Video: Watch Judas Priest’s Bloodstock Open Air 2021 Performance!
The audio quality isn’t the best, but beggars can’t be choosers. Fan-filmed footage of Judas Priest’s August 15th concert at the Bloodstock Open Air Festival (Catton Park, Walton-on-Trent, UK) has been posted online!
Priest is celebrating their 50th anniversary and were rejoined by guitarist Glenn Tipton (diagnosed with Parkinson’s seven years ago) for the performance! They broke out a bunch of songs they hadn’t played in years; “One Shot At Glory”, “Invader”, “Rocka Rolla (performed for the first time since 1976), “Exciter” (first time since 2005), “Hell Patrol” (first time since 2009), “A Touch Of Evil” (first time since 2005), “Dissident Aggressor” (first time since 2009) and “Blood Red Skies” (first time since 2012).
Check out the amazing setlist from Bloodstock Open Air 2021 Festival!
- One Shot At Glory (live debut)
- Lightning Strike
- You’ve Got Another Thing Comin’
- Exciter (first time since 2005)
05. Turbo Lover - Hell Patrol (first time since 2009)
- Halls Of Valhalla
- The Sentinel
- Rocka Rolla (first time since 1976)
- Victim Of Changes
- Desert Plains
- A Touch Of Evil (first time since 2005)
- Dissident Aggressor (first time since 2009)
- Blood Red Skies (first time since 2012)
- Invader (live debut)
- Painkiller
- The Hellion / Electric Eye
- Hell Bent For Leather
- Metal Gods (with Glenn Tipton)
- Breaking The Law (with Glenn Tipton)
- Living After Midnight (with Glenn Tipton)
Judas Priest singer Rob Halford recently told Metal Pilgrim that Glenn is “still actively involved with Judas Priest, a hundred percent. Andy is still standing in that spot for Glenn with Glenn’s blessing… And my gratitude to Andy. It couldn’t have happened in a better way, if you wanna try and make something good out of it. It was a really important day when Glenn said, ‘I think it’s probably best if I step to the side and maybe we should let Andy come in.’ That was just a really beautiful act of selflessness. That’s Glenn treasuring Priest and Priest’s reputation, particularly in live concert more than anything else. So bless Glenn for that.”
Priest’s “50 Heavy Metal Years” tour starts September 8 in Reading, Pennsylvania and goes til November 5 in Hamilton, Ontario. Sabaton will serve as openers.
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