Judas Priest and Alice Cooper announce 2025 North American co-headline tour
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Judas Priest and Alice Cooper have announced a North American co-headline tour for 2025. Find all the details below.
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The two acts are due to embark on a 22-date trek in the US and Canada this autumn. Cooper will have an as-yet-unnamed all-new show for the forthcoming run.
Kicking off in Biloxi on September 16, the joint tour will also include stops in Charlotte, Virginia Beach, Toronto, Cincinnati, Los Angeles, Austin and other cities throughout that month and October.
Corrosion Of Conformity are scheduled to appear as the support act at select concerts.
Tickets go on general sale at 10am local time this Friday (April 18) – you’ll be able to buy yours here. An artist pre-sale is set to go live at the same time today (Wednesday April 16), with further pre-sales running throughout the week.
Judas Priest and Alice Cooper’s 2025 North American co-headline tour dates are:
SEPTEMBER
16 – Biloxi, MS – Mississippi Coast Coliseum
18 – Alpharetta, GA – Ameris Bank Amphitheatre*
20 – Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavilion
21 – Franklin, TN – FirstBank Amphitheater
24 – Virginia Beach, VA – Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater
26 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center
27 – Saratoga Springs, NY – Broadview Stage at SPAC
29 – Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage
OCTOBER
01 – Burgettstown, PA – The Pavilion at Star Lake
02 – Clarkston, MI – Pine Knob Music Theatre
04 – Cincinnati, OH – Riverbend Music Center
05 – Tinley Park, IL – Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre
10 – Colorado Springs, CO – Broadmoor World Arena
12 – Salt Lake City, UT – Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre
14 – Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre
15 – Wheatland, CA – Toyota Amphitheatre
18 – Chula Vista, CA – North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
19 – Los Angeles, CA – Kia Forum
22 – Phoenix, AZ – Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre
23 – Albuquerque, NM – Isleta Amphitheater
25 – Austin, TX – Germania Insurance Amphitheater
26 – Houston, TX – The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
*Without support from Corrosion Of Conformity
Judas Priest released their 19th and most recent studio album, ‘Invincible Shield’, in March 2024. They headed out on a North American headline tour last autumn, and will play a run of UK and European dates this summer – including a London co-headline gig with Alice Cooper.
Cooper, whose latest record ‘Road’ arrived in 2023, will wrap up his ‘Too Close For Comfort’ tour this summer. He’ll perform in Cardiff, Edinburgh and London this July, following performances in North America and Europe.
In other news, former Judas Priest drummer Les Binks has died at the age of 73.
“We are deeply saddened about the passing of Les and send our love to his family, friends and fans,” the band wrote. “The acclaimed drumming he provided was first class – demonstrating his unique techniques, flair, style and precision. Thank you Les – your acclaim will live on…”
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