Judas Priest have introduced their first performances for 2027.
The metallic giants will probably be a part of two huge festivals subsequent yr. First up is the Tons of Rock competition, going down in Oslo, Norway June 23 to 26. There, Judas Priest will probably be a part of a lineup that options such heavy hitters as Motley Crue, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Gwar and Turnstile.
Judas Priest has additionally been introduced as one of many headliners for the Tuska competition, going down July 2 to 4 in Helsinki, Finland. Different acts on the invoice embrace Lorna Shore, Youngsters of Bodom and the Satan Wears Prada.
The announcement of those 2027 competition performances comes simply days after the conclusion of Judas Priest’s 2026 European tour. The 27-date trek took Rob Halford and firm to 14 totally different nations, together with England, France, Germany, Spain and Italy.
Will Judas Priest Ever Cease Touring?
With core members Ian Hill and Halford of their mid-70s, it is truthful to surprise how for much longer Judas Priest can proceed to tour. In spite of everything, the band is thought for high-energy performances, and that – coupled with the grueling grind of journey – can definitely take its toll. Nonetheless, Halford has regularly dismissed the concept that retirement is on the horizon.
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“I am right here to do one thing that I am blessed and joyful and grateful to need to do,” the singer remarked in 2025. “This voice, it is nonetheless doing the enterprise. It is not likely going to a number of the locations I want it will. Nevertheless it’s nonetheless doing the enterprise. And, like I say, that want for me has by no means left. I have been clear and sober 36, 38 years — who’s counting? My drug is getting on that stage. That is my drug. I get my kicks, if that is the precise phrase, euphemism of what I am speaking about. I must do it, man. I must do it. It is vital to me. It is what drives me. It is what I thrive on. So, so long as I am right here and so long as I’ve obtained the voice and the bodily capacity, I ain’t stopping, man. I am not stopping.”
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