Judas Priest canceled their April 4 date at the Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell in Lowell, MA due to "non-COVID related illness." Now guitarist Richie Faulkner has revealed in an interview with East Coast Live (via Blabbermouth) that vocalist Rob Halford is currently recovering from a cold and that the band plans on playing their April 7 in Canada.
"We're resting up. Yesterday, we had to, unfortunately, cancel the show," said Faulkner. "And the reason for that is so that we can preserve our health and get better. Rob's got a bit of a cold. So we can preserve our health, get back on track and do the rest of the shows in Canada. Yeah, that's what we're aiming to do.
"Obviously, these guys have been doing it for 50 years; I've been doing it for a few years with them. Even if you don't tour as a musician, we all get sick from time to time. It's gonna happen. When you're on the road, it's a rigorous schedule. And even pre-COVID, now post-COVID, so to speak, you're gonna catch bugs and stuff like that; it's just part of the life we lead. And obviously being a singer, if it was me or Ian or Scott or Andy, I think we could maybe just hammer through it, but obviously when your instrument's your voice, it's a bit harder to do. So he's resting up, he's resting his voice, he's on some meds, and he's gonna get through it."
Judas Priest will wrap up their tour with Queensrÿche this week, and are currently working on a new record.
4/7 – Scotiabank Centre – Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada [Tickets]
4/10 – Videotron Center – Quebec City, Quebec, Canada [Tickets]
4/11 – Place Bell – Laval, Quebec, Canada [Tickets]
4/13 – FirstOntario Centre – Hamilton, Ontario, Canada [Tickets]
