JUDAS PRIEST Performs At Hard Rock Café In NYC; Video Footage, Photos Available

August 5, 2008

British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST performed an abbreviated set at Hard Rock Café New York in Times Square last night (Monday, August 4) as part of syndicated broadcast personality Eddie Trunk's event to celebrate his 25th anniversary in radio broadcasting.

The group's setlist was as follows:

01. Electric Eye
02. Metal Gods
03. Devil's Child
04. Breakin The Law
05. Hell Patrol
06. The Green Manalishi (With The Two-Pronged Crown)
07. You've Got Another Thing Comin
08. Hell Bent For Leather

Among those attending the event were the following:

Ronnie James Dio (BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN AND HELL)
Tony Iommi (BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN AND HELL)
Geezer Butler (BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN AND HELL)
Vinny Appice (BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN AND HELL)
Frank Bello (ANTHRAX)
Vito Bratta (WHITE LION)
Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER)
Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth (OVERKILL)
Geoff Tate (QUEENSRŸCHE)
Ace Frehley (KISS)
Eddie Ojeda (TWISTED SISTER)
J.J. French (TWISTED SISTER)
David Ellefson (MEGADETH
Gilby Clarke (GUNS N' ROSES)
Carmine Appice (VANILLA FUDGE, OZZY OSBOURNE, BLUE MURDER)

Check out photos of the event:

Wire Image Judas Priest Show
Wire Image Arrivals
Film Magic Inside/Show
Film Magic Arrivals
Getty Images

Video footage of JUDAS PRIEST performing the song "Electric Eye" during last night's show can be found on YouTube.

Trunk broadcasts his weekly radio shows, "Friday Night Rocks" on Q104.3 in the New York City listening area and "Eddie Trunk Live" on XM Radio (satellite radio).

Eddie said, "I've had the privilege of meeting and/or interviewing most of the top metal and hard rock artists at various points in my career and sharing their stories and music with millions of fans on air through TV and radio. To have an iconic band like JUDAS PRIEST, who helped invent the genre and are true legends, play a private show to celebrate my contributions and support is humbling, to say the least! It would be tough to find another band that defines metal like PRIEST, so this is an honor beyond belief and one I can truly say I would have never dreamed of as a kid!"

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