The tour marks 50 years since Steve Harris formed the band in late 1975 and to celebrate this, Maiden fans are promised a very special set list, spanning the nine studio albums from Iron Maiden to Fear Of The Dark, with their most spectacular and elaborate show ever!
IRON MAIDEN lead singer Bruce Dickinson says:
"Next year is a very special one for IRON MAIDEN and we're going to be giving our fans a once-in-a-lifetime live experience. This is a tour that's gonna put a smile on your face and a cheer in your throat. If you've seen us before, then get ready to take that experience to a whole new level. If you've never seen us before, then what the hell have you been waiting for? Now's your chance to find out what you've been missing! IRON MAIDEN's definitely gonna get ya!"
Steve Harris says:
"My love of football and my support of West Ham is no secret, and I know many of our fans around the world have shared that with me too. So we're all very excited to be playing at the London Stadium as part of the 'Run For Your Lives' tour. And of course, it's not just London — the whole U.K. tour is going to be a real celebration for all of us. To be able to bring this very special show to all our fans across the U.K. and Ireland next year is going to be a great way to mark 50 years of IRON MAIDEN. We can't wait to see you all there!"
MAIDEN manager Rod Smallwood states:
"50 years of MAIDEN and I have seen 46 of them! With well over 100 million albums sold and almost 2500 shows in 64 countries and counting, to countless millions of fans, we are all still loving every second and consider every tour a new challenge to bring something different and exciting to our fans. And for this very special one we' re pulling out all the stops!
"We will cover classics and fan favorites from the first nine albums, from 'Iron Maiden' to 'Fear Of The Dark', many of which we haven't played in years and many we will likely never play again in the future. We have already been hard at work for months putting together an even more spectacular and elaborate new show which will bring the songs to life more than we have ever been able to do before. This is going to be a huge couple of years for IRON MAIDEN, and Eddie, of course, and we are very excited about what we have up our sleeves for you fans throughout the whole of our 50th year. I promise you are all going to be very happy indeed!"
MAY 2025
27th - Budapest, HUNGARY - Budapest Aréna * 31st - Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC - Letnany Airport *
JUNE 2025
1st - Bratislava, SLOVAKIA - TIPOS Arena * 5th - Trondheim, NORWAY - Trondheim Rocks (Festival) 7th - Stavanger, NORWAY - SR-Bank Arena * 9th - Copenhagen, DENMARK - Royal Arena * 12th - Stockholm, SWEDEN - 3Arena * 13th - Stockholm, SWEDEN - 3Arena * 16th - Helsinki, FINLAND - Olympic Stadium * 21st - Birmingham, ENGLAND - Utilita Arena ^ 22nd - Manchester, ENGLAND - Co-op Live ^ 25th - Dublin, IRELAND - Malahide Castle *^ 28th - London, ENGLAND - London Stadium *^ 30th - Glasgow, SCOTLAND - OVO Hydro ^
JULY 2025
3rd - Belfort, FRANCE - Eurockéennes Festival 5th - Madrid, SPAIN - Estadio Cívitas Metropolitano 6th - Lisbon, PORTUGAL - MEO Arena ** 9th - Zurich, SWITZERLAND - Hallenstadion ** 11th - Gelsenkirchen, GERMANY - Veltins-Arena ** 13th - Padova, ITALY - Stadio Euganeo ** 15th - Bremen, GERMANY - Bürgerweide ** 17th - Vienna, AUSTRIA - Ernst Happel Stadium ** 19th - Paris, FRANCE - Paris La Défense Arena ** 23rd - Arnhem, NETHERLANDS - GelreDome *** 25th - Frankfurt, GERMANY - Deutsche Bank Park ** 26th - Stuttgart, GERMANY - Cannstatter Wasen ** 29th - Berlin, GERMANY - Waldbühne **
AUGUST 2025
2nd - Warsaw - POLAND - PGE Narodowy **
Special Guests for the first half of the tour, including the London & Dublin outdoor shows (but not the UK arenas), will be American rockers Halestorm. The second half of the tour sees Sweden's Avatar as guests. And, finally, British metal band, The Raven Age, will open all UK & Ireland shows.
*Halestorm | ^The Raven Age | **Avatar
Tickets go on general sale next week! Check out the full details HERE.
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