TOUR
World Wide Blitz
02/13/81 - 12/14/1981
115 Shows

1981 || World Wide Blitz Tour

BAND MEMBERS

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

TOUR PERSONNEL

  • Tour Manager: Mike Dolan
  • 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. Hell Bent for Leather
  2. The Ripper
  3. Diamonds & Rust
  4. Grinder
  5. Sinner
  6. Breaking the Law
  7. Beyond the Realms of Death
  8. Troubleshooter
  9. Metal Gods
  10. Hot Rocking
  11. You Don't Have to Be Old to Be Wise
  12. Victim of Changes
  13. The Green Manalishi
  14. Living After Midnight [Encore]
  15. Tyrant [Encore]

North American Tour
Typical Setlist

  1. Solar Angels
  2. Heading Out to the Highway
  3. Diamonds & Rust
  4. Metal Gods
  5. Breaking the Law
  6. Sinner
  7. Beyond the Realms of Death
  8. Grinder
  9. Desert Plains
  10. Hot Rocking
  11. You Don't Have to Be Old to Be Wise
  12. Victim of Changes
  13. The Green Manalishi
  14. Living After Midnight
  15. Living After Midnight
  16. Tyrant

Songs Played Sparingly

  1. Genocide
  2. Exciter
  3. Rapid Fire
  4. United
  5. Troubleshooter
DATE VENUE CITY, STATE COUNTRY OPENER BOOTLEG NOTES
Headlining European Tour: [20 Shows]
02/13 Rodahal Kerkrade Holland Saxon    
02/14 Jaap Edenhal Amsterdam Holland Saxon Audio Exists  
02/15 Forest National Brussels Belgium Saxon    
02/16 Bataclan Paris France Saxon Audio Exists  
02/17
02/18 Oberschwabenhalle Ravensburg Germany Saxon    
02/19 Hemmerleinhalle Neuenkirchen Germany Saxon    
02/20 Messehalle Stuttgart Germany Saxon Audio Exists  
02/21 Westfalenhallen Dortmund Germany Saxon    
02/23 Philipshalle Düsseldorf Germany Saxon    
02/24 Friedrich-Ebert-Halle Ludwigshafen Germany Saxon    
02/25 Niedersachsenhalle Hanover Germany Saxon    
02/26 Point Of Entry Is Released Worldwide
02/26 Messehalle Kassel Germany Saxon   Halford Announces Album Release
02/27 Rhein Mainhalle Wiesbaden Germany Saxon Audio Exists  
02/28 Hall Tivoli Strasbourg France Saxon    
03/01 Palais des Grottes Cambrai France Saxon    
03/03 Music Hall Hamburg Germany Saxon    
03/04 Neue Welt Berlin Germany Saxon    
03/06 Ostseehalle Kiel Germany Saxon    
03/08 Konserthuset Stockholm Sweden Saxon    
Headlining USA Tour [60 Shows]
05/01 Richfield Coliseum Richfield, OH USA Savoy Brown    
05/02 Louisville Gardens Louisville, KY USA Savoy Brown    
05/04 Veterans Memorial Auditorium Columbus, OH USA Savoy Brown    
05/05 Prairie Capital Convention Center Springfield, IL USA Savoy Brown    
05/06 Indiana Convention Center Indianapolis, IN USA Max Webster    
05/07 Morris Civic Auditorium South Bend, IN USA Savoy Brown    
05/08 International Amphitheatre Chicago, Il USA Savoy Brown Audio Exists  
05/09 MetroCentre Rockford, IL USA Savoy Brown Audio Exists  
05/10 Milwaukee Auditorium Milwaukee, WI USA Savoy Brown    
05/12 Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, IA USA Savoy Brown    
05/14 Met Center Minneapolis, MN USA Savoy Brown    
05/15 Civic Auditorium Music Hall Omaha, NE USA Savoy Brown    
05/16 Kiel Auditorium St. Louis, MO USA Savoy Brown    
05/17 Memorial Hall Kansas City, MO USA Savoy Brown    
05/19 Salt Palace Salt Lake City, UT USA Savoy Brown    
05/21 Swing Auditorium San Bernardino, CA USA Savoy Brown    
05/22 Oakland Auditorium Oakland, CA USA Ranger   With: Savoy Brown & Ranger [Early Incarnation Of Night Ranger]
05/23 Swing Auditorium San Bernardino, CA USA Savoy Brown Audio Exists  
05/24 Long Beach Arena Los Angeles, CA USA Savoy Brown Audio Exists  
05/25 SDSU Open Air Theater San Diego, CA USA Savoy Brown    
05/27 Sellend Arena Fresno, CA USA Savoy Brown    
05/29 Veterans Memorial Coliseum Portland, OR USA Savoy Brown    
05/30 Seattle Center Seattle, WA USA Savoy Brown Audio Exists  
06/03 Aladdin Theatre for the Performing Arts Las Vegas, NV USA Humble Pie   With: Iron Maiden & Humble Pie
06/04 Veterans Memorial Coliseum Phoenix, AZ USA Humble Pie   With: Iron Maiden & Humble Pie
06/05 El Paso County Coliseum El Paso, TX USA Humble Pie   With: Iron Maiden & Humble Pie
06/06 Ector County Coliseum Odessa, TX USA Humble Pie   With: Iron Maiden & Humble Pie
06/07 Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, TX USA Humble Pie   With: Iron Maiden & Humble Pie
06/09 La Villa Real Convention Center McAllen, TX USA Humble Pie   With: Iron Maiden & Humble Pie
06/10 Civic Center Laredo, TX USA Humble Pie   With: Iron Maiden & Humble Pie
06/11 Convention Center Arena San Antonio, TX USA Humble Pie   With: Iron Maiden & Humble Pie
06/12 Austin Municipal Auditorium Austin, TX USA Humble Pie   With: Iron Maiden & Humble Pie
06/13 SMU Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX USA Humble Pie   With: Iron Maiden & Humble Pie
06/14 San Houston Coliseum Houston, TX USA Humble Pie Audio Exists With: Iron Maiden & Humble Pie
06/27 Agora Theatre and Ballroom Cleveland, OH USA Humble Pie Audio Exists With: Iron Maiden & Humble Pie
07/01 Capital Center Landover, MD USA Iron Maiden Audio Exists With: Whitesnake & Iron Maiden
07/02 Convention Hall Ashbury Park, NJ USA Iron Maiden   With: Whitesnake & Iron Maiden
07/03 Salisbury Wicomico Youth and Civic Center USA Iron Maiden   With: Whitesnake & Iron Maiden
07/04 Norfolk Norfolk Scope USA Iron Maiden   With: Whitesnake & Iron Maiden
07/05 Civic Center Huntington, WV USA CANCELLED
07/07 Pittsburgh Stanley Theatre USA Iron Maiden   With: Whitesnake & Iron Maiden
07/09 Myrtle Beach ConventionCenter USA Iron Maiden   With: Whitesnake & Iron Maiden
07/10 Atlanta Fox Theatre USA Iron Maiden   With: Whitesnake & Iron Maiden
07/11 Johnson City Freedom Hall Civic Center USA Iron Maiden   With: Whitesnake & Iron Maiden
07/12 Memphis Ellis Auditorium USA Iron Maiden   With: Whitesnake & Iron Maiden
07/14 Evansville Roberts Municipal Stadium USA Iron Maiden   With: Whitesnake & Iron Maiden
07/15 Arena Dayton, OH USA Iron Maiden   With: Whitesnake & Iron Maiden
07/16 Cambria County War Memorial Arena Johnstown, NY USA Iron Maiden   With: Whitesnake & Iron Maiden
07/17 Shea's Buffalo Buffalo, NY USA Iron Maiden   With: Whitesnake & Iron Maiden
07/18 Auditorium Theater Rochester, NY USA Iron Maiden   With: Whitesnake & Iron Maiden
07/19 Landmark Theatre Syracuse, NY USA Iron Maiden   With: Whitesnake & Iron Maiden
07/21 Palace Theatre Albany, NY USA Iron Maiden    
07/22 Palladium Theater New York, NY USA Iron Maiden Broadcast Audio
Exists: All 3 Nights		 Produced by Patrick M. Griffith and Kevin Kalunian for GK Productions
07/23
07/24
07/25 Veteran's Memorial Coliseum New Haven, CT USA Joe Perry Project   With: Iron Maiden & Joe Perry Project
07/26 Fairgrounds Allentown, PA USA Joe Perry Project Audio Exists With: Iron Maiden & Joe Perry Project
07/28 Orpheum Theatre Boston, MA USA Iron Maiden Audio Exists  
07/29 Civic Center Baltimore, MD USA Iron Maiden    
07/30 Tower Theater Philadelphia, PA USA Iron Maiden Audio Exists  
07/31 Dr. Pepper Festival Pier 9 New York, NY USA      
Headlining European Tour [35 Shows]
11/06 City Hall Hull England Accept    
11/07 Apollo Theatre Manchester England Accept    
11/08
11/09 De Montford Hall Leicester England Accept Audio Exists  
11/10 Colston Hall Bristol England Accept Audio Exists  
11/11 Sophia Gardens Cardiff England Accept Audio Exists  
11/12 Odeon Theatre Birmingham England Accept Audio Exists: 11/13 Show  
11/13
11/15 Apollo Theatre Glasgow Scotland Accept Audio Exists  
11/16 City Hall Newcastle England Accept    
11/17
11/18 City Hall Sheffield England Accept    
11/19
11/20 Leisure Center Crawley England Accept Audio Exists  
11/21 Hammersmith Odeon Theatre London England Accept Audio Exists: 11/21 Show  
11/22
11/23 Gaumont Theatre Southampton England Accept Audio Exists  
11/24 Poole Arts Centre Wessex England Accept    
11/27 Rhein-Main-Halle Wiesbaden Germany Accept   With: Accept | Def Leppard
11/28 Grugahalle Essen Germany Accept   With: Accept | Def Leppard
11/29 Stadthalle Esslingen Germany Accept   With: Accept | Def Leppard
11/30 Saarlandhalle Saarbrücken Germany Accept   With: Accept | Def Leppard
12/01 Stadthalle Offenbaxh Germany Accept   With: Accept | Def Leppard
12/02 Schwarzwaldhalle Karlsruhe Germany Accept   With: Accept | Def Leppard
12/03 Friedrich Ebert-Halle Ludwigshafen Germany Accept   With: Accept | Def Leppard
12/04 Rudi Sedlmayr-Halle München Germany Accept   With: Accept | Def Leppard
12/05 Palais de Beaulieu Lausanne Switzerland Accept Audio Exists With: Accept | Def Leppard
12/06 Maison des Sports Clermont � Ferrand France Accept   With: Accept | Def Leppard
12/07 Pavilion Espace Ballard Paris France Accept   With: Accept | Def Leppard
12/08 Hall Rhemus Strasbourg France Accept   With: Accept | Def Leppard
12/09 Palais des Sports Lille France Accept   With: Accept | Def Leppard
12/11 Forest National Brussels Belgium Accept Audio Exists With: Accept | Def Leppard
12/12 Jaap Edenhall Amsterdam Holland Accept Audio Exists With: Accept | Def Leppard
12/13 Grugahalle Essen Germany Accept   With: Accept | Def Leppard
12/14 Markthalle Hamburg Germany Accept Audio Exists With: Accept | Def Leppard
12/21 Roberto Clemente Coliseum San Juan Puerto Rico