The heavy-metal icons Iron Maiden are gearing up for a major return to North America. As part of their “Run For Your Lives” world tour in honor of five decades in music, the band has confirmed a string of stadium and amphitheatre dates across the U.S. and Canada in 2026.
The North American slate launches on August 29, 2026, at Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena and wraps up with a climactic show at San Antonio’s Alamodome on September 29, 2026. Major stops include Montréal (Sept. 3), Harrison NJ (Sept. 5), Boston (Sept. 9), Los Angeles (Sept. 25) and Chicago (Sept. 22).
Frontman Bruce Dickinson shared his enthusiasm, saying:
“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 … ‘The Number of the Beast’ … and some of them we haven’t played in the U.S. for over 20 years!!”
Bassist & founding member Steve Harris added:
“We are greatly looking forward to bringing this … tour to North America and hope the fans enjoy seeing the show and hearing the set list as much as we do playing it.”
And the band’s manager Rod Smallwood explained that the scale of the production demanded bigger venues than usual:
“For a tour celebrating the 50th Anniversary … the scale and incredible visual aspects … deserve larger venues than the arenas we have generally played in the past.”
Support comes from fellow major-metal acts: Megadeth will support all dates, while Anthrax will join for selected stadium shows.
In addition to the setlist focus on Iron Maiden’s first nine albums (from their 1980 self-titled debut through 1992’s Fear of the Dark), the tour introduces new elements. The band will also bring their “Eddie’s Pop-Up Dive Bar” brand of fan experience across North America for the first time, inviting fans into branded venues before shows.
Tickets (including fan-club presale) were announced to begin on October 28, 2025 for members, and general on-sale from October 31.
For longtime fans and newcomers alike, this tour represents a full-scale celebration of Iron Maiden’s legacy — high production, deep cuts, festival slots, and a coast-to-coast reach that reaffirms their place at the top of heavy-metal hierarchy.
