The World Vengeance Tour was a 1982 concert tour by English heavy metal band Judas Priest where they toured throughout North America from 26 August 1982 until 21 February 1983 in support of the 1982 album Screaming for Vengeance.
Overview The 12 December 1982 show was filmed and released on multiple video formats; first released on VHS, Beta, VHD and LaserDisc as Judas Priest Live in 1983; as Disc 5 as a DVD on the Metalogy compilation box-set in 2004; and as a separate DVD package entitled Live Vengeance '82 in 2006.
Despite the last US leg of the tour ended in Honolulu on 21 February 1983, the band would perform their last show of the tour at the 1983 US Festival in San Bernardino, California on 29 May 1983 alongside Quiet Riot, Mötley Crüe, Ozzy Osbourne, Triumph, the Scorpions, and Van Halen. The band's performance is featured as a DVD on the 30th anniversary edition of Screaming for Vengeance.
Personnel Rob Halford – lead vocals Glenn Tipton – lead/rhythm guitar and background vocals K.K. Downing – rhythm/lead guitar and background vocals Ian Hill – bass Dave Holland – drums and background vocals
Setlist
"Electric Eye" "Riding On The Wind" "Heading Out to the Highway" "Metal Gods" "Bloodstone" "Breaking the Law" "Sinner" "Fever" (dropped after 28 August 1982) "Desert Plains" "The Ripper" "Diamonds & Rust" (Joan Baez cover) "Devil's Child" "Screaming for Vengeance" "You've Got Another Thing Comin'" "Victim of Changes" "Living After Midnight" "The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown)" (Fleetwood Mac cover) "Hell Bent for Leather" Also occasionally played were: "Tyrant" (played on 29 August 1982 and 9 January 1983) "Hot Rockin'" (played on 28 October 1982) "Genocide" (played on 28 October 1982)
Tour dates DateCityCountryVenueNorth American leg26 August 1982 BethlehemUnited StatesStabler Arena28 August 1982 East TroyAlpine Valley Music Theater29 August 1982 SpringfieldPrairie Capital Convention Center31 August 1982 AmarilloAmarillo Civic Center2 September 1982 LubbockLubbock Municipal Coliseum3 September 1982 El PasoEl Paso County Coliseum4 September 1982 OdessaEctor County Coliseum6 September 1982 Lake CharlesSudduth Coliseum7 September 1982 HoustonSam Houston Coliseum9 September 1982 Corpus ChristiMemorial Coliseum10 September 1982 San AntonioSan Antonio Convention Center11 September 1982 Dallas Reunion Arena12 September 1982 NormanLloyd Noble Center14 September 1982 St. LouisThe Checkerdome15 September 1982 Kansas CityKansas City Municipal Auditorium16 September 1982 LincolnPershing Center17 September 1982 BloomingtonMet Center19 September 1982 RockfordRockford Metro Center21 September 1982 ChicagoInternational Amphitheatre22 September 1982 RichfieldRichfield Coliseum23 September 1982 TrotwoodHara Arena24 September 1982 ToledoToledo Sports Arena25 September 1982 DetroitCobo Arena26 September 1982 KalamazooWings Stadium28 September 1982 HuntingtonHuntington Civic Center29 September 1982 ColumbusOhio Center1 October 1982 WorcesterThe Centrum2 October 1982 New York CityMadison Square Garden3 October 1982 HarrisburgCity Island6 October 1982 PortlandCumberland County Civic Center7 October 1982 ProvidenceProvidence Civic Center8 October 1982 Glens FallsGlens Falls Civic Center9 October 1982 New HavenNew Haven Coliseum11 October 1982 BinghamtonBroome County Veterans Memorial Arena12 October 1982 PhiladelphiaSpectrum13 October 1982 PittsburghPittsburgh Civic Arena15 October 1982 BuffaloBuffalo Memorial Auditorium16 October 1982 SyracuseOnondaga County War Memorial Arena18 October 1982 LandoverCapital Centre19 October 1982 BaltimoreBaltimore Civic Center20 October 1982 SalisburyWicomico Youth and Civic Center21 October 1982 NorfolkNorfolk Scope22 October 1982 East Rutherford Meadowlands Arena23 October 1982 RochesterRochester Community War Memorial25 October 1982Quebec CityCanadaColisée de Québec26 October 1982MontrealVerdun Auditorium28 October 1982TorontoMaple Leaf Gardens31 October 1982Arlington HeightsUnited StatesArlington Park4 November 1982WinnipegCanadaWinnipeg Arena6 November 1982EdmontonNorthlands Coliseum7 November 1982CalgaryMax Bell Centre9 November 1982VancouverPacific Coliseum10 November 1982PortlandUnited StatesVeterans Memorial Coliseum11 November 198212 November 1982SpokaneSpokane Coliseum13 November 1982EugeneLane County Exhibition Hall15 November 1982SeattleSeattle Center Coliseum16 November 198217 November 1982RenoReno Centennial Coliseum 18 November 1982FresnoSelland Arena19 November 1982 Daly CityCow Palace21 November 1982Long BeachLong Beach Arena22 November 198223 November 1982PhoenixArizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum24 November 1982TucsonTucson Community Center26 November 1982Las VegasAladdin Theater27 November 1982San DiegoSan Diego Sports Arena29 November 1982Salt Lake CitySalt Palace1 December 1982AlbuquerqueTingley Coliseum2 December 1982DenverMcNichols Sports Arena5 December 1982CincinnatiCincinnati Gardens6 December 1982NashvilleNashville Municipal Auditorium8 December 1982JacksonvilleJacksonville Coliseum9 December 1982SunriseSunrise Musical Theater11 December 1982AtlantaOmni Coliseum12 December 1982MemphisMid-South Coliseum14 December 1982IndianapolisMarket Square Arena15 December 1982EvansvilleRoberts Municipal Stadium4 January 1983Fort WayneAllen County War Memorial Coliseum5 January 1983LouisvilleLouisville Gardens7 January 1983HamptonHampton Coliseum8 January 1983FayettevilleCumberland County Memorial Arena9 January 1983GreenvilleGreenville Memorial Auditorium11 January 1983AugustaAugusta Civic Center12 January 1983CharlotteCharlotte Coliseum14 January 1983KnoxvilleKnoxville Civic Coliseum15 January 1983Johnson CityFreedom Hall Civic Center16 January 1983GreensboroGreensboro Coliseum18 January 1983ErieErie County Field House20 January 1983ToledoToledo Sports Arena21 January 1983MilwaukeeMecca Arena22 January 1983MadisonDane County Coliseum24 January 1983LansingLansing Civic Center25 January 1983SaginawWendler Arena26 January 1983MuskegonL.C. Walker Arena27 January 1983Terre HauteHulman Center29 January 1983La CrosseLa Crosse Center30 January 1983DuluthDuluth Entertainment Convention Center2 February 1983Des MoinesVeterans Memorial Auditorium3 February 1983 Lincoln Pershing Center4 February 1983SalinaBicentennial Center5 February 1983SpringfieldHammons Center6 February 1983Little RockBarton Coliseum8 February 1983(F)ShreveportHirsch Memorial Coliseum9 February 1983BirminghamBoutwell Memorial Auditorium11 February 1983BiloxiMississippi Coast Coliseum12 February 1983Baton RougeRiverside Centroplex14 February 1983AustinFrank Erwin Center15 February 1983BeaumontBeaumont Civic Center17 February 1983TulsaTulsa Assembly Center 20 February 1983HonoluluHonolulu International Center21 February 1983US Festival '83 (Heavy Metal Day) (29 May 1983) 29 May 1983San BernardinoUnited StatesGlen Helen Pavilion This show was supported by The Rods This show was supported by Krokus This show was supported by Iron Maiden This show was supported by Coney Hatch This concert was supported by Uriah Heep This concert was supported by Heaven
Boxscore +CityVenueTickets sold/AvailableGross revenue (adjusted for inflation)San AntonioConvention Center13,669/13,669 (100%)$352,356DallasReunion Arena11,185/19,000 (59%)$286,898BloomingtonMet Center7,005/7,500 (93%)$172,391RockfordMetro Center5,244/5,720 (92%)$121,514ChicagoInternational Amphitheater10,994/10,994 (100%)$309,024DetroitCobo Arena9,366/12,191 (77%)$259,557KalamazooWings Stadium6,536/8,000 (82%)$163,088ColumbusOhio Center7,179/7,179 (100%)$166,571WorcesterThe Centrum8,291/8,547 (97%)$212,441New York CityMadison Square Garden16,606/16,606 (100%)$544,678New HavenColiseum9,914/9,914 (100%)$254,371PhiladelphiaSpectrum13,151/13,151 (100%)$341,088LandoverCapital Center16,841/17,431 (97%)$456,752East RutherfordBrendan Byrne Arena17,823/17,823 (100%)$531,799RochesterWar Memorial Auditorium10,200/10,200 (100%)$246,250TorontoMaple Leaf Gardens11,960/11,960 (100%)$364,796EdmontonNorthlands Coliseum8,927/8,927 (100%)$290,769CalgaryMax Bell Arena3,965/3,965 (100%)$132,287Daly CityCow Palace14,600/14,600 (100%)$427,552San DiegoSports Arena10,109/11,200 (90%)$299,513PhoenixMemorial Coliseum10,510/10,510 (100%)$292,222DenverMcNichols Sports Arena11,922/11,922 (100%)$259,109CincinnatiGardens6,344/6,922 (92%)$132,187MadisonDane County Coliseum8,357/10,000 (84%)$196,198LansingCivic Center4,919/4,919 (100%)$138,069SaginawWendler Arena5,959/7,169 (83%)$152,054MuskegonL.C Walker Arena5,094/7,112 (72%)$129,982SalinaBicentennial Center3,459/5,000 (69%)$90,745Little RockBarton Coliseum4,434/7,500 (59%)$116,263AustinFrank Erwin Center7,341/7,341 (100%)$174,206
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