When two legends of the music world team up for a co-headline tour- you know it’s going to be an incredible time. Produced by Live Nation, the outing kicked off on August 21st in Cincinnati, OH, visited a whopping 25 cities across the United States and Canada, before wrapping on September 30th in Wheatland, California. Senior photojournalist Anabel DFlux was able to capture all of the action for RockRevolt Magazine on their Irvine tour date.
Judas Priest is easily one of the most iconic names in heavy metal music. With a lineup of some of the world’s most brilliant musicians, ‘The Priest’s’ music has been resonating with metal fans since their inception. Priding themselves on a career spanning nearly 50 years, it is of no wonder that the venue was packed to the brim with Priest shirts and other memorabilia.
Judas Priest’s latest studio album, Firepower, was released March 9, 2018, via Epic Records. Co-produced by Tom Allom and Andy Sneap, the 14-track album has become one of the most successful of the band’s entire career – landing in the “top-5” of 17 countries (including their highest chart placement ever in the U.S.), and scoring their highest charting commercial rock radio single in decades with “Lightning Strike.”
This tour featured a slew of songs off of the Firepower album, alongside fan favorites and memorable sets. The stage design was just as memorable as the performance itself, with lots of illuminating colors, props, and smoke effects.
Set List:
War Pigs
(Black Sabbath song)
Firepower Intro
Firepower
Delivering the Goods
Sinner
Lightning Strike
Desert Plains
No Surrender
Turbo Lover
Guardians
Rising From Ruins
Freewheel Burning
You’ve Got Another Thing Comin’
Hell Bent for Leather
Painkiller
Encore:
The Hellion
Electric Eye
Breaking the Law
Living After Midnight
Judas Priest is Rob Halford, Richie Faulkner, Ian Hill, and Scott Travis- with Glenn Tipton being temporarily replaced by Andy Sneap for the primary live performances.
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English rock band Deep Purple formed in in Hertford in 1968 and are considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock. Closing out the show at the FivePoint Amphitheater in Irvine, Deep Purple came complete with massive screens showcasing beautiful visuals to compliment the music.
Deep Purple’s latest studio album, inFinite, was released April 7, 2017, via earMUSIC. Produced by the legendary Bob Ezrin, (Pink Floyd, Alice Cooper, Kiss), InFinite featured 10 new tracks recorded with no musical boundaries in the spirit of the 70s. The metal pioneers have released five studio albums since 1996, augmented by an abundance of solo work and special projects from members Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Ian Paice, Steve Morse and Don Airey.
Deep Purple performed with a liveliness and joy that is indescribable to those who were not there. You could very easily feel the passion and enjoyment that the band members got from doing something they had dedicated their entire lives to. Bellowing out vocals and melodies that rival that of most musicians, Deep Purple put on a spectacle of a performance to those lucky enough to witness them.
Deep Purple is Ian Paice, Roger Glover, Ian Gillan, Steve Morse, and Don Airey.
Set List:
Mars, the Bringer of War
(Gustav Holst song)
Highway Star
Pictures of Home
Bloodsucker
Strange Kind of Woman
Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming
Uncommon Man
Lazy
Knocking at Your Back Door
Keyboard Solo
Perfect Strangers
Space Truckin’
Smoke on the Water
Encore:
Hush
(Joe South cover)
DEEP PURPLE
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