British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST headlined the final day of the Sauna Open Air festival, which was held June 9-11, 2011 in Tampere, Finland. This marked the third show of the band’s “Epitaph” world tour, which is also serving as the live debut of the group’s latest addition, 31-year-old guitarist Richie Faulkner (LAUREN HARRIS, DIRTY DEEDS), who replaced Kenneth “K.K.” Downing in April.

According to Sauna Open Air organizers, this year’s event set a new attendance record of 26,000. The opening day of the festival, which featured OZZY OSBOURNE in the headlining slot, drew a total of 8,500 metalheads, while the final day was attended by 11,000 music fans. Fan-filmed footage of PRIEST‘s performance can be viewed below. Source: Blabbermouth.net

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