An Open Letter: The Time Has Come — Metallica and Judas Priest Announce Epic Final Joint Tour – Dates and Cities Revealed….
The hour has come. After decades of shaping the very core of heavy music, Metallica and Judas Priest have announced an earth‑shaking final joint world tour—an epic farewell that will unite us one last time under the banner of pure metal glory.
Metallica’s “Final World Tour” is set to begin in September 2025 in Prague, then blaze across Europe, North America, Asia, and Australia, culminating in multiple mega‑shows—including London, Tokyo, Los Angeles, and Sydney—before drawing its curtain .
Meanwhile, Judas Priest’s “Metal Masters: The Final Crusade” kicks off in September 2025 in Birmingham, with dates spanning across Europe to Toronto, New York, São Paulo, Tokyo, concluding in Auckland, New Zealand by January 18, 2026
This isn’t just a tour—it’s a celebration of legacies. Expect no-holds‑barred setlists packed with anthems like Enter Sandman, Painkiller, Breaking the Law, and Master of Puppets. Both bands promise state-of‑the‑art production, pyrotechnics, and stagecraft designed to do justice to their storied histories.
This is our chance—once and for all—to bear witness to the titans of metal sharing stages worldwide. Let us raise our horns, stand united, and rock harder than ever—because these final crusades are for us, the fans.
