How, when and where to buy Iron Maiden tickets as extra dates go on sale
You just can't keep British metal legends Iron Maiden away, as they've extended the Run For Your Lives World Tour (tickets available on See Tickets, AXS, and Ticketmaster).
Bruce Dickinson and co have added dates for the likes of Athens, Amsterdam, Milan, Paris, and Lisbon next year, as well as a whopper of a UK headline gig confirmed.
The band have also confirmed that there will be no gigs in 2027, so make sure to see them in 2026 to get your fix of the mighty Maiden.
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They're bringing some incredible support acts along for the ride too, with The Darkness, The Hu, Airbourne, and The Almighty on the bill.
Iron Maiden previously played a show to 75,000 adoring fans earlier this year at the start of the tour at the London Stadium, but they're going bigger and better this time with a very special show.
Here's everything you need to know about scoring tickets.
Where to buy Iron Maiden tickets for Knebworth
There's an O2 Priority and Iron Maiden presale taking place now, with Ticketmaster presale starting at 10am on Friday, September 26.
Tickets go on general sale at 10am on Saturday, September 27 via See Tickets, AXS, and Ticketmaster.
If you miss out in the sale, check out resale sites for fans who can't make it. Some presale tickets have been listed already:
To avoid ticket scams and ensure a money-back guarantee, always purchase resale tickets through verified sites.
Where are Iron Maiden playing?
They've announced an enormous show at the hallowed grounds of Knebworth, on Saturday, July 11, 2026.
However, the fun starts a day earlier for fans who want to make a weekend of it, as there are camping tickets available and doors open mid-afternoon on Friday, July 10.
They're promising the biggest Eddie’s Dive Bar ever, Maiden-themed food and much more, plus their own version of the iconic Knebworth Fayre.
The band are known for pulling out all the stops with their staging and performances, and this is going to be a mini festival of sorts.
Iron Maiden manager Ron Smallwood said: "We knew that we had to bring the Run For Your Lives show back to the UK again next summer as there was such a phenomenal demand for tickets this year but we wanted to do something a bit different especially as it would be hard to top the show at London Stadium!"
"Well, we think that Knebworth is the solution...we will be taking over the whole of the grounds ourselves and turning it into as much of a ‘Maiden World’ as we can for all our fans to enjoy!"
“So we hope you will join us next year as we continue to celebrate five decades of Iron Maiden. It’s going to be one for the history books... in a really historic venue!”
What has the band said about the new gigs?
Bassist and Iron Maiden founder Steve Harris says: “We are all loving this Run For Your Lives Tour. The 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.
“Of course, Simon Dawson will be joining us once again on the drummer’s stool, and both he and the whole band would like to thank our fans for the terrific reception you have given him on the first leg.
“We’ve always enjoyed playing festivals, especially as we get to play to people who aren’t just there for us, and we love that challenge! So we decided to revisit as many great Metal festivals as we could get to in this period. Plus we will also get to play stadiums in Greece, Romania, Slovakia and Bulgaria where we didn’t get to this year and have always loved playing to the passionate fans out there.”
What will the Iron Maiden set list look like?
When the band started the Run For Your Lives World Tour, they played a huge show at the London Stadium, which was at that time their biggest non-festival date ever.
Here's what they played:
- Murders in the Rue Morgue
- Wrathchild
- Killers
- Phantom of the Opera
- The Number of the Beast
- The Clairvoyant
- Powerslave
- 2 Minutes to Midnight
- Rime of the Ancient Mariner
- Run to the Hills
- Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
- The Trooper
- Hallowed Be Thy Name
- Iron Maiden
- Churchill's Speech
- Aces High
- Fear of the Dark
- Wasted Years
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Jen Thomas