The concert will be held in July 2026
Iron Maiden will return to the UK next year for an enormous outdoor headline performance at the legendary Knebworth Park. The band will headline the venue on Saturday, July 11th, with a hand-picked bill of special guests that includes The Darkness, The Hu, Airbourne, and The Almighty.
The event also doubles as an Iron Maiden curated weekend event with the biggest Eddie’s Dive Bar ever, various fun experiences currently being worked on, Maiden-themed food and other stands, plus much more besides, including their take on the historic Knebworth Fayre.
“We knew that we had to bring the Run For Your Lives show back to the UK again next summer as there was such a phenomenal demand for tickets this year but we wanted to do something a bit different, especially as it would be hard to top the show at London Stadium!” manager Ron Smallwood says.
He adds, “Well, we think that Knebworth is the solution – besides being a legendary venue for historic concerts over the years going right back to Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, the Stones and Queen – it also gives us the outdoor space and control to create something very special for our fans! Of course, we also have history there too with our headline appearances at Sonisphere some years ago, who could forget that World War I Centenary dog fight over the park’s tree line with Bruce full guns blazing in his own Fokker triplane?
“However, this time we will be taking over the whole of the grounds ourselves and turning it into as much of a ‘Maiden World’ as we can for all our fans to enjoy!
“Our Eddie’s Dive Bars have proved immensely popular on this current tour so our intention is to create our biggest one yet which will also be open on the Friday for the campers from the separate communal camping & glamping areas. For those lucky Friday night campers there will be a full programme of Maiden-themed entertainment there that night, which we expect to include some live music, DJs, the aforementioned dive bar, along with other attractions and entertainment we are currently working on to make it the best warm up for the big day!
“So we hope you will join us next year as we continue to celebrate five decades of Iron Maiden. It’s going to be one for the history books… in a really historic venue!”
Presales start on Wednesday, September 24th, ahead of the general sale on Saturday, September 27th.
Proceedings will kick off on Friday, July 10th, starting mid-afternoon for fans who buy camping tickets, with entertainment, food, drink & meeting up facilities open to enjoy outside the main arena.
Camping tickets are separate from the event tickets and available to purchase in parallel. However, please note that the number of camping tickets is strictly limited and expected to sell out quickly.
