IRON MAIDEN Announces Surprise Return To North America In 2027

Live Nation has announced the surprise return to North America of IRON MAIDEN and its spectacular "Run For Your Lives" show in the spring of 2027 for a very special third and final leg of the tour.

Following the packed shows and rave reactions across Canada and the USA for the recently concluded North American leg of their 50th-anniversary "Run For Your Lives" tour, IRON MAIDEN will return to North America in 2027 to play a further 16 shows.

MAIDEN, a 2026 inductee into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, will play mainly in regions that the current tour missed, in a mix of indoor and outdoor venues, and will conclude with two festival headline performances at Sonic Temple and Boardwalk Rock. They will, of course, be bringing their full, dramatic production for each and every performance.

Says IRON MAIDEN bassist Steve Harris: "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!"

IRON MAIDEN manager Rod Smallwood comments: "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," he continues. "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."

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 three million fans in 36 countries. Now, that really is the proper way to celebrate your 50th anniversary!

Special guests on the tour will be fellow Brits BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE who recently announced their new album, "Social Apocalypse", due out on March 19, 2027. This tour will be the band's first highly anticipated shows in North America since their co-headline tour with TRIVIUM early last year. Rounding out this exciting all-British bill will be THE RAVEN AGE, who recently supported MAIDEN on several South and Central American shows. Not since 1983 has MAIDEN chosen a three-band British bill and this return to their roots suits this final celebration of their early years and their 50th anniversary.

2027 "Run For Your Lives" North American tour dates:

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 01 - Tampa, FL - Benchmark International Arena
May 02 - West Palm Beach, FL - iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre
May 05 - Atlanta, GA - Lakewood Amphitheatre
May 07 - Raleigh, NC - Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
May 09 - 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

Tickets will be available starting with the artist presale beginning on Monday, October 19 at 10 a.m. local time. Additional presales will run throughout the week ahead of the general on-sale beginning on Friday, October 23 at 10 a.m. local. For festival on-sales check their respective websites. Go to www.ironmaiden.com for the latest info.

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. For more information, visit vipnation.com

Photo credit: John McMurtrie