Get Iron Maiden Tickets Here<\/a><\/p>\n Inside, fans pressed against the barricade and held up Iron Maiden flags alongside flags from their home countries. People had traveled from across the globe to be there. Before Maiden even hit the stage, one fan from Bulgaria was almost overwhelmed with excitement talking about how far she had traveled just to be at this show.<\/p>\n Related Video<\/p>\n That probably says more about Iron Maiden\u2019s reach than any statistic could. Some of these fans have been following the band since the songs were new. Others weren\u2019t even alive when many of them were released. That\u2019s what makes this tour work.<\/p>\n Opening a stadium is never an easy job, especially when people are still making their way through the gates. Anthrax didn\u2019t seem particularly concerned.<\/p>\n The New York thrash veterans had roughly 35 minutes and tore through a seven-song set that included \u201cCaught in a Mosh,\u201d \u201cMadhouse,\u201d \u201cMetal Thrashing Mad,\u201d \u201cGot the Time\u201d and \u201cIndians.\u201d<\/p>\n For me, as both a reporter and photographer, one of the best moments happened through the camera. Scott Ian had one of those signature jumps concert photographers are always hoping to catch at exactly the right moment. Saturday night, I got one.<\/p>\n Anthrax\u2019s Scott Ian, photo by Kevin RC Wilson<\/p>\n Megadeth followed with just under an hour to work with, opening with \u201cTipping Point\u201d before quickly ripping into \u201cHangar 18.\u201d<\/p>\n From there, Dave Mustaine and company moved through \u201cShe-Wolf,\u201d \u201cSweating Bullets,\u201d \u201cThe Conjuring\u201d and \u201cTornado of Souls\u201d before closing with a pretty ridiculous three-song run of \u201cPeace Sells,\u201d \u201cSymphony of Destruction\u201d and \u201cHoly Wars\u2026 The Punishment Due.\u201d<\/p>\n Nine songs, roughly 50 minutes. There are bands that need two hours to remind you how deep their catalog is. Megadeth did it in less than one.<\/p>\n Megadeth, photo by Kevin RC Wilson<\/p>\n By the time darkness settled over Harrison, UFO\u2019s \u201cDoctor Doctor\u201d came through the PA and everyone knew what was next. Iron Maiden didn\u2019t come out with one of the obvious hits. Instead, they opened with \u201cMurders in the Rue Morgue,\u201d followed by \u201cWrathchild\u201d and \u201cKillers.\u201d<\/p>\n It immediately established what \u201cRun for Your Lives\u201d is about. This isn\u2019t just a greatest-hits tour celebrating 50 years of Iron Maiden. The band is digging into the first nine albums that built them, including songs that haven\u2019t always had a permanent home in the set.<\/p>\n One of the best examples came with \u201cInfinite Dreams.\u201d Originally released on 1988\u2019s Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, Maiden played the song throughout that year\u2019s tour and then essentially put it away. It finally returned to the stage in 2026 after nearly four decades. For a lot of people inside Sports Illustrated Stadium, this was their first opportunity to ever hear it live.<\/p>\n Fans are still getting favorites like \u201cThe Number of the Beast,\u201d \u201cRun to the Hills,\u201d \u201cThe Trooper,\u201d \u201cFear of the Dark,\u201d and \u201cRime of the Ancient Mariner,\u201d but they\u2019re sharing the night with a few deeper cuts.<\/p>\n The stage production matched the size of the songs. Everything about a modern Maiden show feels enormous, from the lighting and backdrops to Eddie and the theatrics surrounding the band. But underneath all of that production are songs that are now more than four decades old.<\/p>\n Iron Maiden, photo by Kevin RC Wilson<\/p>\n By the time \u201cWasted Years\u201d closed the night, Maiden had spent roughly two hours looking backward without making the show feel stuck in the past.<\/p>\n And walking out of the stadium, I kept thinking about the scene at the barricade hours earlier. The Maiden flags mixed with flags from around the world. The fan from Bulgaria who couldn\u2019t contain her excitement after traveling thousands of miles to be there. Fans who had grown up with these records standing beside people hearing some of these songs live for the first time.<\/p>\n Maybe that\u2019s the real measure of 50 years. It\u2019s not how many records you\u2019ve sold or how many times you\u2019ve played these songs. It\u2019s whether they still mean enough to someone that they\u2019ll travel halfway around the world just to hear them.<\/p>\n On Saturday night in New Jersey, the answer was standing right there at the barricade.<\/p>\n Iron Maiden\u2019s \u201cRun for Your Lives Tour\u201d<\/a> continues through a September 29th show in San Antonio, with tickets available here. See our photo gallery, Iron Maiden\u2019s setlist, and the remaining tour dates, below.<\/p>\n Iron Maiden Setlist: Iron Maiden Remaining 2026 North American Tour Dates: * = w\/ Megadeth and Anthrax![\"Anthrax's](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Anthrax-Scott-Ian-leap.jpg\")
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Murders in the Rue Morgue
Wrathchild
Killers
Phantom of the Opera
The Number of the Beast
Infinite Dreams
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:
Churchill\u2019s Speech
Aces High
Fear of the Dark
Wasted Years<\/p>\n
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09\/15 \u2013 Hershey, PA @ Hersheypark Stadium ^ [Buy Tickets]<\/a>
09\/17 \u2013 Louisville, KY @ Louder Than Life Festival
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09\/22 \u2013 Chicago, IL @ Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre ^ [Buy Tickets]<\/a>
09\/25 \u2013 Los Angeles, CA @ BMO Stadium * [Buy Tickets]<\/a>
09\/26 \u2013 Los Angeles, CA @ BMO Stadium * [Buy Tickets]<\/a>
09\/29 \u2013 San Antonio, TX @ Alamodome * [Buy Tickets]<\/a><\/p>\n
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