Iron Maiden Add 17 North American Dates to 50th Anniversary Tour

Iron Maiden will play 17 North American shows in April and May 2027, extending their 50th anniversary "Run for Your Lives" tour into a third and final leg.

The band, which joins the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as part of the 2026 induction class, announced the run on Wednesday. It opens April 14, 2027 at the Tacoma Dome in Washington and closes May 16, 2027 at the Boardwalk Rock festival in Ocean City, Maryland.

Why a 2027 tour at all?

Maiden had planned to rest next year. Bassist and founder Steve Harris said the current US and Canadian leg changed their minds.

"As many of our fans know, Maiden were planning on taking a break from live performances in 2027, but we've been enjoying this last leg in the USA and Canada so much that we all had a chat and decided we should take the show to parts we missed, particularly the North West and South East," Harris said. "It just seems fair to our many fans there who have given us tremendous support for so many years. We can't get everywhere but we can try!"

So the routing fills geographic gaps rather than retracing old ground. The calendar leans hard into two regions the earlier legs skipped:

• Northwest/Pacific: Tacoma (April 14), Vancouver (April 16), Portland (April 18), Wheatland, CA (April 20)
• Southeast/South: Tampa (May 1), West Palm Beach (May 2), Atlanta (May 5), Dallas (April 28), Phoenix (April 26)

The middle stretch runs through California amphitheaters — Chula Vista (April 22), San Bernardino (April 24) — then Raleigh (May 7), Hartford (May 9), and Belmont Park, NY's UBS Arena (May 11).

What's different about the ending?

The final two stops are festivals, not headline arena shows, and that's deliberate. Maiden headline Sonic Temple in Columbus, Ohio on May 14 and Boardwalk Rock in Ocean City on May 16.

Harris explained the reasoning: "Also, we have always enjoyed playing the many great festivals that are in Europe and wanted to experience a couple more in the USA which we will do at the end of the tour in Columbus and Maryland. At festivals you are not just playing to your own fans so it's always a challenge and we all love a challenge!"

That's the mechanism worth noting. A festival bill puts Maiden in front of casual listeners, not just the faithful — a different proposition for a band five decades into its career.

Full 2027 North American itinerary

Date	City	Venue
April 14	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma Dome
April 16	Vancouver, BC	Rogers Arena
April 18	Portland, OR	Moda Center
April 20	Wheatland, CA	Toyota Amphitheatre
April 22	Chula Vista, CA	North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
April 24	San Bernardino, CA	Glen Helen Amphitheater
April 26	Phoenix, AZ	Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre
April 28	Dallas, TX	Dos Equis Pavilion
May 1	Tampa, FL	Benchmark International Arena
May 2	West Palm Beach, FL	iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre
May 5	Atlanta, GA	Lakewood Amphitheatre
May 7	Raleigh, NC	Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
May 9	Hartford, CT	The Meadows Music Theatre
May 11	Belmont Park, NY	UBS Arena
May 14	Columbus, OH	Sonic Temple (festival)
May 16	Ocean City, MD	Boardwalk Rock (festival)

What does this change for fans?

If you live in the Pacific Northwest or the Southeast, this is likely your last chance to catch the anniversary production without crossing the country. The band frames it as a final leg, and Harris's phrasing — "we can't get everywhere but we can try" — signals they're treating these dates as the closing chapter of a two-year celebration that will also carry them into the Hall of Fame in 2026.