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The Epitaph World Tour was a concert tour by English heavy metal band Judas Priest. The tour was announced on 7 December 2010, and commenced in June 2011. Eight initial concerts, all at European festivals during summer 2011, were announced on 7 December, with additional dates to be announced.〔 On 15 December 2010, Judas Priest announced concerts in Czech Republic and Austria.〔(Prague and Vienna dates added to EPITAPH World Tour ), Judas Priest official website. 15 December 2010. Retrieved 19 December 2010.〕 On 20 December 2010, the band announced two concerts in Norway. On 14 January 2011, a concert in Paris was announced. and on 18 January shows in the Netherlands and Serbia were added. In late January 2011, shows in Germany, Switzerland, and Poland were added, and on 4 February shows in Romania, Bulgaria and Turkey were announced. On 6 February it was announced that Judas Priest would headline the Metal Hammer Festival, to be held at the Spodek arena in Katowice, Poland. On 11 February the band announced it would perform a show at the Foire aux Vins Festival in Colmar, France. On 15 February, four shows in Spain were added to the tour. On 28 February 2011, seven shows in the United Kingdom were announced, with support from Queensrÿche and Rival Sons. On 4 March, a show in Budapest was announced, followed on 9 March with the announcement of a show in Athens. Throughout April and May 2011, the band announced dates in Central and South America. On 24 May, it was announced at a press conference in Los Angeles that the band would perform a North American leg of the tour starting 12 October 2011 in San Antonio, Texas, consisting of twenty shows with Thin Lizzy and Black Label Society as supporting acts. On 22 June, the band announced an additional thirteen North American dates. On 2 September, six shows were announced in Japan (a seventh Japan show and a South Korea show were later announced), and a single show in Massachusetts was announced on 7 September. On 15 September, the band announced a show in Pennsylvania, as well as a change in location for another in California, from Los Angeles to Bakersfield. On 6 December, four European shows were announced, followed the next day by thirteen more. The band announced on 20 April that guitarist K. K. Downing had retired and would not play on the tour. 31-year-old Briton Richie Faulkner was announced as the replacement but the press release did not state if it is on a permanent basis.〔http://judaspriest.com/News/Doc/KK-Downing-Retirement-Announcement.pdf〕 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. ==Production== On 10 May, the band announced that preparations for the tour had begun, including rehearsals, photos, stage construction and special effects. On 6 June, guitarist Glenn Tipton announced on his website that: 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Epitaph World Tour」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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