Judas Priest guitarist Richie Faulkner hospitalised with major heart condition
The band have postponed their US tour
Judas Priest have postponed the remainder of their autumn North American tour as guitarist Richie Faulkner has been hospitalised with a ‘major medical heart condition.’
The legendary British metal act issued a statement last night (27th September) just a day after they performed at Louder than Life festival in Louisville, Kentucky as part of their 50 Heavy Metal Years tour.
“It is with deep regret that we have to postpone the rest of our US Tour,” Judas Priest wrote.
“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.”
41-year-old Richie Faulkner has been a member of Judas Priest since 2011 when he replaced lead guitarist and original member K.K. Downing.
Richie has performed and written songs on Judas Priest’s latest two studio albums, ‘Redeemer of Souls’ (2014), and ‘Firepower’ (2018).
Judas Priest’s major North American tour was due to continue in Denver, Colorado on Wednesday night (29th September) and conclude in Hamilton, Canada on Friday 5th November.
Following their triumphant closing set at Bloodstock 2021 in August, Judas Priest are scheduled to tour the UK with Ozzy Osbourne in early 2022.
Everyone at Planet Rock wishes Richie Faulkner a full and swift recovery.
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