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Pollstar’s Top 25 Most Popular Concert Artists of the New Millennium, which includes net ticket sales from individual concerts performed in territories monitored by the American concert platform. Iron Maiden entered the Top 20 with net sales exceeding 10 million tickets from 620 individual concerts played between 2001 and 2025. [[Guns N’ Roses]] fared slightly better, while the British sextet emerged as the second most popular heavy metal artist after [[Metallica]]. Iron Maiden overtook such heavyweights as [[Paul McCartney]], [[Roger Waters]], [[Depeche Mode]] and many who weren’t even on the list, such as [[AC/DC]], [[Def Leppard]], [[Mötley Crüe]], [[Kiss (band)|KISS]], [[Ozzy Osbourne]], [[Black Sabbath]], [[Billy Joel]] and [[Foo Fighters]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = METALLICA, IRON MAIDEN And GUNS N’ ROSES Among POLLSTAR’s Most Popular Touring Artists Of The New Millennium |date = 2025-12-14 |access-date = 2025-12-14 |publisher = BLABBERMOUTH.NET |url = https://blabbermouth.net/news/metallica-iron-maiden-and-guns-n-roses-among-pollstars-most-popular-touring-artists-of-the-new-millennium}}</ref> The band also landed in the Top 3 of Billboard’s Top Rock Tours 2025 chart. According to the data, the group sold 1.5 million tickets, generating approximately $151 million in revenue, taking into account only net revenue from individual concerts.<ref>{{Cite web |author = Eric Frankenberg |title = Top 10 Highest Grossing Rock Tours of the Year |date = 2025-12-14 |access-date = 2025-12-14 |publisher = Billboard |url = https://www.billboard.com/lists/top-rock-tours-2025/}}</ref>

Pollstar’s Top 25 Most Popular Concert Artists of the New Millennium, which includes net ticket sales from individual concerts performed in territories monitored by the American concert platform. Iron Maiden entered the Top 20 with net sales exceeding 10 million tickets from 620 individual concerts played between 2001 and 2025. [[Guns N’ Roses]] fared slightly better, while the British sextet emerged as the second most popular heavy metal artist after [[Metallica]]. Iron Maiden overtook such heavyweights as [[Paul McCartney]], [[Roger Waters]], [[Depeche Mode]] and many who weren’t even on the list, such as [[AC/DC]], [[Def Leppard]], [[Mötley Crüe]], [[Kiss (band)|KISS]], [[Ozzy Osbourne]], [[Black Sabbath]], [[Billy Joel]] and [[Foo Fighters]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = METALLICA, IRON MAIDEN And GUNS N’ ROSES Among POLLSTAR’s Most Popular Touring Artists Of The New Millennium |date = 2025-12-14 |access-date = 2025-12-14 |publisher = BLABBERMOUTH.NET |url = https://blabbermouth.net/news/metallica-iron-maiden-and-guns-n-roses-among-pollstars-most-popular-touring-artists-of-the-new-millennium}}</ref> The band also landed in the Top 3 of Billboard’s Top Rock Tours 2025 chart. According to the data, the group sold 1.5 million tickets, generating approximately $151 million in revenue, taking into account only net revenue from individual concerts.<ref>{{Cite web |author = Eric Frankenberg |title = Top 10 Highest Grossing Rock Tours of the Year |date = 2025-12-14 |access-date = 2025-12-14 |publisher = Billboard |url = https://www.billboard.com/lists/top-rock-tours-2025/}}</ref>

On 18 September 2025, the band announced an extension of their tour for Europe, set to take place in 2026. The extended tour consists of eleven shows across Europe.<ref>{{cite web|last = DiVita|first = Joe|title = Iron Maiden Announce First 2026 Tour Dates|url = https://loudwire.com/iron-maiden-2026-tour-dates/|website = Loudwire|date = 2025-09-18|access-date = 2025-09-18}}</ref> Following the 2026 shows, the band are set to take a break from touring in 2027.<ref name=”ironmaiden2026tour”/> On 12 December 2025, Iron Maiden announced an extensive Central and South America tour, including big stadiums in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Peru, Ecuador, El Salvador, and Colombia.<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.ironmaiden.com/run-for-your-lives-central–south–america/|title =Run For Your Lives Central and South America tour dates |date = 2025-12-15 |access-date = 2025-12-15 |publisher = ironmaiden.com }}</ref>

On 18 September 2025, the band announced an extension of their tour for Europe, set to take place in 2026. The extended tour consists of eleven shows across Europe.<ref>{{cite web|last = DiVita|first = Joe|title = Iron Maiden Announce First 2026 Tour Dates|url = https://loudwire.com/iron-maiden-2026-tour-dates/|website = Loudwire|date = 2025-09-18|access-date = 2025-09-18}}</ref> On 12 December 2025, Iron Maiden announced an extensive Central and South America tour, including big stadiums in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Peru, Ecuador, El Salvador, and Colombia.<ref>{{ web = https://.com/run-for-your-lives—/ = Lives |date= 2025 |date=12 }}</ref>

== Set list ==

== Set list ==

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|+ List of 2026 concerts<ref>{{cite web |last1=Adams |first1=Gregory |title=Iron Maiden announce North American tour with Megadeth and Anthrax |url=https://www.revolvermag.com/events/iron-maiden-announce-north-american-tour-with-megadeth-and-anthrax/ |website=Revolver |access-date=14 December 2025 |date=23 October 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Iron Maiden Announce Further Dates For “Run For Your Lives World Tour 2026“; Special Guests Include Alter Bridge, Mammoth And Others |url=https://bravewords.com/news/iron-maiden-announce-further-dates-for-run-for-your-lives-world-tour-2026-special-guests-include-alter-bridge-mammoth-and-others/?amp=1 |website=BraveWords – Where Music Lives |access-date=14 December 2025 |date=12 December 2025}}</ref>

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2025–26 concert tour by Iron Maiden

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 31 October 2026, in Santiago, Chile.[1][2][3][4] 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.[1] It was also confirmed that the set list for the tour would be focused on the band’s first nine albums,[5] which Bruce Dickinson had promised would be a “set list for the ages”.[6] This tour is the first since 1983’s World Piece Tour not to feature drummer Nicko McBrain,[7] and first to feature his touring replacement Simon Dawson.[8]

The first thirty-two shows for the European leg in 2025 sold over a million tickets.[9] According to data published in the monthly industry magazine Pollstar, since 1982, Iron Maiden’s approximately 900 solo concerts in North America have generated approximately $1 billion in revenue. And in terms of the frequency of stadium concerts worldwide, Harris’ band is among the elite group of still-active, great rock legends like AC/DC, Metallica, The Rolling Stones and Guns N’ Roses.[10] 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 5th position in their career, one of their highest, with revenue of approximately $130 million and net ticket sales of 1.35 million for 41 concerts during that time frame. The British band also became the highest-ranked heavy rock band, ahead of giants like AC/DC, Metallica, and Guns N’ Roses, and pop superstars like Ed Sheeran.[11]

Pollstar’s Top 25 Most Popular Concert Artists of the New Millennium, which includes net ticket sales from individual concerts performed in territories monitored by the American concert platform. Iron Maiden entered the Top 20 with net sales exceeding 10 million tickets from 620 individual concerts played between 2001 and 2025. Guns N’ Roses fared slightly better, while the British sextet emerged as the second most popular heavy metal artist after Metallica. Iron Maiden overtook such heavyweights as Paul McCartney, Roger Waters, Depeche Mode and many who weren’t even on the list, such as AC/DC, Def Leppard, Mötley Crüe, KISS, Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath, Billy Joel and Foo Fighters.[12] The band also landed in the Top 3 of Billboard’s Top Rock Tours 2025 chart. According to the data, the group sold 1.5 million tickets, generating approximately $151 million in revenue, taking into account only net revenue from individual concerts.[13]

On 18 September 2025, the band announced an extension of their tour for Europe, set to take place in 2026. The extended tour consists of eleven shows across Europe.[14] On 12 December 2025, Iron Maiden announced an extensive Central and South America tour, including big stadiums in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Peru, Ecuador, El Salvador, and Colombia.[15] Following the 2026 shows, the band are set to take a break from touring in 2027.[4]

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.[16]

  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”
    Encore
  16. “Aces High“
  17. “Fear of the Dark“
  18. “Wasted Years“

Tour dates

References

Notes

  1. ^ The 5 June 2025, concert was a part of Trondheim Rocks.
  2. ^ The 19 June 2025, concert was a part of Graspop Metal Meeting.
  3. ^ The 3 July 2025, concert was a part of Eurockéennes.
  4. ^ The 4 June 2026, concert is set to be part of Sweden Rock Festival.
  5. ^ The 6 June 2026, concert is set to be part of Rock im Park.
  6. ^ The 7 June 2026, concert is set to be part of Rock am Ring.
  7. ^ The 13 June 2026, concert is set to be part of Nova Rock.
  8. ^ The 14 June 2026, concert is set to be part of Rock for People.
  9. ^ The 19 June 2026, concert is set to be part of Hellfest.
  10. ^ The 24 June 2026, concert is set to be a part of Copenhell.
  11. ^ The 25 June 2026, concert is set to be a part of Tons of Rock.
  12. ^ The 29 June 2026, concert is set to be a part of Live is Live.
  13. ^ The 2 July 2026, concert is set to be part of the Resurrection Fest.
  14. ^ The 4 July 2026, concert is set to be part of Rock Imperium.
  15. ^ The 11 July 2026, concert is set to be a part of Knebworth Festival.
  16. ^ The 17 September 2026 concert is set to be part of Louder Than Life.
  17. ^ Labelled as Shakopee in promotional material.
  18. ^ Labeled as Chicago in promotional material.

Citations

  1. ^ a b c “Iron Maiden Announces ‘Run For Your Lives’ 2025 World Tour”. Blabbermouth.net. 19 September 2024. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  2. ^ Alderslade, Merlin (19 September 2024). ““We will likely never play many of these songs again.” Iron Maiden announce 50th anniversary world tour for 2025, confirm biggest ever UK headline show”. Louder Sound. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  3. ^ Sarah (19 September 2024). “Iron Maiden Announce ‘Run For Your Lives’ World Tour 2025/26”. Iron Maiden. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  4. ^ a b “The Run For Your Lives World Tour returns to Europe and beyond in 2026!”. Iron Maiden. 18 September 2025. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  5. ^ DiVita, Joe (19 September 2024). “Iron Maiden Announce 50th Anniversary World Tour With Special Set”. Loudwire. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  6. ^ Mills, Matt (2 January 2025). ““We’re gonna be doing stuff we’ve never, ever done before”: Bruce Dickinson promises Iron Maiden’s 2025 tour will have a “setlist for the ages”“. Louder. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  7. ^ Kreps, Daniel (7 December 2024). “Iron Maiden Drummer Nicko McBrain Announces Retirement From Touring”. Rolling Stone. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  8. ^ Kaufman, Spencer (8 December 2024). “Iron Maiden announce Simon Dawson as their new touring drummer”. Consequence. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  9. ^ “Iron Maiden ‘Run For Your Lives World Tour’ Starts May 27th in Budapest”. metalplanetmusic.com. 20 May 2025. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  10. ^ Ryan Borba (14 December 2025). “Number Of The Beast: Iron Maiden’s 50 Years Of Touring Dominance (Special) – Pollstar News”. pollstar.com. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
  11. ^ “World Touring Artists 2025” (PDF). Pollstar USA. 14 December 2025. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
  12. ^ “METALLICA, IRON MAIDEN And GUNS N’ ROSES Among POLLSTAR’s Most Popular Touring Artists Of The New Millennium”. BLABBERMOUTH.NET. 14 December 2025. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
  13. ^ Eric Frankenberg (14 December 2025). “Top 10 Highest Grossing Rock Tours of the Year”. Billboard. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
  14. ^ DiVita, Joe (18 September 2025). “Iron Maiden Announce First 2026 Tour Dates”. Loudwire. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
  15. ^ a b “Iron Maiden Announce Further Dates For “Run For Your Lives World Tour 2026″; Special Guests Include Alter Bridge, Mammoth And Others”. BraveWords – Where Music Lives. 12 December 2025. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
  16. ^ “Iron Maiden Opens Up Run For Your Lives Tour In Budapest; Setlist Revealed”. BraveWords. 27 May 2025. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  17. ^ Adams, Gregory (23 October 2025). “Iron Maiden announce North American tour with Megadeth and Anthrax”. Revolver. Retrieved 14 December 2025.

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