Sauna Open Air Festival 2011, 9th-11th June Tampere, Finland
Review by Luxi Lahtinen, live pictures by Luxi Lahtinen & Terhi Pihlaja
The 8th Sauna Open Air festival was celebrated in a very sunny and warm weather, unlike in some other years – and this year the festival also broke their own record, welcoming as many as 26,000 people within the three days.
The SOA festival has truly found an important place among the other Finnish summer festivals, concentrating mostly on old-school Heavy/Thrash Metal and Hard Rock bands – and turning the festival around for the past 3-4 years or so, by booking many internationally big names for the three-day Metal feasts; from Kiss to Megadeth to Dio to Whitesnake to Scorpions to Type O Negatíve – and the list goes on.
This year, the festival organizers had very special grins – wider than ever before, spread all over their faces – and for some very good reasons. Two of the biggest headliners, Ozzy Osbourne and Judas Priest, arrived at SOA for the first time, with bands like Saxon, Accept, Doro, Cavalera Conspiracy, Joey Belladonna and many others proving to be good company to them.
Read on – the following article is based on the seven most interesting and musically satisfying bands of this year’s festival from your truly point of view.
JUDAS PRIEST – Rob Halford, Glenn Tipton, Ian Hill, Scott Travis, and new guitarist Richie Faulkner (DIRTY DEEDS, VOODOO SIX, LAUREN HARRIS) – have announced a Toronto date on the first North American leg of their Epitaph Tour which feature support from THIN LIZZY and BLACK LABEL SOCIETY. The show will take place on November 22nd at the Air Canada Centre. Tickets go on sale Friday, June 10th at noon EST. Tickets (incl. GST) $49.50, $59.50 & $69.50; Reserved Seating (plus FMF and service charges)
Dates include:
October
12 – San Antonio, TX – AT&T Center
14 – Corpus Christi, TX – Concrete Street Ampitheater
No, your eyes did not deceive you – the one and only Judas Priest just debuted their new guitarist, Richie Faulkner, on ‘American Idol’! Ripping through a medley that included kick ass renditions of two ‘British Steel’ classics (“Living After Midnight” and “Breakin’ the Law”) with major Priest fan – and this season ‘American Idol’ hopeful – James Durbin joining in on vocals.
This is the second time that Durbin has professed his admiration for Priest on the show, as he wowed judges Randy Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, and Steven Tyler a while back with a rendition of “You’ve Got Another Thing Comin’.” Although Durbin was recently voted off the show, he undoubtedly has a bright rocking future ahead, as evidenced by his multi-octave vocal range.
Judas Priest recently announced plans to launch their farewell Epitaph Tour, which will take them around the world, including a just-announced U.S. tour of arenas from October through December, which will also feature opening acts Black Label Society and Thin Lizzy.
Speaking on Wednesday to the Rolling Stone website, Priest singer Rob Halford had the following to say about what fans can expect on the group’s forthcoming trek. “We’re pulling out all the stops. We’ve built a brand new stage set, we’ve got all the effects that people love us for – the lasers, the fire, the bombs, the smoke, new costumes, and the bike. It’s just a full-on metal extravaganza.”
Few heavy metal bands have managed to scale the heights that Judas Priest has during their nearly 40 year career. Responsible for not only issuing some of metal’s all-time classic albums (‘British Steel,’ ‘Screaming for Vengeance,’ and ‘Painkiller’) and anthems (the aforementioned “Breaking the Law” and “Living After Midnight,” and “You’ve Got Another Thing Coming”), the group has been one of the leading arena rock acts for decades, and single-handedly introduced the “leather look” to heavy metal.
And now Judas Priest are set to blast their way round the world one final time.
Confirmed Judas Priest U.S. Tour Dates (more dates to be announced shortly):
October:
12 – San Antonio, TX: AT&T Center
14 – Corpus Christi, TX: Concrete Street Amphitheater
15 – Houston, TX: The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
16 – Dallas, TX: Allen Event Center
18 – Tucson, AZ: Ava Amphitheater
19 – San Diego, CA: Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
21 – Phoenix, AZ: AZ State Fair
22 – San Bernardino, CA: San Manuel Amphitheater
23 – Las Vegas, NV: Hard Rock
25 – Los Angeles, CA: Gibson Amphitheatre
26 – Oakland, CA: Oracle Arena
29 – Seattle, WA: WaMu Theater
30 – Vancouver, BC: Rogers Arena
November:
1 – Edmonton, AB: Shaw Conference Center
2 – Calgary, AB: Scotiabank Saddledome
4 – Salt Lake City, UT: Maverik Center
5 – Denver, CO: 1STBANK Center
12 – Chicago, IL: The Venue at Horseshoe Casino
13 – Detroit, MI: Joe Louis Arena
18 – East Rutherford, NJ: Izod Center
After storming the world for nearly 40 years and taking their very special brand of heavy metal to all four corners of the planet, JUDAS PRIEST – one of the most influential heavy metal bands of all time, have announced this will be their final world tour!! However, the mighty PRIEST will certainly be going out strong as they rock the planet starting in 2011 on the massive EPITAPH tour – hitting all the major cities throughout the world they will be playing the songs that helped make the name JUDAS PRIEST synonymous with heavy metal!
The tour will feature new guitarist Richie Faulkner. The 31 year old British guitar player has blended into the band perfectly, due to his amazing six-string talents. Richie joins Rob Halford, Glenn Tipton, Ian Hill and Scott Travis in the line-up. Together, JUDAS PRIEST will hit the road for the EPITAPH Tour.
With all guns blazing and amps cranked to eleven, the band will be giving all their fans one last chance to witness the ultimate metal experience that is JUDAS PRIEST!
JUDAS PRIEST will be starting their North American tour on Wednesday, October 12th in San Antonio.
A confirmed itinerary of performances for the first leg of tour can be found below.
October:
12 – San Antonio, TX: AT&T Center
14 – Corpus Christi, TX: Concrete Street Amphitheater
15 – Houston, TX: The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
16 – Dallas, TX: Allen Event Center
18 – Tucson, AZ: Ava Amphitheater
19 – San Diego, CA: Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
21 – Phoenix, AZ: AZ State Fair
22 – San Bernardino, CA: San Manuel Amphitheater
23 – Las Vegas, NV: Hard Rock
25 – Los Angeles, CA: Gibson Amphitheatre
26 – Oakland, CA: Oracle Arena
29 – Seattle, WA: WaMu Theater
30 – Vancouver, BC: Rogers Arena
November:
1 – Edmonton, AB: Shaw Conference Center
2 – Calgary, AB: Scotiabank Saddledome
4 – Salt Lake City, UT: Maverik Center
5 – Denver, CO: 1STBANK Center
12 – Chicago, IL: The Venue at Horseshoe Casino
13 – Detroit, MI: Joe Louis Arena
18 – East Rutherford, NJ: Izod Center
Stay tuned as we announce more dates – information will be forthcoming soon – so start getting prepared to rock one final time with the incomparable JUDAS PRIEST!!
JUDAS PRIEST will embark on a North American tour in the fall with support from THIN LIZZY and BLACK LABEL SOCIETY. The trek — which was just announced during a press conference at the Renaissance Hotel at Highland and Hollywood in Los Angeles, California — will kick off on October 12 in San Antonio, Texas and conclude on November 18 in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
Oct. 12 – San Antonio, TX – AT&T Center
Oct. 14 – Corpus Christi, TX – Concrete Street Ampitheater
It is certainly a busy time within the JUDAS PRIEST world, and next week members of the media will finally get all their questions answered from five very reliable sources – Judas Priest’s very own Rob Halford, Glenn Tipton, Ian Hill, Scott Travis, and new guitarist, Richie Faulkner.
On Tuesday, May 24th at 1 PM (PST), all five members will be on hand at the Renaissance Hotel at Highland and Hollywood in Los Angeles to answer questions about the upcoming Epitaph US Tour and to formally introduce Richie Faulkner.
It was recently announced that the upcoming Epitaph Tour will be the last one from these heavy metal greats, and next week the band will set the record straight as to what to expect from Judas Priest in the coming months.
Priest have been focusing on their forthcoming tour – doing press, photos, sorting out stage sets, special effects, and stage clothes etc – they have started music rehearsals this week so are now poised and getting ready to roll – everyone is looking forward to travelling round the world again with the Priest Machine!
Come along and join them in concert one last time as they fly the metal flag and keep the faith.
Judas Priest Epitaph tour dates:
June
7 – Eindhaar – Tilburg, Holland
9 – Sweden Rock – Solvesborg, Sweden
11 – Sauna Festival – Tampere, Finland
14 – Spektrum – Oslo, Norway
15 – Edward Greig Plass – Bergen, Norway
17 – Copenhell Festival – Copenhagen, Denmark
19 – Hellfest – Nantes, France
20 – Le Zenith – Paris, France
22 – Gods of Metal Festival – Milan, Italy
23 – Sonisphere Festival – Switzerland
25 – Graspop Festival – Dessel, Belgium
27 – Zenith – Munich, Germany
28 – O2 Arena – Prague, Czech Republic
29 – Stadthalle – Vienna, Austria
July
1 – Belgrade Arena – Belgrade, Serbia
3 – Romexpo – Bucharest, Romania
5 – Water Park, P Faliro – Athens, Greece
8 – Akademik Stadium – Sofia, Bulgaria
10 – Kazlicesme Festival Site – Istanbul, Turkey
July
6 – Kautatzogleio Stadium – Thessaloniki, Greece
15 – Newport Centre – Newport, UK
16 – O2 Apollo – Manchester, UK
17 – The Dome – Doncaster, UK
19 – SECC – Glasgow, Scotland
20 – Metro Arena – Newcastle, UK
21 – Civic Hall – Wolverhampton, UK
23 – High Voltage Festival – London, UK
24 – BIC – Bournemouth, UK
July
27 – Atlantico Pavillion – Lisbon, Portugal
29 – Coliseum – La Coruna, Spain
30 – La Cubierta – Madrid, Spain
31 – Bec – Bilbao, Spain
August
2 – Badalona – Barcelona, Spain
5 – Wacken Open Air – Wacken, Germany
7 – Colmar Wine Festival – Colmar, France
9 – O2 World – Berlin, Germany
10 – Metal Hammer Festival/Spodek – Katowice, Poland
11 – Sziget Festival – Budapest, Hungary
September
10 – Portuguesa Stadium – Sao Paulo, Brazil
11 – Citibank Hall – Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
13 – Chevrolet Hall – Belo Horizonte, Brazil
15 – Nilson Nelson – Brasilia, Brazil
18 – Racing – Buenos Aires, Argentina
20 – Movistar Arena – Santiago, Chile
23 – Coliseo El Campin – Bogota, Columbia
25 – Terraza Ccct. – Caracas, Venezuela
27 – Rosabel Cordero – San José, Costa Rica
30 – Mexico City Sports Palace – Mexico City, Mexico
October
1 – Telmex Theater – Quadalajara, Mexico
3 – Banamex Theater – Monterrey, Mexico
Judas Priest recently announced that K.K. Downing has formally retired from the band, and according to a press release, “he will therefore not be joining them on their forthcoming Epitaph Tour. The band respect his decision and naturally all wish him well. Having thought long and hard about how to proceed, singer Rob Halford, guitarist Glenn Tipton, bassist Ian Hill and drummer Scott Travis unanimously agreed that they should go ahead with the tour and not let fans around the world down.
Fate also stepped in and delivered the perfect replacement – 31 year-old British guitar player Richie Faulkner (pictured below; DIRTY DEEDS, VOODOO SIX, LAUREN HARRIS) – he has blended into the band perfectly and is a great talent who is going to set the stage on fire, according to a press release.
The Epitaph Tour will include songs from every Priest studio album and also tracks that they have never before performed on stage plus all the old favourites.
With a new album due to be released next year, the ‘metal gods’ are preparing to tour the planet once more. Heavy metal at it’s best complete with lasers, lights, bikes and hellfire! It’s a show not too be missed!”
British metal legends JUDAS PRIEST have been focusing on their forthcoming tour – doing press, photos, sorting out stage sets, special effects, and stage clothes etc – they have started music rehearsals this week so are now poised and getting ready to roll – everyone is looking forward to travelling round the world again with the Priest Machine!
Come along and join them in concert one last time as they fly the metal flag and keep the faith.
Judas Priest Epitaph tour dates:
June
7 – Eindhaar – Tilburg, Holland
9 – Sweden Rock – Solvesborg, Sweden
11 – Sauna Festival – Tampere, Finland
14 – Spektrum – Oslo, Norway
15 – Edward Greig Plass – Bergen, Norway
17 – Copenhell Festival – Copenhagen, Denmark
19 – Hellfest – Nantes, France
20 – Le Zenith – Paris, France
22 – Gods of Metal Festival – Milan, Italy
23 – Sonisphere Festival – Switzerland
25 – Graspop Festival – Dessel, Belgium
27 – Zenith – Munich, Germany
28 – O2 Arena – Prague, Czech Republic
29 – Stadthalle – Vienna, Austria
July
1 – Belgrade Arena – Belgrade, Serbia
3 – Romexpo – Bucharest, Romania
5 – Water Park, P Faliro – Athens, Greece
8 – Akademik Stadium – Sofia, Bulgaria
10 – Kazlicesme Festival Site – Istanbul, Turkey
July
6 – Kautatzogleio Stadium – Thessaloniki, Greece
15 – Newport Centre – Newport, UK
16 – O2 Apollo – Manchester, UK
17 – The Dome – Doncaster, UK
19 – SECC – Glasgow, Scotland
20 – Metro Arena – Newcastle, UK
21 – Civic Hall – Wolverhampton, UK
23 – High Voltage Festival – London, UK
24 – BIC – Bournemouth, UK
July
27 – Atlantico Pavillion – Lisbon, Portugal
29 – Coliseum – La Coruna, Spain
30 – La Cubierta – Madrid, Spain
31 – Bec – Bilbao, Spain
August
2 – Badalona – Barcelona, Spain
5 – Wacken Open Air – Wacken, Germany
7 – Colmar Wine Festival – Colmar, France
9 – O2 World – Berlin, Germany
10 – Metal Hammer Festival/Spodek – Katowice, Poland
11 – Sziget Festival – Budapest, Hungary
September
10 – Portuguesa Stadium – Sao Paulo, Brazil
11 – Citibank Hall – Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
13 – Chevrolet Hall – Belo Horizonte, Brazil
15 – Nilson Nelson – Brasilia, Brazil
18 – Racing – Buenos Aires, Argentina
20 – Movistar Arena – Santiago, Chile
23 – Coliseo El Campin – Bogota, Columbia
25 – Terraza Ccct. – Caracas, Venezuela
27 – Rosabel Cordero – San José, Costa Rica
30 – Mexico City Sports Palace – Mexico City, Mexico
October
1 – Telmex Theater – Quadalajara, Mexico
3 – Banamex Theater – Monterrey, Mexico
Judas Priest recently announced that K.K. Downing has formally retired from the band, and according to a press release, “he will therefore not be joining them on their forthcoming Epitaph Tour. The band respect his decision and naturally all wish him well. Having thought long and hard about how to proceed, singer Rob Halford, guitarist Glenn Tipton, bassist Ian Hill and drummer Scott Travis unanimously agreed that they should go ahead with the tour and not let fans around the world down.
Fate also stepped in and delivered the perfect replacement – 31 year-old British guitar player Richie Faulkner (pictured below; DIRTY DEEDS, VOODOO SIX, LAUREN HARRIS) – he has blended into the band perfectly and is a great talent who is going to set the stage on fire, according to a press release.
The Epitaph Tour will include songs from every Priest studio album and also tracks that they have never before performed on stage plus all the old favourites.
With a new album due to be released next year, the ‘metal gods’ are preparing to tour the planet once more. Heavy metal at it’s best complete with lasers, lights, bikes and hellfire! It’s a show not too be missed!”
The Artisan News Service caught up with JUDAS PRIEST drummer Scott Travis and asked him about the news that shocked the metal world, the departure of guitarist K.K. Downing:
“You have to have that burning desire in your heart to play heavy metal music,” Travis stated. “We all start at a young age and it’s not because of money, fan or girls, you start because you love the music. So if he’s not feeling that anymore, I give him props for taking himself out of the game.”
Check out the entire chat below:
K.K. Downing issued the following press release earlier today:
“Dear friends,
It is with much regret that I will not be with you this summer. Thank you all from the bottom of my heart for your concerns about my health. Please rest assured that I am O.K.
There has been an ongoing breakdown in working relationship between myself, elements of the band, and the band’s management for some time.
Therefore I have decided to step down rather than to tour with negative sentiments as I feel that this would be a deception to you, our cherished fans.
However I would urge you to please support the Priest as I have no doubt that it will be a show not to be missed.
Former JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing has issued the following press release:
“Dear friends,
It is with much regret that I will not be with you this summer. Thank you all from the bottom of my heart for your concerns about my health. Please rest assured that I am O.K.
There has been an ongoing breakdown in working relationship between myself, elements of the band, and the band’s management for some time.
Therefore I have decided to step down rather than to tour with negative sentiments as I feel that this would be a deception to you, our cherished fans.
However I would urge you to please support the Priest as I have no doubt that it will be a show not to be missed.
All my love and respect.”
Judas Priest announced yesterday that original guitarist K.K. Downing has formally retired from the band.
According to a press release, “he will therefore not be joining them on their forthcoming Epitaph Tour. The band respect his decision and naturally all wish him well. Having thought long and hard about how to proceed, singer Rob Halford, guitarist Glenn Tipton, bassist Ian Hill and drummer Scott Travis unanimously agreed that they should go ahead with the tour and not let fans around the world down.
Fate also stepped in and delivered the perfect replacement – 31 year-old British guitar player Richie Faulkner (pictured below; DIRTY DEEDS, VOODOO SIX, LAUREN HARRIS) – he has blended into the band perfectly and is a great talent who is going to set the stage on fire, according to a press release.
The Epitaph Tour will include songs from every Priest studio album and also tracks that they have never before performed on stage plus all the old favourites.
With a new album due to be released next year, the ‘metal gods’ are preparing to tour the planet once more. Heavy metal at it’s best complete with lasers, lights, bikes and hellfire! It’s a show not too be missed!”
Judas Priest Epitaph tour dates:
June
7 – Eindhaar – Tilburg, Holland
9 – Sweden Rock – Solvesborg, Sweden
11 – Sauna Festival – Tampere, Finland
14 – Spektrum – Oslo, Norway
15 – Edward Greig Plass – Bergen, Norway
17 – Copenhell Festival – Copenhagen, Denmark
19 – Hellfest – Nantes, France
20 – Le Zenith – Paris, France
22 – Gods of Metal Festival – Milan, Italy
23 – Sonisphere Festival – Switzerland
25 – Graspop Festival – Dessel, Belgium
27 – Zenith – Munich, Germany
28 – O2 Arena – Prague, Czech Republic
29 – Stadthalle – Vienna, Austria
July
1 – Belgrade Arena – Belgrade, Serbia
3 – Romexpo – Bucharest, Romania
5 – Water Park, P Faliro – Athens, Greece
8 – Akademik Stadium – Sofia, Bulgaria
10 – Kazlicesme Festival Site – Istanbul, Turkey
July
6 – Kautatzogleio Stadium – Thessaloniki, Greece
15 – Newport Centre – Newport, UK
16 – O2 Apollo – Manchester, UK
17 – The Dome – Doncaster, UK
19 – SECC – Glasgow, Scotland
20 – Metro Arena – Newcastle, UK
21 – Civic Hall – Wolverhampton, UK
23 – High Voltage Festival – London, UK
24 – BIC – Bournemouth, UK
July
27 – Atlantico Pavillion – Lisbon, Portugal
29 – Coliseum – La Coruna, Spain
30 – La Cubierta – Madrid, Spain
31 – Bec – Bilbao, Spain
August
2 – Badalona – Barcelona, Spain
5 – Wacken Open Air – Wacken, Germany
7 – Colmar Wine Festival – Colmar, France
9 – O2 World – Berlin, Germany
10 – Metal Hammer Festival/Spodek – Katowice, Poland
11 – Sziget Festival – Budapest, Hungary
September
10 – Portuguesa Stadium – Sao Paulo, Brazil
11 – Citibank Hall – Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
13 – Chevrolet Hall – Belo Horizonte, Brazil
15 – Nilson Nelson – Brasilia, Brazil
30 – Mexico City Sports Palace – Mexico City, Mexico
It is with regret that Judas Priest announce that K.K. DOWNING has formally retired from the band and will therefore not be joining them on their forthcoming EPITAPH Tour.
The band respect his decision and naturally all wish him well.
British metal legends JUDAS PRIEST have added a string of dates in Mexico, in late September/early October, to their upcoming Epitaph World Tour. See their complete tour schedule below.
Judas Priest are looking for fan-input for the set-list. Says the band: “We are planning on possibly doing a track from every album throughout our career in the set list so let us know what your favourites are and maybe we’ll pick some of them!!”
Despite announcing their final world tour, Judas Priest are writing new material. Says the band in a brief update: “All is going really well – more details later!”
A press release on Judas Priest’s final tour reads as follows:
“After storming the world for nearly 40 years and taking their very special brand of heavy metal to all four corners of the planet, Judas Priest – one of the most influential heavy metal bands of all time, have announced this will be their final world tour!!
However, the mighty Priest will certainly be going out strong as they rock the planet starting in 2011 on the massive Epitaph tour – hitting all the major cities throughout the world they will be playing the songs that helped make the name Judas Priest synonymous with heavy metal!
With all guns blazing and amps cranked to eleven, the band will be giving all their fans one last chance to witness the ultimate metal experience that is Judas Priest!”
Judas Priest Epitaph tour dates:
June
7 – Eindhaar – Tilburg, Holland
9 – Sweden Rock – Solvesborg, Sweden
11 – Sauna Festival – Tampere, Finland
14 – Spektrum – Oslo, Norway
15 – Edward Greig Plass – Bergen, Norway
17 – Copenhell Festival – Copenhagen, Denmark
19 – Hellfest – Nantes, France
20 – Le Zenith – Paris, France
22 – Gods of Metal Festival – Milan, Italy
23 – Sonisphere Festival – Switzerland
25 – Graspop Festival – Dessel, Belgium
27 – Zenith – Munich, Germany
28 – O2 Arena – Prague, Czech Republic
29 – Stadthalle – Vienna, Austria
July
1 – Belgrade Arena – Belgrade, Serbia
3 – Romexpo – Bucharest, Romania
5 – Water Park, P Faliro – Athens, Greece
8 – Akademik Stadium – Sofia, Bulgaria
10 – Kazlicesme Festival Site – Istanbul, Turkey
July
6 – Kautatzogleio Stadium – Thessaloniki, Greece
15 – Newport Centre – Newport, UK
16 – O2 Apollo – Manchester, UK
17 – The Dome – Doncaster, UK
19 – SECC – Glasgow, Scotland
20 – Metro Arena – Newcastle, UK
21 – Civic Hall – Wolverhampton, UK
23 – High Voltage Festival – London, UK
24 – BIC – Bournemouth, UK
July
27 – Atlantico Pavillion – Lisbon, Portugal
29 – Coliseum – La Coruna, Spain
30 – La Cubierta – Madrid, Spain
31 – Bec – Bilbao, Spain
August
2 – Badalona – Barcelona, Spain
5 – Wacken Open Air – Wacken, Germany
7 – Colmar Wine Festival – Colmar, France
9 – O2 World – Berlin, Germany
10 – Metal Hammer Festival/Spodek – Katowice, Poland
11 – Sziget Festival – Budapest, Hungary
September
30 – September Mexico City Sports Palace – Mexico City, Mexico
British metal legends JUDAS PRIEST have added a date in Berlin, Germany to their upcoming Epitaph World Tour. The band will play O2 World on August 9th. See their complete tour schedule below.
Judas Priest are looking for fan-input for the set-list. Says the band: “We are planning on possibly doing a track from every album throughout our career in the set list so let us know what your favourites are and maybe we’ll pick some of them!!”
Despite announcing their final world tour, Judas Priest are writing new material. Says the band in a brief update: “All is going really well – more details later!”
A press release on Judas Priest’s final tour reads as follows:
“After storming the world for nearly 40 years and taking their very special brand of heavy metal to all four corners of the planet, Judas Priest – one of the most influential heavy metal bands of all time, have announced this will be their final world tour!!
However, the mighty Priest will certainly be going out strong as they rock the planet starting in 2011 on the massive Epitaph tour – hitting all the major cities throughout the world they will be playing the songs that helped make the name Judas Priest synonymous with heavy metal!
With all guns blazing and amps cranked to eleven, the band will be giving all their fans one last chance to witness the ultimate metal experience that is Judas Priest!”
Judas Priest Epitaph tour dates:
June
7 – Eindhaar – Tilburg, Holland
9 – Sweden Rock – Solvesborg, Sweden
11 – Sauna Festival – Tampere, Finland
14 – Spektrum – Oslo, Norway
15 – Edward Greig Plass – Bergen, Norway
17 – Copenhell Festival – Copenhagen, Denmark
19 – Hellfest – Nantes, France
20 – Le Zenith – Paris, France
22 – Gods of Metal Festival – Milan, Italy
23 – Sonisphere Festival – Switzerland
25 – Graspop Festival – Dessel, Belgium
27 – Zenith – Munich, Germany
28 – O2 Arena – Prague, Czech Republic
29 – Stadthalle – Vienna, Austria
July
1 – Belgrade Arena – Belgrade, Serbia
3 – Romexpo – Bucharest, Romania
5 – Water Park, P Faliro – Athens, Greece
8 – Akademik Stadium – Sofia, Bulgaria
10 – Kazlicesme Festival Site – Istanbul, Turkey
July (with QUEENSRŸCHE and RIVAL SONS)
15 – Newport Centre – Newport, UK
16 – O2 Apollo – Manchester, UK
17 – The Dome – Doncaster, UK
19 – SECC – Glasgow, Scotland
20 – Metro Arena – Newcastle, UK
21 – Civic Hall – Wolverhampton, UK
23 – High Voltage Festival – London, UK
24 – BIC – Bournemouth, UK
July
27 – Atlantico Pavillion – Lisbon, Portugal
29 – Coliseum – La Coruna, Spain
30 – La Cubierta – Madrid, Spain
31 – Bec – Bilbao, Spain
August
2 – Badalona – Barcelona, Spain
5 – Wacken Open Air – Wacken, Germany
7 – Colmar Wine Festival – Colmar, France
9 – O2 World – Berlin, Germany
10 – Metal Hammer Festival/Spodek – Katowice, Poland
British metal legends JUDAS PRIEST have announced the UK leg of their final Epitaph Tour. Confirmed shows with QUEENSRŸCHE and RIVAL SONS include:
July
15 – Newport Centre – Newport, UK
16 – O2 Apollo – Manchester, UK
17 – The Dome – Doncaster, UK
19 – SECC – Glasgow, Scotland
20 – Metro Arena – Newcastle, UK
21 – Civic Hall – Wolverhampton, UK
24 – BIC – Bournemouth, UK
Tickets For Judas Priest’s Manchester and Wolverhampton Shows are onsale from 9am on March 1st. Tickets for all other Judas Priest shows to be confirmed.
Judas Priest are looking for fan-input for the set-list.
Says the band: “We are planning on possibly doing a track from every album throughout our careers in the set list so let us know what your favourites are and maybe we’ll pick some of them!!”
Despite announcing their final world tour, Judas Priest are writing new material. Says the band in a brief update: “All is going really well – more details later!”
A press release on Judas Priest’s final tour reads as follows:
After storming the world for nearly 40 years and taking their very special brand of heavy metal to all four corners of the planet, Judas Priest – one of the most influential heavy metal bands of all time, have announced this will be their final world tour!!
However, the mighty Priest will certainly be going out strong as they rock the planet starting in 2011 on the massive Epitaph tour – hitting all the major cities throughout the world they will be playing the songs that helped make the name Judas Priest synonymous with heavy metal!
With all guns blazing and amps cranked to eleven, the band will be giving all their fans one last chance to witness the ultimate metal experience that is Judas Priest!
Judas Priest Epitaph tour dates:
June
7 – Eindhaar – Tilburg, Holland
9 – Sweden Rock – Solvesborg, Sweden
11 – Sauna Festival – Tampere, Finland
14 – Spektrum – Oslo, Norway
15 – Edward Greig Plass – Bergen, Norway
17 – Copenhell Festival – Copenhagen, Denmark
19 – Hellfest – Nantes, France
20 – Le Zenith – Paris, France
22 – Gods of Metal Festival – Milan, Italy
23 – Sonisphere Festival – Switzerland
25 – Graspop Festival – Dessel, Belgium
27 – Zenith – Munich, Germany
28 – O2 Arena – Prague, Czech Republic
29 – Stadthalle – Vienna, Austria
July
1 – Belgrade Arena – Belgrade, Serbia
3 – Romexpo – Bucharest, Romania
8 – Akademik Stadium – Sofia, Bulgaria
10 – Kazlicesme Festival Site – Istanbul, Turkey
10 – Metal Hammer Festival – Katovice, Poland
15 – Newport Centre – Newport, UK
16 – O2 Apollo – Manchester, UK
17 – The Dome – Doncaster, UK
19 – SECC – Glasgow, Scotland
20 – Metro Arena – Newcastle, UK
21 – Civic Hall – Wolverhampton, UK
23 – High Voltage Festival – London, UK
24 – BIC – Bournemouth, UK
29 – Coliseum – La Coruna, Spain
30 – La Cubierta – Madrid, Spain
31 – Bec – Bilbao, Spain
August
2 – Badalona – Barcelona, Spain
5 – Wacken Open Air – Wacken, Germany
7 – Colmar Wine Festival – Colmar, France
10 – Metal Hammer Festival/Spodek – Katowice, Poland
British metal gods JUDAS PRIEST have added new live dates in Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey to their upcoming Epitaph World Tour. Check out their itinerary below.
Despite announcing their final world tour, Judas Priest are writing new material! Says the band in a brief update: “All is going really well – more details later!”
A press release on Judas Priest’s final tour reads as follows:
After storming the world for nearly 40 years and taking their very special brand of heavy metal to all four corners of the planet, Judas Priest – one of the most influential heavy metal bands of all time, have announced this will be their final world tour!!
However, the mighty Priest will certainly be going out strong as they rock the planet starting in 2011 on the massive Epitaph tour – hitting all the major cities throughout the world they will be playing the songs that helped make the name Judas Priest synonymous with heavy metal!
With all guns blazing and amps cranked to eleven, the band will be giving all their fans one last chance to witness the ultimate metal experience that is Judas Priest!
According to a brief update at the band’s website, the members of JUDAS PRIEST are working together on writing new material.
Says the band, “All is going really well – more details later!”
In other news, the band have added a new date to their Epitaph World Tour. The band will now visit Katowice, Poland on July 10th to perform at the Metal Hammer Festival at the Spodek venue.
Check out the band’s complete itinerary below:
Judas Priest Epitaph tour dates:
June
7 – Eindhaar – Tilburg, Holland
9 – Sweden Rock – Solvesborg, Sweden
11 – Sauna Festival – Tampere, Finland
14 – Spektrum – Oslo, Norway
15 – Edward Greig Plass – Bergen, Norway
17 – Copenhell Festival – Copenhagen, Denmark
19 – Hellfest – Nantes, France
20 – Le Zenith – Paris, France
22 – Gods of Metal Festival – Milan, Italy
23 – Sonisphere Festival – Switzerland
25 – Graspop Festival – Dessel, Belgium
28 – O2 Arena – Prague, Czech Republic
29 – Stadthalle – Vienna, Austria
July
1 – Belgrade Arena – Belgrade, Serbia
10 – Metal Hammer Festival – Katovice, Poland
23 – High Voltage Festival – London, UK
