Iron Maiden to takeover Knebworth Park in 2026
Iron Maiden will transform Knebworth Park into 'Maiden World' next July, with the biggest Eddie's Dive Bar to date and much more.
Iron Maiden are set to rock Knebworth Park in 2026.
The heavy metal titans will be joined by special guests The Darkness, The Hu, Airbourne and The Almighty for a unique all-dayer at the legendary venue - which famously hosted Oasis across two era-defining nights in 1996 - on July 11.
Fans can expect 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 very own take on the historic Knebworth Fayre!"
The show is part of their continued 50th anniversary Run For Your Lives tour, which included an epic homecoming concert at London Stadium this summer.
In May 2026, the tour will head to Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, and Slovakia, before moving to stadiums in Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, and France.
A highlight will be a landmark concert at Milan’s San Siro Stadium, where Maiden will be the first metal band to perform. In June, the band will also return to Paris’s La Défense Arena for a filmed show capturing their live production.
The Fear of the Dark group's manager Rod Smallwood commented: “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!"
"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!"
The Eddie's Dive Bars named after their mascot Eddie have been a huge hit on the trek.
Smallwood continued: "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 and 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!"
He concluded: "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!”
Tickets go on sale on Saturday (27.09.25) at 10am UK time via ironmaiden.knebworth.com, myticket.co.uk, ticketmaster.co.uk and ironmaiden.com.
