Mohegan Sun Arena helps to celebrate 50 Years of Metal on October 19 2022. By Ryan O’Malley
Rob Halford and company rode into the Keystone state showing everyone why fifty years into Judas Priest they still have it.
Queensryche opened the show with an eight song set after walking out onstage to Pantera’s “Walk.”
Queen of the Reich
Warning
En Force
Behind the Walls
Empire
Operation: Mindcrime
Screaming in Digital
Eyes of a Stranger with “Anarchy-X” outro)
Judas Priest came out next taking to the stage after Black Sabbath’s “War Pigs” played through the system. They unfurled a set illustrating why they are heavy metal rock royalty. This show brought everything you would want out of a Judas Priest show, from explosions to props to Halford changing battle jackets every other song to him riding onstage on a motorcycle.
SETLIST:
Electric Eye
Riding on the Wind
You’ve Got Another Thing Comin’
Jawbreaker
Firepower
Never the Heroes
Beyond the Realms of Death
Judas Rising
Heading Out to the Highway
Genocide
Steeler
Between the Hammer and the Anvil
Halls of Valhalla
The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown) (Fleetwood Mac cover)
Screaming for Vengeance
Encore:
Hell Bent for Leather (Rob rides onstage on a motorcycle)
Breaking the Law
Living After Midnight (A huge bull prop was brought onstage)
Upcoming Judas Priest tour dates:
Sat, OCT 29
Vibrant Arena
Moline, IL
Sun, OCT 30
Mayo Clinic Event Center
Mankato, MN
Tue, NOV 1
Tyson Events Center
Sioux City, IA
Wed, NOV 2
The Monument
Rapid City, SD
Mon, NOV 7
Toyota Arena
Ontario, CA
Tue, NOV 8
TCC Arena
Tucson, AZ
Thu, NOV 10
Budweiser Events Center
Loveland, CO
Sat, NOV 12
Hartman Arena
Park City, KS
Sun, NOV 13
The Family Arena
Saint Charles, MO
Tue, NOV 15
The Corbin Arena
Corbin, KY
Thu, NOV 17
Landers Center
Southaven, MS
Fri, NOV 18
Raising Canes River Center
Baton Rouge, LA
Sun, NOV 20
Paycom Center
Oklahoma City, OK
Tue, NOV 22
Tech Port Center + Arena
San Antonio, TX
Wed, NOV 23
Tech Port Center + Arena
San Antonio, TX
Fri, NOV 25
The Factory In Deep Ellum
Dallas, TX
Sat, NOV 26
Concrete Street Amphitheater
Corpus Christi, TX
Mon, NOV 28
Bert Ogden Arena
Edinburg, TX
Tue, NOV 29
713 Music Hall
Houston, TX
Sat, DEC 3
Hell & Heaven Festival 2022
San Mateo Otzacatipan, Mexico
Tue, DEC 6
Monterrey Metal Fest, Mobil Super Stadium
Monterrey, Mexico
Fri, DEC 9
KNOTFEST Colombia 2022
Sopo, Colombia
Sun, DEC 11
Knotfest Santiago 2022
Macul, Chile
Tue, DEC 13
Movistar Arena
Villa Crespo, Argentina
Sun, DEC 18
Knotfest Brasil 2022
São Paulo, Brazil
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