MEGADETH's Cyber Army fan club presale has opened for the band's special guest appearances on IRON MAIDEN's "Run For Your Lives" 50th anniversary world tour. The North American stadium and amphitheater dates run throughout November 2026, marking a historic pairing of two of thrash and heavy metal's most iconic acts on some of the biggest stages in North America.
The collaboration represents a landmark moment for both bands. MEGADETH founder Dave Mustaine was famously fired from METALLICA before forming MEGADETH in 1983, and while his band and IRON MAIDEN have toured separately for decades, they have rarely shared a bill of this magnitude. With Mustaine confirming that these will be among MEGADETH's final live appearances as part of their ongoing farewell tour cycle, the pairing takes on even greater significance — a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for fans to witness two titans of metal on the same stage.
MEGADETH released their self-titled seventeenth and final studio album in January 2026 via Nuclear Blast Records, featuring guitarist Teemu Mäntysaari and returning bassist James LoMenzo alongside drummer Dirk Verbeuren. The album debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200, the band's highest chart position since "Countdown to Extinction" in 1992. Reviews have been overwhelmingly positive, with many critics hailing it as a fitting capstone to one of thrash metal's most storied careers.
General on-sale follows on March 7 through Ticketmaster and Live Nation. IRON MAIDEN's "Run For Your Lives" tour, which launched in May 2025, celebrates the band's 50th anniversary with a career-spanning setlist drawing from their first nine studio albums. The addition of MEGADETH transforms the November North American dates into arguably the most important metal touring package of the year.