Ian Hill wants Judas Priest to record with Iron Maiden

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Judas Priest bassist Ian Hill said in an interview to Audio Ink his interest in making a collaboration between his band, Judas Priest, and Iron Maiden, whether in studio or tour. The two groups are among the biggest names in British heavy metal, but they never worked together, although Maiden did open up a few Priest performances in 1980.

Hill talked about the possibility by being asked which band he would like Priest to collaborate with someday, whether in studio or on a joint tour. “There is always the question of Judas Priest and Iron Maiden,” he replied.

“It would be very interesting if we could do something together before someone dies, it would be great!” (Laughs). There are many other bands we play with. We have Uriah Heep as special guests on the tour. I was a fan of Uriah Heep in the past. They are as old as we are, maybe even a little more. […] We play with some bands, but we need to play with Iron Maiden,” he said.

See Iron Maiden Tour dates:
JULY
  • Thu 18 Sunrise, FL, USABB&T Center
  • Sat 20 Atlanta, GA, USA Cellairis Amphitheatre at Lakewood
  • Mon 22 Charlotte, NC, USA PNC Music Pavilion
  • Wed 24 Bristow, VA, USA Jiffy Lube Live
  • Fri 26 Brooklyn, NY, USA Barclays Center
  • Tue 30 Philadelphia, PA, USA Wells Fargo Center
AUGUST
  • Thu 1 Boston, MA, USA Xfinity Center
  • Sat 3 Hartford, CT, USAXfinity Theatre
  • Mon 5 Montreal, QC, CANADA Bell Centre
  • Wed 7 Quebec, QC, CANADA Videotron Centre
  • Fri 9 Toronto, ON, CANADA Budweiser Stage
  • Sat 10 Toronto, ON, CANADA Budweiser Stage
  • Tue 13 Buffalo, NY, USA KeyBank Center
  • Thu 15 Cincinnati, OH, USA Riverbend Music Center
  • Sat 17 Pittsburgh, PA, USA PPG Paints Arena
  • Mon 19 Nashville, TN, USA Bridgestone Arena
  • Thu 22 Tinley Park, IL, USA Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
  • Sat 24 Indianapolis, IN, USA Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center
  • Mon 26 St Paul, MN, USA Xcel Energy Center
  • Wed 28 Winnipeg, MB, CANADA Bell MTS Place
  • Fri 30 Edmonton, AB, CANADA Rogers Place
  • Sat 31 Calgary, AB, CANADA Scotiabank Saddledome
SEPTEMBER
  • Tue 3 Vancouver, BC, CANADA Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena
  • Thu 5 Tacoma, WA, USATacoma Dome
  • Fri 6 Portland, OR, USA Moda Center
  • Mon 9 Sacramento, CA, USA Golden 1 Center
  • Tue 10 Oakland, CA, USA Oracle Arena
  • Fri 13 Las Vegas, NV, USA MGM Grand Garden Arena
  • Sat 14 Los Angeles, CA, USABanc of California Stadium
  • Tue 17 Phoenix, AZ, USATalking Stick Resort Arena
  • Thu 19 Albuquerque, NM, USA Isleta Amphitheater
  • Sat 21 Dallas, TX, USA Dos Equis Pavilion
  • Sun 22 Houston, TX, USA The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
  • Wed 25 San Antonio, TX, USAAT&T Center
  • Sun 29 Mexico City, MEXICO Sports Palace
  • Mon 30 Mexico City, MEXICO Sports Palace
OCTOBER
  • Fri 4 Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL Rock In Rio
  • Sat 12 Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA Velez Sarsfield Stadium
  • Tue 15 Santiago, CHILE Estadio Nacional
See Judas Priest tour dates:
  • 28 may ACL Live at The Moody Theater Austin, TX
  • 29 may ACL Live at The Moody Theater Austin, TX
  • 31 may The Bomb Factory Dallas, TX
  • 01 jun First Security Amphitheater Little Rock, AR
  • 03 jun Stifel Theatre St. Louis, MO
  • 05 jun Broadmoor World Arena Colorado Springs, CO
  • 08 jun SaskTel Centre Saskatoon, Canada
  • 10 jun ENMAX Centre Lethbridge, Canada
  • 11 jun Rogers Place Edmonton, Canada
  • 13 jun Encana Events Centre Dawson Creek, Canada
  • 14 jun CN Centre Prince George, Canada
  • 16 jun Prospera Place Kelowna, Canada
  • 17 jun Abbotsford Centre Abbotsford, Canada
  • 19 jun Northern Quest Resort and Casino

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