It’s official, Iron Maiden is embarking on a huge 50th anniversary tour with tickets set to go on sale imminently.
The Run For Your Lives tour promises to be a ‘once-in-a-lifetime live experience’ for fans of the metal band who formed in 1975.
Kicking off in 2025, Iron Maiden will play five UK and Ireland gigs in June as well as European dates over the summer.
The set list is said to span the Fear of the Dark singers’ first nine studio albums in an elaborate production to celebrate 50 years.
Tickets go on sale on Friday, September 27, at 12pm through Live Nation’s website (which usually hosts sales through Ticketmaster).
‘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,’ shared lead singer Bruce Dickinson, 66.
He continued: ‘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!’
The group will play in Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow, Dublin, and London, where they will perform at West Ham’s London Stadium.
Founding member Steve Harris is a lifelong fan of the football club and shared: ‘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.
Iron Maiden Run For Your Life Tour dates
Tue 27th – Budapest Aréna, Budapest, Hungary
Sat 31st – Letnany Airport, Prague, Czech Republic
Sun 1st – TIPOS Arena, Bratislava, Slovakia
Thu 5th – Trondheim Rocks, Trondheim, Norway (Festival)
Sat 7th – SR-Bank Arena, Stavanger, Norway
Mon 9th – Royal Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark
Thu 12th – Tele2 Arena, Stockholm, Sweden
Fri 13th – Tele2 Arena, Stockholm, Sweden
Mon 16th – Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland
Sat 21st – Utilita Arena, Birmingham, England
Sun 22nd – Co-op Live, Manchester, England
Wed 25th – Malahide Castle, Dublin, Ireland
Sat 28th – London Stadium, London, England
Mon 30th – OVO Hydro, Glasgow, Scotland
Thu 3rd – Eurockéennes Festival, Belfort, France (Festival)
Sat 5th – Estadio Cívitas Metropolitano, Madrid, Spain
Sun 6th – MEO Arena, Lisbon, Portugal
Wed 9th – Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland
Fri 11th – Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Sun 13th – Stadio Euganeo, Padova, Italy
Tue 15th – Bürgerweide, Bremen, Germany
Thu 17th – Ernst Happel Stadium, Vienna, Austria
Sat 19th – Paris La Défense Arena, Paris, France
Wed 23rd – GelreDome, Arnhem, Netherlands
Fri 25th – Deutsche Bank Park, Frankfurt, Germany
Sat 26th – Cannstatter Wasen, Stuttgart, Germany
Tue 29th – Waldbühne, Berlin, Germany
Sat 2nd – PGE Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland
‘So we’re all very excited to be playing at the London Stadium as part of theRun For Your Lives tour. And of course, it’s not just London – the whole UK 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 UK 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!’
All UK and Ireland shows will be opened by British heavy metal group The Raven Age with American rockers Halestorm joining in Dublin and London.
Iron Maiden first hit UK charts in the 70s and have been staples of the metal and rock scene ever since.
They are currently embarking on The Future Past World Tour around the world, which is set to end in December in Sao Paulo.
Tickets for Iron Maiden’s UK and Ireland tour go on sale on Friday, September 27 at 12pm.