IRON Maiden have announced they will return to Ireland as part of their next tour.
The Run For Your Lives World Tour 2025-26 will mark 50 years since the heavy metal legends were formed by bassist Steve Harris in 1975, celebrating the run of albums from 1980′s self-titled debut to 1992′s Fear of the Dark.
The UK and Europe leg of the tour will kick off in Budapest on May 27 2025, followed by 27 stadium, festival and arena shows - including a stop at Malahide Castle on June 25.
IRON MAIDEN ANNOUNCE 'RUN FOR YOUR LIVES' WORLD TOUR 2025/26!
— Iron Maiden (@IronMaiden) September 19, 2024
The Run For Your Lives World Tour will kick off on May 27th next year in Budapest followed by 27 stadium, festival & arena shows around Europe. The tour marks 50 years since Steve Harris formed the band in late 1975… pic.twitter.com/RdkX7fBn5P
Frontman Bruce Dickinson says: “Next year is a very special one for Iron Maiden and we’re going to be giving our fans a once-in-a-lifetime live experience.
“This is a tour that’s gonna put a smile on your face and a cheer in your throat. If you’ve seen us before, then get ready to take that experience to a whole new level.
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“If you’ve never seen us before, then what the hell have you been waiting for? Now’s your chance to find out what you’ve been missing! Iron Maiden’s definitely gonna get ya!”
Iron Maiden’s manager, Rod Smallwood, adds: “50 years of Maiden and I have seen 46 of them! With well over 100 million albums sold and almost 2,500 shows in 64 countries and counting, to countless millions of fans, we are all still loving every second and consider every tour a new challenge to bring something different and exciting to our fans. And for this very special one we’ re pulling out all the stops!
“We will cover classics and fan favourites from the first nine albums, from Iron Maiden to Fear of the Dark, many of which we haven’t played in years and many we will likely never play again in the future.
“We have already been hard at work for months putting together an even more spectacular and elaborate new show which will bring the songs to life more than we have ever been able to do before. This is going to be a huge couple of years for Iron Maiden, and Eddie of course, and we are very excited about what we have up our sleeves for you fans throughout the whole of our 50th year.
“I promise you are all going to be very happy indeed!”
British metal band, The Raven Age, will open all UK & Ireland shows. Special Guests for the first half of the tour, including the London and Dublin outdoor shows but not the UK arenas, will be American rockers Halestorm. The second half of the tour sees Sweden’s Avatar as guests.
Tickets go on sale on Friday September 27 at 12pm from ticketmaster.ie, with an exclusive pre-sale for Iron Maiden Fan Club members and Trooper VIP packages available at all shows.
Mastercard cardholders have special access to presale tickets in Ireland starting from Wednesday September 25 until Friday September 27, 9am. Visit ironmaiden.com to find out more, and sign up to the newsletter for the latest announcements.
Full tour dates as follows (support acts: *Halestorm ^The Raven Age ** Avatar):
MAY 2025
- Tue 27th - Budapest Aréna, Budapest, Hungary *
- Sat 31st - Letnany Airport, Prague, Czech Republic *
JUNE 2025
- Sun 1st - TIPOS Arena, Bratislava, Slovakia *
- Thu 5th - Trondheim Rocks, Trondheim, Norway (Festival)
- Sat 7th - SR-Bank Arena, Stavanger, Norway *
- Mon 9th - Royal Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark *
- Thu 12th - 3Arena, Stockholm, Sweden *
- Fri 13th - 3Arena, Stockholm, Sweden *
- Mon 16th - Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland *
- Sat 21st - Utilita Arena, Birmingham, England ^
- Sun 22nd - Co-op Live, Manchester, England ^
- Wed 25th - Malahide Castle, Dublin, Ireland *^
- Sat 28th - London Stadium, London, England *^
- Mon 30th - OVO Hydro, Glasgow, Scotland ^
JULY 2025
- Thu 3rd - Eurockéennes Festival, Belfort, France (Festival)
- Sat 5th - Estadio Cívitas Metropolitano, Madrid, Spain **
- Sun 6th - MEO Arena, Lisbon, Portugal **
- Wed 9th - Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland **
- Fri 11th - Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen, Germany **
- Sun 13th - Stadio Euganeo, Padova, Italy **
- Tue 15th - Bürgerweide, Bremen, Germany **
- Thu 17th - Ernst Happel Stadium, Vienna, Austria **
- Sat 19th - Paris La Défense Arena, Paris, France **
- Wed 23rd - GelreDome, Arnhem, Netherlands **
- Fri 25th - Deutsche Bank Park, Frankfurt, Germany **
- Sat 26th - Cannstatter Wasen, Stuttgart, Germany **
- Tue 29th - Waldbühne, Berlin, Germany **
AUGUST 2025
- Sat 2nd - PGE Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland **
