A lot of bands are hitting the road in 2026. Some, like Journey allegedly for the last time. The clock runs out for all of us sooner or later so the chance see your favorites may be limited. Billy Joel hasn’t made any announcements about touring again after health issues last year and even though Aerosmith has recorded they are also staying in retirement.
Here is the list from Ultimate Classic Rock of artists who are surprisingly NOT hitting the road:
Aerosmith
Joe Perry and Steven Tyler of Aerosmith perform live on stage at the Wells Fargo Center on Sept. 2, 2023, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Lisa Lake/Getty Images)
Alice in Chains
Alice in Chains' Jerry Cantrell performs at 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. (Disney/Frank Micelotta)
Bachman-Turner Overdrive
Bachman-Turner Overdrive UNSPECIFIED - JANUARY 01: (AUSTRALIA OUT) Photo of Blair THORNTON and Randy BACHMAN and BACHMAN TURNER OVERDRIVE (Photo by GAB Archive/Redferns) (GAB Archive)
Bad Company
Founding members Simon Kirke (drums) and Paul Rodgers (Lead Singer) of Bad Company perform during Joe Walsh & Bad Company One Hell Of A Night Tour - at Perfect Vodka Amphitheatre on May 29, 2016 in West Palm Beach, Florida. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images)
Billy Joel
Billy Joel performs at Allegiant Stadium on November 09, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
Blondie
Dominik Bindl/Getty Images
Boston
Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen on Jimmy Kimmel Live!/(Disney/Randy Holmes)
David Gilmour
English singer David Gilmour performs in concert at Circo Massimo on july 02, 2016 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Roberto Panucci/Corbis via Getty Images)
Dead and Company
(L-R) John Mayer and Jay Lane of Dead & Company, and Honorees Bob Weir and Mickey Hart of Dead & Company and of the Grateful Dead perform onstage during the 2025 MusiCares Persons of the Year Honoring The Grateful Dead at Los Angeles Convention Center on January 31, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)
Donald Fagen
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Doobie Brothers
2025 Backyard Concert Supporting Teen Cancer America and the UCLA Health Center The Doobie Brothers perform onstage during the 2025 Backyard Concert supporting Teen Cancer America and the UCLA Health Center at a private residence on October 03, 2025 in Pacific Palisades, California. (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for BC) (Kevin Mazur/Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for BC)
The Faces
Fleetwood Mac
Honorees Stevie Nicks (L) and Lindsey Buckingham of music group Fleetwood Mac accept the MusiCares Person of the Year award onstage during MusiCares Person of the Year honoring Fleetwood Mac at Radio City Music Hall on January 26, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Lester Cohen/Getty Images for NARAS)
The Go-Gos
Jackson Browne
Musician Jackson Browne performs onstage during the Wild Honey tribute to Warren Zevon benefiting the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization and the Ed Asner Family Center at The Granada Theatre on September 27, 2025 in Santa Barbara, California. (Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images)
John Mellencamp
John Mellencamp returns to Jacksonville this weekend NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 14: John Mellencamp performs during the SeriousFun New York City Gala at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall on November 14, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for SeriousFun Children's Network) (Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for SeriousFun Chil)
The Moody Blues
Inductees John Lodge and Justin Hayward of The Moody Blues perform 33rd Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at Public Auditorium on April 14, 2018 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)
Paul McCartney
Sir Paul McCartney performs at The O2 Arena during his 'Got Back' world tour on December 18, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Jim Dyson/Getty Images)
Pearl Jam
EDDIE VEDDER Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder. (ABC) (ABC/ABC)
Peter Frampton
Peter Frampton and Sting @Hard Rock (larry marano/Larry Marano)
Peter Gabriel
Peter Gabriel performs on stage at Palau Sant Jordi on September 23, 2010 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Jordi Vidal/Redferns)
Pretenders
River Advent Calendar 2023
Radiohead
Radiohead In Concert - New York City Thom Yorke of Radiohead performs at Madison Square Garden on July 10, 2018 in New York City. (Taylor Hill/Getty Images) (Taylor Hill/Getty Images)
Rolling Stones
(L-R) Ron Wood, Steve Jordan, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones perform onstage at SoFi Stadium on July 13, 2024 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
Roxy Music
2019 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony - Show NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 29: Inductee Bryan Ferry of Roxy Music performs onstage at the 2019 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony - Show at Barclays Center on March 29, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images For The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame) (Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images For The Rock and Ro)
Steve Miller Band
Steve Miller Band FILE PHOTO: Steve Miller of the Steve Miller Band performs onstage during the "Summer Stadium" tour at Truist Park on July 13, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. Miller announced that the band's North America tour has been canceled because of weather. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images) (Paras Griffin/Getty Images)
Steve Winwood
Songwriter Hall of Fame nominee Steve Winwood performs on stage during the Coronation Concert on May 07, 2023 in Windsor, England. The Windsor Castle Concert is part of the celebrations of the Coronation of Charles III and his wife, Camilla, as King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the other Commonwealth realms that took place at Westminster Abbey yesterday. High-profile performers will entertain members of the royal family and 20,000 guests including 10,000 members of the public. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images) (Leon Neal/Leon Neal/Getty Images)
Todd Rundgren
(Scott Dudelson)
U2
U2 In Rotterdam ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS - JUNE 15: singer Bono from Irish band U2 performs live on stage at Ahoy in Rotterdam, Netherlands on 15th June 1992 on the European leg of the Zoo TV tour. (photo by Frans Schellekens/Redferns) (Frans Schellekens/Redferns)
