Run for Your Lives World Tour

2025–26 concert tour by Iron Maiden From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Run For Your Lives World Tour is a concert tour by the English heavy metal band Iron Maiden. It began on 27 May 2025 in Budapest, Hungary, and is set to conclude on 25 November 2026, in Yokohama, Japan.[1][2][3][4] This is the band's first concert tour in more than four decades not to feature drummer Nicko McBrain, following his retirement from touring in December 2024, and being replaced by British Lion member Simon Dawson as a touring drummer. After the tour's conclusion, the band is set to take a year long break from touring in 2027.

Location
  • Asia
  • Europe
  • North America
  • Oceania
  • South America
Start date27 May 2025
End date25 November 2026
Legs2
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Run For Your Lives World Tour
Tour by Iron Maiden
Promotional poster
Location
  • Asia
  • Europe
  • North America
  • Oceania
  • South America
Start date27 May 2025
End date25 November 2026
Legs2
No. of shows91
Supporting acts
Iron Maiden concert chronology
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Background

Iron Maiden performing "Powerslave" in Paris, 2025.

On 19 September 2024, the band announced the Run For Your Lives World Tour, a celebration of the band's 50th anniversary since their formation in 1975.[1] It was also confirmed that the set list for the tour would be focused on the band's first nine albums,[5] which Bruce Dickinson had promised would be a "set list for the ages".[6] This tour is the first since 1983's World Piece Tour not to feature drummer Nicko McBrain,[7] and first to feature his touring replacement Simon Dawson.[8]

The first thirty-two shows for the European leg in 2025 sold over a million tickets.[9] According to data published in the monthly industry magazine Pollstar, since 1982, more than 900 solo concerts in North America had generated more than $1 billion in revenue.[10] The magazine also published its annual ranking of the world's highest-earning artists, based on individual concert ticket sales data from November 2024 to the end of October 2025. Iron Maiden reached the fifth position in their career, one of their highest, with a revenue of $128 million and net ticket sales of 1.32 million for 41 concerts during that time frame.[11]

Iron Maiden entered at number 19 in Pollstar's Top 25 Most Popular Concert Artists of the New Millennium with net sales with 10 million tickets from 620 individual concerts played between 2001 and 2025.[12] The band also landed in the Top 3 of Billboard's Top Rock Tours 2025 chart. According to Billboard, the group sold 1.5 million tickets, generating approximately $150.9 million in revenue.[13]

On 18 September 2025, the band announced an extension of their tour for Europe, set to take place in 2026.[14] On 23 October 2025, the band added shows for North America cities.[15] On 12 December 2025, Iron Maiden announced an extensive Central and South America tour.[16] Following the 2026 shows, the band are set to take a break from touring in 2027.[4] On 26 February 2026, the band revealed the Oceania and Japan shows in November that year, which are set to be their final shows of the tour before their touring hiatus through 2027.[17][18] On 4 March 2026, the band rescheduled the 26 September performance in Los Angeles to 27 September due to a scheduling issue with a college football game going on.[19] On 5 March 2026, the band added one extra date for the Auckland and Brisbane shows due to overwhelming demand.[20]

Set list

The following set list was performed in Budapest, Hungary on 27 May 2025. It is not intended to represent a majority of the performances throughout the tour.[21]

  1. "The Ides of March"
  2. "Murders in the Rue Morgue"
  3. "Wrathchild"
  4. "Killers"
  5. "Phantom of the Opera"
  6. "The Number of the Beast"
  7. "The Clairvoyant" (2025 Leg) / "Infinite Dreams" (2026 Leg)
  8. "Powerslave"
  9. "2 Minutes to Midnight"
  10. "Rime of the Ancient Mariner"
  11. "Run to the Hills"
  12. "Seventh Son of a Seventh Son"
  13. "The Trooper"
  14. "Hallowed Be Thy Name"
  15. "Iron Maiden"
    Encore
  16. "Aces High"
  17. "Fear of the Dark"
  18. "Wasted Years"

Tour dates

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List of 2025 concerts[1]
Date (2025) City Country Venue Opening acts
27 May Budapest Hungary László Papp Budapest Sports Arena Halestorm
28 May
31 May Prague Czech Republic Letňany
1 June Bratislava Slovakia Tipos Aréna
5 June[a] Trondheim Norway Dahls Arena N/a
7 June Stavanger SR-Bank Arena Halestorm
9 June Copenhagen Denmark Royal Arena
12 June Stockholm Sweden 3Arena
13 June
16 June Helsinki Finland Olympic Stadium
19 June[b] Dessel Belgium Festivalpark Stenehei N/a
21 June Birmingham England Utilita Arena The Raven Age
22 June Manchester Co-op Live
25 June Malahide Ireland Malahide Castle Halestorm
The Raven Age
28 June London England London Stadium
30 June Glasgow Scotland OVO Hydro The Raven Age
3 July[c] Sermamagny France Presqu'ile du Malsaucy N/a
5 July Madrid Spain Metropolitano Stadium Avatar
6 July Lisbon Portugal MEO Arena
9 July Zürich Switzerland Hallenstadion
11 July Gelsenkirchen Germany Veltins-Arena
13 July Padua Italy Stadio Euganeo
15 July Bremen Germany Bürgerweide
17 July Vienna Austria Ernst-Happel-Stadion
19 July Paris France Paris La Défense Arena
20 July
23 July Arnhem Netherlands GelreDome
25 July Frankfurt Germany Deutsche Bank Park
26 July Stuttgart Cannstatter Wasen
29 July Berlin Waldbühne
30 July
2 August Warsaw Poland PGE Narodowy
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More information Date (2026), City ...
List of 2026 concerts[15][16][22]
Date (2026) City Country Venue Opening acts
23 May Athens Greece Olympic Stadium Anthrax
26 May Sofia Bulgaria Vasil Levski Stadium
28 May Bucharest Romania Arena Națională
30 May Bratislava Slovakia Tehelné pole
2 June Hanover Germany Heinz von Heiden Arena Megadeth
4 June[d] Sölvesborg Sweden Norje Havsbad N/a
6 June[e] Nuremberg Germany Zeppelinfeld
7 June[f] Nürburg Nürburgring
10 June Amsterdam Netherlands Ziggo Dome Evergrey
13 June[g] Nickelsdorf Austria Pannonia Fields II N/a
14 June[h] Hradec Králové Czech Republic Park 360
17 June Milan Italy San Siro Stadium Trivium
19 June[i] Clisson France Val de Moine N/a
22 June Paris Paris La Défense Arena Evergrey
24 June[j] Copenhagen Denmark Refshaleøen N/a
25 June[k] Oslo Norway Ekebergsletta
28 June Lyon France Groupama Stadium Anthrax
29 June[l] Antwerp Belgium Middenvijver Park N/a
2 July[m] Viveiro Spain Campo de fútbol Celeiro
4 July[n] Cartagena Parque de la Cuesta del Batel
7 July Lisbon Portugal Estádio da Luz Anthrax
11 July[o] Stevenage England Knebworth Park N/a
29 August Toronto Canada Scotiabank Arena Megadeth
30 August
3 September Montreal Parc Jean-Drapeau Megadeth
Anthrax
5 September Harrison United States Sports Illustrated Stadium
6 September
9 September Boston TD Garden Megadeth
11 September Bristow Jiffy Lube Live
12 September Charlotte Truliant Amphitheater
15 September Hershey Hersheypark Stadium
17 September[p] Louisville Kentucky Exposition Center N/a
19 September Prior Lake[q] Mystic Lake Amphitheater Megadeth
22 September Tinley Park[r] Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre
25 September Los Angeles BMO Stadium Megadeth
Anthrax
27 September
29 September San Antonio Alamodome
2 October Mexico City Mexico Estadio GNP Seguros Anthrax
5 October San Salvador El Salvador Estadio Jorge “Mágico” González The Raven Age
Souls of Steel
8 October San José Costa Rica Estadio Nacional The Raven Age
11 October Bogotá Colombia Vive Claro
14 October Quito Ecuador Estadio Atahualpa
17 October Lima Peru Estadio Nacional
20 October Buenos Aires Argentina Estadio Tomás Adolfo Ducó La H No Murió
21 October
25 October São Paulo Brazil Nubank Parque Alter Bridge
27 October
28 October Curitiba Arena da Baixada
31 October Santiago Chile Estadio Nacional Mammoth
Nuclear
1 November
7 November Auckland New Zealand Spark Arena Megadeth
8 November
11 November Adelaide Australia Adelaide Entertainment Centre
13 November Melbourne AAMI Park
15 November Sydney Allianz Stadium
18 November Brisbane Brisbane Entertainment Centre
19 November
24 November Yokohama Japan K-Arena Yokohama N/a
25 November
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