Judas Priest, Queensryche unveil more summer shows

Judas Priest 's first headlining tour in more than 15 years with frontman Rob Halford--which will feature support from fellow rockers Queensryche --has grown to include more than a dozen new stops.

Among the additions to the itinerary is a May 30 kick-off in Cuyahoga Falls, OH, a number of new June concerts and a batch of July dates. Details are shown below.

Judas Priest--Halford, guitarists Glenn Tipton and K.K. Downing, bassist Ian Hill and drummer Scott Travis--is touring behind its latest album, "Angel of Retribution," which surfaced in early March and debuted at No. 13 on The Billboard 200 album chart. The set is the group's first with Halford at the mic since 1990's "Painkiller."

Halford jumped ship in the early '90s, and turned his attention to a number of solo projects. Meanwhile, Priest forged ahead with Halford's replacement, Ripper Owens, who previously was the lead singer in a Judas Priest cover band; the 2001 feature film "Rock Star," starring Mark Wahlberg, was loosely based on Owens' rise to fame.

In 2003, Halford collaborated with the other band members on the group's box set, "Metalogy." The collaboration led to Halford's reinstatement, and the band announced an amicable split with Owens.

The reunited group toured the U.S. last year as part of the annual Ozzfest outing.

Seattle-based prog-rockers Queensryche released their most recent set, "Tribe," in 2003. Later this year, the group plans to issue "Operation:Mindcrime II," a follow-up to its 1988 concept album.

During its stint opening for Judas Priest, Queensryche will only be performing material from its first four albums--1984's "The Warning," 1986's "Rage for Order," 1988's "Operation:Mindcrime" and 1990's "Empire"--according to the group's publicist.

TOUR DATES
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May 2005
30 - Cuyahoga Falls, OH - Blossom Music Center

June 2005
1 - Saint Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center
3 - Tinley Park, IL - Tweeter Center
4 - Clarkston, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre
5 - Toronto, Ontario - Molson Amphitheatre
7 - Darien Center, NY - Darien Lake Six Flags P.A.C.
8 - Manchester, NH - Verizon Wireless Arena
10 - Holmdel, NJ - P.N.C. Bank Arts Center
11 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Casino
12 - Mansfield, MA - Tweeter Center
14 - Scranton, PA - Ford Pavilion @ Montage Mountain
15 - Hershey, PA - Giant Center
17 - Wantagh, NY - Jones Beach
18 - Camden, NJ - Tweeter Center at the Waterfront
19 - Bristow, VA - Nissan Pavilion
21 - Atlanta, GA - HiFi Buys Amphitheatre
22 - Tampa, FL - Ford Amphitheatre @ State Fairgrounds
23 - West Palm Beach, FL - Sound Advice Amphitheatre
25 - Selma, TX - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
26 - Dallas, TX - Smirnoff Music Centre
28 - Albuquerque, NM - Journal Pavilion
29 - Englewood, CO - Coors Amphitheatre

July 2005
1 - Reno, NV - Reno Hilton Amphitheatre
2 - Mountain View, CA - Shoreline Amphitheatre
4 - Ridgefield, WA - Amphitheater at Clark County
6 - Auburn, WA - White River Amphitheatre
8 - Irvine, CA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
9 - Las Vegas, NV - Mandalay Bay Events Center
10 - Phoenix, AZ - Cricket Pavilion

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