Praying Mantis Concert History

Praying Mantis are a well established band of melodic hard rockers. They were formed by brothers Tino Troy and Chris Troy in the United Kingdom 1974 and they became one of the bands associated with the the NWOBHM (New Wave Of British Heavy Metal). Their first album 1981's "Time Tells No Lies" received a lot of critical acclaim.

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Praying Mantis Tours & Concerts (Updated for 2026) (Page 8)

Date Concert Venue Location
Oct 03, 2009
Praying Mantis / Stampede The Peel London, England, United Kingdom
Aug 05, 2009
Praying Mantis

Sanctuary

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Purple Turtle London, England, United Kingdom
May 24, 2009
Praying Mantis / Tank The Peel London, England, United Kingdom
May 03, 2009
Praying Mantis Bush Hall London, England, United Kingdom
Dec 06, 2008
Hard Rock Hell
Black Label Society / Power Quest / Clutch / Panic Cell / The Wildhearts / Orange Goblin / Viking Skull / Spit Like This / Tygers of Pan Tang / Pride Tiger / Praying Mantis / Wasted / Battlelore / This Is Menace / Alestorm / Outcry Fire / Firewind / Raven's Creed / Blitzkrieg / Pig Iron / Beholder / Warrior Soul Show all bands
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Pontins Prestatyn Sands, United Kingdom
Dec 05, 2008 –
Dec 06, 2008
Hard Rock Hell II: The Dragons Ball
Tigertailz / Doro / Thin Lizzy / Benedictum / Glyder / Attica Rage / Heaven's Basement / Lethargy / Firewind / Power Quest / This Is Menace / Alestorm / Battlelore / Waysted / Tygers of Pan Tang / Pride Tiger / Hecate Enthroned / Spit Like This / Beholder / Budgie / Viking Skull / The Wildhearts / Black Label Society / Clutch / Orange Goblin / Panic Cell / Hawkwind / Litmus / Cancer Bats / Johnny Truant / Ghost of a Thousand / The Plight / Textures / Black Hole / Hexes / Blitzkrieg / Ravenscreed / Outcry Fire / Korpiklaani / Praying Mantis / Jett Black / Heaven's Basement / Big Linda / Get Vegas / Chariot / Warrior Soul / Dope / Pig Iron / Million$reload Show all bands
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Pontins Holiday Camp Prestatyn, Wales, United Kingdom
Aug 15, 2008
Praying Mantis
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Catton Hall and Gardens Walton upon Trent, England, United Kingdom
Aug 15, 2008 –
Aug 17, 2008
Bloodstock Festival 2008
Opeth / Helloween / Soulfly / Primal Fear / Destruction / Akercocke / Týr / Praying Mantis / EVILE / Saint Daemon / From the Ashes / Sorcerer's Spell / The Dead Lay Waiting / Anger Management / Firebrand Super Rock / Son of Science / Obsessive Compulsive / Hospital Of Death / Broken Faith / A470 / deadfilmstar / The Inbreds / Invasion / Outcry Fire / Pro-jekt / Dimmu Borgir / Iced Earth / Soilwork / Napalm Death / Moonsorrow / Communic / Swallow the Sun / Eluveitie / Rise To Remain / Cloudscape / Evil Scarecrow / The Bezerker / RSJ / Metalloid / Concept of Time / Hellfighter / Keltic Jihad / The Defiled / Blood Island Raiders / The Dirty Youth / mantra / Empyreal Destroyer / Witchsorrow / Denounce / 9 Days Down / Sondura / Fury UK / Seven Yeards Dead / Nightwish / At The Gates / Overkill / As I Lay Dying / Kataklysm / Mob Rules / Grand Magus / Alestorm / Crowning Glory / Heaven's Basement / TesseracT / Silent Descent / Musta Talvi / Ted Maul / Ravens Creed / Necrosadistic Goat Torture / Celtic Legacy / Ravenage / Serotonal / De Profundis / Blasphemous Creation / Cursed As Angels / Liquid Sky / Adam Bomb / Breedapart / Heaven's Gate / Esoterica / Soilwork Show all bands
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Catton Hall Park Catton Park, Walton on Trent, Derbyshire, United Kingdom
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Apr 26, 2008
Praying Mantis

British Steel Festival III

The Underworld London, England, United Kingdom
Jun 22, 2007
Praying Mantis

Bang Your Head

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Messegelände Balingen, Germany
Mar 04, 2006
Praying Mantis Underworld Athens, Attica, Greece
Nov 04, 2005
Praying Mantis

NWOBHM 25th Anniversary Concert

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London Astoria London, England, United Kingdom
Nov 22, 2000
Glenn Hughes / Praying Mantis
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Astoria 2 London, England, United Kingdom
Nov 10, 2000
Praying Mantis

November to Dismember Metalfest

Orange Pavilion National Orange Show Events Center, San Bernardino, California, United States
Aug 04, 2000
Praying Mantis

Wacken Open Air

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Wacken Festival Grounds Wacken, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Aug 04, 2000 –
Aug 05, 2000
Wacken Open Air 2000
Dezperadoz / Agathodaimon / Ancient / Angel Witch / Annihilator / Artillery / Black Sweden / Black Label Society / Blaze Bayley / Breaker / Chantal Chevalier / Dark At Dawn / Dark Age / Dark Funeral / Dee Snider / Demon / Doro / Deranged / Late Nite Romeo / Praying Mantis / Engine / Entombed / Freedom Call / Gamma Ray / Gaskin / Grim Reaper / Hades / Heir Apparent / Hypocrisy / Iced Earth / Immolation / Jacob’s Dream / Knorkator / Labyrinth / Nightwish / Liege Lord / Lizzy Borden / Lock Up / Marduk / Molly Hatchet / Morbid Angel / Mob Rules / Nightmare / Skew Siskin / October 31 / Overkill / Pain / Pink Cream 69 / Praying Mantis / Raise Hell / Rhapsody / Rose Tattoo / Royal Hunt / Samson / Savage / Sentenced / Six Feet Under / Venom / Zakk Wylde / Solstice / Spiritual Beggars / Squealer / Steel Attack / Stratovarius / Testament / Tom Angelripper / Twisted Tower Dire / Umbra et Imago / Vader / Vanishing Point Show all bands
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Wacken Festival Grounds Wacken, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Show Duplicate for Aug 04, 2000
May 26, 2000
Samson / Angel Witch / Praying Mantis
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Astoria 2 London, England, United Kingdom
Aug 01, 1999
Praying Mantis

Metal Crusade ’99

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Hibiya Yagai Ongakudou Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Nov 11, 1998
Praying Mantis Club Citta' Kawasaki, Japan
Nov 01, 1998
Praying Mantis
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King's Head London, England, United Kingdom
Nov 12, 1995
Praying Mantis Club Citta' Kawasaki, Japan
Nov 28, 1993
Praying Mantis Club Citta' Kawasaki, Japan

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Winterstorm 2023
Nov 23 - 26, 2023
 Troon, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Winterstorm 2023
Nov 23 - 26, 2023
 Troon, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Winterstorm 2023
Nov 23 - 26, 2023
 Troon, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Winterstorm 2023
Nov 23 - 26, 2023
 Troon, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Triumph / Praying Mantis on Nov 9, 1980 [222-small]

Triumph / Praying Mantis
Nov 9, 1980
 Manchester, England, United Kingdom
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Headbangers Open Air 2026 on Jul 22, 2026 [886-small]

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Jul 22 - 25, 2026
 Brande-Hörnerkirchen, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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Headbangers Open Air 2013 on Jul 24, 2013 [734-small]

Headbangers Open Air 2013
Jul 24 - 27, 2013
 Brande-Hörnerkirchen, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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Headbangers Open Air 2022
Jul 27 - 30, 2022
 Brande-Hörnerkirchen, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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Triumph / Praying Mantis on Nov 7, 1980 [201-small]

Triumph / Praying Mantis
Nov 7, 1980
 Bristol, England, United Kingdom
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Iron Maiden / Praying Mantis on Nov 15, 1981 [790-small]

Iron Maiden / Praying Mantis
Nov 15, 1981
 London, England, United Kingdom
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Praying Mantis / Oxido on May 26, 2022 [906-small]

Praying Mantis / Oxido
May 26, 2022
 Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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Praying Mantis / Oxido on May 26, 2022 [905-small]

Praying Mantis / Oxido
May 26, 2022
 Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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Genres:

Rock
Metal
Hard Rock
British
Album Oriented Rock (AOR)
Heavy Metal
Speed Metal
Arena Rock
NWOBHM
New Wave Of British Heavy Metal
British Metal
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Latest Setlist (10/19/2025):

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  1. Praying Mantis
  2. Panic in the Streets
  3. Highway
  4. Turn the Tide
  5. Borderline
  6. Dream On
  7. Lovers to the Grave
  8. Keep It Alive
  9. Standing Tall
  10. Letting Go
  11. Time Slipping Away
  12. Captured City
  13. Simple Man
  14. Children Of The Earth

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Concerts Per Year:

2026 8 concerts
2025 7 concerts
2024 8 concerts
2023 5 concerts
2022 13 concerts
2021 13 concerts
2020 4 concerts
2019 16 concerts
2018 11 concerts
2017 7 concerts
2016 16 concerts
2015 7 concerts
2014 1 concert
2013 6 concerts
2012 5 concerts
2011 3 concerts
2010 7 concerts
2009 7 concerts
2008 4 concerts
2007 1 concert
2006 1 concert
2005 1 concert
2000 4 concerts
1999 1 concert
1998 2 concerts
1995 1 concert
1993 3 concerts
1991 2 concerts
1982 2 concerts
1981 15 concerts
1980 43 concerts
1979 9 concerts
1976 1 concert
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