Metal Conqueror Tour

Metal Conqueror Tour

Concert by Judas Priest
Associated album	Defenders of the Faith
Start date	20 January 1984
End date	13 September 1984
No. of shows	123
Judas Priest concert chronology

The Metal Conqueror Tour was a concert tour by British heavy metal band Judas Priest in support of the album Defenders of the Faith. It ran from 20 January 1984 until 13 September 1984.

Note

A special pre-Defenders of the Faith mini tour took place in the UK and Germany beginning on 12 December 1983 until 22 December 1983 with support act Quiet Riot. They would also perform at the Rock Pop Festival on the 18 December date with Ozzy Osbourne, Iron Maiden, Scorpions, Def Leppard and Quiet Riot. The setlist and dates for the tour are as follows:

Setlist

1. "The Hellion"
2. "Electric Eye"
3. "Riding on the Wind"
4. "Grinder"
5. "Breaking the Law"
6. "Bloodstone"
7. "Sinner"
8. "Metal Gods"
9. "Freewheel Burning" (played before the album's release)
10. "Screaming for Vengeance"
11. "You've Got Another Thing Comin'"
12. "Living After Midnight"
13. "Victim of Changes"
14. "The Green Manalishi (With the Two-Pronged Crown)" (Fleetwood Mac cover)
15. "Hell Bent For Leather"

Date	City	Country	Venue
12 December 1983	Newcastle	England	Newcastle City Hall
13 December 1983	Glasgow	Scotland	The Apollo
15 December 1983	Manchester	England	Manchester Apollo
16 December 1983	London		Hammersmith Apollo
17 December 1983
18 December 1983	Dortmund	Germany	Westfalenhallen
20 December 1983	Leicester	England	De Montfort Hall
21 December 1983	Birmingham		Birmingham Odeon
22 December 1983

Tour

Setlist

1. "Love Bites"
2. "Jawbreaker"
3. "Grinder"
4. "Metal Gods"
5. "Breaking the Law"
6. "Sinner"
7. "Desert Plains"
8. "Some Heads Are Gonna Roll"
9. "The Sentinel"
10. "Rock Hard Ride Free"
11. "Night Comes Down"
12. "The Hellion"
13. "Electric Eye"
14. "Heavy Duty"
15. "Defenders of the Faith"
16. "Victim of Changes"
17. "Freewheel Burning"
18. "The Green Manalishi (With the Two-Pronged Crown) (Fleetwood Mac cover)"
19. "Living After Midnight"
20. "Hell Bent for Leather"
21. "You've Got Another Thing Comin'"

The band would tour with Ted Nugent and Raven on the European leg and with Great White, Saxon and Kick Axe on the North American leg.

Date	City	Country	Venue
European Leg
20 January 1984	Copenhagen	Denmark	Falkoner Center
21 January 1984	Stockholm	Sweden	Hovet
23 January 1984	Gothenburg		Scandinavium
25 January 1984	Nancy	France	Parc de Exposion
26 January 1984	Le Grand-Quevilly		Parc des Expositions de Villepinte
27 January 1984	Amsterdam	Netherlands	Edenhall
28 January 1984	Brussels	Belgium	Vorst Nationaal
30 January 1984	Clermont-Ferrand	France	Maison des Sports
31 January 1984
1 February 1984	Barcelona	Spain	Palau dels Esports de Barcelona
2 February 1984	Madrid		Estadio Koman Vacerio
3 February 1984	San Sebastián		Velódromo de Anoeta
4 February 1984	Toulouse	France	Palais des Sports
5 February 1984	Marseille		Unknown Stadium
7 February 1984	Nice, France		Théâtre de verdure de Nice
8 February 1984	Grenoble		Alpexpo
9 February 1984	Lyon		Palais d'Hiver
10 February 1984	Strasbourg		Hall Tivoli
11 February 1984	Paris		Éspace Ballard
13 February 1984	Offenbach am Main	Germany	Stadthalle Freiburg
14 February 1984	Nürnberg		Hemmerleinhalle
15 February 1984	Kaunitz		Ostwestfalenhalle
17 February 1984	Böblingen		Sporthalle
18 February 1984	Winterthur	Switzerland	Eulachalle
19 February 1984	Munich	Germany	Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle
20 February 1984	Eppelheim		Rhein-Neckar-Halle
21 February 1984	Düsseldorf		Mitsubishi Electric Halle
22 February 1984	Hanover		Eilenriedehalle
North American Leg
16 March 1984	Niagara Falls, New York	United States	Niagara Falls Convention Center
18 March 1984	Springfield, Massachusetts		Springfield Civic Center
19 March 1984	Portland, Maine		Cumberland County Civic Center
21 March 1984	Uniondale, New York		Nassau Coliseum
22 March 1984	New Haven, Connecticut		New Haven Coliseum
23 March 1984	East Rutherford, New Jersey		Meadowlands Arena
25 March 1984	Providence, Rhode Island		Providence Civic Center
26 March 1984	Worcester, Massachusetts		Centrum Centre
27 March 1984	Glen Falls, New York		Glens Falls Civic Center
28 March 1984	Montréal, Québec	Canada	Montreal Forum
30 March 1984	Québec City, Québec		Colisée de Québec
31 March 1984	Ottawa, Ontario		Ottawa Civic Centre
2 April 1984	Toronto, Ontario		Maple Leaf Gardens
3 April 1984	Rochester, New York	United States	Rochester Community War Memorial
4 April 1984	Syracuse, New York		Onondaga War Memorial Auditorium
6 April 1984	Richfield, Ohio		Richfield Coliseum
7 April 1984	Kalamazoo, Michigan		Wings Event Center
9 April 1984	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania		Civic Arena
11 April 1984	Baltimore, Maryland		Baltimore Civic Center
12 April 1984	Hampton, Virginia		Hampton Coliseum
13 April 1984	Roanoke, Virginia		Roanoke Civic Center
14 April 1984	Louisville, Kentucky		Louisville Gardens
16 April 1984	Knoxville, Tennessee		Knoxville Civic Coliseum
17 April 1984	Huntsville, Alabama		Von Braun Civic Center
18 April 1984	Memphis, Tennessee		Mid-South Coliseum
20 April 1984	Jackson, Mississippi		Mississippi Coliseum
21 April 1984	Biloxi, Mississippi		Mississippi Coast Coliseum
22 April 1984	Baton Rouge, Louisiana		Riverside Centroplex
24 April 1984	Shreveport, Louisiana		Hirsch Memorial Coliseum
27 April 1984	Houston, Texas		The Summit
28 April 1984	San Antonio, Texas		Hemisfair Arena
29 April 1984	Austin, Texas		Frank Erwin Center
30 April 1984	Dallas, Texas		Reunion Arena
2 May 1984	Albuquerque, New Mexico		Tingley Coliseum
3 May 1984	Phoenix, Arizona		Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
5 May 1984	Long Beach, California		Long Beach Arena
6 May 1984
7 May 1984
9 May 1984	San Diego, California		San Diego Sports Arena
10 May 1984	Fresno, California		Selland Arena
12 May 1984	Sacramento, California		Cal Expo Amphitheatre
24 May 1984	Portland, Oregon		Portland Memorial Coliseum
25 May 1984	Spokane, Washington		Spokane Coliseum
26 May 1984	Tacoma, Washington		Tacoma Dome
28 May 1984	Vancouver, British Columbia	Canada	Pacific Coliseum
30 May 1984	Edmonton, Alberta		Northlands Coliseum
31 May 1984	Calgary, Alberta		Stampede Corral
2 June 1984	Regina, Saskatchewan		Brandt Centre
4 June 1984	Winnipeg, Manitoba		Winnipeg Arena
6 June 1984	La Crosse, Wisconsin	United States	La Crosse Center
7 June 1984	Green Bay, Wisconsin		Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena
9 June 1984	Madison, Wisconsin		Dane County Coliseum
13 June 1984	Detroit, Michigan		Joe Louis Arena
14 June 1984	Rosemont, Illinois		Rosemont Horizon
16 June 1984	Landover, Maryland		Capital Centre
17 June 1984
18 June 1984	New York City, New York		Madison Square Garden
20 June 1984	Binghamton, New York		Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena
22 June 1984	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania		Stabler Arena
23 June 1984	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania		The Spectrum
27 June 1984	Charlotte, North Carolina		Charlotte Coliseum
28 June 1984	Atlanta, Georgia		Omni Coliseum
30 June 1984	Hollywood, Florida		Hollywood Sportatorium
1 July 1984	Jacksonville, Florida		Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum
3 July 1984	Lakeland, Florida		Lakeland Civic Center
6 July 1984	Johnson City, Tennessee		Freedom Hall Civic Center
7 July 1984	Nashville, Tennessee		Nashville Municipal Auditorium
9 July 1984	Dayton, Ohio		Hara Arena
10 July 1984	Indianapolis, Indiana		Market Square Arena
13 July 1984	Cedar Rapids, Iowa		Five Seasons Center
14 July 1984	St. Louis, Missouri		Kiel Auditorium
15 July 1984	Kansas City, Kansas		Providence Medical Center Amphitheater
17 July 1984	Wichita, Kansas		Kansas Coliseum
18 July 1984	Norman, Oklahoma		Lloyd Noble Center
19 July 1984	Pueblo, Colorado		Southwest Motors Events Center
20 July 1984	Denver, Colorado		McNichols Sports Arena
21 July 1984	Casper, Wyoming		Casper Events Center
24 July 1984	Las Vegas, Nevada		Thomas & Mack Center
25 July 1984	Reno, Nevada		Lawlor Events Center
27 July 1984	Daly City, California		Cow Palace
28 July 1984
29 July 1984	Irvine, California		Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre
31 July 1984	Salt Lake City, Utah		Salt Palace
5 August 1984	East Troy, Wisconsin		Alpine Valley Music Theatre
7 August 1984	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania		City Island
8 August 1984	Columbus, Ohio		Battelle Hall
9 August 1984	Saginaw, Michigan		Wendler Arena
10 August 1984	East Troy, Wisconsin		Alpine Valley Music Theatre
21 August 1984	Tinley Park, Illinois		Tinley Park Convention Center
Asia Leg
6 September 1984	Sendai	Japan	Miyagi-ken Sports Center
7 September 1984	Tokyo		Shibuya Public Hall
8 September 1984	Nagoya		Nagoya Civic Assembly Hall
10 September 1984	Osaka		Osaka Festival Hall
11 September 1984
13 September 1984	Tokyo		Nippon Budokan

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