On March 4th, Judas Priest kicked off the first show of their 50 Heavy Metal Years North American tour at Peoria Civic Center in Peoria, IL with Queensrÿche supporting. Fan-filmed video of Queensrÿche's opening set can be viewed below.

The setlist was as follows:

"Queen Of The Reich"
"Warning"
"En Force"
"NM 156"
"Empire"
"Blood Of The Levant"
"The Whisper"
"Operation: Mindcrime"
"The Needle Lies"
"Take Hold Of The Flame"
"Screaming In Digital"
"Eyes Of A Stranger"

Remaining tour dates are as follows:

March
6 - Mission Ballroom - Denver, CO
7 - Maverik Center - Salt Lake City, UT
9 - Angel Of The Winds Arena - Everett, WA
10 - Moda Center - Portland, OR (with Sabaton, no Queensrÿche)
12 - Fox Theater - Oakland - Oakland, CA
13 - Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood - Las Vegas, NV
15 - The Shrine - Los Angeles, CA
16 - Arizona Federal Theater - Phoenix, AZ
18 - The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory - Irving, TX
20 - HEB Center - Austin, TX
21 - Freeman Coliseum - San Antonio, TX (with Sabaton, no Queensrÿche)
23 - Nashville Municipal Auditorium - Nashville, TN
25 - Ameris Bank Amphitheatre - Alpharetta, GA
27 - Charleston Civic Center Coliseum - Charleston, WV
29 - The Met - Philadelphia, PA
30 - Prudential Center - Newark, NJ
31 - MGM National Harbor - Washington, DC

April
2 - Foxwoods Casino Arena - Mashantucket, CT
4 - Paul E. Tsongas Arena - Lowell, MA
7 - Halifax Scotiabank Centre - Halifax, Nova Scotia
10 - Videotron Center - Quebec City, Quebec
11 - Place Bell - Montreal, Quebec
13 - FirstOntario Centre - Hamilton, Ontario