1983 Tour
12/12/1983 - 12/22/1983
9 Shows

 TOUR

 1984 Tour
01/20/1984 - 09/13/1984
125 Shows

1983 || Pre-Release Tour

BAND MEMBERS

  • Rob Halford: Vocals
  • Glenn Tipton: Guitar
  • K.K. Downing: Guitar
  • Ian Hill: Bass Guitar
  • Dave Holland: Drums

TOUR PERSONNEL

  • Tour Manager: John Blackburn
  • Light Design/Engineer: Ronan Willson
  • Sound Engineer: Nigel Buchan
  • Stage Equipment: Jem Vercoe

AGENCY

  • U.K. / Europe: Cowbell Agency LTD.
  • North America: APA Agency

MERCHANDISE

  • U.K. / Europe: Publicitywise LTD.
  • North America: Great Southern Company Inc.

SETLIST:

  • Colored Titles From Current Album

European Tour

Typical Setlist

  1. The Hellion / Electric Eye
  2. Riding on the Wind
  3. Grinder
  4. Metal Gods
  5. Bloodstone
  6. Breaking the Law
  7. Sinner
  8. Desert Plains
  9. The Ripper
  10. Freewheel Burning
  11. Screaming for Vengeance
  12. You've Got Another Thing Coming [Encore]
  13. Victim of Changes"
  14. Living After Midnight [1st Encore]
  15. The Green Manalishi [2nd Encore]
  16. Hell Bent for Leather" [3rd Encore]

Songs Played Sparingly

  1. Heading Out to the Highway
  2. Devil's Child

Rock Pop Festival ( 12/18 )

  1. The Hellion / Electric Eye
  2. Riding on the Wind
  3. Grinder
  4. Metal Gods
  5. Bloodstone
  6. Breaking the Law
  7. Sinner
  8. Desert Plains
  9. The Ripper
  10. Freewheel Burning
  11. Screaming for Vengeance
  12. You've Got Another Thing Coming [Encore]
  13. Victim of Changes"
  14. Living After Midnight [1st Encore]
  15. The Green Manalishi [2nd Encore]
  16. Hell Bent for Leather" [3rd Encore]
DATE VENUE CITY, STATE COUNTRY OPENER BOOTLEG NOTES
European Warm-Up Tour: [9 Shows]
12/12 City Hall Newcastle England Quiet Riot Audio Exists  
12/13 Apollo Theatre Glasgow Scotland Quiet Riot Audio Exists  
12/15 Apollo Theatre Manchester England Quiet Riot Audio Exists  
12/16 Hammersmith Odeon Theatre London England Quiet Riot Audio Exists  
12/17 Hammersmith Odeon Theatre London England Quiet Riot Audio Exists  
12/18 Westfalenhalle Dortmund West Germany Rock Pop Festival Audio & Video Exists Lineup: Ozzy, Iron Maiden, Scorpions, Def Leppard, and Quiet Riot; "Freewheel Burning" played live before album is released
12/20 De Montford Hall Leicester England Quiet Riot Audio Exists  
12/21 Odeon Theatre Birmingham England Quiet Riot Audio Exists  
12/22 Odeon Theatre Birmingham England Quiet Riot    

1984 || Metal Conquerors Tour

BAND MEMBERS

  • Rob Halford: Vocals
  • Glenn Tipton: Guitar
  • K.K. Downing: Guitar
  • Ian Hill: Bass Guitar
  • Dave Holland: Drums

TOUR PERSONNEL

  • Tour Manager: John Blackburn
  • Light Design/Engineer: Ronan Willson
  • Sound Engineer: Nigel Buchan
  • Stage Equipment: Jem Vercoe

AGENCY

  • U.K. / Europe: Cowbell Agency LTD.
  • North America: APA Agency

MERCHANDISE

  • U.K. / Europe: Publicitywise LTD.
  • North America: Great Southern Company Inc.

SETLIST:

  • Colored Titles From Current Album

European Tour

Typical Setlist

  1. The Hellion / Electric Eye
  2. Riding on the Wind
  3. Grinder
  4. Metal Gods
  5. Bloodstone
  6. Breaking the Law
  7. Sinner
  8. Desert Plains
  9. The Ripper
  10. Heavy Duty
  11. Defenders Of The Faith
  12. Freewheel Burning
  13. Some Heads Are Gonna Roll
  14. You've Got Another Thing Coming
  15. Victim of Changes"
  16. Living After Midnight [1st Encore]
  17. The Green Manalishi [2nd Encore]
  18. Hell Bent for Leather" [3rd Encore]

Songs Played Sparingly

  1. Heading Out to the Highway
  2. Screaming for Vengeance
  3. Devil's Child

North American Tour

Typical Setlist

  1. Love Bites
  2. Jawbreaker
  3. Grinder
  4. Metal Gods
  5. Breaking The Law
  6. Sinner
  7. Desert Plains
  8. Some Heads Are Gonna Roll
  9. The Sentinel
  10. Rock Hard Ride Free
  11. Night Comes Down
  12. The Hellion / Electric Eye
  13. Heavy Duty
  14. Defenders Of The Faith
  15. Freewheel Burning
  16. The Green Manalishi (With The 2-Pronged Crown)
  17. Living After Midnight [Encore]
  18. Hell Bent For Leather [Encore]
  19. You've Got Another Thing Coming [Encore]

Songs Played Sparingly

  1. Victim Of Changes
  2. The Ripper
  3. Heading Out to the Highway
  4. Devil's Child
DATE VENUE CITY, STATE COUNTRY OPENER BOOTLEG NOTES
01/04 Defenders Of The Faith Is Released Worldwide
Headlining European Tour: [28 Shows]
01/06 The Tube Newcastle England Raven   TV Broadcast
01/20 Falkoner Theatre Copenhagen Denmark Raven Audio Exists Ted Nugent
01/21 Isstadion Stockholm Sweden Raven Audio Exists Ted Nugent
01/23 Scandinavium Gothenburg Sweden Raven Audio Exists Ted Nugent
01/25 Parc de Exposion Nancy France Raven Audio Exists Ted Nugent
01/26 Parc Expo Center Rouen France Raven Audio Exists Ted Nugent
01/27 Edenhall Amsterdam Holland Raven Audio Exists Ted Nugent
01/30 Maison des Sports Clermond-Ferrand France Raven Audio Exists Ted Nugent
02/01 Sport Palace Barcelona Spain Raven Audio Exists Ted Nugent
02/02 Estadio Koman Vacerio Madrid Spain Raven Audio Exists Ted Nugent
02/03 Velodromo Anoeta San Sebastian Spain Raven Audio Exists Ted Nugent
02/05 Stadium Marseille France Raven Audio Exists Ted Nugent
02/07 Theatre de Verdure Nice France Raven Audio Exists Ted Nugent
02/08 Alpexpo Grenoble France Raven Audio Exists Ted Nugent
02/09 Palais d'Hiver Lyon France Raven Audio Exists Ted Nugent
02/10 Hall Tivoli Strasbourg France Raven Audio Exists Ted Nugent
02/11 Espace Ballard Paris France Raven Audio Exists Ted Nugent
02/13 Stadthalle Offenbach West Germany Raven Audio Exists Ted Nugent
02/14 Hemmerleinhalle N�rnberg West Germany Raven   Ted Nugent
02/17 Boeblingen Sporthalle Stuttgart West Germany Raven Audio Exists Ted Nugent
02/18 Eulachalle Winterthur Switzerland Raven Audio Exists Ted Nugent
02/19 Rudi Sedlmayerhalle Munich West Germany Raven Audio Exists Ted Nugent
02/20 Rhein-Neckarhalle Heidelberg West Germany Raven Audio Exists Ted Nugent
02/21 Philipshalle D�sseldorf West Germany Raven   Ted Nugent
Headlining North American Tour [91 Shows]
03/16 Convention Center Niagara Falls, NY USA Saxon   Great White
03/18 Civic Center Springfield, MA USA Saxon   Great White
03/18 Cumberland County Civic Center Portland, ME USA Saxon   Great White
03/21 Nassau Coliseum Uniondale, NY USA Saxon   Great White
03/22 New Haven Coliseum New Haven, CT USA Saxon   Great White
03/23 Meadowlands Arena East Rutherford, NJ USA Saxon   Great White
03/25 Civic Center Providence, RI USA Saxon Audio Exists Great White
03/26 Centrum Centre Worcester, MA USA Saxon   Great White
03/27 Civic Centre Glens Falls, NY USA Saxon   Great White
03/28 The Forum Montreal Canada Saxon Video Exists Great White
03/30 Coliseum Quebec Canada Saxon   Great White
04/02 Maple Leaf Gardens Toronto Canada Kick Axe Audio Exists Great White & Saxon
04/03 War Memorial Auditorium Rochester, NY USA Kick Axe Audio Exists Great White & Saxon
04/04 Maple Leaf Gardens Syracuse, NY USA Kick Axe Audio Exists Great White & Saxon
04/06 Richfield Coliseum Richfield, OH USA Kick Axe   Great White & Saxon
04/07 Wing Stadium Kalamazoo, MI USA Kick Axe Audio Exists Great White & Saxon
04/09 Civic Center Pittsburgh, PA USA Kick Axe Audio Exists Great White & Saxon
04/11 Civic Center Baltimore, MD USA Kick Axe Audio Exists Great White & Saxon
04/12 Coliseum Hampton, VI USA Kick Axe Audio Exists Great White & Saxon
04/13 Civic Center Roanoke, VI USA Kick Axe Audio Exists Great White & Saxon
04/14 Freedom Hall Louisville, KY USA Kick Axe Audio Exists Great White & Saxon
04/16 Civic Coliseum Knoxville, TN USA Kick Axe   Great White & Saxon
04/17 Von Braun Civic Center Huntsville, AL USA Kick Axe   Great White & Saxon
04/18 Mid-south Coliseum Memphis, TN USA Kick Axe   Great White & Saxon
04/20 Mississippi Coliseum Jackson, MS USA Kick Axe   Great White & Saxon
04/21 Mississippi Coast Coliseum Biloxi, MS USA Kick Axe   Great White & Saxon
04/22 Riverside Centroplex Baton Rouge, LA USA Kick Axe   Great White & Saxon
04/24 Hirsch Memorial Coliseum Shreveport, LA USA Kick Axe   Great White & Saxon
04/25 Barton Coliseum Little Rock, AR USA Kick Axe   Great White & Saxon
04/27 The Summit Houston, TX USA Kick Axe   Great White & Saxon
04/28 Convention Center Arena San Antonio, TX USA Kick Axe   Great White & Saxon
04/29 Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX USA Kick Axe   Great White & Saxon
04/30 Reunion Arena Dallas, TX USA Kick Axe Audio Exists Great White & Saxon
05/02 Tingley Coliseum Albuquerque, NM USA Kick Axe Audio Exists Great White & Saxon
05/03 Phoenix Memorial Coliseum Phoenix, AZ USA Kick Axe   Great White & Saxon
05/05 The Sports Arena Long Beach, CA USA Kick Axe Audio Exists Tracks used on the Re-Masters
05/06 Broadcast on the ABC Rock Network
05/07 Broadcast on the ABC Rock Network
05/09 Sports Arena San Diego, CA USA Kick Axe   Great White & Saxon
05/10 Selland Arena Fresno, CA USA Kick Axe Audio Exists Great White & Saxon
05/12 Cal Expo Amphitheatre Sacramento, CA USA Kick Axe   Great White & Saxon
05/24 Memorial Coliseum Portland, OR USA Kick Axe   Great White & Saxon
05/25 Spokane Coliseum Spokane, WA USA Kick Axe   Great White & Saxon
05/26 Tacoma Dome Tacoma, WA USA Kick Axe   Great White & Saxon
05/28 Pacific Coliseum Vancouver Canada Kick Axe   Great White & Saxon
05/30 Northlands Coliseum Edmonton Canada Kick Axe   Great White & Saxon
05/31 Stampede Corral Calgary Canada Kick Axe   Great White & Saxon
06/02 The Agridome Regina Canada Kick Axe   Great White & Saxon
06/04 The Arena Winnipeg Canada Kick Axe Audio Exists Great White & Saxon
06/06 La Crosse Center La Crosse, WI USA Kick Axe   Great White & Saxon
06/07 Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena Ashwaubenon, WI USA Kick Axe   Great White & Saxon
06/09 Dane County Coliseum Madison, WI USA Kick Axe   Great White & Saxon
06/11 Saint Paul Civic Center Saint Paul, MN USA Kick Axe   Great White & Saxon
06/13 Joe Louis Arena Detroit, MI USA Kick Axe   Great White & Saxon
06/14 Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, IL USA Kick Axe Audio Exists Great White & Saxon
06/16 Capital Center Landover, MD USA Kick Axe   Great White & Saxon
06/17
06/18 Madison Square Garden New York, USA Kick Axe Audio Exists Great White & Saxon
06/20 Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena Binghamton, NY USA Kick Axe   Great White & Saxon
06/22 Spectrum Philadelphia, PA USA Kick Axe Audio Exists Great White & Saxon
06/23 Spectrum Philadelphia, PA USA Kick Axe Audio Exists Great White & Saxon
06/26 Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC USA Kick Axe Audio Exists Great White & Saxon
06/27 Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC USA Kick Axe Audio Exists Great White & Saxon
06/28 Omni Coliseum Atlanta, GA USA Kick Axe Audio Exists Great White & Saxon
06/30 Hollywood Sportatorium Hollywood, FL USA Kick Axe Audio Exists Great White & Saxon
07/01
07/03 Lakeland Civic Center Lakeland, FL USA Kick Axe   I Personally Attended This Gig; First Time Seeing Judas Priest
07/06 Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN USA Kick Axe   Great White & Saxon
07/07 Municipal Auditorium Nashville, TN USA Kick Axe   Great White & Saxon
07/09 Hara Arena Trotwood, OH USA Kick Axe   Great White & Saxon
07/10 Market Square Arena Indianapolis, IN USA Kick Axe   Great White & Saxon
07/13 Five Seasons Center Cedar Rapids, IO USA Kick Axe   Great White & Saxon
07/14 Kiel Auditorium St. Louis, MO USA Kick Axe   Great White & Saxon
07/15 Sandstone Amphitheatre Bonner Springs/Kansas City, KS USA Kick Axe   Great White & Saxon
07/17 Kansas Coliseum Wichita, KS USA Kick Axe   Great White & Saxon
07/18 Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK USA Kick Axe   Great White & Saxon
07/20 McNichols Arena Denver, CO USA Kick Axe   Great White & Saxon
07/21 Casper Events Center Casper, WY USA Kick Axe Audio Exists Great White & Saxon
07/22 State Fairgrounds Pueblo, CO USA Kick Axe Audio Exists Great White & Saxon
07/24 Thomas & Mack Center USA Las Vegas, NV Kick Axe Audio Exists Great White & Saxon
07/25 Lawlor Events Center Reno, NV USA Kick Axe Audio Exists Great White & Saxon
07/27 Cow Palace San Francisco, CA USA Kick Axe   Great White & Saxon
07/28
07/29 Irvine Meadows Laguna Hills, CA USA Kick Axe Audio Exists Great White & Saxon
07/31 Salt Palace Salt Lake City, UT USA Kick Axe   Great White & Saxon
08/02 Sioux Falls Arena Sioux Falls, SD USA Kick Axe Audio Exists Great White & Saxon
08/03 Bismarck Civic Center Bismarck, ND USA Kick Axe Audio Exists Great White & Saxon
08/05 Alpine Valley Music Theatre East Troy, WI USA Kick Axe Audio Exists Great White & Saxon
08/07 City Island Harrisburg, PA USA Kick Axe   Great White & Saxon
08/08 Ohio Center Columbus, OH USA Kick Axe   Great White & Saxon
08/09 Wendler Arena - Saginaw Civic Center Saginaw, MI USA Kick Axe   Great White & Saxon
Japan Tour [6 Shows]
09/06 Myagi Ken Sports Center Sendai Japan      
09/07 Shiibuya NHK Hall Tokyo Japan   Audio Exists  
09/08 Kokaido Hall Nagoya Japan      
09/10 Festival Hall Osaka Japan   Audio Exists  
09/11
09/13 Nihon Budokan Hall Tokyo Japan   Audio Exists