IRON MAIDEN today announce the highly anticipated New Zealand date of their critically acclaimed RUN FOR YOUR LIVES WORLD TOUR. Following the band’s first ever visit to New Zealand in December 1992, playing to 3000 fans at the Logan Campbell Centre in Auckland as part of the Fear Of The Dark Tour, Iron Maiden have returned with their Somewhere Back In Time Tour in 2009, The Book Of Souls Tour in 2016 and most recently on The Future Past Tour in 2024.
And now, in celebration of their 50th Anniversary, Maiden return to New Zealand for the fifth time, with a Spark Arena show in Auckland. Fans will be able to witness the brand new, state-of-the-art production to accompany the once-in-a-lifetime setlist of songs from the band’s ground-breaking first nine albums.
As a special treat for their fans in New Zealand, IRON MAIDEN will bring as their very special guests, MEGADETH, whose latest release, their self-titled final studio album (2026), debuted at #5 on the Official New Zealand Music Chart, marking their highest chart position ever in the country.
THE RUN FOR YOUR LIVES NEW ZEALAND DATE IS
Saturday 7 November Auckland Spark Arena
Ticket pre-sales commence from Monday 2 March with
General Public tickets on sale on Friday 6 March.
Head to ironmaiden.com or tegdainty.com for all ticketing and tour information.
IRON MAIDEN’S Steve Harris says, “We are very excited to be bringing this RUN FOR YOUR LIVES TOUR to New Zealand later this year. And even more so as we are bringing MEGADETH with us. Dave and I have been friends for years and we are very proud to have them as our special guests on their last-ever world tour. I think our fans will really appreciate this and it will make it an even more memorable show for everyone. We very much look forward to getting down there to see you all at the end of 2026!”
Manager Rod Smallwood comments, “We are delighted to be returning to New Zealand just two years after our last visit to that part of the world. It’s always a great experience playing to our fans there, and we know they really appreciate seeing us whenever we can visit. I can promise our fans that they are in for a real treat with this setlist and show. The band have been loving revisiting this era and especially enjoy playing these songs with the state-of-the-art visuals we’ve created to accompany them. We’ve got all the big ones from the early days including Hallowed Be Thy Name, Run To The Hills, Phantom of the Opera, Trooper, Number Of The Beast, Killers, Powerslave, 2 Minutes To Midnight and more. Plus there’s some true epics including Rime of the Ancient Mariner and Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son, which will be even more special because these shows will be at the very end of The Run For Your Lives Tour, and so the final time the band will ever be playing a number of these songs.
“One thing to add, it was really special on our European dates last year to see that the vast majority of our fans appreciated and respected our request to severely limit their use of phones at our concerts, ideally just keeping it in their pockets the whole time, especially in those standing areas in front of the stage. Our fans’ understanding and cooperation made a colossal difference to the atmosphere of every show and increased the enjoyment enormously for the band and fans alike. Therefore, we ask all our fans in New Zealand to do the same and enjoy the show ‘in the moment’ rather than film on their phones. Please keep them in your pockets.
“For this Run For Your Lives New Zealand date, we will be bringing the now hugely popular Eddie’s Pop-up Dive Bar experience for the very first time with us. Our European fans loved these too and we’re convinced that the mix of Maiden fans, Trooper Beer & exclusive Tour merch makes for a winning combination. Likewise, we will continue to offer the well-loved Trooper VIP Experience at all venues.”
Promoter Paul Dainty AO said, “This will be Iron Maiden’s biggest tour of Australasia ever. And with Megadeth also joining the New Zealand leg, this is going to be an absolute powerhouse night of metal — two giants of the genre, one colossal production, and a show New Zealand fans won’t know what hit them.”
Following this tour, the band will take a well-earned break from touring in 2027.
Ticket pre-sales commence from Monday 2 March with General Public tickets on sale on Friday 6 March.
Head to ironmaiden.com or tegdainty.com for all ticketing and tour information.