Judas Priest Announce Final Tour Dates

Posted on May 25th 2011 1:30PM by Carlos Ramirez Comments

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After storming the world for nearly 40 years, Judas Priest have just announced their final tour dates.

The final tour, dubbed Epitaph, will feature new guitarist Richie Faulkner. The 31-year-old Brit replaced longtime guitarist K.K. Downing last month after the latter announced his retirement. Prior to joining Judas Priest, Faulkner played in bands such as Dirty Deeds, Voodoo Six, Ace Mafia, and Lauren Harris Band.

Support on the North American leg of the Judas Priest tour will be provided by Thin Lizzy and Black Label Society.

The North American trek will kick off on Wednesday, October 12th in San Antonio, Texas.

A confirmed itinerary of performances for the first leg of Judas Priest's Epitaph tour:

October:

12 – San Antonio, TX: AT&T Center
14 – Corpus Christi, TX: Concrete Street Amphitheater
15 – Houston, TX: The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
16 – Dallas, TX: Allen Event Center
18 – Tucson, AZ: Ava Amphitheater
19 – San Diego, CA: Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
21 – Phoenix, AZ: AZ State Fair
22 – San Bernardino, CA: San Manuel Amphitheater
23 – Las Vegas, NV: Hard Rock
25 – Los Angeles, CA: Gibson Amphitheatre
26 – Oakland, CA: Oracle Arena
29 – Seattle, WA: WaMu Theater
30 – Vancouver, BC: Rogers Arena

November:

1 – Edmonton, AB: Shaw Conference Center
2 – Calgary, AB: Scotiabank Saddledome
4 – Salt Lake City, UT: Maverik Center
5 – Denver, CO: 1STBANK Center
12 – Chicago, IL: The Venue at Horseshoe Casino
13 – Detroit, MI: Joe Louis Arena
18 – East Rutherford, NJ: Izod Center

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