JUDAS PRIEST announces summer 2026 'Faithkeepers' European tour
28-10-2025
British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST have announced the details of their 2026 “Faithkeepers” European tour.
The trek will kick off less than a year after PRIEST teamed up with Alice Cooper for a 22-city North American co-headlining tour this fall.
PRIEST is continuing to tour in support of its 19th studio album, “Invincible Shield”, which debuted at No. 18 on the Billboard 200 album chart.
JUDAS PRIEST 2026 “Faithkeepers” tour dates:
Jul. 26 – Neu-Ulm, Germany – Wileysportpark
Jul. 28 – Warsaw, Poland – Torwar
Aug. 2 – Ostrava, Czech Republic – Ostrava Arena
Aug. 4 – Bratislava, Slovakia – Nepala Arena
Aug. 6 – Halle, Germany – Messehalle
Aug. 12 – Tilburg, The Netherlands – O13
Aug. 16 – Carhaix-Plougher, France – Motorcultur Festival
Aug. 18 – Pamplona, Spain – Navarra Arena
Aug. 20 – Valencia, Spain – Navarra Arena
Aug. 23 – Goarshausen, German – Loreley Amphitheatre
In a recent interview with Anne Erickson of Audio Ink Radio, JUDAS PRIEST bassist Ian Hill was asked about the possibility of a follow-up to “Invincible Shield”, which came out in March 2024. He said: “There’s plans to go back into the studio in the new year. So when it’ll be released, I don’t know. It’s a long process. We’re in no rush either, so it’ll be a while. But the recording is gonna happen, it looks like, next year.”
Asked if he and the other members of PRIEST have started writing new music at all on the road, Ian said: “I know Richie [Faulkner, PRIEST guitarist] has. He’s got quite a few ideas together, yeah. So we’ve got a head start there.”
As for PRIEST‘s touring plans in support of the next studio album, Hill said: “Well, that’ll happen as well. Obviously, if you have an album, you have to go out and tour with it. So, yeah, that’ll happen too.”
“Invincible Shield” entered the U.K. chart at No. 2, just behind Ariana Grande‘s “Eternal Sunshine”.
Last summer, JUDAS PRIEST released an official cover version of BLACK SABBATH‘s “War Pigs” ahead of the Ozzy Osbourne-fronted heavy metal legends’ final concert this weekend.
Watch “War Pigs” below.
JUDAS PRIEST have released their last studio album, “Invincible Shield” on March 8, 2024,
“Invincible Shield” track listing:
01. Panic Attack
02. The Serpent And The King
03. Invincible Shield
04. Devil In Disguise
05. Gates Of Hell
06. Crown Of Horns
07. As God Is My Witness
08. Trial By Fire
09. Escape From Reality
10. Sons Of Thunder
11. Giants In The Sky
Deluxe edition bonus tracks:
12. Fight Of Your Life
13. Vicious Circle
14. The Lodger
The cover artwork for the CD and vinyl versions of “Invincible Shield” can be found below.
To order “Invincible Shield”, visit shop.judaspriest.com.
Bassist Ian Hill is the sole remaining original member of PRIEST, which formed in 1969. Halford joined the group in 1973 and guitarist Glenn Tipton signed on in 1974. Rob left PRIEST in the early 1990s to form his own band, then came back to PRIEST in 2003. Original guitarist K.K. Downing parted ways with the band in 2011, and was replaced by Faulkner.
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