JUDAS PRIEST Announces ‘Metal Masters 2024’ European Tour

English rockers JUDAS PRIEST have announced a series of European dates for 2024 alongside SAXON and URIAH HEEP. The 16-date trek will kick-off at OVO Hydro in Glasgow, England on March 11, 2024 and will end at Zenith in Paris, France on April 8, 2024.

JUDAS PRIEST European touring had been postponed four times since 2019, as Ozzy Osbourne had been battling health issues all four times affecting all four tours with JUDAS PRIEST.

The band posted on social media: JUDAS PRIEST are excited to announce our first 2024 shows in the U.K. and Ireland – we are thrilled to start this world tour in the renowned traditional homes of heavy metal and can’t wait to see our amazing family of Priest maniacs!

In 2019 Halford stated: “We love Ozzy to death. Oh my God! When you say ‘Ozzy,’ your head is full of this remarkable man’s career and all the wonderful things he’s done for rock and roll, for metal. He’s touched so many millions of people’s lives, and we’re really, really happy that he’s recovering.

“Life is life. And you do what you can to deal with the adversity that puts itself in your path. We’re going through that with Glenn. Let me just rephrase that — Glenn’s going through that himself with his great battle against Parkinson’s [disease] that he’s dealing with. And he’s a wonderful example — a really, really strong, powerful example — of somebody that’s fighting back and pushing back and still living an active life with this challenge.

“Glenn comes out and joins us when he can. He’s still an active, full member of JUDAS PRIEST. If he’s not able to make [any of the shows], he’s with us in spirit, in the songs that he’s written, and he’s up on the big screen.

“So, yeah, it is what it is. We’re all getting on. But we’re absolutely determined to keep going and live our lives in metal and share it with our fans.”

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‘2024 Metal Masters’ tour dates:

March 11 – Glasgow, UK – OVO Hydro

March 13 – Leeds, UK – First Direct Arena

March 15 – Dublin, Ireland – 3 Arena

March 17 – Bournemouth, UK – International Centre

March 19 – Birmingham, UK – Resorts World Arena

March 21 – London, UK – OVO Arena Wembley

March 24 – Festhalle, Frankfurt, Germany

March 25 – Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany

March 27 – Westfallenhalle, Dortmund, Germany

March 29 – 02 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic

March 30 – Tauron Arena, Krakow, Poland

April 1- Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria

April 3- St Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland

April 5- Halle Tony-Garnier, Lyon, France

April 6- Mediolanum Forum, Milan, Italy

April 8- Zenith, Paris, France