Iron Maiden Announce 50th Anniversary World Tour For 2025-2026
by Quentin Thane Singer · ForbesHeavy Metal legends Iron Maiden have announced an ambitious World tour for 2025 and 2026, one which celebrates 50 years since the U.K. band formed. The Run For Your Lives world tour will see the band perform hits off their first nine studio albums from their 1980 debut Iron Maiden to 1992’s Fear of the Dark (the last album vocalist Bruce Dickinson performed on before exiting the band and then later returning in 1999).
So far Iron Maiden has only revealed the U.K. and European dates for their world tour, which will have the band performing across 27 stadiums between May and August of next year. Provided the tour announcement does list both 2025 and 2026, the band will likely announce a North American leg in addition to other continents in the near future.
Members from Iron Maiden have commented on the upcoming tour, with vocalist Bruce Dickinson stating, “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. 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!”
The band’s longtime manager Rod Smallwood also commented stating, “50 years of Maiden and I have seen 46 of them! With well over 100 million albums sold and almost 2500 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!
While Iron Maiden are no strangers to ambitious world tours, this tour announcement may come as a surprise to some fans, specifically those who’ve speculated the band is nearing its ‘farewell tour’ era. A fair number of bands from the same era as Iron Maiden, namely acts KISS, Ozzy Osbourne, and Aerosmith have all embarked on farewell tours and closed the book on their touring careers. After this announcement it’s clear that Iron Maiden isn’t at that stage quite yet, and they still have a fair amount of gas left in the tank to continue delivering their one of a kind live spectacle.
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