Judas Priest's long goodbye
This is big news, so you may have seen it already. But if not, the press release in its entirety follows below.
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JUDAS PRIEST ANNOUNCE FAREWELL TOUR !!
After storming the world for nearly 40 years and taking their very special brand of heavy metal to all four corners of the planet, JUDAS PRIEST – one of the most influential heavy metal bands of all time, have announced this will be their final world tour!!
However, the mighty PRIEST will certainly be going out strong as they rock the planet starting in 2011 on the massive EPITAPH tour – hitting all the major cities throughout the world, they will be playing the songs that helped make the name JUDAS PRIEST synonymous with heavy metal!
With all guns blazing and amps cranked to eleven, the band will be giving all their fans one last chance to witness the ultimate metal experience that is JUDAS PRIEST! JUDAS PRIEST will be starting their world tour in Europe – we have just confirmed the following festivals for 2011 –
09 June – Sweden Rock Festival, Sweden
11 June – Sauna Festival, Finland
17 June – Copenhell Festival, Copenhagen, Denmark
19 June – Hellfest, Nantes, France
22 June – Gods of Metal Festival, Milan, Italy
25 June – Graspop Festival, Belgium
23 July – High Voltage Festival, London, UK
05 August – Wacken Festival, GermanyStay tuned as we announce more dates – information will be forthcoming soon – so start getting prepared to rock one final time with the incomparable JUDAS PRIEST!!
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Priest is one of my favorite bands, and I’ve never seen them live. (I should have seen them with Slayer at Ozzfest in ’04 [kicks self].) This will be my last chance! Look for lots of Priest-related content on this site next year.
The rock/metal pages are turning. The Scorps called it quits, Dio left us, Maiden’s last album was called The Final Frontier, and now this announcement. But a new singer gave Accept a surprise renaissance, so maybe they have some life in them yet. And thanks to his wife’s efforts, Ozzy, ironically, might outlast them all.
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