STEEL PANTHER TAPPED TO OPEN FOR JUDAS PRIEST ON THEIR UPCOMING NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
Steel Panther continues their musical attack on the United States this Fall playing alongside heavy metal icons Judas Priest.
The band comprised of Michael Starr, Satchel, Lexxi Foxx and Stix Zadinia was tapped to open the upcoming North American tour for what is sure to be an unforgettable evening of heavy metal. The 20 city run (with more to be added) will begin October 1st in Rochester, NY and will run through mid November wrapping up in Salt Lake City. The tour will make stops in major markets including Brooklyn, Detroit, Baltimore and Los Angeles to name a few. Fans that join the Steel Panther fan club, Fanthers Worldwide, get exclusive access to ticket pre-sales beginning, July 9th at 10am local time. Membership includes an exclusive Steel Panthert-shirt and laminate/lanyard; access to ticket pre-sales, members only Fanther Forum; access to exclusive videos, photos, contests and more. Current “Fanthers Worldwide” members can log in to their fan club membership for further information and access to presale tickets. Go to steelpantherrocks.com/login for more information. Tickets for most of the upcoming dates are on-sale Friday, July 11th and will be available via ticketmaster.com.
“I cannot believe that we are touring with Judas Priest. One of the most iconic heavy-metal bands of all time! We are going to have THE most amazing tour this fall,” exclaims vocalist Michael Starr. “If you don’t buy a ticket for the show, you must be a Justin Bieber fan. Death to all but Metal!”
Steel Panther will be offering a limited number of VIP Experiences for each of the upcoming shows with Judas Priest. The VIP Experience will be an upgrade available to Steel Panther fans that have already purchased a ticket to the show and will consist of all of the following:
• Preshow Meet & Greet with Steel Panther
• Sexy Photo op with Steel Panther (props & costumes provided)
• Autograph signing by Steel Panther (body parts encouraged)
• Preshow VIP Host
• Priority VIP check-in
• Preshow drinks and crowd free merchandise shopping
• Exclusive Groupie Merchandise and more!
The VIP Experience goes on-sale on starting July 11th and is available via Steel Panther’s website at steelpantherrocks.com/VIP/.
Steel Panther tour dates:
July 12th Seattle, WA Chive Fest
Jul 17th Cadott, WI Rock Fest 2014
Jul 31st Wacken, GER Wacken Open Air
Aug 1st Copenhagen, DEN Refshalevej
Aug 2nd Remyre, SWE Skogsrojet
Aug 4th Bergen, NOR USF Verftet
Aug 5th Stavanger, NOR Zetlizt @ Stavanger Konserthus
Aug 7th Gavle, SWE Getaway Rock Fest
Aug 9th Eschwege, GER Open Flair Festival
Oct 1st * Rochester, NY Main Street Armory
Oct 3rd * Hammond, IN The Venue at Horseshoe Casino
Oct 4th * Louisville, KY Louder Than Life Festival
Oct 6th * Montreal, QUE Bell Centre
Oct 7th * Rama, ONT Casino Rama
Oct 9th * Brooklyn, NY Barclay’s Center
Oct 10th * Atlantic City, NJ Harrah’s Atlantic City
Oct 11th * Mashantucket, CT Grand Theater at Foxwoods Resort & Casino
Oct 14th * Lowell, MA Tsongas Center
Oct 15th * Allentown, PA PPL Center
Oct 17th * East Rutherford, NJ Izod Center
Oct 19th * Detroit, MI Fox Theatre
Oct 24th * Baltimore, MD Pier Six Pavilion
Oct 28th * Duluth, GA Gwinnett Center
Oct 30th * Hollywood, FL Hard Rock Live
Nov 6th * Allen, TX Allen Event Center
Nov 10th * Los Angeles, CA Nokia Theater
Nov 12th * Phoenix, AZ Jobing Arena
Nov 13th * Highland, CA San Manuel Indian Bingo & Casino
Nov 14th * Las Vegas, NV The Pearl
Nov 16th * San Jose, CA City National Civic
Nov 18th * Salt Lake City, UT Maverik Center
Mar 6th ’15 # Manchester, UK O2 Apollo Manchester
Mar 7th ’15 # Manchester, UK O2 Apollo Manchester
Mar 9th 15 # Glasgow, UK O2 Academy Glasgow
Mar 12th 15 # Wolverhampton, UK Wolverhampton Civic Hall
Mar 14th 15 # London, UK Wembley Arena
* with Judas Priest
# 2015 Headline dates
Steel Panther has been on the road in support of their highest chart debut of their career, All You Can Eat. The album was released on Open E Records via Kobalt Label Services and stormed the top of the charts landing at #24 on the Billboard Top 200. The band also garnered their third consecutive #1 album on the Top Current Comedy Charts. The album is currently available at all physical and digital retailers or can be ordered via SteelPanther.TV. All You Can Eat was produced by Jay Ruston and Steel Panther.
Steel Panther was, for a long time, rock’s best-kept secret: a cult legend on the LA scene. But in recent years due to the success of their albums (all of which debuted at #1 on the Billboard Comedy Album Charts), and live shows, the band has enjoyed huge acclaim from fans and peers alike. Steel Panther has been joined on stage by a who’s who of musical icons such as Steven Tyler of Aerosmith, Paul Stanley of KISS, Kelly Clarkson, Pink, Billy Ray Cyrus, Corey Taylor of Slipknot, Tom Morello of Rage Against The Machine/Audioslave, Chester Bennington of Linkin Park and Green Day to name a few. Steel Panther has also been seen on Dancing With The Stars, Bad Girl’s Club and most recently in a national web campaign for Warner Brothers Pictures hit film, Rock Of Ages. The band played to the largest crowd of their career this past June when they closed the Download Festival in Donnington, UK alongside Alter Bridge and Aerosmith.
For more information about Steel Panther, visit:
steelpantherrocks.com
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Metal Sludge, ET article. I argee. Clown show opens…..California Breed woulda been purr-fect Batman, meow!.
isn’t funny how giving ones opinion when asked or telling the truth can be spun as shit talking by some? It is amazing! I recently responded to a tweet from Ozzy’s account when they tweeted out his song lyrics and said “great lyrics by Bob Daisley”. People said, “oh damn, Eddie is talking shit!”. REALLY? So we now live in an age when TELLING THE TRUTH or having an OPINION is talking shit?!? It is crazy land..
The truth hurts, especially when there’s money involved.
When you speak truth about some and hold back on others, then it really is talking shit. You pick your spots to needle those you don’t like (we all do) or who will drive up your site traffic (we all would).
I find it amazing when people say you are talking shit when you are telling the truth. Or when people say you are talking shit when you say Steel Panther is a spoof band when that is what they ARE. Scary some people don’t get it… People also love to dwell on 2% of something you say negative but be sure to totally ignore the other 98% positive. Crazy world but so be it..
I don’t see how California Breed would have been better than SP. They have a couple of ok songs, but I liked the boys more when they called themselves something else and had Bonamassa playing the fiddle. It sounded like sludgy 70’s filler material to my ears and not very interesting.
I don’t think they have much in common with Judas Priest. I’d rather see a metal band playing with Priest, but SP is pretty cool. Good music, fun guys and a great time.
The Steel Insane Atomic Punks Posse is a joke to open for a tour in support of Priest’s finest album in many moons…..California Breed I feel sorry for ya blokes….it woulda been a fine fit and huge exposure over dare I say large clubs.
I would have liked to have seen Airbourne open.
Dana from ET.com 🙂
Im REALLY hoping they open for AC/DC!!!! That’s my dream gig 🙂
Would be cool to open for Priest as well…
Well Johnny, that would be the perfect match, but maybe too much alike? That is why I think they would be great opening for Priest.
D 🙂
Long Live the Mighty Panther!
Wembley Arena…proud of the boys!
I still don’t like it that Steel Panther is opening. I would have rather it been a real band like Accept or Overkill. But I guess it’s not the end of the world. Besides, I’m going to see Priest, not Steel Panther. If Steel Panther put on a good show then great. But if they suck or start acting silly on stage it’ll give me time to get beer and go to the restroom.
I was hoping for the same thing. Especially since Accept and Overkill have new albums out.