Metal Conqueror Tour

Metal Conqueror Tour
Concert by Judas Priest
Associated album Defenders of the Faith
Start date 20 January 1984
End date 13 September 1984
No. of shows 123
Judas Priest concert chronology

The Metal Conqueror Tour was a concert tour by British heavy metal band Judas Priest in support of the album Defenders of the Faith. It ran from 20 January 1984 until 13 September 1984.

Note

A special pre-Defenders of the Faith mini tour took place in the UK and Germany beginning on 12 December 1983 until 22 December 1983 with support act Quiet Riot. They would also perform at the Rock Pop Festival on the 18 December date with Ozzy Osbourne, Iron Maiden, Scorpions, Def Leppard and Quiet Riot. The setlist and dates for the tour are as follows:

Setlist

  1. "The Hellion"
  2. "Electric Eye"
  3. "Riding on the Wind"
  4. "Grinder"
  5. "Breaking the Law"
  6. "Bloodstone"
  7. "Sinner"
  8. "Metal Gods"
  9. "Freewheel Burning" (played before the album's release)
  10. "Screaming for Vengeance"
  11. "You've Got Another Thing Comin'"
  12. "Living After Midnight"
  13. "Victim of Changes"
  14. "The Green Manalishi (With the Two-Pronged Crown)" (Fleetwood Mac cover)
  15. "Hell Bent For Leather"
Date City Country Venue
12 December 1983NewcastleEnglandNewcastle City Hall
13 December 1983GlasgowScotlandThe Apollo
15 December 1983ManchesterEnglandManchester Apollo
16 December 1983LondonHammersmith Apollo
17 December 1983
18 December 1983DortmundGermanyWestfalenhallen
20 December 1983LeicesterEnglandDe Montfort Hall
21 December 1983BirminghamBirmingham Odeon
22 December 1983

Tour

Setlist

  1. "Love Bites"
  2. "Jawbreaker"
  3. "Grinder"
  4. "Metal Gods"
  5. "Breaking the Law"
  6. "Sinner"
  7. "Desert Plains"
  8. "Some Heads Are Gonna Roll"
  9. "The Sentinel"
  10. "Rock Hard Ride Free"
  11. "Night Comes Down"
  12. "The Hellion"
  13. "Electric Eye"
  14. "Heavy Duty"
  15. "Defenders of the Faith"
  16. "Victim of Changes"
  17. "Freewheel Burning"
  18. "The Green Manalishi (With the Two-Pronged Crown) (Fleetwood Mac cover)"
  19. "Living After Midnight"
  20. "Hell Bent for Leather"
  21. "You've Got Another Thing Comin'"

The band would tour with Ted Nugent and Raven on the European leg and with Great White, Saxon and Kick Axe on the North American leg.

Date City Country Venue
European Leg
20 January 1984CopenhagenDenmarkFalkoner Center
21 January 1984StockholmSwedenHovet
23 January 1984GothenburgScandinavium
25 January 1984NancyFranceParc de Exposion
26 January 1984Le Grand-QuevillyParc des Expositions de Villepinte
27 January 1984AmsterdamNetherlandsEdenhall
28 January 1984BrusselsBelgiumVorst Nationaal
30 January 1984Clermont-FerrandFranceMaison des Sports
31 January 1984
1 February 1984BarcelonaSpainPalau dels Esports de Barcelona
2 February 1984MadridEstadio Koman Vacerio
3 February 1984San SebastiánVelódromo de Anoeta
4 February 1984ToulouseFrancePalais des Sports
5 February 1984MarseilleUnknown Stadium
7 February 1984Nice, FranceThéâtre de verdure de Nice
8 February 1984GrenobleAlpexpo
9 February 1984LyonPalais d'Hiver
10 February 1984StrasbourgHall Tivoli
11 February 1984ParisÉspace Ballard
13 February 1984Offenbach am MainGermanyStadthalle Freiburg
14 February 1984NürnbergHemmerleinhalle
15 February 1984KaunitzOstwestfalenhalle
17 February 1984BöblingenSporthalle
18 February 1984WinterthurSwitzerlandEulachalle
19 February 1984MunichGermanyRudi-Sedlmayer-Halle
20 February 1984EppelheimRhein-Neckar-Halle
21 February 1984DüsseldorfMitsubishi Electric Halle
22 February 1984HanoverEilenriedehalle
North American Leg
16 March 1984Niagara Falls, New YorkUnited StatesNiagara Falls Convention Center
18 March 1984Springfield, MassachusettsSpringfield Civic Center
19 March 1984Portland, MaineCumberland County Civic Center
21 March 1984Uniondale, New YorkNassau Coliseum
22 March 1984New Haven, ConnecticutNew Haven Coliseum
23 March 1984East Rutherford, New JerseyMeadowlands Arena
25 March 1984Providence, Rhode IslandProvidence Civic Center
26 March 1984Worcester, MassachusettsCentrum Centre
27 March 1984Glen Falls, New YorkGlens Falls Civic Center
28 March 1984Montréal, QuébecCanadaMontreal Forum
30 March 1984Québec City, QuébecColisée de Québec
31 March 1984Ottawa, OntarioOttawa Civic Centre
2 April 1984Toronto, OntarioMaple Leaf Gardens
3 April 1984Rochester, New YorkUnited StatesRochester Community War Memorial
4 April 1984Syracuse, New YorkOnondaga War Memorial Auditorium
6 April 1984Richfield, OhioRichfield Coliseum
7 April 1984Kalamazoo, MichiganWings Event Center
9 April 1984Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaCivic Arena
11 April 1984Baltimore, MarylandBaltimore Civic Center
12 April 1984Hampton, VirginiaHampton Coliseum
13 April 1984Roanoke, VirginiaRoanoke Civic Center
14 April 1984Louisville, KentuckyLouisville Gardens
16 April 1984Knoxville, TennesseeKnoxville Civic Coliseum
17 April 1984Huntsville, AlabamaVon Braun Civic Center
18 April 1984Memphis, TennesseeMid-South Coliseum
20 April 1984Jackson, MississippiMississippi Coliseum
21 April 1984Biloxi, MississippiMississippi Coast Coliseum
22 April 1984Baton Rouge, LouisianaRiverside Centroplex
24 April 1984Shreveport, LouisianaHirsch Memorial Coliseum
27 April 1984Houston, TexasThe Summit
28 April 1984San Antonio, TexasHemisfair Arena
29 April 1984Austin, TexasFrank Erwin Center
30 April 1984Dallas, TexasReunion Arena
2 May 1984Albuquerque, New MexicoTingley Coliseum
3 May 1984Phoenix, ArizonaArizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
5 May 1984Long Beach, CaliforniaLong Beach Arena
6 May 1984
7 May 1984
9 May 1984San Diego, CaliforniaSan Diego Sports Arena
10 May 1984Fresno, CaliforniaSelland Arena
12 May 1984Sacramento, CaliforniaCal Expo Amphitheatre
24 May 1984Portland, OregonPortland Memorial Coliseum
25 May 1984Spokane, WashingtonSpokane Coliseum
26 May 1984Tacoma, WashingtonTacoma Dome
28 May 1984Vancouver, British ColumbiaCanadaPacific Coliseum
30 May 1984Edmonton, AlbertaNorthlands Coliseum
31 May 1984Calgary, AlbertaStampede Corral
2 June 1984Regina, SaskatchewanBrandt Centre
4 June 1984Winnipeg, ManitobaWinnipeg Arena
6 June 1984La Crosse, WisconsinUnited StatesLa Crosse Center
7 June 1984Green Bay, WisconsinBrown County Veterans Memorial Arena
9 June 1984Madison, WisconsinDane County Coliseum
13 June 1984Detroit, MichiganJoe Louis Arena
14 June 1984Rosemont, IllinoisRosemont Horizon
16 June 1984Landover, MarylandCapital Centre
17 June 1984
18 June 1984New York City, New YorkMadison Square Garden
20 June 1984Binghamton, New YorkBroome County Veterans Memorial Arena
22 June 1984Bethlehem, PennsylvaniaStabler Arena
23 June 1984Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaThe Spectrum
27 June 1984Charlotte, North CarolinaCharlotte Coliseum
28 June 1984Atlanta, GeorgiaOmni Coliseum
30 June 1984Hollywood, FloridaHollywood Sportatorium
1 July 1984Jacksonville, FloridaJacksonville Memorial Coliseum
3 July 1984Lakeland, FloridaLakeland Civic Center
6 July 1984Johnson City, TennesseeFreedom Hall Civic Center
7 July 1984Nashville, TennesseeNashville Municipal Auditorium
9 July 1984Dayton, OhioHara Arena
10 July 1984Indianapolis, IndianaMarket Square Arena
13 July 1984Cedar Rapids, IowaFive Seasons Center
14 July 1984St. Louis, MissouriKiel Auditorium
15 July 1984Kansas City, KansasProvidence Medical Center Amphitheater
17 July 1984Wichita, KansasKansas Coliseum
18 July 1984Norman, OklahomaLloyd Noble Center
19 July 1984Pueblo, ColoradoSouthwest Motors Events Center
20 July 1984Denver, ColoradoMcNichols Sports Arena
21 July 1984Casper, WyomingCasper Events Center
24 July 1984Las Vegas, NevadaThomas & Mack Center
25 July 1984Reno, NevadaLawlor Events Center
27 July 1984Daly City, CaliforniaCow Palace
28 July 1984
29 July 1984Irvine, CaliforniaIrvine Meadows Amphitheatre
31 July 1984Salt Lake City, UtahSalt Palace
5 August 1984East Troy, WisconsinAlpine Valley Music Theatre
7 August 1984Harrisburg, PennsylvaniaCity Island
8 August 1984Columbus, OhioBattelle Hall
9 August 1984Saginaw, MichiganWendler Arena
10 August 1984East Troy, WisconsinAlpine Valley Music Theatre
21 August 1984Tinley Park, IllinoisTinley Park Convention Center
Asia Leg
6 September 1984SendaiJapanMiyagi-ken Sports Center
7 September 1984TokyoShibuya Public Hall
8 September 1984NagoyaNagoya Civic Assembly Hall
10 September 1984OsakaOsaka Festival Hall
11 September 1984
13 September 1984TokyoNippon Budokan

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