{"id":10313,"date":"2018-12-04T12:36:35","date_gmt":"2018-12-04T12:36:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skylight.gr\/?p=10313"},"modified":"2018-12-04T12:36:35","modified_gmt":"2018-12-04T12:36:35","slug":"judas-priest-announce-spring-summer-2019-north-american-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/2018\/12\/04\/judas-priest-announce-spring-summer-2019-north-american-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"JUDAS PRIEST announce Spring\/Summer 2019 North American Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With Judas Priest\u2019s latest studio album,\u00a0Firepower,\u00a0confirmed as one of the most successful of the band\u2019s entire career &#8211; landing in the &#8220;top 5&#8221; of 17 countries (including their highest chart placement ever in the U.S., at #5) &#8211; demand to see the legendary metal band in concert is higher than ever.<\/p>\n<p>And North American headbangers will get their chance to experience the legendary band on a nearby concert stage this coming spring\/summer, when Priest will tour throughout the continent &#8211; with the classic metal band Uriah Heep as support.<\/p>\n<p>Kicking off on May 3rd\u00a0at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel &amp; Casino in Hollywood, Florida and wrapping up on June 29th\u00a0at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, fans will get an opportunity to catch Priest at the height of their concert powers on any one of the tour\u2019s 32 dates.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMetal maniacs &#8211; Judas Priest is roaring back to the USA for one more blast of\u00a0Firepower! Firepower 2019\u00a0charges forth with new first time performances born out of\u00a0Firepower,\u00a0as well as fresh classic cuts across the decades from the Priest world metalsphere. Our visual stage set and light show will be scorching a unique, hot, fresh vibe &#8211; mixing in headline festivals, as well as the in-your-face venue close ups. We can\u2019t wait to reunite and reignite our maniacs&#8230;THE PRIEST IS BACK!\u201d -Judas Priest<\/p>\n<p>There are few heavy metal bands that have managed to scale the heights that Judas Priest have during their nearly 50-year career &#8211; responsible for issuing such all-time classic albums as\u00a0British Steel, Screaming for Vengeance,\u00a0and\u00a0Painkiller,\u00a0as well as the anthems \u201cBreaking the Law,\u201d \u201cLiving After Midnight,\u201d and \u201cYou\u2019ve Got Another Thing Coming.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And Priest\u2019s presence and influence remains strong, as evidenced by the chart performance of &#8216;Firepower&#8217; and its glowing reviews, a Grammy Award win for &#8216;Best Metal Performance&#8217;, plus being a VH1 Rock Honors recipient and a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nomination.<\/p>\n<p>Also, Priest can be credited as being one of the first metal bands to pioneer wearing leather and studs \u2013 a look that would eventually be embraced by metalheads throughout the world.<\/p>\n<p>Undoubtedly, Judas Priest\u2019s upcoming North American tour will only add to their ever-growing status of heavy metal legends.<\/p>\n<p>JUDAS PRIEST TOUR DATES:<\/p>\n<p>DATE \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0CITY \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 VENUE<br \/>\n05\/03\/19\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Hollywood, FL \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Seminole Hard Rock Hotel &amp; Casino<br \/>\n05\/06\/19\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Nashville, TN \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Nashville Municipal Auditorium<br \/>\n05\/08\/19\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Atlanta, GA \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 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