Judas Priest

[Kalata]

Ian Hill really wants to tour with Maiden. But who's gonna be the headliner? I also would like to see Maiden and Priest in the studio, collaborating on something. But a tour will be a dream come true. The two bests and my favorite bands of all time.

Q: Are there any artists or bands out there that you think Judas Priest would like to collaborate with one day in the studio or maybe tour with?

A: "That’s a good question. There’s always the big question of Judas Priest and Iron Maiden. That would be really interesting if we could get that together before some of us die. It’d be great! (laughs) There are a lot of other bands we’ve played with. We’ve got Uriah Heep, specials guests on this tour. I was a fan of Uriah Heep way back in the day. They go back at least as long as we do, if not a bit further. You run into these people over the years. We’ve played with quite a few of them, but we’ve got to get together with Iron Maiden."

JUDAS PRIEST Bassist IAN HILL Discusses Possible Collaboration With IRON MAIDEN - "That Would Be Really Interesting, If We Could Get That Together Before Some Of Us Die"; Audio

Judas Priest bassist Ian Hill spoke with Anne Erickson from Audio Ink about the band’s current tour, the importance of the live show to Judas Priest, the prospect of new music and much more. Read the interview here, and listen via the YouTube player below. An excerpt from the chat...

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[LooseCannon]

Ian Hill really wants to tour with Maiden. But who's gonna be the headliner?

Iron Maiden.

 

[PieceofMind89]

Ian Hill really wants to tour with Maiden. But who's gonna be the headliner?

Iron Maiden, but both could play 110 minutes like a co-headlining tour. I hope it happens, but I doubt it because Priest is doing their 50th Anniversary tour next year.

 

[The_7th_one]

Iron Maiden, but both could play 110 minutes like a co-headlining tour. I hope it happens, but I doubt it because Priest is doing their 50th Anniversary tour next year.

and Maiden their 40th or 45th anniversary so…

 

[CriedWhenBrucieLeft]

What?

 

[The_7th_one]

they both play together, there's no problem with anniversary tours
If they support Ozzy why not Maiden?

 

[GhostofCain]

Ian Hill really wants to tour with Maiden. But who's gonna be the headliner?

Are you seriously asking this????

 

[Kalata]

Are you seriously asking this????

For sure Ian is asking this for himself.

 

[Black Bart]

Are you seriously asking this????

There's a point though. I wouldn't be completely stultified to see IM healine in Europe and JP in the US.

 

[GhostofCain]

There's a point though. I wouldn't be completely stultified to see IM healine in Europe and JP in the US.

Judas Priest are currently playing venues in the USA that are considerably smaller than those Maiden are playing. Priest’s 1980s success in the USA is a distant memory.

 

[Night Prowler]

Anyone thinking Priest would headline over Maiden in any country lives in a paralel universe.

 

[Brigantium]

Maiden would headline. Personally, I'd love that lineup, too.

 

[PieceofMind89]

Are you seriously asking this????

As a bigger fan of Priest, I agree. It's obvious that Maiden would headline.

 

[GhostofCain]

Maiden would headline. Personally, I'd love that lineup, too.

I would definitely go to see Priest if they were to support Maiden (not so sure in the case of Judas Priest supporting Ozzy).

For anyone in doubt about who will support in a Judas Priest/Iron Maiden tour, here are some recent official boxscores for both bands (you might need to scroll down in the Judas Priest link):

Firepower World Tour - Wikipedia

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The Book of Souls World Tour - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[DJ James]

3M gross for Priest vs 91M gross for Maiden, insane.

 

[The_7th_one]

comparisons are horrible in this case,I've seen the scores but let me tell you that I don't understand why people in Rio de Janeiro for example don't go to their shows when Judas Priest is a fucking great big band (not big as Maiden in this moments). For me Judas Priest is the second big metal band ever. It's great to go and buy ticjkets to see your favourite metal band Maiden and other metal bands in the same bill but Why don't you go to see another fantastic metal band like Priest?

 

[GhostofCain]

3M gross for Priest vs 91M gross for Maiden, insane.

You cannot compare the gross as the number of shows with data available is not the same, but you can see that Priest are playing (and not selling out) venues that are considerably smaller that those where Maiden play.

 

[GhostofCain]

comparisons are horrible in this case,I've seen the scores but let me tell you that I don't understand why people in Rio de Janeiro for example don't go to their shows when Judas Priest is a fucking great big band (not big as Maiden in this moments). For me Judas Priest is the second big metal band ever. It's great to go and buy ticjkets to see your favourite metal band Maiden and other metal bands in the same bill but Why don't you go to see another fantastic metal band like Priest?

It is what it is, you know?

 

[Kalata]

Curious fact: all of the intros on Nostradamus are written/composed by K.K. (according to him).

 

[KidInTheDark666]

No wonder KK wanted to play the entire thing live then.