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Judas Priest Postpone Tour, Richie Faulkner Hospitalized

Judas Priest has postponed their remaining dates on their U.S. tour following the hospitalization of guitarist Richie Faulkner. The band released a statement that reads as follows: “It is with…

Guitarist Richie Faulkner (L) and singer Rob Halford of Judas Priest
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Judas Priest has postponed their remaining dates on their U.S. tour following the hospitalization of guitarist Richie Faulkner.

The band released a statement that reads as follows:

"It is with deep regret that we have to postpone the rest of our US Tour – Richie has major medical heart condition issues which have landed him in hospital where he is being treated – 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."

We send our thoughts to Faulkner as he recovers and can't wait to see him back on stage in the near future.

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Erica Banas is a news blogger who's been covering the rock/classic rock world since 2014. The coolest event she's ever covered in person was the 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. (Sir Paul McCartney inducting Foo Fighters? C'mon now!) She's also well-versed in etiquette and extraordinarily nice. #TransRightsAreHumanRights