British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN are currently storming across Europe on their massive “Run For Your Lives” world tour, and according to frontman Bruce Dickinson, the journey is far from over.
During the band’s July 5 performance in Madrid, Spain, MAIDEN’s official YouTube channel caught up with Dickinson for a quick update on the tour. The singer expressed excitement about the incredible momentum so far: “We are halfway through the tour. First of all, I can’t even believe we’re halfway through the tour. That’s just ridiculous. It seems like we’re only just getting started. And in fact we are, but that’s another story for later. Yes. Spoiler alert. But no — it’s been amazing. It really has been amazing. London was just the show of a lifetime. And they don’t come along too often, moments like that.
“But everything — I mean, we played in Belfort [on July 3], the first festival [Eurockéennes] we played in France that wasn’t Hellfest. And Rod [Smallwood, IRON MAIDEN‘s longtime manager] was, like, he said, ‘I couldn’t believe it. I saw 20 people going to the festival and nobody was wearing a MAIDEN shirt.’ And that’s the whole point. And we had the whole festival up and everybody was loving it and it was great. So now we are in Madrid and this is so sold out, it’s crazy. It’s gonna be a really, really hot show tonight. And I’m looking forward to it. And just everything, really. We’ve got all these great shows ahead of us, and a lot more stuff ahead of us I can’t talk about, except if I did, they’d have to kill me.”
The “Run For Your Lives” tour kicked off on May 27 in Budapest and has already sold over one million tickets, with numerous dates completely sold out. The trek marks the first tour without longtime drummer Nicko McBrain, who retired in December 2024. Stepping behind the kit for this historic run is Simon Dawson, bringing a fresh dynamic to the band’s legendary sound.
For fans hoping to catch IRON MAIDEN live, here are the remaining European dates for summer 2025:
July 19 & 20 – Paris, FRANCE @ Paris La Défense Arena
July 23 – Arnhem, NETHERLANDS @ GelreDome
July 25 – Frankfurt, GERMANY @ Deutsche Bank Park
July 26 – Stuttgart, GERMANY @ Cannstatter Wasen
July 29 & 30 – Berlin, GERMANY @ Waldbühne
August 2 – Warsaw, POLAND @ PGE Narodowy
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