Epitaph World Tour

Epitaph World Tour
Tour by Judas Priest
Promotional poster for the tour
Location
  • Asia
  • Europe
  • North America
  • South America
Start date7 June 2011
End date26 May 2012
No. of shows
  • 120
  • 63 in Europe
  • 40 in North America
  • 9 in Asia
  • 8 in South America
Judas Priest concert chronology

The Epitaph World Tour was a concert tour by English heavy metal band Judas Priest, at the time intended to be the band's farewell tour.[1] The tour commenced in June 2011 and concluded in May 2012. The tour was named after the 6th track from their Sad Wings of Destiny album.

Guitarist K. K. Downing abruptly left the band shortly before the start of the tour. He was replaced by then 31-year-old Briton, Richie Faulkner. The last date of the tour was held in an unusually small venue, London's Hammersmith Apollo. This return to Judas Priest's homeland was filmed for a live DVD.[2]

Epitaph would ultimately turn out not to be the band's final tour, as they embarked on the Redeemer of Souls Tour two years later.

  1. ^ "JUDAS PRIEST Announces Farewell 'Epitaph' Tour – Dec. 7, 2010". Blabbermouth.net. 7 December 2010. Archived from the original on 11 December 2010. Retrieved 8 December 2010.
  2. ^ Warrell, Richard (25 May 2012). "Judas Priest – Hammersmith Apollo, London (26/05/2012)". Born Music Online. Retrieved 10 August 2012.[permanent dead link‍]