Iron Maiden announce touring hiatus until “at least” 2028 with final Japan dates
Iron Maiden have announced two live dates in Japan, which will round out their live shows until “at least” 2028 as the band takes a well-deserved break.
The metal icons have now revealed that their impressive two-year run on the Run For Your Lives world tour is coming to an end with shows on November 24th and 25th at K-A1rena Yokohama in Yokohama, Japan.
The official Iron Maiden website states: “These two shows will be extra special as they are the very last shows the band will play until at least 2028, as they take a well-earned break from being on the road for the whole of 2027.”
Founding bassist Steve Harris has looked ahead at the important shows, sharing: “We are very excited to be bringing this ‘Run For Your Lives’ tour to Japan later this year. And even more so as we are ending the entire two-year world tour in Yokohama.”
Iron Maiden’s longtime manager Rod Smallwood added to this sentiment, sharing, “It means a lot to us to finish the tour there, and I can promise our fans that they are in for a treat with this setlist and production.”
From this vantage point, they have several dozen live shows to go. This summer, they will play some of their biggest North American performances to date, in stadiums like Montreal’s Parc Jean-Drapeau and San Antonio’s Alamodome. This tour specifically focuses on Iron Maiden’s first nine albums, from 1980’s Iron Maiden to 1992’s Fear of the Dark.
Last September, Iron Maiden also announced a huge Knebworth show on July 11th alongside The Darkness, The Hu, Airbourne, and The Almighty. This is the only live date they will be playing on British soil before their touring hiatus.
Additionally, the news of the Japan double-nighter comes with the promising message, “further countries for the Run For Your Lives Tour will be officially announced shortly.”
With the announcement of the new dates, the band has asked once more for fans planning to attend the Japan shows that they keep their phone usage to a strict minimum at their gigs.
Smallwood has shared, “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.”
He reminisced, “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 Japan to do the same and enjoy the show ‘in the moment’ rather than film on their phones. Please keep them in your pockets.”
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