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JUDAS PRIEST WILL BE HEADLINING THE FOLLOWING FESTIVAL IN JAPAN IN OCTOBER 2009:

LOUD PARK 09
October 17 & 18
Makuhari Messe
www.loudpark.com

JUDAS PRIEST
Slayer
Megadeth
Arch Enemy
Fair Warning
Napalm Death
Outrage
Poison The Well
Lazarus A.D.

As the creators of a live release that is considered to be one of the all-time great concert recordings in the realm of heavy metal (1979’s ‘Unleashed in the East’), whenever Judas Priest announce a new live album, metalheads worldwide instantly take note. And on ‘A Touch of Evil: Live’ (due for release in July 2009 via Sony Music and Epic Records), the mighty Priest - which includes singer Rob Halford, guitarists Glenn Tipton and KK Downing, bassist Ian Hill, and drummer Scott Travis - doesn’t disappoint. Focusing primarily on fan-revered album cuts (all previously unreleased in live form on CD), ‘A Touch of Evil: Live’ features absolutely scintillating renditions of such Priest gems as “Riding on the Wind,” “Beyond the Realms of Death,” “Dissident Aggressor,” “A Touch of Evil,” “Eat Me Alive,” and the set-closing “Painkiller.” Also of note are the first live album appearances of standouts from Priest’s critically acclaimed 2008 concept double disc, ‘Nostradamus’ (“Death” and “Prophecy”).
 
Recorded by Martin Walker and Brian Thorene during the Judas Priest’s mammoth 2005 and 2008 world tours, ‘A Touch of Evil: Live’ also marks the first Priest album that producer Tom Allom has worked on since 1988 (co-producing along with the band). It was such Allom-produced albums as the aforementioned ‘Unleashed in the East,’ as well as ‘British Steel’ and ‘Screaming for Vengeance’ (among others) that made Priest not only one of the premier metal acts, but one of the leading global rock acts. As heard throughout ‘A Touch of Evil: Live,’ Priest remain a must-see live act…and a must-hear one, as well.
 
‘A Touch of Evil: Live’ track listing:
 
JUDAS RISING

HELLRIDER
                                                         
BETWEEN THE HAMMER & THE ANVIL          

RIDING ON THE WIND 
                                            
DEATH          

BEYOND THE REALMS OF DEATH

DISSIDENT AGGRESSOR  
                                           
A TOUCH OF EVIL 
                                 
EAT ME ALIVE
                                                          
PROPHECY  
                                                                 
PAINKILLER
 
For more information, visit:
 
www.judaspriest.com

Judas Priest will shortly be releasing a LIVE ALBUM consisting of eleven tracks - all previously unreleased in a live version!

The album is due out in JULY 2009 and will be entitled:
 
JUDAS PRIEST - A TOUCH OF EVIL - LIVE
 
All of the tracks were recorded throughout the JUDAS PRIEST WORLD TOURS in 2005 and 2008

More information to follow shortly!!

We will be taking opening act POPEVIL out with us on most of the JUDAS PRIEST/WHITENAKE US Summer Tour - Please see dates for details.

US Summer Tour Dates -  2009

JUNE:

29th         MURAT CENTRE/INDIANAPOLIS, IN

JULY:

1ST         FAMILY ARENA/ST. CHARLES, MO  *
2ND          SUMMERFEST, MILWAUKEE, WI      *
3RD          TASTE OF MINNESOTA@HARRIET ISLAND/ST.PAUL MN*
5TH          CHEVROLET THEATRE/WALLINGFORD, CT  *
7TH          COMCAST CENTER/MANSFIELD, MA   *
8TH          CMAC/CANANDAIGUA, NY  *
9TH          MOLSON AMPHITHEATRE/TORONTO, ON  *
11TH        PNC BANK ARTS PAVILION/HOLMDEL, NJ  *
12TH        NIKON AT JONES BEACH THEATER/WANTAUGH, NY  *
14TH        TIME WARNER CABLE AMPH/CLEVELAND OH  *
15TH        DTE ENERGY MUSIC THEATER/CLARKSTON, MI  *
17TH        MOONDANCE JAM 18/WALKER, MN  *
18TH        CADOTT ROCK FEST/CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI
19TH        CHARTER ONE PAVILION/CHICAGO, IL  *
21ST        PNC PAVILION@RIVERBEND MUSIC CEN/CINICINATTI OH  *
22ND         NASHVILLE MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM/NASHVILLE, TN *
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24TH        VERIZON WIRELESS THEATRE/HOUSTON, TX  *
25TH        AT&T/SAN ANTONIO, TX  *
26TH        CONCRETE STREET AMPHITHEATRE/CORPUS CHRISTI, TX
29TH        CALIFORNIA MID-STATE FAIR/PASO ROBLES, CA  *
31ST        SLEEP TRAIN PAVILION/CONCORD, CA  *

AUGUST:

1ST     TO BE ANNOUNCED
2ND          GIBSON AMPHITHEATRE/LOS ANGELES, CA  *
4TH          SDSU OPEN AIR THEATRE/SAN DIEGO, CA  *
5TH          PACIFIC AMPHITHEATRE/OC FAIR/COSTA MESA, CA  *
7TH          DODGE THEATRE/PHOENIX, AZ  *
8TH          THOMAS & MACK CENTER/LAS VEGAS, NV  *
10TH      SANDIA CASINO/ALBUQUERQUE, NM
11TH      RED ROCKS AMPHITHEATRE/MORRISON, CO  *
13TH      NOKIA LIVE THEATER/ GRAND PRAIRIE, TX  *
15TH      ST AUGUSTINE AMPHITHEATRE/ST. AUGUSTINE, FL  *
16TH      ST. PETE TIMES FORUM/TAMPA, FL  *
17TH      SEMINOLE HARD ROCK ARENA/HOLLYWOOD, FL  *
19TH      GERMAIN ARENA/ESTERO, FL   *
20TH      VERIZON WIRELESS AMPHITHEATRE AT ENCORE PARK/ALPHARETTA, GA  *
22ND      MERRIWEATHER POST PAVILION/COLUMBIA, MD  *
23RD    TO BE ANNOUNCED
23RD     MEADOWBROOK US CELLULAR PAVILION/GILFORD NH *


We are very pleased to announce that all dates marked with an * are with our very special guests - WHITESNAKE!

2nd July       SUMMERFEST 2009 - HARLEY DAVIDSON STAGE/MILWAUKEE, WI
7th July        COMCAST CENTER/MANSFIELD, MA  (Whitesnake)
8th July        CMAC/CANANDAIGUA, NY  (Whitesnake)
14th July      TIME WARNER CABLE AMPHITHEATRE/CLEVELAND, OH (Whitesnake)
15th July      DTE ENERGY MUSIC THEATER/CLARKSTON, MI  (Whitesnake)
21st July      PNC PAVILION at RIVERBEND MUSIC/CINCINNATI, OH  (Whitesnake)
29th July      CALIFORNIA MID-STATE FAIR/PASO ROBLES, CA  (Whitesnake)
31st July      SLEEP TRAIN PAVILION/CONCORD, CA  (Whitesnake)
4th August    SDSU OPEN AIR THEATRE/SAN DIEGO, CA  (Whitesnake)
7th August    DODGE THEATRE/PHOENIX, AZ  (Whitesnake)
8th August    THOMAS & MACK CENTER/LAS VEGAS, NV (Whitesnake)
10th August   SANDIA CASINO/ALBUQUERQUE, NM
11th August   RED ROCKS AMPHITHEATRE/MORRISON, CO (Whitesnake)

We have just finished our European Leg of the Tour - and it went
amazingly well - the audiences everywhere were absolutely fantastic -
amongst others Stockholm, Madrid and Paris were really crazy!!

Thank you to all our fans who came to see us - we had a great time and look forward to seeing you all again next time round!

JUDAS PRIEST
25th March, 2009

To celebreate the 30th anniversary of our album 'BRITISH STEEL' we are very pleased to announced we will be performing the whole album in its entirety during our US 2009 Summer Tour plus some other Priest classics!!!

We are proud to announce that we will be touring in the US with Whitesnake for most of the dates - a few of the shows won't be with them - details to be announced!!