Iron Maiden Announce 2026 Australian Tour

Celebrating their 50th anniversary, Iron Maiden return to Australia in November for their largest tour in the country to date.

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After teasing their return to Australia yesterday (26 February), Iron Maiden have confirmed that they will indeed make their way back Down Under later this year.

Today, the British heavy metal icons announced that Australian fans will witness their epic Run For Your Lives World Tour. Performing in their largest venues in the country to date, the band will take fans through hits from their first nine albums: from their self-titled album to Fear Of The Dark.

Celebrating their 50th anniversary, Iron Maiden return to Australia in November for their eighth tour. They’ll headline outdoor stadiums in Melbourne and Sydney for the first time, as well as perform in arenas in Adelaide and Brisbane. Joining the band on all dates is another heavy metal juggernaut: Megadeth.

The tour begins at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre on Wednesday, 11 November. It continues at Melbourne’s AAMI Park on Friday, 13 November, Sydney’s Allianz Stadium on Sunday, 15 November, and concludes at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre on Wednesday, 18 November.

Following the Australian shows, Iron Maiden will take a well-earned break from life on the road in 2027.

Telstra Plus members can access pre-sale tickets on Wednesday, 4 March – find more information here – ahead of the general sale on Friday, 6 March. More ticketing information is available on the Iron Maiden and TEG Dainty websites.

Iron Maiden’s Steve Harris said of the shows, “We are very excited to be bringing this RUN FOR YOUR LIVES TOUR to Australia later this year. And even more so as we are bringing MEGADETH with us.

“Dave [Mustaine] 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!”

The band’s manager, Rod Smallwood, shared some hints of what to expect from this tour:

We are delighted to be returning to Australia 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. And this time we are playing some new outdoor venues too, including the Allianz Stadium in Sydney and AAMI Park in Melbourne.

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 Australia to do the same and enjoy the show ‘in the moment’ rather than film on their phones. Please keep them in your pockets.

As it was first ‘tested’ in Australia on The Future Past Tour we will be bringing the now hugely popular Eddie’s Popup Dive Bar experience back over 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 concluded, “This will be Iron Maiden’s biggest tour of Australia ever. Headlining stadiums in Melbourne and Sydney for the first time in their 50-year history is a massive moment.

“And with Megadeth joining the tour, this is going to be an absolute powerhouse night of metal — two giants of the genre, one colossal production, and a show Australian fans won’t know what hit them.”