Iron Maiden just announced the first dates of their 50th anniversary world tour, set to kick off in May 2025 with dates overseas featuring a setlist packed with tracks from their first nine albums.
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Currently on the road in support of 2023's Senjutsu, Iron Maiden will be keeping the freight train rolling into the new year in celebration of 50 years since bassist Steve Harris first formed the group in late 1975. Maiden's upcoming Run for Your Lives world tour will feature choice tracks and fan favorites from their first nine albums -- starting with their 1980 self-titled debut, through 1992’s Fear of the Dark.
“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,” singer Bruce Dickinson said in a statement. “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," he adds. "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 band's manager, Rod Smallwood adds of the upcoming dates, “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 favourites 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!”
The first batch of shows to be revealed are for the U.K., Ireland, and Europe, but more are sure to follow. Halestorm will join as special guests for the first half of the tour, while the second half will feature Sweden’s Avatar, and British rockers The Raven Age, will open all UK & Ireland dates. Tickets will be available starting with Fan Club Presales on Monday, September 23. General on-sale will begin next week. Trooper VIP packages will be available at all shows.
Iron Maiden, Run for Your Lives World Tour:
5/27 – Budapest Aréna, Budapest, Hungary
5/31 – Letnany Airport, Prague, Czech Republic
6/01 – TIPOS Arena, Bratislava, Slovakia
6/05 – Trondheim Rocks, Trondheim, Norway (Festival)
6/07 – SR–Bank Arena, Stavanger, Norway
6/09 – Royal Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark
6/12 – 3Arena, Stockholm, Sweden
6/13 – 3Arena, Stockholm, Sweden
6/16 – Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland
6/21 – Utilita Arena, Birmingham, England
6/22 – Co–Op Live, Manchester, England
6/25 – Malahide Castle, Dublin, Ireland
6/28 – London Stadium, London, England
6/30 – OVO Hydro, Glasgow, Scotland
6/03 – Eurockéennes Festival, Belfort, France (Festival)
6/05 – Estadio Cívitas Metropolitano, Madrid, Spain
6/06 – MEO Arena, Lisbon, Portugal
6/09 – Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland
6/11 – Veltins–Arena, Gelsenkirchen, Germany
6/13 – Stadio Euganeo, Padova, Italy
6/15 – Bürgerweide, Bremen, Germany
6/17 – Ernst Happel Stadium, Vienna, Austria
6/19 – Paris La Défense Arena, Paris, France
6/23 – GelreDome, Arnhem, Netherlands
6/25 – Deutsche Bank Park, Frankfurt, Germany
6/26 – Cannstatter Wasen, Stuttgart, Germany
6/29 – Waldbühne, Berlin, Germany
Aug. 02 – PGE Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland