{"id":71752,"date":"2025-09-18T16:35:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T16:35:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/71752\/"},"modified":"2025-09-18T16:35:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T16:35:07","slug":"iron-maiden-announce-2026-european-tour-and-tease-date-of-huge-uk-headline-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/71752\/","title":{"rendered":"Iron Maiden announce 2026 European tour and tease date of huge UK headline show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/iron-maiden\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Iron Maiden<\/a> have announced a 2026 European tour and teased a huge UK headline show. Find out all the details below.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-content-read-more\">\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1245\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\"><b>READ MORE:<\/b>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/album\/iron-maiden-senjutsu-review-3035836\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Iron Maiden \u2013 \u2018Senjutsu\u2019 review: an imaginative instant classic\u00a0<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The upcoming gigs mark an extension to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/iron-maiden-announce-2025-run-for-your-lives-european-and-uk-tour-dates-3795068\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">their two-year, 50th anniversary \u2018Run For Your Lives\u2019 tour<\/a>, which came to the continent earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>It marked their first run of shows with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/iron-maiden-announces-new-drummer-after-nicko-mcbrain-departure-3820085\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">new touring drummer Simon Dawson,<\/a>\u00a0who was appointed following\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/iron-maiden-share-emotional-video-of-final-concert-with-nicko-mcbrain-3821287\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the touring retirement of long-term sticksman Nicko McBrain.<\/a>\u00a0McBrain announced he would be<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/iron-maidens-nicko-mcbain-to-take-a-step-back-from-the-grind-of-the-extensive-touring-lifestyle-3820013\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0\u201ctaking a step back\u201d from touring<\/a>\u00a0last year due to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/iron-maiden-drummer-nicko-mcbrain-reveals-he-suffered-stroke-that-left-him-paralysed-on-one-side-3477778\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">suffering a minor stroke in 2023,<\/a>\u00a0which left him partially paralysed on his right side from the shoulder down.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the tour saw the band <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/iron-maiden-announce-2025-run-for-your-lives-european-and-uk-tour-dates-3795068\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">perform songs exclusively from the acclaimed first seven albums<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Now, they\u2019ve announced an extension for 2026, set to kick off in May. They\u2019ll play shows in Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, Slovakia, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, France and Portugal, before wrapping up with a final show in the UK on July 11 \u2013 though exact details of the latter are yet to be revealed.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets go on sale on Monday (September 22), and will be available <a href=\"https:\/\/ticketmaster.evyy.net\/c\/2862475\/264167\/4272?sharedid=NME&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.com%2Firon-maiden-tickets%2Fartist%2F735341\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">here<\/a>. Find a full list of dates and venues below.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DOvUyv7jLLk\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Iron Maiden\u2019s 2026 European and UK tour dates are:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>MAY<\/strong><br \/><strong>23 \u2013 OAKA, Athens, Greece<\/strong><br \/><strong>26 \u2013 Vasil Levski Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria<\/strong><br \/><strong>28 \u2013 Arena Na\u021bional\u0103, Bucharest, Romania<\/strong><br \/><strong>30 \u2013 N\u00e1rodn\u00fd Futbalov\u00fd \u0160tadi\u00f3n, Bratislava, Slovakia<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>JUNE<\/strong><br \/><strong>2 \u2013 Heinz von Heiden Arena, Hannover, Germany<\/strong><br \/><strong>10 \u2013 Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam, Netherlands<\/strong><br \/><strong>17 \u2013 San Siro Stadium, Milan, Italy<\/strong><br \/><strong>22 \u2013 Paris La D\u00e9fense Arena, Paris, France<\/strong><br \/><strong>28 \u2013 Groupama Stadium, D\u00e9cines, France<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>JULY\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>7 \u2013 Est\u00e1dio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal<\/strong><br \/><strong>11 \u2013 UK Headline show \u2013 Details TBA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Steve Harris said of the announcement: \u201cThe fans have been amazing, the set list is perfect for the 50th Anniversary, the show is arguably our best ever and ticket demand was incredible with pretty much everywhere sold out and over a million fans attending. So we all thought we should play some more shows in Europe before heading out to other parts of the world later in the year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added that Dawson would continue to join them on the road, adding: \u201cBoth he and the whole band would like to thank our fans for the terrific reception you have given him on the first leg.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Further shows are expected to be announced shortly, with manager Ron Smallwood saying teasing \u201cmore announcements coming later for 2026\u201d, adding: \u201cRest assured we will be visiting as many of you as possible next year, before the band take a well-earned break from the road in 2027.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the tour\u2019s kick-off, the band shared a message with fans,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/iron-maiden-ask-gig-goers-to-severely-limit-the-use-of-their-phone-cameras-3863852\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">urging them to \u201cseverely limit the use of their phone cameras out of respect for the band and their fellow fans\u201d<\/a>. Per a press release, they\u2019ll be continuing this policy for this leg of the tour.<\/p>\n<p>During\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/iron-maiden-share-emotional-video-of-final-concert-with-nicko-mcbrain-3821287\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nicko McBrain\u2019s final show with the band last year, Dickinson also made sure to remind fans that McBrain has not left Iron Maiden<\/a>. He will still be with the band, and will track with them on upcoming albums, but will no longer be touring due to his medical condition.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Iron Maiden have announced a 2026 European tour and teased a huge UK headline show. 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