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{{Short description|1980 concert tour by Judas Priest}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2014}}

{{Use British English|date=May 2014}}

{{Infobox concert

| concert_tour_name = British Steel Tour

| type =

| image =

| artist = Judas Priest

| album = British Steel

| start_date = 7 March 1980

| end_date = 23 August 1980

| location = {{hlist|Europe|North America}}

| number_of_legs = 3

| number_of_shows = 83

| last_tour = Hell Bent for Leather Tour
(1979)

| this_tour = British Steel Tour
(1980)

| next_tour = World Wide Blitz Tour
(1981)

}}

The British Steel Tour was a 1980 concert tour by English heavy metal band Judas Priest where the band toured in Europe and North America from 7 March to 23 August 1980 in support of their 1980 album British Steel.

Background

During the United Kingdom leg, the band was supported by Iron Maiden, who were touring in support of their self-titled debut album.

Setlist

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;Songs played{{cite web|url=http://www.thexquorum.com/mad/BRITISHSTEEL.html|title=JUDAS PRIEST INFO PAGES - BRITISH STEEL|publisher=thexquorum.com|access-date=26 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160503150414/http://www.thexquorum.com/mad/BRITISHSTEEL.html|archive-date=3 May 2016|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}

  1. "Hell Bent for Leather"
  2. "Delivering the Goods"
  3. "The Ripper"
  4. "Metal Gods"
  5. "Running Wild"
  6. "Living After Midnight"
  7. "White Heat, Red Hot"
  8. "Sinner"
  9. "Beyond the Realms of Death"
  10. "Diamonds & Rust" ("Joan Baez" cover)
  11. "You Don't Have to Be Old to Be Wise"
  12. "Exciter"
  13. "Grinder"
  14. "Victim of Changes"
  15. "Steeler"
  16. "Genocide"
  17. "Breaking the Law"
  18. "Tyrant"
  19. "The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown)" ("Fleetwood Mac" cover) [encore]
  20. "Starbreaker" [encore]
  21. "Take on the World" [encore]

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;Typical setlist

  1. "Hell Bent for Leather"
  2. "The Ripper"
  3. "Running Wild"
  4. "Living After Midnight"
  5. "Sinner"
  6. "Beyond the Realms of Death"
  7. "You Don't Have to Be Old to Be Wise"
  8. "Grinder"
  9. "Victim of Changes"
  10. "Genocide"
  11. "Tyrant"
  12. "The Green Manalishi" ("Fleetwood Mac" Cover) [encore]

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=Europe=

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;Europe songs played

  1. "Hell Bent for Leather"
  2. "Delivering the Goods"
  3. "Running Wild"
  4. "The Ripper"
  5. "Living After Midnight"
  6. "White Heat, Red Hot"
  7. "Beyond the Realms of Death"
  8. "Sinner"
  9. "The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown)" (Fleetwood Mac cover)
  10. "Grinder"
  11. "Victim of Changes"
  12. "Breaking the Law"
  13. "Genocide"
  14. "Starbreaker" [encore]
  15. "Take on the World" [encore]
  16. "Tyrant" [encore]

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;Europe Typical setlist

  1. "Hell Bent for Leather"
  2. "Delivering the Goods"
  3. "Running Wild"
  4. "The Ripper"
  5. "White Heat, Red Hot"
  6. "Beyond the Realms of Death"
  7. "Sinner"
  8. "The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown)" (Fleetwood Mac cover)
  9. "Victim of Changes"
  10. "Genocide"
  11. "Starbreaker" [encore]
  12. "Tyrant" [encore]

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;Europe typical setlist

  1. "Hell Bent for Leather"
  2. "Delivering the Goods"
  3. "Running Wild"
  4. "The Ripper"
  5. "White Heat, Red Hot"
  6. "Beyond the Realms of Death"
  7. "Sinner"
  8. "The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown)" (Fleetwood Mac cover)
  9. "Victim of Changes"
  10. "Breaking the Law"
  11. "Genocide"
  12. "Starbreaker" [encore]
  13. "Take on the World" [encore]
  14. "Tyrant" [encore]

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;Monsters of Rock England (1980)

  1. "Hell Bent for Leather"
  2. "The Ripper"
  3. "Running Wild"
  4. "Living After Midnight"
  5. "Sinner"
  6. "Beyond the Realms of Death"
  7. "You Don't Have to Be Old to Be Wise"
  8. "Grinder"
  9. "Victim of Changes"
  10. "The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown)" (Fleetwood Mac cover)
  11. "Tyrant"

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=North America=

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;Songs played

  1. "Hell Bent for Leather"
  2. "The Ripper"
  3. "Metal Gods"
  4. "Running Wild"
  5. "Living After Midnight"
  6. "Sinner"
  7. "Diamonds & Rust" (Joan Baez cover)
  8. "Beyond the Realms of Death"
  9. "Exciter"
  10. "You Don't Have to Be Old to Be Wise"
  11. "Breaking the Law"
  12. "Grinder"
  13. "Victim of Changes"
  14. "Steeler"
  15. "Genocide"
  16. "Tyrant"
  17. "The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown)" (Fleetwood Mac cover)

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;Typical Setlist

  1. "Hell Bent for Leather"
  2. "Running Wild"
  3. "The Ripper"
  4. "Living After Midnight"
  5. "Sinner"
  6. "Beyond the Realms of Death"
  7. "You Don't Have to Be Old to Be Wise"
  8. "Grinder"
  9. "Victim of Changes"
  10. "Steeler"
  11. "Genocide"
  12. "Tyrant"
  13. "The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown)" (Fleetwood Mac cover)

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Tour dates

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!width="175"|Date{{cite web|url=http://www.chmetal.info/tourdates/Judas.Priest_1980.htm|title=BRITISH STEEL TOUR (1980)|publisher=chmetal.info|access-date=26 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170426153058/http://www.chmetal.info/tourdates/Judas.Priest_1980.htm|archive-date=26 April 2017|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}

!width="150"|City

!width="100"|Country

!width="375"|Venue

colspan="4" |Europe {{ref label|LAM|A|A}}
7 March 1980

|Cardiff

|Wales

|Cardiff University

8 March 1980

|Leeds

|rowspan="9"|England

|University of Leeds Refectory

9 March 1980

|Bristol

|Colston Hall

10 March 1980

|Manchester

|Manchester Apollo

11 March 1980

|rowspan="2"|Sheffield

|rowspan="2"|Sheffield City Hall

12 March 1980
13 March 1980

|Leicester

|De Montfort Hall

14 March 1980

|rowspan="2"|London

|rowspan="2"|Hammersmith Odeon

15 March 1980
16 March 1980

|Southampton

|Gaumont Theatre

18 March 1980

|Aberdeen

|rowspan="2"|Scotland

|Capitol Theatre

19 March 1980

|Edinburgh

|Edinburgh Odeon

20 March 1980

|rowspan="2"|Newcastle

|rowspan="2"|England

|Newcastle City Hall

21 March 1980

|Mayfair Ballroom

22 March 1980

|Glasgow

|Scotland

|The Apollo

23 March 1980

|Queensferry

|Wales

|Deeside Leisure Centre

24 March 1980

|Liverpool

|rowspan="5"|England

|Liverpool Empire Theatre

25 March 1980

|Stoke-on-Trent

|Trentham Ballroom

26 March 1980

|rowspan="2"|Birmingham

|rowspan="2"|Birmingham Odeon

27 March 1980
1 April 1980

|London

|Rainbow Theatre

colspan="4"|Europe
12 April 1980

|Hamburg

|rowspan="9"|West Germany

|Markthalle Hamburg

13 April 1980

|West Berlin

|Neue Welt

14 April 1980

|Hanover

|Niedersachsenhalle

15 April 1980

|Cologne

|Sartory-Saal

16 April 1980

|Neu Isenburg

|Huguenottenhalle

18 April 1980

|Erlangen

|Heinrich-Lades-Halle

20 April 1980

|Munich

|Schwabinger Braü

21 April 1980

|Mannheim

|Mannheimer Rosengarten

22 April 1980

|Karlsruhe

|Stadthalle

24 April 1980

|Rouen

|rowspan="2"|France

|Club 44

25 April 1980

|Paris

|Bataclan

26 April 1980

|Brussels

|Belgium

|Forest National

colspan="4"|North America
25 May 1980

|Fort Worth

|rowspan="45"|United States

|Will Rogers Auditorium

26 May 1980

|Beaumont

|Beaumont Civic Center

28 May 1980

|McAllen

|La Villa Real Convention Center

29 May 1980

|rowspan="2"|Austin

|rowspan="2"|Oprea House

30 May 1980
31 May 1980

|Houston

|Sam Houston Coliseum

1 June 1980

|San Antonio

|Convention Center Arena

2 June 1980 {{ref label|LAM|B|B}}

|Corpus Christi

|Memorial Coliseum

4 June 1980 {{ref label|LAM|B|B}}

|Amarillo

|Amarillo Civic Center

6 June 1980 {{ref label|LAM|B|B}}

|Midland

|Chaparral Arena

7 June 1980 {{ref label|LAM|B|B}}

|El Paso

|El Paso County Coliseum

9 June 1980 {{ref label|LAM|B|B}}

|Tucson

|Tucson Community Center

10 June 1980

|Albuquerque

|Albuquerque Civic Auditorium

12 June 1980

|Phoenix

|Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum

13 June 1980

|Long Beach

|Long Beach Arena

14 June 1980

|San Bernardino

|Orange Pavilion

15 June 1980

|San Diego

|SDSU Amphitheater

17 June 1980

|Seattle

|Seattle Center Arena

19 June 1980

|San Francisco

|Warfield Theatre

20 June 1980

|Santa Monica

|Santa Monica Civic Auditorium

21 June 1980

|Portland

|Veterans Memorial Coliseum

24 June 1980

|Salt Lake City

|Salt Palace

25 June 1980

|Denver

|Rainbow Music Hall

27 June 1980

|Milwaukee

|Henry Maier Festival Park

28 June 1980

|Chicago

|International Amphitheatre

29 June 1980 {{ref label|LAM|C|C}} {{ref label|LAM|D|D}} {{ref label|LAM|E|E}}

|St. Louis

|Busch Stadium (Superjam '80)

1 July 1980

|Albany

| Palace Theatre

2 July 1980

|Rochester

|Auditorium Theatre

3 July 1980

|Asbury Park

|Asbury Park Convention Hall

4 July 1980

|Hartford

|Agora Ballroom

5 July 1980

|Hempstead

|Calderone Concert Hall

6 July 1980

|Allentown

|Agricultural Hall at Allentown Fairgrounds

7 July 1980

|Upper Darby Township

|Tower Theater

8 July 1980

|Towson

|Towson Arena

12 July 1980

|New York City

|Palladium

20 July 1980 {{ref label|LAM|F|F}} {{ref label|LAM|B|B}}

|Trotwood

|Hara Arena

23 July 1980 {{ref label|LAM|F|F}} {{ref label|LAM|B|B}}

|Kalamazoo

|Wings Stadium

25 July 1980

|Pekin

|Pekin Memorial Arena

27 July 1980
{{ref label|LAM|G|G}} {{ref label|LAM|F|F}} {{ref label|LAM|B|B}} {{ref label|LAM|H|H}}

|Rockford

|Rockford Speedway (Rockford Speedway Jam '80)

28 July 1980 {{ref label|LAM|F|F}} {{ref label|LAM|B|B}}

|Dubuque

|Five Flags Arena

30 July 1980 {{ref label|LAM|F|F}} {{ref label|LAM|B|B}}

|Cleveland

|Cleveland Public Hall

31 July 1980 {{ref label|LAM|F|F}} {{ref label|LAM|B|B}}

|Pittsburgh

|Stanley Theater

2 August 1980 {{ref label|LAM|F|F}} {{ref label|LAM|B|B}}

|Boston

|Orpheum Theatre

3 August 1980 {{ref label|LAM|F|F}} {{ref label|LAM|B|B}}

|Syracuse

|Landmark Theatre

6 August 1980

|Saint Paul

|Saint Paul Civic Center

colspan="4"|Europe
16 August 1980
{{ref label|LAM|I|I}} {{ref label|LAM|F|F}} {{ref label|LAM|C|C}} {{ref label|LAM|J|J}} {{ref label|LAM|K|K}}

|Castle Donington

|England

|Donington Park (Monsters of Rock Donington 1980)

23 August 1980
{{ref label|LAM|L|L}} {{ref label|LAM|M|M}} {{ref label|LAM|N|N}} {{ref label|LAM|O|O}} {{ref label|LAM|J|J}} {{ref label|LAM|P|P}}

|Nuremberg

|West Germany

|Zeppelin Field (Golden Summer Night Festival '80)

=Touring Bands=

:{{note label|LAM|A|A}}This show was supported by Iron Maiden

:{{note label|LAM|B|B}}This show was supported by Def Leppard

:{{note label|LAM|C|C}}This show was in support of April Wine

:{{note label|LAM|D|D}}This show was in support of Sammy Hagar

:{{note label|LAM|E|E}}This show was in support of Journey

:{{note label|LAM|F|F}}This show was supported by Scorpions

:{{note label|LAM|G|G}}This show was in support of Heart

:{{note label|LAM|H|H}}This show was supported by Joe Perry

:{{note label|LAM|I|I}}This show was in support of Rainbow

:{{note label|LAM|J|J}}This show was supported by Saxon

:{{note label|LAM|K|K}}This show was supported by Riot

:{{note label|LAM|L|L}}This show was in support of Ted Nugent

:{{note label|LAM|M|M}}This show was in support of Johnny Winter

:{{note label|LAM|N|N}}This show was supported by Molly Hatchet

:{{note label|LAM|O|O}}This show was supported by Wishbone Ash

:{{note label|LAM|P|P}}This show was supported by Ian Gillan

=Boxscore=

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!style="150"|City

!style="325"|Venue

!style="75"|Tickets Sold

!style="100"|Gross Revenue
(Adjusted for Inflation)

Long Beach

|Long Beach Arena

|6,624{{Cite web|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-Billboard-IDX/IDX/80s/1980/BB-1980-06-28-OCR-Page-0079.pdf|title=Billboard Magazine, 06-28-1980}}

|$162,646

San Bernardino

|Orange Showgrounds Feature Building

|2,291

|$62,434

San Diego

|SDSU Open Air Theater

|2,378

|$63,673

San Francisco

|Warfield Theater

|1,364{{Cite web|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-Billboard-IDX/IDX/80s/1980/BB-1980-07-05-OCR-Page-0029.pdf|title=Billboard Magazine, 07-05-1980}}

|$31,620

Asbury Park

|Asbury Park Convention Hall

|3,284{{Cite web|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-Billboard-IDX/IDX/80s/1980/BB-1980-07-19-OCR-Page-0032.pdf|title=Billboard Magazine, 07-19-1980}}

|$81,014

New York City

|Palladium

|3,385{{Cite web|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-Billboard-IDX/IDX/80s/1980/BB-1980-07-26-OCR-Page-0064.pdf|title=Billboard Magazine 07-26-1980}}

|$92,402

Pittsburgh

|Stanley Theater

|2,999{{Cite web|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-Billboard-IDX/IDX/80s/1980/BB-1980-08-16-OCR-Page-0025.pdf|title=Billboard Magazine, 08-16-1980}}

|$78,109

Boston

|Boston Orpheum Theatre

|2,800

|$76,499

=Cancelled dates=

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!width="175"|Date

!width="150"|City

!width="100"|Country

!width="375"|Venue

June 15, 1980

|Fresno

|United States

|Warnors Theatre

Personnel

References

{{Reflist}}

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Category:Judas Priest concert tours

Category:1980 concert tours