Nostradamus World Tour

{{Short description|2008–09 concert tour by Judas Priest}}

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{{Infobox concert

| concert_tour_name = Nostradamus World Tour

| type =

| image = Judas Priest Sweden Rock 2008.jpg

| image_size = 220px

| image_caption = Judas Priest performing at the Sweden Rock Festival in Sölvesborg

| location = {{hlist|Asia|Europe|North America|Oceania|South America}}

| artist = Judas Priest

| album = Nostradamus

| start_date = 3 June 2008

| end_date = 17 October 2009

| number_of_legs = 9

| number_of_shows = {{unbulleted list|144|71 in North America|50 in Europe|10 in Asia|8 in South America|5 in Oceania|4 cancellations}}

| last_tour = Retribution Tour
(2005)

| this_tour = Nostradamus World Tour
(2008–2009)

| next_tour = Epitaph World Tour
(2011–2012)

}}

The Nostradamus World Tour was a concert tour by English heavy metal band, Judas Priest, in support of the group's 16th studio album, Nostradamus, which was released in June 2008.http://www.theinsider.com/news/817313_Judas_Priest_Explore_New_Territory_With_Nostradamus{{Dead link|date=October 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

The tour began in June 2008 with a European leg starting in Helsinki, and wrapping up mid-July in Istanbul, Turkey. The jaunt included appearances at festivals such as Download,{{Cite web |url=http://www.nme.com/news/downloadfestival/37341 |title=Judas Priest peer into the future at Download Festival | News | NME.COM |website=NME |access-date=18 April 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011202335/http://www.nme.com/news/downloadfestival/37341 |archive-date=11 October 2012 |url-status=bot: unknown}} Graspop Metal Meeting,{{Cite web |url=http://www.bravewords.com/news/80058 |title=Splash |access-date=18 October 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080313101811/http://www.bravewords.com/news/80058 |archive-date=13 March 2008 |url-status=bot: unknown}} and Roskilde.{{Cite web |url=http://pitchfork.com/features/articles/7152-roskilde-mark-richardson/ |title=Roskilde [Mark Richardson] |website=Pitchfork |date=9 July 2008 |access-date=18 October 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091029064026/http://pitchfork.com/features/articles/7152-roskilde-mark-richardson/ |archive-date=29 October 2009 |url-status=bot: unknown}}

The group kicked off a North American leg in July beginning in Seattle. In early August, the band commenced the Metal Masters Tour portion of the itinerary in Camden, New Jersey, which featured fellow heavy metal stalwarts Heaven and Hell, Motörhead, and Testament.{{Cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/musicNews/idUSN2247839120080422 |title=Judas Priest leads summer "Metal Masters" tour |newspaper=Reuters |date=22 April 2008 |access-date=1 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090113004834/http://www.reuters.com/article/musicNews/idUSN2247839120080422 |archive-date=13 January 2009 |url-status=bot: unknown}}

In September, the act visited Australia, South Korea, and Japan. The following month, the band toured Mexico and South America through mid-November.{{Cite web |url=http://metaledgemag.com/news/latest/judas-priest-announces-more-shows-in-mexico-south-america-367.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=18 October 2009 |archive-date=25 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181025150645/http://metaledgemag.com/news/latest/judas-priest-announces-more-shows-in-mexico-south-america-367.html |url-status=dead }}

In February 2009, the act kicked off a second leg of European shows as part of a touring package dubbed the "Priest Feast", which also featured Megadeth and Testament.{{Cite web |url=http://www2.kerrang.com/2008/09/exclusive_priestfest_is_coming.html |title=Kerrang! Exclusive: Priest Feast is coming! |access-date=18 October 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081204025147/http://www2.kerrang.com/2008/09/exclusive_priestfest_is_coming.html |archive-date=4 December 2008 |url-status=dead}} The tour started in Dublin and culminated in Amsterdam in late March.

In late June, the band commenced a jaunt of special shows in North America to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the group's renowned album, British Steel.{{Cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/269108/judas-priest-to-revisit-british-steel-on-summer-tour |title=Judas Priest to Revisit 'British Steel' on Summer Tour |magazine=Billboard |date=27 March 2009 |access-date=25 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140914142226/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/269108/judas-priest-to-revisit-british-steel-on-summer-tour |archive-date=14 September 2014 |url-status=bot: unknown}} The record was performed in its entirety for the first time, alongside a selection of "other Priest classics".{{cite web |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/BLABBERMOUTH.net/news.aspx |title=Blabbermouth.net |access-date=2011-09-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080723222600/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx |archive-date=23 July 2008}}? The tour, which featured Whitesnake as the support act, began in Indianapolis and wrapped up late August in Gilford, New Hampshire.

In mid-October, the group returned to Japan to perform three dates. The jaunt included a headline slot at the Loud Park Festival in Chiba City, the final date of the entire tour.{{Cite web |url=http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=45124 |title=Judas Priest to Headline Loud Park Festival |access-date=18 October 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090701024115/http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=45124 |archive-date=1 July 2009 |url-status=bot: unknown}}

A live album entitled, A Touch of Evil: Live, which features songs recorded on the band's 2008 dates, was released in July 2009.{{Cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/268538/judas-priest-digs-deep-for-evil-live-album |title=Judas Priest Digs Deep for 'Evil' Live Album |magazine=Billboard |date=26 May 2009 |access-date=25 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140907132202/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/268538/judas-priest-digs-deep-for-evil-live-album |archive-date=7 September 2014 |url-status=bot: unknown}} The group were subsequently awarded a 2010 Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance for their live rendition of "Dissident Aggressor", which originally appeared on Sin After Sin.

The group's performance at the Hard Rock Arena in Hollywood, Florida, U.S. was recorded and issued on DVD as part of the 30th anniversary reissue of British Steel, released in May 2010. A limited edition was also available which included a CD of the performance, as well as a DVD.