Anvil's 1983 Concert & Tour History

Date	Concert	Venue	Location
Dec 13, 1983	Dio / Anvil Setlists	Verdun Auditorium	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Dec 12, 1983	Dio / Anvil Setlists	Massey Hall	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Sep 22, 1983	Anvil Forged in Fire	Nippon Seinenkan	Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Sep 21, 1983	Anvil Forged in Fire Setlists	Nakano Sunplaza	Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Sep 20, 1983	Anvil Forged in Fire	Nagoya-shi Koukaidou	Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
Sep 19, 1983	Anvil Forged in Fire Setlists	Osaka Kousei Nenkin Kaikan	Osaka, Ōsaka, Japan

Sep 16, 1983	Anvil Forged in Fire	Nakano Sunplaza	Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Sep 09, 1983	Anvil Forged in Fire Setlists	Arena	Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands
Sep 07, 1983	Anvil Forged in Fire	Espace Balard	Paris, Île-de-France, France
Sep 06, 1983	Whitesnake / Twisted Sister / Anvil Photos Setlists	Vorst Nationaal (Forest National)	Brussels, Brussels Capital, Belgium
Sep 03, 1983	Anvil Forged in Fire Setlists	Dynamo	Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands
Sep 01, 1983	Anvil / Twisted Sister Forged In Fire Setlists	Paradiso	Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Aug 30, 1983	Anvil Forged in Fire Setlists	Marquee Club	London, England, United Kingdom

Aug 28, 1983

Black Sabbath / Motörhead / Twisted Sister / Anvil / Mama's Boys / Diamond Head

The kings of rock

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Dalymount stadium

Dublin, Leinster, Ireland

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Aug 27, 1983

Black Sabbath / Marillion / Stevie Ray Vaughan / Suzi Quatro / Anvil / Magnum / Mama's Boys / Heavy Pettin' / Lee Aaron / Fortune / Crazy Angel

Setlists

Little John's Farm

Reading, England, United Kingdom

Aug 26, 1983 –
Aug 28, 1983

Reading Rock Festival 1983

Black Sabbath / The Stranglers / Thin Lizzy / Steel Pulse / Marillion / Big Country / Ten Years After / Suzi Quatro / Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel / Climax Blues Band / Anvil / Magnum / Steve Harley / Hanoi Rocks / Sad cafe / Man / Fortune / Little Steven / Pendragon / Little Steven & The Disciples of Soul / Lee Aaron / Solstice / The Enid / Pallas / Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble / Mama's Boys / Twelfth Night / Heavy Pettin / Auto da fè / One the Juggler / Opposition (UK) / Crazy Angel Show all bands

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Thamesside Arena

Reading, England, United Kingdom

Aug 26, 1983 – Aug 28, 1983	Reading Rock Festival 1983 @ Thamesside Arena Black Sabbath / The Stranglers / Thin Lizzy / Steel Pulse / Marillion / Ten Years After / Big Country / Suzi Quatro / Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel / Climax Blues Band / Anvil / Magnum / Steve Harley / Hanoi Rocks / Sad cafe / Man / Fortune / Little Steven / Pendragon / Little Steven & The Disciples of Soul / Lee Aaron / Solstice (UK) / Pallas / The Enid / Mama's Boys / Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble / Twelfth Night / Heavy Pettin / Auto da fè / One the Juggler / Opposition (UK) Show all bands Setlists	Thamesside Arena	Reading, England, United Kingdom
Aug 26, 1983 – Aug 28, 1983	Reading Rock Festival 1983 Black Sabbath / The Stranglers / Thin Lizzy / Marillion / Steel Pulse / Big Country / Ten Years After / Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel / Suzi Quatro / Climax Blues Band / Anvil / Magnum / Hanoi Rocks / Sad cafe / Fortune / Man / Little Steven & The Disciples of Soul / Pendragon / Lee Aaron / The Enid / Pallas / Solstice / Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble / Mama's Boys / Twelfth Night / Opposition / Heavy Pettin / One the Juggler / Crazy Angel / Auto Da Fé Show all bands Photos Setlists	Thamesside Arena	Reading, England, United Kingdom
Aug 26, 1983 – Aug 28, 1983	23rd National Rock Festival The Stranglers / Pallas / Hanoi Rocks / Steel Pulse / Big Country / Solstice / Pendragon / Au de Fae / Fortune / Heavy Pettin' / Anvil / Magnum / Marillion / Suzie Quatro / Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble / Black Sabbath / The Opposition / 12th Night / One the Juggler / Sad Cafe / The Enid / Climax Blues Band / Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel / Little Stevie & The Disciples of Soul / Ten Years After / Thin Lizzy / Mamas Boys Show all bands Photos Setlists	Thameside Arena, St. John's Farm	Reading, England, United Kingdom

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Jul 27, 1983

Anvil

Forged in Fire

Royal Manor North

North Brunswick Township, New Jersey, United States

Jul 20, 1983

Anvil

Forged in Fire

Setlists

Le Spectrum

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Jul 09, 1983

Anvil

Forged in Fire

Place d’Art Estrie

Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada

Jul 08, 1983

Anvil

Forged in Fire

Palais des Sports

Jonquière, Quebec, Canada

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Feb 22, 1983
Binghamton, New York, United States
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23rd National Rock Festival
Aug 26 - 28, 1983
Reading, England, United Kingdom
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Aug 26 - 28, 1983
Reading, England, United Kingdom
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Feb 22, 1983
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Aug 26 - 28, 1983
Reading, England, United Kingdom
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Aug 26 - 28, 1983
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Aug 26 - 28, 1983
Reading, England, United Kingdom
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Black Sabbath / Motörhead / Twisted Sister / Mama’s Boys / Anvil
Aug 28, 1983
Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
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Saxon / Twisted Sister / Girlschool / Anvil / Spider / Battle Axe
May 28, 1983
Leeds, England, United Kingdom
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