JUDAS PRIEST Confirmed For Wisconsin's ROCK FEST

British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST have been confirmed for the Rock Fest 2009, set to take place July 16-19 in Cadott, Wisconsin.

The festival billing is shaping up as follows:

Thursday, July 16:

BLACKBERRY SMOKE
SAVING ABEL
STEVE MILLER BAND

Friday, July 17:

THEORY OF A DEADMAN
LIFEHOUSE
SEETHER
BARENAKED LADIES
SHERYL CROW

Saturday, July 18:

WHIGS
LOS LONELY BOYS
HOOBASTANK
JUDAS PRIEST
JOURNEY

Sunday, July 19:

SHINEDOWN
BUCKCHERRY
KORN

PRIEST competed last month for a Grammy Award in the "Hard Rock" category for "Visions" and "Metal" category for "Nostradamus", a pair of tunes from the band's 16th studio album, "Nostradamus".

According to Reuters/Billboard, JUDAS PRIEST's Sony BMG label puts sales of "Nostradamus" at 500,000 units worldwide; that includes 100,000 logged by Nielsen SoundScan in the United States.

(Thanks: crmznvoid)