Image: Iron Maiden – Run For Your Lives World Tour Poster 2026
To celebrate their 50th anniversary, Iron Maiden kicked off their Run For Your Lives Tour this year. And it seems they’re far from finished: bassist Steve Harris has been raving about the concerts, and now even more European dates have been announced for 2026. That means an additional stop in the UK next July. You’ll find the full details below!
Steve Harris on the anniversary tour so far:
“We are all loving this Run For Your Lives tour. The fans have been amazing, the setlist is perfect for the 50th anniversary, the show is arguably our best ever and ticket demand was incredible with pretty much everywhere sold out and over a million fans attending. So we all thought we should play some more shows in Europe before heading out to other parts of the world later in the year.
Of course Simon Dawson will be joining us once again on the drummer’s stool, and both he and the whole band would like to thank our fans for the terrific reception you have given him on the first leg.
We’ve always enjoyed playing festivals, especially as we get to play to people who aren’t just there for us, and we love that challenge! So we decided to revisit as many great metal festivals as we could get to in this period. Plus we will also get to play stadiums in Greece, Romania, Slovakia and Bulgaria where we didn’t get to this year and have always loved playing to the passionate fans out there.”
These are the dates so far:
- May 23 – Athens, OAKA
- May 26 – Sofia, Vasil Levski Stadium
- May 28 – Bucharest, Arena Națională
- May 30 – Bratislava, Národný Futbalový Štadión
- June 02 – Hanover, Heinz von Heiden Arena
- June 10 – Amsterdam, Ziggo Dome
- June 17 – Milan, San Siro Stadium
- June 22 – Paris, La Défense Arena
- June 28 – Lyon, Groupama Stadium
- July 07 – Lisbon, Estádio da Luz
- July 11 – UK Headliner Show – details to be revealed
The tour poster promises a setlist spanning from their self-titled debut album through Fear of the Dark. Time to brush up on all those Iron Maiden classics from the ’80s and early ’90s!
