Judas Priest Announce Farewell Tour Dates with Thin Lizzy, Black Label Society

Yesterday Judas Priest sat down to a press conference at the Renaissance Hotel in Los Angeles to introduce the world to their latest addition, guitarist Richie Faulkner, and talk about their upcoming farewell tour. Starting October 12, the band will embark on a twenty-date North American tour spanning October and November with Thin Lizzy and Black Label Society in tow. After the press conference, Priest guitarist Glenn Tipton stated to Rolling Stone that this tour might very well be the last chance you’ll get to see the band live.

Check out the dates below and see the full press conference in three videos after the jump, courtesy of Metal Assault.

*Edit: The following dates are the first leg of the tour. More to follow soon. [Source]

Oct. 12 - San Antonio, TX - AT&T Center
Oct. 14 - Corpus Christi, TX - Concrete Street Ampitheater
Oct. 15 - Houston, TX - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Oct. 16 - Allen, TX - Allen Event Center
Oct. 18 - Tucson, AZ - Ava Ampitheater
Oct. 19 - San Diego, CA - Cricket Wireless Ampitheater
Oct. 21 - Phoenix, AZ - AZ State Fair
Oct. 22 - San Bernardino, CA - San Manuel Ampitheater
Oct. 23 - Las Vegas, NV - Hard Rock
Oct. 25 - Los Angeles, CA - Gibson Ampitheater
Oct. 26 - Oakland, CA - Oracle Arena
Oct. 29 - Seattle, WA - WaMu Theater
Oct. 30 - Vancouver, BC - Rogers Arena
Nov. 01 - Edmonton, AB - Shaw Conference Center
Nov. 02 - Calgary, AB - Scotiabank Saddledome
Nov. 04 - Salt Lake City, UT - Maverik Center *
Nov. 05 - Denver, CO - 1st Bank Center
Nov. 12 - Chicago, IL - The Venue At Horeshoe Casino
Nov. 13 - Detroit, MI - Joe Louis Arena
Nov. 18 - East Rutherford, NJ - Izod Center

Judas Priest Press Conference- Part 1

Judas Priest Press Conference- Part 2

Judas Priest Press Conference- Part 3