I wonder how many of those JP fans knew about Rob Halford at the time?
In 1986, likely very few of those in the parking lot saw the Judas Priest television appearances that predated British Steel.
Someone from the Judas Priest organization was very smart to re-release the older videos in the MetalWorks set after Rob Halford came out of the closet in the early 1990s. "Don't say we hid anything - it's right there in the 1970s videos if you cared to watch them - flowing chiffon clothes and everything."