Due to phenomenal demand, 3 extra dates have just been added to the Run For Your Lives World Tour 2026.

October 2026
21 – Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA – Estadio Huracán
27 РṢo Paulo, BRAZIL РAllianz Parque

November 2026
01 – Santiago, CHILE – Estadio Nacional

Tickets for Argentina go on sale Friday, Brazil and Chile go on sale on Monday.

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Iron Maiden today announce the highly anticipated Central & South American dates of their critically acclaimed Run For Your Lives World Tour. In celebration of their 50th Anniversary, the band will be performing at stadiums across the region, allowing fans the chance to witness the brand new, state-of-the-art production, on the scale it is intended for ? huge stages in outdoor venues, to accompany the once-in-a-lifetime setlist of songs from the band?s groundbreaking first nine albums.

Steve says, ?We are thrilled to be bringing this Run For Your Lives Tour to Latin America next year. It?s no secret that some of our most passionate fans are to be found across Central and South America and our relationship with them is something very special. We absolutely love playing there and know that everyone at these shows is going to have a brilliant time ? including all of us in the band for sure! We?ve got a long history in that part of the world going right back to 1985, and to be heading back there with this setlist and production is really exciting, especially as we are able to visit so many countries on this leg of the tour. We can?t wait to see you all next year!?

Bruce commented recently, ?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 Hallowed, Run To The Hills, Phantom, Trooper, Number Of The Beast, Killers, Powerslave, 2 Minutes, Wasted Years? and some of them we haven?t played there in over 20 years!!? Plus there?s some real epics including my particular favourites Rime of the Ancient Mariner and Seventh Son… We are doing them all and more.? I mean, who wouldn?t for a 50th birthday party!?

Rod adds, ?It was particularly important to all of us that this time we revisit as many countries as we can in Central and South America, so following our show in Mexico City, to be also returning to El Salvador, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Colombia and Peru with this production is very exciting for us all, and a chance to say thank you to our dedicated fans there. And what can I say about Argentina, Chile and Brazil?! They have been at the heart of our visits to South America for 40 years now and we have so many friends in those countries, they feel like real homecomings for us whenever we play there. In fact our show in Sao Paulo next year will be our 46th performance in Brazil, and we?ve loved every single one of them!

The passion of our fans in Central and South America means they really live in the moment and enjoy every second of the show, usually without too much use of mobile phones getting in the way of each other?s enjoyment. But as noted previously, 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. Therefore we ask all our fans in Central and South America to do the same and enjoy the show ?in the moment? rather than film on their phones. Please keep them in your pockets.?

Following this tour the band will take a well-earned break from the road in 2027.??

RUN FOR YOUR LIVES CENTRAL & SOUTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES

October 2026
05 – San Salvador, EL SALVADOR ? Estadio Jorge “Mágico” González (with The Raven Age & Souls of Steel)
08 РSan Jos̩, COSTA RICA ? Estadio Nacional (with The Raven Age)
11 – Bogotá, COLOMBIA ? Vive Claro (with The Raven Age)
14 – Quito, ECUADOR ? Estadio Atahualpa (with The Raven Age)
17 – Lima, PERU ? Estadio Nacional (with The Raven Age)
20 – Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA ? Estadio Hurácan (with LA H NO MURIÓ)
25 РṢo Paulo, BRAZIL ? Allianz Parque (with Alter Bridge)
31 – Santiago, CHILE ? Estadio Nacional (with Mammoth & Nuclear)

Tickets go on general sale next week, except for El Salvador and Costa Rica which will go on sale in February 2026.
Iron Maiden Fan Club presales for Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Argentina, Brazil and Chile are on Monday December 15.

There are further countries to be announced for the Run For Your Lives World Tour in the new year!

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Following on from their critically acclaimed second album, Black Light / White Noise, Adrian Smith and Richie Kotzen are taking their dynamic guitar and vocal led show on the road next year. With European tour dates starting in February in Madrid and Barcelona, the duo are delighted to now be confirming a number of South American dates, based around their just-announced performance at Bangers Open Air Festival in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

The South American tour dates are as follows:

APRIL 2026

19th ? Teatro Coliseo, Santiago, CHILE (On sale now)
21st ? El Teatro Flores, Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA (On sale now)
24th ? Tork N Roll, Curitiba, BRAZIL (Tickets on sale 4th Dec)
26th ? Bangers Open Air, Sao Paulo, BRAZIL (On sale now)

Smith / Kotzen?s live band includes bassist Julia Lage and drummer Bruno Valerde, both of whom are from Brazil, and the chance to play back in their home country is not just an exciting prospect for both of them, but Adrian and Richie too.

Adrian comments, ?We?re so excited to bring Smith/Kotzen to Brazil, Argentina and Chile on the back of our first ever big festival appearance. It?s great we have two musicians who come from Brazil with us and whilst we would have liked to have done more shows across the region I have to get back to Europe for Maiden rehearsals so a quick trip to these beautiful countries was all we could schedule this time??

Richie adds, ?We all took a view that one show was better than nothing when we first got the Brazilian festival offer, and it was great to hear the reaction of my wife Julia and our drummer Bruno when we confirmed it! So being able to add three more shows in South America is fantastic. I?ve always loved playing in that part of the world just as Adrian has, so to bring Smith/Kotzen there is a real buzz and hopefully the start of many more dates across that whole region in the future.?

In conjunction with the news of the South American tour dates, the duo has released the cinematic lyric video for album track ?Blindsided?. A driving and heavy-hitting rock song, it?s one of the stand-out tracks from the band?s highly praised second album Black Light / White Noise.

The band who have released two critically acclaimed albums and two EPS now via BMG previously toured on the US West Coast and across the UK back in 2022. Adrian Smith has been performing with Iron Maiden throughout Europe in 2025 and Richie Kotzen has recently performed across North America with his solo band on a bill with John 5.

Tickets for the shows in Santiago, Buenos Aires and Sao Paulo are on sale now with Curitiba going on sale Dec 4th at 7pm local time.

For full European and UK tour dates, visit SmithKotzen.com

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Iron Maiden have announced that Anthrax will join them for their show in Mexico City next October.

OCTOBER 2026
02 ? Mexico City, MEXICO ? Estadio GNP Seguros (Anthrax)

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Iron Maiden have announced that the following bands will join them for the European leg of the Run For Your Lives World Tour 2026:

MAY 2026
23 – Athens, GREECE – OAKA (Anthrax)
26 – Sofia, BULGARIA – Vasil Levski Stadium (Anthrax)
28 – Bucharest, ROMANIA – Arena Na?ional? (Anthrax)
30 – Bratislava, SLOVAKIA – Národný Futbalový ?tadión (Anthrax)

JUNE 2026
02 – Hannover, GERMANY – Heinz von Heiden Arena (Megadeth)
10 – Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS – Ziggo Dome (Evergrey)
17 – Milan, ITALY – San Siro Stadium (Trivium)
22 – Paris, FRANCE – Paris La Défense Arena (Evergrey)
28 РLyon РD̩cines, FRANCE РGroupama Stadium (Anthrax)

JULY 2026
07 – Lisbon, PORTUGAL – Estádio da Luz (Anthrax)

Tickets for all of these shows are on sale now.

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Iron Maiden will return to Hellfest on the Run For Your Lives Tour next year.

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Due to overwhelming demand, a second show has been added in New Jersey!
September 06 @ Sports Illustrated Stadium

Tickets on sale Friday!

There will be no further shows added to the North American leg of the Run For Your Lives World Tour 2026

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West Ham United and Iron Maiden have proudly collaborated to launch a new football shirt that celebrates the commemorative 50-year anniversaries of the Hammers? 1975 FA Cup triumph and the formation of the world-famous band Iron Maiden.

The new shirt, which is available to purchase now, is the latest product within the ?Die With Your Boots On? football clothing range. The Claret and Blue shirt is the next milestone in the 50th anniversary celebrations, which earlier this year saw Iron Maiden play an incredible sold-out concert at the Hammers? home, London Stadium.

Steve Harris, founder, bassist, and primary composer for the heavy metal band, is a lifelong Hammer and former youth player, and he was joined on stage by band mascot Eddie where both wore the shirt to the adoration of the 65,000 crowd in east London!

Modelled by current West Ham stars including talisman and captain Jarrod Bowen, the shirt features the iconic 1975 Cup Final badge and the classic Claret & Blue piping around the neck and arms. The shirt also features the Iron Maiden logo emblazoned across the front of the shirt and IMFC on the right breast.

It is made of hexagon polyester & comes with Steve?s infamous No 11 on the back and the collaborative Hammer & Bass guitar logo with Est.1975 underneath it. The shirt encompasses the incredible connect West Ham United and Iron Maiden have through Harris? love for the Club. Earlier this year following Iron Maiden?s blockbuster show, the band took on a West Ham United staff XI at The Foundry, the home of the West Ham United Foundation which serves as a community hub for 60,000 people each year.

The Hammers? triumph in the 1975 FA Cup Final was one that lives long in founder & bass player Harris? memory even though he wasn?t actually there on the day: “I wasn?t at the game but what great memories. Two goals from Alan Taylor and we won it! Frank Lampard and Pat Holland were in the team who used to coach me as a junior as well! Come On You Irons!”

A similarly joyous moment was in June of this year when Steve appeared on stage wearing this shirt for the three-song encore to the delight of the sold-out crowd ? many of whom were wearing West Ham colours or the special art worked event shirt depicting Eddie and Steve at the Hammers? home.

?The day really was something special and I didn?t really take it all in until much later? recollects Steve. ?We?d been wearing that shirt in all our football matches this season across Europe including the game at West Ham United?s amazing, redeveloped community hub ?The Foundry?, so it just felt like the right thing to do. There were so many of our previous football shirts in the crowd ? I hope fans grab this one too to remind them of that day.?

The day was complete when Eddie appeared wearing the shirt too. ?I didn?t know about that? laughs Steve ?but I should have guessed? it was so great how they replaced West Ham Team stuff in the Dressing Room (It had been stripped for the off-season in preparation for the new 25/26 decorations), how they made the match day programme and how the after party in the Great Briton Suite was all dressed with IMFC stuff. It was a day I?ll always remember.?

The shirt is available for immediate shipping and available to purchase through both West Ham United?s in-person and online stores, as well as Maiden’s online store.

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Due to overwhelming demand, a second show has been added to our opening night in Toronto!
August 30 @ Scotiabank Arena.

And a second night in LA!
September 26 @ BMO Stadium

Tickets on sale Friday

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Iron Maiden today announces the highly anticipated North American dates of their critically acclaimed Run For Your Lives World Tour. In celebration of their 50th Anniversary, the band will be performing at stadiums and major amphitheaters across the United States and Canada, allowing fans the chance to witness the brand new, state-of-the-art production, on the scale it is intended for ? huge stages in outdoor venues, to accompany the once-in-a-lifetime setlist of songs from the band?s groundbreaking first nine albums. They will also headline America?s biggest rock festival, Louder Than Life at the Highland Festival Grounds in Kentucky on 17th September 2026.

Steve says, ?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.?

Bruce adds, ?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 Hallowed, Run To The Hills, Trooper, Number Of The Beast, Killers, Powerslave, 2 Minutes? and some of them we haven?t played in the US for over 20 years!! Plus there?s some real epics including my particular favourite ?Rime of the Ancient Mariner? and Seventh Son… We are doing them all and more. I mean, who wouldn?t for a 50th birthday party!?

?For a tour celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Iron Maiden? notes Manager Rod Smallwood, ?the scale and incredible visual aspects of this show 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.”

?Likewise we will continue to offer the well-loved Trooper VIP Experience at all venues.”

?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!?

These upcoming tour dates will mark 45 years since Iron Maiden first visited Canada and the USA on the 1981 Killer World Tour, and feature some of the biggest shows the band has ever played there. The return to BMO Stadium concert in Los Angeles on September 25th will be the 25th time the band has played in the City of Angels. A history-making tour for sure!

Run For Your Lives North American Tour Dates

August 2026
29 Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena *

September 2026
03 Montr̩al, QC РParc 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

There will be an exclusive Iron Maiden Fan Club presale beginning on Tuesday October 28.
Headline shows go on general sale on Friday October 31.

For the rest of the world – don’t worry, there are still more countries to be announced for the Run For Your Lives World Tour 2026!

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