Iron Maiden have announced a 2026 North American tour with stacked support from Megadeth and Anthrax.
The month-long outing continues Maiden’s “Run for Your Lives World Tour” celebrating their 50th anniversary and first nine albums, with the trek kicking off August 29th in Toronto, and running through a September 29th show in San Antontio. The 12-date tour makes stops in Boston, Chicago, and Los Angeles, among other cities, and includes a headlining appearance at the 2026 Louder Than Life festival in Louisville. Megadeth will support all dates, with Anthrax jumping on the bill for four shows.
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A pre-sale for Iron Maiden Fan Club members for select dates starts Tuesday, October 28th, at 10 a.m. local time. There is also a Live Nation ticket pre-sale beginning Wednesday, October 29th, at 10 a.m. local time for Live Nation All Access members, while general ticket sales start next Friday, October 31st, at 10 a.m. local time via Ticketmaster.
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“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,” said founding bassist Steve Harris in a press release. “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.”
Singer Bruce Dickinson added: “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 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!”
See all of Iron Maiden’s 2026 tour dates below.
Iron Maiden’s 2026 North American Tour Dates:
08/28 – Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena ^
09/03 – Montréal, QC @ Parc Jean-Drapeau *
09/05 – Harrison, NJ @ Sports Illustrated Stadium *
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
09/19 – Shakopee, MN @ Mystic Lake Amphitheater ^
09/22 – Chicago, IL @ Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre ^
09/25 – Los Angeles, CA @ BMO Stadium *
09/29 – San Antonio, TX @ Alamodome *
* = w/ Megadeth and Anthrax
^ = w/ Megadeth
Iron Maiden’s 2026 European/UK Tour Dates:
05/23 – Athens, GR @ OAKA
05/26 – Sofia, BG @ Vasil Levski Stadium
05/28 – Bucharest, RO @ Arena Națională
05/30 – Bratislava, SK @ Národný Futbalový Štadión
06/02 – Hannover, DE @ Heinz von Heiden Arena
06/10 – Amsterdam, NL @ Ziggo Dome
06/17 – Milan, IT @ San Siro Stadium
06/22 – Paris, FR @ Paris La Défense Arena
06/28 – Lyon–Décines, FR @ Groupama Stadium
07/07 – Lisbon, PT @ Estádio da Luz
07/11 – Knebworth, UK @ Knebworth Park
