Judas Priest have announced rescheduled date for their 50th anniversary European tour.
Originally planned for this summer, the 50 Heavy Metal Years trek has been postponed until 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
“As you may already know, many of the European festivals are being postponed due to COVID-19,” said Judas Priest recently. “We will post a more detailed statement regarding touring when we have all the facts and information you need. Our fans health and safety will always come first.”
“We've been working on production for over a year,” explains Rob Halford, “putting together this incredible show for our Priest family and for anybody that wants to come and check out the Priest on our 50th anniversary… Priest has been working hard, as I say, for quite a while now, putting together a really, really spectacular 50th-anniversary show that we hope will give some kind of justice – if justice is the right word – to the legacy of Priest as we hurtle on."
Despite placing 5th in the fan vote, Judas Priest failed to garner enough music industry support to be inducted into the 2020 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame; eligible for entry since 1999, the metal icons received their first nomination in 2018.
Judas Priest
50 Heavy Metal Years
European tour 2021
May 28 Helsinki, Finland @ Helsinki Ice Hall
May 20 Tallinn, Estonia @ Tallinn Song Festival Grounds
Jun 02 Gdansk, Poland @ Mystic Festival
Jun 04 Kyiv, Ukraine @ Palace Of Sports
Jun 07 Moscow, Russie @ Megasport
Jun 09 Sankt-Peterburg, Russia @ Yubileynyy
Jun 12 Rattvik, Sweden @ Dalhalla
Jun 13 Linkoping, Sweden @ Saab Arena
Jun 16 Stavangaer, Norway @ DNB
Jun 18 Copenhagen, Denmark @ Copenhell
Jun 23 Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg @ Rockhal
Jun 24 Stuttgart, Germany @ Schleyerhalle
Jun 26 Villafranca di Verona, Italy @ Rock The Castle
Jun 27 Oberhausen, Germany @ Konig-Pilsener-Arena
Jun 28 Munich, Germany @ Zenith
Jul 06 Zurich, Switzerland @ Hallenstadion
Jul 07 Frankfurth Am Main, Germany @ Jahrhunderthalle
Jul 09 Halle, Germany @ Peissnitzinsel
Jul 10 Vizovice, Czech Republic @ Masters Of Rock Festival
Jul 12 Bratislava, Slovakia @ National Tennis Center
Jul 16 Palaio Faliora, Greece @ Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex
Jul 18 Mogilovo, Bulgaria @ Midalidare Rock
Jul 20 Bucharest, Romania @ The Roman Arenas
Jul 27 Tilburg, Netherlands @ Poppodium 013
Aug 11 Burton Upon Trent, UK @ Bloodstock Open Air
** all dates rescheduled from 2020
See also:
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