Judas Priest and Dream Theatre to headline High Voltage 2011

Judas Priest, and Dream Theater have been confirmed for High Voltage 2011.

Metal veterans Judas Priest will headline the main stage on the Saturday. The band have chosen High Voltage as the sole UK festival date on their 'Epitaph' farewell tour.

'The Epitaph Tour' will be the very last time that the world will see the legendary heavy metal experience on stage. Once again, and then nevermore, singer Rob Halford, guitarists Glenn Tipton and KK Downing, bassist Ian Hill and drummer Scott Travis will bombard us with all the classics that have made the name Judas Priest synonymous with heavy metal.

Progressive metal titans Dream Theater will headline the main stage on the Sunday. High Voltage 2011 will mark the first UK performance of their new line-up following the departure of drummer and founding member Mike Portnoy.

High Voltage takes place at London's Victoria Park over the weekend of Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th July 2011.

Tickets are priced at £99 for weekend tickets and £56.50 for day tickets.

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High Voltage will also feature the True Evel Exhibition dedicated to Evel Knievel, the original motorcycle daredevil. On display will be Evel's original motorcycles, jump leathers, personal memorabilia and more.

Judas Priest have also confirmed the following European dates on their 'Epitaph' farewell tour: Sweden Rock June 9, Finland Sauna Festival 11, Denmark Copenhall Festival 17, France Hellfest 19, Italy Gods Of Metal 22, Belgium Graspop 25 and Germany Wacken Festival August 5.

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