On Friday evening, KK’s Priest opened their set at The Wiltern in Los Angeles with “You’ve Got Another Thing Comin’“. Eight time zones away, at the Festhalle in Bern, Judas Priest had opened with the same song.
The two bands played on the same date, September 11, and their setlists shared six songs.
KK’s Priest At The Wiltern
The second date of the North American run with W.A.S.P., via Setlist.fm:
- “You’ve Got Another Thing Comin'” (Judas Priest)
- “Breaking The Law” (Judas Priest)
- “Living After Midnight” (Judas Priest)
- “Strike Of The Viper”
- “One More Shot At Glory”
- “Hellfire Thunderbolt”
- “Heading Out To The Highway” (Judas Priest)
- “Beyond The Realms Of Death” (Judas Priest)
- “The Sentinel” (Judas Priest)
- “Victim Of Changes” (Judas Priest)
- “Turbo Lover” (Judas Priest)
- “Raise Your Fists”
Six songs appeared in both sets that night: “You’ve Got Another Thing Comin’“, “Breaking The Law“, “Living After Midnight“, “The Sentinel“, “Turbo Lover” and “Victim Of Changes“.
Judas Priest‘s Bern set ran to 17 songs and drew heavily on British Steel, with one song from Invincible Shield, the album they are ostensibly touring. KK’s Priest‘s ran to 12, of which eight were Judas Priest songs and four came from their own two albums.
K.K. Downing co-wrote most of the Priest material in his set. The eight songs span 1976 to 1986, from Sad Wings Of Destiny through Turbo, the decade in which he and Glenn Tipton wrote the bulk of the band’s catalogue.
The Wiltern running order was identical to the tour opener in El Cajon the night before, including the two songs KK’s Priest had never played live until that first show.
“Heading Out To The Highway” and “You’ve Got Another Thing Comin’” were both added for this run, trailed in June when the band posted a clip of Downing and A.J. Mills working through the riffs. Two nights in, both have held their places, and the second has taken the opening slot.
KK’s Priest is Downing on guitar and Tim “Ripper” Owens on vocals, both formerly of Judas Priest, with Mills of Hostile on guitar, Tony Newton of Voodoo Six on bass and Sean Elg of Deathriders and Cage on drums. Their albums are Sermons Of The Sinner, released in October 2021, and The Sinner Rides Again, from September 2023.
They are billed as very special guest on W.A.S.P.‘s “1984 To Headless” tour, which takes its name from the span between the headliners’ 1984 debut and 1989’s The Headless Children. The North American leg runs to October 31 in Anaheim, followed by South American headline dates in spring 2027.
Judas Priest, meanwhile, are finishing the European leg of their “Faithkeepers” tour this month with Nevermore supporting, and are due in London on September 21.
KK’s Priest Tour Dates:
- Sep 14 – Buffalo Thunder Resort & Casino, Santa Fe, NM
- Sep 16 – Emo’s, Austin, TX
- Sep 17 – Tulsa Theater, Tulsa, OK
- Sep 18 – House Of Blues, Dallas, TX
- Sep 19 – Aztec Theatre, San Antonio, TX
- Sep 20 – House Of Blues, Houston, TX
- Sep 22 – Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater, FL
- Sep 23 – Peabody Auditorium, Daytona Beach, FL
- Sep 24 – Florida Theatre, Jacksonville, FL
- Sep 25 – The Ritz, Raleigh, NC
- Sep 26 – Penn’s Peak, Jim Thorpe, PA
- Sep 27 – Aura, Portland, ME
- Sep 29 – House Of Blues, Boston, MA
- Sep 30 – Hampton Beach Casino, Hampton, NH
- Oct 1 – Toyota Oakdale Theatre, Wallingford, CT
- Oct 2 – Palladium Times Square, New York, NY
- Oct 3 – Carteret Performing Arts Center, Carteret, NJ
- Oct 5 – MTELUS, Montreal, QC
- Oct 6 – Hard Rock Casino, Ottawa, ON
- Oct 7 – Pickering Casino Resort, Pickering, ON
- Oct 9 – Des Plaines Theatre, Des Plaines, IL
- Oct 10 – Arcada Theatre, St. Charles, IL
- Oct 11 – Arcada Theatre, St. Charles, IL
- Oct 13 – Keswick Theatre, Glenside, PA
- Oct 15 – Agora Theatre, Cleveland, OH
- Oct 17 – Epic Event Center, Green Bay, WI
- Oct 19 – Burton Cummings Theatre, Winnipeg, MB
- Oct 21 – Midway Music Hall, Edmonton, AB
- Oct 22 – The Palace Theatre, Calgary, AB
- Oct 23 – Great Canadian Casino Vancouver, Coquitlam, BC
- Oct 24 – Great Canadian Casino Vancouver, Coquitlam, BC
- Oct 25 – Moore Theatre, Seattle, WA
- Oct 27 – San Jose Civic, San Jose, CA
- Oct 29 – The Show at Agua Caliente, Rancho Mirage, CA
- Oct 30 – House Of Blues, Las Vegas, NV
- Oct 31 – The Grove, Anaheim, CA
South America, 2027:
- Apr 24 – Banger’s Open Air Festival, São Paulo, Brazil
- Apr 26 – Teatro Flores, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Apr 28 – Teatro Caupolicán, Santiago, Chile
- May 1 – Circo Volador, Mexico City, Mexico
