Anyone see opening night of priest/alice

[thunderdan]

Priest played 14 songs and closed; Alice always makes the most of his time playing 20 songs. I guess COC just had 30 minutes. Any Mississippi sludge reviews?

[Love_Industry]

Priest played 14 songs and closed;

Just came here to write that it's 2026 next year. Turbo 40 tour, baby!

A retro tour with all of Turbo performed will be awesome. Can't wait to hear Reckless live. Never played, the video on youtube is fake.
A pretty good fake with crowd noise and vocal echo piped in to sound like an arena show but there is no location and they never played it.

[daveg]

Was thinking of checking this out in a few weeks. I love Painkiller, but I'd rather hear other stuff live.

Did I miss something, or has this been announced as a "Painkiller" tour??


All Guns Blazing
Hell Patrol
You've Got Another Thing Comin'
Freewheel Burning
Breaking the Law
A Touch of Evil
Night Crawler
Solar Angels
Gates of Hell
Between the Hammer and the Anvil
Giants in the Sky
Painkiller
Encore:
Hell Bent for Leather
Living After Midnight

[Gibsonite]

Was thinking of checking this out in a few weeks. I love Painkiller, but I'd rather hear other stuff live.

Did I miss something, or has this been announced as a "Painkiller" tour??


All Guns Blazing
Hell Patrol
You've Got Another Thing Comin'
Freewheel Burning
Breaking the Law
A Touch of Evil
Night Crawler
Solar Angels
Gates of Hell
Between the Hammer and the Anvil
Giants in the Sky
Painkiller
Encore:
Hell Bent for Leather
Living After Midnight

I watched the livestream from Hellfest earlier this summer and while I thought they sounded pretty good, the setlist was pretty shit.

https://youtu.be/nobF_enLsoU?feature=shared

[Anthrax442]

Was thinking of checking this out in a few weeks. I love Painkiller, but I'd rather hear other stuff live.

Did I miss something, or has this been announced as a "Painkiller" tour??


All Guns Blazing
Hell Patrol
You've Got Another Thing Comin'
Freewheel Burning
Breaking the Law
A Touch of Evil
Night Crawler
Solar Angels
Gates of Hell
Between the Hammer and the Anvil
Giants in the Sky
Painkiller
Encore:
Hell Bent for Leather
Living After Midnight

Yes, this is the "Shield of Pain" tour.

[Anthrax442]

Very interesting setlist from Alice. I wonder if since Priest is highlighting Painkiller, Alice decided to highlight the Trash/Hey Stoopid era, as a throwback to the Operation Rock N Roll tour?

[HueyRamone]

Im impressed Priest would deviate from the classics that much. I wonder if this is the first time Electric Eye and Victim HAVNT been in the set.

[Sleek]

Priest played 14 songs and closed;

Just came here to write that it's 2026 next year. Turbo 40 tour, baby!

Yawwwwwn.

let me know when they do Point of Entry 45th.

[Charles Bukaki]

Alice's setlist is a huge disappointment. By far my least favorite era. I've never had any problems with his setlists the five times I've seen him, but I probably would have passed on this one had I known what the setlist was beforehand. On the other hand, I'm a big fan of COC and Priest has never disappointed me, plus tickets were an anniversary gift from my girlfriend and the venue is great. $4 waters, free parking, comfortable seats. I saw Alice with Zombie, Ministry and Filter at the same venue a year ago and had a blast. Still not looking forward to Alice's shitty setlist though.

[HueyRamone]

Alice's setlist is a huge disappointment. By far my least favorite era. I've never had any problems with his setlists the five times I've seen him, but I probably would have passed on this one had I known what the setlist was beforehand. On the other hand, I'm a big fan of COC and Priest has never disappointed me, plus tickets were an anniversary gift from my girlfriend and the venue is great. $4 waters, free parking, comfortable seats. I saw Alice with Zombie, Ministry and Filter at the same venue a year ago and had a blast. Still not looking forward to Alice's shitty setlist though.

What era is it that he's playing that you dont like?

"Did you like the show?" "It was alright, but the $4 waters were awesome"

[Charles Bukaki]

Alice's setlist is a huge disappointment. By far my least favorite era. I've never had any problems with his setlists the five times I've seen him, but I probably would have passed on this one had I known what the setlist was beforehand. On the other hand, I'm a big fan of COC and Priest has never disappointed me, plus tickets were an anniversary gift from my girlfriend and the venue is great. $4 waters, free parking, comfortable seats. I saw Alice with Zombie, Ministry and Filter at the same venue a year ago and had a blast. Still not looking forward to Alice's shitty setlist though.

What era is it that he's playing that you dont like?

"Did you like the show?" "It was alright, but the $4 waters were awesome"

When it's an outdoor venue in Austin, $4 waters are indeed awesome. It's the Trash/Hey Stoopid era stuff I don't like and never did.

I just typed out a few more sentences about what he could be playing instead and realized I sound like one of those bitter, entitled fans that are always looking for something to complain about or think they could put a better setlist together. Fuck. I never want to be that guy. I still don't like some of the choices he made here, but he's Alice Cooper and he can play whatever the fuck he wants. I was there last time, I'll be there this time, and I'll be back next time.

• Who Do You Think We Are (Preceded by “Hello Hooray” intro; First time since 2004)
• Spark in the Dark (First time since 1990)
• No More Mr. Nice Guy
• House of Fire
• I’m Eighteen
• Muscle of Love
• Feed My Frankenstein
• Clones (We’re All) (First time since 2011)
• Caught in a Dream (First time since 2015)
• Hey Stoopid
• Dangerous Tonight (Live Premiere)
• Poison
• Guitar Solo (Nita Strauss)
• Brutal Planet
• Ballad of Dwight Fry
• Cold Ethyl
• Only Women Bleed
• Second Coming (First time live performance since 1971; band vocals only)
• Going Home (Live premiere; band vocals only)
• School’s Out

[REO Cokewagon]

Alice's setlist is a huge disappointment. By far my least favorite era. I've never had any problems with his setlists the five times I've seen him, but I probably would have passed on this one had I known what the setlist was beforehand. On the other hand, I'm a big fan of COC and Priest has never disappointed me, plus tickets were an anniversary gift from my girlfriend and the venue is great. $4 waters, free parking, comfortable seats. I saw Alice with Zombie, Ministry and Filter at the same venue a year ago and had a blast. Still not looking forward to Alice's shitty setlist though.

What era is it that he's playing that you dont like?

"Did you like the show?" "It was alright, but the $4 waters were awesome"

When it's an outdoor venue in Austin, $4 waters are indeed awesome. It's the Trash/Hey Stoopid era stuff I don't like and never did.

I just typed out a few more sentences about what he could be playing instead and realized I sound like one of those bitter, entitled fans that are always looking for something to complain about or think they could put a better setlist together. Fuck. I never want to be that guy.

Yes u do. Ur a Sludger. Ur supposed to be bitter. Change it back to ur original post!!!

[tooth]

Clones (We’re All) (First time since 2011)

This may make me buy a ticket.

[keyofgee]

I would pay good money to see AC play the entire "From the Inside" album start to finish...It's his masterpiece.

[ALMOSTsaved]

Having seen both Priest and Alice in the past, I skipped this show. However, some of my friends went and said the show sold so poorly that the upper deck of the coliseum was closed off and those who had seats in that section were all upgraded to the lower bowls and floor. That being said, I don't regret skipping the show as I would've been disappointed in that "Painkiller" heavy setlist.

[Tymaster]

Like the new Alice setlist. Priest doing all Painkiller stuff on a co-headline seems kinda antithetical. Why not a "best-of" setlist for the kind of audience that is going to show up for a tour like this? I don't mind it, but I see a lot yawns for some of that material over things like "Hellion/Electric Eye." Just my two cents. I have lawn tix that were 4 for $100.

[Love_Industry]

Having seen both Priest and Alice in the past, I skipped this show. However, some of my friends went and said the show sold so poorly that the upper deck of the coliseum was closed off and those who had seats in that section were all upgraded to the lower bowls and floor. That being said, I don't regret skipping the show as I would've been disappointed in that "Painkiller" heavy setlist.

I don't even like Painkiller that much but this setlist plays to the band's strengths. Scott never really nailed the Binks/Holland material, it feels too stiff and slow when he played it but this he plays right and with a lot of energy. And the Painkiller era guitar playing may also be more up Andy/Richie's alley.

[CrankerBait]

Only one song from Screaming for Vengeance, one of the greatest metal albums of all time? Fuck that shit.

[EuroJR]

I would pay good money to see AC play the entire "From the Inside" album start to finish...It's his masterpiece.

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[fromanotherplace82]

Alice's setlist is a huge disappointment. By far my least favorite era. I've never had any problems with his setlists the five times I've seen him, but I probably would have passed on this one had I known what the setlist was beforehand. On the other hand, I'm a big fan of COC and Priest has never disappointed me, plus tickets were an anniversary gift from my girlfriend and the venue is great. $4 waters, free parking, comfortable seats. I saw Alice with Zombie, Ministry and Filter at the same venue a year ago and had a blast. Still not looking forward to Alice's shitty setlist though.

What era is it that he's playing that you dont like?

"Did you like the show?" "It was alright, but the $4 waters were awesome"

When it's an outdoor venue in Austin, $4 waters are indeed awesome. It's the Trash/Hey Stoopid era stuff I don't like and never did.

I just typed out a few more sentences about what he could be playing instead and realized I sound like one of those bitter, entitled fans that are always looking for something to complain about or think they could put a better setlist together. Fuck. I never want to be that guy. I still don't like some of the choices he made here, but he's Alice Cooper and he can play whatever the fuck he wants. I was there last time, I'll be there this time, and I'll be back next time.

• Who Do You Think We Are (Preceded by “Hello Hooray” intro; First time since 2004)
• Spark in the Dark (First time since 1990)
• No More Mr. Nice Guy
• House of Fire
• I’m Eighteen
• Muscle of Love
• Feed My Frankenstein
• Clones (We’re All) (First time since 2011)
• Caught in a Dream (First time since 2015)
• Hey Stoopid
• Dangerous Tonight (Live Premiere)
• Poison
• Guitar Solo (Nita Strauss)
• Brutal Planet
• Ballad of Dwight Fry
• Cold Ethyl
• Only Women Bleed
• Second Coming (First time live performance since 1971; band vocals only)
• Going Home (Live premiere; band vocals only)
• School’s Out

That's actually a great setlist. I have seen him live three times in the past so i don't mind seeing him play rare songs.

Surprised Judas Priest hasn't dusted off any of the Ripper Owens songs for this tour. Something like Burn in Hell or One On One would go well with the Painkiller songs.

[Love_Industry]

That's actually a great setlist. I have seen him live three times in the past so i don't mind seeing him play rare songs.

Surprised Judas Priest hasn't dusted off any of the Ripper Owens songs for this tour. Something like Burn in Hell or One On One would go well with the Painkiller songs.

Priest will never play any Ripper era songs with Halford in the band. They know they sucked and fans didn't like the songs either. No need for them to revisit with the wealth of material they have.

[HueyRamone]

Clones (We’re All) (First time since 2011)

This may make me buy a ticket.

Saw on another site that it was already removed and swapped out for Dirty Diamonds on night 2.

Crowd does NOT seem into it.

https://youtu.be/7-7lFmeZwBo?si=AwfYOD_KRUIt0jUy

[tooth]

Clones (We’re All) (First time since 2011)

This may make me buy a ticket.

Saw on another site that it was already removed and swapped out for Dirty Diamonds on night 2.

Crowd does NOT seem into it.

https://youtu.be/7-7lFmeZwBo?si=AwfYOD_KRUIt0jUy

Do people not like it, not know it or both? I like the "Flush the Fashion" record, especially the production.

[Alessa]

Alice setlist was great. Full show Biloxi.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6T6MlHqORc

[kytepunches]

Alice setlist was great. Full show Biloxi.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6T6MlHqORc

I’ve seen Alice 22 times over the years and always look forward to the new set list . I also LOVE to see the tweaks to the set design.

WTF is that blank canvas ?? No wonder the crown isn’t “into it” , that is minus everything that make a Cooper show great. Those giant video screens are a pile of shit .

[Anthrax442]

Priest will never play any Ripper era songs with Halford in the band. They know they sucked and fans didn't like the songs either. No need for them to revisit with the wealth of material they have.

You're right, but for the wrong reasons. There's some decent material on those albums, but they won't play them because:

1) Halford's Ego as the Metal God won't allow it
2) The two guys that would push playing those songs (KK/Tipton) aren't active in the band anymore

If they were going to play any of that material, it would have been on the Epitaph tour, which they advertised by saying they were going to play a song from each album in their catalog. To their credit, they did play a song from every HALFORD album, including Nostradamus, but Jugulator and Demolition were absent.

[Alessa]

Alice setlist was great. Full show Biloxi.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6T6MlHqORc

I’ve seen Alice 22 times over the years and always look forward to the new set list . I also LOVE to see the tweaks to the set design.

WTF is that blank canvas ?? No wonder the crown isn’t “into it” , that is minus everything that make a Cooper show great. Those giant video screens are a pile of shit .

Thats not only Alice though every F band uses the these days

[HueyRamone]

Priest will never play any Ripper era songs with Halford in the band. They know they sucked and fans didn't like the songs either. No need for them to revisit with the wealth of material they have.

You're right, but for the wrong reasons. There's some decent material on those albums, but they won't play them because:

1) Halford's Ego as the Metal God won't allow it
2) The two guys that would push playing those songs (KK/Tipton) aren't active in the band anymore

If they were going to play any of that material, it would have been on the Epitaph tour, which they advertised by saying they were going to play a song from each album in their catalog. To their credit, they did play a song from every HALFORD album, including Nostradamus, but Jugulator and Demolition were absent.

I think Steve Harris had more of a bug up his butt that Maiden were still doing essential stuff while Bruce was gone. KK and Glenn were just happy for that era to have been over.

Not only would the crowd look on confused if they play any ripper stuff, but who would push for it, Ian?

KKs priest played only 1 Ripper Priest song last tour, and Ripper's the damn frontman.

[jens]

Surprised Judas Priest hasn't dusted off any of the Ripper Owens songs for this tour. Something like Burn in Hell or One On One would go well with the Painkiller songs.

Priest will never play any Ripper era songs with Halford in the band. They know they sucked and fans didn't like the songs either. No need for them to revisit with the wealth of material they have.

What??? How can you disagree that they should play their 321th most popular song on spotify, and the other one that's not even linked live???
https://kworb.net/spotify/artist/2tRsMl ... songs.html

Nobody liked the Ripper shit, nobody listens to it in 2025. It's a more stupid suggestion than to play Ram It Down and Rocka Rolla in full.

[Anthrax442]

Priest will never play any Ripper era songs with Halford in the band. They know they sucked and fans didn't like the songs either. No need for them to revisit with the wealth of material they have.

You're right, but for the wrong reasons. There's some decent material on those albums, but they won't play them because:

1) Halford's Ego as the Metal God won't allow it
2) The two guys that would push playing those songs (KK/Tipton) aren't active in the band anymore

If they were going to play any of that material, it would have been on the Epitaph tour, which they advertised by saying they were going to play a song from each album in their catalog. To their credit, they did play a song from every HALFORD album, including Nostradamus, but Jugulator and Demolition were absent.

I think Steve Harris had more of a bug up his butt that Maiden were still doing essential stuff while Bruce was gone. KK and Glenn were just happy for that era to have been over.

Not only would the crowd look on confused if they play any ripper stuff, but who would push for it, Ian?

KKs priest played only 1 Ripper Priest song last tour, and Ripper's the damn frontman.

Pretty sure they were playing more when they only had the first record out, but point taken. And if a Priest fan is hardcore enough to know Solar Angels, they'll probably known something from those two albums as well.