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For Immediate Release:
JUDAS PRIEST Announces U.S. Tour Dates For Summer 2005 to Promote
the New, Critically Acclaimed Hit Album ANGEL OF RETRIBUTION
More Dates to Follow
The legendary heavy metal band JUDAS PRIEST have announced their U.S. headline tour starting in May 2005 to promote the critically acclaimed new Epic Records album ANGEL OF RETRIBUTIONThe first date is Monday, May 30 at The Blossom Music Center in Cleveland, OH. Queensryche will be the special guest on the tour.
The definitive JUDAS PRIEST lineup – vocalist Rob Halford, lead guitarists Glenn Tipton and K.K. Downing, bass guitarist Ian Hill and drummer Scott Travis –are embarking on their first full headlining U.S. tour since the release of 1990's Painkiller. Last year, JUDAS PRIEST excited crowds nationwide on the Ozzfest tour.
ANGEL OF RETRIBUTION, which debuted at # 13 on the Billboard album chart, has earned rave reviews worldwide from both the mainstream and rock press.
Here's what the media is saying aboutANGEL OF RETRIBUTION:
" ... One of the best headbanging albums in years and one of the best Priest records of all time" (4 stars) – Playboy Magazine
" ... An album that holds up well to Priest's strongest, most sustained recordings" (3 1/2 stars) – Rolling Stone Magazine
" ... 'Classic Priest' is the only way to describe the musical reunion ... Nothing more need be said but 'All hail the Priest!'" – Billboard Magazine
" ... The Metal Gods sound revitalized ... it roars with a vengeance" (4 stars) – Sound & Vision Magazine
" ... Judas Priest seems primed to reclaim their perch as the most dominant band in heavy metal ... " – Associated Press
The band kicked off their 2005 world tour in Februaryperforming right across Europe taking inDenmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Germany, United Kingdom, Holland, Czech Republic, Austria, Italy, Spain, Portugal and then going to Japan before storming the United States.
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Current U.S. tour dates (more are forthcoming) include:
DATECITYVENUE
Monday, May 30thCleveland, OHBlossomMusicCenter
Wednesday, June 1stSt. Paul, MNXcel Energy Center
Friday, June 3rdChicago, ILTweeter Center
Saturday, June 4thDetroit, MIDTE Energy Music Theatre
Tuesday, June 7thBuffalo, NYDarien Lake Perf. Arts Center
Wednesday, June 8thManchester, NHVerizon Wireless Arena
Friday, June 10thHolmdel, NJPNC Bank Arts Center
Saturday, June 11thUncasville, CTMohegan Sun
Sunday, June 12thBoston, MATweeter Center
Tuesday, June 14thScranton, PAMontage Mountain
Wednesday, June 15thHershey, PAGiant Center
Friday, June 17th Wantaugh Tommy Hilfiger @ Jones Beach
Saturday, June 18thCamden, NJTweeterCenter
Sunday, June 19thWashington, DCNissan Pavilion
Tuesday, June 21stAtlanta, GAHi Fi Buys Amphitheater
Wednesday, June 22ndTampa, FLFord Amphitheatre
Thursday, June 23rdWest Palm Beach, FLSound Advice Amphitheatre
Saturday, June 25thSan Antonio, TXVerizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Sunday, June 26thDallas, TXSmirnoff Music Centre
Tuesday, June 28thAlbuquerque, NMJournal Pavilion
Wednesday, June 29thDenver, COCoors Amphitheater
Friday, July 1stReno, NVReno Hilton Amphitheater
Saturday, July 2ndSan Francisco, CAShoreline Amphitheater
Monday, July 4thPortland, ORClark CountyAmphitheater
Wednesday, July 6thSeattle, WAWhite River Amphitheater
Friday, July 8thLos Angeles, CAVerizon Wireless
Saturday, July 9thLas Vegas, NVMandalayBayEventsCenter
Sunday, July 10thPhoenix, AZCricket Pavilion
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