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Queensryche tours with Judas Priest, headlines in fall

Published June 14, 2005 04:16 PM

By Jon Zahlaway / LiveDaily Senior Writer

Currently holding down the opening slot on Judas Priest [ tickets ]'s summer tour, prog-rockers Queensryche [ tickets ] have inked a headlining run for the fall.

The group, which is on the road with Priest through mid-July, launches its own tour in mid-September. The itinerary is front-loaded with a number of Canadian stops, followed by a series of U.S. dates that, so far, stretch into mid-October.

The run will precede the release of the band's next album, "Operation: Mindcrime II," its sequel to 1988's "Operation: Mindcrime." The new set is due out this winter, according to group's website.

Singer Geoff Tate recently told Pennsylvania's Hershey Chronicle a little bit about the album.

"It's a very long record," he said. "It's very story-driven. It begins 18 years after the end of the first record, with [main character] Nikki being in prison. It's a study of revenge--what it is and what it does to someone."

Tate also told the paper that the group is road testing a couple of tracks from the forthcoming album during the current tour with Judas Priest.

Aside from the not-yet-released material, Queensryche is limiting its setlist during the Priest tour to songs 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.

[Note: The following tour dates have been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before tickets go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.]

w/ Judas Priest

June 2005
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

Queensryche

September 2005
13 - Victoria, British Columbia - Royal Theatre
14 - Vancouver, British Columbia - Vancouver PAC
16 - Kamloops, British Columbia - Sport Mart Place
17 - Prince George, British Columbia - Prince George Civic Centre
18 - Grande Prairie, Alberta - Crystal Centre
21 - Calgary, Alberta - MacEwan Hall
22 - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - Centennial Auditorium
23 - Winnipeg, Manitoba - Burton Cummings Theater
24 - St. Paul, MN - Myth
28 - Columbus, OH - PromoWest Pavilion
29 - Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium
30 - Louisville, KY - Palace Theatre

October 2005
1 - Merrillville, IN - Star Plaza Theatre
2 - Toledo, OH - Stranahan
4 - Greensburg, PA - Palace Theater
5 - Reading, PA - Sovereign PAC
6 - New Brunswick, NJ - State Theater
7 - Atlantic City, NJ - Borgata Event Center
8 - Portland, ME - State Theater
11 - Covington, KY - Madison Theatre
13 - N. Myrtle Beach, SC - House of Blues
14 - Orlando, FL - House of Blues
15 - Ft. Meyers, FL - Barbara B. Mann Hall