Iron Maiden have announced the North American leg of their Run For Your Lives World Tour for 2026, celebrating the band’s 50th anniversary. The tour will feature Megadeth as special guests on all dates, with Anthrax joining select shows. Tickets go on sale on Friday, October 31st.

Bassist Steve Harris comments:

“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.”

Frontman 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!”

Iron Maiden manager Rod Smallwood states:

“For a tour celebrating the 50th anniversary of Iron Maiden, the scale and incredible visual aspects of this show deserve larger venues than the arenas we have generally played in the past. We particularly chose this time of year to go bigger outdoors but to give us darkness when we go on stage so you will see the best of the production. Fans certainly won’t be disappointed in the show or the 50th-anniversary set list that is for sure! We particularly look forward to playing the huge shows in Montréal and the Alamodome in San Antonio, two of the biggest shows we have ever played in North America plus, of course, Louder Than Life — America’s biggest Rock Festival! Along with the stadium shows in Los Angeles, New Jersey and Hershey we have also chosen to play a few of the biggest amphitheaters as they always have a fantastic atmosphere and great visual sight lines. We’re also going to be doing everything we can to bring the hugely popular Eddie’s Pop-up Dive Bar experience across the Atlantic for the very first time. Our European fans just loved these and we’re convinced that the mix of Maiden fans, Trooper Beer and exclusive tour merch makes for a winning combination. Likewise we will continue to offer the well-loved Trooper VIP Experience at all venues.”

2026 Tour Dates

08/29 Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena 
09/03 Montréal, QC @ Parc Jean-Drapeau (With Anthrax)
09/05 Harrison, NJ @ Sports Illustrated Stadium (with Anthrax)
09/09 Boston, MA @ TD Garden 
09/11 Bristow, VA @ Jiffy Lube Live 
09/12 Charlotte, NC @ PNC Music Pavilion 
09/15 Hershey, PA @ Hersheypark Stadium 
09/17 Louisville, KY @ Louder Than Life Festival (Festival Date)
09/19 Shakopee, MN @ Mystic Lake Amphitheater 
09/22 Chicago, IL @ Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre 
09/25 Los Angeles, CA @ BMO Stadium (With Anthrax)
09/29 San Antonio, TX @ Alamodome (with Anthrax)

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