JUDAS PRIEST has kicked off its 2026 'Faithkeepers' world tour with a headline performance at Germany's BOBfest on July 25, marking the official launch of the global tour.

The band delivered a 17-song set at Monchengladbach's SparkassenPark, featuring two 1970s classics — 'The Ripper' and 'Delivering The Goods' — which had not been performed live since 2019.

The concert footage from the July 28 show in Warsaw, Poland, is now available on the Andre.D.Keaton YouTube channel.

The 'Faithkeepers' European tour follows the band's 2024 North American co-headlining tour with Alice Cooper, which spanned 22 cities.

The tour is in support of JUDAS PRIEST's 19th studio album, 'Invincible Shield,' which debuted at No.

18 on the Billboard 200 and reached No.

2 on the U.K.

chart, just behind Ariana Grande's 'Eternal Sunshine.' The album's highest U.K.

achievement to date is 'British Steel' (1980), which peaked at No.

4, with 'Firepower' (2018) entering the chart at No.

'Invincible Shield' is JUDAS PRIEST's fifth Top 10 album, following 'British Steel,' 'Firepower,' 'Redeemer Of Souls' (No.

6), and the 1979 live album 'Unleashed In The East' (No.

10).

The record achieved No.

1 in Germany, Finland, Sweden, and Switzerland, No.

5 in France, No.

8 in Italy, and No.

16 in Australia.

During the 2025 'Shield Of Pain' European tour, the band performed seven tracks from its 1990 album 'Painkiller,' celebrating its 35th anniversary.

The setlist included 'All Guns Blazing,' 'Hell Patrol,' 'A Touch Of Evil,' 'Night Crawler,' 'One Shot At Glory,' and 'Between The Hammer And The Anvil,' in addition to the 'Painkiller' title track.

When the 2025 tour was first announced in the fall of 2024, JUDAS PRIEST described it as a 'rare' and 'unique set' that would include 'beloved classics' and 'defend the metal faith in a truly memorable experience throughout Europe.'"