Run for Your Lives World Tour


The Run For Your Lives World Tour is a concert tour by the English heavy metal band Iron Maiden. It began on 27 May 2025 in Budapest, Hungary, and is set to conclude on 1 November 2026, in Santiago, Chile. This is the band's first concert tour in more than four decades not to feature drummer Nicko McBrain, following his retirement from touring in December 2024, and being replaced by British Lion member Simon Dawson as a touring drummer.

Background

On 19 September 2024, the band announced the Run For Your Lives World Tour, a celebration of the band's 50th anniversary since their formation in 1975. It was also confirmed that the set list for the tour would be focused on the band's first nine albums, which Bruce Dickinson had promised would be a "set list for the ages". This tour is the first since 1983's World Piece Tour not to feature drummer Nicko McBrain, and first to feature his touring replacement Simon Dawson.
The first thirty-two shows for the European leg in 2025 sold over a million tickets. According to data published in the monthly industry magazine Pollstar, since 1982, more than 900 solo concerts in North America had generated more than $1 billion in revenue. The magazine also published its annual ranking of the world's highest-earning artists, based on individual concert ticket sales data from November 2024 to the end of October 2025. Iron Maiden reached the fifth position in their career, one of their highest, with a revenue of $128 million and net ticket sales of 1.32 million for 41 concerts during that time frame.
Iron Maiden entered at number 19 in Pollstar's Top 25 Most Popular Concert Artists of the New Millennium with net sales with 10 million tickets from 620 individual concerts played between 2001 and 2025. The band also landed in the Top 3 of Billboard's Top Rock Tours 2025 chart. According to Billboard, the group sold 1.5 million tickets, generating approximately $150.9 million in revenue.
On 18 September 2025, the band announced an extension of their tour for Europe, set to take place in 2026. On 23 October 2025, the band added shows for North America cities. On 12 December 2025, Iron Maiden announced an extensive Central and South America tour. Following the 2026 shows, the band are set to take a break from touring in 2027.

Set list

The following set list was performed in Budapest, Hungary on 27 May 2025. It is not intended to represent a majority of the performances throughout the tour.
  1. "The Ides of March"
  2. "Murders in the Rue Morgue"
  3. "Wrathchild"
  4. "Killers"
  5. "Phantom of the Opera"
  6. "The Number of the Beast"
  7. "The Clairvoyant"
  8. "Powerslave"
  9. "2 Minutes to Midnight"
  10. "Rime of the Ancient Mariner"
  11. "Run to the Hills"
  12. "Seventh Son of a Seventh Son"
  13. "The Trooper"
  14. "Hallowed Be Thy Name"
  15. "Iron Maiden"
  16. ;Encore
  17. "Aces High"
  18. "Fear of the Dark"
  19. "Wasted Years"

    Tour dates

Date CityCountryVenueOpening acts
23 MayAthensGreeceOlympic StadiumAnthrax
26 MaySofiaBulgariaVasil Levski StadiumAnthrax
28 MayBucharestRomaniaArena NaționalăAnthrax
30 MayBratislavaSlovakiaTehelné poleAnthrax
2 JuneHanoverGermanyHeinz von Heiden ArenaMegadeth
4 JuneSölvesborgSwedenNorje Havsbadrowspan="3"
6 JuneNurembergGermanyZeppelinfeld-
7 JuneNürburgGermanyNürburgring-
10 JuneAmsterdamNetherlandsZiggo DomeEvergrey
13 JuneNickelsdorfAustriaPannonia Fields IIrowspan="2"
14 JuneHradec KrálovéCzech RepublicPark 360-
17 JuneMilanItalySan Siro StadiumTrivium
19 JuneClissonFranceVal de Moine
22 JuneParisFranceParis La Défense ArenaEvergrey
24 JuneCopenhagenDenmarkRefshaleøenrowspan="2"
25 JuneOsloNorwayEkebergsletta-
28 JuneLyonFranceGroupama StadiumAnthrax
29 JuneAntwerpBelgiumMiddenvijver Parkrowspan="3"
2 JulyViveiroSpainCampo de fútbol Celeiro-
4 JulyCartagenaSpainParque de la Cuesta del Batel-
7 JulyLisbonPortugalEstádio da LuzAnthrax
11 JulyStevenageEnglandKnebworth Park
29 AugustTorontoCanadaScotiabank ArenaMegadeth
30 AugustTorontoCanadaScotiabank ArenaMegadeth
3 SeptemberMontrealCanadaParc Jean-DrapeauMegadeth
Anthrax
5 SeptemberHarrisonUnited StatesSports Illustrated StadiumMegadeth
Anthrax
6 SeptemberHarrisonUnited StatesSports Illustrated StadiumMegadeth
Anthrax
9 SeptemberBostonUnited StatesTD GardenMegadeth
11 SeptemberBristowUnited StatesJiffy Lube LiveMegadeth
12 SeptemberCharlotteUnited StatesTruliant AmphitheaterMegadeth
15 SeptemberHersheyUnited StatesHersheypark StadiumMegadeth
17 SeptemberLouisvilleUnited StatesKentucky Exposition Center
19 SeptemberPrior LakeUnited StatesMystic Lake AmphitheaterMegadeth
22 SeptemberTinley ParkUnited StatesCredit Union 1 AmphitheatreMegadeth
25 SeptemberLos AngelesUnited StatesBMO StadiumMegadeth
Anthrax
26 SeptemberLos AngelesUnited StatesBMO StadiumMegadeth
Anthrax
29 SeptemberSan AntonioUnited StatesAlamodomeMegadeth
Anthrax
2 OctoberMexico CityMexicoEstadio GNP SegurosAnthrax
5 OctoberSan SalvadorEl SalvadorEstadio Jorge “Mágico” GonzálezThe Raven Age
Souls of Steel
8 OctoberSan JoséCosta RicaEstadio NacionalThe Raven Age
11 OctoberBogotáColombiaVive ClaroThe Raven Age
14 OctoberQuitoEcuadorEstadio AtahualpaThe Raven Age
17 OctoberLimaPeruEstadio NacionalThe Raven Age
20 OctoberBuenos AiresArgentinaEstadio Tomás Adolfo DucóLa H No Murió
21 OctoberBuenos AiresArgentinaEstadio Tomás Adolfo DucóLa H No Murió
25 OctoberSão PauloBrazilAllianz ParqueAlter Bridge
27 OctoberSão PauloBrazilAllianz ParqueAlter Bridge
31 OctoberSantiagoChileEstadio NacionalMammoth
Nuclear
1 NovemberSantiagoChileEstadio NacionalMammoth
Nuclear