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World Wide Blitz Tour

{{Short description|1981 concert tour by Judas Priest}}

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

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

{{Infobox concert

| concert_tour_name = World Wide Blitz Tour

| type =

| image =

| artist = Judas Priest

| album = Point of Entry

| start_date = {{Start date|1981|02|13|df=y}}

| end_date = {{End date|1981|12|14|df=y}}

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

| number_of_legs = 5

| number_of_shows = 115 (116 scheduled)

| last_tour = British Steel Tour
(1980)

| this_tour = World Wide Blitz Tour
(1981)

| next_tour = World Vengeance Tour
(1982–1983)

}}

The World Wide Blitz Tour was a 1981 concert tour by English heavy metal band Judas Priest where the band toured in Europe and North America from 13 February to 14 December 1981 in support of the album Point of Entry.

Overview

=Europe (first leg)=

For the first European leg of the tour, the band was supported by Saxon, who were promoting their album, "Strong Arm of the Law."

=North American leg=

Savoy Brown supported the band for the first month of the leg until the end of May. Iron Maiden, who were promoting their album Killers, supported the band after that. Humble Pie would co-headline all of the June dates with Priest and Maiden. Whitesnake would then be the co-headliner throughout most of the July dates. Joe Perry opened a couple of the later shows in July.

The only official Judas Priest track recorded during this tour, a performance of "The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown)" from a show at Palladium in New York City, is featured on the "Some Heads Are Gonna Roll" single released in February 1984. The same track is found on the Metalogy box set.

=Europe (final leg)=

The final European leg was supported by Def Leppard, who were promoting their album, High 'n' Dry, and Accept.{{cite web | url=http://maddrakket.com/POINTOFENTRY.html | title=Point of Entry | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090923182717/http://maddrakket.com/POINTOFENTRY.html | archive-date=23 September 2009 | publisher=maddrakket.com | access-date=1 October 2017 }} {{unreliable?|date=October 2017}}

Personnel

Setlist

The setlist varied throughout the tour. The European leg had a setlist of:{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUEKBtMNwQ8 |title=Judas Priest - Hell Bent For Leather Live San Bernardino 1981 |publisher=YouTube |date=2011-07-29 |access-date=2014-05-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160630001346/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUEKBtMNwQ8 |archive-date=30 June 2016 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}

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

The typical setlist for the North American leg and second European leg

  1. "Solar Angels"
  2. "Heading Out to the Highway"
  3. "Diamonds ^ Rust" (Replaced by "Metal Gods" on second European leg)
  4. "Troubleshooter" (Replaced by "Hell Bent for Leather" after 6 May 1981)
  5. "Breaking the Law"
  6. "Sinner"
  7. "Beyond the Realms of Death"
  8. "Grinder"
  9. "Desert Plains"
  10. "Hot Rockin'"
  11. "You Don't Have to Be Old to Be Wise"
  12. "Victim of Changes"
  13. "The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown)" (Fleetwood Mac cover)
  14. "Living After Midnight"
  15. "Tyrant"

Also occasionally played were:

  • "United" (Played on 6 to 8 November and 12 December)
  • "Genocide" (Played on 10 July)
  • "Rapid Fire" (Played on 10 July)
  • "Exciter" (Played on 10 July) in Atlanta

Tour dates

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!width="175"|Date{{cite web|url=http://www.chmetal.info/tourdates/Judas.Priest_1981.htm|title=WORLD WIDE BLITZ TOUR (1981)|publisher=chmetal.info|access-date=4 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180506174057/http://www.chmetal.info/tourdates/Judas.Priest_1981.htm|archive-date=6 May 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}

!width="125"|City

!width="100"|Country

!width="250"|Venue

!width="125"|Opening Act(s)

colspan="5" |Europe
13 February 1981

|Kerkrade

|rowspan="2"|Netherlands

|Rodahal

| rowspan="20" |Saxon

14 February 1981

|Amsterdam

|Jaap Edenhal

15 February 1981

|Brussels

|Belgium

|Forest National

16 February 1981

|rowspan="2"|Paris

|rowspan="2"|France

|rowspan="2"|Hippodrome de Pantin

17 February 1981
18 February 1981

|Ravensburg

|rowspan="9"|West Germany

|Oberschwabenhalle

19 February 1981

|Neunkirchen am Brand

|Hemmerleinhalle

20 February 1981

|Sindelfingen

|Messehalle

21 February 1981

|Dortmund

|Westfalenhallen

23 February 1981

|Düsseldorf

|Philipshalle

24 February 1981

|Ludwigshafen

|Friedrich-Ebert-Halle

25 February 1981

|Hanover

|Niedersachsenhalle

26 February 1981

|Kassel

|Messehalle

27 February 1981

|Wiesbaden

|Rhein-Main Halle

28 February 1981

|Strasbourg

|rowspan="2"|France

|Hall Tivoli

1 March 1981

|Cambrai

|Palais des Grottes

3 March 1981

|Hamburg

| rowspan="3" |West Germany

|Hamburg Music Hall

4 March 1981

|West Berlin

|Neue Welt

6 March 1981

|Kiel

|Sparkassen-Arena

8 March 1981

|Stockholm

|Sweden

|Stockholm Concert Hall

colspan="5" |North America
1 May 1981

|Richfield

| rowspan="61" |United States

|Richfield Coliseum

| rowspan="16" |Savoy Brown

2 May 1981

|Louisville

|Louisville Gardens

4 May 1981

|Columbus

|Veterans Memorial Auditorium

5 May 1981

|Springfield

|Prairie Capital Convention Center

6 May 1981

|Indianapolis

|Indiana Convention Center

7 May 1981

|South Bend

|Morris Civic Auditorium

8 May 1981

|Chicago

|International Amphitheatre

9 May 1981

|Rockford

|Rockford Metro Center

10 May 1981

|Milwaukee

|Milwaukee Auditorium

12 May 1981

|Des Moines

|Des Moines Veterans Memorial Auditorium

14 May 1981

|Bloomington

|Met Center

15 May 1981

|Omaha

|Omaha Civic Auditorium

16 May 1981

|St. Louis

|Kiel Auditorium

17 May 1981

|Kansas City

|Memorial Hall

19 May 1981

|Salt Lake City

|Salt Palace

21 May 1981

|San Bernardino

|Swing Auditorium

22 May 1981

|Oakland

|Oakland Civic Auditorium

|Savoy Brown, Ranger

23 May 1981

|Long Beach

|Long Beach Arena

| rowspan="6" |Savoy Brown

24 May 1981

|Bakersfield

|Bakersfield Civic Auditorium

25 May 1981

|San Diego

|SDSU Open Air Theater

27 May 1981

|Fresno

|Selland Arena

29 May 1981

|Portland

|Veterans Memorial Coliseum

30 May 1981

|Seattle

|Seattle Center Arena

3 June 1981

|Las Vegas

|Aladdin Theatre for the Performing Arts

| rowspan="11" |Humble Pie, Iron Maiden

4 June 1981

|Phoenix

|Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum

5 June 1981

|El Paso

|El Paso County Coliseum

6 June 1981

|Odessa

|Ector County Coliseum

7 June 1981

|Lubbock

|Lubbock Municipal Coliseum

9 June 1981

|McAllen

|La Villa Real Convention Center

10 June 1981

|Laredo

|Laredo Civic Center

11 June 1981

|San Antonio

|Convention Center Arena

12 June 1981

|Austin

|Austin Municipal Auditorium

13 June 1981

|Dallas

|Moody Coliseum

14 June 1981

|Houston

|Sam Houston Coliseum

27 June 1981

|Cleveland

|Agora Theatre and Ballroom

| rowspan="17" |Iron Maiden, Whitesnake

1 July 1981

|Landover

|Capital Centre

2 July 1981

|Asbury Park

|Asbury Park Convention Hall

3 July 1981

|Salisbury

|Wicomico Youth and Civic Center

4 July 1981

|Norfolk

|Norfolk Scope

5 July 1981

|Huntington

|Huntington Civic Center

7 July 1981

|Pittsburgh

|Stanley Theatre

9 July 1981

|Myrtle Beach

|Myrtle Beach Convention Center

10 July 1981

|Atlanta

|Fox Theatre

11 July 1981

|Johnson City

|Freedom Hall Civic Center

12 July 1981

|Memphis

|Ellis Auditorium

14 July 1981

|Evansville

|Roberts Municipal Stadium

15 July 1981

|Trotwood

|Hara Arena

16 July 1981

|Johnstown

|Cambria County War Memorial Arena

17 July 1981

|Buffalo

|Shea's Buffalo

18 July 1981

|Rochester

|Rochester Auditorium

19 July 1981

|Syracuse

|Landmark Theatre

21 July 1981

|Albany

|Palace Theatre

| rowspan="4" |Iron Maiden

22 July 1981

|rowspan="3"|New York City

|rowspan="3"|Palladium

23 July 1981
24 July 1981
25 July 1981

|New Haven

|New Haven Coliseum

| rowspan="2" |Iron Maiden, Joe Perry

26 July 1981

|Allentown

|Great Allentown Fair

28 July 1981

|Boston

|Orpheum Theatre

| rowspan="3" |Iron Maiden

29 July 1981

|Baltimore

|Baltimore Civic Center

30 July 1981

|Upper Darby Township

|Tower Theater

31 July 1981

|New York City

|Pier 84

|

colspan="5" |Europe
6 November 1981

|Kingston upon Hull

| rowspan="5" |England

|Hull City Hall

| rowspan="18" |

7 November 1981

|rowspan="2"|Manchester

|rowspan="2"|Manchester Apollo

8 November 1981
9 November 1981

|Leicester

|De Montfort Hall

10 November 1981

|Bristol

|Colston Hall

11 November 1981

|Cardiff

|Wales

|Sophia Gardens Pavilion

12 November 1981

|rowspan="2"|Birmingham

|rowspan="2"|England

|rowspan="2"|Birmingham Odeon

13 November 1981
15 November 1981

|Glasgow

|Scotland

|The Apollo

16 November 1981

|rowspan="2"|Newcastle

|rowspan="9"|England

|rowspan="2"|Newcastle City Hall

17 November 1981
18 November 1981

|rowspan="2"|Sheffield

|rowspan="2"|Sheffield City Hall

19 November 1981
20 November 1981

|Crawley

|Crawley Leisure Centre

21 November 1981

|rowspan="2"|London

|rowspan="2"|Hammersmith Odeon

22 November 1981
23 November 1981

|Southampton

|Gaumont Theatre

24 November 1981

|Poole

|Poole Arts Centre

colspan="5" |Europe
27 November 1981

|Wiesbaden

|rowspan="8"|West Germany

|Rhein-Main Halle

| rowspan="17" |Def Leppard, Accept

28 November 1981

|Neunkirchen am Brand

|Hemmerleinhalle

29 November 1981

|Friedrichshafen

|Stadthalle

30 November 1981

|Saarbrücken

|Saarlandhalle

1 December 1981

|Rüsselsheim

|Walter-Köbel-Halle

2 December 1981

|Karlsruhe

|Schwarzwaldhalle

3 December 1981

|Ludwigshafen

|Friedrich-Ebert-Halle

4 December 1981

|Munich

|Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle

5 December 1981

|Lausanne

|Switzerland

|Palais de Beaulieu

6 December 1981

|Clermont-Ferrand

|rowspan="4"|France

|Clermont-Ferrand Sports Hall

7 December 1981

|Nogent-sur-Marne

|Pavillon Baltard

8 December 1981

|Strasbourg

|Hall Rhenus

9 December 1981

|Lille

|Palias De Sports

11 December 1981

|Brussels

|Belgium

|Forest National

12 December 1981

|Amsterdam

|Netherlands

|Jaap Edenhal

13 December 1981

|Essen

|rowspan="2"|West Germany

|Grugahalle

14 December 1981

|Hamburg

|Markthalle Hamburg

Boxscore

class="wikitable"

|+

! style="width:225px;"|City

! style="width:150px;"|Venue

! style="width:200px;"|Tickets sold

! style="width:150px;"|Gross revenue (adjusted for inflation)

South Bend

|Morris Civic Auditorium

|2,274{{Cite web|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-Billboard-IDX/IDX/80s/1981/BB-1981-05-23-OCR-Page-0031.pdf|title=Billboard Magazine 05-23-1981}}

|$55,812

St. Louis

|Kiel Auditorium

|5,700{{Cite web|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-Billboard-IDX/IDX/80s/1981/BB-1981-05-30-OCR-Page-0031.pdf|title=Billboard Magazine 05-30-1981}}

|$134,466

Kansas City

|Memorial Hall

|1,850

|$41,332

San Bernardino

|Swing Auditorium

|6,655{{Cite web|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-Billboard-IDX/IDX/80s/1981/BB-1981-06-06-OCR-Page-0036.pdf|title=Billboard Magazine 06-06-1981}}

|$168,923

Oakland

|Civic Auditorium

|4,891

|$133,367

Long Beach

|Long Beach Arena

|10,090

|$238,269

Portland

|Memorial Coliseum

|6,831{{Cite web|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-Billboard-IDX/IDX/80s/1981/BB-1981-06-13-OCR-Page-0031.pdf|title=Billboard Magazine 06-13-1981}}

|$175,756

Seattle

|Center Arena

|6,000

|$160,163

Pittsburgh

|Stanley Theater

|3,347{{Cite web|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-Billboard-IDX/IDX/80s/1981/BB-1981-07-25-OCR-Page-0037.pdf|title=Billboard Magazine 07-25-1981}}

|$89,261

Johnson City

|Freedom Hall

|4,982

|$114,570

Memphis

|Ellis Auditorium

|3,722

|$84,256

Rochester

|Auditorium

|2,574{{Cite web|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-Billboard-IDX/IDX/80s/1981/BB-1981-08-01-OCR-Page-0034.pdf|title=Billboard Magazine 08-01-1981}}

|$64,341

References

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{{Judas Priest}}

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Category:1981 concert tours