Metal Anarchy

Iron Maiden have added an Australian/New Zealand leg to their “Run For Your Lives” world tour. Megadeth will serve as support.

Tour Dates:

11/07 Auckland, NZ – Spark Arena
11/11 Adelaide, AUS – Adelaide Entertainment Centre
11/13 Melbourne, AUS – AAMI Park
11/15 Sydney, AUS – Allianz Stadium
11/18 Brisbane, AUS – Brisbane Entertainment Centre

Bassist Steve Harris commented:

“We are very excited to be bringing this tour to Australia & New Zealand later this year. And even more so as we are bringing Megadeth with us. Dave and I have been friends for years and we are very proud to have them as our special guests on their last-ever world tour. I think our fans will really appreciate this and it will make it an even more memorable show for everyone. We very much look forward to getting down there to see you all at the end of 2026!”

Manager Rod Smallwood added:

“We are delighted to be returning to Australia and New Zealand just two years after our last visit to that part of the world. It’s always a great experience playing to our fans there, and we know they really appreciate seeing us whenever we can visit. And this time we are playing some new outdoor venues too, including the Allianz Stadium in Sydney and AAMI Park in Melbourne. I can promise our fans that they are in for a real treat with this setlist and show. The band have been loving revisiting this era and especially enjoy playing these songs with the state-of-the-art visuals we’ve created to accompany them. We’ve got all the big ones from the early days including ‘Hallowed Be Thy Name,’ ‘Run To The Hills,’ ‘Phantom of the Opera,’ ‘Trooper,’ ‘Number Of The Beast,’ ‘Killers,’ ‘Powerslave,’ ‘2 Minutes To Midnight’ and more. Plus there’s some true epics including ‘Rime of the Ancient Mariner’ and ‘Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son,’ which will be even more special because these shows will be at the very end of ‘The Run For Your Lives Tour,’ and so the final time the band will ever be playing a number of these songs.

One thing to add, it was really special on our European dates last 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 Australia and New Zealand to do the same and enjoy the show ‘in the moment’ rather than film on their phones. Please keep them in your pockets.

As it was first ‘tested’ in Australasia on ‘The Future Past Tour’ we will be bringing the now hugely popular Eddie’s Pop-up Dive Bar experience back over with us. Our European fans loved these too 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.”

This news comes after the band recently confirmed that the “Run For Your Lives” will end in Japan.