The Return of the Priest Tour
The Return of the Priest Tour was a 1971 concert tour by British heavy metal band Judas Priest running from 6 March 1971 until 28 December 1971 throughout England and a couple of dates in Wales.
| Concert by Judas Priest | |
| Start date | 6 March 1971 |
|---|---|
| End date | 28 December 1971 |
| No. of shows | 56 |
| Judas Priest concert chronology | |
This tour consisted of a differently formed Judas Priest. It featured founding members Al Atkins (vocals), K.K. Downing (guitar) and Ian Hill (bass) along with John Ellis (drums). Alan Moore replaced John Ellis on drums around October 1971. December 1971 Chris "Congo" Campbell replaced Alan Moore on drums.
Atkins asked to join the band, in which they accepted his offer, and also suggested to use the Judas Priest name from the original group he fronted, which disbanded in April 1970.[1]
Tour dates
| Date | City | Country | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 March 1971 | Essington | England | St. John's Hall, Essington working men’s club |
| 8 March 1971 | Edgbaston | Westbourne Club | |
| 9 March 1971 | Northampton | Shrewsbury Rugby Club | |
| 11 March 1971 | Stourbridge | Swindon Hospital School | |
| 13 March 1971 | Nottingham | Moor Farm Inn | |
| 15 March 1971 | Burton | Hereford Town Hall | |
| 16 March 1971 | Essington | St. John's Hall | |
| 7 April 1971 | Bath | Burntwood | |
| 16 April 1971 | West Bromwich | Three Mile Oak | |
| 20 April 1971 | Cannock | Cannock Youth Centre | |
| 21 April 1971 | Walsall | Masonic Hall | |
| 1 May 1971 | Dudley | Dudley Technical College | |
| 8 May 1971 | Walsall | Walsall Technical College | |
| 21 May 1971 | Old Hill | The Plaza | |
| 1 June 1971 | Birmingham | Henry's Blues House | |
| 13 June 1971 | Cedar Club | ||
| 14 June 1971 | |||
| 18 June 1971 | Worcester | Coppertops | |
| 19 June 1971 | West Bromwich | Three Mile Oak | |
| 25 June 1971 | Old Hill | The Plaza | |
| 30 June 1971 | Wolverhampton | Club Lafayette | |
| 2 July 1971 | West Bromwich | Three Mile Oak | |
| 5 July 1971 | Birmingham | Methodist Central Hall | |
| 10 July 1971 | Dudley | Technical College | |
| 12 July 1971 | London | The Gunn Inn | |
| 26 July 1971 | Chester | Quaintways | |
| 30 July 1971 | Old Hill | The Plaza | |
| 8 August 1971 | Derby | Clouds Club | |
| 14 August 1971 | Coventry | The Village | |
| 21 August 1971 | Liverpool | Cavern Club | |
| 2 September 1971 | Birmingham | Kinetic Circus | |
| 17 September 1971 | Worcester | Coppertops | |
| 24 September 1971 | Derby | Cleopatra's | |
| 1 October 1971 | Nottingham | Angel Underground | |
| 2 October 1971 | Stafford | King's Head | |
| 3 October 1971 | Birmingham | Kinetic Circus | |
| 4 October 1971 | Stafford | Borough Hall | |
| 6 October 1971 | Derby | The Yeoman | |
| 9 October 1971 | Birmingham | Kinetic Circus | |
| 13 October 1971 | West Bromwich | Yew Tree Centre | |
| 15 October 1971 | Newport | Wales | Newport Community Centre |
| 16 October 1971 | |||
| 17 October 1971 | Bristol | England | Unknown Venue |
| 21 October 1971 | London | La Café des Artistes | |
| 22 October 1971 | Rose & Crown | ||
| 27 October 1971 | |||
| 29 October 1971 | Merton | Zeppelin Club | |
| 5 November 1971 | London | The Temple Club | |
| 7 November 1971 | The Pheseantry | ||
| 12 November 1971 | West Bromwich | Three Mile Oak | |
| 24 November 1971 | Birmingham | The Belfry | |
| 3 December 1971 | Bromsgrove | Shenstone New College | |
| 5 December 1971 | Wolverhampton | The Catacombs | |
| 17 December 1971 | Burntwood | Distractions at the Bear | |
| 24 December 1971 | Birmingham | Henry's Blues House | |
| 28 December 1971 | Manchester | Stoneground |
References
- "The Judas Priest History". Jugulator.net. Archived from the original on 30 May 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
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