Judas Priest have pulled the plug on the rest of the U.S. leg of their 50th anniversary tour.
In a statement they say, “[Guitarist] Richie Faulkner has major medical heart condition issues which have landed him in the hospital…
“In the meantime, we are all sending love to our ‘Falcon’ to wish him a speedy recovery.
“As soon as we have any updates from his doctors on when we can reschedule the dates we will of course announce them. Tickets will be valid.”
Ironically, Faulkner is the youngest member of the band at age 41. He replaced original guitarist K.K. Downing in 2011. Priest’s other longtime guitarist, Glenn Tipton, is no longer able to do full shows due to Parkinson’s.
The next show was scheduled for Wednesday in Denver.
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