# British Steel Tour

The British Steel Tour was a 1980 concert tour by English heavy metal band Judas Priest where the band toured in Europe and North America from 7 March to 23 August 1980 in support of their 1980 album British Steel.

## Background

During the United Kingdom leg, the band was supported by Iron Maiden, who were touring in support of their self-titled debut album.

## Tour dates

| Date | City | Country | Venue |
| Europe ||||
| 7 March 1980 | Cardiff | Wales | Cardiff University |
| 8 March 1980 | Leeds | England | University of Leeds Refectory |
| 9 March 1980 | Bristol | England | Colston Hall |
| 10 March 1980 | Manchester | England | Manchester Apollo |
| 11 March 1980 | Sheffield | England | Sheffield City Hall |
| 12 March 1980 | Sheffield | England | Sheffield City Hall |
| 13 March 1980 | Leicester | England | De Montfort Hall |
| 14 March 1980 | London | England | Hammersmith Odeon |
| 15 March 1980 | London | England | Hammersmith Odeon |
| 16 March 1980 | Southampton | England | Gaumont Theatre |
| 18 March 1980 | Aberdeen | Scotland | Capitol Theatre |
| 19 March 1980 | Edinburgh | Scotland | Edinburgh Odeon |
| 20 March 1980 | Newcastle | England | Newcastle City Hall |
| 21 March 1980 | Newcastle | England | Mayfair Ballroom |
| 22 March 1980 | Glasgow | Scotland | The Apollo |
| 23 March 1980 | Queensferry | Wales | Deeside Leisure Centre |
| 24 March 1980 | Liverpool | England | Liverpool Empire Theatre |
| 25 March 1980 | Stoke-on-Trent | England | Trentham Ballroom |
| 26 March 1980 | Birmingham | England | Birmingham Odeon |
| 27 March 1980 | Birmingham | England | Birmingham Odeon |
| 1 April 1980 | London | England | Rainbow Theatre |
| Europe ||||
| 12 April 1980 | Hamburg | West Germany | Markthalle Hamburg |
| 13 April 1980 | West Berlin | West Germany | Neue Welt |
| 14 April 1980 | Hanover | West Germany | Niedersachsenhalle |
| 15 April 1980 | Cologne | West Germany | Sartory-Saal |
| 16 April 1980 | Neu Isenburg | West Germany | Huguenottenhalle |
| 18 April 1980 | Erlangen | West Germany | Heinrich-Lades-Halle |
| 20 April 1980 | Munich | West Germany | Schwabinger Braü |
| 21 April 1980 | Mannheim | West Germany | Mannheimer Rosengarten |
| 22 April 1980 | Karlsruhe | West Germany | Stadthalle |
| 24 April 1980 | Rouen | France | Club 44 |
| 25 April 1980 | Paris | France | Bataclan |
| 26 April 1980 | Brussels | Belgium | Forest National |
| North America ||||
| 25 May 1980 | Fort Worth | United States | Will Rogers Auditorium |
| 26 May 1980 | Beaumont | United States | Beaumont Civic Center |
| 28 May 1980 | McAllen | United States | La Villa Real Convention Center |
| 29 May 1980 | Austin | United States | Oprea House |
| 30 May 1980 | Austin | United States | Oprea House |
| 31 May 1980 | Houston | United States | Sam Houston Coliseum |
| 1 June 1980 | San Antonio | United States | Convention Center Arena |
| 2 June 1980 | Corpus Christi | United States | Memorial Coliseum |
| 4 June 1980 | Amarillo | United States | Amarillo Civic Center |
| 6 June 1980 | Midland | United States | Chaparral Arena |
| 7 June 1980 | El Paso | United States | El Paso County Coliseum |
| 9 June 1980 | Tucson | United States | Tucson Community Center |
| 10 June 1980 | Albuquerque | United States | Albuquerque Civic Auditorium |
| 12 June 1980 | Phoenix | United States | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum |
| 13 June 1980 | Long Beach | United States | Long Beach Arena |
| 14 June 1980 | San Bernardino | United States | Orange Pavilion |
| 15 June 1980 | San Diego | United States | SDSU Amphitheater |
| 17 June 1980 | Seattle | United States | Seattle Center Arena |
| 19 June 1980 | San Francisco | United States | Warfield Theatre |
| 20 June 1980 | Santa Monica | United States | Santa Monica Civic Auditorium |
| 21 June 1980 | Portland | United States | Veterans Memorial Coliseum |
| 24 June 1980 | Salt Lake City | United States | Salt Palace |
| 25 June 1980 | Denver | United States | Rainbow Music Hall |
| 27 June 1980 | Milwaukee | United States | Henry Maier Festival Park |
| 28 June 1980 | Chicago | United States | International Amphitheatre |
| 29 June 1980 | St. Louis | United States | Busch Stadium (Superjam '80) |
| 1 July 1980 | Albany | United States | Palace Theatre |
| 2 July 1980 | Rochester | United States | Auditorium Theatre |
| 3 July 1980 | Asbury Park | United States | Asbury Park Convention Hall |
| 4 July 1980 | Hartford | United States | Agora Ballroom |
| 5 July 1980 | Hempstead | United States | Calderone Concert Hall |
| 6 July 1980 | Allentown | United States | Agricultural Hall at Allentown Fairgrounds |
| 7 July 1980 | Upper Darby Township | United States | Tower Theater |
| 8 July 1980 | Towson | United States | Towson Arena |
| 12 July 1980 | New York City | United States | Palladium |
| 20 July 1980 | Trotwood | United States | Hara Arena |
| 23 July 1980 | Kalamazoo | United States | Wings Stadium |
| 25 July 1980 | Pekin | United States | Pekin Memorial Arena |
| 27 July 1980 | Rockford | United States | Rockford Speedway (Rockford Speedway Jam '80) |
| 28 July 1980 | Dubuque | United States | Five Flags Arena |
| 30 July 1980 | Cleveland | United States | Cleveland Public Hall |
| 31 July 1980 | Pittsburgh | United States | Stanley Theater |
| 2 August 1980 | Boston | United States | Orpheum Theatre |
| 3 August 1980 | Syracuse | United States | Landmark Theatre |
| 6 August 1980 | Saint Paul | United States | Saint Paul Civic Center |
| Europe ||||
| 16 August 1980 | Castle Donington | England | Donington Park (Monsters of Rock Donington 1980) |
| 23 August 1980 | Nuremberg | West Germany | Zeppelin Field (Golden Summer Night Festival '80) |

### Touring Bands

    $^A$ This show was supported by Iron Maiden
    $^B$ This show was supported by Def Leppard
    $^C$ This show was in support of April Wine
    $^D$ This show was in support of Sammy Hagar
    $^E$ This show was in support of Journey
    $^F$ This show was supported by Scorpions
    $^G$ This show was in support of Heart
    $^H$ This show was supported by Joe Perry
    $^I$ This show was in support of Rainbow
    $^J$ This show was supported by Saxon
    $^K$ This show was supported by Riot
    $^L$ This show was in support of Ted Nugent
    $^M$ This show was in support of Johnny Winter
    $^N$ This show was supported by Molly Hatchet
    $^O$ This show was supported by Wishbone Ash
    $^P$ This show was supported by Ian Gillan

### Boxscore

| City | Venue | Tickets Sold | Gross Revenue (Adjusted for Inflation) |
| Long Beach | Long Beach Arena | 6,624 | $162,646 |
| San Bernardino | Orange Showgrounds Feature Building | 2,291 | $62,434 |
| San Diego | SDSU Open Air Theater | 2,378 | $63,673 |
| San Francisco | Warfield Theater | 1,364 | $31,620 |
| Asbury Park | Asbury Park Convention Hall | 3,284 | $81,014 |
| New York City | Palladium | 3,385 | $92,402 |
| Pittsburgh | Stanley Theater | 2,999 | $78,109 |
| Boston | Boston Orpheum Theatre | 2,800 | $76,499 |

### Cancelled dates

| Date | City | Country | Venue |
| June 15, 1980 | Fresno | United States | Warnors Theatre |

## Personnel

* Rob Halford – lead vocals
* Glenn Tipton – lead/rhythm guitar, backing vocals
* K.K. Downing – rhythm/lead guitar, backing vocals
* Ian Hill – bass, backing vocals
* Dave Holland – drums