Living like a rock star takes a toll on both the body and mind, especially when you’re still touring the world well into your 60s. That’s one of the reasons why the artists on this list are so legendary. After decades of musical greatness, with hit songs that speak deeply to fans from different generations, these rock bands continue to put in the work.
Despite a couple of them dealing with lineup changes and health setbacks, they still keep touring for the delight of rock aficionados. Here are ten of the most legendary rock bands that are still active today.
The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones is made up of senior citizens well into their 70s and 80s and still rocking strong. Nevertheless, Keith Richards, who turned 82 back in December, has been living with arthritis for many years now, causing him to change the way he plays.
The Rolling Stones continue to release new music, including their latest album, “Foreign Tongues.” Jagger told BBC Radio 2 that he can’t wait to get back on the road, though he’s told fans not to expect it before 2027. The band has toured nearly every year since the early 2000s, and taking a full year off is rare.
Metallica
Metallica has just completed their European M72 World Tour, covering nine countries. No repeat weekends is one of the tour’s signature gimmicks, where the band plays entirely new sets during consecutive nights in the same city, which compels fans to come back again and again.
More than four decades later, Metallica is still the biggest commercial force in thrash metal, selling out stadiums on a scale no other band in the genre can match. Switching up the setlist from night to night has become a signature move, and it’s a big part of why the band has stayed on top this long.
U2
U2 fans got to see them pull off something special not too long ago. The band played 40 shows at the Las Vegas Sphere between September 2023 and March 2024, running through their 1991 album “Achtung Baby” against the venue’s massive wraparound visuals.
Since then, the band has yet to confirm a full return to touring. Bono has spoken publicly about missing Europe, and industry chatter points to a possible stadium run in 2027 once their new album is out.
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Guitarist John Frusciante has left and rejoined the Chili Peppers more than once, but his longest absence ran from 2009 to December 2019, a full decade in which Josh Klinghoffer subbed for him. Frusciante’s comeback resulted in two albums in 2022, “Unlimited Love” and “Return of the Dream Canteen,” and a tour that ran through July 2024.
At the moment, there is no new album on the calendar and no upcoming shows listed anywhere, which makes this one of the longer breaks the Chili Peppers have taken between tours in recent memory.
Pearl Jam
Pearl Jam is set to headline the 2026 Ohana Festival, an event that has featured nearly every rock band under the sun, from the Foo Fighters to the Pixies, over countless years.
The upcoming concert is special since it will be the first time the band performs without Matt Cameron. The drummer joined the band back in 1998 and played for nearly three decades. Pearl Jam has built its reputation on steady, low-drama longevity since the early ’90s, yet fans are still nervously speculating on how the band will adapt without Cameron.
Green Day
During The Saviors Tour in 2024/2025, Green Day played two of their albums, “Dookie” and “American Idiot,” front to back every single show, celebrating the 30th and 20th anniversaries of both. They closed the show with a full set of songs from their most recent album, “Saviors.” The tour featured supporting acts from Smashing Pumpkins, Rancid, and Linda Lindas.
Fans are already itching to know what’s next. A new tour is yet to be announced, but the band has been busy, playing in a Super Bowl weekend bash in San Francisco and at the iHeartRadio ALTer EGO festival. Members of the band are also active in various side projects like The Coverups and Pinhead Gunpowder, the latter of which has its own run of fall tour dates.
Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden is celebrating its 50th anniversary with the Run for Your Lives World Tour. The setlist for the tour was built around their first nine records, including “Killers” and “Seventh Son of a Seventh Son,” alongside obvious staples like “The Trooper” and “Run to the Hills.”
The tour started in May 2025 in Budapest and runs all the way through November of this year, closing out with shows in Australia, New Zealand, and Japan. In one of the shows, Bruce Dickinson brought back “Infinite Dreams,” a fan favorite the band hadn’t played live in over 38 years. Support from Halestorm, Anthrax, and Megadeth has turned the whole thing into a real metal festival lineup.
AC/DC
AC/DC are currently on their Power Up tour. They kicked off the North American leg on July 11 in Charlotte with a 21-song set that hits all the fan favorites like “Back in Black” and “Highway to Hell.” Some of these U.S. cities haven’t had an AC/DC show since 2016.
Angus Young, the lead guitarist, is still duckwalking across a stadium stage well into his 70s. He’s still sporting the schoolboy uniform and doing the guitar behind-the-head tricks, alongside Brian Johnson’s scratchy howl. The North American run continues through late September, with The Pretty Reckless opening most nights.
Guns N’ Roses
Guns N’ Roses’ schedule this year is impressive. They’re currently in the middle of a massive 2026 world tour, following a 2025 run that hit Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Latin America. The North American leg kicked off July 23 in Raleigh with a nearly 30-song set. At 64, Axl Rose is still out there belting through marathon shows most bands wouldn’t even consider.
Axl and Slash have been slipping new songs into the set, including a few that were released in 2025, a sign they’re not just coasting on “Sweet Child O’ Mine” forever. The tour has stops booked well into December, including a run through Australia, New Zealand, India, and Indonesia.
Foo Fighters
Foo Fighters kicked off their Take Cover Tour on August 4 in Toronto. It’s their first stadium run since the 2023-2024 Everything or Nothing at All tour, picking up right where they left off. Queens of the Stone Age is featured on most dates, which might be one of the best co-headliner pairings on the road this year.
The band refuses to become a pure nostalgia act. They dropped a brand new single, “Asking for a Friend,” right alongside the tour announcement, so fans aren’t just getting “Everlong” and “Best of You” on repeat. The tour runs through North America before heading to Australia, New Zealand, and India.