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Matt Mills

UNCOVERED: Nine classic deep cuts iron maiden need to dust off for their 2026 run for your lives shows - The Untold Story

Iron Maiden mascot Eddie onstage in 2025.
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The Beast are back! One year after kicking off their blockbuster 50th-anniversary Run For Your Lives shows in arenas and stadium across Europe, Iron Maiden will return to their native continent for a victory lap of epic proportions. Their 11 2026 summer dates will bring the tour – where they’re set to continue playing material exclusively from their first nine albums, Iron Maiden to Fear Of The Dark – to new markets such as Bulgaria, Romania and Slovakia. Plus, they’ll return to Paris’ La Défense Arena for a spectacular where phones will be banned and filming for an upcoming release will take place, and there’s a mysterious UK date on July 11 to look forward to.

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