Sin After Sin Tour
The Sin After Sin Tour was a 1977 concert tour by British heavy metal band Judas Priest which was in support of their album Sin After Sin. It ran from 22 April until 24 July 1977 venturing through England with a date in Wales plus making their first time visit in the United States.
Concert by Judas Priest | |
Associated album | Sin After Sin |
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Start date | 22 April 1977 |
End date | 24 July 1977 |
No. of shows | 44 (45 scheduled) |
Judas Priest concert chronology |
Fancy drummer Les Binks, an acquaintance of Deep Purple bassist Roger Glover, was hired as the band's new member after session drummer Simon Phillips declined to join the band full-time as he had commitments to another band. Binks was able to play double bass and was one of the few drummers who could replicate Phillips' sound live.
Setlist
The typical setlist for the headlining UK leg of the tour consisted of:[1]
- "Let Us Prey/Call for the Priest"
- "Diamonds & Rust" (Joan Baez cover)
- "Victim of Changes"
- "Raw Deal"
- "Here Come the Tears"
- "Dissident Aggressor"
- "The Ripper"
- "Sinner"
- "Genocide"
- "Starbreaker"
- "Tyrant"
The US leg featured a shortened setlist, consisting of:
- "Let Us Prey/Call for the Priest"
- "Diamonds & Rust" (Joan Baez cover)
- "Victim of Changes"
- "The Ripper"
- "Genocide"
- "Starbreaker"
Tour dates
The band would tour with REO Speedwagon and Foreigner.[2] They would open for Led Zeppelin in Oakland, California and the 1977 Superjam, headlined by REO Speedwagon and Ted Nugent at Busch Memorial Stadium in St. Louis, before an audience of 45,000. The European leg saw the band being the support act to Status Quo on some dates.[3]
Date | City | Country | Venue |
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Europe | |||
22 April 1977 | Cambridge | England | Cambridge Corn Exchange |
23 April 1977 | Southend-on-Sea | Kursaal | |
24 April 1977 | Maidenhead | Skindles | |
26 April 1977 | Cardiff | Wales | Top Rank |
27 April 1977 | Crewe | England | Dane Bank College |
29 April 1977 | West Runton | West Runton Pavilion | |
30 April 1977 | Northamptonshire | Northamptonshire County Cricket Club | |
1 May 1977 | Croydon | The Greyhound | |
2 May 1977 | Plymouth | Top Rank Suite | |
3 May 1977 | Hemel Hempstead | Hemel Hempstead Pavilion | |
5 May 1977 | Cleethorpes | Winter Gardens | |
6 May 1977 | Glasgow | University of Glasgow | |
7 May 1977 | Liverpool | Liverpool Empire Theatre | |
8 May 1977 | Sheffield | Top Rank | |
9 May 1977 | Birmingham | Birmingham Town Hall | |
12 May 1977 | Manchester | Manchester Apollo | |
13 May 1977 | Newcastle | Mayfair Ballroom | |
14 May 1977 | Redcar | Coatham Bowl | |
15 May 1977 | Blackpool | Imperial Hotel | |
16 May 1977 | Leeds | Leeds Beckett University | |
17 May 1977 | Lincoln | Lincoln Drill Hall | |
18 May 1977 | Guildford | Guildford City Hall | |
19 May 1977 | Newcastle | Mayfair Ballroom | |
20 May 1977 | Swindon | Brunel Rooms | |
21 May 1977 | Hastings | Hastings Pier | |
22 May 1977 | London | Apollo Victoria Theatre | |
North America | |||
17 June 1977 | Amarillo | United States | Amarillo Civic Center |
19 June 1977 | Arlington | Texas Hall | |
20 June 1977 | Houston | Houston Music Hall | |
21 June 1977 | San Antonio | San Antonio Municipal Auditorium | |
22 June 1977 | Corpus Christi | Memorial Coliseum | |
28 June 1977 | Oklahoma City | Civic Center Music Hall | |
30 June 1977 | Jackson | Mississippi Coliseum | |
1 July 1977 | Dothan | Dothan Civic Center | |
2 July 1977 | Atlanta | Fox Theatre | |
5 July 1977 | Charleston | Gaillard Municipal Auditorium | |
6 July 1977 | Johnson City | Freedom Hall Civic Center | |
7 July 1977 | Lexington | Rupp Arena | |
8 July 1977 | Wheeling | Haymaker's | |
9 July 1977 | St. Louis | Busch Memorial Stadium | |
16 July 1977 | Yarmouth | Cape Cod Coliseum | |
18 July 1977 | New York City | Palladium | |
23 July 1977 | Oakland | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum | |
24 July 1977 |
References
- "Average setlist for tour: Sin After Sin". Setlist.fm. Archived from the original on 16 November 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- "Heavy – The Story Of Metal – Episode II : British Steel FULL DOCUMENTARY | Karma's little spanker". Elementulhuliganic.wordpress.com. 20 December 2013. Archived from the original on 19 May 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- "SIN AFTER SIN TOUR (1977)". chmetal.info. Archived from the original on 11 April 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2017.