\n<\/p>\n
Iron Maiden<\/a> has announced their first tour dates of 2026, extending their Run for Your Lives 50th-anniversary run with another round of European summer shows.<\/p>\n The newly announced\u00a0leg begins on May 23 in Athens, Greece, and continues through July 11 in the United Kingdom, where the metal legends will play a “special UK headline show,” the details of which will be revealed over the coming days.<\/p>\n Iron Maiden will announce more dates for the rest of the world later.\u00a0Tickets for the\u00a0summer 2026\u00a0shows go on sale on Sept. 22. You can see the dates below.<\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong>\u00a0Iron Maiden Albums Ranked Worst to Best<\/a><\/p>\n Fans who attend Iron Maiden’s Paris show on June 22 will get to take part in a live film.<\/p>\n “The band will also to return to Paris so that our Run For Your Lives show can be filmed for our fans and for posterity!” the band revealed. “We chose an indoor stadium to see the best of the production and also a great audience, which we know Paris is and always has been for us. It was great to see fans embrace the request to limit phone use on the recent tour, creating a powerful atmosphere that elevated every show. For 2026, the band asks audiences to continue this approach, ensuring concerts are experienced fully in the moment.”<\/p>\n As promised, Iron Maiden’s Run for Your Lives tour exclusively featured songs from the band’s first nine albums, from 1980’s\u00a0Iron Maiden<\/a><\/em>\u00a0through 1992’s\u00a0Fear of the Dark<\/a><\/em>. The May 2025 tour kickoff featured several songs they hadn’t played live in decades, including “Murders in the Rue Morgue” (first time since 2005), “Killers” (1999) and “Rime of the Ancient Mariner” (2009).<\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> Iron Maiden Unearths\u00a09 Rarities on Opening Night of 2025 Tour<\/a><\/p>\n The trek also marked the first with Iron Maiden’s new drummer, Simon Dawson<\/a>, who replaced Nicko McBrain<\/a> following the latter’s retirement from touring<\/a> at the end of 2024. Dawson has played with Maiden bassist Steve Harris<\/a> in British Lion for over a decade.<\/p>\n May 23 – Athens,\u00a0Greece @ OAKA Gallery Credit: Bryan Rolli<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nIron Maiden Will Film Paris Show in June 2026<\/h3>\n
What Makes Iron Maiden’s Run for Your Lives Tour Special?<\/h3>\n
Iron Maiden, Run for Your Lives World Tour 2026<\/h3>\n
May 26 – Sofia,\u00a0Bulgaria\u00a0@ Vasil Levski Stadium
May 28 – Bucharest,\u00a0Rom\u00e2nia\u00a0@ Arena Na\u021bional\u0103
May 30 – Bratislava, SLOVAKIA @ N\u00e1rodn\u00fd Futbalov\u00fd \u0160tadi\u00f3n
June 2 – Hannover, GERMANY @ Heinz von Heiden Arena
June 10 – Amsterdam,\u00a0Netherlands\u00a0@ Ziggo Dome
June 17 – Milan,\u00a0Italy @ San Siro Stadium
June 22 – Paris,\u00a0France\u00a0@ Paris La D\u00e9fense Arena
June 28 – Lyon – D\u00e9cines,\u00a0France\u00a0@ Groupama Stadium
July 7 – Lisbon,\u00a0Portugal\u00a0@ Est\u00e1dio da Luz
July 11 – UK Headline Show (Details to be revealed)<\/p>\nIron Maiden Live Albums Ranked Worst to Best<\/h2>\n