U.S./Irish hard rock band @BlackStarRiders have announced they will be joining metal legends Judas Priest and Saxon for a spring North American tour, “Firepower 2018.” The tour will kick off on March 13th in Wilkes Barre, PA and will wrap on May 1st in San Antonio, TX. Black Star Riders is made up of Warwick (Thin Lizzy), guitarist Scott Gorham (Thin Lizzy), guitarist Damon Johnson (Brother Cane, Alice Cooper, Thin Lizzy), bassist Robert Crane (Ratt) and drummer Chad Szeliga (Breaking Benjamin, Black Label Society). The band is currently on tour in support of their 3rd studio album, Heavy Fire, which was released earlier this year with Nuclear Blast Entertainment. Black Star Riders Tour Dates (w/Judas Priest & Saxon): Mar 13 - Wilkes Barre, PA - Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza Mar 15 - Youngstown, OH - Covelli Centre Mar 17 - Long Island, NY - Nassau Coliseum Mar 18 - Washington, DC - The Anthem Mar 20 - Newark, NJ - Prudential Center Mar 22 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Arena Mar 25 - Ottawa, ON - The Arena at TD Place Mar 27 - London, ON - Budweiser Gardens Mar 28 - Oshawa, ON - Tribute Communities Centre Mar 31 - Detroit, MI - Detroit Masonic Temple Apr 3 - Milwaukee, WI - Riverside Theater Apr 5 - Green Bay, WI - Resch Center Apr 8 - Bloomington, IL - Grossinger Motors Arena Apr 10 - Casper, WY - Casper Events Center Apr 11 - Loveland, CO - Budweiser Event Center Apr 15 - Kent, WA - ShoWare Center Apr 17 - Portland, OR - Veterans Memorial Coliseum Apr 19 - San Francisco, CA - The Warfield Apr 22 - Los Angeles, CA - Microsoft Theater Apr 24 - Phoenix, AZ - Comerica Theatre Apr 26 - Tulsa, OK - BOK Center Apr 28 - Dallas, TX - The Bomb Factory Apr 29 - Sugar Land, TX - Smart Financial Centre May 1 - San Antonio, TX - Freeman Coliseum #BlackStarRiders #HeavyFire @warwickricky #RickyWarwick #ScottGorham #DamonJohnson #RobbieCrane #ChadSzeliga #HardRock #Rock #RockNRoll #RockAndRoll #NuclearBlast #judaspriest #saxon
