Heavy Metal icons Judas Priest will be celebrating their 50th anniversary this year with a world tour coming to the U.S. in the fall. The "50 Heavy Metal Years Tour" comes hot on the heels of the highest charting album of Priest's career, "Firepower", which peaked at #5 on the Billboard 200 album chart.
From the band’s official statement: "Judas Priest are primed and ready to deliver the goods with our '50 Heavy Metal Years' anniversary celebration stage show spectacular. 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."
Judas Priest formed in 1969 and the band had struggled finding major commercial success until 1980, with the success of their breakthrough album British Steel. Since then, the band has sold over 50 million albums and they are frequently ranked as one of the greatest metal bands of all time.
The 50 Heavy Metal Years tour kicks off in Maryland on September 9th, and will hit the Covelli Center in Youngstown on September 24.
Sabaton will join Priest as support.
Judas Priest - 50 Heavy Metal Years Tour dates.
Sep. 09 - Oxon Hill, MD @ MGM National Harbor
Sep. 11 - Uniondale, NY @ Nassau Coliseum
Sep. 12 - Ledyard, CT @ Foxwoods Casino Arena
Sep. 14 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Mann Center
Sep. 15 - Newark, NJ @ Prudential Center
Sep. 17 - Charlotte, NC @ PNC Music Pavilion
Sep. 18 - Orlando, FL @ Central Florida Fair - Rebel Rock Fest
Sep. 21 - Grand Rapids, MI @ Van Andel Arena
Sep. 23 - Detroit, MI @ Fox Theatre
Sep. 24 - Youngstown, OH @ Covelli Centre
Sep. 26 - Chicago, IL @ Rosemont Theatre
Sep. 27 - Minneapolis, MN @ The Armory
Sep. 29 - Milwaukee, WI @ Miller High Life Theatre
Sep. 30 - St. Louis, MO @ Saint Louis Music Park
Oct. 02 - Oklahoma City, OK @ The Zoo Amphitheatre
Oct. 03 - Dallas, TX @ Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
Oct. 05 - Austin, TX @ HEB Center
Oct. 06 - San Antonio, TX @Freeman Coliseum
Oct. 08 - Albuquerque, NM @ Resort and Casino
Oct. 09 - 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