Metal legends Iron Maiden have announced their new world tour for 2025 - including a stop in Manchester. The band promise a "once in a lifetime experience" with the special anniversary shows. The Run for Your Lives World Tour will begin on May 27 next year in Budapest followed by 27 stadium, festival and arena shows around Europe.

The tour marks 50 years since Steve Harris formed the band in late 1975 and, to celebrate this, Maiden fans are promised a very special set list, spanning the nine studio albums from ‘Iron Maiden’ to ‘Fear Of The Dark’, with their most spectacular and elaborate show ever. The tour will see five nights in the UK and Ireland, including a stop off at Manchester's Co-op Live on June 22, 2025. Tickets for all dates will go on sale next week .

READ MORE: Chanel, LEGO and Wetherspoons confirmed for expanding Manchester Airport Terminal 2 Lead singer Bruce Dickinson says: "Next year is a very special one for Iron Maiden and we’re going to be giving our fans a once-in-a-lifetime live experience. This is a tour that’s gonna put a smile on your face and a cheer in your throat. "If you’ve seen us before, then get ready to take that experience to a whole new level.

If you’ve never seen us before, then what the hell have you been waiting for? Now’s your chance to find out what you’ve been missing!" The tour includes five shows in the UK and Ireland, with arenas in Birmingham, Manchester and Glasgow, and outdoor shows in Dublin and London. They.