Bullet For My Valentine and The Raven Age are coming along for the ride
Keep Running for Your Lives, ’cause Iron Maiden are coming back in 2027.
After an incredible run around the world this year, Iron Maiden have announced their only set of shows for 2027. Starting in the spring, the band is bringing their Run For Your Lives Tour back to North America for another round of shows. This leg of the tour includes two festival headlining appearances at Sonic Temple (Ohio) and Boardwalk Rock (Maryland). Very special guests this time around will be Bullet For My Valentine and The Raven Age.
Check out the full tour itinerary below, plus a link to grab tickets.
These shows will definitely be the last of the already legendary Run For Your Lives Tour, which by the end will have played 107 shows to well over 3 million fans in 36 countries to celebrate the band’s 50th anniversary.
Tickets will be available starting with the artist pre-sale beginning Monday October 19 at 10am local time. Additional pre-sales will run throughout the week ahead of the general on-sale beginning Friday, October 23 at 10am local. For festival on-sales, check their respective websites.
The tour will also offer a VIP package and experience for fans to take their concert experience to the next level. The package includes a seated ticket, VIP access to the official Iron Maiden Trooper pre-show party, exclusive Trooper merchandise and more.
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.”
This year was a big one for Iron Maiden. While touring the globe on their Run For Your Lives Tour, they were selected for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In addition to celebrating their 50th anniversary as a band, two of their better studio efforts celebrated milestones as well. This year marked 40 years since the release of their landmark album Somewhere In Time (1986), and A Matter of Life and Death (2006)hit the 20-year mark.
April 14 – Tacoma, WA – Tacoma Dome
April 16 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena
April 18 – Portland, OR – Moda Center
April 20 – Wheatland, CA – Toyota Amphitheatre
April 22 – Chula Vista, CA – North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
April 24 – San Bernardino, CA – Glen Helen Amphitheater
April 26 – Phoenix, AZ – Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre
April 28 – Dallas, TX – Dos Equis Pavilion
May 1 – Tampa, FL – Benchmark International Arena
May 2 – West Palm Beach, FL – iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre
May 5 – Atlanta, GA – Lakewood Amphitheatre
May 7 – Raleigh, NC – Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
May 9 – Hartford, CT – The Meadows Music Theatre
May 11 – Belmont Park, NY – UBS Arena
May 14 – Columbus, OH – Sonic Temple *
May 16 – Ocean City, MD – Boardwalk Rock *
*Festival Appearance
Tickets will be available HERE