KK’s Priest and L.A. Weapons started their Return of the Sinner tour on Thursday in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. You possibly can see set lists and video from each bands under.
The 14-date trek marks the U.S. debut for KK’s Priest, the band that includes former Judas Priest guitarist Ok.Ok. Downing and his one-time Priest bandmate, vocalist Tim “Ripper” Owens. The pair first reunited for 2021’s Sermons of the Sinner, which arrived a decade after Downing’s exit from Judas Priest, and 20 years faraway from Owens’ remaining studio album with the British steel legends, 2001’s Demolition. KK’s Priest is now touring in help of their sophomore effort The Sinner Rides Once more, which arrived final September.
As L.A. Weapons mastermind Tracii Weapons tells UCR, the expertise was effectively definitely worth the wait. “We took this tour as a result of we wish to play with Ok.Ok. We wish that to be a part of our journey that this band’s gone by means of,” he explains. “Ok.Ok. had a large affect on everyone. For anybody who performs steel, rising up and seeing photos of Ok.Ok., it is like, ‘That is what a steel guitar participant appears to be like like.'”
Weapons is equally keen on their tourmates’ lead singer. “Ripper can be a extremely good good friend of mine. To me, in that style of steel, he’s the man,” he provides. “When he was in Priest, he simply completely blew my thoughts. Not to remove something from Rob Halford, clearly, however wow. That man’s voice and his supply is simply out of this world.”
Followers hoping to listen to a few of Downing’s most well-known work with Judas Priest weren’t disillusioned. The 14-song set featured fan favorites like “Breaking the Legislation,” “Sufferer of Adjustments” and “Past the Realms of Demise.” However it ventured even deeper into the catalog with tracks like “Hell Patrol” and “Evening Crawler” from 1990’s Painkiller and “Burn in Hell” from 1997’s Jugulator, Owens’ first album with the band. In addition they showcased a lot of highlights from their very own two albums, with “Hellfire Thunderbolt” kicking off the evening’s efficiency.
“It was packed to the gills,” Weapons studies. “The viewers was into it, you already know, the gang was there for that band. And Ok.Ok. sounded nice.”
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L.A. Weapons’ set listing went heavy on their first two albums whereas additionally spotlighting their newer output, together with the Led Zeppelin-esque “You Betray” from 2023’s Black Diamonds. Earlier than they even performed a observe, Weapons realized he wanted to make an adjustment to the set. “The unique set listing I put collectively was just a little bit on the heavier aspect,” he explains. “However then on the airplane, I used to be trying and I went, ‘Wait a minute, there isn’t any ‘Intercourse Motion’ on this. We have to play ‘Intercourse Motion.’ However we’ve got ‘You Betray’ in there [and some other tracks from the recent albums].”
They had been having a lot enjoyable, they ran out of time. “We managed to get ‘Electrical Gypsy’ and ‘By no means Sufficient’ in there. We nearly acquired to ‘Rip and Tear.’ Possibly I would like to chop the solo down on the finish just a little bit and we will end the set,” he laughs. “It is a good set, we simply have to verify we will get all of it in 45 minutes.”
Watch KK’s Priest Carry out ‘The Ripper’ in Fort Lauderdale
Watch KK’s Priest Carry out ‘Evening Crawler’ in Fort Lauderdale
Watch L.A. Weapons Carry out ‘The Ballad of Jayne’ in Fort Lauderdale
Watch L.A. Weapons Carry out ‘Electrical Gypsy’ in Fort Lauderdale
Watch L.A. Weapons Carry out ‘Intercourse Motion’ in Fort Lauderdale
Watch L.A. Weapons Carry out ‘You Betray’ in Fort Lauderdale
KK’s Priest, 3/7/24, Tradition Room, Fort Lauderdale
1. “Hellfire Thunderbolt”
2. “One Extra Shot at Glory”
3. “The Ripper” (Judas Priest cowl)
4. “Reap the Whirlwind”
5. “Evening Crawler” (Judas Priest cowl)
6. “Burn in Hell” (Judas Priest cowl)
7. “Past the Realms of Demise” (Judas Priest cowl)
8. “Hell Patrol” (Judas Priest cowl)
9. “Brothers of the Street”
10. “The Inexperienced Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown)” (Fleetwood Mac cowl)
11. “Breaking the Legislation” (Judas Priest cowl)
12. “Sufferer of Adjustments” (Judas Priest cowl)
13. “Increase Your Fists”
14. “Strike of the Viper”
L.A. Weapons, 3/7/24, Tradition Room, Fort Lauderdale
1. “Cannonball”
2. “Electrical Gypsy”
3. “Over the Edge”
4. “You Betray”
5. “Intercourse Motion”
6. “Velocity”
7. “By no means Sufficient”
8. “The Ballad of Jayne”
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