Everybody is aware of that it’s exhausting on the market for a touring musician lately. Prices are excessive, logistics are a bitch, and also you’re not even assured to promote out with inflation fucking everybody within the pockets. However in relation to KK’s Priest, vocalist Tim “Ripper” Owens thinks the enduring heavy steel band Judas Priest is actively sabotaging their former bandmates’ mission on the street.
That time of competition took place throughout a latest interview with Sense Music Media (as transcribed by Blabbermouth) through which Owens was discussing the present state of the touring trade whereas selling his solo band’s upcoming tour in Australia. And whereas he spoke lots about a number of the difficulties that heavy steel bands face, Owens made an apart to considerably accuse Rob Halford and the gang of purposely reserving reveals close to wherever former Judas Priest guitarist Okay.Okay. Downing‘s band KK’s Priest was taking part in.
“I believe it’s simply saturated with quite a lot of stuff. I imply, once we toured with KK’s Priest this final time, Iron Maiden was touring on the West Coast once we have been touring, Judas Priest was touring, Megadeth was touring. Judas Priest, I believe they could have made their tour simply to play the subsequent metropolis once we have been there on function, as a result of we’d play Canada, in Toronto, after which the subsequent day they have been taking part in in Niagara Falls, which is correct down the road. However that’s how it’s. So I believe it’s actually powerful and it’s costly. So what occurs is everyone spends their 300 {dollars} on an Iron Maiden ticket and 150 or no matter Judas Priest is in America — Maiden’s in all probability 100 and one thing and Priest might be 50 or one thing like that in America, I’m guessing — 50 or 60. However that turns into some huge cash. So it turns into costly.”
Ripper’s not improper about ticket costs being so rattling costly. It’s been an issue for a very long time, however one thing tells me Judas Priest doesn’t need to comply with their former guitarist’s band far and wide simply to sabotage the man. Appears just a little conspiracy theory-ish should you ask me.