JUDAS PRIEST also confirmed that guitarist Glenn Tipton, who stopped touring in 2018 following a Parkinson's disease diagnosis, will still occasionally perform with the band, as he has done for the past several years.

 

This is the first time since 1974, before they recorded debut album Rocka Rolla, that JUDAS PRIEST have performed with only one guitarist. 

 

Judas Priest were originally scheduled to launch their 50th-anniversary tour in the fall of 2020, but the shows were postponed due to the ongoing pandemic. The band was forced to reconfigure its road plans again this past September when guitarist Richie Faulkner had to have emergency surgery for a cardiac condition. North American tour dates are now slated to resume on March 4. The band is also expected to participate in a rescheduled tour with Ozzy Osbourne in 2023.