The Run For Your Lives World Tour is an upcoming concert tour by English heavy metal band Iron Maiden. It is set to begin on 27 May 2025 in Budapest, Hungary, and is currently set to conclude in 2026.[1][2][3] It will be the first concert tour since 1982 not to feature longtime drummer Nicko McBrain, following his retirement from touring in December 2024, and being replaced by Simon Dawson as a touring drummer.
Background
On 19 September 2024, the band announced the Run For Your Lives World Tour which is set to be in celebration of the band's 50th anniversary since their formation in 1975.[1] It was also confirmed that the set list for the tour would be focused on the band's first nine albums.[4] This tour will be the first since 1982 not to feature drummer Nicko McBrain,[5] and first to feature his touring replacement Simon Dawson.[6]