Judas Priest and Alice Cooper Plot Heavy Co-Headlining Tour
Kicking off in September in Mississippi, the trek will take the pair of hard-rock acts across the U.S. and Canada until the end of October. Corrosion of Conformity will join them on the tour and will appear on all dates except for the Sept. 18 show in Georgia. Tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. local time, with artist presale tickets available beginning Wednesday.
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The tour announcement comes shortly after news broke that former Judas Priest drummer Les Binks died. Binks played with the band for two years, appearing on the albums Stained Class and Killing Machine as well as the live record Unleashed in the East. He was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame alongside the rest of the band in 2022 and even played alongside them at the ceremony.
Judas Priest released their 19th album, Invincible Shield, last spring and toured in support of it. Cooper's most recent album is 2023's Road. This summer, he will embark on a solo headlining Too Close for Comfort Tour in support of it.
Judas Priest and Alice Cooper Tour Dates
Sept. 16 – Biloxi, MS @ Mississippi Coast ColiseumSept. 18 – Alpharetta, GA @ Ameris Bank Amphitheatre*Sept. 20 – Charlotte, NC @ PNC Music PavilionSept. 21 – Franklin, TN @ FirstBank AmphitheaterSept. 24 – Virginia Beach, VA @ Veterans United Home Loans AmphitheaterSept. 26 – Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts CenterSept. 27 – Saratoga Springs, NY @ Broadview Stage at SPACSept. 29 – Toronto, ON @ Budweiser StageOct. 1 – Burgettstown, PA @ The Pavilion at Star LakeOct. 2 – Clarkston, MI @ Pine Knob Music TheatreOct. 4 – Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music CenterOct. 5 – Tinley Park, IL @ Credit Union 1 AmphitheatreOct. 10 – Colorado Springs, CO @ Broadmoor World ArenaOct. 12 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Utah First Credit Union AmphitheatreOct. 14 – Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline AmphitheatreOct. 15 – Wheatland, CA @ Toyota AmphitheatreOct. 18 – Chula Vista, CA @ North Island Credit Union AmphitheatreOct. 19 – Los Angeles, CA @ Kia ForumOct. 22 – Phoenix, AZ @ Talking Stick Resort AmphitheatreOct. 23 – Albuquerque, NM @ Isleta AmphitheaterOct. 25 – Austin, TX @ Germania Insurance AmphitheaterOct. 26 – Houston, TX @ The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
* Without support from Corrosion of Conformity
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