{"id":324306,"date":"2025-12-01T15:51:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T15:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/324306\/"},"modified":"2025-12-01T15:51:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T15:51:09","slug":"judas-priest-announces-2026-faithkeepers-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/324306\/","title":{"rendered":"Judas Priest Announces 2026 ‘Faithkeepers’ Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"

Judas Priest<\/a> have announced their first tour dates of 2026.<\/p>\n

The Faithkeepers tour will see the tireless heavy metal legends perform in ten European cities in July and August. You can see the complete schedule below.<\/p>\n

The new tour name brings to mind the title of the band’s classic 1984 album Defenders of the Faith<\/a>, home to popular tracks such as “Freewheel Burning,” “Some Heads Are Gonna Roll” and “Love Bites.”<\/p>\n

Read More: The Best Song on Every Judas Priest Album<\/a><\/p>\n

On Oct. 26 Judas Priest concluded their 45-date Shield of Pain tour in Woodlands, Texas. The tour, which kicked off in Finland in June<\/a>, found the band celebrating the 35th anniversary of their 1990 album Painkiller<\/a> by including over a half-dozen of its tracks in their set list.<\/p>\n

The group’s most recent album was 2024’s Invincible Shield<\/a>. Earlier this year bassist Ian Hill confirmed that the group was planning to enter the studio in 2026 to record what would be their 20th record.<\/p>\n

How Judas Priest and Ozzy Osbourne Wound Up Singing ‘War Pigs’ Together<\/p>\n

The group recently collaborated with the late\u00a0Ozzy Osbourne<\/a> on a cover of the Black Sabbath<\/a> classic “War Pigs.”<\/p>\n

Judas Priest originally recorded the song by themselves, as a way to contribute to Osbourne’s Back to the Beginning farewell concert even though they were previously committed to performing at the Scorpions’ 60th anniversary concert.<\/p>\n

When Osbourne’s wife and manager Sharon heard the results, she suggested the collaboration.\u00a0“So you get Ozzy singing a line and then I’m singing a line and Ozzy’s singing a line and I’m singing a line,” singer Rob Halford told Full Metal Jackie<\/a>. “It’s the first ever time in my entire life that I’ve been able to do a duet with Ozzy and I’m so eternally grateful and blessed that I was able to do that… it’s just going to a really special place.”<\/p>\n

Judas Priest 2026 Faithkeepers 2026 Tour Dates<\/p>\n

July 26: Neu-Ulm, Germany – Wileysportpark
July 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<\/p>\n

Judas Priest Albums Ranked<\/p>\n

They don’t call ’em Metal Gods for nothing.<\/p>\n

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