Retribution Tour Explained

Concert Tour Name:Retribution Tour
Artist:Judas Priest
Album:Angel of Retribution
Start Date:23 February 2005
End Date:3 December 2005
Number Of Shows:111 (113 scheduled)
Last Tour:Reunited Tour
(2004)
This Tour:Retribution Tour
(2005)
Next Tour:Nostradamus World Tour
(2008–2009)

The Retribution Tour was a 2005 concert tour by English heavy metal band, Judas Priest, which was in support of the album, Angel of Retribution. It ran from 23 February 2005 until 3 December 2005.

The 18 & 19 May shows from Tokyo were filmed, in which the footage from the 19 May show was used for the live DVD, Rising in the East, which was released on 15 November 2005.

Setlist

From 23 February 2005

  1. "The Hellion"
  2. "Electric Eye"
  3. "Riding on the Wind"
  4. "The Ripper"
  5. "A Touch of Evil"
  6. "Judas Rising"
  7. "Revolution"
  8. "Hot Rockin'"
  9. "Breaking the Law"
  10. "I'm a Rocker"
  11. "Diamonds & Rust" (Joan Baez cover)
  12. "Deal With the Devil"
  13. "Hellrider"
  14. "Beyond the Realms of Death"
  15. "Exciter"
  16. "Victim of Changes"
  17. "The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown) (Fleetwood Mac cover)
  18. "Painkiller"
  19. "Hell Bent for Leather"
  20. "Living After Midnight"
  21. "You've Got Another Thing Comin'"

From 2 March 2005

  1. "The Hellion"
  2. "Electric Eye"
  3. "Metal Gods"
  4. "Riding on the Wind"
  5. "The Ripper"
  6. "A Touch of Evil"
  7. "Judas Rising"
  8. "Revolution"
  9. "Hot Rockin'"
  10. "Breaking the Law"
  11. "I'm a Rocker"
  12. "Diamonds & Rust" (Joan Baez cover)
  13. "Deal With the Devil"
  14. "Beyond the Realms of Death"
  15. "Turbo Lover"
  16. "Exciter"
  17. "Victim of Changes"
  18. "The Green Manalishi (With the Two-Pronged Crown) (Fleetwood Mac cover)
  19. "Painkiller"
  20. "Hell Bent for Leather"
  21. "Living After Midnight"
  22. "You've Got Another Thing Comin'"

From 19 May 2005

  1. "The Hellion"
  2. "Electric Eye"
  3. "Metal Gods"
  4. "Riding on the Wind"
  5. "The Ripper"
  6. "A Touch of Evil"
  7. "Judas Rising"
  8. "Revolution"
  9. "Hot Rockin'"
  10. "I'm a Rocker"
  11. "Diamonds & Rust" (Joan Baez cover)
  12. "Worth Fighting For"
  13. "Deal With the Devil"
  14. "Beyond the Realms of Death"
  15. "Turbo Lover"
  16. "Hellrider"
  17. "Victim of Changes"
  18. "Exciter"
  19. "Painkiller"
  20. "Hell Bent for Leather"
  21. "Living After Midnight"
  22. "You've Got Another Thing Comin'"

From 5 October 2005

  1. "The Hellion"
  2. "Electric Eye"
  3. "Solar Angels"
  4. "Riding on the Wind"
  5. "A Touch of Evil"
  6. "Judas Rising"
  7. "Revolution"
  8. "I'm a Rocker"
  9. "Breaking the Law"
  10. "Diamonds & Rust" (Joan Baez cover)
  11. "Worth Fighting For"
  12. "Beyond the Realms of Death"
  13. "Turbo Lover"
  14. "Hellrider"
  15. "Victim of Changes"
  16. "Painkiller"
  17. "Desert Plains"
  18. "Living After Midnight"
  19. "You've Got Another Thing Comin'"

Tour dates

The band would tour with In Flames for the first European leg, with Scorpions for the UK leg, second European leg and Japanese leg, with Queensrÿche for the first North American leg, with Whitesnake for the Latin American leg and with Anthrax for most of the second North American leg. Hatebreed was added to the lineup for the 5 October date only [1]

DateCityCountryVenue
Europe
23 February 2005CopenhagenDenmarkValbyhallen
25 February 2005KarlstadSwedenLöfbergs Lila Arena
26 February 2005StockholmGlobe Arena
28 February 2005OuluFinlandOulu Ice Hall
2 March 2005TampereTampere Ice Stadium
3 March 2005HelsinkiHartwall Arena
5 March 2005GothenburgSwedenScandinavium
8 March 2005OsloNorwayOslo Spektrum
10 March 2005EssenGermanyGrugahalle
11 March 2005Offenbach am MainStadthalle Offenbach
13 March 2005MunichZenith
14 March 2005BöblingenSporthalle
16 March 2005LondonEnglandHammersmith Apollo
17 March 2005
19 March 2005BirminghamNEC Arena
21 March 2005ManchesterCarling Apollo Manchester
22 March 2005
24 March 2005BelfastIrelandOdyssey
26 March 2005GlasgowScotlandS.E.C.C.
27 March 2005NewcastleEnglandMetro Radio Arena
28 March 2005SheffieldHallam FM Arena
30 March 2005CardiffWalesCardiff International Arena
31 March 2005PlymouthEnglandPlymouth Pavilions
2 April 2005's-HertogenboschNetherlandsBrabanthallen
4 April 2005ZwickauGermanyStadthalle
6 April 2005KatowicePolandSpodek
7 April 2005BrnoCzech RepublicDRFG Arena
8 April 2005ViennaAustriaPlanet.tt Bank Austria Halle Gasometer
10 April 2005MilanItalyPalatrussardi
12 April 2005MadridSpainPalacio Vistalegre
13 April 2005LisbonPortugalMEO Arena
14 April 2005CorunnaSpainColiseum
16 April 2005ZaragozaPlaza de Toros de Zaragoza
17 April 2005BadalonaPalau Municipal d'Esports de Badalona
Japan
8 May 2005YokohamaJapanPacifico Yokohama
10 May 2005NagoyaNagoya Shimin Kaikan
11 May 2005KanazawaKoseinenkin Hall
13 May 2005HiroshimaYubinchokin Hall
14 May 2005FukuokaZepp
16 May 2005OsakaOsaka-jō Hall
18 May 2005TokyoNippon Budokan
19 May 2005
North America
30 May 2005Cuyahoga FallsUnited StatesBlossom Music Center
1 June 2005Saint PaulXcel Energy Center
3 June 2005Tinley ParkTweeter Center
4 June 2005ClarkstonDTE Energy Music Theatre
5 June 2005TorontoCanadaMolson Canadian Amphitheatre
7 June 2005DarienUnited StatesDarien Lake Performing Arts Center
8 June 2005ManchesterVerizon Wireless Arena
10 June 2005HolmdelPNC Bank Arts Center
11 June 2005UncasvilleMohegan Sun Arena
12 June 2005MansfieldTweeter Center
14 June 2005ScrantonFord Pavilion
15 June 2005HersheyGiant Center
17 June 2005WantaghJones Beach Theater
18 June 2005CamdenTweeter Center
19 June 2005BristowNissan Pavilion
21 June 2005AtlantaHiFi Buys Amphitheatre
22 June 2005TampaFord Amphitheatre
23 June 2005West Palm BeachSound Advice Amphitheatre
25 June 2005SelmaVerizon Wireless Amphitheater
26 June 2005DallasSmirnoff Music Center
28 June 2005AlbuquerqueJournal Pavilion
29 June 2005Greenwood VillageFiddler's Green Amphitheatre
1 July 2005RenoGrand Sierra Resort
2 July 2005Mountain ViewShoreline Amphitheatre
4 July 2005RidgefieldClark County Amphitheater
6 July 2005AuburnWhite River Amphitheatre
8 July 2005IrvineVerizon Wireless Amphitheater
9 July 2005Las VegasMandalay Bay Events Center
10 July 2005PhoenixCricket Wireless Pavilion
North America / South America
1 September 2005MonterreyMexicoAuditorio Citibanamex
3 September 2005Mexico CityPalacio de los Deportes
6 September 2005Porto AlegreBrazilGigantinho
8 September 2005Rio de JaneiroCitibank Hall
9 September 2005São PauloAnhembi Convention Center
11 September 2005Buenos AiresArgentinaEstadio Arquitecto Ricardo Etcheverry
13 September 2005SantiagoChilePista Atlética Estadio Nacional
16 September 2005San JuanPuerto RicoRoberto Clemente Coliseum
23 September 2005Mount PleasantUnited StatesSoaring Eagle Casino
25 September 2005CincinnatiRiverbend Music Center
26 September 2005ChampaignChampaign Assembly Hall
27 September 2005
28 September 2005RockfordRockford Metro Center
29 September 2005KalamazooWings Stadium
1 October 2005MilwaukeeU.S Cellular Arena
2 October 2005MolineThe MARK of the Quad Cities
4 October 2005PortlandState Theatre
5 October 2005BridgeportHarbor Yard Arena
7 October 2005LowellTsongas Center
8 October 2005SyracuseLandmark Theatre
9 October 2005Atlantic CityBorgata Events Center
11 October 2005PoughkeepsieMid-Hudson Civic Center
12 October 2005MontrealCanadaCentre Bell
14 October 2005OttawaCorel Centre
15 October 2005LondonJohn Labatt Center
18 October 2005WinnipegMTS Centre
20 October 2005EdmontonRexall Place
21 October 2005CalgaryScotiabank Saddledome
23 October 2005VancouverPacific Coliseum
24 October 2005VernonMultiplex
26 October 2005West ValleyUnited StatesE Center
28 October 2005KelseyvilleKonocti Harbor
29 October 2005San DiegoIPayOne Center
30 October 2005Long BeachLong Beach Arena
31 October 2005San DiegoIPayOne Center
Europe
24 November 2005KyivUkrainePalace of Sports
27 November 2005MoscowRussiaDvorets Sporta Luzhniki
28 November 2005Saint PetersburgLedovy Dvorets
1 December 2005TallinnEstoniaSaku Suurhall
2 December 2005RigaLatviaKipsala Exhibition Hall
3 December 2005VilniusLithuaniaUtenos pramogų arena
Cancelled dates

Box office score data

The attendance data reveals the first batch of box office scores from select venues from 1 October to 21 October 2005. The second batch reveals the select scores from 25 June to 12 November 2005[2] [3]

VenueCityTickets sold / availableGross revenue
Verizon Wireless AmphitheaterSelma11,976 / 19,262 (62%)
Journal PavilionAlbuquerque6,771 / 12,121 (55%)
Coors AmphitheatreEnglewood4,626 / 16,738 (27%)$164,781
White River Amphitheatre CityAuburn4,977 / 19,512 (25%)
Mandalay Bay Events CenterLas Vegas5,245 / 7,094 (74%)
Shoreline Amphitheatre CityMountain View11,303 / 22,000 (51%)
Riverbend Music CenterCincinnati5,673 / 20,500 (27%)
Rockford MetroCentreRockford2,124 / 6,602 (32%)
U.S. Cellular ArenaMilwaukee3,698 / 8,605 (43%)
State TheatrePortland817 / 1,750 (46%)
Arena at Harbor YardBridgeport2,007 / 6,097 (32%)$99,317
Paul E. Tsongas ArenaLowell1,716 / 6,800 (25%)
Borgata Event CenterAtlantic City2,053 / 2,255 (91%)
Bell CentreMontreal4,747 / 5,000 (94%)
Corel CentreOttawa2,722 / 3,184 (85%)
John Labatt CentreLondon (Can)2,910 / 3,199 (91%)
MTS CentreWinnipeg5,024 / 7,682 (65%)$214,784
Rexall PlaceEdmonton4,850 / 7,500 (64%)$223,261
Pengrowth SaddledomeCalgary5,824 / 7,500 (75%)$255,571
Pacific ColiseumVancouver4,004 / 8,000 (50%)$181,272

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ANGEL OF RETRIBUTION TOUR (2005). chmetal.info. 16 December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161220202110/http://www.chmetal.info/tourdates/Judas.Priest_2005.htm. 20 December 2016. live. dmy-all.
  2. Web site: JUDAS PRIEST, DEF LEPPARD, DANZIG, STRATOVARIUS: More Concert Attendance Figures Revealed. 29 October 2005 . Blabbermouth.net. 29 October 2005. https://web.archive.org/web/20161224030332/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/judas-priest-def-leppard-danzig-stratovarius-more-concert-attendance-figures-revealed/#OPprPY78xJoGHZoD.99. 24 December 2016. live. dmy-all.
  3. Web site: JUDAS PRIEST, AEROSMITH, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY Concert Attendance Figures Revealed. 30 November 2005 . Blabbermouth.net. 30 November 2005. https://web.archive.org/web/20161224030334/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/judas-priest-aerosmith-black-label-society-concert-attendance-figures-revealed/#lvQmhx640B78LW0c.99. 24 December 2016. live. dmy-all.