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Post by Admin on Feb 14, 2019 17:37:06 GMT
JUDAS PRIEST has released a statement expressing its disappointment that the band's first-ever shows in South Africa have been canceled. The British metal legends were due to play the Grand Arena in Cape Town on Wednesday, March 20 and Johannesburg Ticketpro Dome on Friday, March 22. But late Tuesday night, the group confirmed that the shows have been called off, with "logistical and technical reasons" being cited as the reason for the cancelation. The full statement reads: "Due to circumstances totally beyond our control we are extremely sorry to have to announce that because of logistical and technical reasons the South African shows have been cancelled - we are very disappointed that this has happened as we were looking forward to performing in South Africa for our fans there for the first time - we have been touring the world for nearly 50 years and have always honoured our commitments - we are all very upset about this situation.”
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Post by Admin on Mar 3, 2019 17:29:22 GMT
During a recent interview with Albany, New York's Q103 radio station, JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford spoke about how his band has broken so many barriers, be it with its music or its leather-and-studs image. "It's a wonderful subject, this whole business of breaking barriers and tearing down walls," Rob said. "There is a lot of wall language going on in America. You know what walls do? Walls divide people. Walls create a barrier of silence. And the great thing that music has always been able to do is to break through walls. Music is about communication. Music is about talking with each other through the songs that we love, through the shows that we go to.' He continued: "When our metal maniacs come together, have a few drinks or hang out in the parking lot before they see PRIEST, I know they're talking about stuff other than music — that's just a natural human thing. So this is the great thing about the power of heavy metal as a music source — to break through any kind of issues, [whether] it's hate or intolerance or prejudice on any level. Our metal maniacs have this great capacity to love each other and to help each other and to get through difficult times together. So, this is the glorious thing about the life of being a metal maniac, not only in PRIEST, but the fact that there are millions of us around the world doing great things with the music that we love." A year ago, Halford told Newsweek that he is "not a Donald Trump supporter," explaining that the U.S. president's policies have turned political divides into chasms and alienated minority groups like the LGBTQ community.
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Post by Admin on Aug 4, 2019 19:37:12 GMT
JUDAS PRIEST will perform at next year's edition of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 30, 2020 - August 1, 2020 in Wacken, Germany. The show will be part of the British heavy metal legends' 50th-anniversary tour, which is expected to launch next spring/summer. Bassist Ian Hill recently told Austin Chronicle about JUDAS PRIEST's plans to mark the half-century milestone: "Technically, the 50th anniversary is this year, but we weren't called JUDAS PRIEST until 1970, so we thought we'd leave it till next year. There's a few ideas in the pipeline, but nothing solid yet, apart from the fact that we will tour. We've got some work to do with Ozzy [Osbourne] at the beginning of next year, January-February, which is the canceled shows from this year. Ozzy got sick and wasn't able to do those shows. After that, we'll start with the 50-year celebrations and we'll be around again playing… Well, we're not sure what we'll be playing, but it'll be cool." Hill, who is the sole remaining original member of JUDAS PRIEST, was asked whether he feels like the last man standing in the band. "Em, not really, only when people mention it," he laughed. "I mean Rob [Halford, vocals], obviously, and Glenn [Tipton, guitar] still counts as well, although he's not doing a great deal of live work. He's always there, and of course Scott [Travis, drums] has been with us since 1989. And even Richie Faulker [guitar], this is his ninth year. So, it's a fluid current, if you know what I mean. So, no, I don't feel like the last man standing, or anything like that."
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