In a new interview with Audio Ink, Judas Priest bassist Ian Hill talked about Iron Maiden. He would like the band to collaborate with NWOBHM legends.
He said:
“There’s always the big question of Judas Priest and Iron Maiden. That would be really interesting if we could get that together before some of us die. It’d be great! [Laughs]
“There are a lot of other bands we’ve played with. We’ve got Uriah Heep, specials guests on this tour. I was a fan of Uriah Heep way back in the day. They go back at least as long as we do, if not a bit further
“You run into these people over the years. We’ve played with quite a few of them, but we’ve got to get together with Iron Maiden.”
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Not sure what Ian is talking about exactly, but Priest has toured with Maiden a couple of times that I can remember….
Yup killers & NOTB…I was at both.
pretty sure he meant to say “again”.
1980 British Steel Tour 7 – 27 March 1980 (Great Britain)
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Iron Maiden
Their first supporting tour with Judas Priest took place between the release of the band’s first single, “Running Free”, on 8 February and their debut album on 14 April.[34][35] As these shows would be their first following the Metal for Muthas tour, these dates saw Iron Maiden playing major concert halls for the first time, including the Hammersmith Odeon in London.[34]
1981 Killer World Tour 17 February – 3 May 1981 (Europe)
21 – 24 May 1981 (Japan)
3 June – 4 August 1981 (North America)
24 August – 23 December 1981 (Europe)
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Killers
In support of their second studio album, Killers, the band embarked on their first world tour, including their debut shows in Japan, which were released on audio as Maiden Japan,[44] and North America,[45] where they supported Judas Priest (on their World Wide Blitz Tour) and UFO for select dates in the US.[46] Their first ever US performance took place with Judas Priest at The Aladdin Casino, Las Vegas on 3 June.[47][48] Before this, the band played their first headline shows in mainland Europe and moved into larger venues in the UK, including the Hammersmith Odeon.[45] Iron Maiden’s last show with vocalist Paul Di’Anno took place in Copenhagen,[49] after which they undertook a short tour of Italy with his replacement, Bruce Dickinson, before returning to the UK.[50][51]
1980 Iron Maiden Tour 1 April – 13 October 1980 (Europe)
21 November – 21 December 1980 (England)
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Iron Maiden
Their first headline tour of the UK began immediately following their shows supporting Judas Priest on the British Steel Tour, during which they took breaks to play festivals in Belgium and Finland in April and July respectively, their first ever performances in mainland Europe.[36] After completing their first UK leg in August, the band returned to the European mainland to support Kiss on their Unmasked Tour,[37] which saw the group’s debut performances in major arenas and stadiums.[38] Following these dates, guitarist Dennis Stratton was replaced by Adrian Smith.[39] After deciding that it would be best to play some shows with Smith before recording their next album, 1981’s Killers, the band set out on another UK tour,[40][41] during which their final concert at the Rainbow Theatre in London was filmed for their first ever live video, entitled Live at the Rainbow.[42]
1982 The Beast on the Road 25 February – 1 May 1982 (Europe)
11 May – 23 October 1982 (North America)
7 – 21 November 1982 (Australia)
26 November – 10 December 1982 (Japan)
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The Number of the Beast
Their second world tour would be their last with Clive Burr on drums.[53] The tour debuted in the UK, during which they recorded their show at the Hammersmith Odeon, which was eventually released on audio as Beast over Hammersmith in 2002 while its video footage was included on the 2004 DVD The History of Iron Maiden – Part 1: The Early Days. Following these dates the band returned to North America, where they supported Scorpions on their Blackout Tour[46] (which took them into North American stadiums for the first time),[54] Rainbow on their Straight Between the Eyes US Tour,[55] 38 Special on their Special Forces Tour[46] and Judas Priest on their World Vengeance Tour,[56] in the middle of which they returned to the UK to headline Reading Festival,[55] and afterwards undertook their first tour of Australia.[56]
Seen maiden 2 times once with priest and it was amazing! Plan to see them again
Up the irons!!!
my first concert was maiden opening for priest on the number of the beast/screaming for vengeance tour. I’ve seen over a thousand shows since and it still stands out as one of the best. I saw priest a week ago and am seeing maiden next month but how cool would it be to see them together again?