IRON MAIDEN's 50th anniversary "Run For Your Lives" North American stadium dates continue to sell briskly, with multiple shows approaching sell-out status weeks before the band even arrives on the continent. The tour, which launched on May 27, 2025 and will conclude on November 25, 2026 in Yokohama, Japan, represents the most ambitious live undertaking in the band's storied history.
The North American leg runs from August 29 in Toronto through September 29 in San Antonio, hitting major amphitheaters and stadiums across the United States and Canada. The once-in-a-lifetime setlist draws exclusively from the band's first nine albums — the Bruce Dickinson-era golden run from "IRON MAIDEN" through "Fear of the Dark" — promising deep cuts and rarities alongside the anthems that defined heavy metal for an entire generation.
MEGADETH will serve as special guest for the North American dates as part of their own farewell tour, creating a historic double bill that pairs two of heavy metal's most iconic bands on stadium stages. ANTHRAX will join on select larger shows, transforming certain dates into de facto thrash metal summits. Manager Rod Smallwood has promised state-of-the-art production designed specifically for massive outdoor stages, with a scale of pyrotechnics and Eddie appearances that will surpass anything the band has previously attempted.
Notably, this tour marks the first IRON MAIDEN concert cycle without drummer Nicko McBrain, who retired from touring in December 2024 after suffering a stroke. His replacement, Simon Dawson from Bruce Dickinson's solo project BRITISH LION, has been praised for his faithful interpretation of McBrain's parts. The band has confirmed they will take all of 2027 off from touring, and an "IRON MAIDEN: Burning Ambition" documentary premieres globally on May 7.