- Setlist
- Tour dates
- Reception
- References
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2016}}{{Use British English|date=November 2016}}{{Infobox concert tour | concert_tour_name = Rocka Rolla Tour | type = Concert | Img = | artist = Judas Priest | album = Rocka Rolla | start_date = 10 September 1974 | end_date = 28 December 1975 | number_of_shows = 126 | last_tour = Whiskey Woman Tour (1972-1973) | this_tour = Rocka Rolla Tour (1974-1975) | next_tour = Sad Wings of Destiny Tour (1976) }}The Rocka Rolla Tour was a concert tour by British heavy metal band Judas Priest which was in support of their debut album Rocka Rolla. It ran from 10 September 1974 until 28 December 1975. This would be the band's first international tour as they made their first European visit to Denmark, Sweden, the Netherlands and Norway.[1] This tour introduced Glenn Tipton from The Flying Hat Band as an added second guitarist, who joined the band during the recording of Rocka Rolla and also new drummer John Hinch since his arrival in 1973.[2] Setlist[3]- "Victim of Changes"
- "Dreamer Deceiver"
- "The Ripper"
- "Mother Sun"
- "Island of Domination"
- "Rocka Rolla"
Encore: - "Never Satisfied"
Other songs occasionally played were: - "One For The Road"
- "Cheater"
- "Deciever"
- "Dying To Meet You"
- "Caviar And Meths"
- "Winter"
- "Tyrant"
Tour datesThe band would tour with Jailbait[4][5] Date | City | Country | Venue | UK Leg #1 | 10 September 1974 | Huddersfield | England | Jubilee Centre | 12 September 1974 | Blackburn | Windsor Hall | 13 September 1974 | Liverpool | St. George's Hall | 14 September 1974 | Penrith | Lowther Deer Park | 15 September 1974 | Kenilworth | Chesford Garage | 16 September 1974 | Barry | Wales | Memorial Hall | 18 September 1974 | Lincoln | England | Drill Hall | 19 September 1974 | London | Marquee Club | 20 September 1974 | Hastings | Hastings Pier | 22 September 1974 | Gravesend | Woodville Hall | 23 September 1974 | Spennymoor | Top Hat | 24 September 1974 | Cleethorpes | Cleethorpes Winter Gardens | 25 September 1974 | Dunstable | Dunstable Civic Hall | 27 September 1974 | Scarborough | Penthouse | 28 September 1974 | Folkestone | Leas Cliff Hall | 30 September 1974 | Chester | Quaintways | 1 October 1974 | Halifax | Civic Theatre | 2 October 1974 | Norwich | St. Andrew's Hall | 5 October 1974 | Scunthorpe | The Priory | 6 October 1974 | Birmingham | Barbarellas | 7 October 1974 | Edmonton | Cooks Ferry Inn | 9 October 1974 | Wolverhampton | Club Lafayette | 10 October 1974 | Bedford | Bedford Civic Theatre | 11 October 1974 | Devizes | Devizes Corn Exchange | 12 October 1974 | St Albans | St Albans City Hall | 14 October 1974 | Bradford | Queen's Hall | 15 October 1974 | Llanelli | Wales | Glen Ballroom | 16 October 1974 | Swindon | England | Swindon Town Center | 17 October 1974 | Barnstaple | Queen's Theatre | 18 October 1974 | Redruth | Flamingo Ballroom | 19 October 1974 | Taunton | Taunton County Hall | 23 October 1974 | Cheltenham | Town Hall | 24 October 1974 | Manchester | Manchester Polytechnic | 25 October 1974 | Newcastle | Newcastle City Hall | 27 October 1975 | Kingston upon Hull | Hull Arts Centre | 28 October 1974 | Walsall | Walsall Town Hall | 30 October 1974 | Guildford | Plaza Ballroom | 8 November 1974 | Burton | 76 Club | 28 December 1974 | Norfolk | Royal Norfolk Showground | 5 January 1975 | London | King's Road Theater | |
Europe Leg | 31 January 1975 | Copenhagen | Denmark | Unknown Venue | 2 February 1975 | Stockholm | Sweden | Unknown Venue | 7 February 1975 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Paradiso | 8 February 1975 | Rotterdam | Exit | 10 February 1975 | Tønsberg | Norway | Quality Hotel Klubben | UK Leg #2 | 21 February 1975 | Hatfield | England | Main Hall | 28 February 1975 | London | College of Hatfield | 1 March 1975 | Bolton | Bolton Institute of Technology | 4 March 1975 | Hanley | Heavy Steam Machine | 6 March 1975 | Stafford | Top of the World | 7 March 1975 | Liverpool | Union Hall | 9 March 1975 | Southend | Queen's Ballroom | 13 March 1975 | Barry | Wales | Barry Memorial Hall | 14 March 1975 | Swansea | Patti Pavilion | 15 March 1975 | St. Albans | England | St. Albans City Hall | 20 March 1975 | Cornwall | Cornwall Tech | 21 March 1975 | Penzance | Penzance Winter Gardens | 22 March 1975 | Liverpool | Liverpool Stadium | 27 March 1975 | Lincoln | Lincoln Drill Hall | 28 March 1975 | Blackburn | Windsor Hall | 30 March 1975 | Coventry | Mr. George's | 31 March 1975 | Chester | Quaintways | 5 April 1975 | Yeovil | Johnson Hall | 6 April 1975 | Stotford | Rhodes Center | 7 April 1975 | Cheltenham | Cheltenham Pavilion | 11 April 1975 | Scarborough | The Penthouse | 12 April 1975 | Birmingham | Birmingham Town Hall | 13 April 1975 | Barbarellas | 18 April 1975 | Hastings | Hastings Pier | 19 April 1975 | Hove | Hove Town Hall | 20 April 1975 | London | King's Road Theater | 24 April 1975 | Derby | Cleopatra's | 26 April 1975 | Ammanford | Wales | Ammanford Civic Hall | 3 May 1975 | Burton | England | 76 Club | 16 May 1975 | London | Marquee Club | 23 May 1975 | Poynton | Poynton Civic Hall | 5 June 1975 | Threapwood | Wales | The Highwayman | 14 June 1975 | Redditch | England | Cloud Nine | 20 June 1975 | Newcastle | Mayfair Ballroom | 21 June 1975 | Wigan | Wigan Casino | 27 June 1975 | Sunderland | Locarno Ballroom | 28 June 1975 | St Albans | St Albans City Hall | 5 July 1975 | Scunthorpe | The Priory | 11 July 1975 | Hereford | Flamingo Club | 13 July 1975 | Birmingham | Barbarella's | 22 July 1975 | Cardiff | Wales | Top Rank | 24 July 1975 | Derby | England | Cleopatra's | 25 July 1975 | Regency Ballroom | 27 July 1975 | Twickenham | Winning Post | 29 July 1975 | Huddersfield | Ivanhoes | 31 July 1975 | Cleethorpes | Cleethorpes Winter Gardens | 1 August 1975 | Sutton | Golden Garden | 2 August 1975 | Folkstone | Leas Cliff Hall | 3 August 1975 | London | Roundhouse | 7 August 1975 | Dunstable | Civic Hall | 9 August 1975 | Dagenham | Dagenham Roundhouse | 11 August 1975 | Doncaster | Outlook Club | 12 August 1975 | Jacksdale | Greytopper | 14 August 1975 | High Wycombe | The Nag's Head | 15 August 1975 | Newark | Palace Theatre | 16 August 1975 | Wigan | Wigan Casino | 19 August 1975 | London | Fagin's | 21 August 1975 | Manchester | Hard Rock Casino | 22 August 1975 | Reading | Reading Festival | 28 August 1975 | Penzance | Penzance Winter Gardens | 29 August 1975 | Cornwall | Blue Lagoon Ballroom | 5 September 1975 | Watford | Watford Town Hall | 6 September 1975 | Cromer | Royal Links Pavilion | 26 September 1975 | Scarborough | The Penthouse | 27 September 1975 | Northampton | Lings Forum Sports Center | 11 October 1975 | Slough | Slough College | 12 October 1975 | London | Roundhouse | 18 October 1975 | St Albans | St Albans City Hall | 25 October 1975 | Dudley | Dudley Technical College | 30 October 1975 | Dundee | Scotland | Dundee University Students' Association | 31 October 1975 | Edinburgh | Edinburgh University | 1 November 1975 | Glasgow | Glasgow University Union | 5 November 1975 | London | England | Marquee Club | 14 November 1975 | Harrow | Harrow College | 15 November 1975 | Hitchin | College of Education | 5 December 1975 | Northumberland | Northumberland University | 6 December 1975 | Liverpool | Liverpool Stadium | 7 December 1975 | Twickenham | Winning Post | 8 December 1975 | Staffordshire | North Staffordshire Polytechnic | 9 December 1975 | Huddersfield | Ivanhoes | 12 December 1975 | Birmingham | Bingley Hall | 13 December 1975 | Dudley | Dudley Technical College | 28 December 1975 | London | Roundhouse |
ReceptionAccording to K.K. Downing, a Norwegian newspaper explains that the Quality Hotel Klubben in Tønsberg, Norway gave a negative review of the band's performance from their 10 February 1975 show[6] References1. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.thexquorum.com/mad/BEGINNINGS.html#APRIL%201974 |title=Judas Priest Info Pages - Forging The Metal |publisher=Thexquorum.com |date= |accessdate=18 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130318025251/http://www.thexquorum.com/mad/BEGINNINGS.html#APRIL%201974 |archive-date=18 March 2013 |dead-url=no |df=dmy-all }} 2. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.jugulator.net/judas_priest_history.htm |title=The Judas Priest History |publisher=Jugulator.net |accessdate=18 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530233111/http://www.jugulator.net/judas_priest_history.htm |archive-date=30 May 2015 |dead-url=yes |df=dmy-all }} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.setlist.fm/stats/average-setlist/judas-priest-6bd6bafa.html?tour=Rocka+Rolla|title=Average setlist for tour: Rocka Rolla|publisher=Setlist.fm|accessdate=15 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161115140849/http://www.setlist.fm/stats/average-setlist/judas-priest-6bd6bafa.html?tour=Rocka+Rolla|archive-date=15 November 2016|dead-url=no|df=dmy-all}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.chmetal.info/tourdates/Judas.Priest_1974.htm|title=ROCKA ROLLA TOUR (1974)|publisher=chmetal.info|accessdate=21 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221162718/http://www.chmetal.info/tourdates/Judas.Priest_1974.htm|archive-date=21 December 2016|dead-url=no|df=dmy-all}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.chmetal.info/tourdates/Judas.Priest_1975.htm|title=VICTIM OF CHANGES TOUR (1975)|publisher=chmetal.info|accessdate=21 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221162957/http://www.chmetal.info/tourdates/Judas.Priest_1975.htm|archive-date=21 December 2016|dead-url=no|df=dmy-all}} 6. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.kkdowning.net/pictography/scrapbooks/scrap2/lydsjokk.jpg |title=Newspaper cutting : Lydsjokk pa Klubben |publisher=Kkdowning.net |accessdate=19 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112183757/http://www.kkdowning.net/pictography/scrapbooks/scrap2/lydsjokk.jpg |archive-date=12 November 2013 |dead-url=no |df=dmy-all }}
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