Iron Maiden is wrapping up their “The Future Past World Tour 2024” by the end of the year. As this chapter closes, a new one begins: Heavy metal legends have announced the UK and European dates for their 50th-anniversary tour, including a special performance at London Stadium.
This world tour kicks off on May 27th next year in Budapest, Hungary, followed by 27 more shows in stadiums, festivals, and arenas across Europe. For this series of concerts, Iron Maiden is preparing “a very special set list, covering their first nine studio albums, from Iron Maiden to Fear Of The Dark” between 1980 and 1992. This period includes the classics “Run To The Hills,” “The Trooper,” “Can I Play With Madness,” and “Bring Your Daughter… To The Slaughter.”
Iron Maiden has revealed only the UK and European dates for the tour between May and August 2025. Further dates for the rest of 2025 and 2026 are expected to include North America and other continents.
Quoted in the promoter’s press release, Iron Maiden’s vocalist Bruce Dickinson assures, “Next year is a very special one for Iron Maiden,” promising “giving our fans a once-in-a-lifetime live experience.” “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!“.
Iron Maiden’s 2025 Run For Your Lives European and UK Tour Dates:
May 2025
27 – Budapest Aréna – Budapest, Hungary
31 – Letnany Airport – Prague, Czech Republic
June 2025
01 – TIPOS Arena – Bratislava, Slovakia
05 – Trondheim Rocks – Trondheim, Norway (Festival)
07 – SR-Bank Arena – Stavanger, Norway
09 – Royal Arena – Copenhagen, Denmark
12 – 3Arena – Stockholm, Sweden
13 – 3Arena – Stockholm, Sweden
16 – Olympic Stadium – Helsinki, Finland
21 – Utilita Arena – Birmingham, England
22 – Co-op Live – Manchester, England
25 – Malahide Castle – Dublin, Ireland
28 – London Stadium – London, England
30 – OVO Hydro – Glasgow, Scotland
July 2025
03 – Eurockéennes Festival – Belfort, France (Festival)
05 – Estadio Cívitas Metropolitano – Madrid, Spain
06 – MEO Arena – Lisbon, Portugal
09 – Hallenstadion – Zurich, Switzerland
11 – Veltins-Arena – Gelsenkirchen, Germany
13 – Stadio Euganeo – Padova, Italy
15 – Bürgerweide – Bremen, Germany
17 – Ernst Happel Stadium – Vienna, Austria
19 – Paris La Défense Arena – Paris, France
23 – GelreDome, Arnhem – Netherlands
25 – Deutsche Bank Park – Frankfurt, Germany
26 – Cannstatter Wasen – Stuttgart, Germany
29 – Waldbühne – Berlin, Germany
August 2025
02 – PGE Narodowy – Warsaw, Poland
The dates for the continuation of the tour in 2026 have not yet been announced.
Iron Maiden Opening Acts Tour 2025
American rock band Halestorm, established in 1997 by the sibling duo Lzzy and Arejay Hale, will join as special guests for the first half of the 2025 Iron Maiden Tour. Celebrated for their Grammy-winning track “Love Bites (So Do I),” they will appear at the outdoor shows in London and Dublin, although they won’t be featured in the UK arena performances.
Sweden’s Avatar, known since their 2001 formation for merging groove metal with avant-garde elements, will take the stage for the second half of the tour. Their theatrical live shows and concept-driven albums have carved out a distinctive niche within the metal community.
Additionally, the British metal band The Raven Age will open all shows in the UK and Ireland, bringing their dynamic and powerful metal anthems to the stage.
Iron Maiden 2025 Tour: Ticket Sale Dates and Pricing Guide
For those eager to catch Iron Maiden live during their 2025 tour, tickets for the UK and Ireland concerts will be available starting Friday, September 27 at noon British Summer Time (BST) via and Ticketmaster. Fans in Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, France, and the Netherlands can access pre-sales beginning Monday, September 23, through the Iron Maiden fan club website. Additional pre-sales for shows in Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, UK, Ireland, Italy, and Poland open the following day on the same website.
Specific venues, such as Co-op Live in Manchester, offer their pre-sales, with Co-op members able to purchase tickets from noon on Wednesday, September 25. Ticket prices have not been finalized but are anticipated to range from approximately £87 to £110, as reported by Time Out. Be sure to mark your calendars and prepare to secure your spot at what promises to be a monumental series of performances!
IRON MAIDEN ANNOUNCE ‘RUN FOR YOUR LIVES’ WORLD TOUR 2025/26!
The Run For Your Lives World Tour will kick off on May 27th next year in Budapest followed by 27 stadium, festival & arena shows around Europe. The tour marks 50 years since Steve Harris formed the band in late 1975… pic.twitter.com/0TcfU24CvW
— Iron Maiden (@IronMaiden) September 19, 2024
