Originally set for last fall, the shows were postponed due to the pandemic and the shutdown of the live music industry.
Now, the legendary UK metal band will return to the stage for shows – with guest Sabaton – starting September 8 in Reading, PA, with dates wrapping up in early November with three Canadian concerts.
The series see the addition of almost 20 new dates, with tickets for those shows going on sale beginning this Friday, June 11 at 10am local time.
Tickets for the previously announced tour dates are available now.
“Defending the heavy metal faith for fifty years, the Priest is back!”, says frotnman Rob Halford.
Formed in Birmingham in 1969 and fronted by original vocalist Al Atkins, it was the arrival of Halford in 1973 and their debut album, “Rocka Rolla”, a year later that launched Judas Priest on an international basis while going on to create a catalog of 18 studio albums and worldwide sales of almost 50 million copies.
The group’s most recent release is 2018’s “Firepower.”
Judas Priest
50 Heavy Metal Years
2021 North American tour
Sep 08 – Reading, PA @ Santander Arena*
Sep 09 – Virginia Beach, VA @ Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater*+
Sep 11 – Orlando, FL @ Central Florida Fairgrounds^#
Sep 13 – Charlotte, NC @ PNC Music Pavilion
Sep 14 – Raleigh, NC @ Red Hat Amphitheater*
Sep 16 – Grand Rapids, MI @ Van Andel Arena*
Sep 17 – Youngstown, OH @ Covelli Centre^
Sep 19 – Detroit, MI @ Fox Theatre*
Sep 20 – Rosemont, IL @ Rosemont Theatre*
Sep 22 – Milwaukee, WI @ Miller High Life Theatre^
Sep 23 – Minneapolis, MN @ The Armory*
Sep 25 – Maryland Heights, MO @ Saint Louis Music Park
Sep 26 – Louisville, KY @ Louder Than Life Festival^#
Sep 29 – Denver, CO @ The Mission Ballroom^
Sep 30 – West Valley City, UT @ Maverik Center*
Oct 02 – Everett, WA @ Angel Of The Winds Arena*
Oct 03 – Portland, OR @ Moda Center*
Oct 05 – Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater^
Oct 06 – Los Angeles, CA @ Microsoft Theater^
Oct 08 – Las Vegas, NV @ Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood
Oct 09 – Phoenix, AZ @ Arizona Federal Theatre
Oct 12 – San Antonio, TX @ Freeman Coliseum^
Oct 13 – Cedar Park, TX @ HEB Center Cedar Park^
Oct 15 – Irving, TX @ The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
Oct 16 – Oklahoma City, OK @ The Zoo Amphitheatre^
Oct 19 – Independence, MO @ Cable Dahmer Arena*
Oct 21 – Nashville, TN @ Nashville Municipal Auditorium*
Oct 22 – Alpharetta, GA @ Ameris Bank Amphitheatre*
Oct 24 – Charleston, WV @ Charleston Civic Center Coliseum*
Oct 25 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Met*
Oct 27 – Newark, NJ @ Prudential Center*
Oct 28 – Oxon Hill, MD @ The Theater at MGM National Harbor
Oct 30 – Mashantucket, CT @ Foxwoods Resort Casino – Grand Theater^
Oct 31 – Lowell, MA @ Tsongas Center At UMass Lowell*
Nov 02 – Halifax, NS @ Scotiabank Centre*
Nov 04 – Laval, QC @ Place Bell*
Nov 05 – Hamilton, ON @ First Ontario Centre*
* new show
^ not a Live Nation event
# festival date
+ Sabaton will not support on this date; support is TBD
See also:
Former Judas Priest guitarist K.K. Downing launches new band K.K.’s Priest
Former Judas Priest drummer John Hinch dead at 73
Judas Priest reschedule European tour
Rob Halford updates progress on new Judas Priest album
Search Judas Priest at hennemusic
