IRON MAIDEN today announce the highly anticipated Australian dates of their critically acclaimed RUN FOR YOUR LIVES WORLD TOUR. Since the band’s first visit to Australia in November 1982, playing to 2000 fans at the Capitol Theatre in Sydney as part of the Beast On The Road Tour, Iron Maiden have returned regularly, playing bigger and bigger shows each time.
And now, in celebration of their 50th Anniversary, Maiden return for their eighth tour Down Under, headlining outdoor stadiums for the first time in both Melbourne and Sydney, as well as arenas in Adelaide and Brisbane. These large venues will allow fans the chance to witness the brand new, state-of-the-art production, on the scale it is intended for, to accompany the once-in-a-lifetime setlist of songs from the band’s groundbreaking first nine albums.
As a special treat for their fans in Australia, IRON MAIDEN will bring as their very special guests for these shows, MEGADETH, who recently celebrated a number one album for their self-titled final studio release in both Australia and the USA where they will also be touring with IRON MAIDEN.
Wednesday 11 November – Adelaide – Adelaide Entertainment Centre
Friday 13 November- Melbourne – AAMI Park
Sunday 15 November – Sydney – Allianz Stadium
Wednesday 18 November – Brisbane – Brisbane Entertainment Centre
A Telstra Plus member pre-sale commences Wednesday 4th March, visit www.telstra.com/tickets.
General public tickets go on sale on Friday 6th March.
Visit: www.ironmaiden.com or www.tegdainty.com for further information.
Manager Rod Smallwood comments, “We are delighted to be returning to Australia 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 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 Australia 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.”
Promoter Paul Dainty AO said, “This will be Iron Maiden’s biggest tour of Australia ever. Headlining stadiums in Melbourne and Sydney for the first time in their 50-year history is a massive moment. And with Megadeth joining the tour, this is going to be an absolute powerhouse night of metal — two giants of the genre, one colossal production, and a show Australian fans won’t know what hit them.”
Following this tour the band will take a well-earned break from touring in 2027.
General public tickets go on sale on Friday 6th March.
Visit: www.ironmaiden.com or www.tegdainty.com for further information.
