Iron Maiden have performed the primary present of their Fiftieth-Anniversary Run For Your Lives Tour. The band accomplished a 17-song set on the 12,500-capacity Papp László Sportaréna in Budapest, Hungary, and packed it with songs they have not performed in years.
Maiden, with new drummer Simon Dawson behind the equipment, opened with 4 songs from the Paul Di’Anno period in Murders In The Rue Morgue (which hasn’t been performed for the reason that Eddie Rips Up the World tour 20 years in the past, Wrathchild, Killers (a tune the band have not performed this century) and Phantom Of The Opera.
Elsewhere, there was a return to the set for the much-loved epic Rime Of The Historical Mariner for the primary time in 15 years, whereas different returnees included The Clairvoyant, Powerslave, 2 Minutes To Midnight and Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son. Full setlist beneath.
Regardless of Iron Maiden urging followers to maintain their telephones of their pockets in the course of the tour, fan-shot video from the primary present is already on-line (beneath)
Maiden return to the Sportaréna in Budapest for a second present tomorrow tonight (Could 29), earlier than travelling to the Czech Republic and a reserving at Prague’s Letnany Airport. Full dates beneath.
Extra Run For Your Lives dates exterior of Europe are anticipated to be introduced quickly, with the tour set to increase into 2026. A Fiftieth-anniversary Maiden documentary movie will come out later this 12 months.
Iron Maiden setlist: Papp László Sportaréna, Budapest, Hungary
Murders within the Rue Morgue
Wrathchild
Killers
Phantom of the Opera
The Variety of the Beast
The Clairvoyant
Powerslave
2 Minutes to Midnight
Rime of the Historical Mariner
Run to the Hills
Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
The Trooper
Hallowed Be Thy Title
Iron Maiden
Encore
Aces Excessive
Worry of the Darkish
Wasted Years
Iron Maiden: 2025 Run For Your Lives tour dates
Could 28: Budapest Aréna, Hungary *
Could 31: Prague Letnany Airport, Czech Republic *
Jun 01: Bratislava TIPOS Enviornment, Slovakia *
Jun 05: Trondheim Rocks, Norway ≠
Jun 07: Stavanger SR-Financial institution Enviornment, Norway *
Jun 09: Copenhagen Royal Enviornment, Denmark *
Jun 12: Stockholm 3Arena, Sweden *
Jun 13: Stockholm 3Arena, Sweden *
Jun 16: Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Finland *
Jun 19: Dessel Graspop Metallic Assembly, Belgium≠
Jun 21: Birmingham Utilita Enviornment, UK ^
Jun 22: Manchester Co-op Reside, UK ^
Jun 25: Dublin Malahide Citadel, Eire *^
Jun 28: London Stadium, UK *^
Jun 30: Glasgow OVO Hydro, UK ^
Jul 03: Belfort Eurockéennes, France ≠
Jul 05: Madrid Estadio Cívitas Metropolitano, Spain **
Jul 06: Lisbon MEO Enviornment, Portugal **
Jul 09: Zurich Hallenstadion, Switzerland **
Jul 11: Gelsenkirchen Veltins-Enviornment, Germany **
Jul 13: Padova Stadio Euganeo, Italy **
Jul 15: Bremen Bürgerweide, Germany **
Jul 17: Vienna Ernst Happel Stadium, Austria **
Jul 19: Paris Paris La Défense Enviornment, France **
Jul 20: Paris Paris La Défense Enviornment, France **
Jul 23: Arnhem GelreDome, Netherlands **
Jul 25: Frankfurt Deutsche Financial institution Park, Germany **
Jul 26: Stuttgart Cannstatter Wasen, Germany **
Jul 29: Berlin Waldbühne, Germany **
Jul 30: Berlin Waldbühne, Germany **
Aug 02: Warsaw PGE Narodowy, Poland **
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