Fan-shot footage has surfaced from Judas Priest‘s September 11 show at the Festhalle in Bern, Switzerland, one of the closing dates of the “Faithkeepers” European tour.
The 17-song set, via Setlist.fm:
- “You’ve Got Another Thing Comin'”
- “Metal Gods”
- “Breaking The Law”
- “The Ripper”
- “The Sentinel”
- “Desert Plains”
- “Lightning Strike”
- “Turbo Lover”
- “Steeler”
- “Delivering The Goods”
- “Panic Attack”
- “Victim Of Changes”
- “No Surrender”
- “Painkiller”
Encore:
- “The Hellion” / “Electric Eye”
- “Hell Bent For Leather”
- “Living After Midnight”
Judas Priest are still billed as touring Invincible Shield, their nineteenth studio album. The Bern set contains one song from it, “Panic Attack“, the lead single.
British Steel supplied four: “Metal Gods“, “Breaking The Law“, “Steeler” and “Living After Midnight“. Firepower, now eight years old, supplied two in “Lightning Strike” and “No Surrender“, twice as many as the record they are promoting.
Sad Wings Of Destiny, Killing Machine and Screaming For Vengeance each account for two more, with single entries from Point Of Entry, Defenders Of The Faith, Turbo and Painkiller.
That last one is a change from twelve months ago. The European leg of last year’s “Shield Of Pain” tour carried seven songs from Painkiller to mark the album’s 35th anniversary. This year only the title track survives.
“The Ripper” and “Delivering The Goods” have both held their places since the tour opened. The band brought the two 1970s songs back at the first show after a seven-year absence, and neither has been dropped since.
The run began on July 25 at BOBfest at SparkassenPark in Mönchengladbach, Germany, and has worked through Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, the UK, the Netherlands, France, Spain, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Hungary and Italy before reaching Switzerland. It finishes later this month, with Nevermore supporting on the final dates, including London’s Eventim Apollo on September 21.
The touring lineup is Rob Halford, founding bassist Ian Hill, Richie Faulkner and drummer Scott Travis, with producer Andy Sneap on second guitar. Glenn Tipton remains a member of the band but has not toured since 2018, having stepped back following his Parkinson’s diagnosis.
A restored 50th anniversary edition of Sad Wings Of Destiny, cut from the original 1976 masters, is being sold exclusively at the merchandise stands on this run.
The clip covers twelve songs from the night, with timestamps at 00:00 for “You’ve Got Another Thing Comin’“, 05:08 “Metal Gods“, 08:58 “Breaking The Law“, 11:11 “Turbo Lover“, 16:55 “Electric Eye“, 20:35 “The Sentinel“, 25:13 “Victim Of Changes“, 33:55 “No Surrender“, 36:50 “Desert Plains“, 40:46 “Painkiller“, 46:43 “Hell Bent For Leather” and 50:14 “Living After Midnight“.
Remaining “Faithkeepers” European Tour 2026 Dates:
- Sep 14 – Lyon, France – LDLC Arena (Décines-Charpieu)
- Sep 15 – Bordeaux, France – Arkéa Arena (Floirac)
- Sep 17 – Paris, France – Arena Zenith
- Sep 18 – Brussels, Belgium – Forest National
Video credit: “MrJayGatsby” channel on YouTube.
