Judas Priest performing during the 50 Heavy Metal Years Tour at the Tech Port Center in San Antonio, Texas on November 22, 2022, with Ian Hill, Rob Halford, Glenn Tipton, Scott Travis, and Richie Faulkner. (Photo: Ralph Arvesen)
There are few heavy metal bands that have managed to scale the heights that Judas Priest have during their 50-year career. Their presence and influence remains at an all-time high as evidenced by 2018’s ‘Firepower’ being the highest charting album of their career, a 2010 Grammy Award win for ‘Best Metal Performance’, plus being a 2006 VH1 Rock Honors recipient.
Poised now to celebrate that illustrious career as they enter their 50th year in the industry – 2020 will see the band embark on an epic 50thanniversary tour in celebration. Judas Priest originally formed in 1969 in Birmingham, England (an area that many feel birthed heavy metal). Rob Halford, Glenn Tipton, K.K. Downing and Ian Hill would be the nucleus of musicians (along with several different drummers over the years) that would go on to change the face of heavy metal.
The current line up which changed in 2011 consists of Rob Halford, Glenn Tipton, Ian Hill, Richie Faulkner and Scott Travis – Priest also received a second Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nomination in 2019, with 2020 serving as the 40th anniversary of ‘British Steel’ and the 30th anniversary of ‘Painkiller.’ But most importantly, 2020 is the band’s 50th anniversary and they are planning a major tour for the world to celebrate this remarkable band’s 50 Years Of Heavy Metal!
Cannot express how good both bands were. I have seen lots of shows and this one was special. Loud and strong all the way through. Rob was fantastic. Screaming for Vengeance.Setlist for the show at the Tech Port Center
Best band ever! I have waited decades to finally see both Judas Priest and Queensryche and it was so worth it!! From beginning to end, every moment was phenomenal.
The show was amazing! Rob Halford still has it! His voice sounded great and he hit every note just like on the albums! Would love to see them again and definitely recommend the show to anyone who loves hard rock and that old school heavy metal!
Best Concert I’ve ever been to! Priest opened up with Hellion/Electric eye and it felt like it was 1982 all over again, played a ton of classic songs I have never heard live. On the last note of Steeler, the reverberation from the speakers sent a woosh over the crowd and made Richie Faulkner’s hair fly up. They get better each time I see them.
- Electric Eye
- Riding on the Wind
- You've Got Another Thing Comin'
- Jawbreaker
- Firepower
- Never the Heroes
- Beyond the Realms of Death
- Judas Rising
- Devil's Child
- Genocide
- Steeler
- Between the Hammer and the Anvil
- Halls of Valhalla
- The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown)
- Screaming for Vengeance
- Hell Bent for Leather
- Breaking the Law
- Living After Midnight
Judas Priest was the main act at the Tech Port Center with guests Queensrÿche. They continue across the United States, South America, and Europe with the last stop at the Resorts World Arena in Birmingham, United Kingdom on June 14, 2023.
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Photos by Ralph Arvesen
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