1983 Concerts

Power and the Glory press release

1983, Jan 24: St David’s Hall in Cardiff, Wales, UK

Set list

1. Intro
2. Motorcycle Man
3. Princess of the Night
4. Never Surrender
5. Power and the Glory
6. Hungry Years
7. Redline
8. The Eagle Has Landed
9. This Town Rocks
10. Strong Arm of the Law
11. 747 (Strangers in the Night)
12. Drum Solo
13. Wheels of Steel
14. Suzie Hold On
15. And the Bands Played On

Venue

Recordings

Media: 2 CDs
Recording type: Audience
Audio format: Lossless
Total running time: 90′
Audio quality: Good

1983, Jan 25: Royal Concert Hall in Nottingham, England, UK

The Cardiff show they couldn’t get the eagle thru the stage doors so most off the live show is from Nottingham. All the interior shots are from St David’s hall.

Set list

1. Intro
2. Suzie Hold On
3. Never Surrender
4. Princess of the Night
5. The Eagle Has Landed
6. Redline
7. This Town Rocks
8. Power and the Glory
9. And the Bands Played On
10. 747 (Strangers in the Night)
11. Wheels of Steel

Venue

Recordings

1983, Feb 3: Teatro Ariston in Sanremo, Liguria, Italy

Set list (no concert)

1. Nightmare

1983, Feb 5: Teatro Ariston in Sanremo, Liguria, Italy (with Peter Gabriel and Scorpions)

Set list (no concert)

1. Nightmare

1983, Feb 7: Bologna, Italy (rescheduled)

Concert was rescheduled to March 25/27, Italian tour started on 10 March.

1983, Feb 14: Palasport, Pesaro, Italy (Rescheduled or cancelled)

Italian tour started om March 10

1983, Feb 16: Palasport, Gorizia, Italy (Rescheduled)

Concert was rescheduled to March 24, Italian tour started on 10 March.

1983: Promotion Scandinavian Tour

1983, Feb 26: Johanneshov Isstadion in Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden

Set list

1. Intro
2. Motorcycle Man
3. Princess of the Night
4. Never Surrender
5. Power and the Glory
6. Hungry Years
7. Redline
8. The Eagle Has Landed
9. This Town Rocks (With drum solo)
10. Strong Arm of the Law
11. 747 (Strangers in the Night)
12. Wheels of Steel
13. Dallas 1 PM
14. Denim and Leather
15. Suzie Hold On
16. And the Bands Played On

Recordings

Media: 2 CDs
Recording type: Audience
Audio format: Lossless
Total running time: 93′
Audio quality: A

1983, Feb 27: Olympen in Lund, Skåne County, Sweden

Set list

1. Intro
2. Motorcycle Man
3. Princess of the Night
4. Never Surrender
5. Power and the Glory
6. Hungry Years
7. Redline
8. The Eagle Has Landed
9. This Town Rocks
10. Drum Solo
11. Strong Arm of the Law
12. 747 (Strangers in the Night)
13. Wheels of Steel
14. Dallas 1 PM
15. Denim and Leather
16. And the Bands Played On

Recordings

Media: 2 CD’s
Recording type: AUD
Audio format:
Total running time: 90′
Audio quality: Good

1983, Mar 3: Kulttuuritalo in Helsinki, Southern Finland, Finland

Set list

1. Intro
2. Motorcycle Man
3. Princess of the Night
4. Never Surrender
5. Power and the Glory
6. Hungry Years
7. Redline
8. The Eagle Has Landed
9. This Town Rocks
10. Drum Solo
11. Strong Arm of the Law
12. 747 (Strangers in the Night)
13. Wheels of Steel
14. Dallas 1 PM
15. Denim and Leather
16. And the Bands Played On

1983, Mar 5: Himangan urheiluhalli in Himanka, Western Finland, Finland

Source pictures: Hannu Ojala with kind permission

Set list

1. Motorcycle Man
2. Princess of the Night
3. Never Surrender
4. Power and the Glory
5. Hungry Years
6. Redline
7. The Eagle Has Landed
8. This Town Rocks
9. Drum Solo
10. Strong Arm of the Law
11. 747 (Strangers in the Night)
12. Wheels of Steel

Encore

1. Dallas 1 PM

Encore 2

1. Denim and Leather
2. And the Bands Played On

1983, Mar 9: Satory Saal, Köln, Germany ??????????????

1983, Mar 10: PalaRuffini in Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Set list

1. Intro
2. Motorcycle Man
3. Princess of the Night
4. Never Surrender
5. Power and the Glory
6. Hungry Years
7. Redline
8. The Eagle Has Landed
9. This Town Rocks
10. Drum Solo
11. Strong Arm of the Law
12. Guitar Solo
13. 747 (Strangers in the Night)
14. Wheels of Steel
15. Nightmare
16. Dallas 1 PM

Recordings

Media: 1 CD
Recording type: Audience
Audio format: Lossless
Total running time: 78′
Audio quality: B

1983, Mar 11: Hemmerleinhalle, Neunkirche Germany

1983, Mar 12: Teatro Palapartenope in Naples, Campania, Italy

Set list

1. Intro
2. Motorcycle Man
3. Princess of the Night
4. Never Surrender
5. Power and the Glory
6. Hungry Years
7. Redline
8. The Eagle Has Landed
9. This Town Rocks
10. Drum Solo
11. Strong Arm of the Law
12. Guitar Solo
13. 747 (Strangers in the Night)
14. Wheels of Steel
15. Dallas 1 PM
16. Denim and Leather

Recordings

Media: 1 CD
Recording type: Audience
Audio format: Lossless
Total running time: 80′
Audio quality: A

1983, Mar 14: Palasport, Pesaro Italy

1983 Promotion

1983, Mar 17: Hala Tivoli in Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Set list

Unknown

1983, Mar 18: Hala Pionir in Belgrade, Serbia

Set list

1. Intro
2. Motorcycle Man
3. Princess of the Night
4. Never Surrender
5. Power and the Glory
6. Redline
7. The Eagle Has Landed
8. This Town Rocks
9. Strong Arm of the Law
10. 747 (Strangers in the Night)
11. Wheels of Steel
12. Dallas 1 PM
13. Denim and Leather
14. And the Bands Played On

Recordings

Media: 1 CD
Recording type: Audience
Audio format: Lossless
Total running time: 72′
Audio quality: B

1983, Mar 19: Dom Sportova in Zagreb, Grad Zagreb, Croatia

Set list

Unknown, set list wanted

1983, Mar 20: Š.C. Gripe in Split, Splitsko-Dalmatinska, Croatia

Set list

Unknown, set list wanted

1983, Mar 21: Dom Mladih in Sarajevo, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Set list

Unknown, set list wanted

1983, Mar 23: Teatro Tenda Lampugnano, Milan, Lombardy, Italy

Set list

1. Intro
2. Motorcycle Man
3. Princess of the Night
4. Never Surrender
5. Power and the Glory
6. Hungry Years
7. Redline
8. The Eagle Has Landed
9. This Town Rocks
10. Drum Solo
11. Strong Arm of the Law
12. Guitar Solo
13. 747 (Strangers in the Night)
14. Wheels of Steel
15. Dallas 1 PM
16. Denim and Leather
17. And the Bands Played On

Recordings

Media: 2 CDs
Recording type: Audience
Audio format:
Total running time: 89′
Audio quality: 5-

1983, Mar 24: Palasport in Gorizia, Friuli, Italy

Set list

1. Intro
2. Motorcycle Man
3. Princess of the Night
4. Never Surrender
5. Power and the Glory
6. Hungry Years
7. Redline
8. The Eagle Has Landed
9. This Town Rocks
10. Drum Solo
11. Strong Arm of the Law
12. Guitar Solo
13. 747 (Strangers in the Night)
14. Wheels of Steel
15. Dallas 1 PM
16. Denim and Leather
17. And the Bands Played On

Recordings

Media: 2 CDs
Recording type: Audience
Audio format: Lossless
Total running time: 89′
Audio quality: A-

1983, Mar 25: Bologna, Italy (maybe is 27 March)

1983, Mar 26: UK release of the Power and the Glory album

1983, Mar 27: Palazzo dello Sport in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Set list

1. Intro
2. Motorcycle Man
3. Princess of the Night
4. Never Surrender
5. Power and the Glory
6. Hungry Years
7. Redline
8. The Eagle Has Landed
9. This Town Rocks
10. Strong Arm of the Law
11. 747 (Strangers in the Night)
12. Wheels of Steel
13. Dallas 1 PM
14. Denim and Leather
15. And the Bands Played On

Recordings

Media: 2 CDs
Recording type: Audience
Audio format: Lossless
Total running time: 82′
Audio quality: A- /SBD

Recordings

1983, Mar 28: Venezia Mestre Teatro Tenda, Venice Italy

Set list

Unknown, set list wanted

1983, Mar 29: Cinema Teatro Roma in Genoa, Liguria, Italy

Set list

1. Intro
2. Motorcycle Man
3. Princess of the Night
4. Never Surrender
5. Power and the Glory
6. Hungry Years
7. Redline
8. The Eagle Has Landed
9. This Town Rocks
10. Strong Arm of the Law
11. 747 (Strangers in the Night)
12. Wheels of Steel
13. Dallas 1 PM
14. Denim and Leather
15. Nightmare
16. And the Bands Played On

Recordings

Media: 2 CDs
Recording type: Audience
Audio format:
Total running time: 92′
Audio quality: 4-

1983. Mar 30: Sporting in Santhià, Piedmont, Italy

Set list

Unknown, set list wanted

1983, Mar 31: Formigine, Italy

Set list

Unknown, set list wanted

Recordings

Media: 2 CDs
Recording type: Audience
Audio format:
Total running time: 78′
Audio quality: 5-

1983, Apr 1: Teatro Tenda in Pisa, Tuscany, Italy

Set list

1. Intro
2. Motorcycle Man
3. Princess of the Night
4. Never Surrender
5. Power and the Glory
6. Hungry Years
7. Redline
8. The Eagle Has Landed
9. This Town Rocks
10. Drum Solo
11. Strong Arm of the Law
12. 747 (Strangers in the Night)
13. Wheels of Steel
14. Nightmare

Recordings

Media: 1 CD
Recording type: FM
Audio format:
Total running time: 72′
Audio quality: 3

1983, Apr 4: Volkshaus in Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland

Set list

1. Intro
2. Motorcycle Man
3. Princess of the Night
4. Never Surrender
5. Power and the Glory
6. Hungry Years
7. Redline
8. The Eagle Has Landed
9. This Town Rocks
10. Strong Arm of the Law
11. Guitar Solo
12. 747 (Strangers in the Night)
13. Wheels of Steel
14. Dallas 1 PM
15. Denim and Leather
16. And the Bands Played On

Recordings

Media: 2 CDs
Recording type: Audience
Audio format:
Total running time: 90′
Audio quality: 4

1983, Apr 7: Palacio de Municipal in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Set list

1. Intro
2. Motorcycle Man
3. Princess of the Night
4. Never Surrender
5. Power and the Glory
6. Hungry Years
7. Redline
8. The Eagle Has Landed
9. This Town Rocks
10. Strong Arm of the Law
11. Guitar Solo
12. 747 (Strangers in the Night)
13. Wheels of Steel
14. Dallas 1 PM
15. Denim and Leather

Recordings

Media: 2 CDs
Recording type: Audience
Audio format: Lossless
Total running time: 85′
Audio quality: Good

1983, Apr 8: Pabellón de la Ciudad Deportiva del Real Madrid in Madrid, Spain

Set list

1. Intro
2. Motorcycle Man
3. Princess of the Night
4. Never Surrender
5. Power and the Glory
6. Hungry Years
7. Redline
8. This Town Rocks
9. Strong Arm of the Law
10. 747 (Strangers in the Night)
11. Wheels of Steel
12. Dallas 1 PM
13. Denim and Leather
14. And the Bands Played On

Recordings

Media: 1 CD
Recording type: Audience
Audio format:
Total running time: 79′
Audio quality: 4

1983, Apr 9: San Sebestian, Spain

1983, Apr 11: Paris, France, Cancelled

Interview April 1983

1983, Apr 12: Vorst Nationaal / Forest National in Forest, Bruxelles-Capitale, Belgium

Interview

Pictures

Set list

Unknown, set list wanted

1983, Apr 13: IJsselhallen in Zwolle, Overijssel, Netherlands

Set list

Unknown, set list wanted

Recordings

Media: 2 CDs
Recording type: Audience
Audio format: Lossless
Total running time: 90′
Audio quality: A

1983, Apr 14: Eltzer Hof in Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Set list

1. Intro
2. Motorcycle Man
3. Princess of the Night
4. Never Surrender
5. Power and the Glory
6. Hungry Years
7. Redline
8. The Eagle Has Landed
9. This Town Rocks
10. Drum Solo
11. Strong Arm of the Law
12. Guitar Solo
13. 747 (Strangers in the Night)
14. Wheels of Steel
15. Dallas 1 PM
16. Denim and Leather
17. And the Bands Played On

Recordings

Media: 2 CDs
Recording type: Audience
Audio format:
Total running time: 88′
Audio quality: 3

1983, Apr 15: Hemmerleinhalle in Neunkirchen am Brand, Bavaria, Germany (rescheduled show)

Set list

1. Motorcycle Man
2. Princess of the Night
3. Never Surrender
4. Power and the Glory
5. Hungry Years
6. Redline
7. The Eagle Has Landed
8. This Town Rocks
9. Strong Arm of the Law
10. 747 (Strangers in the Night)
11. Wheels of Steel
12. Dallas 1 PM
13. Denim and Leather
14. And the Bands Played On

1983, May 28: Queens Hall in Leeds, England, UK (with Anvil, Girlschool, and Twisted Sister)

Set list

1. Intro
2. Power and the Glory
3. Princess of the Night
4. Never Surrender
5. Motorcycle Man
6. Watching the Sky
7. Hungry Years
8. Warrior
9. Redline
10. The Eagle Has Landed
11. This Town Rocks
12. Drum Solo
13. Strong Arm of the Law
14. Guitar Solo
15. 747 (Strangers in the Night)
16. Wheels of Steel
17. Dallas 1 PM
18. Denim and Leather
19. And the Bands Played On

Recordings

Media: 2 CDs
Recording type: Audience
Audio format: Lossless
Total running time: 95′
Audio quality: Good

1983, Jun 10: Maysfield Leisure Centre in Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK

Set list

Unknown, set list wanted

1983, Jun 11: Templemore Sports Complex in Londonderry, Northern Ireland, UK

Set list

1. Power and the Glory
2. Wheels of Steel
3. Strong Arm of the Law
4. Dallas 1 PM
5. Heavy Metal Thunder

1983, Jun 12: SFX Hall in Dublin, Ireland

Set list

Unknown, set list wanted

1983, Jun 14: City Hall, Cork South-west Ireland UK

Set list

1983, Jun 21: Casper Events Center in Casper, WY, USA (with Iron Maiden en Fastway)

Set list

1. Intro
2. Power and the Glory
3. Princess of the Night
4. Redline
5. The Eagle Has Landed
6. This Town Rocks
7. Strong Arm of the Law
8. Wheels of Steel

1983, Jun 22: Salt Palace in Salt Lake City, UT, USA (with Iron Maiden and Fastway)

Set list

1. Intro
2. Power and the Glory
3. Princess of the Night
4. Redline
5. The Eagle Has Landed
6. This Town Rocks
7. Strong Arm of the Law
8. Wheels of Steel

1983, Jun 23: BSU Pavilion in Boise, ID, USA (with Iron Maiden and Fastway)

Set list

1. Intro
2. Power and the Glory
3. Princess of the Night
4. Redline
5. The Eagle Has Landed
6. This Town Rocks
7. Strong Arm of the Law
8. Wheels of Steel

1983, Jun 24: Spokane Coliseum in Spokane, WA, USA (with Iron Maiden and Fastway)

Set list

1. Intro
2. Power and the Glory
3. Princess of the Night
4. Redline
5. The Eagle Has Landed
6. This Town Rocks
7. Strong Arm of the Law
8. Wheels of Steel

1983, Jun 27: Portland Memorial Coliseum in Portland, OR, USA (with Iron Maiden and Fastway)

Set list

1. Intro
2. Power and the Glory
3. Princess of the Night
4. Redline
5. The Eagle Has Landed
6. This Town Rocks
7. Strong Arm of the Law
8. Wheels of Steel

1983, Jun 28: Seattle Center Coliseum in Seattle, WA, USA (with Iron Maiden and Fastway)

Set list

1. Intro
2. Power and the Glory
3. Princess of the Night
4. Redline
5. The Eagle Has Landed
6. This Town Rocks
7. Strong Arm of the Law
8. Wheels of Steel

1983, Jun 29: PNE Exhibition Bowl in Vancouver, BC, Canada (with Iron Maiden and Fastway)

Set list

1. Intro
2. Power and the Glory
3. Princess of the Night
4. Redline
5. The Eagle Has Landed
6. This Town Rocks
7. Strong Arm of the Law
8. Wheels of Steel

1983, Jul 2: Cow Palace in Daly City, CA, USA (with Iron Maiden and Fastway)

Set list

1. Intro
2. Power and the Glory
3. Princess of the Night
4. Redline
5. The Eagle Has Landed
6. This Town Rocks
7. Strong Arm of the Law
8. Wheels of Steel

Recordings

1983, Jul 3: Sacramento Memorial Auditorium in Sacramento, CA, USA (with Iron Maiden and Fastway)

Set list

1. Intro
2. Power and the Glory
3. Princess of the Night
4. Redline
5. The Eagle Has Landed
6. This Town Rocks
7. Strong Arm of the Law
8. Wheels of Steel

Recordings

Media: 1 CD
Recording type: Audience
Audio format: Lossless
Total running time: 36′
Audio quality: Good

1983, Jul 4: Cancelled

1983, Jul 5: Selland Arena in Fresno, CA, USA (with Iron Maiden and Fastway)

Set list

1. Intro
2. Power and the Glory
3. Princess of the Night
4. Redline
5. The Eagle Has Landed
6. This Town Rocks
7. Strong Arm of the Law
8. Wheels of Steel

1983, Jul 7: Orange Pavilion, National Orange Show Events Center in San Bernardino, CA, USA (with Iron Maiden and Fastway)

Set list

1. Intro
2. Power and the Glory
3. Princess of the Night
4. Redline
5. The Eagle Has Landed
6. This Town Rocks
7. Strong Arm of the Law
8. Wheels of Steel

1983, Jul 8: San Diego Sports Arena in San Diego, CA, USA (with Iron Maiden and Fastway)

Set list

1. Intro
2. Power and the Glory
3. Princess of the Night
4. Redline
5. The Eagle Has Landed
6. This Town Rocks
7. Strong Arm of the Law
8. Wheels of Steel

1983, Jul 9: Long Beach Arena in Long Beach, CA, USA (with Iron Maiden and Fastway)

Set list

1. Intro
2. Power and the Glory
3. Princess of the Night
4. Redline
5. The Eagle Has Landed
6. This Town Rocks
7. Strong Arm of the Law
8. Wheels of Steel

Recordings

Media: 1 CD
Recording type: Audience
Audio format: Lossless
Total running time: 60′
Audio quality: Ex

1983, Jul 11: Tucson Convention Center in Tucson, AZ, USA (with iron Maiden and Fastway)

Set list

1. Intro
2. Power and the Glory
3. Princess of the Night
4. Redline
5. The Eagle Has Landed
6. This Town Rocks
7. Strong Arm of the Law
8. Wheels of Steel

1983, Jul 12: Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix, AZ, USA (with Iron Maiden and Fastway)

Set list

1. Intro
2. Power and the Glory
3. Princess of the Night
4. Redline
5. The Eagle Has Landed
6. This Town Rocks
7. Strong Arm of the Law
8. Guitar Solo
9. Wheels of Steel

Recordings

Media: 1 CD
Recording type: Audience
Audio format: Lossless
Total running time: 50′
Audio quality: Good

1983, Jul 13: Tingley Coliseum in Albuquerque, NM, USA (with Iron Maiden and Fastway)

Set list

1. Intro
2. Power and the Glory
3. Princess of the Night
4. Redline
5. The Eagle Has Landed
6. This Town Rocks
7. Strong Arm of the Law
8. Guitar Solo
9. Wheels of Steel

Recordings

Media: 1 CD
Recording type: Audience
Audio format: Lossless
Total running time: 51′
Audio quality: A-

1983, Jul 14: McNichols Sports Arena in Denver, CO, USA (with iron Maiden and Fastway)

Set list

1. Intro
2. Power and the Glory
3. Princess of the Night
4. Redline
5. The Eagle Has Landed
6. This Town Rocks
7. Strong Arm of the Law
8. Wheels of Steel

1983, Jul 16: Lubbock Memorial Civic Center in Lubbock, TX, USA (with Iron Maiden and Fastway)

Set list

1. Intro
2. Power and the Glory
3. Princess of the Night
4. Redline
5. The Eagle Has Landed
6. This Town Rocks
7. Strong Arm of the Law
8. Wheels of Steel

1983, Jul 17: Amarillo Civic Center in Amarillo, TX, USA (with Iron Maiden and Fastway)

Set list

1. Intro
2. Power and the Glory
3. Princess of the Night
4. Redline
5. The Eagle Has Landed
6. This Town Rocks
7. Strong Arm of the Law
8. Wheels of Steel

1983, Jul 18: Ector County Coliseum in Odessa, TX, USA (with Iron Maiden)

Set list

1. Intro
2. Power and the Glory
3. Princess of the Night
4. Redline
5. The Eagle Has Landed
6. This Town Rocks
7. Strong Arm of the Law
8. Wheels of Steel

1983, Jul 20: El Paso County Coliseum in El Paso, TX, USA (with Iron Maiden and Fastway)

Set list

1. Intro
2. Power and the Glory
3. Princess of the Night
4. Redline
5. The Eagle Has Landed
6. This Town Rocks
7. Strong Arm of the Law
8. Wheels of Steel

1983, Jul 22: Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, OK, USA (with Iron Maiden and Fastway)

Set list

1. Intro
2. Power and the Glory
3. Princess of the Night
4. Redline
5. The Eagle Has Landed
6. This Town Rocks
7. Strong Arm of the Law
8. Motorcycle Man
9. Wheels of Steel

Recordings

Media: 1 CD
Recording type: FM (Westwood One radio station)
Audio format:
Total running time: 45′
Audio quality: 1

1983, Jul 23: Dallas Convention Center in Dallas, TX, USA (with Iron Maiden and Fastway)

Set list

1. Intro
2. Power and the Glory
3. Princess of the Night
4. Redline
5. The Eagle Has Landed
6. This Town Rocks
7. Strong Arm of the Law
8. Wheels of Steel

1983, Jul 24: Sam Houston Coliseum in Houston, TX, USA (with Iron Maiden and Fastway)

Set list

1. Intro
2. Power and the Glory
3. Princess of the Night
4. Redline
5. The Eagle Has Landed
6. This Town Rocks
7. Strong Arm of the Law
8. Wheels of Steel

1983, Jul 26: Memorial Coliseum in Corpus Christi, TX, USA (with Iron Maiden and Fastway)

Set list

1. Intro
2. Power and the Glory
3. Princess of the Night
4. Redline
5. The Eagle Has Landed
6. This Town Rocks
7. Strong Arm of the Law
8. Wheels of Steel

1983, Jul 27: HemisFair Arena in San Antonio, TX, USA (with Irond Maiden and Fastway)

Set list

1. Intro
2. Power and the Glory
3. Princess of the Night
4. Redline
5. The Eagle Has Landed
6. This Town Rocks
7. Strong Arm of the Law
8. Wheels of Steel

1983, Jul 29: Hirsch Memorial Coliseum in Shreveport, LA, USA (with Iron Maiden and Fastway)

Source picture: Randy Nunez with kind permission

Set list

1. Intro
2. Power and the Glory
3. Princess of the Night
4. Redline
5. The Eagle Has Landed
6. This Town Rocks
7. Strong Arm of the Law
8. Wheels of Steel

Recordings

Media: 1 CD
Recording type: Audience
Audio format:
Total running time: 58′
Audio quality: 4

Media: 2 CDs
Recording type: Audience
Audio format:
Total running time: 85′
Audio quality: 5

1983, Jul 30: Memphis Cook Convention Center in Memphis, TN, USA (with Iron Maiden and Fastway)

Set list

1. Intro
2. Power and the Glory
3. Princess of the Night
4. Redline
5. The Eagle Has Landed
6. This Town Rocks
7. Strong Arm of the Law
8. Wheels of Steel

1983, Jul 31: Barton Coliseum in Little Rock, AR, USA (with Iron Maiden and Fastway)

Set list

1. Intro
2. Power and the Glory
3. Princess of the Night
4. Redline
5. The Eagle Has Landed
6. This Town Rocks
7. Strong Arm of the Law
8. Wheels of Steel

1983, Aug 1: Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, TN, USA (with Iron Maiden and Fastway)

Set list

1. Intro
2. Power and the Glory
3. Princess of the Night
4. Redline
5. The Eagle Has Landed
6. This Town Rocks
7. Strong Arm of the Law
8. Wheels of Steel

1983, Aug 2: Louisville Gardens in Louisville, KY, USA (with Iron Maiden and Fastway)

Set list

1. Intro
2. Power and the Glory
3. Princess of the Night
4. Redline
5. The Eagle Has Landed
6. This Town Rocks
7. Strong Arm of the Law
8. Wheels of Steel

1983, Aug 4: Ionia County Fairgrounds in Ionia, MI, USA (with Blue Öyster Cult)

Set list

1. Power and the Glory
2. This Town Rocks
3. The Eagle Has Landed
4. Wheels of Steel

1983, Aug 5: Harpo’s in Detroit, MI, USA

Set list

Unknown, set list wanted

1983, Aug 7: Headliners, Madison, Wisconsin, US

Set list

Recordings

1983, Aug 10: Soldier Field in Chicago, IL, USA

Set list

1. Power and the Glory
2. Princess of the Night
3. Redline
4. Never Surrender
5. This Town Rocks
6. Strong Arm of the Law
7. Dallas 1 PM
8. Wheels of Steel
9. Denim and Leather
10. And the Bands Played On

Recordings

Media: 1 CD
Recording type: Audience
Audio format:
Total running time: 66′
Audio quality: 3

1983, Aug 12: Rooftop Skyroom in Buffalo, NY, USA

Set list

Unknown, set list wanted

1983, Aug 17: E.M. Loew’s Theatre, Worcester USA (with Blackfoot and Krokus)

1983, Aug 18: Civic Centre, Hudson USA (with Krokus with Blackfoot)

Set list

Unknown, set list wanted

1983, Aug 19: Springfield Civic Center in Springfield, MA, USA (with Blackfoot and Krokus)

Set list

Unknown, set list wanted

1983, Sep 2: Westfalenhalle in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (with Thin Lizzy, Twisted Sister, and Whitesnake)

Set list

1. Intro
2. Power and the Glory
3. Princess of the Night
4. Redline
5. 747 (Strangers in the Night)
6. This Town Rocks
7. Drum Solo
8. Wheels of Steel
9. Strong Arm of the Law

Recordings

Media: 1 CD
Recording type: Audience
Audio format: Lossless
Total running time: 45′
Audio quality: Good

1983, Sep 3: VFR Fusballstadion in Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany (with Blue Öyster Cult, Meat Loaf, Motörhead, Thin Lizzy, Twisted Sister, and Whitesnake)

Osbourne did not appear at all that day and Lizzy got stuck in a traffic jam resulting in only playing 4 or 5 songs…

Set list

1. Intro
2. Power and the Glory
3. Princess of the Night
4. And the Bands Played On
5. 747 (Strangers in the Night)
6. This Town Rocks
7. Drum Solo
8. Wheels of Steel
9. Strong Arm of the Law
10. Denim and Leather

Recordings

Media: 1 CD
Recording type: Audience
Audio format: Lossless
Total running time: 50′
Audio quality: Good

1983, Sep 4: Zeppelinfeld in Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany (with Blue Öyster Cult, Meat Loaf, Motörhead, Ozzy Osbourne, Thin Lizzy, Twisted Sister, and Whitesnake)

Ozzy Osbourne didn’t play at this festival

Set list

1. Power and the Glory
2. Princess of the Night
3. And the Bands Played On
4. 747 (Strangers in the Night)
5. This Town Rocks
6. Wheels of Steel
7. Strong Arm of the Law

Recordings

Media: 1 CD
Recording type: Audience
Audio format:
Total running time: 45′
Audio quality: 4

1983 Tour pass

1983 Writing sessions and recording Crusader album

Source: https://grokipedia.com/page/Crusader_(Saxon_album)

Originally published in Metal Hammer issue 178, April 2008

Biff Byford looks back on Saxon’s divisive 1984 album Crusader

“What did we get for being innovative? We got slaughtered by everyone. That’s what you face for trying something new”: How Saxon made Crusader, the album that marked the end of their early 80s glory years

Thanks to classic albums such as Wheels Of Steel and Strong Arm Of The Law, Saxon were NWOBHM trailblazers. But by the time of 1984’s divisive Crusader, things were looking less steady. In 2008, frontman Biff Byford looked back on an album that deserves more love than it gets.

“We were trendsetters back then,” laughs Saxon singer Biff Byford. “Today everybody from dresses like knights going to the crusades, and writes lyrics about it. But back then it was virtually unheard of for a metal band to do anything like that. And what did we get for being innovative? Yep, we got slaughtered by everyone. That’s what you face for trying something new. Still, at least we can turn to all of those people now and say, ‘Well, who was right?’”

When the Yorkshiremen released their sixth studio album, Crusader, in 1984, they were a major force in metal. Starting out as Son Of A Bitch in 1974, they became Saxon five years later, the same year they signed to French label Carrere and released their self-titled debut, the first album put out by any New Wave Of British Heavy Metal band.

But it was 1980 that propelled them to fame. Biff, guitarists Graham Oliver and Paul Quinn, bassist Steve Dawson and drummer Pete Gill issued the Wheels Of Steel and Strong Arm Of The Law records, both of which were hugely successful. They continued to spread the word with 1981’s Denim & Leather, although Gill left the following year – he later joined Motörhead – and Nigel Glockler came on the scene.

The new-look Saxon released the live album The Eagle Has Landed in 1982, before heading out to Atlanta, Georgia to record 1983’s Power & The Glory. Having already made their mark back home, they were making strides in the US, where they’d recently toured with Iron Maiden and Mötley Crüe. They started writing Crusader in Doncaster, a few miles down the road from their native Barnsley. But when it came to recording it, they decided to return to the US – specifically Sound City Studios in LA with producer Kevin Beamish.

“We never got too involved in choosing producers,” admits Biff. “Perhaps we should have, as some bad decisions were made. Most of the time the label would come up with a name and we’d go with it. The theory seemed to be that we wrote and recorded the songs and that was our contribution. American producers understood melodies and commercial tunes but weren’t able to come to terms with typical British power and aggression.”

Kevin flew to England to meet Saxon during the writing sessions. “He helped us to write Do It All For You, as the label wanted a ballad. That was his only contribution to any of the songs,” says Biff.

Demo cassette

Note: This 2009 reissue contains a nummer of official released demo’s recorded in the Kaley studio. These are different versions than the once on the above cassette.

Note: This 2022 reissue contains a number of official released demo’s recorded in the Kaley studio. These are different versions than the once on the above cassette. Next to that, the demo A little bit of what you fancy is missing and it has an extra demo song Living for the weekend.

Decamping to Los Angeles at Sound City studios to record the album, the band were happy to mix business with pleasure.

“We had a great time in America,” laughs Biff. “We were there for about eight weeks and all had apartments by Universal City; there were parties with our girlfriends. And groupies. The sun shone all the time. If you’re a celebrity in LA then life’s good, and the band were well known because of all the touring we’d done. We used to hang out a lot at the Rainbow Bar & Grill on Sunset Strip, where all the rockers end up. You’d always bump into some band or another who were passing through, like the Scorpions or Bon Jovi.”

While the songs lacked the raw punch of their NWOBHM-era classics, they still had their moments. The centrepiece was the title track; a sprawling historical epic that’s taken on a life of its own over the years.

“I’d always had a real interest in history, especially the Crusades,” explains the frontman. “But this was the first time I’d managed to write a song about that era. I did it from the viewpoint of a young lad watching as the knights go off to fight and wishing he could join them. The first piece of the song could be about any war in any part of the world. But then the lyrics got very specific.”

Two decades later, those words would cause Saxon a major problem. They were due to play at the Dubai Desert Rock Festival in 2006, but were then pulled from the bill when a local newspaper published the lyrics for Crusader. The line ‘The Saracan heathen will taste our steel’ didn’t go down at all well with the authorities in the United Arab Emirates. As a result, the Department of Tourism And Commerce Marketing refused permission for the band to play.

“I think that song’s been misunderstood over the years. Also, because it was the title track of the album, people thought we’d done a concept record, which wasn’t true at all. Mind you, we did use the Crusader imagery all over the place. We must have done hundreds of photo sessions dressed up as knights of the period. Some of them did look a bit ridiculous.”

Perhaps the two most contentious songs on the record were Sailing To America and Set Me Free. The former was seen by many as Saxon buttering up to America by praising it as their spiritual home. Not so, insists Biff.

“It was about the Pilgrim Fathers finding a new home. Maybe I should have made it more obvious by calling it Pilgrim Fathers. Besides, we’d been to America loads of times by then on tour. So why on Earth would we want to do a song about how we longed to go there?”

Equally divisive was Set Me Free, a cover of an old song by 70s glam rockers Sweet. “One of our guitarists suggested we do it,” says Biff. “It was the first time we’d done a cover. It turned out alright, but it could have been so much better. Our big mistake was in trying to do it the same as the original – we should have been looking to do it in the Saxon style. Also, the vocals were outside my range at the time – too high pitched. But it turned out OK.”

Crusader was released in January 1984. It featured a striking cover by artist and future Bloodstock founder Paul Gregory, featuring a knight en route to the Crusades.

“That was such a classic painting,” says Biff. “It was so heavy metal. We were able to use parts of it on t-shirts and the tour programme. It represented what we were trying to get across on the record.”

But reviews for the album were mixed – some claimed that Saxon had lost more than they gained by recording in the US. In the UK it peaked at No.18, their lowest position since the debut, while in the US the record only made it to No.174. Neither Sailing To America or Do It All For You were hits when they were released as single – the former limped to No.81, while the latter didn’t even make the Top 100. Biff has an unusual theory as to the disappointing critical and commercial reception.

“I think people loved us too much,” he explains. “They felt a lot closer to Saxon than most other bands. So when we made what were considered to be lousy decisions they’d criticise us more than anyone else. We were probably victims of our popularity. Yet despite this, Crusader is our biggest-selling album.”

The subsequent tour certainly was a massive affair, with the band using a stage set based around the album, including castle battlements and a fake stone floor.

“The floor was made of lino and looked great, but the dry ice made it very slippery. We all fell over three or four times during the show. Crazy! After three gigs, we got rid of it.”

Despite these teething problems the tour was a success, though Crusader itself didn’t kick Saxon’s career to the next level in the way they hoped. It was also their last album for longtime label Carrere, with the band switching to EMI for 1985’s Innocence Is No Excuse. But looking back, Biff considers the record deserves the respect it was denied at the time.

“It’s a good album, one that turned out better than I believed back then,” he says. “And its success down the years has really proven we did the right thing. All those who had a pop at us for Crusader were wrong.”

Known Recordings

Date	Location	Recording	Time	Quality	Bootleg	Official release
1983, Jan 24	St David’s Hall in Cardiff, Wales, UK	AUD	90	Good	CD	No
1983, Jan 25	Royal Concert Hall in Nottingham, England, UK	SBD	55	A	Video	Yes
1983, Feb 26	Johanneshov Isstadion in Stockholm Sweden	AUD	93	A	CD	No
1983, Feb 27	Olympen in Lund, Skåne County, Sweden	AUD	90	Good	CD	No
1983, Mar 10	PalaRuffini in Turin, Piedmont, Italy	AUD	78	B	CD	No
1983, Mar 12	Teatro Palapartenope in Naples, Campania, Italy	AUD	80	A	CD	No
1983, Mar 18	Hala Pionir in Belgrade, Serbia	AUD	72	B	CD	No
1983, Mar 23	Teatro Tenda Lampugnano, Milan, Lombardy, Italy	AUD	89	5	CD	No
1983, Mar 24	Palasport in Gorizia, Friuli, Italy	AUD	89	A	CD	No
1983, Mar 27	Palazzo dello Sport in Bologna, Italy	SBD	82	A	CD	No
1983, Mar 29	Cinema Teatro Roma in Genoa, Liguria, Italy	AUD	92	4	CD	No
1983, Mar 31	Formigine, Italy	AUD	78	5	CD	No
1983, Apr 1	Teatro Tenda in Pisa, Tuscany, Italy	FM	72	3	CD	No
1983, Apr 4	Volkshaus in Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland	AUD	90	4	CD	No
1983, Apr 7	Palacio de Municipal in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain	AUD	85	Good	CD	No
1983, Apr 8	Pabellón de la Ciudad Deportiva Real Madrid, Spain	AUD	79	4	CD	No
1983, Apr 13	IJsselhallen in Zwolle, Overijssel, Netherlands	AUD	90	A	CD	No
1983, Apr 14	Eltzer Hof in Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany	AUD	88	3	CD	No
1983, May 28	Queens Hall in Leeds, England, UK	AUD	95	Good	CD	No
1983, Jul 3	Memorial Auditorium in Sacramento, CA, USA	AUD	36	Good	CD	No
1983, Jul 9	Long Beach Arena in Long Beach, CA, USA	AUD	60	Ex	CD	No
1983, Jul 12	Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix, AZ, USA	AUD	50	Good	CD	No
1983, Jul 13	Tingley Coliseum in Albuquerque, NM, USA	AUD	51	A	CD	No
1983, Jul 22	Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, OK, USA	FM	45	1	CD	No
1983, Jul 29	Hirsch Memorial Coliseum in Shreveport, LA, USA	AUD	58	4	CD	No
1983, Aug 10	Soldier Field in Chicago, IL, USA	AUD	66	3	CD	No
1983, Sep 2	Westfalenhalle in Dortmund, Germany	AUD	45	Good	CD	No
1983, Sep 3	VFR Fusballstadion in Kaiserslautern, Germany	AUD	50	Good	CD	No
1983, Sep 4	Zeppelinfeld in Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany	AUD	45	4	CD	No