Overview
- The band announced on Friday that the La Défense Arena standing/General Admission floor will be phone-free for the June 22 recording of the Run For Your Lives Tour concert film.
- Fans with standing tickets must place phones in Yondr pouches that are locked on arrival, remain with the fan during the show, and are unlocked when they leave.
- The arena will offer designated phone-use areas for emergencies and provide adjustments for disabled customers, while vendors will ask for physical payment cards at bars and merchandise stands.
- Iron Maiden and manager Rod Smallwood have long urged fans to keep phones down and say this formal enforcement is meant to ensure an unobstructed, high-quality filmed performance.
- The measure affects only the standing/GA area for this filmed night on the band’s 50th-anniversary Run For Your Lives tour and could shape how future large-scale concert recordings manage audience devices.