Judas Priest Guitarist Says First Gig Was Just The Start We Needed
JUDAS PRIEST GUITARIST SAYS FIRST GIG WAS JUST THE START WE NEEDED:
June 12, 2008
Judas Priest guitarist K.K. Downing posted the following at kkdowning.net.
“It is a fact that however much you rehearse for a world tour, there is nothing like having the first gig under your belt.
As most of you are aware Helsinki was the first stop for us on this very special tour and I can only say that we are much relieved that everything went according to plan and thanks to the fans who seemed to sing everything – even lead breaks and cheer throughout! It is thanks to them that we felt our confidence brim over, which enabled us to pull out all of the stops that led to an incredible evening. Needless to say straight after the gig it was right down to business with the Millworkers so all we had to do was find a good pub, a perfect way to end a great evening that was to be the launch of the Judas Priest, Nostradamus world tour!”
Judas Priest Nostradamus world tour:
JUNE 2008
3rd ICEHALL, HELSINKI, FINLAND
5th SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL/SOLVESBORG, SWEDEN
7th TRONDHEIM ROCK FESTIVAL/TRONDHEIM, NORWAY
8th BERGENSHALL, BERGEN, NORWAY
11th ROCKHAL, LUXEMBOURG
13th DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL, U.K.
15th NOVA ROCK FESTIVAL/ VIENNA, AUSTRIA
16th INCHEBA/BRATISLAVIA, SLOVAKIA
17th CEZ ARENA, OSTRAVA, CZECH REPUBLIC
20th KOBETASONIK FESTIVAL/BILBAO, SPAIN
22nd IJSSELHAL/ZWOLLE, HOLLAND
23rd PHILIPSHALLE, DUSSELDORF, GERMANY
24th ZENITH, MUNICH, GERMANY
25th NATIONAL SPORTZENTRUM,/HUTTWIL, SWITZERLAND
27th GRASPOP METAL FESTIVAL, BELGIUM
28th BANG YOUR HEAD FESTIVAL, STUTTGART, GERMANY
29th GODS OF METAL FESTIVAL, BOLOGNA, ITALY
JULY 2008
1st CASTLE FESTIVAL/BELGRADE, SERBIA
2nd DOM SPORTOVA, ZAGREB, CROATIA
3rd LIBEREC ARENA, PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC
5th ROSKILDE FESTIVAL, DENMARK
9th ROCKWAVE FESTIVAL/ATHENS, GREECE
11th B’ESTFest AFTERSHOCK/ROMANIA, BUCHAREST
13th TURKCELL KURUCEME ARENA/ISTANBUL, TURKEY
22nd WAMU Theatre/Seattle, WA, USA
23rd Save On Foods Memorial Centre/Victoria, BC, Canada
24th General Motors Place/Vancouver, BC, Canada
26th McMahon Stadium – MONSTERS OF ROCK/Calgary, AB, Canada
27th Shaw Conference Centre/Edmonton, AB, Canada
29th Credit Union Centre/Saskatoon, SK, Canada
30th MTS Centre/Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
AUGUST 2008
2nd THE MYTH/ST. PAUL, MN
6th Susquehanna Bank Center, Camden, NJ
7th Nissan Pavilion, Bristow, VA
9th PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ
10th Nikon at Jones Beach, Wantagh, NY
13th Molson Amphitheatre, Toronto, ON
15th Hartford, Connecticut
16th Post Gazette Pavilion, Pittsburgh, PA
18th DTE Energy Music Theatre, Detroit, MI
19th First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre, Chicago, IL
22nd Superpages.com Amphitheatre, Dallas, TX
23rd Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, Houston, TX
24th Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, San Antonio, TX
27th Journal Pavilion, Albuquerque, NM
28th Cricket Wireless Pavilion, Phoenix, AZ
30th Glen Helen Pavilion, San Bernardino, CA
31st Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA
SEPTEMBER 2008
1st The Palms, Las Vegas, NV
10th ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE/BRISBANE
12th ACER ARENA/SYDNEY
13th VODAFONE ARENA/MELBOURNE
14th ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE/ ADELAIDE
16th BURSWOOD ARENA/PERTH
21st OLYMPIC GYM #1/SEOUL, KOREA
Courtesy of kkdowning.net