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Iron Maiden<\/a> launched their Run for Your Lives 50th anniversary tour<\/a> on Tuesday (May 27) at Papp\u00a0Laszlo Sportarena in\u00a0Budapest, Hungary, dusting off several classics that they hadn’t\u00a0performed live in decades.<\/p>\n You can see the setlist and videos from the performance below.<\/p>\n As promised, the Run for Your Lives\u00a0tour kickoff focused on Iron Maiden’s first nine albums, from 1980’s\u00a0Iron Maiden<\/a><\/em> through 1992’s\u00a0Fear of the Dark<\/a><\/em>. Following a taped intro of “The Ides of March,” they\u00a0opened the show with a blistering three-song volley off\u00a0Killers<\/em>, playing “Murders in the Rue Morgue,” “Wrathchild” and “Killers” in quick succession.\u00a0It was the first time they played the title track since 1999.<\/p>\n READ MORE: The Paul Di’Anno Iron Maiden Song Bruce Dickinson Doesn’t Want to Sing<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Other goodies included “Phantom of the Opera,” played for the first time since 2014; “The Clairvoyant,” played for the first time since 2013; “Rime of the Ancient Mariner,” played for the first time since 2009; and “Seventh Son of a Seventh Son,” for the first time since 2014.<\/p>\n Following these deeper cuts, Iron Maiden ended their set with a flurry of time-honored classics, including a three-song encore of “Aces High,” “Fear of the Dark” and “Wasted Years.”<\/p>\n Tuesday’s\u00a0concert marked Iron Maiden’s show with drummer Simon Dawson<\/a> and first without Nicko McBrain<\/a>\u00a0since 1982.\u00a0McBrain announced his retirement from touring<\/a> last December, revealing that his playing had not fully recovered since he\u00a0suffered a stroke<\/a> in January 2023.<\/p>\n READ MORE: Ranking the Opening + Closing Songs on Every Iron Maiden Album<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Dawson is no slouch behind the kit, having played with artists ranging\u00a0from the Outfield to short-lived NWOBHM outfit Deep Switch. Most crucially, he’s played with Iron Maiden bassist Steve Harris<\/a>‘ other band, British Lion<\/a>, since 2013.<\/p>\n Iron Maiden’s\u00a0Run for Your Lives European tour\u00a0is scheduled to conclude on Aug. 2 in Warsaw, Poland, with more international dates to be announced well into 2026.<\/p>\n 1. “The Ides of March” (prerecorded intro)<\/strong><\/p>\n 2. “Murders in the Rue Morgue” (first\u00a0performance since 2005)<\/strong><\/p>\n 3. “Wrathchild” (first performance since 2017)<\/strong><\/p>\n 4. “Killers” (first performance since 1999)<\/strong><\/p>\n 5. “Phantom of the Opera” (first performance since 2014)<\/strong><\/p>\n 6. “The Number of the Beast”<\/strong><\/p>\n 7. “The Clairvoyant” (first performance since 2013)<\/strong><\/p>\n 8. “Powerslave” (first performance since 2017)<\/strong><\/p>\n 9. “2 Minutes to Midnight” (first performance since 2019)<\/strong><\/p>\n 10. “Rime of the Ancient Mariner” (first performance since 2009)<\/strong><\/p>\n 11. “Run to the Hills”<\/strong><\/p>\n 12. “Seventh Son of a Seventh Son” (first performance since 2014)<\/strong><\/p>\n 13. “The Trooper”<\/strong><\/p>\n 14. “Hallowed Be Thy Name”<\/strong><\/p>\n 15. “Iron Maiden”<\/strong><\/p>\n Encore:<\/strong><\/p>\n 16. “Aces High”<\/strong><\/p>\n 17. “Fear of the Dark”<\/strong><\/p>\n 18. “Wasted Years”<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n See how we ranked all 17 Iron Maiden albums from worst to best.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Gallery Credit: Joe DiVita<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nIron Maiden Debut New Drummer Simon Dawson<\/h3>\n
Iron Maiden \u2013 5\/27\/25, Budapest, Hungary Setlist + Video<\/h3>\n
Iron Maiden Albums Ranked<\/h2>\n