Iron Maiden is celebrating 50 years of music next year with a massive tour; and they have added some new dates to the calendar for some performances in South America.
Maiden’s Steve Harris spoke on the tour saying, “we are thrilled to be bringing this Run For Your Lives Tour to Latin America next year. It’s no secret that some of our most passionate fans are to be found across Central and South America and our relationship with them is something very special. We absolutely love playing there and know that everyone at these shows is going to have a brilliant time – including all of us in the band for sure! We’ve got a long history in that part of the world going right back to 1985, and to be heading back there with this setlist and production is really exciting, especially as we are able to visit so many countries on this leg of the tour. We can’t wait to see you all next year!”
Bruce Dickerson added, “this whole tour has been such great fun. I really enjoy belting out all these great old songs, and the whole band are loving playing them too! We’ve got all the big ones from that early period including ‘Hallowed’, ‘Run To The Hills’, ‘Phantom’, ‘Trooper’, ‘Number Of The Beast’, ‘Killers’, ‘Powerslave’, ‘2 Minutes’, ‘Wasted Years’… and some of them we haven’t played there in over 20 years!! Plus there’s some real epics including my particular favourites ‘Rime of the Ancient Mariner’ and ‘Seventh Son’… We are doing them all and more. I mean, who wouldn’t for a 50th birthday party!”
The tour kicks off in late May in Europe.
Iron Maiden tour dates:
May 23 at OAKA in Athens, Greece
May 26 at Vasil Levski Stadium in Sofia, Bulgaria
May 28 at Arena Națională in Bucharest, Romania
May 30 at Národný Futbalový Štadión in Bratislava, Slovakia
June 2 at Heinz von Heiden Arena in Hannover, Germany
June 3-6 at Sweden Rock in Solvesborg, Sweden
June 6 at Rock im Park in Nurnberg Germany
June 7 at Rock am Ring in Nurburgring, Germany
June 10 at the Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam, Netherlands
June 13 at Nova Rock in Nickelsdorf, Austria
June 14 at Rock for People in Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
June 17 at San Siro Stadium in Milan, Italy
June 19 at Hellfest in Clisson, France
June 22 at La Defense Arena in Paris, France
June 24-27 at Copenhell in Copenhagen, Denmark
June 25 at Tons of Rock in Oslo, Norway
June 28 at Groupama Stadium in Lyon, France
June 29 at Live is Live in Antwerp, Belgium
July 1-4 at Resurrection Fest in Viveiro, Spain
July 4 at the Rock Imperium Festival in Cartagena, Spain
July 7 at Estadio da Luz in Lisbon, Portugal
July 11 at Knebworth Park in Knebworth, UK
Aug 29 & 30 at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON
Sept 3 at Parc Jean-Drapeau in Montreal, QC
Sept 5 & 6 at the Sports Illustrated Stadium in Harrison, NJ
Sept 9 at TD Garden in Boston, MA
Sept 11 at Jiffy Lube Live in Bristow, VA
Sept 12 at the PNC Music Pavilion in Charlotte, NC
Sept 15 at Hersheypark Stadium in Hershey, PA
Sept 17 at the Louder Than Life Festival in Louisville, KY
Sept 19 at the Mystic Lake Amphitheater in Shakopee, MN
Sept 22 at the Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre in Chicago, IL
Sept 25 & 26 at the BMO Stadium in Los Angeles, CA
Sept 29 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, TX
Oct 2 at Estadio GNP Seguros in Mexico City, Mexico
Oct 5 at Estadio Jorge “Mágico” González in San Salvador, El Salvador
Oct 8 at Estadio Nacional in San Jose, Costa Rica
Oct 11 at Vive Claro in Bogota, Colombia
Oct 14 at Estadio Atahualpa in Quito, Ecuador
Oct 17 at Estadio Nacional in Lima, Peru
Oct 20 at Estadio Huracan in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Oct 25 at Allianz Parque in Sao Paulo, Brazil
Oct 31 at Estadio Nacional in Santiago, Chile