Richie Faulkner confirms Judas Priest have no plans to retire anytime soon

Judas Priest guitarist Richie Faulkner was asked in a recent interview with Mike Hsu of the 100 FM The Pike radio station if there is a “timeline” for how long Priest can continue to tour and make new albums, as per Blabbermouth.

I don’t have it. I mean, I joined the band on a farewell tour, and that was 15 years ago. So if I know anything about those guys, they live for it too. We’re doing another record. We’re doing another tour this year. And I’ve seen the cycle. We do a new record and we get fired up to play live. And then you play live and you get fired up to do some more tunes in the studio. You do the album and you get fired up to go out again. And they’ve been doing that for 50 years. So I don’t see that that changing anytime soon. So, yeah, I mean, if history tells us anything, [it’s] that they’re gonna be around for a while.

Other upcoming shows:

• Saturday, July 25, 2026 – Mönchengladbach, Germany – Bobfest 2026
• Sunday, July 26, 2026 – Halle, Germany – MESSEHALLE
• Tuesday, July 28, 2026 – Warszawa, Poland – TORWAR I Hala Widowiskowa
• Friday, July 31, 2026 – Wacken, Germany – Wacken Open Air 2026
• Sunday, August 2, 2026 – Ostrava, Czechia – OSTRAVAR ARENA
• Tuesday, August 4, 2026 – Bratislava, Slovakia – NEPALA ARENA
• Thursday, August 6, 2026 – Neu-Ulm, Germany – WILEYSPORTPARK
• Sunday, August 9, 2026 – Burton Upon Trent, United Kingdom – Bloodstock Open Air 2026
• Wednesday, August 12, 2026 – Tilburg, Netherlands – O13
• Friday, August 14, 2026 – Bremen, Germany – RE-LOAD FESTIVAL
• Sunday, August 16, 2026 – Carhaix-Plouguer, France – MOTOCULTUR FESTIVAL
• Tuesday, August 18, 2026 – Salinas De Pamplona, Spain – NAVARRA ARENA
• Thursday, August 20, 2026 – València, Spain – Roig Arena
• Sunday, August 23, 2026 – Sankt Goarshausen, Germany – LORELEY AMPHITEATRE
• Monday, August 25, 2026 – Pula, Croatia – Pula Arena
• Thursday, August 28, 2026 – Belgrade, Serbia – Belgrade Arena
• Friday, August 29, 2026 – Sofia, Bulgaria – Vidas Art Arena
• Monday, September 1, 2026 – Budapest, Hungary – Budapest Arena
• Wednesday, September 3, 2026 – Pordenone, Italy – Parco S. Valentino
• Friday, September 5, 2026 – Brescia, Italy – Teatro Clerici
• Sunday, September 7, 2026 – Bari, Italy – Fiera del Levante
• Tuesday, September 9, 2026 – Rome, Italy – Cava Auditorium Parco della Musica
• Thursday, September 11, 2026 – Bern, Switzerland – Festhalle
• Friday, September 12, 2026 – Strasbourg, France – Zénith
• Sunday, September 14, 2026 – Lyon, France – LDLC Arena
• Monday, September 15, 2026 – Bordeaux, France – Arkea Arena
• Wednesday, September 17, 2026 – Paris, France – Arena Zénith
• Thursday, September 18, 2026 – Brussels, Belgium – Forest National