IRON MAIDEN Announce 2026 North American Tour With Megadeth & Anthrax

Heavy metal legends Iron Maiden have officially announced their 2026 North American headlining tour, celebrating the band’s 50th anniversary with an all-new stage production and a setlist focusing on songs from their first nine albums. The trek will feature support from Megadeth—as part of their ongoing farewell tour—and Anthrax on select dates.

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The run also includes a headline appearance at next year’s ‘Louder Than Life’ festival in Louisville, KY.

Iron Maiden bassist Steve Harris shared:

“We are greatly looking forward to bringing this ‘Run For Your Lives’ tour to North America and hope the fans enjoy seeing the show and hearing the set list as much as we do playing it. It’s an added bonus to have a few of our good friends on the tour with us. Megadeth are playing all the shows and it’s an honor to have them join us on their last-ever tour. We also have Anthrax with us on the bigger shows… We’re delighted to have both bands with us for this tour and know our fans will enjoy seeing them.”

Vocalist Bruce Dickinson added:

“This whole tour has been such great fun. I really enjoy belting out all these great old songs, and the whole band are loving playing them too! We’ve got all the big ones from that early period including ‘Hallowed,’ ‘Run To The Hills,’ ‘Trooper,’ ‘Number Of The Beast,’ ‘Killers,’ ‘Powerslave,’ ‘2 Minutes’… and some of them we haven’t played in the U.S. for over 20 years! Plus there’s some real epics including my particular favorite ‘Rime Of The Ancient Mariner’ and ‘Seventh Son’… We are doing them all and more. I mean, who wouldn’t for a 50th-birthday party!”

Manager Rod Smallwood also confirmed the tour will feature expanded production and once again discourage phone usage during shows:

“For a tour celebrating the 50th anniversary of Iron Maiden, the scale and incredible visual aspects of this show deserve larger venues than the arenas we have generally played in the past… Fans certainly won’t be disappointed in the show or the 50th-anniversary set list, that is for sure! … For all our North American shows we are once again requesting that fans keep their phones in their pockets and enjoy the show ‘in the moment.’”

With Megadeth:
08/29 Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena
09/03 Montréal, QC – Parc Jean-Drapeau (feat. Anthrax)
09/05 Harrison, NJ – Sports Illustrated Stadium (feat. Anthrax)
09/09 Boston, MA – TD Garden
09/11 Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live
09/12 Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavilion
09/15 Hershey, PA – Hersheypark Stadium
09/17 Louisville, KY – Louder Than Life Festival (Iron Maiden only)
09/19 Shakopee, MN – Mystic Lake Amphitheater
09/22 Chicago, IL – Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre
09/25 Los Angeles, CA – BMO Stadium (feat. Anthrax)
09/29 San Antonio, TX – Alamodome (feat. Anthrax)

Members of Iron Maiden’s fan club can access an exclusive presale beginning Tuesday, October 28th, with general onsale tickets available Friday, October 31st.

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