Judas Priest Reschedules 2022 Tour With Queensryche

Judas Priest has rescheduled its 2021 “50 Heavy Metal Years” North American tour dates for next spring. Loudwire posted the band will be supported by Queensryche on the 17-city trek, with the run kicking off on March 7th in West Valley City, Utah at Maverik Center before wrapping on April 11th in Laval, Quebec at Place Bell.

According to Blabbermouth, Queensryche reportedly backed out of opening for the Scorpions during their upcoming Las Vegas run in order to hit the road with Priest. Skid Row will now serve as the Scorpions openers.

Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford has always called himself a private person, telling us a while back that he becomes a different person — the “Metal God” — when he hits the stage: “Something happens — I don't know what it is. It's kind of intangible. It's probably best left unanalyzed, because it might be (laughs) too scary to find out what the hell's going on. I know that something takes over — that's just the full extent of the passion that I have for my music, and the fact that to some extent, it's always been my therapy.”

RESCHEDULED: Judas Priest / Queensryche 2022 North American tour dates (subject to change):

March 7 – West Valley City, UT – Maverik Center
March 9 – Everett, WA – Angel Of The Winds Arena
March 10 – Portland, OR – Moda Center
March 12 – Oakland, CA – Fox Theater
March 13 – Las Vegas, NV – Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood
March 18 – Irving, TX – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
March 20 – Cedar Park, TX – H-E-B Center at Cedar Park
March 21 – San Antonio, TX – Freeman Coliseum
March 23 – Nashville, TN – Nashville Municipal Auditorium
March 25 – Alpharetta, GA – Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
March 27 – Charleston, WV – Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center
March 29 – Philadelphia, PA – The Met Philadelphia
March 30 – Newark, NJ – Prudential Center
March 31 – National Harbor, MD – The Theater at MGM National Harbor
April 4 – Lowell, MA – Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell
April 7 – Halifax, NS – Scotiabank Centre
April 11 – Laval, QC – Place Bell