Iron Maiden to Tour North America Next Year with Megadeth and Anthrax
Talk about a stacked fuckin’ lineup! Next year, as part of their ongoing ‘Run For Your Lives’ World Tour, Iron Maiden will be running through North America.
Set to kick off on August 29 in Toronto and coming to a close on September 29 in San Antonio, Texas. Along the way during the 12 date run, they’ll make stops in Boston, Louisville, and Chicago, to name a few locales. They’ll also inlucde the band’s headlining appearance at Louder Than Life next September.
In addition to Maiden, the tour will see Megadeth open every date, while Anthrax will also play at select dates. With an eye on the future, Iron Maiden bassist Steve Harris said this was a great opportunity for North American fans to see a killer 50th birthday party for the iconic British outfit.
“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 honour 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.”
As for why the band chose bigger, outdoor venues for this run of shows, long-time Iron Maiden manager Rod Smallwood explained:
“For a tour celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Iron Maiden, the scale and incredible visual aspects of this tour 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 & exclusive Tour merch makes for a winning combination.”
Oh and if you’ve been paying attention, you know about Iron Maiden’s cellphone policy at their shows. Smallwood explained that North American fans will be asked to stow their phones during the band’s performances as well.
“Finally it was really special on our European dates this year to see that the vast majority of our fans appreciated and respected our request to severely limit their use of phones at our concerts, ideally just keeping it in their pockets the whole time, especially in those standing areas in front of the stage. Our fans’ understanding and cooperation made a colossal difference to the atmosphere of every show and increased the enjoyment enormously for the band and fans alike.
“So for all our North American shows we are once again requesting that fans keep their phones in their pockets and enjoy the show ‘in the moment’, rather than raise their phone in the air trying to film sections and thus inconveniencing those around them and annoying the band. So if a so-called fan near you thinks they are special and filming what they selfishly want please just ask them, very politely of course, to put their phone somewhere the sun doesn’t shine!”
Tickets will go on sale to the general public this Friday, October 31. You can find the full list of tour dates below.
RUN FOR YOUR LIVES NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES
AUGUST 2026
29 Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena *
SEPTEMBER 2026
03 Montréal, QC – Parc Jean-Drapeau *^
05 Harrison, NJ – Sports Illustrated Stadium *^
09 Boston, MA – TD Garden *
11 Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live *
12 Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavilion *
15 Hershey, PA – Hersheypark Stadium *
17 Louisville, KY – Louder Than Life Festival
19 Shakopee, MN – Mystic Lake Amphitheater *
22 Chicago, IL – Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre *
25 Los Angeles, CA – BMO Stadium *^
29 San Antonio, TX – Alamodome *^
* Megadeth
^ Anthrax
