Iron Maiden Announce 16-Date 2027 North American Tour
British heavy metal titans Iron Maiden have announced a 16-date North American tour for spring 2027, opening April 14 at the Tacoma Dome in Washington state and closing May 16 at the Boardwalk Rock festival in Ocean City, Maryland. Bullet for My Valentine and The Raven Age will support on all dates. As Far Out Magazine notes, the run contradicts the band's earlier statement that 2027 would be a full year off the road.
Full 2027 North American Tour Dates
- April 14 – Tacoma Dome, Tacoma, WA
- April 16 – Rogers Arena, Vancouver, BC
- April 18 – Moda Center, Portland, OR
- April 20 – Toyota Amphitheatre, Wheatland, CA
- April 22 – North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre, Chula Vista, CA
- April 24 – Glen Helen Amphitheater, San Bernardino, CA
- April 26 – Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre, Phoenix, AZ
- April 28 – Dos Equis Pavilion, Dallas, TX
- May 1 – Benchmark International Arena, Tampa, FL
- May 2 – iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre, West Palm Beach, FL
- May 5 – Lakewood Amphitheatre, Atlanta, GA
- May 7 – Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek, Raleigh, NC
- May 9 – The Meadows Music Theatre, Hartford, CT
- May 11 – UBS Arena, Belmont Park, NY
- May 14 – Sonic Temple, Columbus, OH
- May 16 – Boardwalk Rock, Ocean City, MD
From a Year Off to 16 New Dates
Earlier this year, when Iron Maiden announced two November shows in Japan, the band told fans those would be their last performances "at least until 2028," saying they planned to take all of 2027 off from touring. The newly announced spring run effectively reverses that statement.
Bassist and founding member Steve Harris said the band had indeed originally planned to pause live shows in 2027, but this round of US and Canada dates was going so well that the members decided, after discussion, to bring shows to regions they had previously missed, particularly the Northwest and Southeast. He added that this felt fair to longtime local fans who have supported the band for years: "We can't go everywhere, but we can try."
The tour's final two dates are both festivals. Harris noted that the band has always enjoyed playing major European festivals, which is why they wanted to build up more festival experience in the US — leading them to place Sonic Temple in Columbus and Boardwalk Rock in Maryland at the end of the run. He also pointed out that festivals present a different challenge, since the audience isn't just the band's own fans.
Manager Rod Smallwood said the band's per-show audiences have grown larger than ever in recent years, and that this tour marks the band's first time headlining stadium stages in the US.