World Vengeance Tour Explained

Concert Tour Name:World Vengeance Tour
Artist:Judas Priest
Album:Screaming for Vengeance
Start Date:26 August 1982
End Date:21 February 1983
Location:North America
Number Of Legs:1
Number Of Shows:111
Last Tour:World Wide Blitz Tour
(1981)
This Tour:World Vengeance Tour
(1982–1983)
Next Tour:Metal Conqueror Tour
(1984)

The World Vengeance Tour was a 1982 concert tour by English heavy metal band Judas Priest where they toured throughout North America from 26 August 1982 until 21 February 1983 in support of the 1982 album Screaming for Vengeance.

Overview

The 12 December 1982 show was filmed and released on multiple video formats; first released on VHS, Beta, VHD and LaserDisc as Judas Priest Live in 1983; as Disc 5 as a DVD on the Metalogy compilation box-set in 2004; and as a separate DVD package entitled Live Vengeance '82 in 2006.

Despite the last US leg of the tour ended in Honolulu on 21 February 1983, the band would perform their last show of the tour at the 1983 US Festival in San Bernardino, California on 29 May 1983 alongside Quiet Riot, Mötley Crüe, Ozzy Osbourne, Triumph, the Scorpions, and Van Halen.[1] The band's performance is featured as a DVD on the 30th anniversary edition of Screaming for Vengeance.[2]

Personnel

Setlist

  1. "Electric Eye"
  2. "Riding On The Wind"
  3. "Heading Out to the Highway"
  4. "Metal Gods"
  5. "Bloodstone"
  6. "Breaking the Law"
  7. "Sinner"
  8. "Fever" (dropped after 28 August 1982)
  9. "Desert Plains"
  10. "The Ripper"
  11. "Diamonds & Rust" (Joan Baez cover)
  12. "Devil's Child"
  13. "Screaming for Vengeance"
  14. "You've Got Another Thing Comin'"
  15. "Victim of Changes"
  16. "Living After Midnight"
  17. "The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown)" (Fleetwood Mac cover)
  18. "Hell Bent for Leather"

Also occasionally played were:

Tour dates

Date[3] [4] CityCountryVenue
North American leg
26 August 1982 BethlehemUnited StatesStabler Arena
28 August 1982 East TroyAlpine Valley Music Theater
29 August 1982 SpringfieldPrairie Capital Convention Center
31 August 1982 AmarilloAmarillo Civic Center
2 September 1982 LubbockLubbock Municipal Coliseum
3 September 1982 El PasoEl Paso County Coliseum
4 September 1982 OdessaEctor County Coliseum
6 September 1982 Lake CharlesSudduth Coliseum
7 September 1982 HoustonSam Houston Coliseum
9 September 1982 Corpus ChristiMemorial Coliseum
10 September 1982 San AntonioSan Antonio Convention Center
11 September 1982 DallasReunion Arena
12 September 1982 NormanLloyd Noble Center
14 September 1982 St. LouisThe Checkerdome
15 September 1982 Kansas CityKansas City Municipal Auditorium
16 September 1982 LincolnPershing Center
17 September 1982 BloomingtonMet Center
19 September 1982 RockfordRockford Metro Center
21 September 1982 ChicagoInternational Amphitheatre
22 September 1982 RichfieldRichfield Coliseum
23 September 1982 TrotwoodHara Arena
24 September 1982 ToledoToledo Sports Arena
25 September 1982 DetroitCobo Arena
26 September 1982 KalamazooWings Stadium
28 September 1982 HuntingtonHuntington Civic Center
29 September 1982 ColumbusOhio Center
1 October 1982 WorcesterThe Centrum
2 October 1982 New York CityMadison Square Garden
3 October 1982 HarrisburgCity Island
6 October 1982 PortlandCumberland County Civic Center
7 October 1982 ProvidenceProvidence Civic Center
8 October 1982 Glens FallsGlens Falls Civic Center
9 October 1982 New HavenNew Haven Coliseum
11 October 1982 BinghamtonBroome County Veterans Memorial Arena
12 October 1982 PhiladelphiaSpectrum
13 October 1982 PittsburghPittsburgh Civic Arena
15 October 1982 BuffaloBuffalo Memorial Auditorium
16 October 1982 SyracuseOnondaga County War Memorial Arena
18 October 1982 LandoverCapital Centre
19 October 1982 BaltimoreBaltimore Civic Center
20 October 1982 SalisburyWicomico Youth and Civic Center
21 October 1982 NorfolkNorfolk Scope
22 October 1982 East RutherfordMeadowlands Arena
23 October 1982 RochesterRochester Community War Memorial
25 October 1982Quebec CityCanadaColisée de Québec
26 October 1982MontrealVerdun Auditorium
28 October 1982TorontoMaple Leaf Gardens
31 October 1982Arlington HeightsUnited StatesArlington Park
4 November 1982WinnipegCanadaWinnipeg Arena
6 November 1982EdmontonNorthlands Coliseum
7 November 1982CalgaryMax Bell Centre
9 November 1982VancouverPacific Coliseum
10 November 1982PortlandUnited StatesVeterans Memorial Coliseum
11 November 1982
12 November 1982SpokaneSpokane Coliseum
13 November 1982EugeneLane County Exhibition Hall
15 November 1982SeattleSeattle Center Coliseum
16 November 1982
17 November 1982Reno
18 November 1982FresnoSelland Arena
19 November 1982 Daly CityCow Palace
21 November 1982Long BeachLong Beach Arena
22 November 1982
23 November 1982PhoenixArizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
24 November 1982TucsonTucson Community Center
26 November 1982Las VegasAladdin Theater
27 November 1982San DiegoSan Diego Sports Arena
29 November 1982Salt Lake CitySalt Palace
1 December 1982AlbuquerqueTingley Coliseum
2 December 1982DenverMcNichols Sports Arena
5 December 1982CincinnatiCincinnati Gardens
6 December 1982NashvilleNashville Municipal Auditorium
8 December 1982JacksonvilleJacksonville Coliseum
9 December 1982SunriseSunrise Musical Theater
11 December 1982AtlantaOmni Coliseum
12 December 1982MemphisMid-South Coliseum
14 December 1982IndianapolisMarket Square Arena
15 December 1982EvansvilleRoberts Municipal Stadium
4 January 1983Fort WayneAllen County War Memorial Coliseum
5 January 1983LouisvilleLouisville Gardens
7 January 1983HamptonHampton Coliseum
8 January 1983FayettevilleCumberland County Memorial Arena
9 January 1983GreenvilleGreenville Memorial Auditorium
11 January 1983AugustaAugusta Civic Center
12 January 1983CharlotteCharlotte Coliseum
14 January 1983KnoxvilleKnoxville Civic Coliseum
15 January 1983Johnson CityFreedom Hall Civic Center
16 January 1983GreensboroGreensboro Coliseum
18 January 1983ErieErie County Field House
20 January 1983ToledoToledo Sports Arena
21 January 1983MilwaukeeMecca Arena
22 January 1983MadisonDane County Coliseum
24 January 1983LansingLansing Civic Center
25 January 1983SaginawWendler Arena
26 January 1983MuskegonL.C. Walker Arena
27 January 1983Terre HauteHulman Center
29 January 1983La CrosseLa Crosse Center
30 January 1983DuluthDuluth Entertainment Convention Center
2 February 1983Des MoinesVeterans Memorial Auditorium
3 February 1983 Lincoln Pershing Center
4 February 1983SalinaBicentennial Center
5 February 1983SpringfieldHammons Center
6 February 1983Little RockBarton Coliseum
8 February 1983(F)ShreveportHirsch Memorial Coliseum
9 February 1983BirminghamBoutwell Memorial Auditorium
11 February 1983BiloxiMississippi Coast Coliseum
12 February 1983Baton RougeRiverside Centroplex
14 February 1983AustinFrank Erwin Center
15 February 1983BeaumontBeaumont Civic Center
17 February 1983Tulsa
20 February 1983HonoluluHonolulu International Center
21 February 1983
US Festival '83 (Heavy Metal Day) (29 May 1983)
29 May 1983San BernardinoUnited StatesGlen Helen Pavilion

This show was supported by The Rods

This show was supported by Krokus

This show was supported by Iron Maiden

This show was supported by Coney Hatch

This concert was supported by Uriah Heep

This concert was supported by Heaven

Boxscore

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VenueTickets sold/AvailableGross revenue (adjusted for inflation)
San AntonioConvention Center13,669/13,669 (100%)[5] $352,356
DallasReunion Arena11,185/19,000 (59%)$286,898
BloomingtonMet Center7,005/7,500 (93%)[6] $172,391
RockfordMetro Center5,244/5,720 (92%)$121,514
ChicagoInternational Amphitheater10,994/10,994 (100%)[7] $309,024
DetroitCobo Arena9,366/12,191 (77%)$259,557
KalamazooWings Stadium6,536/8,000 (82%)[8] $163,088
ColumbusOhio Center7,179/7,179 (100%)$166,571
WorcesterThe Centrum8,291/8,547 (97%)[9] $212,441
New York CityMadison Square Garden16,606/16,606 (100%)[10] $544,678
New HavenColiseum9,914/9,914 (100%)$254,371
PhiladelphiaSpectrum13,151/13,151 (100%)$341,088
LandoverCapital Center16,841/17,431 (97%)$456,752
East RutherfordBrendan Byrne Arena17,823/17,823 (100%)[11] $531,799
RochesterWar Memorial Auditorium10,200/10,200 (100%)$246,250
TorontoMaple Leaf Gardens11,960/11,960 (100%)[12] $364,796
EdmontonNorthlands Coliseum8,927/8,927 (100%)[13] $290,769
CalgaryMax Bell Arena3,965/3,965 (100%)$132,287
Daly CityCow Palace14,600/14,600 (100%)[14] $427,552
San DiegoSports Arena10,109/11,200 (90%)$299,513
PhoenixMemorial Coliseum10,510/10,510 (100%)[15] $292,222
DenverMcNichols Sports Arena11,922/11,922 (100%)$259,109
CincinnatiGardens6,344/6,922 (92%)$132,187
MadisonDane County Coliseum8,357/10,000 (84%)[16] $196,198
LansingCivic Center4,919/4,919 (100%)[17] $138,069
SaginawWendler Arena5,959/7,169 (83%)$152,054
MuskegonL.C Walker Arena5,094/7,112 (72%)$129,982
SalinaBicentennial Center3,459/5,000 (69%)[18] $90,745
Little RockBarton Coliseum4,434/7,500 (59%)$116,263
AustinFrank Erwin Center7,341/7,341 (100%)$174,206

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Story of the Influential, Short-Lived, Very Expensive US Festival. ultimateclassicrock.com. 3 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150905135355/http://ultimateclassicrock.com/the-us-festival-remembered-30-years-later/. 5 September 2015. live. dmy-all.
  2. Web site: JUDAS PRIEST: 'Screaming For Vengeance – Special 30th Anniversary Edition' Due In September. Blabbermouth.net. 20 July 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20161222152120/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/judas-priest-screaming-for-vengeance-special-30th-anniversary-edition-due-in-september/. 22 December 2016. live. dmy-all.
  3. Web site: WORLD VENGEANCE TOUR (1982). chmetal.info. 26 December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161227055503/http://www.chmetal.info/tourdates/Judas.Priest_1982.htm. 27 December 2016. live. dmy-all.
  4. Web site: WORLD VENGEANCE TOUR (1983). chmetal.info. 26 December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161227055824/http://www.chmetal.info/tourdates/Judas.Priest_1983.htm. 27 December 2016. live. dmy-all.
  5. Web site: Billboard Magazine 09-25-1982.
  6. Web site: Billboard Magazine 10-02-1982.
  7. Web site: Billboard Magazine 10-09-1982.
  8. Web site: Billboard Magazine 10-16-1982.
  9. Web site: Billboard Magazine 10-23-1982.
  10. Web site: Billboard Magazine 10-30-1982.
  11. Web site: Billboard Magazine 11-06-1982.
  12. Web site: Billboard Magazine 11-13-1982.
  13. Web site: Billboard Magazine 11-20-1982.
  14. Web site: Billboard Magazine 12-11-1982.
  15. Web site: Billboard Magazine 12-18-1982.
  16. Web site: Billboard Magazine 02-05-1983.
  17. Web site: Billboard Magazine 02-12-1983.
  18. Web site: Billboard Magazine 02-26-1983.