The Run For Your Lives World Tour is a concert tour by the English heavy metal band Iron Maiden. It began on 27 May 2025 in Budapest, Hungary, and is set to conclude on 25 November 2026, in Yokohama, Japan. This is the band's first concert tour in more than four decades not to feature drummer Nicko McBrain, following his retirement from touring in December 2024, and being replaced by British Lion member Simon Dawson as a touring drummer. After the tour's conclusion, the band is set to take a year long break from touring in 2027.
Background
On 19 September 2024, the band announced the Run For Your Lives World Tour, a celebration of the band's 50th anniversary since their formation in 1975. It was also confirmed that the set list for the tour would be focused on the band's first nine albums, which Bruce Dickinson had promised would be a "set list for the ages". This tour is the first since 1983's World Piece Tour not to feature drummer Nicko McBrain, and first to feature his touring replacement Simon Dawson.
The first thirty-two shows for the European leg in 2025 sold over a million tickets. According to data published in the monthly industry magazine Pollstar, since 1982, more than 900 solo concerts in North America had generated more than $1 billion in revenue. The magazine also published its annual ranking of the world's highest-earning artists, based on individual concert ticket sales data from November 2024 to the end of October 2025. Iron Maiden reached the fifth position in their career, one of their highest, with a revenue of $128 million and net ticket sales of 1.32 million for 41 concerts during that time frame.
Iron Maiden entered at number 19 in Pollstar's Top 25 Most Popular Concert Artists of the New Millennium with net sales with 10 million tickets from 620 individual concerts played between 2001 and 2025. The band also landed in the Top 3 of Billboard's Top Rock Tours 2025 chart. According to Billboard, the group sold 1.5 million tickets, generating approximately $150.9 million in revenue.
On 18 September 2025, the band announced an extension of their tour for Europe, set to take place in 2026. On 23 October 2025, the band added shows for North America cities. On 12 December 2025, Iron Maiden announced an extensive Central and South America tour. Following the 2026 shows, the band are set to take a break from touring in 2027. On 26 February 2026, the band revealed the Oceania and Japan shows in November that year, which are set to be their final shows of the tour before their touring hiatus through 2027. On 4 March 2026, the band rescheduled the 26 September performance in Los Angeles to 27 September due to a scheduling issue with a college football game going on. On 5 March 2026, the band added one extra date for the Auckland and Brisbane shows due to overwhelming demand.
Set list The following set list was performed in Budapest, Hungary on 27 May 2025. It is not intended to represent a majority of the performances throughout the tour. "The Ides of March" "Murders in the Rue Morgue" "Wrathchild" "Killers" "Phantom of the Opera" "The Number of the Beast" "The Clairvoyant" "Powerslave" "2 Minutes to Midnight" "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" "Run to the Hills" "Seventh Son of a Seventh Son" "The Trooper" "Hallowed Be Thy Name" "Iron Maiden" Encore "Aces High" "Fear of the Dark" "Wasted Years"
Alterations During the 2026 leg of the tour, "The Clairvoyant" was replaced by "Infinite Dreams".
Tour dates + List of 2025 concertsDate (2025)CityCountryVenueOpening acts27 MayBudapestHungaryLászló Papp Budapest Sports ArenaHalestorm28 May31 MayPragueCzech RepublicLetňany1 JuneBratislavaSlovakiaTipos Aréna5 JuneTrondheimNorwayDahls Arena7 JuneStavangerSR-Bank ArenaHalestorm9 JuneCopenhagenDenmarkRoyal Arena12 JuneStockholmSweden3Arena13 June16 JuneHelsinkiFinlandOlympic Stadium19 JuneDesselBelgiumFestivalpark Stenehei21 JuneBirminghamEnglandUtilita ArenaThe Raven Age22 JuneManchesterCo-op Live25 JuneMalahideIrelandMalahide CastleHalestormThe Raven Age28 JuneLondonEnglandLondon Stadium30 JuneGlasgowScotlandOVO HydroThe Raven Age3 JulySermamagnyFrancePresqu'ile du Malsaucy5 JulyMadridSpainMetropolitano StadiumAvatar6 JulyLisbonPortugalMEO Arena9 JulyZürichSwitzerlandHallenstadion11 JulyGelsenkirchenGermanyVeltins-Arena13 JulyPaduaItalyStadio Euganeo15 July Bremen Germany Bürgerweide17 JulyViennaAustriaErnst-Happel-Stadion19 JulyParisFranceParis La Défense Arena20 July23 JulyArnhemNetherlandsGelreDome25 JulyFrankfurtGermanyDeutsche Bank Park26 JulyStuttgartCannstatter Wasen29 JulyBerlinWaldbühne30 July2 AugustWarsawPolandPGE Narodowy
+ List of 2026 concertsDate (2026)CityCountryVenueOpening acts23 MayAthensGreeceOlympic StadiumAnthrax26 MaySofiaBulgariaVasil Levski Stadium28 MayBucharestRomaniaArena Națională30 May Bratislava Slovakia Tehelné pole2 June Hanover Germany Heinz von Heiden Arena Megadeth4 June Sölvesborg Sweden Norje Havsbad rowspan="3" 6 JuneNurembergGermanyZeppelinfeld7 June NürburgNürburgring10 JuneAmsterdamNetherlandsZiggo Dome Evergrey13 June Nickelsdorf Austria Pannonia Fields II rowspan="2" 14 June Hradec Králové Czech Republic Park 36017 June Milan Italy San Siro Stadium Trivium 19 June Clisson France Val de Moine 22 June Paris Paris La Défense Arena Evergrey24 June Copenhagen Denmark Refshaleøen rowspan="2"25 JuneOsloNorwayEkebergsletta28 JuneLyonFranceGroupama StadiumAnthrax29 JuneAntwerpBelgiumMiddenvijver Park rowspan="3"2 July Viveiro Spain Campo de fútbol Celeiro4 July Cartagena Parque de la Cuesta del Batel7 JulyLisbonPortugalEstádio da LuzAnthrax11 JulyStevenageEnglandKnebworth Park29 AugustTorontoCanadaScotiabank ArenaMegadeth30 August3 SeptemberMontrealParc Jean-DrapeauMegadethAnthrax5 SeptemberHarrisonUnited States Sports Illustrated Stadium6 September9 SeptemberBostonTD GardenMegadeth11 SeptemberBristowJiffy Lube Live12 September CharlotteTruliant Amphitheater15 SeptemberHersheyHersheypark Stadium17 SeptemberLouisvilleKentucky Exposition Center 19 September Prior Lake Mystic Lake AmphitheaterMegadeth22 September Tinley Park Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre25 SeptemberLos AngelesBMO StadiumMegadethAnthrax27 September29 SeptemberSan AntonioAlamodome 2 October Mexico City Mexico Estadio GNP Seguros Anthrax5 OctoberSan SalvadorEl SalvadorEstadio Jorge “Mágico” GonzálezThe Raven AgeSouls of Steel8 OctoberSan JoséCosta RicaEstadio NacionalThe Raven Age11 OctoberBogotáColombiaVive Claro14 OctoberQuitoEcuadorEstadio Atahualpa17 OctoberLimaPeruEstadio Nacional20 OctoberBuenos AiresArgentinaEstadio Tomás Adolfo DucóLa H No Murió21 October25 OctoberSão PauloBrazilNubank ParqueAlter Bridge27 October28 OctoberCuritibaArena da Baixada31 OctoberSantiagoChileEstadio NacionalMammothNuclear1 November7 NovemberAucklandNew ZealandSpark ArenaMegadeth8 November11 NovemberAdelaideAustraliaAdelaide Entertainment Centre13 NovemberMelbourneAAMI Park15 NovemberSydneyAllianz Stadium18 NovemberBrisbaneBrisbane Entertainment Centre19 November24 NovemberYokohamaJapanK-Arena Yokohamarowspan="2" 25 November
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