Formed by the bassist and main songwriter Steve Harris in London, England back in 1975, Iron Maiden became in the following decades one of the most successful Heavy Metal bands of all time. To celebrate their 50 years of existence, the band announced a world tour that will happen in 2025 and 2026 to celebrate their entire legacy. Called "Run For Your Lives", so far only dates next year in Europe in Europe were announced that will happen next May, June, July, August. The shows are scheduled in Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, England, Ireland, Scotland, France, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, Germany, Italy, Austria, Netherlands and Poland. Special Guests for the first half of the tour, including the London & Dublin outdoor shows but not the UK arenas, will be American rockers Halestorm. The second half of the tour sees Sweden’s Avatar as guests. And, finally, British metal band, The Raven Age (Steve Harris' son band), will open all UK & Ireland shows. The festivals will of course be festival billing. Iron Maiden 50th anniversary world tour dates May 27 Budapest, HUNGARY – Budapest Aréna 31 Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC – Letnany Airport June 1 - Bratislava, SLOVAKIA – TIPOS Arena 5 - Trondheim, NORWAY – Trondheim Rocks (Festival) 7 - Stavanger, NORWAY – SR-Bank Arena 9 - Copenhagen, DENMARK – Royal Arena 12 - Stockholm, SWEDEN – 3Arena 13 - Stockholm, SWEDEN – 3Arena 16 - Helsinki, FINLAND – Olympic Stadium 21 - Birmingham, ENGLAND – Utilita Arena 22 - Manchester, ENGLAND – Co-op Live 25 - Dublin, IRELAND – Malahide Castle 28 - London, ENGLAND – London Stadium 30 - Glasgow, SCOTLAND – OVO Hydro July 3 - Belfort, FRANCE – Eurockéennes Festival 5 - Madrid, SPAIN – Estadio Cívitas Metropolitano 6 - Lisbon, PORTUGAL – MEO Arena 9 - Zurich, SWITZERLAND – Hallenstadion 11 - Gelsenkirchen, GERMANY – Veltins-Arena 13 - Padova, ITALY – Stadio Euganeo 15 - Bremen, GERMANY – Bürgerweide 17 - Vienna, AUSTRIA – Ernst Happel Stadium 19 - Paris, FRANCE – Paris La Défense Arena 23 - Arnhem, NETHERLANDS – GelreDome 25 - Frankfurt, GERMANY – Deutsche Bank Park 26 - Stuttgart, GERMANY – Cannstatter Wasen 29 - Berlin, GERMANY – Waldbühne August 2 - Warsaw – POLAND – PGE Narodowy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0ZWZ8sTquo The band's current line-up has Steve Harris (Bass), Dave Murray (Guitar), Adrian Smith (Guitar), Bruce Dickinson (Vocals), Nicko McBrain (Drums) and Janick Gers (Guitar).The post Iron Maiden announces 50th anniversary world tour appeared first on Rock And Roll Garage.