Iron Maiden 2027 North American Tour & Sonic Temple

Iron Maiden has confirmed a sixteen-date third and final North American leg of the Run For Your Lives Tour for spring 2027, pairing major arena and outdoor amphitheatre stops with two flagship East Coast and Midwest rock festival appearances. Built to celebrate five decades of the British heavy metal pioneers, the production focuses on material from the band's foundational early albums alongside towering digital stage backdrops and classic Eddie theatrics.

Sonic Temple Headline in Columbus and Support Bill

A centrepiece of the announcement is Iron Maiden's confirmation as the first major headliner for the 2027 Sonic Temple Art and Music Festival at Historic Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. While the four-day festival runs from 13 to 16 May 2027, Iron Maiden takes the main stadium stage on Friday, 14 May 2027. Two nights later, on 16 May 2027, the band closes out its North American run by headlining Boardwalk Rock Festival in Ocean City, Maryland. On the fourteen standalone arena and amphitheatre dates leading up to those festivals, Welsh metalcore heavyweights Bullet For My Valentine and British melodic metal outfit The Raven Age join the bill as special guests.

Full 2027 North American Tour Schedule and Key Stops

The routing deliberately targets regions skipped during earlier legs, sweeping down the Pacific Northwest and California before crossing the Southwest, Texas, Florida, the Southeast, and the Northeast.

• Pacific Northwest Arenas (14 to 18 April 2027): The leg opens on 14 April at the Tacoma Dome in Washington, moves north across the border to Vancouver's Rogers Arena on 16 April, and visits Portland's Moda Center on 18 April.
• California and Southwest Amphitheatres (20 to 26 April 2027): Outdoor shows hit Wheatland's Toyota Amphitheatre (20 April), Chula Vista's North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre (22 April), San Bernardino's giant Glen Helen Amphitheater east of Los Angeles (24 April), and Phoenix's Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre (26 April).
• Texas, Florida, and Southeast Run (28 April to 7 May 2027): The tour stops at Dallas's Dos Equis Pavilion (28 April), Tampa's Benchmark International Arena (1 May), West Palm Beach's iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre north of Miami (2 May), Atlanta's Lakewood Amphitheatre (5 May), and Raleigh's Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek (7 May).
• Northeast and Festival Finale (9 to 16 May 2027): After Hartford's Meadows Music Theatre (9 May) and Belmont Park's UBS Arena on the eastern edge of New York City (11 May), the trek finishes at Sonic Temple in Columbus (14 May) and Boardwalk Rock in Ocean City (16 May). You can compare major US arena districts in our North American live music cities overview.

Ticketing splits into two separate systems depending on your choice between a standalone headline show and one of the two May festival dates. Standard headline dates begin with Iron Maiden Fan Club presales followed by general public box office releases, whereas Sonic Temple and Boardwalk Rock require single-day or four-day festival passes purchased directly through the respective festival organisers. Check the official Iron Maiden tour page and official festival box offices for current availability.

Transport Logistics for Major Stops

Because the 2027 routing mixes urban hockey arenas with large suburban amphitheatres, transport planning varies significantly by city.

• New York Metro (UBS Arena, 11 May): Travellers staying in Manhattan or Brooklyn can use New York's Long Island Rail Road connections from Grand Central Madison or Penn Station directly to Elmont-UBS Arena Station, avoiding Belt Parkway traffic.
• Southern California (Glen Helen Amphitheater, 24 April): Located at the junction of Interstate 15 and Interstate 215 in San Bernardino, Glen Helen is one of the largest outdoor venues in the United States; review Greater Los Angeles freeway and car hire options and arrive hours early for hill parking.
• Columbus (Sonic Temple at Historic Crew Stadium, 14 May): The stadium sits inside the Ohio Expo Center grounds just off Interstate 71 north of Downtown Columbus, with dedicated festival shuttles, rideshare zones, and surface car parks.

• Arrive Early for Bullet For My Valentine: With Bullet For My Valentine and The Raven Age opening the headline dates, security queues and merch lines build long before dusk; arriving when gates open guarantees you do not miss the support sets.
• Choose Pavilion vs Lawn Carefully at Amphitheatres: Stops such as Glen Helen, Dos Equis Pavilion, Lakewood, and Walnut Creek divide seating between covered reserved pavilions and sloped general-admission grass lawns; book pavilion seats if you want a closer view of the stage production.
• Book Columbus Accommodation Months Ahead: Sonic Temple draws tens of thousands of rock and metal fans to Columbus over the mid-May weekend; reserve hotels near the Short North, Downtown Columbus, or the Polaris corridor well in advance.
• Pack Layers for Spring Outdoor Venues: Late April and early May evenings in the Pacific Northwest, Southern California foothills, and New England cool down quickly once the sun drops behind the stage roof.