IRON MAIDEN Announces 2026 North American Tour with MEGADETH And ANTHRAX

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British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN have announced the highly anticipated North American dates of their critically acclaimed "Run For Your Lives" world tour. In celebration of their 50th anniversary, the band will be performing at stadiums and major amphitheaters across the United States and Canada, allowing fans the chance to witness the brand new, state-of-the-art production, on the scale it is intended for — huge stages in outdoor venues, to accompany the once-in-a-lifetime setlist of songs from the band's groundbreaking first nine albums. They will also headline America's biggest rock festival Louder Than Life at the Highland Festival Grounds in Kentucky on September 17, 2026.

IRON MAIDEN bassist Steve Harris says: "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 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."

IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson adds: "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!"

2026 "Run For Your Lives" North American tour dates

Aug. 29 - Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena *

Sep. 03 - Montréal, QC – Parc Jean-Drapeau *^

Sep. 05 - Harrison, NJ – Sports Illustrated Stadium *^

Sep. 09 - Boston, MA – TD Garden *

Sep. 11 - Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live *

Sep. 12 - Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavilion *

Sep. 15 - Hershey, PA – Hersheypark Stadium *

Sep. 17 - Louisville, KY – Louder Than Life Festival

Sep. 19 - Shakopee, MN – Mystic Lake Amphitheater *

Sep. 22 - Chicago, IL – Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre *

Sep. 25 - Los Angeles, CA – BMO Stadium *^

Sep. 29 - San Antonio, TX – Alamodome *^

* With MEGADETH

^ With ANTHRAX