British Steel Tour

Tour by Judas Priest

Associated album

British Steel

Start date

March 7, 1980

End date

August 28, 1980

Shows

Judas Priest tour chronology

Hell Bent for Leather Tour
(1978–1979)

British Steel Tour
(1980)

World Wide Blitz Tour
(1981)

The British Steel Tour was a 1980 concert tour by British heavy metal band Judas Priest, in support of their most recent release, British Steel. During the UK leg of the tour, they were supported by Iron Maiden.^[1]

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
01980-03-07March 7, 1980	Cardiff	Wales	Cardiff University
01980-03-08March 8, 1980	Leeds	England	Leeds University
01980-03-09March 9, 1980	Bristol		Colston Hall
01980-03-10March 10, 1980	Manchester		Apollo Theatre
01980-03-11March 11, 1980	Sheffield		City Hall
01980-03-12March 12, 1980	Sheffield		City Hall
01980-03-13March 13, 1980	Leicester		De Montfort Hall
01980-03-14March 14, 1980	London		Hammersmith Odeon
01980-03-15March 15, 1980	London		Hammersmith Odeon
01980-03-16March 16, 1980	Southampton		Gaumont Theatre
01980-03-18March 18, 1980	Aberdeen	Scotland	Capitol Theatre
01980-03-19March 19, 1980	Edinburgh	Scotland	Odeon
01980-03-20March 20, 1980	Newcastle upon Tyne	England	Mayfair Ballroom
01980-03-21March 21, 1980	Newcastle upon Tyne	England	Mayfair Ballroom
01980-03-22March 22, 1980	Glasgow	Scotland	Apollo Theatre
01980-03-23March 23, 1980	Queensferry	Wales	Deeside Leisure Centre
01980-03-25March 25, 1980	Stoke-on-Trent	England	Trentham Gardens Grand Hall Theatre
01980-03-26March 26, 1980	Birmingham		Birmingham Odeon
01980-03-27March 27, 1980	Birmingham		Birmingham Odeon

References

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Judas Priest

Rob Halford · Glenn Tipton · Richie Faulkner · Ian Hill · Scott Travis K. K. Downing · Dave Holland · Tim "Ripper" Owens · Al Atkins · Les Binks · Alan Moore · Simon Phillips · John Hinch · Chris Campbell · John Pattridge · John Ellis

Studio albums	Rocka Rolla · Sad Wings of Destiny · Sin After Sin · Stained Class · Killing Machine/Hell Bent for Leather · British Steel · Point of Entry · Screaming for Vengeance · Defenders of the Faith · Turbo · Ram It Down · Painkiller · Jugulator · Demolition · Angel of Retribution · Nostradamus

Live albums	Unleashed in the East · Priest...Live! · '98 Live Meltdown · Live in London · A Touch of Evil: Live · British Steel: 30th Anniversary Live

Extended plays	SCOOP 33 · Delivering the Goods · Priest... Live Promo · Night Crawler · Live Meltdown Promo · Nostradamus EP

Compilations	The Best of Judas Priest · Hero, Hero · Screaming '84 · Beyond Metal · Trouble Shooters · Super Best Judas Priest Collection · The Sharpest Cuts · Pure Classic Gold · Metal Works '73–'93 · Judas Priest Star Box · Prisoners of Pain · The Beast of Judas Priest · The Best of Judas Priest: Living After Midnight · Priest Live & Rare · Simply the Best · Genocide · Breaking the Law · Limited Edition Collector's Box · Delivering the Goods · Metalogy · The Essential Judas Priest · Judas Priest · Greatest Hits - Steel Box Collection · Playlist - The Very Best of Judas Priest · Single Cuts · Setlist · The Chosen Few

Videos	Judas Priest Live · Fuel for Life · Priest... Live! · Operation Rock & Roll · Painkiller · Dream Deceivers · Metal Works '73 - '93 Video · Live - Angel of Retribution - Halford : Live at Rock in Rio 2001 · Live in London · Electric Eye · Rising in the East · Live Vengeance '82 · British Steel: 30th Anniversary Live

Singles	"Rocka Rolla" · "Deceiver" · "Tyrant" · "The Ripper" · "Dissident Aggressor" · "Diamonds and Rust" · "Hell Bent for Leather" · "Exciter" · "Better by You, Better than Me" · "Before the Dawn" · "Evening Star" · "Take on the World" · "Diamonds and Rust (Live)" · "Rock Forever" · "Living After Midnight" · "Breaking the Law" · "United" · "Heading Out to the Highway" · "Sinner" · "Don't Go" · "Hot Rockin'" · "(Take These) Chains" · "You've Got Another Thing Comin'" · "Electric Eye" · "The Green Manalishi" · "Freewheel Burning" · "Love Bites" · "Some Heads Are Gonna Roll" · "Turbo Lover" · "Locked In" · "Parental Guidance" · "Ram It Down" · "Blood Red Skies" · "I'm a Rocker" · "Johnny B. Goode" · "Painkiller" · "A Touch of Evil" · "Night Crawler" · "Burn in Hell" · "Bullet Train" · "Bloodsuckers" · "Feed on Me" · "Machine Man" · "Lost and Found" · "Revolution" · "Worth Fighting For" · "Alone" · "Visions"

Tours and concerts	Hell Bent for Leather Tour · British Steel Tour · World Wide Blitz Tour · World Vengeance Tour · Mercenaries of Metal Tour · Retribution Tour · 2008/2009 World Tour · Metal Masters Tour · Epitaph World Tour

Related articles	Discography · Members · A Tribute to Judas Priest: Legends of Metal · Hell Bent Forever: A Tribute to Judas Priest

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Iron Maiden

Bruce Dickinson · Janick Gers · Steve Harris · Nicko McBrain · Dave Murray · Adrian Smith
Blaze Bayley · Clive Burr · Paul Di'Anno · Doug Sampson · Dennis Stratton (details)

Studio albums

Iron Maiden · Killers · The Number of the Beast · Piece of Mind · Powerslave · Somewhere in Time · Seventh Son of a Seventh Son · No Prayer for the Dying · Fear of the Dark · The X Factor · Virtual XI · Brave New World · Dance of Death · A Matter of Life and Death · The Final Frontier

Live albums

Live After Death · Maiden England · A Real Live One · A Real Dead One · A Real Live Dead One · Live at Donington · Rock in Rio · BBC Archives · Beast over Hammersmith · Death on the Road · Flight 666

Extended plays

The Soundhouse Tapes · Live!! +one · Maiden Japan · No More Lies

Compilations

Best of the Beast · Ed Hunter · Best of the 'B' Sides · Edward the Great · The Essential Iron Maiden · Somewhere Back in Time · From Fear to Eternity

Box sets

The First Ten Years · Eddie's Head · Eddie's Archive

Video albums

Live at the Rainbow · Video Pieces · Behind the Iron Curtain · Live After Death · 12 Wasted Years · Maiden England · The First Ten Years · From There to Eternity · Donington Live 1992 · Raising Hell · Classic Albums: Iron Maiden – The Number of the Beast · Rock in Rio · Visions of the Beast · The Early Days · Death on the Road · Flight 666

Singles

"Running Free" · "Sanctuary" · "Women in Uniform" · "Twilight Zone" · "Purgatory" · "Run to the Hills" · "The Number of the Beast" · "Flight of Icarus" · "The Trooper" · "2 Minutes to Midnight" · "Aces High" · "Wasted Years" · "Stranger in a Strange Land" · "Can I Play with Madness" · "The Evil That Men Do" · "The Clairvoyant" · "Infinite Dreams (live)" · "Holy Smoke" · "Bring Your Daughter... to the Slaughter" · "Be Quick or Be Dead" · "From Here to Eternity" · "Wasting Love" · "Fear of the Dark (live)" · "Hallowed Be Thy Name (live)" · "Man on the Edge" · "Lord of the Flies" · "Virus" · "The Angel and the Gambler" · "Futureal" · "The Wicker Man" · "Out of the Silent Planet" · "Wildest Dreams" · "Rainmaker" · "The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg" · "Different World" · "El Dorado"

Tours

Supporting	"Metal for Muthas Tour" · "British Steel Tour" · "Unmasked Tour" · "World Wide Blitz Tour" · "Blackout Tour" · "Special Forces Tour"

Headlining	"Iron Maiden Tour" · "Killer World Tour" · "The Beast on the Road" · "World Piece Tour" · "World Slavery Tour" · "Somewhere on Tour" · "7th Tour of a 7th Tour" · "No Prayer on the Road" · "Fear of the Dark Tour" · "Real Live Tour" · "The X Factour" · "Virtual XI World Tour" · "The Ed Hunter Tour" · "Brave New World Tour" · "Give Me Ed... 'Til I'm Dead Tour" · "Dance of Death World Tour" · "Eddie Rips Up the World Tour" · "A Matter of Life and Death Tour" · "Somewhere Back in Time World Tour" · "The Final Frontier World Tour"

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