The Metal Gods will be joined by the master of shock rock when they play at the O2 Arena in July
Judas Priest add UK dates to 2025 Shield Of Pain European tour, including biggest-ever London show with Alice Cooper
Judas Priest have added two UK dates to their summer 2025 European tour.
The Grammy-nominated Metal Gods will play their biggest-ever show in the UK capital on July 25 at the 20,000-capacity O2 Arena. As if that weren’t massive enough, the bill also features shock rock pioneer Alice Cooper.
The Birmingham metal legends have also announced a date at the Scarborough Open Air Theatre for July 23, where support will come from Phil Campbell And The Bastard Sons.Presale tickets for both concerts will be available from December 12 at 10am local time via Live Nation, with general sale starting the day after at 10am.\
The band announced most of the mainland European dates of their Shield Of Pain run last month, and revealed they’ll not only honour material from their new album Invincible Shield, but also celebrate the 35th anniversary of classic record Painkiller. On social media, they promised a “rare” and “unique” set featuring “beloved classics” from their 1990 album. They were also added to the bill for Hellfest in Clisson, France, yesterday (December 9).
See all announced Shield Of Pain dates below.
When Judas Priest released Invincible Shield back in the spring, it received rave reviews. Metal Hammer’s Rich Hobson said it “may well be the most defiantly, unrelentingly triumphant record of their career” and awarded it a near-perfect 4.5 stars. It was also the highest-charting album of their career in the UK, reaching number two.
In September, singer Rob Halford said that Invincible Shield will not be Judas Priest’s final album. “I think that it’s inevitable there will be something else. When it will happen, I have no idea,” he told Audio Ink Radio.
The vocalist added: “This band thrives on the metal that we make, the time that we spend with each other, ’cause there's a lot of love in this band for each other.”
Judas Priest are currently in contention for the 2025 Grammy Award For Best Metal Performance. The other nominees for the prize are Metallica, Gojira, Knocked Loose x Poppy and Spiritbox. The winner will be announced at the Los Angeles ceremony on February 2.
Judas Priest 2025 European tour dates:
Jun 14: Oslo Tjuvholmen Arena, Norway
Jun 17: Stuttgart Schleyerhalle, Germany
Jun 18: Hessentag Festival, Frankfurt, Germany
Jun 21: Clisson Hellfest, France
Jun 25: Viveiro Resurrection Fest, Spain
Jun 27: Lisbon Evil Live Fest, Portugal
Jun 29: Barcelona Rock Fest, Spain
Jul 01: Ferrara Summer Festival, Italy
Jul 03: Zurich Hallenstadion, Switzerland
Jul 05: Hannover Niedersachsenstadion, Germany (supporting Scorpions)
Jul 07: Lodz Atlas Arena, Poland
Jul 10: Rattvik Dalhalla, Sweden
Jul 13: Munich Olympiahalle, Germany
Jul 15: Carcassonne Festival De Carcassone, France
Jul 17: Sion Sous Les Etoiles, Switzerland
Jul 19: Luxembourg Rockhal, Luxembourg
Jul 20: Oberhausen Rudolf-Weber-Arena, Germany
Jul 23: Scarborough Open Air Theatre, UK
Jul 25: London O2 Arena, UK
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