Judas Priest performs at Whacken Open Air in 2018. CC BY-SA 4.0. Credit: Frank Schwichtenberg Judas Priest will celebrate their 50th anniversary with a U.S. tour this fall. The 50 Heavy Metal Years Tour will kick off September 9th in Oxon Hill, MD and wraps up October 17th in Las Vegas. In between the band will make stops in major cities including Philadelphia, Newark, Charlotte, Orlando, Detroit, Chicago, Milwaukee, Dallas, Denver, Phoenix and more.
See below for a full list of dates.
The U.S. tour follows a European leg which kicks off May 30th.
"Judas Priest are primed and ready to deliver the goods with our 50 Heavy Metal Years anniversary celebration stage show spectacular!" the band said in a statement. "Performing a blistering cross-section of songs from our lives in metal — we can't wait to raise horns with you again at this once in a metal lifetime event!"
Tickets for the U.S. dates go on sale Friday, February 28th at 10am local time via Ticketmaster.
Judas Priest released their latest album Firepower in 2018.
Judas Priest U.S. Tour DatesSept 9 — Oxon Hill, MD – MGM National Harbor Sept 11 — Uniondale, NY – Nassau Coliseum Sept 12 — Ledyard, CT – Foxwoods Casino Arena Sept 14 — Philadelphia, PA – The Mann Center Sept 15 — Newark, NJ – Prudential Center Sept 17 — Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavilion Sept 18 — Orlando, FL – Central Florida Fair – Rebel Rock Fest Sept 21 — Grand Rapids, MI – Van Andel Arena Sept 23 — Detroit, MI – Fox Theatre Sept 24 — Youngstown, OH – Covelli Centre Sept 26 — Chicago, IL – Rosemont Theatre Sept 27 — Minneapolis, MN – The Armory Sept 29 — Milwaukee, WI – Miller High Life Theatre Sept 30 — St. Louis, MO – Saint Louis Music Park Oct 2 — Oklahoma City, OK – The Zoo Amphitheatre Oct 3 — Dallas, TX – Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory Oct 5 — Austin, TX – HEB Center Oct 6 — San Antonio, TX – Freeman Coliseum Oct 8 — Albuquerque, NM – Sandia Resort and Casino Oct 9 — Denver, CO – The Mission Ballroom Oct 11 — Salt Lake City, UT – Vivint Smart Home Arena Oct 13 — Phoenix, AZ – Arizona Federal Theatre Oct 15 — Los Angeles, CA – Microsoft Theater Oct 17 — Las Vegas, NV – Zappos Theatre at Planet Hollywood
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