Judas Priest Tickets

About Judas Priest

Judas Priest’s early albums did not even chart and would find greater record sales later in their career as fans searched back through their history. The sales brought the totals for Rocka Rolla (1974) from 20,000 to over 200,000 and Sad Wings of Destiny from 83,000 to over 400,000. The trend would carry on throughout Judas Priest’s career as the ‘90s and 21st century would bring the sales from hundreds of thousand to millions.

The group was also noted for its ability to change with the times. Though critics have often attacked this as selling out, the practice has kept Judas Priest alive for over 30 years and sold out hundreds of shows as their audience changed. In the early ‘80s the group began to use the shorter, mainstream hooks and survived the threat of becoming a relic in the heavy metal genre. In the middle of the decade Judas Priest adapted a more flamboyant stage presence as the main stream heavy metal scene moved to glam rock.

The ‘90s found Judas Priest with the lineup of Rob Halford as the lead singer, K.K. Downing as the guitarist, Greg Tipton as the other guitarist, Ian Hill as the bassist, and Scott Travis as the drummer. The lineup moved to a speed metal sound as glam rock died out. The transition saved the band again from obscurity, as their last album in 1988 sold less than 100,000 copies for the first time since 1976. Judas Priest even played before a sold-out crowd of 100,000 tickets holders in Rio as the tour was a success at every scheduled stop.

Judas Priest may have never been popular with parents, but in the summer of 1990 a civil action suit was brought against the band claiming the group put subliminal messages in their songs that told James Vance and Ray Belknap to commit suicide in 1985. The group took a long break afterward as Halford left the group and the album featuring new lead singer Tim “Ripper” Owens in 1997 was a commercial and critical disaster, failing to rekindle the magic that once drove the band, moved albums, and sold tickets.

Judas Priest re-emerged in the 21st century with the signature voice of Halford at the helm. The group has since toured heavily while releasing a couple of studio albums that have become global hits and sold out tickets along the schedule of world stops.

The next Judas Priest tour is sure to have the same fervor as the fans range from parents to their children. The legendary metal band will travel the world as the tour has scheduled stops throughout almost every continent and sell out shows. The Ticket Specialists will have your Judas Priest tickets for each show at amazing prices. Come to the Ticket Specialists is the only stop you nee dot make, with a complete tour schedule and seating charts for those large arenas along the way.