Guitarist K.K. Downing Quits Judas Priest
By Team JamBase Apr 21, 2011 • 8:38 am PDT
GUITARIST RICHIE FAULKNER IN PLACE OF K.K. DOWNING
Heavy metal icons Judas Priest have announced that founding guitarist K.K. Downing has retired from the band ahead of their upcoming farewell tour. Read the press release below and check out the band’s tour dates.
“It is with regret that Judas Priest announce that K.K. Downing has formally retired from the band and will therefore not be joining them on their forthcoming Epitaph tour.
The band respect his decision and naturally all wish him well.
Having thought long and hard about how to proceed, Rob, Glenn, Ian and Scott unanimously agreed that they should go ahead with the tour and not let the fans down all around the world.
Fate also stepped in and delivered the perfect replacement – 31 year old British guitar player Richie Faulkner – he has blended into the band perfectly and is a great talent who is going to help set the stage on fire!
The Epitaph tour will include songs from every Priest studio album and also tracks they have never before performed on stage plus all the old favorites!
With a new album due to be released next year the Metal Gods are preparing to tour the planet once more – heavy metal at it’s best complete with lasers, lights, bikes and hellfire!! It’s a show not to be missed!!”
JUDAS PRIEST TOUR DATES
06/07/11 Tue Tilburg 013 Tilburg, NL
06/09/11 Thu Sweden Rock Festival Solvesborg, SE
06/11/11 Sat Sauna Festival Teuva, FI
06/14/11 Tue Oslo Spektrum Oslo, NO
06/17/11 Fri Copenhell Refshaleoen, DK
06/19/11 Sun Hellfest Clisson, FRA
06/20/11 Mon Zenith Paris, FRA
06/22/11 Wed Gods of Metal Festival Milan, IT
06/23/11 Thu Sonisphere Festival Basel, SWI
06/25/11 Sat Graspop Dessel, BEL
06/27/11 Mon Zenith Munich, GER
06/28/11 Tue O2 Arena Prague, CZ
06/29/11 Wed Wiener Stadthalle Wien, AUS
07/15/11 Fri Newport Centre Newport, GB
07/16/11 Sat Manchester Apollo Manchester, GB
07/17/11 Sun The Dome Doncaster, GB
07/19/11 Tue SECC Glasgow, GB
07/20/11 Wed Metro Radio Arena Newcastle, GB
07/21/11 Thu Civic Hall Wolverhampton, GB
07/23/11 Sat High Voltage Manchester, GB
07/24/11 Sun Bournemouth International Centre Bournmouth, GB
07/29/11 Fri Coliseum A Coruna A Coruna, ES
07/31/11 Sun Bizkaia Arena Bilbao, ES
08/09/11 Tue O2 World Berlin, GER
08/25/11 Thu Wacken Festival Dorpstedt, GER
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