British heavy metal band Judas Priest launched their 2026 "Faithkeepers" world tour on 25 July at Germany's BOBfest, held at Mönchengladbach's SparkassenPark. The 17-song show marked the European leg of the band's continuing world tour cycle, following a 22-city North American co-headlining run with Alice Cooper the previous autumn, and comes as the group promotes its 19th studio album, "Invincible Shield".

Highlights of the setlist included "The Ripper" and "Delivering The Goods", both performed live for the first time since March 2019, alongside staples such as "Breaking The Law", "Painkiller" and "Living After Midnight". "Invincible Shield" has been a notable commercial success, reaching No. 2 in the UK (behind Ariana Grande), No. 18 on the Billboard 200, and No. 1 in Germany, Finland, Sweden and Switzerland, making it Judas Priest's fifth UK Top 10 album.