*Footage & photos by Kenny Howell

When Paul Revere took his midnight ride to bellow “The British are coming” who would have thought that those words would be welcomed by Bostonians over two hundred years later.

JUDAS PRIEST invaded Boston to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their epic BRITISH STEEL album — which they played in its entirety, front to back, “Rapid Fire” to “Steeler” — the Priest set a furious clip.

It seems unfeasible that a band who formed in 1969 with members in their mid-50s could still deliver an impressive set in pristine form. ROB HALFORD can still hit and hold all the operatic hell-hound notes that make metalheads swoon. He growled through “Breaking the Law,” rattled the rafters during “You Don’t Have to Be Old to Be Wise” and chanted party anthem “Living After Midnight.”

The show felt intimate thanks to the inclement weather. The capacity was roughly 5,000, less than a third the shed’s capacity. But no one could care less, it was like having Priest play a college frat party. A thoroughly impressive two hour long display of supremacy came to a conclusion with the metal classic staple “You’ve Got Another Thing Comin’.”

SETLIST:

• Rapid Fire
• Metal Gods
• Breaking The Law
• Grinder
• United
• You Don’t Have to Be Old to Be Wise
• Living After Midnight
• The Rage
• Steeler
• The Ripper
• Prophecy
• Victim Of Changes
• Freewheel Burning
• Diamonds & Rust
• You’ve Got Another Thing Comin’

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