The Nostradamus World Tour was a concert tour by English heavy metal band, Judas Priest, in support of the group's 16th studio album, Nostradamus, which was released in June 2008.http://www.theinsider.com/news/817313_Judas_Priest_Explore_New_Territory_With_Nostradamus
The tour began in June 2008 with a European leg starting in Helsinki, and wrapping up mid-July in Istanbul, Turkey. The jaunt included appearances at festivals such as Download, Graspop Metal Meeting, and Roskilde.
The group kicked off a North American leg in July beginning in Seattle. In early August, the band commenced the Metal Masters Tour portion of the itinerary in Camden, New Jersey, which featured fellow heavy metal stalwarts Heaven and Hell, Motörhead, and Testament.
In September, the act visited Australia, South Korea, and Japan. The following month, the band toured Mexico and South America through mid-November.
In February 2009, the act kicked off a second leg of European shows as part of a touring package dubbed the "Priest Feast", which also featured Megadeth and Testament. The tour started in Dublin and culminated in Amsterdam in late March.
In late June, the band commenced a jaunt of special shows in North America to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the group's renowned album, British Steel. The record was performed in its entirety for the first time, alongside a selection of "other Priest classics".? The tour, which featured Whitesnake as the support act, began in Indianapolis and wrapped up late August in Gilford, New Hampshire.
In mid-October, the group returned to Japan to perform three dates. The jaunt included a headline slot at the Loud Park Festival in Chiba City, the final date of the entire tour.
A live album entitled, A Touch of Evil: Live, which features songs recorded on the band's 2008 dates, was released in July 2009. The group were subsequently awarded a 2010 Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance for their live rendition of "Dissident Aggressor", which originally appeared on Sin After Sin.
The group's performance at the Hard Rock Arena in Hollywood, Florida, U.S. was recorded and issued on DVD as part of the 30th anniversary reissue of British Steel, released in May 2010. A limited edition was also available which included a CD of the performance, as well as a DVD.
Tour dates DateCityCountryVenueEurope, Leg #13 June 2008HelsinkiFinlandHelsinki Ice Hall5 June 2008SölvesborgSwedenSweden Rock Festival7 June 2008TrondheimNorwayTrondheim Rock Festival8 June 2008BergenBergenshallen11 June 2008Esch-sur-AlzetteLuxembourgRockhal13 June 2008Donington ParkEnglandDownload Festival15 June 2008NickelsdorfAustriaNova Rock Festival16 June 2008BratislavaSlovakiaIncheba Hall17 June 2008OstravaCzech RepublicČEZ Aréna18 June 2008ChorzówPolandSilesian Stadium20 June 2008BilbaoSpainKobetasonik Festival22 June 2008ZwolleNetherlandsIjsselhal23 June 2008DüsseldorfGermanyPhilipshalle24 June 2008MunichZenith25 June 2008HuttwilSwitzerlandNational Sportcentrum27 June 2008DesselBelgiumGraspop Metal Meeting Festival28 June 2008StuttgartGermanyBang Your Head Festival29 June 2008BolognaItalyGods of Metal Festival3 July 2008LiberecCzech RepublicTipsport Arena5 July 2008RoskildeDenmarkRoskilde Festival9 July 2008AthensGreeceRockwave Festival11 July 2008BucharestRomaniaBestFest13 July 2008IstanbulTurkeyTurkcell Kuruçeşme ArenaNorth America, leg #122 July 2008SeattleUnited StatesWaMu Theater23 July 2008VictoriaCanadaSave-On-Foods Memorial Centre24 July 2008VancouverGeneral Motors Place26 July 2008CalgaryMonsters of Rock Festival27 July 2008EdmontonShaw Conference Centre29 July 2008SaskatoonCredit Union Centre30 July 2008WinnipegMTS Centre1 August 2008Kansas CityUnited StatesCity Market2 August 2008Saint PaulMyth6 August 2008 CamdenSusquehanna Bank Center7 August 2008 BristowNissan Pavilion9 August 2008 HolmdelPNC Bank Arts Center10 August 2008 WantaghNikon at Jones Beach Theater12 August 2008MontrealCanadaBell Centre13 August 2008 TorontoMolson Amphitheatre15 August 2008 UncasvilleUnited StatesMohegan Sun Arena16 August 2008 BurgettstownPost-Gazette Pavilion18 August 2008 ClarkstonDTE Energy Music Theater19 August 2008 Tinley ParkFirst Midwest Bank Amphitheatre21 August 2008 Oklahoma CityZoo Amphitheater22 August 2008 DallasSuperPages.com Center23 August 2008 The WoodlandsCynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion24 August 2008 SelmaVerizon Wireless Amphitheater26 August 2008El PasoEl Paso County Coliseum27 August 2008 AlbuquerqueJournal Pavilion28 August 2008 PhoenixCricket Wireless Pavilion30 August 2008 San BernardinoGlen Helen Pavilion31 August 2008 Mountain ViewShoreline Amphitheatre1 September 2008Las VegasPearl Concert TheaterAustralia10 September 2008BrisbaneAustraliaBrisbane Entertainment Centre12 September 2008SydneyAcer Arena13 September 2008MelbourneVodafone Arena14 September 2008AdelaideAdelaide Entertainment Centre16 September 2008PerthChallenge StadiumAsia, leg #121 September 2008SeoulSouth KoreaOlympic Gymnastics Arena24 September 2008NagoyaJapanShi Kokaido Hall25 September 2008OsakaFestival Hall26 September 200828 September 2008YokohamaPacifico Yokohama29 September 2008TokyoNippon Budokan1 October 2008Tokyo Kokusai ForumLatin America27 October 2008MonterreyMexicoMonterrey Arena29 October 2008GuadalajaraArena VFG30 October 2008PueblaAuditorio Siglo XXI31 October 2008Mexico CityPalacio de los Deportes3 November 2008BogotáColombiaCentro de Eventos Bima6 November 2008SantiagoChileMovistar Arena8 November 2008Buenos AiresArgentinaLuna Park9 November 200812 November 2008Porto AlegreBrazilTeatro do Bourbon Country14 November 2008Rio de JaneiroCitibank Hall15 November 2008São PauloCredicard Hall16 November 2008Europe, leg #2 ("Priest Feast" Tour)10 February 2009DublinIrelandThe O211 February 2009BelfastNorthern IrelandOdyssey Arena13 February 2009SheffieldEnglandSheffield Arena14 February 2009BirminghamLG Arena16 February 2009GlasgowScotlandSECC17 February 2009ManchesterEnglandManchester Apollo20 February 2009CardiffWalesCardiff International Arena21 February 2009LondonEnglandWembley Arena24 February 2009DortmundGermanyWestfalenhalle25 February 2009BambergJako Arena26 February 2009BerlinMax-Schmeling-Halle28 February 2009StockholmSwedenEricsson Globe1 March 2009GothenburgScandinavium3 March 2009HorsensDenmarkForum4 March 2009MalmöSwedenMalmö Arena6 March 2009HamburgGermanyAlsterdorfer Sporthalle7 March 2009OffenbachStadthalle8 March 2009StuttgartPorsche Arena10 March 2009MilanItalyPalaSharp11 March 2009FribourgSwitzerlandForum13 March 2009San SebastiánSpainVelodrome Anoeta14 March 2009ZaragozaArena15 March 2009MadridLa Cubierta17 March 2009LisbonPortugalPavilhão Atlântico19 March 2009BarcelonaSpainPalau Municipal d'Esports de Badalona21 March 2009ParisFranceLe Zénith22 March 2009BrusselsBelgiumForest National23 March 2009AmsterdamNetherlandsHeineken Music HallNorth America, leg #2 ("British Steel" 30th Anniversary Tour)29 June 2009IndianapolisUnited StatesMurat Center1 July 2009Saint CharlesFamily Arena2 July 2009MilwaukeeSummerfest3 July 2009Saint PaulTaste of Minnesota Festival5 July 2009WallingfordChevrolet Theatre7 July 2009MansfieldComcast Center8 July 2009CanandaiguaCMAC9 July 2009TorontoCanadaMolson Amphitheatre11 July 2009HolmdelUnited StatesPNC Bank Arts Center12 July 2009WantaghNikon at Jones Beach Theater14 July 2009ClevelandTime Warner Cable Amphitheater15 July 2009ClarkstonDTE Energy Music Theater17 July 2009WalkerMoondance Jam Festival18 July 2009CadottRock Fest19 July 2009ChicagoCharter One Pavilion21 July 2009CincinnatiPNC Pavilion22 July 2009NashvilleNashville Municipal Auditorium24 July 2009HoustonVerizon Wireless Theater25 July 2009San AntonioAT&T Center26 July 2009Corpus ChristiConcrete Street Pavilion29 July 2009Paso RoblesCalifornia Mid-State Fair31 July 2009ConcordSleep Train Pavilion1 August 2009WheatlandSleep Train Amphitheatre2 August 2009Universal CityGibson Amphitheatre4 August 2009San DiegoSDSU Open Air Theater5 August 2009Costa MesaPacific Amphitheatre7 August 2009PhoenixDodge Theater8 August 2009ParadiseThomas & Mack Center10 August 2009AlbuquerqueSandia Casino11 August 2009MorrisonRed Rocks Amphitheatre13 August 2009Grand PrairieNokia Theatre at Grand Prairie15 August 2009St. AugustineSt. Augustine Amphitheatre16 August 2009TampaSt. Pete Times Forum17 August 2009HollywoodHard Rock Arena19 August 2009EsteroGermain Arena20 August 2009AlpharettaVerizon Wireless Amphitheatre22 August 2009ColumbiaMerriweather Post Pavilion23 August 2009GilfordMeadowbrook U.S. Cellular PavilionAsia, leg #214 October 2009KobeJapanKokusai Kaikan15 October 2009NagoyaAichi Geijyutsu Gekijyo17 October 2009Chiba CityLoud Park Festival 1^ Date part of the "Metal Masters Tour" featuring acts Heaven and Hell, Motörhead and Testament.
Cancelled dates 1 July 2008Belgrade, SerbiaStadion TašmajdanPerformance cancelled due to illness.2 July 2008Zagreb, CroatiaDom SportovaConcert cancelled due to illness.9 September 2008Auckland, New ZealandVector ArenaDate cancelled due to "logistical and freight issues".http://www.nzherald.co.nz/vector/news/article.cfmo_id=231&objectid=10524532 18 February 2009Nottingham, EnglandTrent FM ArenaDate cancelled due to "unforeseen circumstances".
Support acts
Airbourne (Zwolle and Huttwil) Black Steel (Perth) Cavalera Conspiracy (Zwolle, Zagreb and Liberec) Electric Mary (10–14 September 2008) Heaven and Hell (6–10, 13–19, 22–24 and 27–31 August 2008) Iced Earth (Zwolle, Düsseldorf, Munich and Huttwil) Kiuas (Helsinki) Kix (Columbia) Megadeth (11 February – 23 March 2009) Metal Church (Saint Paul) Mortal Sin (Sydney) Motörhead (6–10, 13, 16–24 and 27–31 August 2008) Pop Evil (5–12, 15, 19–22, 25, 26 and 31 July; 8, 11–16, 20–23 August 2009) Testament (22–30 July 2008; 6–10 and 13–31 August 2008; 27–31 October 2008; 11 February – 23 March 2009) Voivod (Montreal) Whitesnake (1–17, 19, 21 and 31 July; 8 and 11 August 2009)
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