IRON MAIDEN will kick off their RUN FOR YOUR LIVES WORLD TOUR on May 27th in Budapest, followed by 31 more stadium, festival and arena shows across Europe. With more than one million tickets already sold and most of the shows sold out, fans are advised that additional tickets will be available shortly before the shows and on the show days themselves due to production and venues.
The RUN FOR YOUR LIVES WORLD TOUR marks 50 years since the band was founded by Steve Harris in late 1975 and to celebrate, Maiden fans are promised a very special setlist spanning the nine studio albums from „Iron Maiden“ to „Fear Of The Dark“, with the most spectacular and elaborate show ever!In keeping with this time period, IRON MAIDEN want everyone in the audience to experience this spectacular show as they would have done back in the 80s when many of these songs were first played live. And like many other artists, the band is now asking their fans not to film the concerts excessively with their cell phones or tablets.
Manager Rod Smallwood explains: „We really want the fans to enjoy the concerts up close, rather than just watching them on their little screens. The amount of cell phone use these days takes away from the fun, especially for the band who are looking at rows of cell phones from the stage, but also for other concert goers. We believe that the passion and engagement of our fans is what makes the concerts so special, but the obsession with cell phones has gotten so out of hand that it’s unnecessarily distracting – especially for the band. I hope the fans understand this and will significantly limit the use of their cell phone cameras out of respect for the band and their fellow fans.Instead, we very much want you to ‚live in the moment‘ and be fully and actively present to enjoy each and every one of these classic songs in the mood and manner in which they were originally played.This show is not just about celebrating our music; it is also, as you will see, about our years of art, about Eddie and about the many, many Maiden worlds we have created for you.So please respect the band, respect the other fans and have the time of your lives joining your Maiden family to sing your hearts out instead of pulling out your cell phones!!! That’s really not too much to ask, is it?“
RUN FOR YOUR LIVES WORLD TOUR is part of IRON MAIDEN’s 50th anniversary celebrations and will feature numerous events with fan meet-ups in the cities where the band performs. As successfully introduced on the last tour in Australia, Eddie’s Official Pop-up Dive Bar will be open in 20 cities during the tour for pre- and post-concert gatherings. There will be Trooper beer and Darkest Red wine, food, exclusive merch and other entertainment. Details can be found at ironmaiden.com. Please note: The band will not be present at these events!
In addition, a feature-length documentary film will be released in cinemas worldwide later this year through Universal Pictures Content Group and Thames & Hudson will publish an official hardback book to mark the magnificent visual celebration of 50 years of IRON MAIDEN. Further details on these two exciting releases will be announced shortly.
MAY 2025
Tue, 27th – Budapest Aréna, Budapest, Hungary *
Wed, 28th – Budapest Aréna, Budapest, Hungary *
Sat, 31st – Letnany Airport, Prague, Czech Republic *
JUNE 2025
Sun, 1 – TIPOS Arena, Bratislava, Slovakia *
Thu, 5 – Trondheim Rocks, Trondheim, Norway (festival)
Sat, 7 – SR-Bank Arena, Stavanger, Norway *
Mon, 9 – Royal Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark *
Thu, 12 – 3Arena, Stockholm, Sweden *
Fri, 13 – 3Arena, Stockholm, Sweden *
Mon, 16 – Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland *
Thu, 19 – Graspop Metal Meeting, Dessel, Belgium (festival)
Sat, 21 – Utilita Arena, Birmingham, England ^
Sun, 22 – Co-op Live, Manchester, England ^
Wed, 25 – Malahide Castle, Dublin, Ireland *^
Sat, 28 – London Stadium, London, England *^
Mon, 30 – OVO Hydro, Glasgow, Scotland ^
JULY 2025
Thu, 3 – Eurockéennes Festival, Belfort, France (Festival)
Sat, 5 – Riyadh Air Metropolitano, Madrid, Spain **
Sun, 6 – MEO Arena, Lisbon, Portugal **
Wed, 9 – Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland **
Fri, 11 – Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen, Germany **
Sun, 13 – Stadio Euganeo, Padova, Italy **
Tue, 15 – Bürgerweide, Bremen, Germany **
Thu, 17 – Ernst Happel Stadium, Vienna, Austria **
Sat, 19 – Paris La Défense Arena, Paris, France **
Sun, 20 – Paris La Défense Arena, Paris, France **
Wed, 23 – GelreDome, Arnhem, Netherlands **
Fri, 25 – Deutsche Bank Park, Frankfurt, Germany **
Sat, 26 – Cannstatter Wasen, Stuttgart, Germany **
Tue, 29 – Waldbühne, Berlin, Germany **
Wed, 30 – Waldbühne, Berlin, Germany **
AUGUST 2025
Sat, 2nd – PGE Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland **
Support acts
*Halestorm
^The Raven Age
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The last remaining tickets are available at www.ironmaiden.com.
Source: IRON MAIDEN via CMM GmbH