Judas Priest, Megadeth, Testament 2009 Tour

Oral Slang

**edited to include the most important dates - ie the Irish ones!**

MEGADETH will tour as special guests to JUDAS PRIEST on the Priest Feast tour of the UK & Ireland this coming February 2009 with TESTAMENT opening the show.

February
10 - The O2, Dublin
11 - The Odyssey Arena, Belfast
13 - Sheffield, UK - Sheffield Arena
14 - Birmingham, UK - NEC
16 - Glasgow, Scotland - SECC Hall 4
17 - Manchester, UK - Manchester Arena
18 - Nottingham, UK - Nottingham Arena
20 - Cardiff, UK - Cardiff Arena
21 - London, UK - Wembley Arena

Tickest for the O2 will be €45.20 Euro GA & €52.80 Seated and tickets for the Odyssey Arena Belfast will be £35.50 standing & £41.50 Seated. Tickets will go on sale this Monday 6th Oct '08 at 9am from all ticketmaster outlets nationwide

Talk about gig of the year 2009.

Doctor J

Ahh how times change. When Judas Priest last played here, it was to about 500 people in a largely empty SFX while touring the now lauded Painkiller album.

delbertgrady

An Irish date has materialised:

The Heavy Metal Event of 2009: JUDAS PRIEST, MEGADETH and TESTAMENT will team up for the "Feast of Priest" tour Live at the O2, Dublin on 10th February '09 and Live at the Odyssey Arena, Belfast 11th February 2009. Tickets will go on sale this Monday 6th Oct '08 at 9am from all ticketmaster outlets nationwide.

Mushy

Haha, even I may end up at that one. Tickets wont saell fast will they?

lee_arama

Can hardly wait actually. Happens to be my birthday that day (the 10th) so shall be moving proceedings to the Pale Capital that night.

GhostInTheRuins

delbertgrady wrote: »

An Irish date has materialised:

The Heavy Metal Event of 2009: JUDAS PRIEST, MEGADETH and TESTAMENT will team up for the "Feast of Priest" tour Live at the O2, Dublin on 10th February '09 and Live at the Odyssey Arena, Belfast 11th February 2009. Tickets will go on sale this Monday 6th Oct '08 at 9am from all ticketmaster outlets nationwide.

This a joke?

GhostInTheRuins

Nevermind, just saw this - http://www.aikenpromotions.com/content/view/268/105/

Yussss!


"Tickest for the O2 will be €45.20 Euro GA & €52.80 Seated"

lee_arama

Ghost: Why think it to be a joke? Everyone who's on the Metalireland forum knew there was to be an Irish date yesterday.

Maybe it was your reply which is a joke? Hmmm?

Judas Priest, and Megadeth, and Testament, all in the POINT, in Feb.

GhostInTheRuins

Just wasn't sure is all, I was on the MI forums a couple days ago and there was mention of it being comfirmed by friday, I just didn't wan't to get my hopes up. Great news though.

yknaa

Looking forward to this. Surprised with the 2 dates as a double bill of
Priest and Scorpions only half filled the Odyssey in Belfast a few years ago.

Oral Slang

yknaa wrote: »

Looking forward to this. Surprised with the 2 dates as a double bill of
Priest and Scorpions only half filled the Odyssey in Belfast a few years ago.

Yeah thought that myself.. I'd imagine most of the younger crowd will there mostly for Megadeth. I'm going for Testament mostly although I love all the bands. Testament are amazing live, whereas much as I love Priest, they just aren't great live at all.

SirLemonhead

Oral Slang wrote: »

as I love Priest, they just aren't great live at all.

They bloody are good! this'll be my fifth time seeing them

jim o doom

Saw testament live for the first time at waldrock in Holland - only band for the entire crappy (emphasis on the crappy) festival that had a good mosh going for their whole (or in the case of most bands that played ANY of their) set! Megadeth also rule & have never seen the priest live. I will have my ticket come Monday >.<What a great 2 years for music - was at wacken this year; at the gates (oh yeah).. CARCASS (OH YEAH!!) and loads of other cool stuff.. heading over to England on November 22nd to see Napalm Death & Carcass playing together.It's times like this I think about the bands I will never get to see. (namely pantera, original sepultura or death *sigh*).

Léan

Can't wait!!!!!

About time Testament palyed Ireland. My third time seeing them. Gonna head to the Dublin and Belfast dates and hopefully all the uk ones if i can afford it.


Sweetdeal!!! Gonna be mental .

GhostInTheRuins

Léan wrote: »

Can't wait!!!!!

About time Testament palyed Ireland. My third time seeing them.

I've always wanted to see the them, especially with Skolnick. so that'll be another off the 'list'.

Léan wrote: »

Gonna head to the Dublin and Belfast dates and hopefully all the uk ones if i can afford it.

:eek:

Jaysus that'd be savage

gajbireland

Should be a good show.

nacho libre

I usually don't post here but this gig requires that i do:D

I've never seen Testament live. I hope they'll play some stuff off the Ritual. Priest and Megadeth will hopefully slay as always. I can't wait to see this show!!

Treebeard

This is great news, I'm especially looking forward to seeing Testament. Can't wait:)

GhostInTheRuins

Just picked up my ticket. Anybody know how many the new point will hold? Just curious, I'd be absolutely amazed if this sold out.

hyn-zie

As soon as Megadeth Finish i'm outta there, Judas Preist not my thing!!!

sham69

Great lineup.
Can't wait to see Testament, love Skolnick and have been dying to see them live.
Don't know much Priest stuff to be honest but what I have is not that bad.
Megadeth will be class as per usual.

BOHSBOHS

cant wait

hope they play this one
http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=v60lOLD0OPA

SirLemonhead

BOHSBOHS wrote: »

cant wait

hope they play this one
http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=v60lOLD0OPA

Every band has a bad night now and then

Burning Eclipse

Thread resurrection here! Who's going tomorrow? Myself and 2 mates are heading up from Limerick. Really looking forward to it as I haven't seen any of these bands live before, which is shameful in Megadeth's case!

yknaa

Heading to this too. Really lookin' fwd to it and seeing what the Point is like.
Doors at 6 with Testament on stage at 6.40.

GhostInTheRuins

Burning Eclipse wrote: »

Thread resurrection here! Who's going tomorrow? Myself and 2 mates are heading up from Limerick. Really looking forward to it as I haven't seen any of these bands live before, which is shameful in Megadeth's case!

I'll be there. There's a bigger thread over in R&M about it