Image: Iron Maiden – Run For Your Lives World Tour 2025/26 poster
In 2025, Iron Maiden are hitting the big 5-0 – and they’re proving with every show that they’re nowhere near done. The Run For Your Lives World Tour focuses heavily on their early material and sees the band tearing up festival and arena stages across Europe.
In Germany, they played shows in Gelsenkirchen, Bremen, Frankfurt, Stuttgart, and two nights in Berlin.
A setlist for the die-hards
If you’ve caught one of the recent shows, you already know: Maiden are going all-in on their classic era. The current set pulls from the band’s first nine studio albums, spanning from Iron Maiden (1980) to Fear of the Dark (1992). With tracks like 'The Number of the Beast', 'Run to the Hills', 'Aces High' and 'Hallowed Be Thy Name', this tour is a dream come true for longtime fans.
Setlist – July 30, 2025 – Waldbühne, Berlin:
- 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
Encore:
- Aces High
- Fear of the Dark
- Wasted Years
Strong support acts all around
The tour’s support lineup has also been well thought-out. In the first half of the run, Halestorm from the U.S. fired things up with high-energy modern rock. Later dates saw Avatar from Sweden take over – a darker, heavier vibe, but just as intense. The UK and Ireland shows were opened by The Raven Age, the band of Steve Harris’ son, George.
Production, sound, energy – everything’s on point
There’s nothing “dad rock” about what Iron Maiden are doing live. The show is tight, the sound is powerful, and the stage visuals are packed with detail. Pyro, massive Eddie figures, themed video backdrops – it all adds up to the full Maiden experience. And the band themselves? Playing with the same fire and passion as ever.
The verdict:
Iron Maiden turn 50 – and they’re celebrating it in the best possible way. Great setlist, killer stage show, and a band that clearly still loves what they do. A must-see tour for die-hard fans.
