Hell Bent for Leather Tour

Hell Bent for Leather Tour
Concert by Judas Priest
Location UK, Asia, United States, Europe
Associated albums Killing Machine
Unleashed in the East
Start date 25 January 1979
End date 15 December 1979
No. of shows 94
17 in UK
28 in Europe
44 in North America
5 in Asia
Judas Priest concert chronology

The Killing Machine/Hell Bent for Leather Tour was a 1979 concert tour by British heavy metal band Judas Priest, in support of their most recent release, Killing Machine (named Hell Bent for Leather in the US). The live album Unleashed in the East was recorded during the Japanese leg of this tour. During the second US leg of the tour, they supported KISS and on the European leg they supported AC/DC.[1]

Tour dates

Date City Country Venue
UK Leg #1
25 January 1979LondonEnglandTop of the Pops
Asia Leg
9 February 1979TokyoJapanTokyo Kōsei Nenkin Kaikan
10 February 1979
14 February 1979OsakaFestival Hall
14 February 1979
15 February 1979TokyoNakano Sun Plaza Hall
North America Leg #1
27 February 1979Allentown, PennsylvaniaUnited StatesAgriculture Hall
28 February 1979Falls Church, VirginiaLouie's Rock City
9 March 1979Orlando, FloridaGreat Southern Music Hall
11 March 1979New York CityMudd Club
14 March 1979Austin, TexasAustin Opera House
15 March 1979Houston, TexasMusic Hall
22 March 1979San Antonio, TexasHemisFair Arena
29 March 1979West Hollywood, CaliforniaStarwood
30 March 1979
31 March 1979
March 1979TorontoCanadaEl Mocambo
March 1979Bailey'sUnited StatesCrossroads
5 April 1979San Jose, CaliforniaCenter For The Performing Arts
10 April 1979Yakima, WashingtonYakima Valley Community College
11 April 1979Medford, OregonMedford Armory
13 April 1979Seattle, WashingtonParamount Theatre
21 April 1979New York CityThe Palladium
4 May 1979ChicagoInternational Amphitheatre
6 May 1979Milwaukee, WisconsinMECCA Arena
UK Leg #2
12 May 1979GlasgowScotlandThe Apollo
13 May 1979LiverpoolEnglandEmpire Theatre
14 May 1979DerbyAssembly Rooms
15 May 1979ManchesterManchester Apollo
16 May 1979BirminghamBirmingham Odeon
17 May 1979
18 May 1979HanleyVictoria Hall
19 May 1979OxfordApollo Theatre Oxford
20 May 1979BristolColston Hall
21 May 1979LeicesterDe Montfort Hall
22 May 1979PrestonPreston Guild Hall
23 May 1979NewcastleNewcastle City Hall
24 May 1979
25 May 1979SheffieldSheffield City Hall
26 May 1979
27 May 1979SouthamptonGaumont
28 May 1979LondonHammersmith Odeon
29 May 1979
31 May 1979BirminghamBirmingham Odeon
1 July 1979DublinIrelandDalymount Park Festival
North America, Leg #2
1 September 1979Uniondale, New YorkUnited StatesNassau Coliseum
3 September 1979New Haven, ConnecticutNew Haven Coliseum
8 September 1979Asbury Park, New JerseyParamount Theatre
11 September 1979Los AngelesForum Arena
14 September 1979CincinnatiRiverfront Coliseum
16 September 1979Louisville, KentuckyKentucky Exposition Center
20 September 1979Evansville, IndianaRoberts Municipal Stadium
22 September 1979Chicago, IllinoisInternational Amphitheatre
24 September 1979Milwaukee, WisconsinMECCA Arena
28 September 1979Bloomington, MinnesotaMet Center
30 September 1979Kansas City, MissouriMunicipal Auditorium
3 October 1979Houston, TexasHouston Music Hall
5 October 1979Arlington, TexasTexas Hall
6 October 1979San Antonio, TexasHemisFair Arena
8 October 1979Austin, TexasAustin Municipal Auditorium
11 October 1979Laredo, TexasLaredo Civic Center
14 October 1979El Paso, TexasEl Paso Civic Center
17 October 1979Seattle, WashingtonSeattle Coliseum
23 October 1979Santa Monica, CaliforniaSanta Monica Civic Center
26 October 1979Hammond, IndianaHammond Civic Center
27 October 1979Milwaukee, WisconsinUptown Theater
30 October 1979Washington, D.C.Ontario Theater
31 October 1979Allentown, PAAgricultural Hall
3 November 1979Passaic, New JerseyCapitol Theatre
4 November 1979New York CityPalladium
Europe Leg
11 November 1979BrusselsBelgiumForest National
12 November 1979AmsterdamNetherlandsJaap Edenhal
13 November 1979CologneGermanySartory-Saal
14 November 1979HanoverEilenriedehalle
16 November 1979EssenGrugahalle
17 November 1979WürzburgKursaal convention centre
19 November 1979PassauEvansville Civic Center
20 November 1979Offenbach am MainStadthalle Offenbach
21 November 1979DortmundWestfalenhallen 3
23 November 1979HamburgMessehallen
24 November 1979MunichCircus Krone Building
25 November 1979BernSwitzerlandFesthalle Bern
27 November 1979RegensburgGermanyRT Halle
28 November 1979RavensburgOberschwabenhalle
29 November 1979HofFreiheitshalle
1 December 1979LudwigshafenFriedrich-Ebert-Halle
2 December 1979Neunkirchen am BrandHemmerleinhalle
3 December 1979BerlinBerlin Eissporthalle
4 December 1979Offenbach am MainStadthalle Offenbach
6 December 1979MetzFranceParc des Expositions de Villepinte
7 December 1979ReimsPalais des Sports de Reims
8 December 1979LillePalais des Sports de Lille
9 December 1979ParisPavillon de Paris
10 December 1979LyonPalais des Sports de Gerland
12 December 1979Clermont-FerrandClermont-Ferrand Sports Hall
13 December 1979MontpellierPalais des Sports de Montpellier
14 December 1979NiceThéâtre de verdure de Nice
15 December 1979

References

  1. The French Metallian - 1979 tour dates
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