Metal Masters Tour

Metal Masters Tour
US tour by Judas Priest, Motörhead, Heaven & Hell and Testament
Start date	August 6, 2008
End date	August 31, 2008
Legs	1
Shows	17

The Metal Masters Tour was a short 2008 American and Canadian concert tour featuring Judas Priest, Motörhead, Heaven & Hell, and Testament.^[1]

Heaven & Hell, Motörhead, Judas Priest, and Testament used the three-week arena tour to support their recent albums The Rules of Hell, Motörizer, Nostradamus, and The Formation of Damnation respectively.^[1]

Tour dates

Date[2]	City	Country	Venue
August 6, 2008	Camden, New Jersey	United States	Susquehanna Bank Center
August 7, 2008	Bristow, Virginia		Nissan Pavilion
August 9, 2008	Holmdel, New Jersey		PNC Bank Arts Center
August 10, 2008	Wantagh, New York		Nikon at Jones Beach
August 12, 2008	Hamburg, New York		Erie County Fair
August 13, 2008	Toronto, Ontario	Canada	Molson Amphitheatre
August 15, 2008	Uncasville, Connecticut	United States	Mohegan Sun Arena
August 16, 2008	Burgettstown, Pennsylvania		Post-Gazette Pavilion
August 18, 2008	Clarkston, Michigan		DTE Energy Music Theatre
August 19, 2008	Tinley Park, Illinois		First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
August 21, 2008	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma		OKC Zoo Amphitheatre
August 22, 2008	Dallas, Texas		Superpages.com Amphitheatre
August 23, 2008	The Woodlands, Texas		Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
August 24, 2008	Selma, Texas		Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
August 27, 2008	Albuquerque, New Mexico		Journal Pavilion
August 28, 2008	Phoenix, Arizona		Cricket Wireless Pavilion
August 30, 2008	Devore, California		San Manuel Amphitheater
August 31, 2008	Mountain View, California		Shoreline Amphitheatre

Setlists

Testament setlist:

• Over The Wall
• More Than Meets The Eye.

4 other songs varied from show to show, including Electric Crown and Practice What You Preach

Motorhead setlist:

• Dr. Rock (or Rock Out)
• Stay Clean
• Be My Baby
• Killers
• Metropolis
• Over The Top
• In the Name of Tragedy
• Just 'Cos You Got the Power (or Going to Brazil)
• Killed By Death
• Ace of Spades
• Overkill

Heaven & Hell set:

• E5150
• The Mob Rules
• Children of the Sea
• I
• Sign of the Southern Cross
• Ear in the Wall (Only played at first show)
• Vinny Appice Solo
• Time Machine
• Falling off the Edge of the World
• Tony Iommi Solo
• Die Young
• Heaven and Hell (extended)

Encore:

• Neon Knights (Not performed at some places due to technical difficulties)

Judas Priest set:

• Dawn Of Creation
• Prophecy
• Metal Gods
• Eat Me Alive
• Between The Hammer And The Anvil
• Devil's Child
• Breaking The Law
• Hell Patrol
• Death (Not played at some stops)
• Dissident Aggressor
• Angel
• The Hellion
• Electric Eye
• Rock Hard Ride Free
• Sinner (Not played at some stops)
• Painkiller

Encore:

• Hell Bent For Leather
• The Green Manalishi (With The Two-Pronged Crown)
• You've Got Another Thing Comin'

External links

• Heaven & Hell official site
• Motörhead official website
• Judas Priest official website
• Testament official site
• Metal Masters - August 7, 2008 Bristow VA Nissan Pavilion
• HEAVEN AND HELL, JUDAS PRIEST: Setlists For 'The Metal Masters Tour' Kick-Off Revealed

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Prato, Greg (2008-04-22). "Judas Priest leads summer "Metal Masters" tour". Reuters. http://www.reuters.com/article/musicNews/idUSN2247839120080422. Retrieved 2008-04-23. 
2. ^ Welte, Jim (2008-04-22). "Legends align for Metal Masters Tour". MP3.com. http://www.mp3.com/news/stories/11191.html. Retrieved 2008-04-23.