K.K. Downing Says He Would Only Rejoin Judas Priest for a “Very, Very Big” Check..

Kenneth “K.K.” Downing is not technically a founding member of Judas Priest, but only because none of the true founding members of the band still remain. Downing was, however, part of one of the earliest incarnations of the band, the first to record an album with the band, and he appeared on every Judas Priest album up through 2008’s Nostradamus.

Thus, when he’s mistakenly referred to as a founding member of Judas Priest, which he often is, we all just kind of roll with it because it’s more or less true. Now at 72-years-old, Downing hasn’t played a show with Priest in about 13 years, and it seems that he and the band intend to keep it that way. In a recent interview with German site WDR at the recent Rock Hard Festival in Germany, Downing explained what it would take for him to reunite with Judas Priest: money, and lots of it.

Here’s what he told WDR, as transcribed by Blabbermouth Meanwhile, Downing is touring with his band that he calls K.K.’s Priest, and they’re doing a run of European tour dates before returning to North America. British heavy metal band Judas Priest performed in Istanbul on Wednesday as part of their European tour.

The band that gave a concert at Istanbul’s Bonus Park Orman also performed visual shows at the stage to cheer the fans, who attended to the event.Rob Halford, 71-year-old lead vocalist of the band, came on stage on a motorcycle.Halford said it was nice to come back to Türkiye and he loved the country, its people, food and culture.Fans showed great interest in the famous band, which has a career spanning over 50 years in the music world.The concert was sold out and the band performed their “Panic Attack” song from their new album.