Overview
- The band kicked off the 2026 leg of its Run For Your Lives world tour on May 23 with a 17-song stadium set at Athens’s OAKA that closed with "Wasted Years."
- Iron Maiden revived "Infinite Dreams," played live for the first time since 1988, with Bruce Dickinson introducing the track as a deliberate, one-off surprise for the Athens audience.
- An official concert video recap and behind-the-scenes clips were posted by the band, and Anthrax served as the supporting act at the Athens show.
- Lineup and operational updates remain in place with Simon Dawson performing on drums after Nicko McBrain’s final 2024 shows, and the band continuing its request that fans severely limit phone-camera use at shows.
- The tour ties into Iron Maiden’s 50th-anniversary plans with a Europe stadium schedule, a North American leg planned for September, and confirmed November dates in Auckland, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane with Megadeth reported as special guests for the Australia run.