Judas Priest's 1978 Concert History

Judas Priest is an English heavy metal band formed in Birmingham, Warwickshire in 1969. They have sold over 50 million albums and are frequently ranked as one of the greatest metal bands of all time. Despite an innovative and pioneering body of work in the latter half of the 1970s, the band had struggled with indifferent record production and a lack of major commercial success until 1980, when they rose to commercial success with the album "British Steel" which ranked number four on the UK Official Album Charts. This remained the band's highest charting album until 2024's "Invisible Shield" which reached the penultimate position in UK and becoming the band's first album to reach number one on the German GfK Entertainment charts.

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Judas Priest had 113 concerts in 1978

Date Concert Venue Location
Dec 30, 1978
Judas Priest
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ZDF Television Studios München Unterföhring, Germany
Dec 16, 1978
Judas Priest

X Certificate

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Palladium New York, New York, United States
Nov 24, 1978
Judas Priest

X Certificate

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Wirrina Stadium Peterborough, England, United Kingdom
Nov 23, 1978
Lea Heart / Judas Priesst

Judas Priest Killing Machine

Chelmsford Odeon Chelmsford, England, United Kingdom
Show Duplicate for Nov 23, 1978
Nov 22, 1978
Judas Priest

X Certificate

Woking College Woking, England, United Kingdom
Nov 21, 1978
Judas Priest

X Certificate

Guildford Civic Hall Guildford, England, United Kingdom
Nov 20, 1978
Judas Priest

X Certificate

Guildford Civic Hall Guildford, England, United Kingdom
Nov 19, 1978
Judas Priest

X Certificate

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Newcastle City Hall Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
Nov 18, 1978
Judas Priest

X Certificate

Royal Hall Bridlington, England, United Kingdom
Nov 17, 1978
Judas Priest / Lea Hart

Judas Priest

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Hammersmith Odeon London, England, United Kingdom
Nov 16, 1978
Judas Priest

X Certificate

Sophia Gardens Pavilion Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
Nov 15, 1978
Judas Priest

X Certificate

Winter Gardens Bournemouth, England, United Kingdom
Nov 14, 1978
Judas Priest / Lea Hart

Judas Priest

Apollo Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Show Duplicate for Nov 14, 1978
Nov 13, 1978
Judas Priest / Lea Heart

Killing Machine Tour

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Odeon Theatre Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Nov 12, 1978
Judas Priest

X Certificate

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Bristol Hippodrome Bristol, England, United Kingdom
Nov 11, 1978
Judas Priest

X Certificate

Assembly Rooms Derby, England, United Kingdom
Nov 09, 1978
Judas Priest St George's Concert Hall Bradford, England, United Kingdom
Nov 08, 1978
Judas Priest

X Certificate

Apollo Theatre Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Nov 07, 1978
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Odeon Theatre Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Nov 06, 1978
Judas Priest / Lea Hart Empire Theatre Liverpool, England, United Kingdom

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Judas Priest / Lea Heart on Nov 4, 1978 [744-small]

Judas Priest / Lea Heart
Nov 4, 1978
 Lancaster, England, United Kingdom
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Foghat / Judas Priest / BTO on Mar 25, 1978 [469-small]

Foghat / Judas Priest / BTO
Mar 25, 1978
 Houston, Texas, United States
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Rush / Uriah Heep / Judas Priest on May 12, 1978 [529-small]

Rush / Uriah Heep / Judas Priest
May 12, 1978
 Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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Mahogany Rush / Judas Priest / Fandango on Apr 23, 1978 [897-small]

Mahogany Rush / Judas Priest / Fandango
Apr 23, 1978
 San Diego, California, United States
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Foghat / Judas Priest / Bachman-Turner Overdrive on Mar 17, 1978 [926-small]

Foghat / Judas Priest / Bachman-Turner Overdrive
Mar 17, 1978
 Fort Worth, Texas, United States
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Judas Priest / English Assasins on Feb 9, 1978 [047-small]

Judas Priest / English Assasins
Feb 9, 1978
 Dunstable, England, United Kingdom
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Judas Priest / British Lions on Feb 3, 1978 [976-small]

Judas Priest / British Lions
Feb 3, 1978
 Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Foghat / Judas Priest / Bachman-Turner Overdrive on Mar 17, 1978 [844-small]

Foghat / Judas Priest / Bachman-Turner Overdrive
Mar 17, 1978
 Fort Worth, Texas, United States
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Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush / Judas Priest on Apr 16, 1978 [740-small]

Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush / Judas Priest
Apr 16, 1978
 Portland, Oregon, United States
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Judas Priest on Nov 12, 1978 [886-small]

Judas Priest
Nov 12, 1978
 Bristol, England, United Kingdom
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Judas Priest on Nov 12, 1978 [062-small]

Judas Priest
Nov 12, 1978
 Bristol, England, United Kingdom
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Judas Priest / The Readymades on Apr 5, 1978 [002-small]

Judas Priest / The Readymades
Apr 5, 1978
 San Francisco, California, United States
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Genres:

Rock
Metal
Hard Rock
Classic Rock
British
Album Oriented Rock (AOR)
Heavy Metal
Alternative Metal
Speed Metal
Glam Metal
Power Metal
NWOBHM
Birmingham Metal
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Latest Setlist (10/26/2025):

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  1. All Guns Blazing
  2. Hell Patrol
  3. You've Got Another Thing Comin'
  4. Freewheel Burning
  5. Breaking the Law
  6. A Touch of Evil
  7. Night Crawler
  8. Solar Angels
  9. Gates of Hell
  10. The Hellion
  11. Electric Eye
  12. Giants in the Sky
  13. Painkiller
  14. Hell Bent for Leather
  15. Living After Midnight

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Concerts Per Year:

2026 30 concerts
2025 63 concerts
2024 99 concerts
2023 4 concerts
2022 114 concerts
2021 26 concerts
2020 20 concerts
2019 52 concerts
2018 118 concerts
2017 3 concerts
2016 5 concerts
2015 107 concerts
2014 37 concerts
2013 6 concerts
2012 37 concerts
2011 95 concerts
2009 90 concerts
2008 84 concerts
2006 3 concerts
2005 115 concerts
2004 57 concerts
2002 84 concerts
2001 63 concerts
1998 94 concerts
1997 1 concert
1993 1 concert
1991 90 concerts
1990 52 concerts
1989 1 concert
1988 103 concerts
1987 3 concerts
1986 109 concerts
1985 2 concerts
1984 130 concerts
1983 50 concerts
1982 82 concerts
1981 119 concerts
1980 88 concerts
1979 148 concerts
1978 113 concerts
1977 50 concerts
1976 45 concerts
1975 100 concerts
1974 95 concerts
1973 57 concerts
1972 73 concerts
1971 42 concerts
1970 6 concerts
1969 1 concert
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Comments & Reviews:

Apr 18, 2024

I saw Mahogany Rush and Judas Priest at The Santa Monica Civic in the late 70s, can't find any info etcc.

Feb 06, 2021

I was at the October 8 1979 concert at the auditorium in Austin Tx center aisle 12 row first three seats on right and can remember them blowing up amps and came back from back stage and cut down on the audience with a Tommy gun shooting blanks

Feb 06, 2021

What happened to the October 8 1979 Austin texas show

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