A video clip of
JUDAS PRIEST performing
"Take on the World" at the
Teenage Cancer Trust Show - A Tribute To Tommy Vance, at the Royal Albert Hall in London, England on March 31 has been posted online at
JudasPriest.com (free registration required). The track features a special guest appearance by
DEEP PURPLE members
Roger Glover (bass) and
Ian Gillan (vocals), along with members of the
SCORPIONS and
BONED. This special performance in aid of the
Teenage Cancer Trust charity was a tribute to to the late DJ
Tommy Vance (of the U.K.'s
"Friday Rock Show"), who passed away last year. Check out the pictures:
Priest Web SiteFilm MagicLFIWire ImageIn a surprise appearance,
IRON MAIDEN frontman
Bruce Dickinson paid tribute to the rock DJ in his own unique way: "The only time I didn't listen to [
Tommy Vance's] advice was when he told me not to join that band,
IRON MAIDEN."
Earlier,
PRIEST guitarist
Glenn Tipton told
The Rock Radio that
Vance was important to a lot of musicians: "He championed a lot of metal bands and rock bands in England — against the odds, you know, because even, even over there, you know, there's a Top 40 hierarchy. So
Tommy was really responsible for helping a lot of bands."
Tipton also told
The Rock Radio that the band had wanted to do something for the
Teenage Cancer Trust previously: "We offered ourselves up last year, but I think they underestimated the importance of metal, and how much metal could contribute — I'm talking about the audience now — to a great cause. But this year, they invited us to play."
JUDAS PRIEST have announced that they are creating their first conceptual album based upon the life and predictions of
Nostradamus. The CD will be theatrically staged and performed in its entirety as an epic musical by
JUDAS PRIEST.
