Hell Bent for Leather Tour

Hell Bent for Leather Tour
Concert tour by Judas Priest
Location Asia, Europe, North America
Associated album

Killing Machine

Unleashed in the East
Start date 23 October 1978
End date 15 December 1979
Shows 125
73 in Europe
48 in North America
6 in Asia
Judas Priest concert chronology
Hell Bent for Leather Tour
(1978–1979)		 British Steel Tour
(1980)

The Killing Machine/Hell Bent for Leather Tour was a 1978-79 concert tour by British heavy metal band Judas Priest, in support of their most recent release, Killing Machine (named Hell Bent for Leather in the US). The live album Unleashed in the East was recorded during the Japanese leg of this tour. During the second US leg of the tour, they supported KISS, and on the second European leg they supported AC/DC.[1][2]

Tour dates

Date City Country Venue
Europe, Leg #1
23 October 1978LondonEnglandBBC Studios
24 October 1978BlackburnKing George's
25 October 1978NewcastleNewcastle City Hall
26 October 1978WolverhamptonWolverhampton Civic Hall
27 October 1978LondonHammersmith Odeon
29 October 1978HanleyVictoria Hall
30 October 1978DunstableQueensway Hall
31 October 1978BrightonBrighton Dome
1 November 1978PortsmouthPortsmouth Guildhall
2 November 1978SheffieldSheffield City Hall
3 November 1978LeicesterDe Montfort Hall
4 November 1978LancasterLancaster University
6 November 1978LiverpoolLiverpool Empire Theatre
7 November 1978EdinburghScotlandOdeon Theatre
8 November 1978GlasgowThe Apollo
9 November 1978BradfordEnglandSt George's Hall
11 November 1978DerbyAssembly Rooms
12 November 1978BristolBristol Hippodrome
13 November 1978BirminghamBirmingham Odeon
14 November 1978ManchesterManchester Apollo
17 November 1978LondonHammersmith Odeon
19 November 1978NewcastleNewcastle City Hall
24 November 1978PeterboroughWirrina Stadium
North America, Leg #1
15 December 1978BuffaloUnited StatesStage One
16 December 1978New York CityPalladium
Asia
9 February 1979TokyoJapanTokyo Kōsei Nenkin Kaikan
10 February 1979 (2 shows)
14 February 1979 4pm show OsakaFestival Hall
14 February 1979 7pm show
15 February 1979TokyoNakano Sun Plaza Hall
North America, Leg #2
27 February 1979Allentown, PennsylvaniaUnited StatesAgriculture Hall
28 February1979Falls Church, VirginiaLouie's Rock City
11 March 1979New York CityMudd Club
14 March 1979Austin, TexasAustin Opera House
15 March 1979Houston, TexasMusic Hall
22 March 1979San Antonio, TexasHemisFair Arena
29 March 1979West Hollywood, CaliforniaStarwood Club
30 March 1979
31 March 1979
March 1979TorontoCanadaEl Mocambo
March 1979Bailey'sUnited StatesCrossroads
5 April 1979San Jose, CaliforniaCenter For The Performing Arts
10 April 1979Yakima, WashingtonYakima Valley Community College
11 April 1979Medford, OregonMedford Armory
13 April 1979Seattle, WashingtonParamount Theatre
21 April 1979San Diego, CaliforniaCivic Theatre
4 May 1979Chicago, IllinoisInternational Amphitheatre
6 May 1979Milwaukee, WisconsinMECCA Arena
Europe, Leg #2
12 May 1979GlasgowScotlandThe Apollo
13 May 1979LiverpoolEnglandEmpire Theatre
14 May 1979DerbyAssembly Rooms
15 May 1979ManchesterManchester Apollo
16 May 1979BirminghamBirmingham Odeon
17 May 1979
18 May 1979HanleyVictoria Hall
19 May 1979OxfordApollo Theatre Oxford
20 May 1979BristolColston Hall
21 May 1979LeicesterDe Montfort Hall
22 May 1979PrestonPreston Guild Hall
23 May 1979NewcastleNewcastle City Hall
24 May 1979
25 May 1979SheffieldSheffield City Hall
26 May 1979
27 May 1979SouthamptonGaumont
28 May 1979LondonHammersmith Odeon
29 May 1979
31 May 1979BirminghamBirmingham Odeon
1July 1979DublinIrelandDalymount Park Festival
North America, Leg #3
1 September 1979Uniondale, New YorkUnited StatesNassau Coliseum
3 September 1979New Haven, ConnecticutNew Haven Coliseum
8 September 1979Asbury Park, New JerseyParamount Theatre
11 September 1979Los Angeles, CaliforniaForum Arena
14 September 1979Cincinnati, OhioRiverfront Coliseum
16 September 1979Louisville, KentuckyKentucky Exposition Center
20 September 1979Evansville, IndianaRoberts Municipal Stadium
22 September 1979Chicago, IllinoisInternational Amphitheatre
24 September 1979Milwaukee, WisconsinMECCA Arena
28 September 1979Bloomington, MinnesotaMet Center
30 September 1979Kansas City, MissouriMunicipal Auditorium
3 October 1979Houston, TexasHouston Music Hall
5 October 1979Arlington, TexasTexas Hall
6 October 1979San Antonio, TexasHemisFair Arena
8 October 1979Austin, TexasAustin Municipal Auditorium
11 October 1979Laredo, TexasLaredo Civic Center
14 October 1979El Paso, TexasEl Paso Civic Center
17 October 1979Seattle, WashingtonSeattle Coliseum
23 October 1979Santa Monica, CaliforniaSanta Monica Civic Center
26 October 1979Hammond, IndianaHammond Civic Center
27 October 1979Milwaukee, WisconsinUptown Theater
30 October 1979Washington, D.C.Ontario Theater
3 November 1979Passaic, New JerseyCapitol Theatre
4 November 1979New York CityPalladium
Europe, Leg #3
11 November 1979BrusselsBelgiumForest National
12 November 1979AmsterdamNetherlandsJaap Edenhal
13 November 1979CologneGermanySartory-Saal
14 November 1979HanoverEilenriedehalle
16 November 1979EssenGrugahalle
17 November 1979WürzburgKursaal convention centre
19 November 1979PassauEvansville Civic Center
20 November 1979Offenbach am MainStadthalle Offenbach
21 November 1979DortmundWestfalenhallen 3
23 November 1979HamburgMessehallen
24 November 1979MunichCircus Krone Building
25 November 1979BernSwitzerlandFesthalle Bern
27 November 1979RegensburgGermanyRT Halle
28 November 1979RavensburgOberschwabenhalle
29 November 1979HofFreiheitshalle
1 December 1979LudwigshafenFriedrich-Ebert-Halle
2 December 1979Neunkirchen am BrandHemmerleinhalle
3 December 1979BerlinBerlin Eissporthalle
4 December 1979Offenbach am MainStadthalle Offenbach
6 December 1979MetzFranceParc des Expositions de Villepinte
7 December 1979ReimsPalais des Sports de Reims
8 December 1979LillePalais des Sports de Lille
9 December 1979ParisPavillon de Paris
10 December 1979LyonPalais des Sports de Gerland
12 December 1979Clermont-FerrandClermont-Ferrand Sports Hall
13 December 1979MontpellierPalais des Sports de Montpellier
14 December 1979NiceThéâtre de verdure de Nice
15 December 1979

References

  1. ↑ The French Metallian - 1978 tour dates
  2. ↑ The French Metallian - 1979 tour dates