Iron Maiden have announced a North American tour with Megadeth
and Anthrax.
The band’s epic Run For Your Lives show will be crossing the
pond in 2026, as they look set to give their American and Canadian fans their
incredible production along with a setlist comprising the first nine Maiden
albums.
“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 setlist as much as we do playing it,” says Steve Harris. “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 honour to have them join us on their last
ever tour. We also have Anthrax with us on the bigger shows, we had a great
time with them when they came out with us on Ed Force One around the world in
2016. We’re delighted to have both bands with us for this tour and know our
fans will enjoy seeing them.”
“This whole tour has been such great fun,” continues Bruce
Dickinson. “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
favourite 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!”
Once again, as with their European dates, Maiden and manager
Rod Smallwood are requesting that gig-goers “severely limit their use of phones
at our concerts, ideally just keeping it in their pockets the whole time, especially
in those standing areas in front of the stage”. Rod adds that, “Our fans’
understanding and cooperation made a colossal difference to the atmosphere of
every show and increased the enjoyment enormously for the band and fans alike,” so you know what to do!
Catch them at the following:
Iron Maiden Run For Your Lives 2026 North American tour
August
29 Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena *
September
3 Montréal, QC – Parc Jean-Drapeau *^
5 Harrison, NJ – Sports Illustrated Stadium *^
9 Boston, MA – TD Garden *
11 Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live *
12 Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavilion *
15 Hershey, PA – Hersheypark Stadium *
17 Louisville, KY – Louder Than Life Festival
19 Shakopee, MN – Mystic Lake Amphitheater *
22 Chicago, IL – Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre *
25 Los Angeles, CA – BMO Stadium *^
29 San Antonio, TX – Alamodome *^
* = Megadeth
^ = Anthrax
Tickets go on general sale next Friday, October 31.