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.

Setlist

 * Songs played
 * 1) "Hell Bent for Leather"
 * 2) "Delivering the Goods"
 * 3) "The Ripper"
 * 4) "Metal Gods"
 * 5) "Running Wild"
 * 6) "Living After Midnight"
 * 7) "White Heat, Red Hot"
 * 8) "Sinner"
 * 9) "Beyond the Realms of Death"
 * 10) "Diamonds & Rust" ("Joan Baez" cover)
 * 11) "You Don't Have to Be Old to Be Wise"
 * 12) "Exciter"
 * 13) "Grinder"
 * 14) "Victim of Changes"
 * 15) "Steeler"
 * 16) "Genocide"
 * 17) "Breaking the Law"
 * 18) "Tyrant"
 * 19) "The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown)" ("Fleetwood Mac" cover) [encore]
 * 20) "Starbreaker" [encore]
 * 21) "Take on the World" [encore]


 * Typical setlist
 * 1) "Hell Bent for Leather"
 * 2) "The Ripper"
 * 3) "Running Wild"
 * 4) "Living After Midnight"
 * 5) "Sinner"
 * 6) "Beyond the Realms of Death"
 * 7) "You Don't Have to Be Old to Be Wise"
 * 8) "Grinder"
 * 9) "Victim of Changes"
 * 10) "Genocide"
 * 11) "Tyrant"
 * 12) "The Green Manalishi" ("Fleetwood Mac" Cover) [encore]

Europe

 * Europe songs played
 * 1) "Hell Bent for Leather"
 * 2) "Delivering the Goods"
 * 3) "Running Wild"
 * 4) "The Ripper"
 * 5) "Living After Midnight"
 * 6) "White Heat, Red Hot"
 * 7) "Beyond the Realms of Death"
 * 8) "Sinner"
 * 9) "The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown)" (Fleetwood Mac cover)
 * 10) "Grinder"
 * 11) "Victim of Changes"
 * 12) "Breaking the Law"
 * 13) "Genocide"
 * 14) "Starbreaker" [encore]
 * 15) "Take on the World" [encore]
 * 16) "Tyrant" [encore]


 * Europe Typical setlist
 * 1) "Hell Bent for Leather"
 * 2) "Delivering the Goods"
 * 3) "Running Wild"
 * 4) "The Ripper"
 * 5) "White Heat, Red Hot"
 * 6) "Beyond the Realms of Death"
 * 7) "Sinner"
 * 8) "The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown)" (Fleetwood Mac cover)
 * 9) "Victim of Changes"
 * 10) "Genocide"
 * 11) "Starbreaker" [encore]
 * 12) "Tyrant" [encore]


 * Europe typical setlist
 * 1) "Hell Bent for Leather"
 * 2) "Delivering the Goods"
 * 3) "Running Wild"
 * 4) "The Ripper"
 * 5) "White Heat, Red Hot"
 * 6) "Beyond the Realms of Death"
 * 7) "Sinner"
 * 8) "The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown)" (Fleetwood Mac cover)
 * 9) "Victim of Changes"
 * 10) "Breaking the Law"
 * 11) "Genocide"
 * 12) "Starbreaker" [encore]
 * 13) "Take on the World" [encore]
 * 14) "Tyrant" [encore]


 * Monsters of Rock England (1980)
 * 1) "Hell Bent for Leather"
 * 2) "The Ripper"
 * 3) "Running Wild"
 * 4) "Living After Midnight"
 * 5) "Sinner"
 * 6) "Beyond the Realms of Death"
 * 7) "You Don't Have to Be Old to Be Wise"
 * 8) "Grinder"
 * 9) "Victim of Changes"
 * 10) "The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown)" (Fleetwood Mac cover)
 * 11) "Tyrant"

North America

 * Songs played
 * 1) "Hell Bent for Leather"
 * 2) "The Ripper"
 * 3) "Metal Gods"
 * 4) "Running Wild"
 * 5) "Living After Midnight"
 * 6) "Sinner"
 * 7) "Diamonds & Rust" (Joan Baez cover)
 * 8) "Beyond the Realms of Death"
 * 9) "Exciter"
 * 10) "You Don't Have to Be Old to Be Wise"
 * 11) "Breaking the Law"
 * 12) "Grinder"
 * 13) "Victim of Changes"
 * 14) "Steeler"
 * 15) "Genocide"
 * 16) "Tyrant"
 * 17) "The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown)" (Fleetwood Mac cover)


 * Typical Setlist
 * 1) "Hell Bent for Leather"
 * 2) "Running Wild"
 * 3) "The Ripper"
 * 4) "Living After Midnight"
 * 5) "Sinner"
 * 6) "Beyond the Realms of Death"
 * 7) "You Don't Have to Be Old to Be Wise"
 * 8) "Grinder"
 * 9) "Victim of Changes"
 * 10) "Steeler"
 * 11) "Genocide"
 * 12) "Tyrant"
 * 13) "The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown)" (Fleetwood Mac cover)

Touring Bands

 * This show was supported by Iron Maiden
 * This show was supported by Def Leppard
 * This show was in support of April Wine
 * This show was in support of Sammy Hagar
 * This show was in support of Journey
 * This show was supported by Scorpions
 * This show was in support of Heart
 * This show was supported by Joe Perry
 * This show was in support of Rainbow
 * This show was supported by Saxon
 * This show was supported by Riot
 * This show was in support of Ted Nugent
 * This show was in support of Johnny Winter
 * This show was supported by Molly Hatchet
 * This show was supported by Wishbone Ash
 * This show was supported by Ian Gillan

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