Judas Priest may need been a late addition to Energy Journey after Ozzy Osbourne needed to bow out, however there was no whiff of a comfort prize throughout their blazing Saturday evening efficiency, which set the stage for the colossal return of AC/DC.
Whereas Iron Maiden and Weapons N’ Roses examined the viewers’s persistence on Friday with set lists that had been obscure and punishingly lengthy, respectively, the Metallic Gods delivered a bulletproof 90-minute set that contained all of the requisite hits together with a handful of hard-hitting deep cuts that held the large pageant crowd’s consideration.
You may see the total set checklist and pictures from the efficiency under.
Judas Priest Switched Issues Up From Final 12 months’s Fiftieth-Anniversary Tour
After opening with a high-powered hat trick of “Electrical Eye,” “Driving on the Wind” and “Heading Out to the Freeway,” Judas Priest deviated from final 12 months’s Fiftieth-anniversary tour set checklist with gems like “The Sentinel,” “Fast Hearth,” “A Contact of Evil” and “Desert Plains.” Metallic covers of Joan Baez’s “Diamonds & Rust” and Fleetwood Mac’s “The Inexperienced Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown)” match properly among the many set, as did Firepower’s blistering title monitor and “Lightning Strike,” each of which showcased Rob Halford’s glass-cutting screams.
Watch Judas Priest Carry out ‘Electrical Eye’
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The band took full benefit of Energy Journey’s gargantuan stage and ultra-high-resolution screens, bathing the Empire Polo Discipline in gentle with LED flames and an enormous light-up cross spinning above the stage. Halford rode his signature Harley-Davidson onto the stage for an encore efficiency of “Hell Bent for Leather-based” however largely left the motion to guitarist Richie Faulkner, who dashed throughout the stage and mugged on the crowd as he fired off one lightning-fast solo after one other.
They Welcomed a Particular Visitor Throughout Their Encore
The dual-guitar assault grew to become a three-pronged assault when Priest welcomed longtime guitarist Glenn Tipton to the stage for a set-closing trio of “Metallic Gods,” “Breaking the Regulation” and “Dwelling After Midnight.” Tipton’s Parkinson’s analysis has sidelined him from full-time touring lately, however he was in advantageous kind on Saturday, ripping agile solos alongside Faulkner.
Judas Priest noticeably didn’t unveil any new songs or point out something about their upcoming 2024 album, Invincible Defend, regardless of promoting it onscreen earlier than they hit the stage. But it surely stands to purpose that they’ll be heading again out to the freeway quickly sufficient, and if Energy Journey is any indication, they’ll nonetheless have loads of firepower to spare.
Watch Judas Priest Carry out ‘Dwelling After Midnight’
Judas Priest, 10/7/23, Energy Journey, Indio
1. “The Hellion” / “Electrical Eye”
2. “Driving on the Wind”
3. “Heading Out to the Freeway”
4. “Lightning Strike”
5. “Diamonds & Rust” (Joan Baez cowl)
6. “The Sentinel”
7. “A Contact of Evil”
8. “Turbo Lover”
9. “Firepower”
10. “Desert Plains”
11. “Fast Hearth”
12. “The Inexperienced Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown)” (Fleetwood Mac cowl)
13. “You’ve got Received One other Factor Comin'”
14. “Painkiller”
15. “Hell Bent for Leather-based”
16. “Metallic Gods” (with Glenn Tipton)
17. “Breaking the Regulation” (with Glenn Tipton)
18. “Dwelling After Midnight” (with Glenn Tipton)
Judas Priest at Energy Journey 2023
Metallic Gods introduced the firepower on day two of the inaugural pageant.
Gallery Credit score: Bryan Rolli
