JUDAS PRIEST SET TO LAUNCH “FIREPOWER 2018” NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
One of heavy metal’s most legendary acts will be hitting the road in 2018 in support of their new studio album, Firepower. The Judas Priest: Firepower 2018 Tour will kick off on March 13th in Pennsylvania, and wrap up on May 1st in Texas. The new album (which was produced by Andy Sneap and Tom Allom) is due in early 2018 and the tour will feature the line-up of singer Rob Halford, guitarists Glenn Tipton and Richie Faulkner, bassist Ian Hill, and drummer Scott Travis.
All dates will be running a “Judas Priest Fan Presale” starting Wednesday, October 25th, 2017 at 10:00 A.M local time with the password: FIREPOWER that fans can use to purchase tickets in advance. Check the local venue for additional information.
The North American headbangers will get the opportunity to experience the mighty Priest on a nearby concert stage.
Confirmed tour dates:
March:
13 Wilkes Barre, PA Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza
15 Youngstown, OH Covelli Centre
17 Uniondale, NY NYCB Live, Home of The Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
18 Washington, DC The Anthem
20 Newark, NJ Prudential Center
22 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena
25 Ottawa, ON The Arena at TD Place
27 London, ON Budweiser Gardens
28 Oshawa, ON Tribute Communities Centre
30 Orillia, ON Casino Rama
31 Detroit, MI Detroit Masonic Temple
March:
3 Milwaukee, WI Riverside Theater
5 Green Bay, WI Resch Center
8 Bloomington, IL Grossinger Motors Arena
10 Casper, WY Casper Events Center
11 Loveland, CO Budweiser Events Center
15 Kent, WA ShoWare Center
17 Portland, OR Veterans Memorial Coliseum
19 San Francisco The Warfield
22 Los Angeles, CA Microsoft Theater
24 Phoenix, AZ Comerica Theatre
26 Tulsa, OK BOK Center
28 Dallas, TX The Bomb Factory
29 Sugarland, TX Smart Financial Centre
May:
1 San Antonio, TX Freeman Coliseum
There are few heavy metal bands that have managed to scale the heights that Judas Priest have during their 40 year career – originally formed during the early ’70s in Birmingham, England, Judas Priest is responsible for some of the genre’s most influential and landmark albums (1980’s British Steel, 1982’s Screaming for Vengeance, 1990’s Painkiller, etc.) and for decades have been one of the greatest live bands in the entire heavy metal genre including an iconic performance at Live Aid in 1985 – they also brought metal to the masses by their appearance on American Idol in 2011 – plus Judas Priest were one of the first metal bands to exclusively wear leather and studs-a look that began during this era and was eventually embraced by metal fans throughout the world! And in 2017, the band was nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Sucks that this incredible tour doesn’t even come near me.
I guess it’ll just be Dirkschneider next spring.
Sucks.
I hope I get the chance to see this show in Los Angeles. To me, the addition of Saxon on the tour makes it more special. And the band does not have any tour date planned for April 14, 2018. Works out perfectly so Judas Priest can perform at their much deserved induction (Hopefully!) into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on that date!
While sad K.K is no longer with Judas Priest, the addition of Richie Faulkner seems to have reinspired the band. But at this stage in the band’s career, I wonder how many albums/tours they have left in them?
No dates in FL? WTF? Come on, JP, bring some of that “Firepower” down here!
I could get my hopes up, the title sounds cool; Judas Priest Firepower brings to mind classic Judas Priest style heavy metal (Legs Diamond Firepower-1978, great album cover, but then they went did “You Lost That Lovin’ Feelin'” which sucked pretty much) but then you look at this crazy pic up here from Nostradamus, and it looks like someone digitally did something to KK’s face to make him look more like Richie….and I worry that the whole thing is going to be as cheap as their last few records and show…Is someone just putting big paychecks in front of these guys?
Looking at again…who is that person? is that KK’s hair and his forehead…? what’s with that expression? it looks part Richie… it’s photshopped in there apparently….Priest is the one band where I just can’t tolerate any mistakes, and whoever did that doesn’t care enough.