Judas Priest needs money so this is their first final farewell tour. They are hanging up their leather "seriously we mean it" after the 2011 World Tour. This is not something merely designed to sell tickets in a down global economy. NO! This is Judas Priest's final tour ever, they mean it.

If you have seen Judas Priest, this is your last time to see them before they quit forever or 6-10 years, whatever comes first. If you haven't seen Judas Priest, this is no better time since they are done after this next year for about a decade.

Their new tour will be called Epitaph or as I will call it Judas Priest: Alive 35. Here are the early European tour dates.

Jun. 09 - Sweden Rock Festival, Sölvesborg, Sweden
Jun. 11 - Sauna Open Air, Tampere, Finland
Jun. 17 - Copenhell, Copenhagen, Denmark
Jun. 19 - Hellfest, Clisson, France
Jun. 22 - Gods of Metal, Milan, Italy
Jun. 25 - Graspop Metal Meeting, Dessel, Belgium
Jul. 23 - High Voltage, London, UK
Aug. 05 - Wacken Open Air, Wacken, Germany

Remember, you will never get to see the iconic British metal band after this performance, just like you would never see Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, Van Halen, KISS, The Rolling Stones, et. al.