World Wide Blitz Tour Explained

Concert Tour Name:World Wide Blitz Tour
Artist:Judas Priest
Album:Point of Entry
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.[1]

Personnel

Setlist

The setlist varied throughout the tour. The European leg had a setlist of:[2]

  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:

Tour dates

Date[3] CityCountryVenueOpening Act(s)
Europe
13 February 1981KerkradeNetherlandsRodahalSaxon
14 February 1981 Amsterdam
15 February 1981 BelgiumForest National
16 February 1981ParisFranceHippodrome de Pantin
17 February 1981
18 February 1981RavensburgWest GermanyOberschwabenhalle
19 February 1981Neunkirchen am BrandHemmerleinhalle
20 February 1981SindelfingenMessehalle
21 February 1981DortmundWestfalenhallen
23 February 1981DüsseldorfPhilipshalle
24 February 1981LudwigshafenFriedrich-Ebert-Halle
25 February 1981HanoverNiedersachsenhalle
26 February 1981KasselMessehalle
27 February 1981WiesbadenRhein-Main Halle
28 February 1981StrasbourgFranceHall Tivoli
1 March 1981CambraiPalais des Grottes
3 March 1981HamburgWest GermanyHamburg Music Hall
4 March 1981West BerlinNeue Welt
6 March 1981KielSparkassen-Arena
8 March 1981StockholmSwedenStockholm Concert Hall
North America
1 May 1981RichfieldUnited StatesRichfield ColiseumSavoy Brown
2 May 1981LouisvilleLouisville Gardens
4 May 1981ColumbusVeterans Memorial Auditorium
5 May 1981SpringfieldPrairie Capital Convention Center
6 May 1981IndianapolisIndiana Convention Center
7 May 1981South BendMorris Civic Auditorium
8 May 1981ChicagoInternational Amphitheatre
9 May 1981RockfordRockford Metro Center
10 May 1981MilwaukeeMilwaukee Auditorium
12 May 1981Des MoinesDes Moines Veterans Memorial Auditorium
14 May 1981BloomingtonMet Center
15 May 1981OmahaOmaha Civic Auditorium
16 May 1981St. LouisKiel Auditorium
17 May 1981Kansas CityMemorial Hall
19 May 1981Salt Lake CitySalt Palace
21 May 1981San BernardinoSwing Auditorium
22 May 1981OaklandOakland Civic AuditoriumSavoy Brown, Ranger
23 May 1981Long BeachLong Beach ArenaSavoy Brown
24 May 1981BakersfieldBakersfield Civic Auditorium
25 May 1981San DiegoSDSU Open Air Theater
27 May 1981FresnoSelland Arena
29 May 1981PortlandVeterans Memorial Coliseum
30 May 1981SeattleSeattle Center Arena
3 June 1981Las VegasAladdin Theatre for the Performing ArtsHumble Pie, Iron Maiden
4 June 1981PhoenixArizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
5 June 1981El PasoEl Paso County Coliseum
6 June 1981OdessaEctor County Coliseum
7 June 1981LubbockLubbock Municipal Coliseum
9 June 1981McAllenLa Villa Real Convention Center
10 June 1981LaredoLaredo Civic Center
11 June 1981San Antonio
12 June 1981AustinAustin Municipal Auditorium
13 June 1981DallasMoody Coliseum
14 June 1981HoustonSam Houston Coliseum
27 June 1981ClevelandAgora Theatre and BallroomIron Maiden, Whitesnake
1 July 1981LandoverCapital Centre
2 July 1981Asbury ParkAsbury Park Convention Hall
3 July 1981SalisburyWicomico Youth and Civic Center
4 July 1981Norfolk
5 July 1981HuntingtonHuntington Civic Center
7 July 1981PittsburghStanley Theatre
9 July 1981Myrtle Beach
10 July 1981AtlantaFox Theatre
11 July 1981Johnson CityFreedom Hall Civic Center
12 July 1981Memphis
14 July 1981Evansville
15 July 1981TrotwoodHara Arena
16 July 1981JohnstownCambria County War Memorial Arena
17 July 1981BuffaloShea's Buffalo
18 July 1981RochesterRochester Auditorium
19 July 1981SyracuseLandmark Theatre
21 July 1981AlbanyPalace TheatreIron Maiden
22 July 1981 New York CityPalladium
23 July 1981
24 July 1981
25 July 1981New HavenNew Haven ColiseumIron Maiden, Joe Perry
26 July 1981AllentownGreat Allentown Fair
28 July 1981BostonOrpheum TheatreIron Maiden
29 July 1981BaltimoreBaltimore Civic Center
30 July 1981Upper Darby TownshipTower Theater
31 July 1981 New York City Pier 84
Europe
6 November 1981 England
7 November 1981ManchesterManchester Apollo
8 November 1981
9 November 1981LeicesterDe Montfort Hall
10 November 1981BristolColston Hall
11 November 1981CardiffWalesSophia Gardens Pavilion
12 November 1981BirminghamEnglandBirmingham Odeon
13 November 1981
15 November 1981GlasgowScotland
16 November 1981NewcastleEnglandNewcastle City Hall
17 November 1981
18 November 1981SheffieldSheffield City Hall
19 November 1981
20 November 1981CrawleyCrawley Leisure Centre
21 November 1981LondonHammersmith Odeon
22 November 1981
23 November 1981SouthamptonGaumont Theatre
24 November 1981Poole
Europe
27 November 1981WiesbadenWest GermanyRhein-Main HalleDef Leppard, Accept
28 November 1981Neunkirchen am BrandHemmerleinhalle
29 November 1981FriedrichshafenStadthalle
30 November 1981SaarbrückenSaarlandhalle
1 December 1981RüsselsheimWalter-Köbel-Halle
2 December 1981KarlsruheSchwarzwaldhalle
3 December 1981LudwigshafenFriedrich-Ebert-Halle
4 December 1981MunichRudi-Sedlmayer-Halle
5 December 1981LausanneSwitzerlandPalais de Beaulieu
6 December 1981Clermont-FerrandFranceClermont-Ferrand Sports Hall
7 December 1981Nogent-sur-MarnePavillon Baltard
8 December 1981StrasbourgHall Rhenus
9 December 1981LillePalias De Sports
11 December 1981BrusselsBelgiumForest National
12 December 1981AmsterdamNetherlandsJaap Edenhal
13 December 1981EssenWest GermanyGrugahalle
14 December 1981HamburgMarkthalle Hamburg

Boxscore

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VenueTickets soldGross revenue (adjusted for inflation)
South BendMorris Civic Auditorium2,274[4] $55,812
St. LouisKiel Auditorium5,700[5] $134,466
Kansas CityMemorial Hall1,850$41,332
San BernardinoSwing Auditorium6,655[6] $168,923
OaklandCivic Auditorium4,891$133,367
Long BeachLong Beach Arena10,090$238,269
PortlandMemorial Coliseum6,831[7] $175,756
SeattleCenter Arena6,000$160,163
PittsburghStanley Theater3,347[8] $89,261
Johnson CityFreedom Hall4,982$114,570
MemphisEllis Auditorium3,722$84,256
RochesterAuditorium2,574[9] $64,341

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Point of Entry . https://web.archive.org/web/20090923182717/http://maddrakket.com/POINTOFENTRY.html . 23 September 2009 . maddrakket.com . 1 October 2017 .
  2. Web site: Judas Priest - Hell Bent For Leather Live San Bernardino 1981 . YouTube . 2011-07-29 . 2014-05-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160630001346/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUEKBtMNwQ8 . 30 June 2016 . live . dmy-all .
  3. Web site: WORLD WIDE BLITZ TOUR (1981). chmetal.info. 4 April 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20180506174057/http://www.chmetal.info/tourdates/Judas.Priest_1981.htm. 6 May 2018. live. dmy-all.
  4. Web site: Billboard Magazine 05-23-1981.
  5. Web site: Billboard Magazine 05-30-1981.
  6. Web site: Billboard Magazine 06-06-1981.
  7. Web site: Billboard Magazine 06-13-1981.
  8. Web site: Billboard Magazine 07-25-1981.
  9. Web site: Billboard Magazine 08-01-1981.

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