Former Judas Priest and current KK’s Priest vocalist Tim “Ripper” Owens is currently on a solo tour through South America, treating fans to a setlist rich with material from his tenure with the metal legends, alongside other career highlights. His performance on May 11, 2025, at Manifesto Bar in São Paulo, Brazil, was captured in fan-filmed video, showcasing his enduring vocal power.
The São Paulo concert saw Owens delve deep into the Judas Priest catalog from his era, performing tracks from the albums Jugulator and Demolition, as well as other songs from his diverse career, including covers.
The setlist for Tim “Ripper” Owens‘s May 11, 2025, show in São Paulo, Brazil, was reported as follows:
- “Jugulator” (Judas Priest song)
- “The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown)” (Fleetwood Mac cover)
- “Burn In Hell” (Judas Priest song)
- Guitar Solo
- “Hellfire Thunderbolt” (KK’s Priest song)
- “Beyond The Realms Of Death” (Judas Priest song)
- “Scream Machine” (Beyond Fear song)
- “Blood Stained” (Judas Priest song)
- “One More Shot At Glory” (KK’s Priest song)
- “When The Eagle Cries” (Iced Earth song)
- “Wrathchild” (Iron Maiden cover)
- “Hell Is Home” (Judas Priest song)
- “Electric Eye” (Judas Priest song)
- “Living After Midnight” (Judas Priest song)
- “One On One” (Judas Priest song)
Owens famously joined Judas Priest in 1996, selected after drummer Scott Travis received a videotape of him performing with the Judas Priest tribute band British Steel. He replaced Rob Halford, who would later rejoin the iconic group. Reflecting on the period when he fronted Judas Priest, which produced the albums Jugulator (1997) and Demolition (2001), Owens has acknowledged the challenging climate for heavy metal at the time and the commercial reception of those records.
“It was a really bad time of heavy metal,” Tim has said. “So it wasn’t like I joined them in the heyday. I mean, when Rob left Judas Priest, they were playing in front of a couple thousand people on the Painkiller tour, a lot of shows. So, it really wasn’t a great time of heavy metal. So I understood that, and I understood people would want Rob back. But all I cared about was getting on stage and sound[ing good]. I just wanted the band to be happy and me to be happy with me doing it. That’s all I worried about.”
In a 2019 interview with Ultimate Guitar, Owens expressed his belief that his era with Judas Priest is often unfairly overlooked by the band itself. “Yeah, I think it definitely deserves more [attention],” he stated. “I mean, they don’t do anything. [Laughs] It’s kind of amazing that they just totally erased it that they won’t play… I mean, ‘Burn In Hell‘ [off Jugulator], the crowd would like to hear ‘Burn In Hell‘.”
He elaborated, “They don’t have to give me a tribute or anything, but it would be nice to play a song from… You know, that was a pretty big thing, I did two studio records, two live records, and a DVD, starting from ’96 to 2004. So it’s kind of crazy that it’s just been erased and they won’t even play a song from it live, because it is Judas Priest.”
Through his ongoing solo performances, Tim “Ripper” Owens continues to celebrate his entire musical legacy, ensuring that the powerful material from his significant period with Judas Priest remains alive for fans.
