Iron Maiden asks fans to limit the use of phones during next tour

Iron Maiden will celebrate their 50th anniversary in 2025 with an extensive tour across Europe, which are the only shows revealed so far. In an official statement, the band’s longtime manager Rod Smallwood said the band is asking for fans to limit the use of smartphones during the tour so that it can be enjoyable for the musicians and for the fans, who would be more “present” during the show.

The band will welcome during the tour their new drummer Simon Dawson.

Iron Maiden asks fans to limit the use of phones during next tour

“We really want fans to enjoy the shows first hand, rather than on their small screens. The amount of phone use nowadays diminishes enjoyment, particularly for the band who are on stage looking out at rows of phones, but also for other concertgoers. We feel that the passion and involvement of our fans at shows really makes them special, but the phone obsession has now got so out of hand that it has become unnecessarily distracting, especially to the band. I hope fans understand this and will be sensible in severely limiting the use of their phone cameras out of respect for the band and their fellow fans.”

“We would very much like you to be ‘in the moment’ instead and be fully actively involved to enjoy each and every one of these classic songs in the spirit and manner they were first played. This show isn’t just a celebration of our music; it is, as you will see, also about our years of art, of Eddie (Mascot) and of the many, many worlds of Maiden we have created for you. So please respect the band, respect the other fans and have the time of your lives as you join your Maiden family by singing your heart out rather than getting your phone out!! It’s really not a lot to ask, is it?” Rod Smallwood said.

Next shows

May

• 27 Budapest, HUNGARY – Budapest Aréna
• 31 Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC – Letnany Airport

June

• 1 – Bratislava, SLOVAKIA – TIPOS Arena
• 5 – Trondheim, NORWAY – Trondheim Rocks (Festival)
• 7 – Stavanger, NORWAY – SR-Bank Arena
• 9 – Copenhagen, DENMARK – Royal Arena
• 12 – Stockholm, SWEDEN – 3Arena
• 13 – Stockholm, SWEDEN – 3Arena
• 16 – Helsinki, FINLAND – Olympic Stadium
• 21 – Birmingham, ENGLAND – Utilita Arena
• 22 – Manchester, ENGLAND – Co-op Live
• 25 – Dublin, IRELAND – Malahide Castle
• 28 – London, ENGLAND – London Stadium
• 30 – Glasgow, SCOTLAND – OVO Hydro

July

• 3 – Belfort, FRANCE – Eurockéennes Festival
• 5 – Madrid, SPAIN – Estadio Cívitas Metropolitano
• 6 – Lisbon, PORTUGAL – MEO Arena
• 9 – Zurich, SWITZERLAND – Hallenstadion
• 11 – Gelsenkirchen, GERMANY – Veltins-Arena
• 13 – Padova, ITALY – Stadio Euganeo
• 15 – Bremen, GERMANY – Bürgerweide
• 17 – Vienna, AUSTRIA – Ernst Happel Stadium
• 19 – Paris, FRANCE – Paris La Défense Arena
• 23 – Arnhem, NETHERLANDS – GelreDome
• 25 – Frankfurt, GERMANY – Deutsche Bank Park
• 26 – Stuttgart, GERMANY – Cannstatter Wasen
• 29 – Berlin, GERMANY – Waldbühne

August

• 2 – Warsaw – POLAND – PGE Narodowy