Judas Priest

[Yax]

I listened to it in its entirety yesterday, for the first time in ages. I think it's a terrific body of work, but a very poor "Judas Priest" album, and especially not an album where you pick and run with the goodies only. You have to treat it as a single work and listen to the whole thing and not cherry pick.

 

[srfc]

Agreed.

I think it's a better album than it's given credit for, like "judas priest do concept album about Nostradamus" could have really gone tits up with shit like "he is THE PREDICTOR!!!" etc. especially hot on the heels of Loch Ness, but there's nothing anywhere near the level of cringe I was expecting. It's really just hampered by all the little 2 minute interludes. The Future of Mankind is a truely great track, almost Maiden like.

Saying that, I haven't listened to it in years, probably since maybe a year or two after it came out.

 

[dickinson1978]

Btw talking about the metal god. 24 years of this great show.

 

[Iron Lurker]

Priest will be in my town in a week and the show has sold poorly.

 

[Yax]

That's a shame. It's a very good show that people are missing out on.

If I were Priest, I'd start discount some tickets.

 

[Fozzie]

I saw a guy on YouTube doing an piece last week on how poorly this tour which i think is alongside Alice Cooper was selling. A bit of a shock, let`s hope Maiden see better results.

 

[GhostofCain]

Priest will be in my town in a week and the show has sold poorly. View attachment 43701

Wow, that looks bad!

Are tickets more expensive than usual?

 

[MrKnickerbocker]

Same mistake Dream Theater is making. Tours are too frequent and too expensive.

 

[Iron Lurker]

Wow, that looks bad!

Are tickets more expensive than usual?

Not looking at the VIP the standard price in front section top out around $170-$180section behind the Mix $110. Lawn tix are $49. Not including Ticketmaster's pound of flesh of course. Prices higher than last year when I saw Priest/Sabaton.

 

[BloodOnTheBassistsHands]

Wow, that looks bad!

Are tickets more expensive than usual?

I saw Judas Priest with Queensryche in Hamilton (about 1 hour west of Toronto) in 2022. 5th row centre, tickets were $124 (Canadian). Now the comparable seats are $258 - $291. Yes, it's in Toronto rather than an hour away, and Alice Cooper can draw a bigger crowd than Queensryche, but the price has more than doubled in three years. I still haven't bought tickets for the show on Sept 29th.

 

[Flaming Blimp Crash]

I saw a guy on YouTube doing an piece last week on how poorly this tour which i think is alongside Alice Cooper was selling. A bit of a shock, let`s hope Maiden see better results.

I think Maiden will have better results, but perhaps it's a sign that the occasional stadium is off the table and they'll be doing the usual shed/arena run.

 

[Flaming Blimp Crash]

The thing that is interesting though is that from the Chicago perspective is the Invincible Shield tour at the Rosemont Theatre sold out at a pretty expensive price point. I just looked at my upcoming date in Tinley Park and pavilion seats are now being offered 2 for $25.

Puzzling considering you've got two name acts on a co-headlining bill and the band almost seems to be doing worse.

Could be a sign of the economy, could be a sign Priest (or both) have overextended their draw, or just no one wants to make the haul to Tinley. (Hell, I don't... but I'm going to.)

 

[Edington]

Priest will be in my town in a week and the show has sold poorly. View attachment 43701

Yikes, is that even half of the seats? Priest are doomed I tell you.

 

[Batman]

That is a shock, this tour is amazing. Is there any reason for that low sales?

 

[MrKnickerbocker]

Could be a sign of the economy, could be a sign Priest (or both) have overextended their draw, or just no one wants to make the haul to Tinley. (Hell, I don't... but I'm going to.)

Theatre close to the city accessible via public transpo vs outdoor amphitheater you have to drive to + higher ticket prices + tour burnout.

Priest have played 6 shows in the Chicagoland area in the last 7 years. 14-15 shows if you count every show in central/Northern Illinois + Milwaukee. Tickets just keep getting more expensive.

They’ve oversaturated the market.

 

[Flaming Blimp Crash]

Theatre close to the city accessible via public transpo vs outdoor amphitheater you have to drive to + higher ticket prices + tour burnout.

Priest have played 6 shows in the Chicagoland area in the last 7 years. 14-15 shows if you count every show in central/Northern Illinois + Milwaukee. Tickets just keep getting more expensive.

They’ve oversaturated the market.

Yeah, generally you go to a co-headline deal when promoters don't think you can pull as well on your own... so for them to be going backwards and doing almost worse with a co-headliner is nuts.

Also, miswrote earlier - tickets are 2 for $50. So, $25 each.

 

[BloodOnTheBassistsHands]

Yeah, generally you go to a co-headline deal when promoters don't think you can pull as well on your own... so for them to be going backwards and doing almost worse with a co-headliner is nuts.

Also, miswrote earlier - tickets are 2 for $50. So, $25 each.

Similar here in Toronto. Lawn tickets have been cut to $41 CAD (so $30 USD).

 

[dickinson1978]

I saw a guy on YouTube doing an piece last week on how poorly this tour which i think is alongside Alice Cooper was selling. A bit of a shock, let`s hope Maiden see better results.

Maiden and priest went into a different leagues from early 00s to nowdays. Apart judas has their 2 originals guitars player retired or semi retired.

 

[malfeitor]

American ticket prices are just crazy. The tour was quite successful in Europe, they were playing for their standard audience, but it seems that the US leg is gonna be Operation Rock 'n' Roll pt. 2. Which would be very ironic in this case.

They've already announced several European dates for 2026, but I won't be surprised if they don't come to the US in 2026, considering the fact that there's no interest now.