repost from @slash repost from @judaspriestarchive Today in Priest History: Judas Priest played the Rock Pop Festival at Westfalenhalle in Dortmund, Germany on December 18th, 1983! This show was part of a short pre-Defenders of the Faith tour that Priest embarked on across Britain and Europe from December 12th - 22nd. At this show, Priest played Freewheel Burning live for the first time, nearly 3 weeks before it would be released on the Defenders of the Faith album in January. Here was the entire setlist from the Rock Pop Festival: Hellion/Electric Eye Riding on the Wind Grinder Breaking the Law Bloodstone Sinner Metal Gods Freewheel Burning Screaming for Vengeance You’ve Got Another Thing Comin’ Living After Midnight Victim of Changes The Green Manalishi Hell Bent for Leather Sharing the bill at the festival were several other high-profile metal bands as well: Iron Maiden, Scorpions, Ozzy, Def Leppard, Quiet Riot, Krokus, and the Michael Schenker Group! 🎥: Simon Christensen on YouTube
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