Iron Maiden announce North American tour
IRON MAIDEN have announced a headlining North American tour!
The British heavy metal legends have announced a third and final North American leg of their Run For Your Lives Tour for Spring next year. The newly announced run follows the band’s recent North American dates celebrating their 50th anniversary and will bring the tour to cities missed during the previous leg.
Special guests on the tour will be BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE and THE RAVEN AGE. Artist pre-sales begin on October 19th at 10am local time, with general sale following on October 23rd at 10am local time. Tickets will be available for purchase here.
Speaking about the decision to return, bassist Steve Harris says, “as many of our fans know, MAIDEN were planning on taking a break from live performances in 2027, but we’ve been enjoying this last leg in the USA and Canada so much that we all had a chat and decided we should take the show to parts we missed, particularly the North West and South East. It just seems fair to our many fans there who have given us tremendous support for so many years. We can’t get everywhere but we can try! Also, we have always enjoyed playing the many great festivals that are in Europe and wanted to experience a couple more in the USA which we will do at the end of the tour in Columbus and Maryland. At festivals you are not just playing to your own fans so it’s always a challenge and we all love a challenge!”
Manager Rod Smallwood adds, “the first leg was terrific, huge sell-out crowds of all ages spanning multi-generations, some of the biggest shows we have ever played in North America with rave fan and media reactions, and just a great all round vibe and camaraderie from our fans, including in our Eddie’s Dive Bars everywhere. And I know as I go to every one of them! In fact it was so good we just have to come back and play some places we missed and bring Eddie’s Dive Bars with us!
“It is amazing that even after all these years we played to many more people per show than ever before and headlined our first stadium shows in the USA. We have been selling out arenas in all parts of North America since 1983 – bar a short period in the 90s – and the band’s following here continues to grow despite an almost total lack of mainstream radio support and never even having a track reach the Billboard Hot 100! For that we have to thank our amazing fans, and it proves that word of mouth still means a lot. We look forward to seeing you all again next Spring.”
Tour dates are as follows:
14/04 – Tacoma, WA – Tacoma Dome
16/04 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena
18/04 – Portland, OR – Moda Center
20/04 – Wheatland, CA – Toyota Amphitheatre
22/04 – Chula Vista, CA – North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
24/04 – San Bernardino, CA – Glen Helen Amphitheater
26/04 – Phoenix, AZ – Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre
28/04 – Dallas, TX – Dos Equis Pavilion
01/05 – Tampa, FL – Benchmark International Arena
02/05 – West Palm Beach, FL – iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre
05/05 – Atlanta, GA – Lakewood Amphitheatre
07/05 – Raleigh, NC – Coastal Credit Union Music Park At Walnut Creek
09/05 – Hartford, CT – The Meadows Music Theatre
11/05 – Belmont Park, NY – UBS Arena
14/05 – Columbus, OH – Sonic Temple Festival
16/05 – Ocean City, MD – Boardwalk Rock Festival
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