Judas Priest 08/15/09
St. Augustine Amphitheatre – St. Augustine, FL
Words by theronman714
Photos (used by permission) by Mattdaddy @ www.FLmetal.com
The Whitesnake/Judas Priest show in St. Augustine August 15, 2009, was probably a disappointment for a handful of fans that were there to see Whitesnake. Lead singer David Coverdale developed vocal cord problems and Whitesnake was forced to cancel the remainder of their U.S. tour, including their stop in St. Aug. Fortunately, I wasn’t one of those disappointed fans. I was there to see and hear Judas Priest.
A band called Pop Evil opened the show. I must admit, I had little or no interest in seeing them. I arrived near the end of their set.
Judas Priest is celebrating the 30th anniversary of their breakthrough album “British Steel”. To commemerate this milestone, JP played live the “British Steel” album in it’s entirety. They ripped through that set and then blew the audience away with one classic right after another. Priest favorites including Ripper, Victim Of Changes, and the infamous Joan Baez classic, Diamonds And Rust. They ended the show with You’ve Got Another Thing Coming.
The show was unrelenting and the audience showed their appreciation by never letting up. Fists and horns were up and pounding to the beat throughout the entire Amphitheatre. Everyone was standing and yelling, from the front row pit section all the way to the lawn section. No one was sitting. It was a spectacle. The live sound was awesome and the kick drum was vibrating the hair on my arms and legs. Another reviewer likened it to being pelted by apples with every kick. I have to agree.
If there were any disappointed Whitesnake fans, you wouldn’t know it. It was standing room only and every fan got their moneys worth leaving the Amphitheatre sweaty and exhausted, just like a metal show should leave you.
David who???
Photo Credit: Mattdaddy @ www.FLmetal.com
Judas Priest at The St. Augustine Amphitheatre 08/15/09
Judas Priest at The St. Augustine Amphitheatre 08/15/09
Judas Priest at The St. Augustine Amphitheatre 08/15/09
Judas Priest at The St. Augustine Amphitheatre 08/15/09
Judas Priest at The St. Augustine Amphitheatre 08/15/09
Judas Priest at The St. Augustine Amphitheatre 08/15/09
Judas Priest at The St. Augustine Amphitheatre 08/15/09
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I'm the drummer/lead singer of a classic rock band in Central Florida. I'm happily married and have no kids. I drink lots of Jagermeister.
3 Comments, Comment or Ping
theronman714
Many thanks to Mattdaddy of http://www.FLmetal.com for these photos. I took some photos, but Mattdaddy had better seats than I did. Check out FLmetal.com it’s everything metal in Florida! \m/
Aug 20th, 2009
concertconfessions
Great stuff man!
Aug 20th, 2009
breakindalaw
So back when my friends and I were wee lil skater kids. We would all get dropped off at the local mall and go skate and come back to the mall around closing time and hop rides home with whomever we could find a ride home with. A lot of our peer set would be up at the mall so we would just come back and ride home with them no worries.
Until One friday or saturday we stayed out skating way past the close of the mall. When we got back to it all hope was gone. Everyone had left, this was before the time of cell phones so we all sat out thinking of what to do.
This crazy looking guy came out of the mall and my buddy asked him for a ride. We all piled into his black trans am and he played Judas Priest So loud peeling out and shit all the way back to our houses.
I remember riding around listening to BREAKING THE LAW on full blast in this strangers car. We were all so shook from the experiance and the guy we had him drop us off a mile or so from our houses.
Was a sketchy experiance, but I always think of that story when I hear Judas Priest.
Aug 20th, 2009
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