1975SunderlandLocarno Ballroom
28 June 1975St AlbansSt Albans City Hall
5 July 1975ScunthorpeThe Priory
11 July 1975 Hereford Flamingo Club
13 July 1975 Birmingham Barbarella's
22 July 1975CardiffWalesTop Rank
24 July 1975DerbyEnglandCleopatra's
25 July 1975Regency Ballroom
27 July 1975TwickenhamWinning Post
29 July 1975HuddersfieldIvanhoes
31 July 1975 Cleethorpes Cleethorpes Winter Gardens
1 August 1975 Sutton Golden Garden
2 August 1975FolkstoneLeas Cliff Hall
3 August 1975LondonRoundhouse
7 August 1975DunstableCivic Hall
9 August 1975DagenhamDagenham Roundhouse
11 August 1975 Doncaster Outlook Club
12 August 1975 Jacksdale Greytopper
14 August 1975High WycombeThe Nag's Head
15 August 1975NewarkPalace Theatre
16 August 1975WiganWigan Casino
19 August 1975 London Fagin's
21 August 1975ManchesterHard Rock Casino
22 August 1975ReadingReading Festival
28 August 1975PenzancePenzance Winter Gardens
29 August 1975CornwallBlue Lagoon Ballroom
2 September 1975 London Marquee Club
5 September 1975WatfordWatford Town Hall
6 September 1975CromerRoyal Links Pavilion
26 September 1975 Scarborough The Penthouse
27 September 1975 Northampton Lings Forum Sports Center
11 October 1975SloughSlough College
12 October 1975LondonRoundhouse
18 October 1975St AlbansSt Albans City Hall
25 October 1975 Dudley Dudley Technical College
30 October 1975DundeeScotlandDundee University Students' Association
31 October 1975EdinburghEdinburgh University
1 November 1975GlasgowGlasgow University Union
5 November 1975LondonEnglandMarquee Club
14 November 1975HarrowHarrow College
15 November 1975HitchinCollege of Education
5 December 1975NorthumberlandNorthumberland University
6 December 1975 Liverpool Liverpool Stadium
7 December 1975TwickenhamWinning Post
8 December 1975 Staffordshire North Staffordshire Polytechnic
9 December 1975HuddersfieldIvanhoes
12 December 1975BirminghamBingley Hall
13 December 1975 Dudley Dudley Technical College
28 December 1975LondonRoundhouse

Reception

According to K.K. Downing, a Norwegian newspaper explains that the Quality Hotel Klubben in Tønsberg, Norway gave a negative review of the band's performance from their 10 February 1975 show.[6]

References
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  2. "The Judas Priest History". Jugulator.net. Archived from the original on 30 May 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  3. "Average setlist for tour: Rocka Rolla". Setlist.fm. Archived from the original on 15 November 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  4. "ROCKA ROLLA TOUR (1974)". chmetal.info. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  5. "VICTIM OF CHANGES TOUR (1975)". chmetal.info. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  6. "Newspaper cutting : Lydsjokk pa Klubben". Kkdowning.net. Archived from the original on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
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