The Return of the Priest Tour
| Concert by Judas Priest | |
| Start date | 16 March 1971 |
|---|---|
| End date | 28 December 1971 |
| No. of shows | 49 |
| Judas Priest concert chronology | |
The Return of The Priest Tour was a 1971 concert tour by British heavy metal band Judas Priest running from 16 March 1971 until 28 December 1971 throughout England and a couple of dates in Wales. This tour consisted of a reformed Judas Priest (formally called Freight) which continued with the use of the Judas Priest name from the original band, which disbanded in April 1970. It featured Al Atkins (vocals) with founding members K.K. Downing (guitar) and Ian Hill (bass) along with John Ellis (drums).
Tour dates
The band would tour with fellow British band Black Sabbath.
| Date | City | Country | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 March 1971 | Essington | England | St. John's Hall |
| 7 April 1971 | Bath | Burntwood | |
| 16 April 1971 | West Bromwich | Three Mile Oak | |
| 20 April 1971 | Cannock | Youth Centre | |
| 21 April 1971 | Walsall | Masonic Hall | |
| 1 May 1971 | Dudley | Technical College | |
| 8 May 1971 | Walsall | ||
| 21 May 1971 | Old Hill | The Plaza | |
| 1 June 1971 | Birmingham | Henry's Blues House | |
| 13 June 1971 | Cedar Club | ||
| 14 June 1971 | |||
| 18 June 1971 | Worcester | Coppertops | |
| 19 June 1971 | West Bromwich | Three Mile Oak | |
| 25 June 1971 | Old Hill | The Plaza | |
| 30 June 1971 | Wolverhampton | Club Lafayette | |
| 2 July 1971 | West Bromwich | Three Mile Oak | |
| 5 July 1971 | Birmingham | Methodist Central Hall | |
| 10 July 1971 | Dudley | Technical College | |
| 12 July 1971 | London | The Gunn Inn | |
| 26 July 1971 | Chester | Quaintways | |
| 30 July 1971 | Old Hill | The Plaza | |
| 8 August 1971 | Derby | Clouds Club | |
| 14 August 1971 | Coventry | The Village | |
| 21 August 1971 | Liverpool | Cavern Club | |
| 2 September 1971 | Birmingham | Kinetic Circus | |
| 17 September 1971 | Worcester | Coppertops | |
| 24 September 1971 | Derby | Cleopatra's | |
| 1 October 1971 | Nottingham | Angel Underground | |
| 2 October 1971 | Stafford | King's Head | |
| 3 October 1971 | Birmingham | Kinetic Circus | |
| 4 October 1971 | Stafford | Borough Hall | |
| 6 October 1971 | Derby | The Yeoman | |
| 9 October 1971 | Birmingham | Kinetic Circus | |
| 13 October 1971 | West Bromwich | Yew Tree Centre | |
| 15 October 1971 | Newport | Wales | Community Centre |
| 16 October 1971 | |||
| 17 October 1971 | Bristol | England | Unknown Venue |
| 21 October 1971 | London | La Café des Artistes | |
| 22 October 1971 | Rose & Crown | ||
| 29 October 1971 | Merton | Zeppelin Club | |
| 5 November 1971 | London | The Temple Club | |
| 7 November 1971 | The Pheseantry | ||
| 12 November 1971 | West Bromwich | Three Mile Oak | |
| 24 November 1971 | Birmingham | The Belfry | |
| 3 December 1971 | Bromsgrove | Shenstone New College | |
| 5 December 1971 | Wolverhampton | The Catacombs | |
| 17 December 1971 | Burntwood | Distractions at the Bear | |
| 24 December 1971 | Birmingham | Henry's Blues House | |
| 28 December 1971 | Manchester | Stoneground |
References
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