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Legendary rockers Iron Maiden will return to the UK and Ireland this week for the Run For Your Lives World Tour – here’s everything you need to know.
The Run for Your Lives World Tour, which got underway at the László Papp Budapest Sports Arena in Hungary on May 27th, marks the band’s first tour in over four decades without drummer Nicko McBrain, who announced his retirement from live performances last year, with his last performance with the band coming at Sao Paolo’s Allianz Parque on December 7th.
The UK leg of the tour will also bring with it Maiden’s biggest headlining show to date with a performance at the 80,000-capacity London Stadium – home of bassist Steve Harris’ beloved West Ham United.
Ahead of the tour kicking off at Birmingham’s Utilita Arena on June 21st, we’ve put together a list of everything you need to know ahead of time.
Who will be supporting Iron Maiden?
For the band’s performances in Birmingham, Manchester and Glasgow, Iron Maiden will be solely joined by heavy metal band The Raven Age, who previously toured with the six-piece during their The Book of Souls World Tour in 2016 and have previously toured with Killswitch Engage, Anthrax and Tremonti.
For the performances at London Stadium and Malahide Castle in London and Dublin, Iron Maiden and The Raven Age will also be accompanied by Pennsylvania rockers Halestorm, who will embark on their own tour across the UK in November with dates in Cardiff, Glasgow, Birmingham, Manchester and London following the release of their sixth studio album ‘Everest’ in August.
Possible setlist
According to setlist, this is what Iron Maiden performed during their show at the Olympiastadion in Helsinki, Finland.
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
Aces High
Fear of the Dark
Wasted Years
Tour dates in the UK and Ireland
21st June - Birmingham’s Utilita Arena
22nd June - Manchester’s Co-Op Live
25th June - Dublin’s Malahide Castle
28th June - London’s London Stadium
30th June - Glasgow’s OVO Hydro
Tickets
The entirety of the UK and Ireland tour is currently sold-out, but a limited number of resale tickets remain available for the band’s dates in Birmingham, Dublin, Manchester and London. If you want to see Iron Maiden, you can buy tickets online at Ticketmaster here.
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