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. The setlist is set to feature songs from the band's first nine albums.
Iron Maiden will also headline America's biggest rock festival, Louder Than Life at the Highland Festival Grounds in Kentucky on September 17th, 2026.
The North American leg kicks off on August 29 in Toronto and is currently set to conclude on September 29 in San Antonio. Megadeth will open all 12 shows, with Anthrax serving as additional support at the stadium shows in Montreal, Harrison, NJ, Los Angeles and San Antonio.
An exclusive Iron Maiden Fan Club presale began on Tuesday, October 28. Headline shows go on general sale on Friday, October 31.
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 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."
Vocalist 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 US 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!"
Run For Your Lives North American Tour Dates
August 2026
29 Toronto, ON - Scotiabank Arena *
30 Toronto, ON - Scotiabank Arena *
September 2026
03 Montréal, QC - Parc Jean-Drapeau *^
05 Harrison, NJ - Sports Illustrated Stadium *^
09 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 *^
26 Los Angeles, CA - BMO Stadium *^
29 San Antonio, TX - Alamodome *^
* Megadeth ^ Anthrax
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