Iron Maiden announce the highly anticipated Australasia dates of their critically acclaimed Run For Your Lives World Tour.

November 2026
07 – Auckland, NEW ZEALAND – Spark Arena
11 – Adelaide, AUSTRALIA – Adelaide Entertainment Centre
13 – Melbourne, AUSTRALIA – AAMI Park
15 – Sydney, AUSTRALIA – Allianz Stadium
18 – Brisbane, AUSTRALIA – Brisbane Entertainment Centre

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. They will also be returning to New Zealand, having visited for the first time in 1992 on the Fear Of The Dark Tour, once again playing at the Spark Arena in Auckland. 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 & New Zealand, 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 Maiden.

Steve says, “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!”

Rod comments, “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.”

Promoter Paul Dainty AO said, “This will be Iron Maiden’s biggest tour of Australasia 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 Maiden fans won’t know what hit them.”

Following this tour the band will take a well-earned break from touring in 2027.

Iron Maiden Fan Club pre-sales commence from Monday 2 March with general sale taking place on Friday 6 March.

No further countries will be added to the Run For Your Lives World Tour.