Judas Priest's 1981 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 119 concerts in 1981

Date Concert Venue Location
Dec 22, 1981
Judas Priest Def Leppard Acceot Schwartzwald Hall Germany
Dec 14, 1981
Judas Priest / Def Leppard / Accept

The heavy Metal charger

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Messehalle 8 Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Dec 13, 1981
Judas Priest / Def Leppard / Accept

- The Heavy Metal Charger -

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Grugahalle Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Dec 12, 1981
Judas Priest / Accept / Def Leppard
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Jaap Edenhal Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Dec 11, 1981
Judas Priest / Def Leppard / Accept
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Vorst Nationaal (Forest National) Brussels, Brussels Capital, Belgium
Dec 09, 1981
Judas Priest

World Wide Blitz

Palais des Sports Saint-Sauveur Lille, Hauts-de-France, France
Dec 08, 1981
Judas Priest / Def Leppard / Accept

World Wide Blitz Tour

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Hall Rhenus Strasbourg, Grand Est, France
Dec 07, 1981
Def Leppard / Judas Priest

Judas Priest / Def Leppard

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Pavillon Baltard Nogent sur Marne, France
Dec 06, 1981
Judas Priest

World Wide Blitz

Maison des Sports Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Dec 05, 1981
Judas Priest

World Wide Blitz

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Palais De Beaulieu Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
Dec 04, 1981
Judas Priest

World Wide Blitz

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Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Dec 03, 1981
Judas Priest

World Wide Blitz

Friedrich-Ebert-Halle Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Dec 02, 1981
Judas Priest

World Wide Blitz

Schwarzwaldhalle Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Dec 01, 1981
Judas Priest

World Wide Blitz

Walter-Köbel-Halle Rüsselsheim am Main, Hesse, Germany
Nov 30, 1981
Judas Priest

World Wide Blitz

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Saarlandhalle Saarbrücken, Saarland, Germany
Nov 29, 1981
Judas Priest

World Wide Blitz

Stadthalle Esslingen am Neckar, Germany
Nov 28, 1981
Judas Priest / Def Leppard
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Hemmerleinhalle Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany
Nov 27, 1981
Judas Priest

World Wide Blitz

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Rhein-Main Halle Wiesbaden, Hesse, Germany
Nov 24, 1981
Judas Priest

World Wide Blitz

Poole Arts centre Poole, England, United Kingdom
Nov 23, 1981
Judas Priest / Accept Gaumont Theatre Southampton, England, United Kingdom

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Judas Priest / Savoy Brown on May 8, 1981 [593-small]

Judas Priest / Savoy Brown
May 8, 1981
 Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Judas Priest / Savoy Brown on May 8, 1981 [594-small]

Judas Priest / Savoy Brown
May 8, 1981
 Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Judas Priest / Savoy Brown on May 8, 1981 [595-small]

Judas Priest / Savoy Brown
May 8, 1981
 Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Judas Priest / Iron Maiden on May 30, 1981 [702-small]

Judas Priest / Iron Maiden
May 30, 1981
 Seattle, Washington, United States
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Judas Priest / Def Leppard / Accept on Dec 14, 1981 [924-small]

Judas Priest / Def Leppard / Accept
Dec 14, 1981
 Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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The venue took the part with band name so I made my own part to go with the part they gave back , Judas Priest / The Joe Perry Project / Iron Maiden on Jul 26, 1981 [479-small]

The venue took the part with band name so I made my own part to go with the part they gave back

Judas Priest / The Joe Perry Project / Iron Maiden
Jul 26, 1981
 Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States
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Iron Maiden / Judas Priest on Jul 1, 1981 [172-small]

Iron Maiden / Judas Priest
Jul 1, 1981
 Landover, Maryland, United States
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Judas Priest / Accept on Nov 10, 1981 [751-small]

Judas Priest / Accept
Nov 10, 1981
 Bristol, England, United Kingdom
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Judas Priest on Feb 27, 1981 [856-small]

Judas Priest
Feb 27, 1981
 Wiesbaden, Hesse, Germany
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Judas Priest / Def Leppard on Nov 28, 1981 [078-small]

Judas Priest / Def Leppard
Nov 28, 1981
 Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany
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Judas Priest / Accept on Nov 10, 1981 [205-small]

Judas Priest / Accept
Nov 10, 1981
 Bristol, England, United Kingdom
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Iron Maiden / Judas Priest on Jul 1, 1981 [228-small]

Iron Maiden / Judas Priest
Jul 1, 1981
 Landover, Maryland, 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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